The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-15
Notes.


The important matter of irrigation is re-
ceiving much attention in Colorado. Until
recent years little was done in this regard be-
yond the digging of bitches or fumes few
rods in length. In the last few years, ac-
cording 10 the Denver Tribune, companies
with large capital have been organized, with
the object OF bringing under cultivation the
thousands of acres of land, otherwise arid,
but which with proper irrigation prove as
arabic and fertile az the most favored farm
ing sections in the rich West. This new
industry of irrigation not only provides
labor for hundreds of men and teams, but
adds to the wealth of Colorado by increas-
ing the acreage of arabic lands and swelling
the aggregate volume of natural products,
notably cereals, fruit and vegetables. Two
blades of grass are made to grow where one
grew before, and Colorado, from being de-
pendent for home consumption upon nat
ural products imported from other States, is
fast becoming source of supply for eastern
markets.
Senior Anible Gonzales, the consul to Phil
adelphia from the United States of Coum-
bia, who is now in New York, has just re-
ceived advioes that the tea plants which
have been experimental with of late in that
country are in a fine condition, and the
prospect was most excellent Tea plants
grown there had been sent to Paris and
there pronounced by gardeners and experts
as equal, if not superior TO those of China
This decision had caused the greatest ex-
citement in the United States of Columbia.
and, as result, many rich plantations are
being rapidly established on the large savan-
naEs, and much money will be spent in the
raising of the tea.
A correspondent of the Farmer and Fruit
Grower recommends the use of common
salt as a cure for "red rust" the deadly
scourge of our native blackberries and black
raspberries. 81 throw salt freely among the
old canes, and small handful plump at the
root Of every one where detect any signs of
rust By repeating this sailing every week
where rust is seen, it will soon go away and
leave you good healthy plants The black
berry is capable of using almost as much
salt as the asparagus plan, and but little
fear need be felt of using too much,''
1t has been said That because cattle come
times prefer impure water to pure drinking
water no pains should be taken to supplv
them with pure water. The British Medi-
cal Journal explains TO agrieulturists that
the reason for this is that cattle when given
tank water are not kept properly supplied
with rock salt. In their desire for saline
food, animals will drink the most impure
fluids and will even eat earth. The writer
thinks it both injudicious and cruel to de-
prive cattle of salt, and thus compel them to
seek it in refuse.
Miss E. A. Ormerod, consulting entomol-
oglst to the Royal Agricultural Society OF
England, refers particularly to the daddy
long-legs in her report on the insects which
caused injury to last seasons farm crops.
Many crops were attacked by this creature,
but its ravages were effectuaily checked
when the plants we're given a dressing Of
guano and salt.
A single plant of q new species of potato
which has received the botanical nome Of
Se!onNm 0hrogdi-was some time ago dis