The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-05-31

teT LOT eApOTI.
Early Winter Care Of Cows.
feed my cows balanced ration and
am very careful that they are stabbed
and well treated during stormy wealth
er. They are kept In at night and turn
ed out during Tie middle Of the day II
weather permits. / feed grain. bran.
soy beans, meal, timothy and clover
hayden Dickinson, Kansas.
Illustrating the value Of change of
seed, we note that the tomatoes, mel
ons and other garden vegetables raised
in Porto Rico the past year from seed
imported from the States have aston
ished the natives by their size and ex-
cellent quality, the same varieties Of
vegetables hitherto raised from Porto
Rcan seed being small and often tia-
vorless.
1t will cost the government $4,000
for common garden seeds and $2S.OOO
for clerical help to scatter them among
the people who have no use on earth
for them. These seeds, though, un-
doubtedly have quite an influence polit-
ically in determining the fate of many
congressman, and thus Is explained
why 50 many old seeds get places in
congress.
An excellent quality Of Ignite coal
from the mines in North Dakota Is
now on sale in Minnesota and Dakota
cities. 1t Is smokeless, clean and claim
ed to be Of n heating value equal to the
soft Goals Of the central western states.
1t retails at 81 per ton, and as there Is
an unlimited amount Of it available 1t
bids fair to be great boon to the tree
less portions Of all the great northwest.
And now the scientists tell us that
the fine flavor Of butter Is not derived
from buttercups, blue grass and corn,
but from bugs-bacteria-of O refined
and pedigreed sort and that by inocu-
lating the milk or cream with starter
containing these bacteria fine flavor
can be produced In any cream not
spoiled. The secret Of successful but
ter making Is hereafter to lie in getting
the right sort Of starter. Great Is SCI
ence.
The sensible landlord can do no more
sensible thing than to subscribe for
practical farm paper, one which treats
Of farm conditions as they exist where
such landlords farm may be located
and furnish it to the man who Is work
ing his farm. 1t will further help the
man if the landlord will read such pa
per himself before handing it over to
his tenant and mark such articles as
may be of special value and interest to
both.
Most of the coach horses imported
hitherto into this country for use as
sires seem to lack prepotency or the
ability to transmit their special traits
to their offspring. This is partially
owing to the fact that the coach horse
of Europe is not well established
breed as yet and the product Of recent
crosses of the race horse and draft
breeds. The progeny Of such horses,
as we have seen 1t in the west, has not
been satisfactory.
The time is rapidly approaching
when America will be Independent of
any other nation for its sugar supply.
When that time comes, we shall have
for use the cheapest sugar in the
world, for when 1t is produced Mt home
1t is not at all likely that the product
will be subject to any government tax
alton whatever. If the tax was re.
moved now, we should have about -
pounds of granulated sugar for 81 ill.,
stead Of what we now get
Referring to the pest Of the box
elder bug. which Is becoming more
and more of nuisance wherever this
tree is grown, a lady reader Of these
notes observes that these bugs only
nfest the female, or seed bearing, trees
and that the male. or seedless, trees are
never affected. We had not noted this
fact, and IL as stated the removal Of
the seed bearing trees Of this species
will rid us Of the pest and still leave
one of our valuable shade trees. VIII
our readers please watch this matter
next season?
THE BUR OAK TREE.
The bur oak tree is more nearly
typical of the character Of the pioneer
settlers of the northwest than any
other tree-rugged, hardy, growing on
nearly nil soils. WindprOOf drought