The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-04-14
FACTS FOR FARMERS
NAMES FOR Fruits


hem down. II il better to wait awhile
hcfore calling any new frnit ''incom-
+ parable" CT monarch. whe n on
trial il may prove to be absolutely
worthless. A rnodestly named fruit il
J good. loses nothing by its mass uming
name. but Is all the better for it.
! COAL ASHES FOR HENS
Not only coal ashes furnish a inc
place for hens to roll in. but II allowed
| free access to them they will eat the
small partly.burned bits OF coal that
comes through the sieve. 1t is one
way the hens have OF getting solid ma
terial in their guards with which 10
grind their food. We have seen black
spccks in egg shells which were un.
doubleday The product OF smals pieces
of charred coal eaten by the fowls.
CREAMERIEs AND FARMERs' WIVES
The creamery system is the only one
for managing milk and making butter
'h"t uOCo hOI iuahO StofOS VI "OihCh.
1t is the great emancipation of The
housew fe. besides making more but
ter and of higher average quality. As
u measure of economy no good farmer
should be without creamery. But its
use requires the putting up of some
ice tho previous Winter. Hence we
speak of it now while there is yet time
to get good ice.
BREEDING WILD GEESE.
Those who have tried it say it is diff
cult to breed the wild goose in confine-
ment. They are apparently true mono
gamisls, and once mated remain incon-
solable when they lose their cOmpan.
ions. The young are. however, often
taken. and these, having never mated,
will breed with Their own species or
with the tame variety The cross Is
an improvement rs to size on either
parent, and shows especial aptitude 10
fatten readily.
KEEPING BEES UNDER GROUND.
Tho great advantage from wintering
bees in cellars is that they can be kept
at uniform temperature much easier
than on the surface. The disadvantages
are mice and moisture, and under
some circumstances. If too warm, too
great consumption of honey. Bees, if
protected from the sun by being
sheltered. rarely suffer from cold
weather. II the sun shines on the
opening to the hives the bees fly out,
arc lost. and thus depleted, the swarm
has not warmth enough TO protect
itself from freezing.
DRAINING FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
Every Spring in the Northern States,
and also through Fall and Winter
farther south, roads are often impassa-
bic from the deep mud with which they
Gro filled. Grading, unless done with
stone and gravel on top, often only
makes the mud deeper. 1t is the wator
That makes mud. When this fact is
fully appreciated the answer 10
the difficulty is easy. Get rid of The
water by drainage of roadsides. and no
amount of bad weather will make the
roads muddy. except for little on the
surface. This is better than building
covered roadways, as some Illinois
farmers few years ago proposed.
PRICE OF FOREIGN POTATOES.
Some one has been figuring the home
cost of the Scotch potatoes imported
into this country. Deducting duty paid.
costs of handling and bringing them
over, it is estimated that The grower
gets about eighteen cents per bushel.
This surely is not a.high price in coun-
try where food products are presumably
dearer than here. as it is very largely
fed by American-grown grain. 1t
shows at least that tho Scotch at home
are not great potato eaters. Judging
BY the quality of what they grow they
are never likely to be.
SOWING ON FROZEN GROUND.
Western farmers sow Spring wheat
on Fall-ploughed ground as soon as 1t
is partially thawed. 1t is really good
way for oats, and perhaps for barley as
well. These grains require to be got
in early, and if the farmer waits in
Spring 10 plow and lit the land. his
Spring gra n is necessarily sown late.
There is another benefit from this SOW
ing Oh the mploughed surface. It Is
on all land in much finer filth than the
less frozen soil beneath. Clover or
grass seed sown on land merely drag
ged over is surer catch than that
sown where The land was ploughed in
The usual war.
DRAINAGE OF FLOWER POTS.
Many farmers wives wonder why
thcir flowers do so poorly in Winter.
[: is difficult without greenhouse TO
regulate The temperature. In most
parlors the air when warm enough is
Oil; irely too dry. Plants will do much
better in the Ktchc where the steam
ng teakettle is always pouring out
moisture. But ch,f reason where
hcavI soil is used is that it has too
little drainage. A few small. coal
clinke:s broken into pieces the size of
eans. and put ;n,o the bottom of the
pot. will remedy this. This VIII give
drainage. and pr ,rt the soil above
from baking. 1t an then be watered
freely without injury.
BEEs AND FLOWER FERTILIZATION.
There is no doubt that bees often
serve a valuable purpose in fertile ng
The flowers of fruit trees and plants.
WI ere there are no bees fruit crops
are less certain than where they arc.
Other insects undoubtedly help some
Also But nc Their bees nor insects of
any kind are absolutely necessary to
u: lures processes. They are helps.
aud ii the Towering season are never
an, injury. If the weather is dry and
The WIND blows freely it helps to dis
Ir n ,ta the necnssarv nollan Some