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The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

neous with the main crop. If you desire
to reverse the performance so as TO have
the late variety bear the crossed ears you
must plant your hills long enough ahead of
the main crop of early corn to secure the
tasseling of all at the same time.
In case where one cannot get at the
length of time between planting and tassel-
ing so as TO bring the two varieties together
correctly, the time can be guessed at rs
nearly as possible and made TO work by
planting the experimental hills 4 few days
apart in succession. The hills can be watched
at the tasseling time of the main crop, and
such Of them as are then showing the end
of the tassel can be marked and the tassels
cut off for the cross. 1t would be folly 10
expect cross where the tasseling was not
exactly together.
An explanation OF how this method works
may be Of some benefit TO The boys who
have never studied such things as yet. The
corn is what we call nonecious plant,
which means plant bearing two distinct
sets OF flowers, one set being all male or
staminate flowers and the other set being
all female or pistillate flowers. In the tas-
sci of the corn we have the male flowers,
while in the silks we have the female flow
ers. There is 4 fine yellow dust in the tas-
sci known as pollen dust. Unless some Of
this dust falls upon the silk there can be no
grain. You find this last well illustrated in
4 single stalk of corn growing of to itself
the ear is seldom full for the reason that
winds blew the pollen dust away, not allow
ing enough of it to fall upon the silk to Sc
cure perfect fertilization. 1t takes one
grain of pollen dust on the silk for every
grain of corn on the cob. Where corn is
planted together in patches the dust is
blown about and enough of it lodges upon
the silks to insure perfect fertilization.
Now, when you have removed the tassels
from your experimental hills before the
pollen dust has ripened the silks on those
hills cannot be otherwise than fortified by
pollen dust from the other variety, with 4
full cross as the inevitable result.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

same vine, took the first premium for mel
ons at the Ohio state fair, the four melons
together weighing 342 pounds. They were
raised and offered by Mr. Browne of Ohio.
Seeds of the Cuban Queen are Of dark
brownish color thiclsly dotted with specks
a shade darker, presenting kind of mot
tied or grainy appearance. Each side Of
the beak is marked by short black stripe.
Seeds not so colored and so marked could
not be trusted rs genuine.
This minute description of the Cuban
Queen is simply in response 10 requests
from correspondents. and therefore must
not be accepted as an effort on our part TO
boost it as the very best melon grown.
Evidently II is, as vet, the largest growing
melon under cultivation-moSt OF the seed
catalogues will tell you this. and, as al
ready stated. its shipping qualities are IN
questionably first-class. Its introduction
certainly marks the beginning of extremely
large growing melons for this
country. but later other large
growing melons. evidently off-shoots
from the Cuban Queen. have appeared, and
some of them. as Kolb's gem, Burpee's
ironclad and others are fairly popular. We
have had no experience with any of these
established new qarities, but think them
all good. Our only interest in the Cuban
Queen lies in the fact that from long eX-
perience (having been the first TO grow it
from North American soil, we know it to
be entirely good for the trucll-farmer who
purposes shipping his product to a distant
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
THERE MONEY HOPS.

We have said through these columns
about everything that could be said with
reference to hop culture for Texas. We
nave clearly shown that the crop could be
successfully grown here and made profit
able, and one of our leading citizens, who
was once engaged in hop culture in another
state, has favored our readers with full di-
rections for cultivating and managing the
crop. And now, through the Lynden Press,
state OF Washington, comes an article show
ing wnat there is in hop culture up there
L region far less favorable for the crop
than Texas The Press says: Mr.. A. 4.
Judd has leased his hop field of twenty
acres TO Winkler Bros. The value Of the
crop last year was $4,000. 1t will run
fully as high this year. This
is an immense amount 10 be
derived from one field. He says the
cost of harvesting and marketing the crop
will not exceed $1,000. which amount will be
put in circulation in Lynden. BY the above
it will be seen that the Winliler Bros. AMI
MIR Judd will net i clear return of $4,000
or more from their twenty acres, which far
exceeds the return of any other crop ON ten
times the amount of land
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

strong enough to take its sustenance from
other sources So. we see if in its course
the weevil happens 10 destroy the plumule,
there can be no plant but if it misses this
and confines its work 10 the cotyledors.
plant may appear. but it will be a starved
and hence runted plant in proportion TO the
quantity OF matter removed by the insect.
Nature provides no surplus for such an
emergency. In the cotyledons there is but
just food enough To supply the needs Of the
young plant, hence when 4 weevl has been
in the bean it cannot be otherwise than
damaged as i seed.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

This department is devoted to answering
such questions as may be asked by our Sub
scriberS, which may be OF general Information
Inquiries OF personal character that require all
swer by mail should always have stamp in
closed. Please give fun name and postotice
address in addition TO any such signature as
Subscriber" or A. q. d, mol for publication
If against the will OF the writer, but 10 admit OF
direct communication should such q thing be
deemed necessary. Address as directed al head
q rhi>
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

= l.
here comes in the suggested variation that
may be necessary in different soils: If
your soil is of sandy character and rich
enough for good crop of corn, YOU have
nothing to do other than plant your melon
seeds in the checks, covering them with
| fine mould to the depth OF about two inches.
| If not rich enough for goo0 crop OF corn
it should have been MADE SO at the prepara-
ton, and the manural agent worked well
through the soil. If a stiff clay soil. YOU
should rake out at each check hill six or
eight inches deep and three feet in diane
ter, filling with some kind of loose soil con-
tanning large proportion of decomposed
vegetable matter. If the land is good. it
makes no particular difference as to what
the vegetable matter is, provided, always,
that il is well rotted The object OF the
vegetable matter IS TO prevent the land
from packing around the young plants,
which always start of feebly. If there IS
any particular pack they viii not De able TO
push ont their roots, but when once estab-
lished they viii take care OF themselves and
the after-culture. yet TO be described, viii
provide for their root extension.
In planting it is always best to put in
plenty of seeds, as watermelon seeds arc
little uncertain in terminating. / would
never start with less than twelve seeds to
the hill 40 matter how good the seeds may
appear to be. II all come up and show
nTprniSa of thrift thin down IN f r-n in
the hill. When these appear to be pretty
well established thin down to three Of the
best plants in the hill. and afterwards when
about starting to run, thin down to two in
the hill. which will be your regular stand.
In planting it IS always best to firm the
soil little over the seeds by patting upon
it with the back OF the hoe. This guards
against drying out and damage while the
seeds are swelling.
''Cultivation should begin so soon as the
plants are well up. Stir the soil well down
close 10 the mills. and continue going over
the patch about once III ten days until the
running vines stop yuu. When the vines
have started 10 run keep your cultivation
strictly outside OF their reach Never dis
tSfO JHc SOL nearer L!ic rows IMAM the ENDS
Of The vines, and never, under any consid-
Grafton. move the vines. If weeds or grass
appear inside the range of the vines remove
them with Il hoe or BY hand. As the vines
attain to Il few feet in length place small
clods upon them here and there TO prevent
their being moved by the wind Don't, on
any account, forget that the vines must
never be moved This is, undoubtedly, one
of the most important things in watermelon
culture. You can never get good results
from vines that have been moved. When
your culture is finished arrange so that the
land Will be left level. Leave no water
burrows between the rows, for these would
simply Obstruct the passage of fine roots,
which would need TO pass the center be-
tween the rows.
This is all there is in watermelon cul-
ture. It has always made the crop
splendid success with me, and with all
whom | have known to strictly follow the
same method. =
OF course good seed of good varieties hass
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
WEEvH-EATEN SEED BEiN

by&eevils as good for seed IS II Is not SO
eaten The question seems to Be a mooted
one, some persons contending that the
weevil never touches the vital part of the
bean, and that therefore il is not injured
for planting, while others contend other
wise. Please answer through THE GAZETTE.
Waco, Texas. LADY GARDENER.
Beans bored by weevils should never be
used as seed if it can possibly be avoided,
for they are never reliable. They may ger
inmate many of them wilD and the re-
sultant plants may grow, but such plants
will Invariably be weak and runted at the
start, and therefore will never reach the
full development which they would other
wise have attained. 1t is with plants a
good deal as with hvestock-one can never
expect j runted calf or a runted colt to de-
velop into the highest type of its species at
maturity.
A bean, as you must know, is divided
into two parts or halves; on rather, as we
might say, three parts. There are two
outer parts called cotyledons by botonists,
and an inner part called the plumule. The lat
ter is the living or terminating part of the
seed-the embryo plant-while the two
former are simply little hampers Of food
which the new plant carries with it in its
journey up out of the ground, and from
which it must draw its supplies until old
enough TO '.wean," as it were. In other
words the matter of those hampers must
feed it until II has grown large enough and
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
POPULAR SCIENCE.
THE BOTANICAL PAMPHLETS OF
PROFESSOR BUCKLEY.
Tie Indian Territory Gold Fields-Naiua-
BILE Minerals OF TeNas-A New Rail
road Car-Cause OF La Grippe.
The Greatest Waterfall.

An Austin correspondent writes US that
our move in favor of complete botanical
asxarl, fnl. TeNas ,r.s certlinlt. move in the.
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

VI course good SEED or good varieties
much to do with successful melon cuIf
Several correspondents have wl'itte9H
US to recommend the best varieties 90
are now so many good varieties 1870
public that we could scarcely feel At liba
TO Recommend any particular one of tn
There is one thing, however, that we
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
THE IRISH POTATO IN TEXAs.

bureau Of Texas there was raised in this
state in 1851 COL. 749 bushels of Irish pota-
toes. The selling value OF which was S439,-
732 We have no figures for 1890. but the
quantity raised in that year was evidently
considerable larger than in the year prcced-
ing.
This is certainly small showing for
state as large Is Texas, and especially for
one in which he Irish potato succeeds 50
extremely well as here, but Commissioner
Foster explains il al BY saving; Owing
10 the inability Of preserving them for any
considerable length of time in this climate,
the production OF Irish potatoes for the gen
cral market Is not undertaken at all. The
local markets are supplied with them when
the crop first natures, but beyond this their
production IS adjusted 10 the demands of
the farm on W Inch they arc cultivated. -
Further on We shall offer 4 suggestion
which. if adopted. will we think, entirely
do away with that complained of inability
10 preserve Irish potatoes for any consider
able length of time in this climate.
Tho average yield Of the Irish potato
crop in TEXAS Tor 1859 good. bad and indif-
farcut crops summed togethcrJ WIS lO4
bushels to'hc acre Running in the two
preceding seasons the average FOR the three
.ra., WAS 4 little over one hundred and six
AID half OW.5Gl bushels to the acre,
while the average Weld for all the United
States was only 4 little over eighty-seven
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The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

say. 1t is never safe to attempt raising
market melons from seed one knows nothing
about Scrub melons are little like scrub
cattle-they will not al all DO to depend
upon for good prices. It is always best to
pay little more to some reliable scotsman
for seeds of some good named variety suited
TO the purpose OF the grower, than to take
any risk on seeds whose variety cannot be
vOuched for.
Since our publication in these columns of
a description of the CUBAN Queen water
melon. with a bit of history showing -!
fifteen years ago it was introduced 80
from Cuba, much interest on the seSrt of
Texans has been manifested in A,Slssp2l1I
tcular variety. Numerous -
been received asking where sceSof The va
riety could be had. To all we have stated
that the seed could he had Of any prominent
seed house. for the Cuban Queen has long
been held into prominence IS a standard.
\ letter received last week asked US to de-
scribe the appearance OF the Cuban Queen
melon The illustration on this page will
convey better idea of the general appear
ance of the melon than we could give by
words. It is striped. as you will see. The
dark stripes are of 4 moderately dark green
color while the light stripes are only
enough lighter than the dark stripes to
make them sharp in contrast. There is a
preculiarity in the outline OF every perfect
specimen-the blossom end is invariably
larger than the stem end is appears in the
illustration. The illustration is entirely
perfect in all respects save color. II was
made expressly for US from the photograph
ot specimen weighing ll3 pounds.
The outer rind of the Cuban Queen is
very tough and never liable to crack. The
Inner rind or white portion OF the melon
may he said 70 average about three-fourths
Of All inch in thickness. also very tough.
In color the flesh IS about medium in point
OF shade between the light red ana dark
red of 4 melon. Il is sugary aud very good
tu: not quite so delicate in favor rs the
Georgia watermelon and some other
snallcr-growiug varieties that might be
named. 1t invariably gives good satisfac-
ton as an eating melon; but its greatest
attractions for the truck farmer lie in its
extraordinarily large size and superior
shipping qualities. You can ship i; as far
as you like and, unless very roughly ham
died. get It through without bruise or
blemish.
The Cuban Queen Is al unusually rank
grower and very prolific. Some ten wears
ago four melons OF this variety, ell on the
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
on CROSSING corn.

Few things could be easier than crossing
different varieties Of corn. Any boy on the
farm may make as many crosses rs he de
sires to make without involving trouble
sufficient TO be at all worthy of mention. 1t
is very interesting. lie can at the next
harvest time have for exhibition ears of
corn that he knows to be half and half Of
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

of the usual make. These four are cx-i>
above the number now used. and occur
position under the center Of the Coa-..
They are without hanges and the braAi
work upon them. The fiangeless tircs yes-
the brakes far more effectiveness than ing
could have on trucks with aanges. - G
\ Chicago scientis. Or. Gentry rep.r.,
the discovery Of new microbc the H.
being none other than the little fellowy-.
ing n grippe. Il was first captured il
atmosphere. and afterwards lis idel-
was established by examining Tie exp.
toration of numerous "a grippe pale
No other known microbe ,geseInbles{ e.,
any prominent particular o. all thasz
crobes yet seen it IS the most agile. 81
skipping flea ten thousand times III pfps
portion 10 size. After ,nc first discovery
the atmosphere, by i resort TO the o5ssaaE
method Of capture, was found 10 be fal -
them. Chicago is now severely sIaaryst
'S Dr. ID E o. n. Myers Of 81
reports 4 similar discovery ma Mage
torations, though he did not tAA&as -
the game on the fy. Referrid1 D.,
Gentry's discovery he saws: 1T is@iie
that both OF Us have SECURED ;fGsSsg mr.
micro-organismN. That tbs Sersanissa.
the cause of influenza arsnos prepare NJ
assert, but il is altosetner iNsA6+ \
il is. Beiag an infectious disease> as
germ theory would not only oaer pa-iy--A
explanation. but. reasoning from Gna.oc.,
would become 4 logical iucercnec%Ss
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

A Mobile (Ala.) man has just invented
new car which well-informed railroaders
say will undoubtedly soon come into general
use. One Of its most striking features rests
in an independent action OF each wheel,
there being no connecting axles. This does
away with all friction and sliding on runss;
ming curves. The wheels or trucks are SCI
in strong frame work, and are of the
usual size and. with the execution of four,
The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
GOOD GRASS FOR NAME.

4 few heads of grass. It has been green al
through the winter. and is now Just be-
ginning to head out VIII you please give
lis through THE GAZETTE the name, etc,
of TINS grass. and much Oblige
Cleburne, Tex, April 3
Your grass is the Festuca pratensis of
botanists. IN different localities it IS
known by various common names as
meadow fescue," Randall grass :" ever
green grass" etc 1t is not native of
Texas. but an introduction: indeed. il
grows more or less IN most of the lower
Southern states. Mr. james Taylor of
North Carolina, writing to the United
States department of agriculture. says of
it that it grows well on rocky soils, afford
ing fine pasture for cattle and sheep.
throughout the winter. Being perenni4E
whsrssRaye fairly sekit stays. Real.Yk
j il i. ~ grssss - ssss;
the fadFshse / ezls ssay BIZ ksaore
dry and elevated than xoula Stain blue
". Drouth hurts 1t lesaan any other
GOD grass. In Europe tits one of the
Standard pasture grasses. 1t is, further-
more. much grown as a hay grass
in many portions of the old country,
where it is sown as other regular tame
grasses. The plan of sowing it there is
with the crop of spring oats, about one
peck of weil-cleaned seed being given to the
acre. Here we might put it in with cur
crop OF fall-sown oats. The seeds weigh
fourteen pounds to the bushel. We have
no information as to whether or not the
seed is anywhere on sale in this country.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-11-28
TOO MUCH FOR HIS TEETH.
He Should OF Known Better; but
Her Smile Was too Much for

He Should Of Known Better: but
Her Smile Was too Much for
Him.
A very good looking drummer he
was, and he had succeeded in making
a great impression upon the table-gir!
at a Maine hotel. He paid strict at
tention to the girl and to his dinner
and his performance was creditabls
and thorough in both directions. But
he did not eat his sweet corn. Finally
the girl said in her sweetest tone:
"You must have another ear OF corn.
That is cold and not filled out"
"Ob, no" but she was gone.
She returned with a steaming IA OF
corn and then waited expectantly to
see him bury in the succulent vegetable
his pretty teeth, that he showed
with such charming grace in his smile.
He ought to have known better,
but in a spirit of bravado he
responded to the mute appeal in that
waiter-girl's eyes and set his teeth in
to the corn. The first mouthful went
all right, the second was q great sue.
cess, but the third-we would that
our tale could end here, but it can not.
At the third mouthful, as he darted
a CLEAN of fond admiration at the
girl, his teeth loyalty stayed by the
mangled ear of corn for an instant,
then dropped to the floor with q rat.
tie that sounded to his ears like a dis.
charge of heavy artillery. Worst OF
all, as he madly scratched for them he
couldn'tfind his treasure. Finally this
girl recovered them from a neighbour
ingtable, after alady kindly movedhe
skirts aside and revealed the truant
teeth. The look that passed between
that girl and the drummer as she
handed him his teeth had something
IN it that wilted the bouquet over
which it assed.-[Lewistown Jour.
nal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-11-28
Adoption by holesale.

A light-hearted Partisan, NJ. Felix
Deleuze by name, adopted twelve years
ago sixteen orphan girls, to whom hs
gave a home in his own handsome
mansion, and he provided for their
care and education arequisite number
of servants and g~overnesses. Being q
widower and childless, he portioned
out {. large share OF his immense for
tune among the wards, who now ar.
irving at woman's estate, are CRATE
fully and cleverly marrying off his
hands. Five have chosen good hus-
bands. received the dot of $500 be-
slowed by the foster-father, and gone
from under his roof to make homes
of their own. Two of them havetaken
the veil. Nine yet remain to choose
their vocation or path in life, on
which, like the kings son in the fairy
tale. they will set out provided with
a fathers blessing wise counsel anda
purse Of gold.-Illustrated American.