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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19

too heavy for the northern camp. AS to
hose, there is a difference of opinion, a
few declaring in favor of wooden, but the
majority preferring heavy cotton.
~ The present form of bicycle hose, with
linen feet, is probably the best of all. A
shirt waist of flannel. or a mans fan
mel shirt, comes next, the latter being as
comfortable; over it the short skirt is to
be buttoned. No underskirts are to be
worn, but, instead, knckerbockers of
canvas, buckling about six inches below
the knees.
A short skirt of the same canvas, fit
ting close above, but full at the bottom,
and a coat of the same material, COM
plete the costume. The most serviceable
coat Is made like a boys box coat
doubled breasted. 1t must be something 10
button up to the throat when needed.
canvas cap with double visor finishes
the suit.
Canvas Wears Well.
Why canvas rather than wool? Be-
cause wool tears and rubs, and does not
bear exposure in the same fashion. The
canvas in question is the tested material
for the sportsman, it's dead grass color"
having been chosen as the least conspicu-
Gus thing for the hunter. The eight or
ten ounce weight is generally used, and it
Is almost imperishable, coming out after
washing as good as new.
The entire suit, except the skirt, can be
had ready made of dealers in camp sup
plies, and as the material is practically
waterproof. it does away with the need
of macintosh.
Footwear is the next consideration, and
for this there is nothing better than the
hunters boot made of obtained horse
hide, lacing nearly to the knee, with a
bellows tongue. These boots may be
soaked all day in water and yet, after
drying by the campfire all night, come
out next morning as soft and pliable as
if never wet.
Shoes and leggings can be worn, but
these boots combine the two, and are
also a protection against insect bites. A
pair of soft canvas shoes should. be taken
to wear for a change. There is nothing
to be feared from wet feet. A rub AMI
toasting before the open fire will ward of
any cold and one ceases to think OF
the matter.
No wraps are necessary unless you are
| to stay very late in the autumn, for an
extra flannel shirt slipped on will give al
| the warmth needed.
Gloves Should be Heavy.
Gloves should be heavy and long-wrist'
! ed, and a size or two larger than those
| worn at home. With the packing OF
| these matters in small space comes tho
providing of toilet articles, and for these
a small canvas bag is best, made o.
/ heavy brown duck. some 1ox12 inches
T! with a drawstrlng, and stitched through
( the center to make two divisions.
In one keep the toilet articles fol
daily use, and in the other the littl'
| mending bag of channels or of the wris
of an old mousquetaire glove. whicl
must hold thread, needles, darning cot
ton, buttons etc. A little bottle OF pen
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19
ARE busy DAYS ON THE FARm
Season Has Been backward. but the
Crop Outlook Is Promising.

Farmers and orchardists are making
up for lost time with a most encour-
aging degree Of vigor. The heavy rains
OF the past month have seriously retarded
ssedng and gardening and kept the or
charus back. But the bright sunshine
and genial skies of the past 10 days have
wrought a wonderful change 1t has
started up foliage and brought out the
blossoms on the fruit trees to an extent
tnat give promise of an abundant crop of
apples. pears. peaches, plufns and cher
ries. The berry crop also promises well
should the warm weather continue
one serious drawback to the orchardist
Is the prevalence of the green aphis. Half
OF the orchards in the vicinity of Spo-
kane, not unlike those of other regions
are seriously affected with this pest
However, the orchard owners are waging
relentless warfare against the little
creatures, and will doubtless come out
victorious in the end. Vigorous spraying
is being carried on almost everywhere
But the spread of the aphis is so won
derfully rapid that nothing except con-
slant vigilance and effort will keep them
in subsection. A pest infested orchard, IL
ieft neglected, will soon become a prey
to these pests. and however fiattering
may be the promise of splendid crop.
Will in the end yield little or nothing
To completely exterminate the aphis is
next to impossible. When they make
their unwelcome appearance they literal
ly come to stay all summer, and IL killed
off on tree others will soon return and
recommence the work of destruction. So
the fight must be carried on from an
early date in the spring until late in the
fall.
Owing to the backwardness of the
spring the crop will unavoidably be late.
This time last year the fruit of the early
bearing trees was almost one-third
grown, as the season was a forward one.
During the past fortnight seeding and
gardening have been in active progress.
The squirrel pest among the farmers
around Spokane still remains an unsolved
problem. There is no cessation of effort
to destroy these annoying and destructive
animals. Poison, the gun and trap are
freely used to work their determination.
but, to a certain extent with only a
discouraging degree of success Hundreds
are daily killed. but their ranks do not
show much defamation. They seem to in
crease nearly as rapidly as they are de-
stroyed. In some localities the squirrels
appear to have pretty much their own
way despite the activity of farmers.
Nothing enjoys immunity from the raw
ages of these active pests. They devour
and destroy all kinds of grain and veg
etables, and even attack and gnaw fruit
trees. Some years ago there were a
large number of badgers which proved a
relentless foe to the squirrel, and, it was
claimed, kept them thinned down. Coy
otes were also quite numerous and were
fond of the little animals. OF late years
both the badgers and the wolves have
nearly all been killed off by dogs and
guns, and are now practically extermin-
| ated. Since then the squirrels have had
a walk over" and have multiplied with
astonishing rapidly
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19

Conserving Soil Moisture in n Dry
Climate and Other Notes.

Conserving Soil Moisture In n Dry
Climate and Other Notes.
An enterprising and thoughtful Ne
braska farmer has learned how to con-
serve soil moisture in that dry country,
says a writer in the Home and Farm.
In breaking land he has five or six
plows following one behind another,
thus turning a six-foot strip every
round, and disk harrow and sub-sur-
face packer follows at once, pulyerizing
the land and packing it firm, so that
the driving winds cen only touch the
top of it. Where plowed land is allowed
to lie rough for several days before har-
rowing, it loses moisture very rapidly.
Mr.. Campbell also noticed that an ex
pertinent station ascertained that in
blooming and caring time stalk OF
corn eVaporates two or three pounds
of water daily, or 100 tons a week from
an acre planted 3x4 feet four stalks
to the hill. Hence, he concluded that
field with one stalk to the hill might
| make good ears where three or four
to the hill might not make any. Mr.
Campbell makes good corn when his
neighbors fail.
The Arkansas station has discovered
a new mixture to kill lice on fowls and
other animals. They call 1t kerosene
extract of pyrethrum. One and half
gallons kerosene are soaked through
IL pounds pyrethrum persian insect
POWDER forming yellow, oily extract.
Dissolve one pound soap in one gallon
| of the extract and churn till thorough
| ly emulsfied. When using, mix one
pint of this emulsion with four pints
of water. This mixture combines the
properties Of kerosene and pyrethrum
and is cheaper and more convenient
than either. 1t is a splendid spray for
either sucking or iting insects on plants
or trees.
Ar Nau uaponSbiro cto tiop n f,1ll
years test of 4 Ayrshire, 4 Jersey and 4
Holstein cows has been completed with
! the following results: The AyrshireS
averaged 5S4J pounds of milk per COW,
making 267 pounds of butter, at a cost
| of SASS. The Jerseys averaged 4S47
| pounds milk per COW, making 26S 1-2
pounds of butter. at a cost of S46.49.
| The Holsteins averaged 5971 pounds
milk per COW, making POT pounds of but
| ter at a cost of $5012. 1t required is
pounds Jersey milk, q 1-2 pounds Ayr
shire milk, or 30 pounds Holstein milk
| to make one pound of butter. The Ayr
| shire butter cost 16 ga cents per pound,
| Jersey II cents, and Holstein "a cents.
Bulletin Al, of Illinois station, details
| experiments with wheat and oats, from
| 1888 to 1895. The experiments with
| wheat show that the grain increases in
| wight up to full maturity and that
| curing in the shade gives a heavier
| Stun Iiol sun SulIiSt llleiI SlA pCShS
per acre is the best quality of good
vital seed; that the best date to SOW
| in that latitude is the last ten days
| of September; that barn manure is
| highly beneficial to wheat on the white
| clay soil of southern Illinois, and is
notably better than phosphate. The
| experiments with oats indicate that
nine pecks of good seed should be
| sown per acre; that the best time to
| sow is the last half of March; that
| shallow seeding gives best results.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19

The girls who have a fondness
for roughing 1t in summer time,
that is. avoiding the conventional sum
mer resorts, and camping out in some
out-of-the-way place in canvas tent or
log house, should have an easy time of
1t in these days of rational dress.
In former years the great obstacle in
the path of feminine enjoyment of camp
life was the restriction as to dress. Now,
however, 1t Is possible for a woman to
dress IL a way which will insure her the
most comfort and at the same time with
out making her a target fo- bullets CT
adverse criticism and jeering looks. For
those who are thinking of camping out
and who have never gone through the ex-
perience, some pointers are given here
which should prove of value. Enjoyment
of camp life depends more upon dress
than most people have any idea, and it
would be wise for those contemplating
a summer life of the kind to study the
matter well.
Use Only WOODEN Underwear.
First, all experienced campers agree
that the underwear should be wooden, AMI
the union suit, winter weight, being none
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19
Camping Outfits For the Girls.

nyroyal oil to protect against mosqui-
toes is necessary. and You will want vas
cline and maybe little cold cream for
severe sunburn.
Wells are of little use as they catch on
everything, and the head net is needed
only when the black fly is especially nu-
merous. For mosquitoes and midges the
pennyroyal oil always proves sufficient
and if especially bad "smudge" can al
ways be built.
After the question of what to wear
comes that of camp equipage. tents lead
ing. Campers of widest experience de
clare against the "walr" and the "a"
tent-those most generally used-haviag
found that any closed tent is bad be-
cause it retains the dampness. A tent
entirely open on one side, so that the
campfire at night and the sun by day
can light and warm every recess, is the
best, and a tent is now made with an
awning, which is a practical house and
piazza, and which can be closed If neces-
sary.
Blankets are Important.
Such tent has front curtains hung BY
snaps and rings, and thcsgh not as COM
mon as the others, can be found. Blank
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19

Big Yield of Apples and n Fair
Crop of Pears.

81 ~ F. Cass. secretary Of the state
board of horticulture, lately sent cir
cl1Iars to fruit growers in all parts of
the state to inquire as to the condi-
Tons of the various crops and the pros
Uective yield for the year. Returns
have ben received from nearly every
dlstrict and the outlook is fiattering
for big crop of apples over the whole
state. Pears also are in good condi-
fIen and will yield well in all sections.
Prunes, cherries, plums, peaches,
apricots and pears to some extent were
Injured by protracted late frosts
and cold rains which prevented fertili-
xation. The secretary has prepared the
fo1lowing statement:
" PruneS, in Clark county, the great
prune center and in most other por-
ions of the state are a failure Rea-
n-continued rains during the bloom
ing period.
Apples, reported as giving prospects
Of a large yield over the whole of the
late
Cherries, reported a short crop over
the whole state.
'Pears, generally reported prospects
1ayor fairly good yield.
Peaches, reported light crop on
enake river, fairly good prospects in
Ne Yakima region; Walla Walla crop
large.
Apricots, light on Snake river, fair
4I# SOOu III Tie Idhliid country.
Strawberries, generally reported
mort in all parts of the state.
Too early to report prospects on
other small fruits"
Mr.. Cass says he believes there will
be about two-thirds of the usual crop
Of berries. He estimates the straw
Ucrry crop on the sound at three-fourthS
The usual amount and is of the opinion
the major part will come on the market
liter June 30, being very late.
The irrepressible Henry BUGGY was in
acoma the other day full as ever of
4chemes to further the fruit interests of
The evergreen state. He is president of
the state horticultural society, which
he is trying to have meet here June 26
on q or during the rose carnival week.
&peaking of one of his latest projects,
M. BUGGY said to a News representa-
I'VE:
Fat the next session of the horticul-
fural society I want to organize a
nate chronological society, whose OBJ
Let shall be to familiarize the growers
cf our state with all varieties of apples,
ears and other kinds of fruits common
81 grown here. AS it is, not half the
fermers who raise apples know the
names of the VaritieS and very impor-
mt feature necessary to the reputa-
Ion of the fruit is lost sight of.
There are many kinds of apples
xaised in this state never seen in the
asst and unless we preserve some record
md make known what we can produce
Dur fame will suffer, and indirectly oul
outside markets will not grow as fast
IS desired. Our climate produces more
new varieties of fruit than the east
I'm states, because it is milder here
md fruits cross and multiply in 6
fnilder climate much more rapidly thar
ID the cold. This difference in variety
. makes a difference in the shapes o
fruits. Many apples that we are al
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19
Florida watermeIons.

Seventy-two million pounds of water
melon is what the railroad and fruit men
estimate will be raised in Florida this
year This is equivalent to 100000 mel
ons, which, if placed end to end, would
make a chain of watermelons 1852 miles
long. or further than from Jacksonville
to the city of Washington. To carry these
melons to market a train of 5000 cars
would be necessary, and this train would
be nearly 10 miles long. Railroad men
say that this years crop will be three
times larger in Florida than that of last
year, and the prospects are brighter for
better prices, as there will be only half
a melon crop in Georgia to compete with.
Florida Times-Union.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19

The maiden in the hammock swings
And her sweet fancy wishes;
While her mother in the kitchen, sings
And washes up the dishes.
Columbus Journal.
Y
Young lady-Shall you never get mar
ried, then. Herr Assessor?
Gent-Oh. yes; after you.--Humorist-
ische Batter.
my wife wants a lot of statues to
put up in the front yard" said Mr. Boo
dele, the eminent contractor, who had
stopped at the art store on his way down
town. "Send her three tons of the best
you've got and mail the bill to me. Good
day. "-Chicago Tribune.
~ \
Baggs-Why did you give up house,
keeping and go to boarding?
Gaggs-My wife is learning to ride a
Observation-Disclosures Times.
Stage manager-I sllan't be satisfied UNI
til l see you occupy the position of the
late John Mccullough.
McDevitt Peter O'Rant--Ah, you flatter
me.
Stage manager-Not at all. Mccullough,
you know, is dead.-PhilaoeIphia North
American.
JenkS-I America had the Mayhower
now we could sweep England off the
seas.
Hanks-What makes you think SO?
Jenks-Because, according to the mill
lions of people claiming their ancestors
came over on the Mayfiower the ship
must have been as big as Illinois.-Up
to Date.
y n
Borrowall Happening in)-That's a fine
machine of yours, Ferguson. Some day
I'll come around and take 1t out for a lit
tie spin. By the way, what kind of bicy-
Gle would you advise me to ride?
Ferguson-I'd advise you to ride one of
your own.-Chicago Post.
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England and other Atlantic

England and other Atlantic
zctions.
oyernment is anxious to gather
minate samples, specimens, or
fruits from, and to all parts
Union. This is an age when every
thing tends to a high and common level
~ education of the people from ocean
10 ocean and the federal authorities
want to make 1t possible for the fruit
grower and agriculturist to gather gen.
eral, and If desired, a specific knowledge
OF the crops and fruits peculiar to all
sections of the country. This fact has
been called to my attention and / will
endeavor to secure the organization of
the genealogical society. One work of
the society will be to make wax models
of all fruits in the state, including speci-
mems of every variety, and send them
to Washington city to be put on exhibit
ton with vast number of others from
all parts of the Union. Moulds will be
made by placing a typical specimen of
fruit in plaster of Paris.
The genealogical society will, If or
ganized-and have no doubt but what
1T will be-make speciality to study
the fruits of it's own state and to de-
termine the varieties when asked for
the name of any by one unfamiliar"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19
Pressure at the Earth,s Center.

The philosophers who have figured on
the condition of things at the earth's
center give opinions which vary widely.
Some think that the earth's interior is
composed of white hot molten matter;
others are of the opinion that the pres
sure is so great that all substances have
been condensed beyond our powers of
conception. DIR. Young goes so far as to
say that a block of steel 10 feet square
would be pressed into a block only two
feet square If taken 1000 miles below the
earth'S surface.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19

Ee-half the lands now cultivated
IN will produce double the amount
j obtained. This means four fold
Ter yields of farm crops than is now
3ned. but how can this be done Is
Ereat question; but before the ques-
s settled another question must be
factorily settled. namely, can this
me?
answering this. reference is made
Inc actual yields which have been
med in the last few years through
Eliminating influences of the offer
<rge prizes by different parties for
yield of farm crops. One
sand bushels of potatoes were pro-
"a from one acre of ground. Two
3red and fifty-five bushels of com
a produced from a single acre OF
nd and yields similar to those OBJ
Ia from other grain crops.
w these yields much more than
Lin what has been stated, for this
Il of potatoes is about ten times
Ter than the average yield. And
WELD of corn is more than ten times
Ter than the average yield through
The country. Not only then is 1t
81 that four times greater yields
Ia be obtained but even ten times
Ter may be obtained by reducing
urea of cultivated lands and giving
u cultivation throughout.
sep blowing and subsoilIng are the
requisites in increasing the yields
fops. Deep blowing to be practiced
b season and subsoil blowing only
<sionally. Seed development must be
pted in order to carry out the pro-
m of increasing the crop yield. A
eral reform must be inaugurated on
sfarm; a pulling out Of the "old
n must be adopted and fully carried
81 Old fables, fancies and follies
ii be abandoned, and new ideas,
#methods and new appliances must
{dopted.
Zen deep blowing claims attention,
on this subject nearly every one
les that blowing is right, and every
per almost claims to pillow deep.
3e soils may be plowed as deep as
Moot or more, and if this depth is
he'd there is no danger of throwing
|subsoil on top, as SO many seem to
/. for if one foot deep is reached the
row will not be wider than one foot,
$50 no bottom soil can find its way
he top-the soil is not turned over,
u here some persons who are OPP
3D. to deep blowing are often caught
q "fib," for they give instances
re they have plowed deep and the
soil thrown on top as they state,
He'd the ground for several years
'r, while anyone can see that if the
NJ goes down one foot deep the fur
scan not be merely turned over fiat.
Thing can not be done, is not done.
when anyone tries to get off that
and false racket" just ask them If
see anything "green" in your
e" Many persons are opposed to
p blowing because it is necessary
abandon prevailing methods and
pit new ones and to change is very
nful to some people. But some of
advantages of reducing the cult
ed area may be named, as for in
nee, one-half the capital invested
ands will be sufficient; the interest
This useless investment is saved an
lily, which is a great sum to be con-
sred. One-half the taxes only is re-
red to be paid, and one-half the cost
Ieeping up repairs is only necessary,
that this reduction of the area to
cultivated is attended with so many
'ortant and vital savings that must
'ress itself on every one as the
oper thing to do"
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He Was Filled with Doubt.

A lady, dressed according to the fashion
of the advanced woman of the time, in a
mans hat. periwtg and riding coat. met
a tenant of Sir Roger de Coverley. She
asked whether a house near at hand
were not Coverley Hall. The man, seeing
only the male part of his querist, replied.
Eyes, SIR" But upon the further question
whether Sir Roger was a married man,
CHANGING to drop his eye to the lady's
skirt, the embarrassed man changed his
note to mo MADAME
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19

The deer park of L. S. Houghton at
Halifax, VT, now contains some excel
lent specimens. Forty Virginia deer and
three of the black-tailed variety were
placed in the park year ago last May,
and the number has now increased to so.
The Angora goat and the elk are also
Increasing in numbers. The deer separ-
ated into two herds year ago and have
continued to travel apart. They were not
fed all last winter, but as their numbers
are increasing some forage will be grown
this summer, to be used If necessary.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19
Almost Perpetual Motion.

has invented a clock that will run 10, 600
years without being wound up, after 1t is
once set going. 1t is also provided with
hands which will correctly point to all
the changes of the moon, days OF the
week, month, etc., from now until the
end of the year 1886 A. D.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19
Valuable Gems.

A 46ai- carat Burmah ruby, the largest
ruby ever cut so far as is known, was
bought in London jewelers. sale recent
ly for $4,000. A one-carat blue diamond
brought $4,000. and 14o-grain black pearl,
one belonging to Queen Isabella II Of
Spain, $3.50.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19

The sultan of Turkey has the cigarette
craze. Now, If the powers that be will
only make him get the bicycling and anna
teur photographing craze the slaughter of
the Armenians will have been avenged
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19

An advanced" woman In Topeka
that she had taken to chewing
tobacco. She was so frightened about il
that she has renounced civics and suf-
frage and has resumed her domestic du-
ties with renewed zeal.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19
waiting for a Retraction,

Cholly-I am not going to cali on Miss
Prettygirl again until she retracts what
she said the other evening.
Harry-What did she say?
Cholly-She told me that I needn't call
any more.-Vanity.
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LIGHTS AND sIDELIGHTs.

The maiden in the hammock swings
And her sweet fancy wishes:
While her mother, in the kitchen, sings
And washes up the dishes.