Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-01
BILL hYE AS A FARMER
some OF His Experiences
Itllef at III.

''uo' OF Ashfield, Mass, Mr. r n Ch,,"",
informs me by United States mail ,ha.
-. .ses'p' Oh my favorable reply will becanl
- honorary member of that club alono ,,,;.,
se william Curtis, Professor Nor.o.'
PROFESSOR Stanley Hall, Of Harvard s,
o'ner wet proved toilers in the catni, N ~
'ea'eo domain OF agriculture
take this method of tbanl,;r Al.
.,''u Farmers club, through its secretary ,au
nohor thus all so unworthily bestowed
wa Joyinlly accept the honorarv -,
mp with the understanding. however H.,
,uihS the county fair the solemn 49, me-
'eihg The annual address fron, -
'uuees stand, III tones that will not on1,,
Us uo"h the corridors of time hut 90
- ing three times around balf nil
- anu DE heard above the rhvtbr,Io
-. vi 'he hlred man who is IRVING IN as
- ai' oy means Of large mall AMI =
! u'pi,ig machine, how hard he can str;l,a
'i'i iai upon Mr.. Curtis or other bonor,, ~
lie'hoefs OF the club. have a voioo 49,.
uoes very well to express endearment 49,.
'eoei supdued emotions but it is not affect;,,a
u county fair. Spectators sec rho ,vo,,1s.
=. -" pay OF my features, but thew only ~ =
Inc low refrain of the naughty CI,Jo,o, -
'teed, who has neighsal voice ana ,.aan'
MS tail in Grecian coil 7 ,,a,,';.s, s eais
once for addressing a race track 80 ei.'o
''',S.n on Inc Use and Abuse of Ensilape as
ioo.r' made the gestures, but the
'ei.s were those of the four ton Per-
luent. uaiii Hio-
l spoke under low shed and ratber al
'ei9e circumstances. In talking with tho
o.iiiiit1ee afterward, as l wrapped I'm nv,
>es'ures and put them back in the sho,r,
Trap, said that l felt almost asbarod -
'ecei'e such price for the sentiments ~
'1hers, out they said that was all right NJ
one expected to hear an agricultural addross
ihey claimed that it was most go,o,,i1,.
purely spectacular, and so they regarded my,
speech as a great success. used tha 60, y
gestures aIterward in speaking of 1.-The Great
r raining Off Among Bare Back Riders i, 49,
oircuses OF the Present Day."
MI. Church writes that the club has taLo,,
up discussed and settled all points of imnor-
''nce oearihg upon agriculture, from the
'aiin up 10 TIE question of whether or NOT
III pehtihe poured in cows ear amelioratos
-he pahgs OF hollow horn He desires sro-
5estlohs anu questions for discussion That
SHOWS the club to be thoroughly active II
VIII soon be spring, and we cannot then die
'uss these matters. New responsibilities will
DO added day by day in the way of stool
md we will have TO think of names fo,. ,ha,,,'
" ould it not be well before the time co,,,a.,
or active farm work to thinl, ont a 1ono H..
I, ~ names before the little strangers arrivea
,o'ni'is serves 10 lower us in the estimation
u our fellow farmers or the world moro
nan INC frequent alterations between own
rs and their hired help over what name they
nan give to weary, wobbly calf who has
ust entered the great arena of life. full of
oPes ana aspirations perhaps, but otherwise
osolutely empty. Let us consider this be
ore spring fairly opens SO that we may be
repaired for anything of this kind.
Ohe more point may properly come before
he CUB at Its next meeting, and mention it
ere because l may be So busy at Wsshinp
Oil looking after our other interests that T
annot get to the club meeting. refer to |
ne evident change in climate here from wear
year. and its effect upon seeds purchased |
florists and seedsmen generally.
twenty years ago you could plant seed
ccording to directions and it would produce t
plant which seemed to resemble in general
ay the picture on the outside of the pack
&c. NOW, under the fiuctuating influences
irresponsible isotherms, phlegmatic
rings, rare June weather and oyerdone
Gather in August, find it almost impossi-
@ 10 produce plant or vegetable which in
~ way resembles its portrait Is it nv
ult or the fault of the climates wish the
uo would take hold of this at its next rep,,-
r meeting.
l first noticed the change in the summer of
;, l think. purchased small package of
rly Scotch plaid curled kale with a beauti-
picture on the outside. 1t was as good a
cture of Scotch kale as lever saw. | could
lagine how gay and lighthearted it was the
y 1t went up to the studio and had its
cture taken for this purpose. A short
ltorlai paragraph under the picture stated
at should plant in quick, rich SOIL in
ws four inches apart, to a depth of one
oh, cover lightly and then roll l did so.
farmer of my years enjoys rolling any
tier than do
In few weeks the kale came up but turned
It to be canard. / then waited two weeks
ore and other forms of vegetation made
cir appearance None of them were kale
small delegation of bugs which deal mostly
tn kale came into the garden one day,
oked at the picture on the discarded paper,
en- examined what had crawled out
rough the ground and went away. be-
n to fear then that climatic influences had
en- at work on the seeds, but had not fully
ven up all hope.
At first the plants seemed to waver and
state over whether they had better be wild
rsnips or Lima beans Then | concluded
at they had decided to be foliage plants or
ubarb. But they did not try to live up to
cir portraits. Pretty soon l discovered
ut they had no bugs which seemed to go
til them, and then | knew they We're weeds,
lings that are good to eat always have :
gs and worms on them, while tansy and 6
stor oil go through life unmolested +
have had other similar experiences, and
ink we ought to do something about it il
, can. l have planted the seed of tho I
orning glory and the moon flower anC {
canned at night that my home looked likl @
florists advertisement, but when leaf c
ne came bunch of Norway oats and !; |
/ of corn were trying to climb the strings S
lied up for the use of my nonresident y
les l have planted, with song and laugh f
;, the seeds of the ostensible pansy and car t
ton, only in tears to reap the bachelors $
ton and the glistening foliage of the '
'ghum plant. | have planted in faith and 5
Ieep, warm soil, with pleasing hope in my
art and dark red picture on the outside
the package, only to harvest the low, vul-
r jimson weed and the night blooming
Il thistle,
Does the mean temperature o. the average
mall have anything to do with It'll If sta +
tics are working these changes they ought /,
be stopped. For my own part, however, /
| Led to halieva that our Seedsmen put SO