The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-20
TREES FOR THE WEST.

1t has been demonstrated during
the past thirty years that trees of
many kinds can be grown anywhere
on the broad prairies of Iowa and
Minnesota as soon as the land has
been broken up and Thoroughly SUBJ
dued Here and there can DC found
on what was once bare prairie con-
tanning Scotch, White, Austrian,
Pitch, Jack and Red pine from fifteen
to sixty feet in height, Norway and
White Spruce from twenty to fifty
feet, also a strong, vigorous, healthy
growth of two to three and one-half
feet per year on Balsam Fir and
European Larch. While the Red
cedar. thought to be a very slow
grower, has developed into magnifi-
cent specimens on land where it is
not too much crowded. 1t should be
planted by the million. There is no
doub tbut what we can add five or
six evergreens to our list from the
Rocky mountain region that will be
perfectly hardy. We have valuable
trees by the score that should be
planted by the million. The White
oak and post oak for excellent tim
Der, while the Black Jack oak makes
a valuable Windbreak, and in cur
rich soils it is a rapid grower and at
tains the height of from forty to
SlXCX 1eGI. Inc bldCh anu NCl1OW ~
Gust are valueless for our region on
account of it's being destroyed by
borers. Do not plant them. Instead
of planting cottonwood, poplars, Balm
of GiIead, Silver Leafed maple or
Abele. plant the kinds 1 have before
mentioned and the different kinds of
ash. Black walnut, elm, hickory, t1lia
or linden, and you will never regret
it Plant only varieties that are not
inc lint a
very valuable when arriving at ma
turity, and they will remain monu-
ment to your memory.-Chas. e.
Gardner. in Nebraska Farmer.
KEEP AHEAD OF THE WEEDS.
There is only one economical way
to fight weeds-that is to keep ahead
Of them. When they are Just break
ing through the ground they can be
slaughtered with less labor than at
any other time. That is the time to
take them in hand. A little later and
the work will be doubled. Too many
overlook this fact. In many towns
per cent off is allowed on all taxes
paid before a certain date, and men
hustle to pay their tax to save that
per cent. A much larger per cent.
off is secured by the man who takes
over a garden with an iron rake when
the weeds are just breaking through
and in an hours time accom- plish
wonders. A week later he will have
to take his hoe and laboriously cut,
cut, cut. And even then he doesn't
destroy half as many of the roots Of
weeds as he would have done 2 week
before with the rake. Neglecting the
weeds is something one simply cam
not afford.
THE DEAF 1IUTE'S NEWSPAPER.
new paper has just been published,
from the columns of which politics are for
once entirely banished. But it has other
reasons for ar. ng the curiosity of the
general public than the mere absence of
all political discussions. 1t is the organ
of silent World-.'Ise Journal des Soul Cis-
Deaf Mute Newspaper. 1t is
written in its entirety by deaf mutes. and
illustrated by deaf mute artists; the COM /
pOSitorS are deaf 1nutes, and the paper is /
printed at the deaf mute printing estab- /
lishment. In Germany and Italy deaf (
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Times-Herald.
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one-tenth the heat of equivalent gas
light, and an arc light about one-fif-
tieth.