The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-06-16
SOME FARMING MATTERS.
USEFUL INFORMATION REGARD
ING FARM WORK.
What to Do With Stones-- GoslIngs-
How to Manage Them--In-
crease OF Cattle In Mon
tana-- A Word About
E.l 5 {ESs ..., =. IS. Fertilizers. -s.... "a
What to Do With the Stones:


about the farmers of New Hampshire
being compelled to plant corn with a
rifle On account Observation-Disclosures
OF stones. There are many farms,
and good ones too, in these United
States, on which, if the stones are not
quite so Astounding as that, they are
nevertheless so thickly distributed as
to be a real nuisance. And the worst
OF it is, the number in the fields seem
to be just as great every year, no mat
ter how thoroughly they were gather
ed up the previous season. ..
We once knew a good old Baptist
deacon, who sturdily insisted that
stones grow. II know they do" he
would say, "because after I've cleaned
'em all out of my garden one year,
there's just as many there next year,
an more, too," We won't quarrel
with the deacon's logic; it's as good as
many a more scientific theory that
has had it's day and departed. The
fact remains that the supply ofstones
on many farms is apparently mex
haustible; and what to do with them
is q serious problem.
There is a limit to pillng them on
top OF the ground, either in the form
OF stone wal or OF big mounds, like
Biblical monument. Stone fences are
a GOOD deal of anuisance themselves.
Unless laid in cement-Which would be
rather too expensive for the ordinary
farmer-they become harbors for IN
desirable ''small deer" of various
sorts, and through them and longside
OF them weeds and brambles find un-
molested foothold-
1.-THE wild brier,
The thorn and the thistle grew higher
and higher"
Yet this seems to be the readiest
way to dispose OF a vast quantity Of
loose stone picked from cultivated
fields.
Another plan is to bury them in
drains which is a useful method, but
likewise limited. They may also be
utilized in filling up swampy spots;
and some wet holes will absorb an
immense lot, especially il, as is desir-
able, the valuable muck is first
removed and composted for fertiliz-
ing purposes.
A good deal OF stone might be made
use OF, with the aid of neighborhood
stone breaker, in improving the con-
dltlon OF the roads. In stony locali-
ties, it is true, there are apt to be
more stones in the road than are
wanted already; but there are almost
always stretches of low-lying road
that need improvement, while q
smooth roadway OF broken stone is
better everywhere than one made up
OF boulders andruts.
These are some of the ways in which
stones may be disposed of. And yet,
when all is done, in stony regions they
are apt, like the poor, railways with
US" a problem as unsolved and un-
solvable as the origin of evil.
A New Strawberry.
The story comes from Ell Dorado
County, CAL, OF the discovery OF a
new and uncommonly delicious variety
of strawberry. It was found several
years ago in a wild state, some 5000
feet above sea- level on the Sierra
Nevada Mountains. The plant yield
ed q bundantly berries of medium size
and exquisite flavor, and the finder
concluded that he had lighted upon a
q strawberry bonanza.
He first transplanted a few plants
and gave them thorough trial. The
results were so satisfactory that he
obtained three hundred more, and
subsequently enlarged his patch to a
total of 5000 plants.
This wild mountain berry is a, per-
feet Towering variety. It has proved
to be all that it promised in it's wild
state as an abundant yielder, and the
berries are described as exceedingly
sweet, juicy, aromatic and delicious,
melting in the mouth without leaving
a particle of hard core, and as filling
the atmosphere around the patch with
a delightful spicy strawberry aroma.
No fewer than sixty five ripe berries
were counted on one plant, with
numerous young shoots loaded
with blossoms and all sizes Of berries.
So numerous were the ripe berries
visible in the plantation that they
gave a beautiful ruddy tinge to the
surface OF the patch.
The berries of this remarkable va
riety are not large, but their abund-
ance makes up for lack of size, and it
is thought that by proper cultivation
the size can be increased. 49,
On their native heath, in the upper
Sierras, these plants bear fruit elgnt
months in the year, and would con-
tinue longer but for the fact that they
are "nipped untimely" by frosty and
snowy weather. On lower levels it is
expected that ten months will be the
least period of their continuous bear
ing. f
We suspect that there is just a
touch OF the breezy hyperbole of the
glorious West in the description of
this new candidate for popular favor;
but we are ready to welcome the
cheney strawberry" to the list and
recommend the trial of it-if, indeed
it will flourish away from it's Sierral
wilds.
Cosl!nRs--H How to Manage Them.