The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-04-18
ever more durable than the feet Of the

roadst...
The Hon. O. M. Clay says that the
Jerseys are the native cattle of Russia,
and he. could load a fleet with them at
from So to $40 per head. If this is true
there is true there is no use in the farm
ers of the Channel Islands allowing the
supplyto fall off. It ismore than proba-
BILE if we should import directly from
Russia q little careful Judgment would
give us a stock of Jerseys that would be
hardy, vigorous and able to shoe their
own row."
Prof. Knapp, president Of the Iowa
agricultural college, says that a broad
distinction should be made between tile
draining and o%pen-ditch draining. The
open-ditch aids the rapid escape of the
surface water, carrying with it all the
elements of fertility. They mar the
landscape, obstruct the labors of the
husbandman, and fail to meet the de-
mands of scientific drainage. Tile
drainage almost entirely prevents sur
face washing; the por1us soil takes UP
the water likes great sponge, and passes
it off through the drains. This is done
slowly, giving ample time for its escape
by the great natural channels. After a
considerable fall Of water it requires
frontier to fourteen days for the drain
to discharge the increase.
In feeding clear corr meal there is
always a waste proportionate to the
amount fed il double sort of ratio. A
close examination of the excrement
will always show this. Other foods
taken into the stomach with it help in
its digestion. Bran should always be
mixed with it. Without going into the
chemistry of the matter, it may be suf-
ticient to say that experience has taught
me that on a ration of bran, corn meal
and linseed meal, mixed in proportion
of three, two and one respectively, cat
tie VIII grow faster than when fed the
same measure of clear corn meal.
Transplant.ng Troes.
In this season for tree-planting it will
be well to remember that the first req
uisite for good results is soundness-
indicated by a fresh, white, moist like
appearance of the roots when slightly
scratched with the t%humb-nail, like that
of apple or potato flush by the bark be-
ing clean and entire, and the shoots
plump and well ripened-plump termin-
al buds. Second, permit no exposure
or drying of the roots until covered
with the fine, clean, damp mould; dry
m nc fhn pnI,, n, ny, oct ...n,yaa nC lnn{h l1
trees, but they can also drown; the soil
should have good natural or other drain
age. Third, early planting is necessary
to give time for the root wounds to cal
lus, without which new roots cannot
form. Moisture and some access of
all are essential to this;
soaking wetness is very detrimental.
Fourth, tile manner Of planting is less
important. Anurscryman sets a young
plant in o hole, the root-points at least
four or five inches down and the collar
with the surface; scrapes the mold
in with his foot, aud gives it a stamp TO
close it into contact with every part of
the root; in half a minnie he has done
all that is essential. Fifth, the after
culture is especially important the first
season. Let no other plant live to X
tend its roots into the soil that the
young tree is to feed upon. Before the
hot drouths of July and August. a lib
eral mulch spread widely over the sur
face in an excellent protection; and if
no leaves come out to shade the stem, a
loose wrapping Of paper or straw to
keep the parts moist and plump greatly
aids the ascent Of the sap from the
root-points to the leaves. Take es-
pecial care of the leaves; let none be
soiled or broken.-N. Y. Tribune.