Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-07
AGRICULTURAL,
Devoted 10 the Interests OF Farmers
and Stcckmen.
Cabbages.

CabDaSes'
This useful and common vegetable
can be easily grown and easily Kept
,bronob the winter. Not long since
carload of cabbage went through TINS
valley and on up the Columbia, on It's
way to Butte, in Montana. II Is pos
sible that other carloads have gone
since then and have gone often TINS
spring. The question that comes
home to producers here is; why, 90
miners in Montana have to depend on
California for their supply OF cabbage
and why do the people OF this valley
eat California cabbage this sprung
These questions show that something
is wrong in the producing capacity OF
Western Oregon. 1t is to be hoped
that the present year will see cabbage
enough planted to supply Montana
from Oregon as well as to supply our
own home market.
Probably the day will come when
sugar can be probably made from
sorghum wherever sorghum thivts;
but that day is yet some distance in
the future.
1t appears that there il about as
much difference in maple sap from
different trees, as there is in the milk
from different COWS. This d ference
in sweetness may be due to age, loca
ton, exposure, strength, time OF sea-
son and other causes.
In California the raisin pack Of 1887
will amount to 100000 boxes, and
the good quality of former years Is
fully maintained. The demand III the
East increases every year, and the un-
favorable season i'll Spain proves to be
advantageous to the California grower.
Anew York paper says; Ii Western
dealers would realize that it is utter
folly to send stale or even rotten eggs
to this market the country woull be
better off. Good fresh eggs are in de-
m md. Stale ones are not wanted
When ever they come here they cause
trouble, disappointment and profanity
An authority on dairying says: A
healthy mich COW, in full flow OF
milk. will drink and requires sixty to
one hundred pounds of water per diem,
1t is utterly impossible to get one to
take one half or even one quarter OF
this amount of ice. water, nor will they
drink the ice-water or cold water with
any regularity.
America is far ahead OF Europe in
many things, bu6 in the matter al for
estry in all its branches this country
is 100 years behind them. The Rus
sian city of Kazin is sal to have 9
better collection of American trees
than can be found in any one city in
the United States. We have far more
natural forests than exist in Europe
Meat, it is said, is actually dearer ir
Buenos Ayres than in London. In
deed, the people OF the former city
complain that while the best of Ar
gentine mutton is sold TO London con
sumers at nine cents pound, they
cannot get the best at ali, but have L
pay ten cents to twelve cents Pc
pound for inferior mutton.
Because the fields are getting greer
don't imagine that your stock can nov
get good living there, The animals
that have been confined to dry feed fo
months may nip eagerly the few bit
of grass they can find, but it doe
them little good. Keep up the ration
of hay and grain or your stock will
.ose rather than gain for several weeks
Make the change OF diet gradually
kindly. Take advantage of rhe com
ing season, but don't push the present
Make haste slowly now. 1t viii
pay.
Farm help undoubtedly costs NOR
thin the great maj rity of farmer
can afford to pay. 1t is quite possibl
that there will be some reduction il
wages from this cause another season
but it will probably be very slight, an,
not sufficient in itself TO give materia
relief. Wages are slow to rise in time
OF prosperity, aad CORES Pondingl,
slow in responding to time of indus
trial depression. If farmers in tn
East or West were to ply only tn,
wages that present prices and crop
would warrant, after reasonable pa,
Tor their own labor and capital, thel
would be decisive reduction, wher
now there is likely 10 be lit lie. if any
What remains is to devise every pos
sible means to make labor rs it CA
be.
One OF the common causes Of thinl
seeded meadows and poor pastures
lack OF ruflicient seed. The common
idea is that grass will spread and cove
vacant spaces. Usually, however
these will be filled by We, d /, that hav
greater facilities for spreading thai
the more valuable heritage. Ii tn
farmer would get grass seed free iron
weeds, and then double the amour
sown, putting it ON twice and crossin,
the field each way, the value of tn
grass crop would be UNNECESSARILY in
creased. 1t is scarcely possible to hav
grass ill the ground to completely
The closer it is seeded the finer tn
forage grows and the more easily it j
cured. This is especially true @
clover, whose thick, Juicy stems
caused by too thin seeding, are almos
impossible TO dry for hay.