Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-30
Grating the Grape.

graft the same as with the apple, but
with old vines he cuts off the old cane
as close to the roots as possible, often
six inches below the surface. He then
uses Wagner saw, which makes a
smooth clean cut in the stock, into
which are fitted grape cuttings, three
or more into each, the cut being slant
ing the cuttings extend some inches
below, as well as above the surface OF
the soil, which is leveled so that the
top is seen. The scions are made to
fit the gap made with the saw by cut
ting a little from each side, slightly
wedge-shaped, pressing moderately
firm into position, covering with earth
only, and using no wax or ligature.
The application of wax would be fatal.
The best time is in May or early June,
after the buds OF the stock have opened
while the scions have been retarded
in cold cellar
1t is claimed that though the mule
may be stubborn, yet he seldom runs
away or becomes frightened, nor does
he shy at every object.
A four-year-old hog of the Yarmouth
breed. standing four feet high and
weighing $50 pounds, was exhibited
at the recent Chicago fat stock show.
There is nothing more stimulating
to milk secretion than warm mashes
Of wheat bran, but the milk will not
be rich in cream except at the expense
OF the COW.
If all the hogs fattened in the
United States in year were fattened
in warm instead of cold weather, one
half the grain now fed would make
all the pork.
1t would be better to kill few of
the young pigs at birth than to com,
pei the SOW to suckle too many, as
lack of milk and cold will cause the
weaker ones to die. Large filters are
at no time desirable, and esdecially in
winter.
1t is proposed by H. R. Morrill,, the
veteran gardener urnalist, that GER
tain waste lands in Maine be exempt
from taxation if their owners will
allow them to grow up to wood, esti
mating that in twenty years trees set
3,OO2 to the acre-that is twelve feet
apart-would grow to eight inches in
thickness and yield fifty cords of wood
to the acre. This is not at all a bad
idea, and need not be alone confined
to Maine.
The wheat production of India which
has been bugbear to many in this
country and Europe, is not likely to
experience any sudden or extraordin-
AIRY increase. For the past four year,
the crop has averaged 262,037 ,5l1
bushels, but the crop of 1SS4-5 was
6o,OoO,OOO bushels, and that of 1856
was 10000 600 bushels more than the
crop of 1867. The area under wheat
remains, year after year, pretty uni
tormly, about 100000 acres.
A commits ion appointed by the
French Government to inquire into
the use OF salt for domestic animals
reported on the matter as follows: |
Salt ought to be given to domestic
animals to replace the saline matter
washed out of their food by boiling,
steaming, etc. 2. Salt counteracts
the Ill effects of wet pastures and food
ON sheep, and prevents foot-rot. 1t
increases the flow of saliva and there
fore hastens fattening. 3. In making
mixtures of chaff, potatoes, beets, bran,
oil cake, etc, salt always ought to be
added. The daily allowance recon-
mended by the commission was, for a
milch cow or OK, 2 ozs., for iatteninp
stall-ied OK, q to n ozs ; for fatten,
ing pig, to 2 ozs. for lean sheen
j to 1 of an OF. !, for horse. donkey
or mule, l oz.-Farming World.