Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-08

less the land is sodden with water. ~
fact. there is some difference in the
soil ever after.
The practice of moving down straw
berry patches is recommended by 'he
American Cultivator only IN cases
where the vines are Overgrown Win
weeds. The object is to give the
weeds a setback, with the hope that
little care will give the Strawberries
Il advantage in the race for lie. IL Is
OF doubtful utility at best to try Sc
har.h remedy. We tried IL once
but We al o took the precautlon to
dig II , some OF the best plants and sci
them in n place by themselves where
they c uld be kept from weeds. These
were not cut back, and from these we
got all cur berries the subsequent sea
son.
We saw once an old experiment in
stunning grain made by an old and
shrewd farmer. On one corner OF ms
field sewn with cats was very rich
place, where barn or stack or ma
nu,e heap had once stood. Here the
grain always lodged. Taking his cue
from this, the farmer drew heavy AZ
tooth drag over his place alter the
o ats we're two or three inc hes high
and then rolled it down. Neighbors
said this would hurt the oats. That
he replied, was just what he wanted
to do. They we're growing too rank
The drag tore the leaves, caused the
plant to tiller, and IN the check thus
given to its rampant growth the grain
stood up till it ripened.
Four-leaved clover is not a distinct
variety of clover, but only sport, the
variation being in the presence o.
four leaves in the plant which derives
its botanic name. trifolium, from it,
three-clustered leaves. 1t is barely
possible that by judicious selection
four.leaved trifolium may be bred
The difficulty is that the same plani
often prod ices both three and foul
leaved clovers, and little dependence
could be placed on getting seed tha
would perpetuate the abnormal char
acteristic. Four-leaved clovers are
said tc be especially abundant this
year in localities having grea
emount OF rain. 1t has been suggested
that the cxuberance of vegetation IL
wet, warm weather causes the clover
to indulge in an extra leaf.
Professor Shelton, Of the Kansas
State Agricultural college, writing O
alfalfa, says that to raise it success
fully the ground should receive
thorough preparation by blowing ano
narrowing. SOW no less than &C
pounds OF seed to the acre, and SOW
this about the middle of April. Har
Tow in lightly, following with a roller
if possible. Do not be discouraged il
the plant makes feeble growth dur
ing the first season, as they usually
do Alfalfa should not be pastured OF
moved during the first and critica
season. The mower should occasion
ally be run over the ground higl
enough to miss the alfalfa and cut IF
the tops Of the weeds. After this sea
son the alfalfa will take care OF itsel
and all the weeds within its reach.
AS the cold weather approaches
every kind-hearted man who owns 3
horse will provide his animal with q
comfortable blanket, both for stable
wear and for covering when hitched
out of doors. Nor is it matter o.
kindness of heart alone, but it is
really matter of economy with the
ov nor of the horse. An animal which
is kept comfortably blanketed will
keep in good condition and come out
in the spring better prepared for hard
work on less feed than one that is af-
forded none but its natural protection
The cost of the blanket will be more
than saved in the feed, beside adding
to the physical comfort and appear
ance OF the beast. When purchasing
blankets it is an object to get the bes
for your money, and the cheape are
not always those that cost least at the
start. A good blanket, which viii
prove durable and last, ls the cheapes
in the end.
Az Eastern journal says alt seem,
to us that some OF the old calculation.
about the cost of fences in this country
and OF keeping them in repair, u,
being respectively greater than the ma
tional debt and the interest on it are
becoming somewhat superannuated
No doubt fences cost more than the,
should, but their yearly cost is de-
creasing, in all the older parts of the
country at least, by substitution oil
soiling and ensilage for the old pastur.
age system. The national debt has
greatly decreased since calculations
were made, and the interest account
still more; but we think that the dis
use OF fencing has kept pace with
either OF these. A great deal of fenc-
ing material is still used, but it is
every year in larger proportion CT wire.
very few rails are now put up in the
old fashioned worm fence. Old rails
are sometimes used, but they are
mostly spiked to posts set in straight
lines, and generally surmounted with
a barbed wire at the top, to make the
rails so farther and to make the fence
more effective"
There are several States which pro-
duce surplus of corn. OF these Hi
nols and Iowa are equals, the product
OF each being estimated at 100000,
ooO bushels; Missouri ranks as third
with 21O,OOO0O0 bushels; and of the
other Tour, Kansas has made a gain of