The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-27
FARM AND GARDEN.


Pear culture In Minnesota would seem
% be failure, according 20 a letter from
g fr01t growee OF thai state IN the 1'rairls
Farmer.
Shipments Of over 400 tons Of cabbage
are reported 70 have been made from fas
one little station. clyde, y. Y the past
sea SON.
\ down East farmer estimates the aver
age cost Tor the MARKET A. about $50 for
Pair Of S-Sear-old steers, nom calves up
10 that aga
The most productive Of all raspherrles -
the Columbian, according 10 comparative
trial al the New York experiment station
II is a purple variety.
The New York horse show was quite .
success financially. Altar dedOGting all
expenses about sies 0No is left 70 Ike divided
among the stockholders.
In experimental trials OF covered and
uncovered manure on potatoes and wheat
during two years the results strongly IA
yored the covered manure.
]. A. Balmer. hortieulgurist. and " ];
Spiilman. agricultrrist. Of the agricultural
college. held meetings with the farmers in
Southwestern Washington last month.
Georgia Is reported to have produced
500 go barrels OF pears this year. TIE lie
Conte pear Is great faXorite IN georgia
and a large percentage OF the crop Was or
that variety.
The California wines Of Iiveruore were
awarded two medals at the recent wine
exposition in Rordsaux, France, ana ths
compliment.
No one has vet proved that poultry drop
pings are benefited by being allowed 80
accumulate IN the henEery. ON the other
hand il Is a fact that lice and disease ara
bred in unclean quarters.
1t Is annpunced that hereafter no indian
corn viii be admitted 20 Italy frqfn ror-
eIgR countries unless accompanied h% Z
consular certificate that II was in good
condition at time OF loading.
II is alleged that the original Co2cord
grape vine, now over 40 years old, Is stin
growing and hearing good crops Of fruit
near Concord, Mass, the scene CT tRe nrSt
battle OF the Revolution ia 19l5.
Ii is eontended by SEINE that an acre OF
clover is equal 20 one OF corn for hogs II
Is certain that a rye pasture is very valu-
able, especially in a dry season. Both the
grass and the exercise are desira Bile +
If ;urpentine is given 10 lambs for
worms, let il be done after A twenfy-fnHr
hours fast and when the tlrst stomach -
empty. II is not unlikely that tho whole
flock is affected II We ind worms in oHee
Missouri Is said 70 have produced ASSOC
barrels of apples this gear. This puts MIS-
oari fourth in the list OF great apple-Pro-
v2nia and Ohio exceeding her this year.
Reports from the Salt River valley,
Aria, are TO the effect that there are 200
acres OF orange groves planted IN that
valley, some of which are bearing car
loads OF fine fruit which r1pens in early
November.
II is announced that Kansas City has
been selected by the committee or the
California Fruit Exchange az a principal
distributing point for California oranges
10 points from there eastward 20 the Mis-
sissippi river
The Nebraska state. poultry show viii
5sse held at oma5a s Ne9 January gse ai
berger and W. s. Russell as Judges Cash
premiums amounting TO 5000 are offered,
besides $1,000 I'm specials.
Everything indicates that the Seattle
show to be held January 2 70 3, with J,
X. Felch for Judge, Will be all that its pro-
motors can hope for, viz; big success.
Not less than loo birds will be exhibited.
says the Poultry Journal.
4 big egg-buying firm in Iowa failed for
many thousand dollars last year because
several car loads of eggs had become faint
ed and worthless from fruit stored In an
adjoining room. 1t Is not generally under
stood how easily eggs can ba tainted by
odors.
A new way OF handling eggs Is given by
the British Columbia Commercial journal,
which SAYS: Eggs are now imported into
Great Britain from Russia shelled beaten
up and preserved I'm Theoretically sealed
tins. from which they are drawn off
through tap.
10 not expect eggs unless the hens are
in bright, healthy condition; neglect
neither food. exercise, cleanliness nor pro-
lection; and then nave purpose in feed
ing, and feed for that purpose, DO not
feed merely 10 keep the hens alive and 10
satisfy their hunger.
The cow that is 10 be depended upon for
winter daiFying must, in truth. lie given
the best treatment possible. The cold
weather Is trying season TO her, and it
is necessary to counterfeit this influence
by giving her almost as rauch care as the
inmates OF the house.
Heating manures should not be used in
a vineyard. but they can be literally APP
piled 10 old orchards standing on exhaust
ed soil. For grapes and hlackberTtes very
old, well-rotted manure is best, bat con-
iensed fertilizers, IKE wood ashes and
bone dust, are best for the vine.
For winter Eggs select some choice
young hens nd puilets. Keep them away
better. Feed rish fooa Wit scra~s ~
meat. ground bone. variety Of gram ~.
other feed. with warm quarters, and you
Will have plenty OF Wlhter eggs,
The development OF the squash has been
wonderful. IT is finer vegetable Cor fFaip
than the pumpkin, and should have a
wider ana more general use. lts percent
age Of water being 50 nlIeo less II can be-
transformed into tempting dishes hy the
culinary art more easily than pumpkins
Tie up the colt early and teach II TO eat
grain and hay before weaving IL Is fm-
portant that u be kept growing. When
tied for the fret time, make sure that II
Is fastened SO that IL canno& possibly break
loose, for It II easier TO prevent It's break
ing loose than 20 break IL OF the habit,
" e. the INCOME which each sheep Will
flock. whether u be from wool or mutton.
Under present conditions scrub sheep give
no pTofit. whether they are kept for the
ore or the other An unprofitabl animal
should not be kept nor fed enc day logger.
With the close Of lake navigation the
railroads are making preparations for the
customary advance OF rates 10 the sea-
board They all6ge a ar famine. which
is only another method OF saying that
their business Is SO great that they ind ~
difficult 10 handle IL with their present ia
cii'les.
Good authority says that salt Increases
muscular activity and vig0r and improves
sne hS slth Of animals and should be freely
provided 10 horses. There - a similar Tir-
tue IN GATE witch makes Il such a popular
food. while barley Is priced by 'the Arab.
WHO claims that il sivts great bodily
strength.
70 Improve dairy profits begin the re-
form right away. Better cows better ra-
tong regular feeding, warm buf suf'tetept-
IS airy stables. g1od water, clean. CAre@
ful and gentle treatment, all these are
steps which taker together. go Tar 70
bridge over the difference between loss
ami profit.
\ canvass Of the fruit acreage in Yaka-
ma county, about completed shows that
nearly : 80 ceres have been set wita tree8.
J. D. Med.N. chairman OF the canYa ssEag
committee, prepared statistical rspprt
f1r tao Northwest Fruit Growers AsEo-
citation. which was held az WaIla Walla
December 81.
Cattle 81 pasrurage weed or the grass
ard leave fhe bushes and weeds. These
falf ~rowths scatter their seeds into the
seI all ready u spr0Ht whsn the land Is
tur-~i far cultivation. Hence. contrary 70
"a Common impression newly plowed pas
turr land is often more gsedy taan helds
devoted 90 tiliaEe
Feed lambs for the best pratt bg hseln-
mig With tasm with great ssars. flrsE US
ing a small allowance and gradually in
crtaslug the ration until they can Digest
al f1sir arpefttes crave T1e point As 10
Eef them % sat tlss most grain possible In
a limited tifnes tails IL sure 20 result in