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The silver star., 1899-09-01
Stock for European plum..

In some notes on plum culture pub
lishsd in a recent bulletin issued by
the Colorado Experiment Station. Pro-
fessor Charles 8. Crandall says:
For the European plums such as
Lombard. Green Gage. and Bradshaw
probably no stock is better than
seedlings of some variety OF
the species from which these va
rieties came-Prunus domestica
These have been in common use
for many years. but in recent years
have been in some degree superseded
By xSrobalan stocks seedlings Of
Prunus cerasifera. species Of Euro
pean orgtn). Myrobalan stocks are In
common use in European countries
and have rapidly grown In favor with
our nurserymsn, not because better
trees can be grown upon them, but
because 1t is easier to secure good Ny
robalan than good domestica
stocks. Seeds OF domestica vari-
eties that will produce an even
stand OF stocks ia dificult to
obtain. and the Myrobalan. which is
easier to grow and less liable to In
Jury from parasitic fungi, offers an &C.
ceptable substitute. Some nurserymen
import the seeds and grow their own
stocks. others find 1t more profitable to
import the seedlings. They are usual
ly received during the winter. planted
In nursery rows in spring. and budded
In July and August In the south the
stocks in common use are the Mari
anna plum and peach. and very diverse
opinions as TO their relative merits
have been expressed. Probably the diff.
ferences arise from varying local con.
ditions. for the testimony at hand In
dicates that on the light and dry soils
the peach stock does best. while the
Myrobalan is better suited to the
heavier and more moist soils. Even a,
the north the peach meets with some
favor as stock for plums on light
soils, but 1t Is too tender for districts
where severe winters are common. For
the native varieties, Wolf. Weaver. De
Soto and other derivatives of Prupus
Americana, the natural inference tha,
Americana stocks would be best seems
to be borne out by experience, but ths
degree OF success may depend In a
measure upon the seed used. The spe.
cies 10 extremely variable In genera
habit and rapidity Of growth a. well
~ N the fruit produced.
The silver star., 1899-09-01
American Horse. In Cuba,

A correspondent OF the Chicago Rec.
ora writes that Journal from Wash
inston: American horses do not
thrive on our new possessions. II takes
them long time to become acclImat-
ed. The heat, the malaria and insect
pests are more Of trial to beasts than
70 men. Texas ponies or broncbos
however. do very well in Cuba and
Porto Rico. and 800 have been shipped
over to Cuba since the close Of the war.
Inree or four hundred have been
snipped to Porto Rico. Any man who
VIII go down into Cuba and raise mul..
ana ponies will make fortune. be-
cause the draft animals have almos,
oeen exterminated during the war. and
great many are needed upon the
plantations as well as by tis military
forces. The best stock for that climat to
Is the hardy little horse that is found
In Texas and New Mexico" That is "A
point we called attention to year ago.
when the war broke out. The climate
OF Texas. and the conditions surround.
Ing horses In that state, would natur.
ally enable them to become more easilv
acciimated In Cuba and Porto RIco
than northern horses.
The silver star., 1899-09-01
MOSQUITOES CARRY MALAs'
lars. I.otta I.swis Of Ns,t York Il =.
From the Bites of These Inssss. IA

From the Bltes ~ These Iaseeae n
In Bellevue hospital, New Yort
case proving that q mosquito bits y
produce malarial fever. Mrs !
Lewis IL the victim. She went a H.
land Beach q few weeks ago win r
husband. and they lived in cos,1
on the edge OF a piece of woods T.
mosquitoes were something awful 4
days Of battle with them was epos
and they returned to New YORK. +
eral days later Mrs. Lewis went \
in the evening In a thin dress. d, 2
turning home she was seized with }
we're chill, which recurred daily -
she went to the hospital.
The case was diagnosed there q =
familiar disease OF malarial fever
doctors say the mosquitoes got ?
germs either in the swamp or from
fected human or animal blood. Thsoa1
the mosquitoes stomach the main,
germs rench the blood. When Il m
a human being the blood-suckinr 4 ;
companied by the injection Of tbe =
tents Of the salivary gland, chm
with the malarlal germs. Y
At the John Hopkins hospital IN n
timore DIR. ]. II. McCallum and h
Eugene L. Opic are experimenting N
malarial mosquitoes. They N
healthy insects on malarial germs l,
then let them bite crows. The btI
have chills. Other healthy mosquIt,
bite the sick crows. and after an I'M
val bite healthy birds. These crc,
also get chills.
The silver star., 1899-09-01
Cucumber Melon pl.s.....

The April bulletin OF the Ohio Ex-
pertinent Station thus summarizes the
report Of experiments in the treatment
of cucumbers and melon diseases:
The cucumber pickle industry con-
tinues to increase in Ohio and the
yields OF pickles have been more satis-
factory for 1898 than for the previous
year. The abundant rains. we'll dis
tributed. and the high mean temper
atures for the growing months have
contributed to this end
The downy mildew of cucumbers and
allied plants. Plasmopara Cubensis. has
been fully as destructive to the plants
during the season named as in 1897.
but owing to the earlier harvesting OF
the crop the actual reduction OF yields
has been only about one-half as great
from this cause.
Anthracnose OF cucurbits, Colleto-
trichum Lagenarium. has Increased In
abundance and destructiveness. A
wilt OF cucumbers and muskmelons,
referred to a species of Fusarium. has
also prevailed. besides the usual wilt
disease. Phyllosticta Cucurbitacearum
and Cercospora Cucurbitae have also
been found spotting cucumber leaves
as well as Cercospora Citrullina upon
watermelon foliage.
Cooperative spraying experiments
upon a commercial scale have given an
increase OF seventy-fiye bushels per
acre upon sprayed. compared with un-
sprayed cucumber pickle vines. at
tackled by downy mildew. The profits
from this treatment were not SO large
as would have accrued from similar
work in 1897, for reasons pertaining to
eariiness of crop.
The practicability of saving the late
crop OF cucumbers from downy mil
dew, by use of Bordeaux mixture, is
fully demonstrated by the experiments
made. Spraying for this purpose need
not be begun earlier than July 25 to
August l. II crop of pickles or Gu
cumbers is harvested by August 10.
spraying for downy mildew is not re-
quired.
Spraying OF anthracnose. downy mil
dew and leaf blight OF muskmelons is
still recommended, although some fail
ures are recorded.
Previous recommendations as to the
treatment of late tomato plants with
Bordeaux mixture to prevent tomato
leaf blight, Septoria Lycopersici. are
again repeated.
The silver star., 1899-09-01

II In reported that the Geides sheen
Company OF Wyoming has sold n
bunch OF lambs to a Minnesota buyer
nt f2.35 head. This will be n surprise
to those farmers who expect to buy
lambs Mt $2
Most OF the sheep moved to Kansas
and Nebraska ns well ms Colorado feed
lots will pass through Denver this year
and an effort Ii being made To draw
all OF the big buyers to. Denver as a
central point to buy thefr stock in or
der TINT New Mexico growers may con.
sign their salable sheep here. Asso.
clntions have been organized for this
purpose. This would make Denver the
largest market for unfattencd sheep in
the country.
Foxfail In annoying farmers Grent
deal Of late ycnrs. This scnson Inns
been especially well adapted 10 the
obnoxious grass. Up to dnfe the only
remedy we know for this grass is to
cut the Hp0ts where II pred0minatcs Ike.
fore II comes into bloom. There nre
sections In northern Colorado where
the internal foxtnll has moved In nn,l
taken full possession Of the premises.
The only thing to do In these cnses In
to plow up the field and make new
HtnIt. summer InIIOw would probably
prove a good thing. II one can make M
his mind 10 lose the use OF the fIeI;l
for q year. This may In time prove
the only alternative II the land 10 10 be
reclaimed and its original cost would
seem to Justify nny kind Of nm cxpedl.
ent 70 work out the pest. Hoed crops
ls the best remedy that Field nntl
Farm cnn suggest. and we trust II may
be generally acted upon.
This IL the time Of year 10 calculate
I'm killing out 4 stand Of aifnlfn II
such should b. desired Tor amy rcn soi, ;.
In August uHe three horses 10 : verv
sharp plow. with rolling cuttes
About { month later plow again in thc
other direction. leaving Inc furrowS Va
open for good irrigation some tirne IN
November. Some Rr0wefs 70 over shc
field after the frst plowiur ana arss
out ~ much Of tho alfalfa root srowss
~ can b. secured. but the sysicsn \ -. !.
quIree . good deal Of extra vcsS sr1
would scarcely he expedient n 4 l:s~s
hreek1n9. Winter frcr4ine 4 - 6onysS
~ best agent at our comnsu6 ~ ~.
elnl 9 oeS9 Of alfajfs en6 iksSs ~ ~
evs0N eesseds v ae0on01ll0 u
The silver star., 1899-09-01
Now Quite, for tn. Potato Cro,.


Miners who have passed the winter
~ the hlondike refer to a brand of
e.aporated potatoes sent from Canada
winch have proved very satisfactory as
a substitute for fresh vegetables. says
the Rural New Yorker We learned
tnat the Canadian company has yari-
GUS factories in this country and in
canada. One factory is run at May
Viiie. Mich. 1t started last fall with
evaporated apples. and then made
apple cider and apple jelly. When the
apple season was finished, they began
eVaporating potatoes and kept at It
nearly all winter. through the very
coidest weather. The same company.
we are told. evaporated peaches in
georgia earlier in the season. One of
our friends in Mayvllle gives us the
Following information about this busi-
ness:
HOW are potatoes canned?"
ney are first washed and then put
IN large vat or steamer and steamed
lust enough to loosen the skins. Then
'hey are taken out and peeled nv
women and girls. After this they are
cooked until thoroughly done. and
then run through machine shaped
ike a colander. They come through
this in long. white strings very much
resembling long worms or shredded
cocoanut. After this they are eyapo-
rated and put up in tin cans and
sealed air-tight."
ABOUT how many potatoes were
canned during the season."
Last years run was about 8 0oo
bushels" '''00
Does this make any difference in
tne potato market for the neighborine
farmers?"
Yes, ! think 1t does. although the
farmers have no trouble in selling all
'he potatoes they grow. to the ship
pers. The canning factory helps to
ssise tne price. Last winter, when the
factory first started. the shippers were
paying only 20 to % cents a bushel for
potatoes. The factory's first contract
was Tor 5000 bushels at 25 cents. or
course the Gamers want the hishes,
quahty OF potatoes. 1t is understood
mere that the factory had a contract
Win the United States government for
all the potatoes that were canned last
winter"
The silver star., 1899-09-01

The Honolulu authorities are con
siiering the advlsability OF locating a
cemetery in the crater Of the Punch
bowl. an extinct volcano. The only
objection thus far offered Is that II not
used for cemetery II might some day
become available for an amusement re.
sort and residence section. especial.
ly II an adequate water supply could
be conveyed to so great height. Says
the Hawaiian Gazette: Everything
looks beautiful inside the crater The
kiawe trees are growing we'll These
and other trees were planted there by
the direction Of the late King Kala.
kaua. The lantana nourishes, OF
course. The view In any and every al.
rection from Punchbowl 10 well known
to all for Its charm. A walk from the
city to the place would not be trying
undertaking. and the road Is better
than over"
The silver star., 1899-09-01

William Waldorf Astor has formally
renounced all allegiance to the stars
and stripes and sworn to stand firm
forever beneath the British flag,
America will doubtless recover from
the blow in time, but the sufferings of
England deserve our earnest sympa-
thy. Benedict Arnold renounced al
legiance to this country and in favor OF
England quite number of years ago.
SO Mr.. Astor is not particularly quick
at doing good
The silver star., 1899-09-01

The governments disposition of the
Spanish cruiser "Reina Mercedes" will
form an interesting innovation. 1t has
been decided not to sell her or to repair
her for service, as she is not worth the
expense it would involve, but TO put
her sufficiently in order to prevent fur
ther injury or decay. and then keep her
permanently on public exhibition. as q
memorial of the war. Hitherto such
vessels as "Old Ironsides and the
Hartford have been preserved. through
sentiment and as reminders OF our ma.
val achievements. but now for the nrst
time a ship taken in battle Is thus to be
used. The circumstance will crafty
our national pride In the prowess OF
our navy. but we are sure It will no,
cause exultatlon because OF our antag
onists' humiliation.
The silver star., 1899-09-01

There is a volume of suggestion in an
exclamation of an old woman. given
by a correspondent OF the Boston
Transcript, in the following para
graph: This is the season when some
effort is made to get the less fortunate
classes out of the torrid and sordid
slums and into Gods open spaces.
Upon one of these fresh air excur-
sions was an old woman who was given
her first view of the ocean. She had
had pretty pinched time all her life,
l guess. for as she looked over the
great expanse of water she exclaimed
fervently, Well. thank God for some
thing there's enough of
The silver star., 1899-09-01

Kaiser Wilhelm AYERS that a collec-
effective peace conference the world
has ever seen-that each power should
have navy so large that none of the
other powers would dare to risk an at
tack upon so formidable an adversary.
If the plans now being carried out for
the strengthening of the American
navy go through successfully, this
country will be decided factor in the
kaisers' theory of universal peace.
The silver star., 1899-09-01
= New Ram,. Plant.

The Agriculture. Ledger Of Calcutta
India. announces the discovery for ths
government Of plant described ma
similar but superior to ramie. RamIc
furnishes an extremely nne. strong
and valuable hber, suitable for making
nne. high-class textile goods. and the
only thins which has operated to pre-
vent Its culture extensively In this
country is the fact that II has to he
degummed. which IL always q costly
process. This new kind Of ramie, II
II can be so called, is free from gum.
and therefore does not, In its produc-
tion. present that dimcuity. The de-
pertment Of agriculture IL investigat-
Ing the subject. and IL arranging to
procure seed for trial and Distribution,
Mr.. Jared q. Smith Of the department
states that = ramis which does not
require degumminG would. In all prob
ability, prove = highly valuable acuui.
sition. and It's introduction might be
tho means Of starting . new line of
Industry IN the United States. Such a
plant. he says. might to some extent
replace hemp.
French Government StaiiIons. .-Ths
French government keeps stations 70,
the use Of the farmers, charRinr onIv
= nominal fee Of " or "a per service
ny this method the French are rnpidIv
improving their horses. for these Roy.
ernment stations are carefully In.
spsctsd before being approved fol
ssSvice,' Mr.. Thompson.
The silver star., 1899-09-01
The s,mp,on Tunnel.

The Simplon tunnel. when compa
ed. will be eighteen kilometers (ahI
eleven niles long-the longest In d
rope. On the Swiss side the work b
proceeded to distance Of more Id
fourteen hectOmeters. while on u
Italian side the mountain has bcj
pierced to depth of only seven herl
meters, SO that only One-nInth Of u
work of excavation Is accomplish
Miners are now working on the tunr]
just beneath the celebrated Gonj
vein of auiiferous ore and the end
neers entertain lively hope of strikiJ
gold in profitable quantities.
The silver star., 1899-09-01

Gen. Maxine Gomez. who Is about to
leave Cuba for his native land Of San
Domingo. delivered an interesting
speech to the Cubans and eouched his
remarks In the tone Of good sense
which seems to be the keynote to the
ancient warriors character. He says
that II II calumny to accuse the United
States Of any wish to rob the Cubans
Of their liberty and that the Cuban, left
poor by the war. should dream only
Of wogk" and bend himself 10 his
duties In . plain and practical tashieu.
ssoes sVlsess e ~ . wtse naa,
The silver star., 1899-09-01
Study the soil.

For the economical application Of
fertilizers It Is necessary to make
something Of q study Of the soil. Clay
soils ~ . rule contain suficient Dot.
ash but they are likely to need either
nitrogen or phosphoric acid and are
usually benefited by both. Complete
fertilizers should not be applied by the
farmer without reservation. They are
only complete as they meet tho ~
quiremsnts Of his soil. On clay soils
bono meal II usually very effective
fertilizer. II supplies phosphoric acid
and potash and also lime. which usual.
ly exerts beneficial mechanical effect
ON clay. Acid phosphates or South
CaroIIna rock acts in the same way
except that u contains no nitrogen.
The average sandy soil ID always DE-
ncient In al Of the three pripcIpal Gsv.
The silver star., 1899-09-01

Ex-Queen Liliuokalani says the Ha-
wailan islands are ''in state OF prac.
teal anarchy" the government being
in the hands of an oligarchy and tbs
rights Of the native Hawaiisns not re.
spected. The ex-queen is scarcely an
impartial observer. Anarchy undoubt-
edly prevails In so far as her ex-high.
ness is concerned, but other observer;
give a very different account OF condi.
tons on the island. AS to her OWE
claims for pension. 1t is pleasant to
know that Lilluokalani believes in the
honorable Intentions" of the United
States government, though she has
wisely concluded not to sit on the steps
of the capital at Washington until they
are carried out.
The silver star., 1899-09-01
Aztec Calendar.

The Santa Fe Route has ISSUED !
handsome six-months' calendar. ~
10 December. 1899. which contains 4
separte reproductions In color. sd
inches. of T.. a. Burbank's celebratd
portraits Of Pueblo Indians. one q
each month.
These are the same reproductic
used In Brush and Pencil" and n
not he obtained separately for 4
than $1.JO. In fact. some Of them I
ready command n high premium. "
Aztec Calendar" also has an engravd
cover containing reproduction Of y
ancient Aztec Calendar stone.
Obtainable for - cents by apply1
to ]. +. Hall. General Agent. A.. IT,
s. +. Ry., Denver. May be ordered
mail.
The silver star., 1899-09-01
Lousy Pixs.


Many farmers sometimes wonder
what is the matter with their pigs
when there is nothing the matter ex-
cept lice, says Wallace's Farmer.
They are not accustomed to looking for
lice except on the older hogs, and pigs
frequently are SO badly infested that
the constant irritation from day to
day brings on Indigestion, diarrhea
and other symptoms Of cholera. We
knew of number of cases last spring
where pigs were supposed to have the
cholera and were entirely relieved by
the application Of the well known and
efficient remedies for lice. II you can
do nothing else. fill barrel two-thirds
iuil OF water. pour a gallon of kero-
sene ON top of it. take your pig by the
ear and souse him In and put him
IN clean place where he can not pick
up new assortment from the pens
and bedding. A better method, how
ever. is to prepare kerosene emulsion
according to the recipe we have fire.
quently published and apply It to the
whole herd. No man can AFFORD to feed
q lot Of miserable lice. The annual
losses from hog lice, cattle lice, horse
lice. chicken and sheep ticks on the
average farm would pay the taxes
Why not save this?
The silver star., 1899-09-01
The Now rorpeao.

A Swede has invented one oper,t
by invisible rays Of light, which ,
ables 1t to explode at will. In N
manner Hostetter's Stomach Bite
conquers all stomach troubles. WI
a sufferer from constipation, dyspep1
or liver complnint takes the Bitten
is sure of a cure. A private rever
stamp covers the neck Of the bottle
The silver star., 1899-09-01
Advantages Il vssnine

SoiliuG possesses 90 many advanta9o
over pasturage, especially whore dairy
ing ON high priced land u contsm-
plated. that every dairyman should
carefully study the question Of adopt
ing the, system. A good deal depends
upon the supply. character, and cost OF
labor at the farmers command. 1t may
be profitable to practice partial soiling.
Careful experiments have dem6np1IAted
that by feeding cows entirely on green
forage crops in the stable. from two
to hve times as much milk will re-
suit per acre az from pasturing the
same land. It was an old saying that
the COW tramped three times - much
as she ate. OF course. many farms
contain considerable proportions OF
pasture land that cannot be titled, but
for tillable land. the profit In soiling
is very great. Many more cows can
be kept on a given area and the pro-
ductive capacity Of the land can be
rapidly increased. The saving of ma
nure and Its application to best ad-
vantage is one of the great gains In
soiling. But for this sytem of feeding
some little calculation Is required, and
variety Of green crops Is necessary to
present well arranged succession
throughout the growing season. In
other words there must be no break;
the supply must be certain and ample.
The careful and experienced dairyman
will plan to grow perhaps twice ~
much Of every crop as he expects to
use. The surplus will not be wasted:
1t can be dried or stored in silo. It
Is stated on good authority by the SOIL
ing system well managed. one acre Of
productive land will feed two cows for
five or ak months; three acres for flve
cows 10 considered a conservative es-
innate. The time of exercise should,
however. be not overlooked. One Of
the points gained by the soiling IL the
saving Of food required through the
useless exertion of the animal in pro-
curing Its food at pasture. Moderate
exercise should accompany soiling. and
a small pasture lot should be provided
convenient to the COW house.-Ex-
The silver star., 1899-09-01

Occasionally some amateur conf
dence man tries to beat Russell Sage,
but the experts no longer waste time
on the old gentleman.
The silver star., 1899-09-01

Among the courteous customs OF
French military law is the practice OF
the prosecutor to accuse the defendant
Of lying during examination
The silver star., 1899-09-01

The genius who invented the hug
ging bug was doubtless inspired by a
desire to give the old maids chance.
The silver star., 1899-09-01

It's bad thing for an employe
when he begins to think the boss
couldn't get along without him.
The silver star., 1899-09-01

Some people We're evidently born
tired and some for the purpose of max
ing others tired.
The silver star., 1899-09-01

Everybody in the world depends
upon somebody else.
The silver star., 1899-09-01

The owner sometimes discovers that
the mare makes the money go.