The Delta independent., 1890-12-09
Farm Notes and News.

Nine hundred and seventy -four bushels Of
potatoes have been grown on one acre of land
in johnson county. Wyoming, this season.
This wins the first prize of several hundred
dollars offered by the American AgricuItur-
alist for the largest yield of potatoes on one
exact acre. Another large crop was that of
R. "A. CHISHOLM Del Norte, Colorado, of
s474 bushels.
An exchange gives the following remedy to
prevent rabbits or mice from barking young
chestnut trseE:
half gallon soft soap (buy the best) and one
half pound of sulphur to pail Of water.
R. Ra. ase on 100 trees and no; one Was ininr.
ed by rabbits. Applied in the spring it will
also kill insect eggs and and make a smooth
BARK"
As there are a number of our fruit men
complaining about their trees being bsrkea
by rabbits. we give the above remedy which
may prove equally successful OH fruit trees.
1t will not be expensive or troublesome, at
least, to try it.
An expert -four man Of Chicago states that
the best wheat grown in Colorado would only
grade No. on the Chicago board, that it is
softer than the Minnesata and Dakota wheats,
and that Minneapolis -four is today being
sold in Denver from fifty to seventy FIVE cents
per hundred pounds more than our best home
product, If this is so, it is not generally
known, and again If q. is true, our wheat
growers will have to be moving in the p,at-
ter of changing their seed.
A thrifty and successful farmer says; 81
heartily believe in spreading manure in win
ter. 1t is far ahead of the old way of haul
it out in heaps. When the manure is spread
ing in heaps it only improves the small space
these heaps occupy. It not only helps the
spring work along, but produces better
crop, because the ground gets the full beneft
of the manure at the beginning when it
needs it most. The bes: way to do with the
winters manure is to let it stand until next
fail and draw last years now az it makes a
better fertilizer than green manure."-Ex.
The following was read by Henry Baker
at meeting Of the Pueblo horticultural
Society;
Now is the time to prune grape vines pre-.
paritory to laying down; if in III exposed sit
uatisn fork full of coarse manure will keep
the wind from blowing the dirt of. / find
that you cannot raise vegetables and grapes
together. Vegetables need m.re water than
the vines. The pruning of currants, goose
berries aud raspberries are new in order;
cultivate rotten manure among them. If the
root crops nre not gathered it should be At.
tended to Immediately, for soon the cold
chilly wiuds VI December will blow across
the wild ,noore' and poor Mary will wish
she had her tuii.ips pulled.
Cut your asparagus tops eft two inches be-
low the surfsce and burn them to prevent
the seeds from scattering; back furrow lightly
between the rows and then haul on plenty
Of good rotten manure; cultivate between the
rows and then put on more manure; you can
serys pie plant In the same wav only you
need not burn the tops, both of these roots
will stand any amount Of manure.
Celery should be in safe By this time
Clean out your old hnt beds and mulsh your
spring Unions with the manure, overhaul
the sash, sew gonny sacks for covers, oil
lurness, make head gates etc. These things
can be done on stormy days in your work
shop ou the south sjds OF q wire fence.
Visit around among the men Of your pro.
feSsion, talk up your business, g. 70 the lior.
ticuIturai Society; give and take pointers,
and enjoy yourself generally. Life is to
short te keep anything to yourself. su,d when
you 70 to that upper and better Kingdom
you will ysarn 10 GENE back and inpart the
know ledge yon have accrued in this life.
AMI fnaiIy, brethern. fyou 80 below. your
ysarninEs viii he stranges, and you will ap.
ply for leave If Hbseues ON the ground that
you hal forgotten some pointers oJu irrigation
ths storage Of wafer aud the use Of brin,-tone
~ an insec,icide that ypu wished to explain
" the horticultural society. y.-Rsvisw snd
Fasmerl