The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-01

been an average one.
Torest5 ~ India.
Government forestry seems 20 be a
success In India. The inspector-gon-
oral OF forests for India Is now In this
country and he glves an interesting
account Of the management Ia that
country. lie says II has taken eighteen
years Of legislation to get the kind Of
laws needed but they have succeeded
Now the permanency OF the big
forests Is assured and the government
will get a handsome income from them.
The government is gradually obtaining
possession OF all the forest lands and
now has 10000 square miles Of wooded
country under supervision. The gov
eminent AZ intervals gives notice that
Il intends TO take a certain piece OF
forest land 20 many mileS In size, and
claimants have six months.in which %
appear and prove their claims. An IN
dyldual or town. probably. has a de-
scriptlve right TO take building timber
from the forest In question. That
right Is proved and settled perma-
nmtly. and thereafter only such trees
as are marked by the inspector can
be cut. In Rurmah alone there arr
over / 1000 Different kinds Of forest
trees and the study there Is 20 propa-
gate the valuable species and weed out
those that are not Rural Life.
Tlllage and Fertility fact that
the rocky particles OF the soil are tho
source Of phosphorc acid and nitrogen.
and that they are derived by dissolving
Of the rock. makes tllage a source Of
fertility. since Il tends TO the more
rapid dislntcgrailon OF these rocky par
ticlos. II these particles we're as easily
dissolved as the grains OF sugar or
salt. our soil resource would sooner b.
destroyed by excess Of moisture or by
too frequent cultivation. One OF the
great sources OF depletion Of soil h the
too frequent cropping. which means
double or triple depletion. First. the
crop. be Il hay. grain. wool, meat or
milk. taken from the farm. removes
fertility. Second. the iillage unloeks
the phosphoric acid aud potash from
the rock. and makes a larger portion
available for the plants. Third. the
land left bare much Of the yea- declines
In the per cent Of nltrates This last ia
a more important source OF loss than Ia
commonly understood.
Fill Up the Holes Has any reader
ever tried DR. Braden'e plan Tor i'm
proving muddy roads by covering the
low places with straw. coarse hay.
weeds or other such trash9 We thought
the idea worth trying IN places where
marsh grass abounds. on the borders OF
slougha a large amount Of such alt
Ing could De applied very easily ADD
chaply there. and u Il IL found 20
do the work satisfactorily. as We think
it will, u would be another case in
which nature provfdus an easy remedy
Tor the ailments she permits to befall
us. The plant whose root cures snake
bite Is said 20 grow always In places
whore venomous serpents abound
Where bad roads are apt TO be In their
worst condition. IN the low ground. the
reeds and the tough. coarse grasses do
most abound LET us give this cheap
road material a trial before We laugh
al Il as foolish TO think seriously about.
Indiana Farmer
Profit IN Apples Apples pay W the
producer can get 20 cents a bushol fss
them on the tree The only hope OF
making the raising OF fruit pay Is 10
ship Il TO Europe where good apples
are scarce For this purpose the Ut
most care must be observed In packing.
The rest OF the crop that cannot be con-
sumed az home and made into cider.
cider Jelly aud vinegar can be fed prot.
itably 10 I've stock. Apple-ied pork Ia
a dolicacy The people OF the United
States. too. ought 10 eat more apples
than they do. Nothing Is more con
ducive 10 health and long NE. Thil
year they will have a chance to indulge
their appetities with the choicest fruit.
which Is abundant Ex.
Cultivated or uncultiva,ed Trees.
The Nebraska agricultural sta
ton has Issued a bulletin from
which the following practicable COZ.
illusions are drawn. Trees IN cultlvat-
ed ground have darker and more Wig.
orous foliage than those IN sod ground.
with lcss yellowlng. dropping Of leaves
or whiting IN hot windy days. Applei
averaged fourteen per cent greater
weight on cultivated than ON pasture
land, and II per cent greater than on
moved land ~ % moisture. for every
100 barrels OF water In twenty inchel
depth Of soil or sod land. there were iiD
IN cultivated land. Evaporation. az
anyone might suppose. was found pro-
porilonate TO the velocity OF wind.
Apples In Missouri - Missouri
"a claiming 10 be a formidable rival 10
the best known apple growing states.
Apples are a surcr growth In Missouri