River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-10-04

Pear trees come into bearing after
planting sooner than apple trees, and
annual crops are more certain with the
usual treatment that both crops get.
Generally, too the pears bring the best
| prices.
According to Secretary Chamberlain's
September report, apples in Ohio figure
as a quarter crop.
Before planting pear orchard take
careful counsel as to the varieties. Too
many sorts has been the cause of many
sad appointments,
Ed. Curtis says that twenty years ago
he.treated stunted Fameues apple tree
with a wheelbarrow full of leached
| ashes, and the tree shows the benefit of
it to this day. Mr.. Curtis also says that
TOO many varieties of fruit are nuisance
and an endless amount of work.
"Pickling" seed-wheat has the effect
of destroying anv rust spores that may be
adhering to the grain, but it can not be
considered as means of insuring the
crop from rust.
IN. Y. has, according to the Rural
Home, been much aide in his potato
culture this year by "a new parasite"
in size and form much like the large
squash bug, but beautifully colored with
| a variety of hues-yellow, green, gray,
! black etc. 1t feeds on the Colorado
oeetle and its larvae. and threatens 10
exterminate that pest.
Clayev loan, says the Rural New
Yorker, is the best wheat soil obtain
able. If the land has been plowed for
wheat in August, cultivate it enough to
pulverize and firm" it. If the land has
10 be MANFRED, it viii pay best 10 have
the manure as fine as is possible and
we'll rotted, so as to mlngle with the
soil directly, and soon become available
for plant food
Some genius who evidently does not
believe any farmer should try to own
all the land that joins his homestead,
says that 'the possession oftoo much
land ia the bane of farming in many
| sections of the country. No one can al
ford to allow an acre of land to lie idle.
Unle producing some valuable crop II
is growing weeds, which are the most
expensive crop both for himself and
nelghbors that farmer can raise"
And vet how many who do not hall
cultivate their farms are constantly
"hankering arter" more land!-Tribuns
ami Farmer.
When tiller of the soil is thorough
ly conversant with his business it is well
for his sons to follow in his footsteps,
for they will have to at least have some
| knowledge of the business. A practical
knowledge of ones business is the lever
| and success.
The Chicago Tribune recently mem
toned the birth of a calf from Jersey
heifer year and eighteen days old. The
Breeders Gazette is reported as stating
that the Jersey heifer Susan Amelia, III,
| 759, dropped April q, 1888, sue being
at the time | year and ten days old
| The same papers tells of shorthorn hrif-
er. dropped May 20, 1850, which May II,
1926, dropped fine heller. The young
I dam was lust three days less than year
| old, and was herself sucking her dam.
The American Dairyman remarks
| pithly as follows: There are many de
grees of feeding, such as poor feeding.
good feeding, and overlooking. High
| feeding can only be INDUCED in with
/ Young animals, and always then with
/ more or less risk of permanent injury
| to the beast. The oyerworked or starved
| organs of digestion will never fully re-
| cover from the injury, and, what is ar
| worse than the immediate injury to the
| animal thus wrongiully treated. the evil
| effects of this bad treatment are sure to
| be felt by the offspring, so that such
| course, if persisted in, will surely bring
| destruction TO the herd.