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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

It is acknowledged that there is no
country in the world so rich in the
number and variety of useful grasses
and forage plants as the United States.
The Investigations of the Division OF
A~grostology have demonstrated mat
the country abounds in native species
adapted to nearly every variety OF sou
and climate and to almost every re-
quirement. There are upland and low
land varieties, there are woodland n
prairie species, there are kinds when
exist only in the humid regions along
the coast, and there are others which
thrive in the arid regions of the IN
terror. Some are productive nay
grasses or afford abundant grazing,
while others again are valuable Tor
fixing drifting sands or retaining m
poverished or waste lands. Their are
decorative species for the garden OF
lawn, and not a few are useful IN the
arts and manufacture. Grasses are
| chiefly important, however, as food
plants for all kinds of stock, yielding
beef, mutton, and other ANNA prod
ucts. which are a source of great
wealth to the country, and their in
vestigation along these lines is a mos
useful and essentially practical work
of this department. The fine quality
/ of the forage afforded by the native
grasses of our vast cattle ranges is a
matter of worldwide comment; the
perpetuation and improvement of the
most valuable sorts are matters OF ex-
IRENE Importance, and these may wei
be the subject of practical scientific in
vestigations at our hands.-Repor1
Dept. of Agriculture.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

The method has been quite extern
sively tested both North and South.
Tests were made at the Maryland sta
ton on a large scale. About 1000
trees of various kinds were planted.
At the end Of the first season peach
trees the roots of which were un-
pruned had made a greater, but not so
even, growth than those that were
pruned. Root-pruned pear trees made
a better growth in all respects than
unpruned trees. In the case of apple
trees there was little if any difference
between root-pruned and u%npruned
trees. Root-pruned plums outgrew un-
pruned. The Mahaleb cherry, red
cedar and California privet did we'll
under the treatment. Black Tartarian
cherry on Maxard roots, Norway
spruce, hemlock and Lawson cypress
did not. The general result of the
tests was very encouraging to the ad-
vocates of close root pruning.
A series of tests was made by the
Georgia station, mainly with the peach
but including also the apple and
NAAGAIy Will CooAI AAAANCtAh5 SA0e
peach trees pruned by this method
will live and flourish in this section
even in stiff clay soil and under ad-
verse meteorological conditions. This
statement may also be extended to
cover apples and cherries"
The method was tested at the In
diana station. The season was con-
sidered exceptionally favorable. THE
result of this experiment showed that
the peach tree was capable, after be-
ing deprived of all its roots ano
branches, of producing a magnificent
root system and a top to correspond
The dwarf pear, standard pear, Ger
man prune, and Early Richmond
cherry came next in order, the latter
making very little root development or
the pruned trees"
GUY e. MITCHELL.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15
Abandoned Farms in New England.

ADAuuOnON . al AA y
NV attention has been called to what
is known as the abandoned farms of
New England. A personal inspection
of some of these farms shows that
thew are not abandoned or account of
sterility of soil, but are in many cases
capable of affording a good living to
industrious farmers, and under more
favorable auspices than are farms in
some of our newer states, on ccoun
of nearness to market, educational in
situations, and other desirable en-
yironments. The agrostologist of the
department has visited several of these
farms to ascertain in what way help
can be given by the introduction of
grasses suitable to their various con-
ditions, and the soil physicist will
study conditions on these farms and
indicate which soils may be profitably
cultivated and which should be de-
voted to forestry. The forester will
also visit these localities and determine
what varieties of trees are most des1r-
able. The department will endeavor to
have farmers bulletins prepared
along these several lines for distribu-
ton among the farmers of New Eng
land.-Secretary of Agriculture VIII
son
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Gull
t~ivation of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures, ~Viticulture and
Horticulture.

Increasing Demand for Good Mutton.
G. F. Curtis, in a report to the De-
partment of Agriculture, says: The
american people have been character
lied as a nation of pork eaters and
pork producers, with little or nc ap-
probation of good mutton. However
this may have been in the past, the
conditions are rapidly changing. Per-
haps the recent depression in the price
of wool is largely accountable for the
REIMBURSEMENT and changed condition;
at any rate, there is a constantly in
%creasing demand for good mutton In
the United States. The Chicago mar
ket alone in 1894 took nearly a million
more mutton sheep than during any
previous year, and the receipts dur
ing 1898 are the largest on record.
Notwithstanding the impetus of in
creased demand and good prices n
the rapidly increasing population, the
number of sheep in the United States
is considerably lower than in former
years. The average of the numbers on
hand each year, January l, from 1881
to 1895 inclusive, was 44,448,SS5, anu
the average of the number on hand
January /, from 1896 to 1893 inclusive,
was 37,972,212. During the former
period two Canadian provinces, Que
bee and Ontario, sent to our markets
1924, O46 head of sheep, valued at near
ly $4,000, 900. This importation of NUT
ton sheep from Canada still continues,
Notwithstanding the fact that a heavy
duty is imposed, and that Canadian
mutton is also made on higher-priced
feeds and lands than prevail in our
country. During the past year the
number of sheep imported at Buffalo
alone was 1857, valued at $574,SS2
We have also been importing twenty
five to thirty million dollars worth OF
wool annually during recent years.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

ness.
Why is the milk of all mothers, for
weeks after the birth of the offspring,
larger in quantity and poorer in fat?
For this reason: The object of all milk
giving is the support of the offspring,
says New Zealand Dairyman. In the
earlier babyhood the digestion is weak,
the stomach small, and there exists a
necessity for small amounts and very
frequent feeding. The fat globules are
larger than at any other time during
the period of lactation. This fact it.
self appears to cause the milk to be
more easily digested, to cause the rat
to enter more readily into pancreatlve
emulsion. When the globules are
largest they also separate more easily
and thoroughly from the watery me-
dunn. The milk creams more thor
oughly, and the cream churns quicker
and more thoroughly. A peculiar
change seems to take place in the milk
of the COW, and presumably 1t is SO
with all mothers, within about 0 u
months after a second CESSATION taxes
place. There seems to be a peculiar
relation between the finer or essentla
oils volatile fatty acids) of milk ano
the growth Of the brain and nervous
system in the foetus. 1t has been no
ticed that the finer flavor of the but
ter-fat departs after the COW has beer
about five months in CESSATION, ana
that the milk is not as wholesome fcl
young calves or human infants. These
observations furnish strong evidence
of the intimate relation sustained by
the milk-giving organs with all the or
gans Of maternity. 1t Is only IN tn
light of these facts that we can guide
ourselves Alright in many things con
nected with the management OF COWS
and the proper use and handling O
milk.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Santo Domingo, hearing of the com
ing of French warships as collectors,
concluded to pay that bill for 20, 900
francs. If it is all the same to the
warships, however, she would like to
be bet eEf from paying an apology.
Ganto Domingo, Nicaragua and some of
the other Central American republics
will learn after awhile hat it is easier,
simpler and far more pleasant to pay
their debts promptly than to have them
collected at the lannon's mouth.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

The recent decision of the Supreme
court of Massachusetts in the case of
the Attorney General VS.. Henry Bige-
low Williams holds that the law limit
ing the height of buildings around
Copley Square, Boston, to ninety feet
is constitutional. The court said: eve
hold that the statute gives rights in
the nature of an easement over lands
facing Copley Square, which easement
is annexed to the square for the benefit
of the public, for whose use and enjoy
ment Copley Square was laid out: and
that these rights are similar in their
nature to rights in highways, in great
ponds, and in navigable waters of the
commonwealth" The broad view
which the court took is indi-
Gated by the following expression.
appearing in the opinion: The
grounds of Copley Square ARE to be
enjoyed by the people who use them:
they are expected to minister not onlv
to the gro1ser senses, but also to the
love of the beautiful in nature. in the
varied forms which the change in sea-
h2p brings"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Once every tw~enty-four hours, the
year round, coast guardsmen complete
a circuit of the British coast, and, be-
ing ever wary and ready, the landing
Of ~contraband is practically impossi-
BILE. In the event of Jack seeing
smugglers, he would tap" his bottle
of blue lights, and the result of such q
signal would be the rallying of all the
seamen from the coast guard stations
for miles.-Pearson's Magazine.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

In Siam the liquid measure used is
derived from a cocoanut shell, which
is capable of holding $50 tamarind
seeds, and 20 of these units equal a ca
pacity of a wooden bucket. In dry
measure, $50 rtamarind seeds make l
~k'anahn" and 25 "k'anahn" make l
sat-" on bamboo basket; so sat
make 4 "kwfen," or cart. This is an
example of the primitive origin of most
units of weights and measures.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Fifty short, practical dairy rules for
the production and handling of pure
milk, printed on large cardboards,
have been distributed by the tens of
thousands among American farmers by
the Bureau of Animal Industry.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

From Farmers Review: For sew
eral years a method Of root pruning
much at variance with commonly ac-
copied methods has been strongly ad-
vocated in certain quarters. Not all
tests, however, have resulted favor
ably. OF twenty-five apple trees planted
at the Nebraska station in the spring
of 1896 only ten were living at the end
of September in the same year, and
very few Of these showed any salts
factory growth OF vigor. OF the check
trees, some having he Q0ots cut back
only about one-half and the other I'M
trimmed, not one died. From tests
made at the Missouri station with the
apple it was concluded that 1.-The in
jury caused by too Loose root pruning
is one that trees do not outgrow II
they do not diet outright.
The heroic pruning advised by our
Southern neighbor seems to be I'M
adapted to our conditions. The NOR
tality among our trees is too great"
From the results of all the trials
thus far reported it is evident that this
practice of close root pruning neither
merits unqualified approval mol de-
serves sweeping condemnation. AS
might nave been expected, species vary
greatly in their ability to endure Sc
we're root pruning. Among cultivated
trees probably those which experience
the least i'll effects are the peach and
pear. The critics of this method nave
attributed much of it's success to con-
ditions of soil and climate. On this
point the evidence is very unsat1sfac-
tory. Stringfellow, the most ardent
advocate of the method, working at
Galveston with the favoring conditions
of a warm, porous soil n high an
nual rainfall, has obtained remarkable
results from close root pruning; but
the Georgia and Alabama stations have
also obtained satisfactory results un-
der the adverse conditions of drouth
and poo hard soil. These results
certainly contradict the statements OF
certain critics that the method is sue
cessful only under favorable soil ano
meteorological conditions. Again
nearly all of these successes were
achieved in the Middle and Southern
5CdIGS. me OuICOItG unuGI SAuolly III
favorable conditions in the NORTH
might be different; in fact, at present
the evidence points in that direction
Much field work is still necessary tt
determine the limits of applicability
of this method.
The method consists in cutting bacl
a transplanted tree to practically NJ
root at all, or at NEST to a mere stub
t shortening the top proportionately
t The tree thus becomes to all intent
and purposes a cutting. There is moth
ing essentially new" about thi
method. Interest in it attaches to tn
+ proposition that its possibilities il
, practice have not been fully under
stood. The advantages claimed TO
this method are that it gives a bette
tree with a roo system consisting O
several strong roots which penetrat
into the moist depths of the soil an
securely anchor the tree instead o
spreading out near the surface. More
over. with the root pruned to a club
1t is no longer necessary to dig larg
holes in transplanting. A mere dibbl
hole is sufficient.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15
Sight.

An inventor has perfected an cleo
trical appliance, which he claims Will
enable the blind to see. This will bring
much happiness to those who have de-
fective eyesight. Another great dis
covery which will bring happiness to
those whose stomachs have become
deranged. is Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. 1t is a certain cure for lndlses-
ton, dyspepsia, malaria, fever ana
ague.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

A series of experiments made at Kiel
during the last two years have shown
that of all metals used in s%hip-build-
ing an amalgam of iron and zine is
least subject to deterioration from the
influence of sea water.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

A curious man ben over the swiftly
flowing Chicago river so fondly that he
fell in. Free baths should be strictly
prohibited in the river, admitting that
the temptation is now very strong.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Little Willie-Say, pa, what's the diff
ference between an optimist and a
pessimist?
Pam optimist enjoys a thing he
can't like, and a pessimist likes u
thing he can't enjoy.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Spanish prisoners in the Philippine
islands remind me of some base bali
players said MI. Penn to MI. Pitt.
I'm what way|'
"They are getting their release
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15
A Considerable Dinerence.

Waglip-What is the difference be-
:ween a modern manufacturing estab-
.ishment and q clock?
Tulip--I can't see it.
Waglip-In a clock, when the hands
are busy the works strike; but In a
factory where the works are busy the
lands strike.-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15
An Execution.

Cholly--I haven't shot a thing this
season. Have you?
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is, except
ING my dawg, doncherknoW?
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

In nine cases out of a possible ten a
wife has perfect confidence in her hus-
band after m~arriage-for about twenty
four hours.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15
Rescne Grass.

This is known scientifically as
Bromus unioloides. 1t is apparently
a native of the southwestern part of
the United States, and was n of the
first of the native grasses to be brought
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15
An Adage Punctured.

"John, when you T very angry,
count 100 before you speak"
"Fiddlesticks! When I'm mad /
can't count, and l can't speak."-In-
dianapolis Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15
In Luck.

"lt's fun being married. My wife is
coming to me all the time and asking
for money"
you're lucky. l have to ask my
wife always for money when l want
any.'-Heltere Welt.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

FITS Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness aftes
drst DAYS use of DIR. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer,
Send for FFiEE B2 90 trial bottle and treatise
In. r. H. kline, Itd.s 93l Arch ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

It is said that a mans declining
years begin at SO; but a woman's never
begin while there is an eligible man in
sight.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15
At Both Ends. -
A Juvenile diagnosis.

Grandma-And weren't you homes
sick, Ethel, when you were sailing
away on the wide ocean?
Ethel-No, ma'am; | didn't get home
sick, but my stomach did.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

A New Jersey boy swallowed a small
reptile. This is worse than swallow
ing those Boston sea serpent stories.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Taking a drop and taking a tumble
are not but one may lead
to the other.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

The happening of the unexpected
never worries people who are not pre-
pared for anything in particular.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Political issues are born in the
hearts of the people, but the politicians
keep right on manufacturing the
spurious article.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

to purchase at a bargain a piece
of Minnesota or North Dakota wild land IL
neighborhood where 1899 crops were good.
Emile Constant Globe, Hotel st. Paul MINI
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Religion may have it's drawbacks,
but the backsliders are generally the
victims.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Cavalrymen scouting in .Luzon the
other day killed thirteen F%ilipinos.
And yet some scientific people say that
the number thirteen is not unlucky.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

If a man made no good resolution
New Years day he would be quite
lonesome, having none to break.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15
Qnite "a SuMciencY.

Waiter-Have a spoon, sir?
Guest-No; I've eaten all l care for,
thank you.-Judge.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

The Beers have no objection to the
open door, but they don't want the
whole world coming in and sleeping
in the best bed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Seven days make one week-but il
often takes more to make II strong.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Chicago lady fanciers are to nave a
pet dog club. Under nc circumstances
will they hold a joint session with the
cat club.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

1t takes the lone fisherman to reel off
a catchy yarn.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
a God-send tic me.-Wm. b. Mcclellan,
Chester, Florida, Sept. IL, 1895.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Bakers Chocolate and Cocoa.
Look for the picture of L Belle Choco-
1t is on every genuine package. Y
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

under cultivation. It is known as Aus
tralian oats, Australian bromo, Arctic
Grass, and S%chrader's bronze. AL
though usually an annual, repeated
cuttings or persistent grazing will
prevent seed bearing. and SO enable
the plant to live several years. 1t
grows best on a rich loamy soil and in
most localities should be treated as an
annual, as it is soon crowded out by
other grasses on land that has not re-
Gently been plowed. It seeds freely
and yields volunteer crops as far north
as the District of Columbia. When
sown on suitable soil in August and
September it begins it's growth with
the first autumn rains, and in a favor
able season will give good grazing in
| December, while in a dry and unfaVor-
able season it may be worth but little
before February or March. When it is
at it's best it will often give two good
cuttings for hay. Should it be desired
to grow it continuously on the same
field, the land ought to be plowed
after the seed has matured, during the
summer it may be used to grow a crop
of cow peas. Seed should be sown in
August and September at the rate of
80 to 40 pounds per acre.
Nitrate of SOda.-Nitrate of Soda
works particularly we'll on acid soils,
tho residual soda tending to improve
their chemical character. In relation
to sulphate of ammonia the reverse is
true. owing to the residue being a
strong mineral acid. On quite acid
soils sulphate of ammonia acts inju-
riously at once or after a few years.
provided the land is not lined, treated
with wood ashes or dressed annually
with large amounts Of stable manure
This effect of sulphate Of ammonia
has been noticed at Kingston, Hope
Valley, and Abbott Run, in Rhode
Island; at North Hadley in Massachu-
sets: by Prof. Sanborn at Hanover
N. H., and by Prof. Phelps in Con
necticut. The extended Rhode Island
experiments have shown the power OF
lime in correcting these soil condi
tons.
Wood ashes and salt are good for hi
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Nervousness is the bud and lunacy
the flower in full bloom.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes
the cause that produces La Grippe. Z. W.
Groves signature is on each box. 2oc.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
hammation,a llsys pain, cures wind collie. 25c q bottle"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Potash and Peach Trees.-Peaches,
like all other products of the soil, need
feeding. Potash and p~hosphoric acid
are the principal constituents required
in making the fruit. An excess of nj
trogen will produce rank growth at
the expense of the fruit buds. Take,
for instance, the peach tree near the
kitchen door which gets plenty of
a water, which contains a large
amount of I've (potash). 1t always has
a full crop. A few pounds of potash
and phosphate around each tree during
the later winter and you will be more
than repaid for the trouble and ex-
pense.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15
The advance agent isn't necessarily
a forward man, but he usually is.

The individual who frequently goes
on a tear is seldom able to pay the rent.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

It is reported that packers are NO
longer demanding very heavy hogs,
and one that weighs $50 pounds is
now considered a good one.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

The British charge pell-mell, and the
Beers continue to shell well.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-03-15

Wood ashes and salt are good for The
hog.