Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-15

A grove OF lines comprising only
four acres and half, nesr Sandford,
Fla, Melted its owner $4,000 last sea-
son.
The culture of the apple and pear
is on the decline in Illinois. The
trees of the old orchards are dead or
dying. Few new orchards are being
set.
Every trace of the Colorado beetle
has been destroyed in Germany by the
timely use of disinfectants and tllling
of the fields in which they first APP
peared.
A full third of the territory of the
United States is sheep pasture OF
the most favorable character. Texas
represents the highest money value
in sheep, and the most extensive
ranches are there.
Look over the peas and beans for
weevils. Placing the seed in vessel
of water for few hours, adding tea.
spoonful of blue vitriol to each gallon
of water, would be an advantage
The seed should be carefully picked
over.
At the Iowa college farm, the eighty
two acres of corn which were put into
silo, gave the equivalent of sixty
five tons of prime clover and timothy
hay, according to President Chamber
lain. But the drought operated tC
prevent good growth of hay, SO that
the corn was really a very profitable
food.
A hoed crop should be part of the
regular rotation on all farms, for the
reason that such crop requires close
cultivation, and when removed leaves
the ground clean. Unless this be done
the weeds will at some time take pos
session of the fields, though much
benefit will result from the use of the
cultivator if a corn crop is grown.
One of the best things to break a
colt is a common sulky rake. The
machine is strong, with wide shafts
and there is no danger of kicking out
and it cannot be turned over back
ing does not hurt, and by putting the
teeth down you can get some draft. Il
you have freshly plowed ground it il
all the better.
A good cow should yield 365 pound,
of butter year, allowing for the time
she is dried off. This yield is seldom
secured from each animal in a dairy
herd, but it is not impossible, as such
yield has been greatly exceeded. By
using the butter. producing breeds, anc
feeding for the highest possible pro
duction, the profits from a herd may
be doubled.
The disease of scaly leg, caused by
an insect which is identical with the
insect causing itch in the human fam
lily, may be cured by rubbing the parts
with an ointment made by mixing
equal parts of sulphur, lard and kero
sene. An application about once &
week will be sufficient, when the sub
stance will begin to peel off.
Wheat fed whole to laying fowls
and wheat screenings or cracked
wheat fed to young chicks have al
ways produced the most desirable re
suits, though it must be remembered
that they must not be fed in the same
quantities as corn, or preparations o
corn. The tendency of wheat is tC
produce healthy growth, feed the
muscular tissues, and aid materially
in causing the hens to lay often and
rich eggs.
A good plan for butter packing
Make three gallons of brine that will
bear up an egg; add quarter of 8
pound of good white sugar and one
tablespoonful of saltpetre. Boil the
brine, let it get cold and strain it
Wrap up rolls of butter nicely in clear
muslin and tie with string. Their
pack the rolls in earthen jars and pu
a weight on them. Lastly fill up thu
lars with brine till the butter is al
covered.