Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-17
AGRICULTURAL
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wgr, a19 at each Intersection Dig z
b05s two faet deep. Al the bottom
place & lew ehips, ih&n manure
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and work plsnty Of manure lnto TIE
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early, 10 As noi Only 30 gsi ahead o
the grass but 70 give plenty Of time
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use plenty q sesd- The SEED i SLOW
In terminating, and often fail To spro1i
al all
A dairy expert suggests that the
proper way TO dry Of coz as the end
d her milking season App-oaehe. il
not TO gradually cease milking her
bat " keep On milking the COW just
a. you had heen, bot stop her iood
DO, si4rTs her down, but give her the
Kind Of food tina. makes more flesh
than milk and give her only little q
it, just Aough TO keep her in good
condition.
T. VI. Winslow, Of the Ayrshire
/ Breeders Association, icing asked
what Ii the average yield Of Ayrshire
COVE, writes that he has collected
about 900 records for year yield
and he fnds that for cove and heifert
The general is 6,52j pounds OF milk
ior the year, and Of manure COVE
4 1900, for q selection Of Is COWS be
obtained an average Of 1920 pound.
and all of this average he believes wa;
obtained from ordinary treatment
/ common To all careful dAirymen and
and may be considered an average d
I AYRSHIRE az a breed at this time.
Sprouts which start from the limb.
/ Of apple treeg after saving off should
be pulled off during the months o
July and August, az then the wounds
heal over more quickly than at any
other time Of the year, while if they
are LETT On until the following spring
and then taken off more new sprout:
will put out 70 take their place. The
same with trimming trees, June being
the beat time for the work and March
/ the worst, az then the wounds bleed
/ freely and the bark below becomes
thereby more or less disfgured and
subject TO rot.
That there is such disease Of the
| peach tree az yellows il unfortunately
TOO well atteeted. Still, much tina,
passes for yellows is due to other
canses-poyerty OF soil and winter.
killing Of the previous years growth
Ia any kind Of tree the whitening or
dying out Of branches will in time al
'ect rs vitality. The apple is a grea,
deal harder and stronger tree than
| The peach, but even on this a dead
limb IL, IL not speedily removed, soon
followed by others until the tree dies
La many cases other causes OF peach
trees dying are ascribcd TO yellows
not intrequently the cause will be
iound near the root in an attack from
/ the borer.
/ In two days lawns may often be
greatly improved, by giving a denser
growth OF grass, and by enriching the
soil with top-dressing. For enriching
use line compost or pulverized old
manure, and if the soil is known to be
of ench character as 10 be strongly
benefited by superphosphate or other
special fertilizer, mix them with the
manure. First, and early in spring,
loosen the soil with a steel rake or
sharp, fine harrow; then spread evenly
the top-dressing, and rake it thor
oughly: then SOW grass seed heavily.
and lightly rake it in. A roller pas sed
over 1t will press the earth and seed in
contact and promote free growth. This
treatment il well adapted to lawns
winch have become thin Of grass, and
the narrowing or raking should be OF
ten enough repeated TO give the sur
face a fine pulyerization.
1t il stated that Mr.. J. G. Jones. the
noted buffalo breeder, Of Kansas. re
Gently made a sale OF live stock which
N out OF the usual run OF such trans
iers. He sold TO Mr.. Austin Corbin
OF New York, whose country resi-
dencc is near Babylon, l.. l., six head
OF buifaloes--three bulls and three
heifern. Theae are mari ~ NJ. -