Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-02-23
IndnstrinI Rreritles.

Industrial Brevities.
The old idea that pears are slow in
coming into bearing has long since |
been exploded. Not only dwarf trees,
but standards of the Bartlett and
Seckel, bear in very few years after
planting. Excepting the small fruits,
dwarf pears are often the earliest
fruits to be perfected on new place.
By carthing up around the dwarf as it
grows older, it will form roots on the
pear stock, and become a veritable
standard tree.
In the early days, when oxen were
used only on soft ground, and when
even the roots were soft, oxen were
used generally without finding much
difficulty in their feet. But those which
travelled long distances, even then.
had to be shod. A footsore OK team is
almost worthless for work The art OF
shoeing oxen is almost a lost one II
some blacksmiths in country places
would learn how to shoe oxen, there
would be an increase in OK teams in
many places.
While dried beans are a staple article
of food the pea grain is scarcely ever
used in this country, although in COM
mon use in Europe and Canada. We
might use more peas than we do. Pea
meal is excellent to mix with wheaton
| flour, for pancakes, and many very fine
| favored and nutritious dishes can be
prepared. Those who have tried peas
/ in any form say they are among the
best foods for those troubled with con-
stipation and indigestion. They are
quite as rich in albuminoids as are
beans and easier for weak stomachs to
digest
1t is possible, while the ground is
frozen, to safely remove quite large
trees and insure their growth when
carefully planted. Large amounts of
earth in frozen condition win adhere
to the roots, though circle should be
cut around the tree while the ground
is frozen, severing roots that extend
beyond it. Special machines for lift
ing trees are now made, and to these
are attached trucks strong enough to
draw large trees where they are want
ed for planting. The tree will need
considerable pruning, but will live,
and after one or two years be as vigor-
Gus as ever.
To prevent evergreen hedges from
forming snowbanks on the leeward
side, the row should be either double,
or protected by a fence enough dis
lance back to break the force OF the
wind. A row of deciduous trees,
through whose leafless branches the
wind will find some obstruction, is bet.
ter than fence. An apple orchard,
unless headed very low, is little OBJ
struction to the wind, which passes
under its branches with little check
Of speed on long, level surface. Bu
where small hills abound, almost any
kind of shelter will make windbreah
without forming snowbank behind 1t
A dry, equable cold temperature Il
, better for onions than either moistur'
or alternate cold and warmth. 1t is nc
, disadvantage to the onion to be frozen
. provided that it is covered up so tina
after freezing it does not thaw out un'
: til settled warm weather in spring, ant
, is not moved or handled while in |
, frozen condition. Most cellars are to-
warm and too moist for keeping onions
, | A dry loft in the barn or shed, wher
I they can be covered up, is much bette
, than the cellar. The white or silver
. skinned onion is poorest OF all for keep
: ing through the winter. Onions TO
a seed are usually planted in ridges lat
: in the fall and lightly covered. The,
: freeze, but it does not injure thei
: growth in any way.
: II is often noticed that when trees ar
a injured by severe cold only a part
: the tree is affected. 1t is usually on tn
n side exposed TO the coolest winds, bu
+ seems to be due to freezing of the so
i in which the roots feeding that part
n the tree are imbedded, rather than
i the direct action of the winds upon tn
J. tree itself. Injury to the bark OF
trunk in blowing or otherwise affect
a the branches directly above il. Tn
II tree is therefore not wholly an individ
v uality. but more like federation
2 members, the root affecting the branch