Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-01-13

uOt % btATteO IN now AO>@A~D
crabs, thorns, June-brry, and
wild food plants of this species q
In great profusion nor In the vlcan
OF neglected orchards, nor should =
growths of weeds. grasses. bushes
briars be permitted to accumui
about the trunks of the treee- Wn
tree is seen to be injured beyond
covery 1t should be taken out ana
stroyed by burning before the folio
ing spring. that the larvae WHICH
contains may not have an opportun
to develop and reinfest healthy grow
Sowing Alfalfa.
C. H. Sessions, In an address to q
ifornia dairymen. said:
There In a great variety of opinion
to best time of seeding. We have SOW
at all times from November or Dece
Der to April and have had good =
poor success 1t depends on the =
son. and nothing can be told OF tn
beforehand. l think 1t best to SOW eas
ly, say after a good rain. as soon
the ground has become dry enough
work easily. and then. II from frosts OF
scanty early rains the stand Is fall
ure, there is plenty of time to prepare
the ground and put in another crop,
hoping there will be plenty OF lats|
rains to give 1t start. There Il mo-
danger from frosts after the third
leaves have started. Some claim
ton to fifteen pounds of seed to =
Is sufficient. but we prefer twenty
to thirty pounds. II it all grew tn
small amount would be all right. but
conditions are 80 liable to prevent all
from growing that l prefer to pay =
little more money for seed and insure
q good stand. II the stand Is thin it
is not the easiest thing to thicken It
up successfully. but II the seed come
up too thick 1t is survival Of the
Httsst," and the weaker stalks are
killed out leaving a good. thick and 4
even stand, which makes the best quail
ity of hay.
Sowing Alfalfa with Wheat.-For Z
nurse crop in starting alfalfa nothing
is better than very light crop Of
wheat, say thirty-f1ve pounds seed per
acre. II a greater amount of seed IL
used, the wheat will come up SO thick
as to smother the alfalfa. or II 1t grows
1t will be 30 tender that As soon AZ the
wheat Is cut 1t will wither and die
II the wheat should be too thick i
must not be left until grown enough 4
for hay. but cut and removed earliGe.
Some prefer nothing but weeds for Dro-
lection, but 1t will cost no moro T.
grow a light crop of wheat, and what -
taken on will be good feed while IL
weeds will have to be thrown AWAY
Soil Adapted to str.wbsrrisA
H. E. Mckay says: A few crowd
fully understand this fact, but NAM
apparently intelligent. seem not - A.
derstand how great these di6eg0n0
rsais<are, and are disappotntod N
they ia to do a. vel ss>9kAeFa n
little has been said by many writer's =
the strawberry, about the soils beo&
suited to the health and growth Of t&o
plant. and the perfection and beauty
of the fruit. The wonderful ease ana
facility with which the berry adapto
itself to different soils and ATTITUDES,
coupled with the fact that even In N
imperfect condition 1t Is satisfactory n
appearance and taste to most persons.
may In part be the cause of this over
sight We do not agree with the gem
orally received opinion. as taught By
many writer's, that sandy loan giveo
either the largest yield or finest fruit
Possibly in the North and West such |
may be true, but in the south our larg-
est yields and finest berries are OBJ
tanned from a clay loam- While Il -
true that berries grown on saAdJ
loan are often al large and apparently
as firm and well colored as on q clay
loan, 1t is equally true that they ero
In that solidity, strength Of
color and general makeup that the
same varieties possess grown on tho
clay loan. All the facts, so far a. Ne
have been able to gather them, point
70 the general conclusion that, all other
things being equal. the strength. beau
y and perfection of the berry Is dipjnp
shed In proportion as free sand skiSts
IN tho soil; not that any of our good
and Is without sand, but We use the
.erm free sand where 1t readily sep
lrates and can be seen In the branches
md little gullies.
Poison Ivy.-Poison ivy (Rhus tod
,odendron) Ia known also ~ thre1
eaved Ivy and in some localities q
,oison oak In growth 1t much re
embles the harmless Virginia craeps
r American ivy (Ampelopsis quinque
olia). To avoid installing one for thu
,ther. remember that the poison w