El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28
} Farm and
Ranch.

Close moving is the best way to kill
out all weeds that grow high enough
! to cut.---Ex.
Prairie dogs are being caught in
traps in the panhandle, in great num-
ber.-Sherman Register.
A truck farmer of North Laredo
| raised on four acres of land "a 900
pounds of onions. which netted him
S800.-Denison Herald.
After alfalfa gets a start there is no
| more trouble about weeds, because the
numerous cuttings which the alfalfa re-
quires will kill out the weeds in two
years.-Ex.
county, had 300 acres in broom corn,
which he has been shipping to points
| in Illinois. Broom corn brings from
S75 to $50 ton, and three acres will
raise ton of the corn. This is a
practical sort of diversification of crops.
Dallas News.
The Denton County Blooded Stock
and Fair association have changed
their premium list so that premiums
are offered in several numbers on the
catalogue for registered Hereford cat
tie. According to the former cata-
logue there was no separate classi6ca-
ton for registered Herefords.
The earnings of poultry in the United
States in the year 1898 amounted to
$780, 600 600: total of pensions, S179.-
PIE, 526; value of swine. 81S5 ,529, 745:
potato crop, $40. 9S4 .9Ol; tobacco crop,
S35, 574, 220; oat crop, S193. $50. O68;
wheat crop, 1927 1913, 998.-Ex-
change.
If young trees are planted this fall
the proper method Is to dig out space
for the roots that will allow sufficient
room for spreading. Do not apply
manure to the roots, but use rich top
soil. If fertilizer is used let it be bone
meal. In the spring give liberal ap-
plication of wood ashes.-Farm and
Ranch.
Millions of dollars worth of material
| is wasted every year on the farms of
this country that might be saved by
using sheep during the summer months.
The large growthI0n pastures and fields
of weeds and other unstable vegeta-
sheep. as they will consume many
plants that the cattle and other stock
reject. News.
| "
Chicago, q bank in that city recently
sent 81 $780, 900 to Texas to move the
cotton crop. Heretofore nobody would
have thought of applying anywhere
but ic New York for such sum for
that purpose. New York can confiue
her operations to losning money to
Mexico and European nations. The
| west doesn't need her help any more
Denver Stockman.
Late beets are luxuries on the table,
and they may be obtained by sowing
seed nov, but the ground should be
we'll prepared, -rottsd manure used and
fertilizer applied, 90 as to force the
young plants in growth. Only one
plant every three inches in each row
should be permitted, as they will not
thrive where the plants are too thick.
A few rows only will provide all that
may be wsnted.-Farm and Ranch.
Not many farmers bother themselves
about the weeds that grow alongside
their farms on the roads, and, as Q
rule, not many road overseers care
whether the weeds grow on the roads
or not: but these same weeds produce
seed and keep the farm we'll supplied
with weeds every year, which cost the
wise farmer will keep the weeds down
at his own expense If they grow on the
road.-Ex.
Manure that is allowed to remain in
the yards does not give as good results
fact has been shown by using both
kinds of manure on growing crops. It
is not expected that farmers should
keep their manure in the stalls, but it
is now in order to prepare for the stor-
age of manure in winter to prevent
teaching by rains. All foods should be
fine and also the bedding, which will
permit of better absorption of liquids
and greater facility of storage under
shelter. Elk.
The manure from sheep Is worth
more than that derived from any other
animal, next that from the hog, and
cattle being less valuable than from
other animals. but In quantity produc-
ed cattle comes first, then horses, next
hogs, with sheep last. The value of
manure does not depend altogether
upon the animal producing it, however,
| as the character of the food consumed
largely Influences the manure, and the
manure from an animal varies in quail
ity and quantity daily.-Ex.
With anything like normal condi-
| tiOns, from now on it is practically Ger
trim that all previous crop records will
| be broken. The Orange Judd Farmer
figures up crop of 2,l25, 900, 900
bushels, although the average for the
entire country is only figured OF S6.5
against sc. l month ago. Nebraska and
Kansas together would have something
| like 700 900, 900 bushels this year, or
nearly q third Of the country's entire
crop. Both states show conditions
to 5 per cent better than a month ago,
! and 10 to Is per cent better than a
year ago.
The large number of young men who