Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-07
FARM AND GARDEN
Utilize Dead Leaves, corD,..,..
and All Rubbish. ''A'
STRAWBERRY LEAF Ro,,,.
The Safest Investment Th..
Can Make is to Buy Good -'a
Real Estate--Rte.

The W not pelieye in root-n,n,;-
~. corn crop; As the roots ds unlng ior
cs. ovation should be nor nor ueye!op The
SHALLOW until at the last i ana more
merely stirring the surface III i;i'nslsts in
Dead leaves, constable 80 =.
which will decay NAV he d ina gu rubbish
; ;et 'n ! by burning. This bv ,e :. oes
,ai.,a = !. compost heap, which 4 making
y, va h 70 the gardener will repav \. I''uture
The first spring work con.;..
very important matter Of "cl ..s's o. the
pon,t begin anything else mt; hitting Ing up"
cleared up the entire premise Y. ~ have
them from the unsip6tlv acc,,a sna freed
always disclosed by winter,s adm at
The corn crop must make H. ra''uie.
N comparatively brief time ss.osth
mat you help it to the utmost h. ~ y tnen
ana ciean cultivation. Unless ssleiul
apied 70 improve each shining bom. = en-
cannot hope for a crop that Mil Iio ~, you
granary. "n Oil the
A man who permits fence ro,uu
Dor weeds cannot maintain . 1--WE % mar
as good farmer. 1t either proves s'a y
ne is very slack in his methods ~ ~. may
the farm does not pay we'll enouoh ! nay \,
low putting any labor upon s,1ch ~ a.
less (?) accessories. l 'ucn use
There is little time in ea,,v
when even the best farmers ara '. ~.
get rushed, because the weeds o r. %
last. Rather than let them oat LOVE S,ox 70
you 1t will pay to hire extra haI Cau o.
awhile. The crops will be enona ,i'i b,.i ~
to pay the expense. sa Osl'ef
There is no piece Of land unon ~.
farm but that can be put to soma v r.. ao
able use. Ii too rough to cultivate ,an.
It to a good flock of sheep. If Won a Isl.
fancy that, plant it with forest ~ t HUa '
Don't let it remain idle, for then Il i i
tax and not gain to own it. .
About the safest investment tb..
man can make is to buy good real ssss
This is particularly so If The land ;s, nss
ductive and not idle. For this r = pv
farms are good investments, and farmer
should not be anxious to sell out even ,,,,i i
they do have poor year or two. :
In discussing the question of oood
roads not enough attention is paid to thu
methods OF preserving them after thew
are made. Wide tires on the waso a ss y
important to this end. In France. where
they have the best roads in the world
four-lnch to six-inch tires are common
If you practice level cultivation with
the potato crop, you will simplify your
labor and follow sensible method In
level culture everything but the digging
Is easier. and this is not SO difficult a. to
be an objection. One of the best nre.
ventives of mildew on plants is DOW.
dered lime. 1t should I've busted over
them when wet with dew or Just after
rain and repeated as often as necessary,
1t is a good check for potato vine disease.
| PERFECT BUTTER AT ONE OPERATION.
If little skill is developed in making,
washing, sailing, working and packing
butter at one operation, the results are
quite satisfactory. John Gould describes
his process as follows: taking slightly
acid cream, put it in revolving churn,
and churn- it until it begins to show
signs of breaking, when a little weak
brine should be added to the cream to
assist in the separation. When the but
ter grains are the size of small shot and
before taking out any buttermilk add
two-thirds as much cold water as there
is butter, etc., in the churn. Agitate
little, draw off this diluted fluid and re-
peat until the water comes clear. Then
let it drain in churn for short time,
and then add the salt by the use Of 8
little wooden fork. Let the butter re-
main undisturbed for half hour, when
the cover is put on and the churn slowly
| revolved for five or more minutes. Then
take this fork and break up the butter
balls that have formed in the churn, and
liberate the buttermilk inside Of them.
Then rechurn, and at the conclusion OF
the operation pack the butter into the
little pals by adding pound or 50 at
time, turning off the moisture each time
until the pail is full. Then cover the
top with cloth wet in some OF the BRINE
that came from the churn, and sprinkle
on dry salt and put on cover; and, Il lne
butter cannot be sold that day, put 1t IN
as cool place as possible, and sell atthe
first opportunity, not that it must De-
but the great damage to the butter mar
ket is in the producers holding Their out
ter for some reason until it has lost It's
fine flavor"
STRAWBERRY LEAF ROLLER.
This insect attacks the leaves OF tne
strawberry, drawing together the wv
halves of leaf with web; then the III.
closed upper surface is eaten away 50
that it withers and turns brown. some,
times all the foliage is destroyed, ana
even the plants are killed. TINS Is onu
of the most destructive OF the strawoell.
insects. The larvae is little more tnan
one-third of an inch long, in color ir n
a yellowish brown to dark green, In, ins
larva changes to pupa within the loi sish
leaf late in June, being about one-Ilsn
inch in length and pale brown IN co saS
The moths emerge early in July, ais
measure nearly one-half an men a si;Sh
the expanded wings. They are read'' II
brown. Eggs for the second plo I'm
larvae are deposited late in July, anu ',s
larvae feed in the folded leaf the same -
those of the first brood. They becons
full grown in September, wnen ID tIi =
change to the pup@ in the leaves a;u
this state remain during the w WINK,
emerging as moths in spring In ooS Tbs
ern Illinois there are three broods. , ia
second brood of larvae may De reuut tSs
in number by spraying the leaves u a or
strawberries with arsenical posoh' ,hs
powdered hellebore at the tim s.;o,s
young larvae are appearing ana i.a uo wsy
the leaves are folded; but pe.ie, aid
TO destroy this pest is to NOW si,e alter liter
after the crop of berries is of, and hu "
letting it stand few days to a d., es are
over, adding straw where the Leaves ensb b
few in order that it may be tnof .,iants
burned. This will not injure inc P roIer'
and will effectually destroy the leal '0AS