Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-08-22
vEGETAB LES AND FRUITS.
Products that Womb Pay Handsomely
to Raise on Wood River.

ne UIdTket price VI NtHeIaUieS III
the Wood River country GENERALLY is
wholly the fault of the farmers aud
gardeners themselves, who are too
negligent to plant and care for these
necessary Injuries. Time aud again
the fact has been demonstrated by
practical experiments, that the soil in
this region will produce bounteous
crops of all cereals aud plants. And
yet there seems to be lack of energy
or enterprise to raise any Of the neces-
saries of life, and as a consequence
they have to be shipped from Boise
valley and Utah, and in many in,
stances from points at an even
greater distance, the freight alone
amounting in nearl y every instance to
more than the purchase price Of the
articles imported. The various kinds
of delicious berries, too, which at GER
tain seasons Of the year bring 81 per
gallon in the HALEY market, can be
grown here pro6tablv, and with little
more care than in any Of the sections
from which they are shipped. Espe-
cialIyi is this the case with strawber-
ries, raspberries, currants, aud the
like. That several attempts at their
cultivation have proven futile hereto
fore, has been due to the ignorance of
the gardener as to the requirement.,
Of these tender plants, and the protec.
ton necessary to guard them from the
frequent frosts.
During recent trip up the valley
a ZINES reporter saw in several gar
dcns every evidence of thrift, but the
visitations of frost had worked ire
parable ravayes. An inspection into
the cause OF this seemingly unavoiaa-
hle destruction clic;ted the fact that
in every instance the most secluded
and sheltered spots had been selected
as the garden beds. When asked what
the idea was for selecting these places,
one farmer advanced the theory that
these hooks, surrounded by trees and
brush, were vcritable hottie Is, and that
when the plants first made their APP
pearance the growth was SO rapid it
could almost be seen by the eve but
frost soon came, and they got Il set
back from which it took nearly two
weeks to recover. But at the same
time the shrubs and plants on the
higher ground and open spaces were
not affected in the least. During the
first part OF July the cherished 'hot-
bed" experienced another freezc.o out,
which proved its destruction, while
the vines and tender plants in the other
places were not even touched, and
to-day they are healthy and the yield
will be abundant. In but few in.
stances are precautions necessary, and
the quick soil along the river is suif-
cient hotbed of itself.
Another excuse for this lack of en-
terprise is that a little green worm de-
YOURS the plants. a sure remedy for
this evil is to plant. at convenient in.
tervals throughout the vines and les
pecially cabbage) plants, hill, or row,
of tomatoes. If there exists sure
cure for this measuring worm pest, it
is tomato vines, and even cut-worms
and other vermin give them a wide
berth.
With tomatoes at Is cents per
pound, potatoes at p, cabbage at 3
and 4, berries at 50 cents per quart,
melons at - each, and other luxur'es
in proportion, the farmers should steer
out from under the lee of the hotbels
and head up square against the wind.
BY so doing many thousands OF dollars
will be distributed among them every
year that now 60 to enrich the Nor
mon communities.
Advice to Mothers.
Are you disturbed at night and