Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-24


also pay them well for the time In
vested.
Where a pasture is overrun with
weeds turn in the sheep, and they Will
keep down the young weeds. Sheep
eat close to the ground and diligently
search for all the young and tender
heritage.
Every blossom left on the young
strawberry plant will enfeeble it to a
certain extent. If the plants be ex-
pected to throw out runners and
thicken in the row they must under
no circumstances be allowed to bios
som and fruit.
The lawns that are frequently
moved will soon die out unless some
kind of fertilizer be applied. Every
time the lawn-mowef is used certain
proportion of the elements Of the soil
are removed, as it is really cropping
the ground.
No delay should occur in going to
work in the apple trees to destroy the
caterpillars, as they will quickly fes-
toon the trees with their webs. The
, sooner they shall be removed the
easier the work, as the young worms
can now be caught in the webs.
The ordinary little hand-weeder is
, the best implement to use for eradicat-
, ing weeds among thickly growing
plants, especially where the hoe may
be detrimental. On heavy, hard sol
I, its use is not profitable, but on light
y soils it permits of effective work, anC
- at low cost.
The persimmon tree does not de
-, prive the soil Of a large amount O
: fertilizing elements, and for that rea
" son makes the best of shade trees fol
< stock. In the South, even on aban
doned fields, the persimmon is allowed
, to grow. Its growth is slow, however
u but its fruit is highly valued by some
y White clover is the best pastur,
grass that can be grown for sheep
, AS white clover is short grass, it i
more desirable than red clover TO-
" grazing, as sheep detest long grass
= preferring to crop close to the ground
IL On mixture of grasses in pasture
+ cattle and sheep may be grazed to
10 gether, as the grasses that may b
Objectionable to the cattle will b. ap
W propriated by the sheep.
III Ii fruits of any kind are to be Sc
a. out, see that the supply be purchase,
he and the ground picked out and pre-
III pared, the stakes set, so that when tn
time shall come for transplantin
a. there need be no delay. With man
ly spring is considered the best time fo
N setting out fruit, and if this plan
le intended, SO far as possible, the wor
OF should be done early, so that tn
trees or plants will be able to make
r. good start to grow before hot, dr.
at weather shall set in.
to Many people suppose that artifici
We incubation is modern invention
* Such is not the case. The Copts ,
is Egypt have been engaged In artifici
egg Matching for centuries. There al
", TOO establishments for that indust,
n within short distance of Cairo, an
" the production of chickens from tt
Is. ovens reaches 100000 annual
ed The season for incubating las
hit through three months in the ear
TX summer. The country people tai
fresh eggs to the owners of the oyel
,s and give two for each newly hatch,
az chick.
tn Sheep are close feeders and can q
ia a bite earlier than any other domest
as animal. But ewes sucking lamb W
wv need grain early to keep them in files
while the succulent grass stimulat
milk production. Later in the seas,
ne the lamb demands more milk lust
al the failing pasture makes less. II
az then that an arm full of cut clover
'er bloom to each eight or ten she
sw makes valuable addition to the ps
'as ture feed. 1t may be varied with {
no casional cuttings of green oats, viii
nd just Def re they head out are We
u rich and succulent feed.
ne In olden times sowing land wi
nd salt was symbol of its desolatic
sly In large enough quantities it W
destroy every trace OF vegetati
- Even those plants which, like aspaI
gus, are natural lovers of salt, c
have too much OF dose, but after
II time heavily sailed land RECEIVERS
as' fertility, and may even be the bet
wn Tor this treatment. We have heard
100 formers who, by mistake, applied
much salt to wheat; but they seed
ho the following spring, and for seve
ny years thereafter the field that h
as. been over sailed produced enormo
it crops OF hay. The tendency of 8
Is to make the soil moist and cool.
A. Is, therefore, excellent for crops Il
ha require these conditions.
not s
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me dime, sirp I'm deaf and dumb
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