Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-06-08
AGRlCUL
Devoted to the Interests Of Farmers
and Stockmen.

Thinning Fruit.
| As there is a prospect of n large crop
| of fruit. seasonable suggestions are IN
order and hints for management oil
fruit may be of use to some who are
not experien ,ed in the business. All
trees, in good bearing years, have a
tendency to over-produce, and many |
times are greatly harmed by having
too much fruit left to grow and mature.
! Over bearing is sure to injure the tree
by weakening its productive power !
/ and its vitality. The value OF fruit
depends on its size and flavor. A
bushel Of large peaches will sell at
good price, but when fruit is over
crowded on the tree it is worthless, as
it lacks size and flavor. You have
lot of inferior fruit, and the tree that
bore it is weakened and injured. The
true way to do is to carefully thin
fruit as soon as it has fairly set, and
has gained sufficient size to show that
it will hang on. A lively picker will
90 over tree in short time and thin
It. 40 that his time lost will be we'll in
vested. Even when fruit is dried, the
buver discriminates in favor of large
growth, and pays in proportion. In
thinning, see that the picker takes off
the small fruit, and all that are in any
way ill shapen, or that have fungus
spots on them. This leaves only large
| and handsome fruit to mature, and 1t
will bring handsome price. Fruit
/ growers themselves, and their hired
/ hands, all have at first a tendency to
dread either thinning fruit when it
Q hangs too thick or pruning trees
8 heavily enough when they need it.
:, They have to be educated to it, and
g when they have once learned their
lesson they are in condition to do well
q and make money. 1t is aggravating
n to see tree die in the effort to bear
a and perfect the fruit that crowds its
!. own burdened branches. The orchard
d ist has many lessons to learn, and sue
= cess in his occupation depends very
Is greatly on his learning them well, and
practicing them to perfection.
70 A new dairy fraud has made its APP
pearance in England under the name
of "cheeserind."
No farmer can afford to let his cows
Il run down in the spring of the year.
u This they are likely to do when COM
- ing into milk, if not given extra care
and feed.
le The Dutch are taking Holland at
!" the rate of eight acres day. During
the last two centuries it is estimated
!. 1000 5000 acres of land have been
" reclaimed from the sea.
~ India is beginning to compete with
: China in the cultivation and exporta
>" ton of tea. The merchants OF China
a are becoming alarmed and are seeking
". v. some means of improving China tea
~ Get piece of land ready and grow
!" crop of corn-fodder Plant the see(
vi thickly in the rows, use plenty OF ma
-, nure, cultivate often and harvest i
g when the ears are in the milky stage
l. Meadows that have ceased to give
good crops may be renewed cheaply
L by turning the sod soon after cutting
~ then harrow thoroughly at intervals o
o fortnight, and before autumn rain
=; reseed with timothy and such othe
W. varieties of grass as may be suited t,
y. soil and situation.
, ho The bright spring days will caus
aJ the young pigs to grow rapidly. Turf
~ them on grass as soon as they are tel
40, 90 weeks old, but gradually at first, o
ad they may have the scours. 1t vii
~, NV cost but very little to raise few pig
arc if they be given the privilege of
an small grass plot and fed twice day.
Nv Shropshires are quite similar in typ
~ ~ and general character to the Soutf
nn down, but have darker faces and Leg
ba are somewhat larger, and clip NOR
~. wool of superior quality. The
" have neat heads, with rather shor
muscular necks, long, level, broa
CT. backs and round bodies well set upo
short legs.
40 A Massachusetts, man says tina
- though he could not cure his horse
% seventeen years old-of heaves b
SSa feeding him marsh hay, the diseas
80 was so subdued by its use that the an
=, NAL did not cough, and showed n
~ ~ Esigns of heaves. When feeding o
la upland hay was recommended, til
Is horse began to cough again.
Bees should be furnished with watt
a if good supply be not close at han,
% In early spring water may be set oil
4 to them, to which may be added
~ little salt. Take salt-barrel that hs
IL. just been emptied, soak it in watt
and set it out near the apiary, and I'll
10 bees will show how they apprecia
i1a such tonic.
90 In order to destroy the grub in IL
90 crown OF the peach trees, remove tt
70 soil as low down as the grubs are
* work; scrape off the gum that h.
accumulated; pour hot suds around
ga the stronger the better; repeat IL
~ ~ process again in June. Scatter on
90 half to a pint of slaked lime to an q
46 binary sized tree. Fill the trene
Is thus made around the tree with fres
20 earth.
90 Unless brewers grains are fires
90 they are an unhealthy food; they W
U very soon cause the cows digestive q
NJ gans to become diseased, and iniu
the quality of the milk. 1t is for th