Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-04

been taken off, the success OF nex'
wear largely depends on the tfea!,
ment given the vines from now uns,l
the winter comes on. There are TWO
modes of cultivation, the first being
the removal of all vines except one on
a space, which is known as "sing'e
stool" plan, and the other is the close
mating of the vines in rows, the rows
being about one foot wide, with room
between the rows for cultivation.
The total oat crop of this country
in 1887 was 659O000OO bushels. llii-
nois took the lead in this crop WIN WIN
100, 100000; Dakota raised 81 ,ooo'oVo
bushels.
A stock company with capital OF
$4,000, 600, equally divided between
English and Minnesota capitalists
proposes to ship wheat direct TO Liver
pool by way of the lakes. The prin-
cipal object of this new plan Is 70
avoid the mixing in transfer elevators,
hitherto found 80 hard 10 prevent.
Mr.. w. P. Anterior, whose success
full apple culture is mentioned IN the
Maine Pathological Report, urges set
ting the trees OF each chosen variety
by themselves, instead OF scattering
promiscuously through the orchard |;
and he refers to several sorts highly
recommended and planted freely,
which experience compelled him to
root out.
To show the numerous sources from
which potatoes are received in New
York City, it may be stated that dur
ing II single day recently the following
lots were received: BY Rotterdam
steamer, GIG sacks; Amsterdam
steamer, 1851 sacks; Hamburg
steamer, 1928 sacks; Stettin steamer
2,76l sacks; Nova Scotia schooners
l2,444 bushels, and by Prince Edward
Island schooners, Ii, lat bushels.
A South Jersey asparagus grower
says that growers fifty miles north are
often earlier with their first shipments
because as soon as the ground is in fl
condition in the spring they throw &
light furrow from the sunny side O
the row in the morning and throw il
back again toward night, thus letting
in the sun to the crown OF the plant
He thinks the extra price received
does not pay for the labor expended
however.
A New England paper says: "Oleo
margarine is not selling 80 well thi
year as in past seasons, as its tru'
character is known by customers
This bogus stuff never would have me
large market, offered under its tru'
colors. Oaly by series of deception
has it been sold better last year, ant
is selling better this season, by reason
of the wholesome restrictions upon tn
sale of filthy substitutes.
Plums and other similar fruits ma,
be grown in every part of this wild
country, where the trees will WI
stand the climate without any dam
age from the plum curculio, by spray
ing the trees with the arsenical polsons
Paris green and London purple, on
pound of either to fifty or sixty gal
Ions of water, through the use Of tn
spraying pump. First spray the tree
just before the blossom buds open
second, two weeks after the beetles fly
If a weak soap emulsion is used a
these sprayings to mix the poisons,
will also destroy the leaf lice, aphi
bugs and all other insects injurious t
the fruit and the foliage. Then
third spraying about June 10, and tn
fruit is safe.
Salt gathers on the outside of bu
ter, writes Prof. Arnold, because OF tn
evaporation of water contained in tn
brine formtd by the salt added fc
seasoning the butter, the brine bein
crowded out of the butter by cor
traction from change of temperatur,
| 1t occurs when too much moisture
left in butter when working it, an
when there is so much water in tn
composition of butter that it separate
freely and forms an excess OF brin
when salt is added. In the latte
case the butter contracts from tn
liberation of moisture without chang
of temperature, just as curd contract
from theliberatior of its whey by til
action of rennet, or as lean meat col
tracts by separation of its moistu,
from the application Of salt.
The Commissioner of Agricultur
at Washington, has just received frol
Europe consignment of choice sill
worm eggs which he will distribut
gratutously to all persons who desil
10 raise silk worms and who are /
situated that they can do SO satisfa
torily. He will also be able to furnis
books of instructions in silk-cultul
before the sericultural season con
mences. For two seasons he has bee
purchasing cocoons from Amer Ca
silk growers at an average price of
cents per pound. All, therefore, WI
seek market for their cocoons
who wish silk-worm eggs. or books
instruction or information of an
sort in relation to the industry ca
obtain the same, free OF charg
upon application to Hon. Norma
j. Colman, Commissioner of Agricu
ture, Washington, d. G.
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