Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-31
AGRICULTURAL.
Devoted to the Interests OF Farmers
and Stockmen.
TO Burn Caterpillar Nests.

ago, nave IttutljCu VIE Nf'
probably multiply for next year. rroi'
Riley, OF the department OF agricui-
ture, says: Take piece oil soft brick
known as salmon brick, and trim 1t to
an egg shape; then take two flexible
wires. cross them over The brick, wrap
them around it, and twist the ends to-
gether. Then attach it by the wires
70 a long stick, and soak the brick In
coal oil; light it with match ana
YOU are armed for the work. Asbestos
may be used 10 advantage, and little
thorough work early enough in the
season will obviate the necessity Of
more expensive remedies at Later
time. The soaking in the oil may be
repeated az often as required 10 main
tain the fl me.
Peach trees that have been annu
ally and heavily banked with wood
ashes to keep out the borers have been
more free from yellows than those not
so protected.
Farmers institutes have become an
institution in Wisconsin. Eighty-two
were held last year in forty-hve
counties, and 279 practical topics were
discussed. More than 100 lecturers
and speci lists impaired instruction,
and the State appropriated $4,000 to
help the farmers cause along.
Severely cutting back the dead wood
on the peach trees will start them in
to new life. Ii the tree be dead at the
top, and the wood near the trunk
green, the new buds will soon give a
new top. BY keeping all the injured
old wood cut away the tree will dc
service much longer than is usually
the case with peach trees.
Both meadows and pastures re-
quire some looking after in the spring
Ii there be bare or weedy places throw
on a little seed. If the pasture had
been seeded last spring and the
"catch" was not good it would be &
good plan to again go over the whole
giving seed az would seem to b.
needed.
The Blenheim pippin, is one of the
finest apples in the world. 1t is goot
rot for one locality alone, but its con
stitutional vigor enables it to frui
successfully in every diverse climate
and soils. The apples are perfect il
form, coloring and size, and of fin,
flavor.
After COW has dropped her CALI
her system is always more or less few
erish and the milk corr, spondingl,
unhealthful. 1t is strongly laxative
and therefore exactly fitted to the re
quirements of the young calf, fo
which nature designed it. But it i
not safe to feed it to older stock, ex
cept with great caution. 1t will caus
abortion in COWS heavy with pigs
though these are the ones that mex
perienced farmers might think frs
OF favoring with it.
"That farm scene you seem to b
sneering at, sir" said the indignan
artist, sis valued at $500. 1t is gener
ally considered a fine painting. ALLOW
me to ask you if you are familiar will
works Of arl?" "Not very familiar.
replied the agriculturist, who wa
looking through the studio with hi
wife, "but know something about tn
works of nature, young man, an,
when you make COW that gets "a
from the ground by putting out he
'orefeet first, you are doing somethin,
that nature neyer did"
Old straw stacks, eaten fourth or
third OF the way under, are not infrt
quent sights in barnyards at this sea
son OF the year. Later on when tn
stock is taking refuge from a storm
under the lodges OF these traps,
strong wind will topp!e them over, an
sometimes enough stock will be kille
or crippled to knock the profits out c
farming for whole year. Aside iron
the danger of injury to stock, Their
are goo reasons why these uusightl
objects should be torn down. Tn
straw which composes them will nc
be fit for feed next winter. The hes
thing that can be done with it is t
turn 1T into manure as s bon as poss
ole. This can best and most effaci
ually be done by tearing them dowr
and scattering the straw thiokly owe
the ground.
In relation to the value of salt i
the dairy the correspondent of an ey
change says; A Wisconsin dairvma
lately told me he MIXED seventee,
COWS the past season, and early in tn
summer ran out of salt, and hayin
read in an agricultural paper that COW
do just as Well without salt he neg
lected to get another barrel. Tn
drouth came, the milk, flow dropped t
about 2UO pounds of milk day, wbicl
gave no profit, nor did it increase al
ter the pastures were freshened b
rains. He bought carload of mil
stuff and began feeding, but still re
ceived only 22O pounds of milk a da,
and several of the cows would hold u
their milk o ice or twice week. The,
he began to salt regularly every da,
and the increase was steady until o.
the same feed they were producin
$50 pounds of milk day, and in
stead of beingkept at loss, yielde
| a fair profit