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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
Where Alfalfa ThrIyes.

There are few more encouraging
things for the agriculture of vast regions
lying west Of the Missouri river than
the remarkable success Of alfalfa as
hay and pasture grass. 1t has long been
proved that this plant would do admi-
rably where it could be irrigated in the
semiarid lands. But the experience Of
the last two or three years has shown
that it does well in very many cases
without irrigation in regions in which
the ordinary cultivated grasses and the
common clovers cannot be depended on
There are many thousands of acres now
doing well without irrigation in central
Nebraska and Kansas, and the settlers
in Oklahoma have found alfalfa great
boon, according to Prairie Farmer,
which adds;
While the weight Of evidence is that
alfalfa does not do especially we'll gen.
orally east Of the Mississippi, and that
where red clover and good grasses do
well it is not usually advisable to cul.
tivate it, tho present indications are
that alfalfa is the most valuable cult
waited hay and grass plant for the re-
gions named above
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14


no serious obstruction. My man runs
over those that are eight with the disk.
/ believe that it takes less time to saw
off stump than is lost in hindrance
in plowing, fitting and cultivating
around it in one season in growing q
berry plantation. Then get the wood
and three 80 inch stumps, which may
be sawed off by two men in an hour,
will split up into about a cord stove
length.
In the case Of a pear orchard in which
many large stumps of bur oak were
left the writer's plan was to SOW close to
the ground and let the stumps slowly
rot away. In blowing next to stumps
sawed close to the ground it is possible
after the ground has been plowed cou-
pie Of times to plow right up to the
stump and set in directly beyond, and
three or four minutes work with the
mattock will dig up all that remains,
and all the rich soil around the stump
may be utilized for crops instead Of
weeds.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14

In its natural state the geranium is q
plant which is never wholly at rest. II
is, however very amenable to treatment
in cultivation and very patient under
bad usage. The treatment for the bedded
plants intended for another seasons
planting, frter taking up and potting,
Is to stand them in "a light place in
temperature secure from frost, and yet
not high enough to excite active growth
A very little water will be sufficient
during the cold season. When the
weather becomes mild and the plants
start to grow, regulate the growth and
disposition Of the branches, and thus
prepare them for planting at the propel
season. But one may not have the facil.
tiles to care for the plants in this man
ner and yet want to preserve them. 4
damp cellar is not a suitable place and
may cause them to mold and decay.
The plants when taken up can he
placed in boxes, most of the foliage can
be removed, the soil be made only lit
tie damp; then place the boxes or bo4
In a dry, frostproof cellar, where there
will be some light The leaves will.
soon all fall By the lst Of March il
will be best to place the boxes contain
ing the plants in the window of mod.
erately warm room and give water and
start the plants into growth.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
How to IrrIgata.

A writer who has observed methods
i'll California, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming,
Nebraska and other states has concluded
U) the best method is the old and well
known one Of gravitation, taking the
water from streams and conveying in
bitches to the land where it is to be
used. Subirrigation, where it is prac-
ticable, gives good results Where water
is raised by pumping with a lift Of 10
to 40 feet n water wheel or turbine con-
nected with centrifugal pump is cheap
est and most satisfactory. Windmills
for lifting water for the ordinary farm
er's garden or small truck farming are
desirable, provided wooden tanks are
used or the soil is such that watertight
reservoir can be built. Centrifugal
pumps, water elevators or other pumps
when driven by steam or gasoline en-.
gines, horsepower or other expensive
methods are impracticablc He tellu in
The American Agricultural that he
does not regard any method practicable
for general farming except where water
flows direct from streams in bitches at
low cost
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
DUHAMEL DU MoNCEAU.


terry and melting and of fine quality.
1t ripens in October. The tree is vigor.
Gus and productive and appears to pos
sess the power, like its parent, of resist
ing the blight but, like it's parent, it
Is slender grower, and therefore, not
withstanding it's general value, will
not become popular with nurserymen.
Ansault is clussed among the finest
Of the smaller pears and is one of the
Anglers varieties. 1t seasons in Septem-
ber.
Other comparative new varieties of
merit are Frederick Clopp, a rather
large pear with high vinous flavor,
and Souvenir du Congress, large
snowy pear Of good quality This latter,
however, is rather poor grower and
liable to blight. Wilder is one Of the
best Of the new sorts raised by Fox of
California and excels for its fine keep
ing qualities. The tree, however, is a
struggling grower, which will prevent
1t from becoming very popular with
nurserymen or with the purchasers Of
trees
AihOhB IhO Oi'iti pSulS VI bhCSlleuCb
Country Gentlemen, authority for the
foregoing, names Josephine de Malines,
tie season midwinter and later; Super
I'm, ripening in October; Pitmaston, or
Pitmaston Duchess, large, handsome,
smooth pear, with excellent flavor, and
several of the Fox seedlings from Cali
fornia, which much resemble each 9TH
er in their rounded form and sweet and
excellent flavor. The Barry is a good
long keeper, having been kept in well
constructed fruitroom into May. If
sultiyators would provide for themselves
good fruitrooms, which could be kept
InifG1rly cool by admitting cold air
ON COOL nights and closing during warm
or days Regulating the temperature with
the help of thermometers, fine, deli
cious, melting pears would be more
commonly seen, the winter through,
and be Of more easy attainment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14

originally made for American Gardening
would be picturesque in itself and in
keeping with its surroundings.
Such localities often abound in a kind
Of shaly rock that lends itself admirably
to the making of wall like this. The
piers at either side are given an appear,
ance of added solidity by being made
larger at the base than at the top, and
at the same time the artistic effect is
increased The stones are easily laid
up. Indeed the wall and posts almost
build themselves, so perfectly do the
fat rocks fit upon one another, leaving
clean cut edge and surface.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14

OF ornamental fruiting plants that
are suitable for house cultivation we
have but few species, but they are all
Of very hardy constitution and will
stand many changes Of temperature
without suffering much injury They
are all hard wooded and are not subject
to the usual insect pests that so often
trouble house plants. About all the at
tention tha, most Of them require is
care in watering and sponging about
once a week to keep the foliage clean,
according t. American Gardening. From
this same source it is learned that Ar
disia crenulata is handsome dwarf
shrub, with bright green foliage and
small white flowers, which are succeed
ed by bright scarlet berries borne on
long stems. The berries are produced in
clusters of four to eight, and they stand
well out from the foliage, producing a
very pretty effect. This plant is deserv-
edly popular. 1t is very satisfactory
one, as its red fruit keeps on the branch
in full beauty for very long time.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
Things That Are Told.

The new Triumph peach is a yellow
freestone, and ripens with the Amsden
Some good vineyardists do not prune
at all till the latter part Of winter or in
early spring. In this case the pruning
may be done so as to leave only the buds
expected to bear fruit the coming season,
Among pears, one Of the comparative
ly old varieties, known as Beurre Clair
geau, is still in as much demand today
as 1t ever was, and is one Of the stand.
ard winter pears
A "new spineless gooseberry" is ad.
vertised In the English papers. 1t Is
claimed that it is "spiBeless, of robust
growth, has large red fruit of the best
quality, and the bushes are extremely
prolific.
The ordinary Japan ounce, Cydonia
japonioa, which is almost entirely
grown for ornament, has much more
agreeable odor than even the common
ounce has.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
From the Las. Census RsDort..

The number of people who own theii
farms is largest in the new states of the
west, and the smallest number is in the
south. This is due to the facilities
which the cheap lands of the west and
the homestead laws have given for ac-
quiring farms On the other hand, the
more prosperous states of the south have
comparatively few farm mortgages. The
following is table Of the states having
the smallest number of farm mortgages,
with the percentages Of farms nnder
mortgage: Florida, 2. 90; New Mexico,
zoo; Virginia, 3. .l6; Tennessee, s2I;
Georgia, 3.Ss; Louisiana, 400; Ken
tucky. 4. 06; District of Columbia, 4. I8;
Arkansas, '8; Alabama, 4.35.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
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SMILAx IN WINTER.
II Needs Plenty of Naturalization Fss
Training the Vines.

II Needs Plenty of water-Dlroctions Fss
Training the Vines.
There is no reason why one cannoa
raise smilax in window, and have 10
as nice as that grown in greenhouse,
II one is willing to give it the atten-
tion and care it needs A plant can be
bought Of florist at any time, and here
are some plain directions from Vick'E
Monthly Magazine couarning it's care:
1t is plant that requires a great deal
Of water in the growing season. II also
needs its foliage sprinklod often. It lea
prey to the red spider If neglected, and
the spraying frees them from that pest,
as we'll as keeps the foliage in a
healthy condition. If possible, place the
box or pot whore il need not be disturbed
all winter. BY doing this strings may
be placed for each vine TO cling to. They
do much better so and also are in better
shape for cutting Florists always train
them upright on strings.
Toward spring the vines begin R
blossom The flowers are so small that
one has to search for them, but the odor
is often apparent before the blossom ia
seen. The flowers are nearly white, and
the fragrance reminds one somewhat ot
mignonette After the blossom a smaE
berry, or seed ball, forms, and wheI
this is ripe the vine gradually diet
down and takes a season Of rest Wher
the foliage begins 10 turn yellow, de-
not water the plant much, but let it die
down gradually. The bulbs can be lett
in the earth or taken out aud stored
away till July or August; then rep0
them in rich soil, and they will be ready
for another seasons growth. The seeds
may be planted, as they grow quite
readily, and the best season for growing
is from December TO February.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
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%AOA'JN'gSSeN
WINTER BEeoNlAs.
Varieties Priced by Florists and Amateurs
For Conservatory Decoration.

Varieties Priced by Florists and Amateurs
For Conservatory Decoration.
Begonias are in general favor as win
ter blooming plants for their grace,
beauty and diversified character b
lemperhorens, in its slany forms, is use
full for conservatory decoration in win.
ter OF the flower garden in summer
They are among the easiest to grow,
propagating freely either from cuttings
OF seeds. Thousands Of seedlings come up
every year under the greenhouse benches,
and, characteristic Of the genus, many
varietal forms appear American Gar
dening tells that Vernon, tho bronzed
leaved form, takes on glossy hue un-
der exposure to the sun, making an ex.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
Fndder Cmttera.

OF the several fodder cutters that have
been tried at the Kansas station the re-
port is that none has given better sat
isfaction than one horse sledge cutter
1t is provided with two knives, which
are hinged TO the body Of the sled and
can be folded in on the sled when not
in use. 1t has been improved and made
easier to pull by providing it with four
low and broad cast iron wheels 1t is
pulled by single horse and cuts two
rows at time, Two men stand upon
the cutter, each facing row. As the
corn is cut they gather it into armfuls,
which they drop in heaps on the ground.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
COLD STORAGE FOR FRUITS.
A Massachusetts HorticuIturist Expresses
Opinions on This Important Subject.

n massachusetts HOrtiCulturist Expresses
Opinions on This Important Subject.
At meeting of Massachusetts, horti
culturists, DIR. Jabez Fisher, in speak
ing on 1.-THE Preservation Of Fruits by
Cold Storage, said he had first begun
to experiment in this direction more
than 20 years ago, when he placed a
crop Of pears in an icehouse and held
them back from the market for several
weeks, and in that way realized profit
twice as great as usual For Che grower
Of small fruits, like strawberries and
raspberrics, he said, cold storage is not
at all practicable. But for the preserva.
tion Of the winter apple 1t is method
shown to be very valuable and certain to
add much to ones income from the fruits
he raises. He said:
When You are ready to harvest your
apple crop, tho thing TO do is to discover
how TO get the most money for IL. II
you have a good cellar, you can keep
apples there with good results A build
ing can be constructed which will ac.
complish the came purpose. II should
be built with double walls, with a
space of one foot between. This space
should be filed with planning mill shay
ings. An earth floor will answer, al.
though a cement floor is better There
should be no windows in this structure,
and there should be double door on
the north side. There should be a good
sized ventilator in the center of the
building.
When you are getting ready TO store
your apples you want tot Ike advantage
OF every cold night to reduce the TEN.
perature by leaving the doors open. OF
course there will be some night when
the temperature in the building will
be cooler than in the open air. On such
nights keep the door shut After the ap-
Piles are picked, prefer to put them
into bushel boxes rather than into bar
rels. After the apples are picked the
sooner you get them into the cellar OF
storage house, where there is an equable
temperature, the better. In packing ap.
Piles for the market never put a large
apple and a small apple side by side.
Apples that are nearly Of a size will Sc Il
much more readily and for better price
than when they are i'll assorted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
Root Grating.

Root grating is done in winter upon
stocks taken up in the fall and stored in
cool cellars. The pear is successfully
root grated in winter, but the plum
and cherry are rarely propagated by this
mode, as budding is far more certain
In grating upon roots, scions con tanning
two buds are used in most cases, bus
with long pointed wood those with only
one bud are equally good and safe
There is no rule as to size of the scion
but it is usual to select strong, sturdy
twigs for this purpose, and the one year
old wood is preferable to older except in
rare instances, as, for example, in graft
ing certain kinds Of nut trees. -Ameri- .
can Agriculturist.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14

The grape harvest proves shortage
Mr. Hale is enthusiastic over the
prospects of Japan plum culture at the
south, In southern Mississippi already
this beautiful fruit makes a profitable
market crop
Excessive gum on cherry trees seems
to be due to lack of potash. At least a
bushel or 80 of unleaGhed wood ashes
worked we'll into the soil about the roots
Of a tree that was badly affected caused
it to heal over smooth grow vigorously
and bear abundantly, according to Amer,
ican Agriculturist
The Early Baldwin has won high
rank among summer apples.
The French method of shipping pears
long distances is to wrap each specimen
with soft paper and cover the inside Of
the boxes with spongy paper OF we'll
dIied moss
The Winter Nelis pear is one Of the
most popular pears that come from Cal
ifornia, but it is seldom grown by east
ern orchardists.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
Floral BrevIties.

For indoor blooming in winter tho
Roman and Dutch hyacinths are thu
enes most commonly grown.
Anthony Waterer promises to be q
gem among spir@as.
Flora Mcdonald, white ohrysanthe
mnm. is q desirable variety
As the calla lily plant grows and en-,
larges it's leaf surface there will be q
corresponding and Continuous demand
for water. which can be supplied by
standing the pot In a;saucer or dish Of
water
Begonias have this year been given
more prominence as bedding plants than
heretofore
The crocus makes splendid window
plant. but it requires plenty of sunlight.
Among the nareiAsuses Paper White
and Double Roman are the best adapted
10 the window.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
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OBSTINATE STUMPS.

Cut Close to the Ground and Cultivate
Over Them.
The chestnut flourishes in rich, sandy
loan, ON rolling land, and growing tall
and broad and leafy, develops a net.
work of roots that are interlaood every
few inches, and make an anchoSage that
clings together in spite Of any cheap
way Of removing the stumps Heavy
charges Of Hercules powder blow big
holes in the sandy subsoil, exposing and
tearing some of the roots, but not ac-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14

complishing much save TO make tedious
grubbing possible. Applied in a hole
bored in the stump the explosive tears
away the top, but does little injury TO
the network of roots below. Every 9TH
er variety Of sturp can be eradicated at
a reasonable cost, or by waiting for nat
ural causes half dozen years. An Ohio
correspondent Of Rural New Yorker,
whose farm is chestnut ridge, has
found one best way to deal with these
stumps This is illustrated in the first
cut, and his description is as follows
take one of the narrow bladed, quick
cutting, crosscut saws and saw off the
stump just above ground. In clearing I
saw the trees low down and make no
stumps, but have 80 or 40 cut from
five to ten years ago, which / ain treat
ing to decapitatiOn as fast as / bring
the land under cultivation. They are
cut low, none being more than 90 inch
es high, so we cut off length of stove
wood II inches long In many cases
this leaves no stump of any account, and
in the tallest the stumps are only eight
or nine inches high, and a reaper or
mower could be worked over them IL /
were growing grain. As it is can
plant raspberries or blaclborrics or trees
without reference to the stumps, as
horse pays no more attention to them
than to stone, and the cultivator is
easily swung over them.
THE advantage in plowing is plainly
seen and in using the disk harrow cut
away and roller all stumps sawed
within five inches Of the ground offer
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
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DESIRABLE PEARS.

vsrtesies Among the Newer Sorts That
Rear Fine Fruit Excellent Old Varieties.
Numbered with tho newer varieties
S pears is the Dulamel du Monceau,
originally from Anglers, France 1t is
valued TO succeed the Winter Nelis. II
" full medium size, pyliform and
rounded, skin deep yellow with patches
and nettings Of russell The flesh is u
httle granular, buttery and very melt
ing; flavor not very rich, but agreeable
and delicious. The tree is vigorous and
bears we'll Fruit tested in January was
melting as any pears in autumn. DR..
Rceder is small but excellent pear.
raised from the seed Of the Winter Nelis,
by DIR. Henry Rceder of Seneca county,
N. Y. The fruit is roundish obovate
The skin is greenish, becoming yellow,
with some thin insset; the flesh is but.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
Cottonseed Feed.

Last year strong effort was made to
introduce new cattle food, called "cot-
tonseed feed," to northern dairymen.
This feed Is mixture of one part cotton
seed meal to five parts of cotton hulls
1t was extensively advertised, and, as
we understand. quite little of it was
sold in small lots for experimenting
We advised our readers not to pay $40
per ton for it in spite of the fact that
analysis seemed to give it quite high
feeding value. Cottonseed meal used in
moderate quantities and in proper com
bination is valuable stock food
Southern farmers often use the dry hulls
TO good advantage also, but we do not
believe twill ever pay northern farmers
to pay freight and profit ON them.
Ground nay and grain is cheaper and
safer food. Rural New Yorker.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
Tho Alfalfa CrOp.

The alfalfa crop is rapidly growing
in Importance 1t is becoming great
factor in western feeding operations. 1t
furnishes the protein TO balance the ra-
tion in which corn IS the main ingre-
dient, and both crops are suited to the
dry climate beyond the Missouri.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14

wrapping choice fruit, if it can be done
by machinery, publishes the following
letter from Florida orange grower and
bearing Oh The subject;
Il have used the orange wrapping
machines for the last three years. The
first year the machines gave us consid
erable trouble, but changes were made
In them TO overcome the difficulties,
and for the last two years the work has
been entirely satisfactory and much
cheaper and better than hand work. Our
machines wrap from 1875 to l75 boxes
of oranges per day for each machine,
depending upon the size of the fruit.
run mine at uniform speed, wrapping
90 oranges per minute, but they can be
run as high as 20 per minute. There is
no doubt whatever that they can be used
to wrap apples or peaches and do the
work satisfactorily. The cost of labor
OF wrapping with the machines is less
than one-fourth cent per box, while by
hand it costa about cents "
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14

When the dwelling house stands
considerable distance back from the road
and is approached through land rough
and wild in appearance, some such
scheme as the one suggested in sketch
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-14
Wrapping Fruit by Machinery.

Last year, in referring to the advan
tage Of wrapping fine apples and Quinces
in paper, a correspondent in The Rural
New Yorker stated that he thought the
machines used at the south for wrapping
oranges might be used for other fruit
Others claimed that machine wrapping
was not practicable. The journal re-
terred TO-, believing in the advantage o.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-11
The Value of Light.

A sunbeam is a small thing, yet it
has power to fade the carpets and
curtains, to rot the blinds, and for
this reason some folks carefully ex-
clude the sunshine. What is the re-
sultP The family is always ailing, the
young girls have waXen white skin
and weary, pinched expression of
countenance. Their appetities fail,
they fall into such bad state of
health that the doctor is called in. In
olden days, he would have whispered
that dreaded word "decline~ Nova
days he notes the pale gums and
waxen skin and says 'anaemia;" pre-
scribes iron and milk, fresh air and ex-
ercise and often a change. If he
knows nothing about the darkened
rooms he will be puzzled as to why
no permanent improvement manifests
itself, and, possibly, the patient will
seek other advice. Medical Monthly.