Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-11


An English farmer who has been in
vestioatinr the caterpillar pest, wnloh
has proved so destructive to the ifnt
and nut crops in Kent, has cohciuueu
that the SHAWN which produced the
caterpillars was deposited by the swarm
of butterflies which swept the coast
last autumn, and which were sup
DC .9d to have been driven over INV
co. iuent by the storms.
II Hendricks, of Ulster county, N
V writes that he has found very sat
;sfactory results in close pruning o.
oranes Last summer he stopped the
rampant growth of the canes ny pfuh,
;na ZACH one at two leaves from the
last cluster of fruit, aud pinchlng on
every latterel to but one leaf. me re,
sult in amount and quantity OF fruit
was eminently satisfactory
An Ohio man answers an inquiry as
to how a COW can be cured OF Kick
ing. thus: Take surcingle OF suiiic,
lent length to go around the COW Jus.
in front of the bag and hips; draw IT
gently but firmly. You can then si'
down and milk quietly. Alter repeat
ing this few times, draw the surcin-
Gle lightly, but, if she persists in KICK,
ing, draw it tightly. In time she Will
give up the contest.
The color OF the hog seems to be a
matter of importance. Experiments
show that, contrary to expectation, a
black hog, such as the Essex and
Berkshire, thrives best in the South,
while the white breeds, such as the
Chester White, Yorkshire and Cheshire
thrive best in the North. The Poland
China, spotted hog, and the Jersey
Red are preferred in the Western
States.
Raspberries will thrive on almost
any we'll drained soil OF moderate
richness, but wet land is always injur
ious and often fatal to them. Harrow
smooth and fine and plant deep. Plant
in late fall or early spring, in straight
lrows seven feet apart, with bushe!
three feet apart in the row. Implanted
late in the spring, tender shoots are
table to retard future growth. Fol
The first season give clean culture, and
f desirable, other crops may be grown
among them without injury.
Prof A. J. Cook, OF the Michigan
Agricultural College, says his plan i
to keen only large, fine mares to d.
mis- work on the farm. Those that ar
hall percheron will do, though those 0
three-quarter or seven-eighths bloo'
will be better. These high grad
percheron arc fno walkers, and t
: break them it is only necessary to hitcl
. them in at three years Of age and G
to working them. The fall colts ar
valuable, ana can be raised at prof
I, lie says he is delighted with his plan
1t is the verdict everywhere tha
+ creameries stimulate farmers TO kce
9 more and better COWS. Mr.. j II. Hal
, Gays that where creameries have bee
!; located many Of the brush pasture
, have been cleared up within the pas
, few years, and he potiees that more {
this work is going on this season tina
ever before. He is often shown farm
s that before the days OF creamerie
y kept from three to five COWS that al
, now keeping from eight to twenty.
: : Feeding whole corn to horses is NJ
4 wise. Whole corn is exceedingl
d hard to digest, for obvious reason
One difficulty is that the horse do,
= not masticate it sufficiently, To Q
g tain good results thorough masticalic
II should always be aimed at, for that
n the beginning of digestion. AS is W;
e understood the saliva is one of the
l. gestive fluids, and when food is sws
IS lowed whole or partially whole, it go
k into the stomach with too little OF il
saliva. 1t may do that, too, if fed
the shape of dry meal or when Il
o food is cut. There is no better way
, feeding the horse than to cut the h.
( and mix the meal with it. Food
II that shape will come the nearest to S
d curing perfect mastication and W
sr furnish the stomach with the We
I, best opportunity to do its work. Hs
corn-meal and half oats, mixed wi
cut hay and wet down, make q 60,
" ration. There had better be less cor
Y meal than more.
" Now is the time to get rid of Il
a poorer animals. 1t will not paw
IL winter them, as better animals W
" give larger returns for shelter, care al
> iced. 1t is not economy to keep
poor animal through any season, b,
Or 1t Is most extravaganza to keep
,r through the winter. 1t is the heig]
OF folly in stock-raising to sell the be
n and keep the worst. True, the be
u bring the largest prices, but if you Sc
r the best and keep the worst soon vo,
. . best VIII be no better than your wor
y ls now, and your worst will be SUI,
+ that the more you have the poorer V,
g. Will be. You, by this plan, constant
~ make your animals poorer, and as Il
= stock-raiser makes his animals poor
% he makes himself poorer. If he kee
'e up the process bankruptcy is as su
e, as fata. The opposite policy is Il
ID winning policy.
ST
NJ A prominent woman lawyer of Oh
IA NJ,