Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-03-26
FARM GLEANINGS.
THE RELATIVE VALUE OF FROSTED
SEED AsCERTAINED.
The Normal Condition of Short Horn
Cow-An Increase of One Hundred
Per Cent in Production on
Well Fertilized Land.

insects.
Wood-moss laid on the earth around
plants is beneficial, by retaining moist
ure and giving the pot neater appear
ance.
Owing to the great use of the twine-
| binder in harvesting, the consumption OF
hemp and similar fibres has increased %
per cent during the past year.
An irrigation system is to be adopted
for the land OF the Fruto Improvement
| COMPANY in Colusa county. The main
ditch will be seven miles in length
A farmer of Hartford, N. Y, has been
| indicted by the Grand Jury for neglect
ing to remove and destroy some dis
eased peach trees that were in his
orchard.
The production of seed is more ex-
hausting to soil than the growth of vine,
| and for that reason a green manurlal
| crop does not require to be matured. 1t
takes nearly as much from the air through
| it's leaves and the assistance of rains as
it takes from the soil.
Two excellent results of life on the farm
compared with life on the street, are the
humanity and economy engendered in
young people who help to feed the many
dependents on the farm and who find
no other way OF gathering needed pennies
but by that OF slow earnings and careful
savings.
The third report of the Experimental
Agricultural Station at Auburn, Ala, has
Just been published. The profit from
ten acres of corn, fertilized, was $3.50 per
acre, while from unfertilized it was $2.4
per acre. Other experiments with sweet
potatoes, ground peas, turnips and grapes
were uniformly successful.
The value of all dogs in the state OF
New York is $1,000, 900, says current
newspaper paragraph. Yes, and if it
wasn't for this 81 600, 900 worth of useless
dog meat the value of the sheep of the
state of New York would be several mil.
lions more than it is, and the Common
wealth that much richer.
Geese do not receive as much atten-
ton as they should on farms especially
adapted to rearing water fowls. Be
sides yielding a regular income of feath-
ers, they are one OF the most profitable
fowls for the market. Much easier reared
than turkeys, they sell as readily in most
seasons at as good profits.
Germany claims the honor of having
the oldest rose bush in the world. 1t is
said that i'll 1879 Bishop Hepilo caused
a trellis to be erected to support the busl
ROW climbing over the old church a
Heldersheim. The only certain thing il
that the main branch OF this rose bush i.
now larger than mans body.
Farming business generally is con
Quoted on a loose and slovenly basis
with an absence of economical method.
that surprises every man that comes t.
this country fully posted as to the meth
DDS adopted elsewhere, where men have
to pay an annual rent for the land anC
much higher tithes and taxes than we.
Professor Storer says a ration of thirt,
pounds OF pumpkin per COW daily will in
crease the flow and improve the qualit,
OF milk. More than this quantity should
not be given. Pumpkins are very chea,
food, as couple of tons can be grown t.
, the acre with the corn crop. The seed
OF the pumpkin ought to be removed be
fore feeding.
| The change from an outdoor run to tn
limit Of a hennery is not at all agreeabl
to the nature of fowls. There they liy
and grow like house plants-pale an
delicate. The longer the are hived to
gether the more sickly they will be an
the less number the breeder will have t.
, show or sell in presentable condition t
his customers.
Raising flowers for the manufactures E
perfumery ls becoming a new industry il
Florida under the encouragement {
Northern capital. The two varieties c
roses grown are the musk and damask
and other flowers that are used for dis
tillation, such as the jassamine, yiolets
( lilies and jonquils, are hardy and well
, rich harvests under cultivation.
Its no trouble to winter sheep" sal
an old fiock-master to us, once; ssbut til
: rub Is in springin' 'em." That was be
cause he did not winter them well. TIL
steady cold of winter keeps the svsten
keyed up, and the poorest feed is cate,
, with some relish and benefit but unles
the sheep has been kept on a high leve
the warm, facilitating breath OF sprine
will let it down fatally.
There is much difference in the mill
OF different animals and breeds. an,
much depends upon the food and condi
ton OF the COW. 1t is very unusual t,
lind less than 2.5 or more than s per cen
oil TAT, less than or more than 30 ne
, cent, OF the volume Of the MIX, of cream
less imam III. or more than II per cent
OF solids, or less than SO or more thar
500 per cent. of water in pure milk.
Professor Green, of the Minnesota Stat,
Agricultural college, has completed hi
experiments to ascertain the relat;v,
value of frosted grain for seed His W.
port SHOWS that from 40 to 90 per cent O
: the total amount planted will sprout anf
grow; lie says that the experiment,
may be relied upon, and hereafter far
mers may plant frosted grain with tb,
assurance that it will grow, rather thar
run IN debt for other seed. The BAL
rymples OF Dakota will give frosted seel
a thorough test. 'e''
In discussing "Stock- GROWING in .e,;
culture, Western writer makes On,
point which is too often disreparded IT,
AYERS that the stock-growing farm con ~
made self-supporting. which is MOI ot''t tI ~
ease "l.h an other branches of agricult
ure. FOR 1t must be remembered tha
oarne-yard manure Is the basis of success
lul farming; 1t costs nothing but th,
saving and 1t is a complete manure fo
All crop productions, and Therefore !,
growing iood necessary for the stock tt,
fertility OF the soil can be maintainad
which otherwlse is sure to deteriorate
r shorthorn breeders in Several woston.
s hrno5 are discussing the future of tn,