Gilpin observer., 1903-08-27

paying rental OF III an acre.
In order to secure certification of his
milk by the milk commission of New
York city. the dairyman must have a
clean cement floor stable, with white
washed walls, and abundant windows.
Cows must be sponged and their tails
scrubbed before each milking. White
suits must be worn by attendants, bot
ties and utensils scalded, and filled
bottles kept on ice and shipped only in
refrigerator cars.
This will probably be the greatest
honey year that Colorado has ever
known. We know one apiarist who up
to August 18th had taken 200 pounds OF
the finest honey from one hive and the
flow has continued right along. The
wild bloom has been better than we
have known 1t for years and the Gle
ONE is particularly fine. There have
been very few bad storms to kill bees
in their flight, although in two or three
sections some loss has occurred from
hailstones. 1t is. indeed, strange how
the fool bees will always sally forth
to fight hailstorm only to get the
worst of it.-Field and Farm.
The stock laws of Colorado. quaran-
tine regulations and the constitution of
the Colorado Cattle and Horse Grow
ers' Association are given in compen-
dious form in THE Stockmen's Green
Book" valuable publication now be-
ing sent out to officials appointed by
the State Board of Stock Inspection
commissioners. The book is issued un-
der the auspices of the Colorado Horse
and Cattle Growers Association and is
the work of Fred p. Johnson. editor Of
the Record-Stockman. The book will
prove of great service to stockmen. as
1t contains much Information concern
Ing the mango, now SO prevalent
s. ]. Palmer. city and county horti-
cultural inspector of Denver. has issued
a warning that the cottony maple scale
has attacked Denver shade trees and is
liable to do great damage unless
checked. Maple trees are most affected
bu. Injuries the locust, ash and elm in
some instances. The scale is dark
brown. convex little body attached to
the tree limbs and filled with cottony
substance. Upon removal of this fluffy
matter each depository will be found
to contain 200 minute yellow eggs. The
scale sucks the life sap of the tree to
which it fastens itself and the help
less tree dies lingering death. unless
man steps in and by the use of sprays
kills the devouring enemy.
The Oregon experiment station in an
endeavor to learn the value of differ
ent crops for sheep feed and to deter
mine the amount of mutton that could
be produced on an acre. found that a
combination of corn for silage. clover
f,r nat 70 fnr in
on an acre in the proportions of corn
sixteen per cent, clover thirty-one per
cent. and oats fifty-three per cent
would feed sheep for $50 days. They
also found that fall wheat could be
pastured quite closely in early spring
without serious injury and could be
made to very profitably supplement the
grain feeds in fattening for market at
that time. On one plot of one and
One-quarter acres gain OF IS in value
Of meat was produced by pasturing the
wheat two weeks. while on an adjoining
plot of the same size. but not pastured
the yield Of wheat was only one bushel
greater than on the pastured plot. In
the great wheat belts much profit can
be made out Of sheep and the fertility
OF the soil can be increased at the same
time.
How many Of our Colorado people
have ever seen native huckleberry
and how few realize the extent to
which they are grown in the noun
tains? We have found and classified
at least five varieties and 1t is possi-
bic that one or two others have es-
capped our notice. The most common
and the best sort probably is the Caes-
pitosum or dwarf bilberry. This is a
very low tufted shrSb two to twelve
inches high with shining. smooth
leaves. berries solitary. large. sweet.
blue with bloom. Then We have the
vaccinium occidentale. the cuneifo-
lium. the myrtillus and the minute mi
crophyllum. The last two are OF di-
minutive form and scarcely grow six
inches high. Plants may be trans
planted from their native situations to
obtain better treatment than they have
had and a plant having special value
could be propagated by grating on
common stocks. The method. however.
by which extensive propagation is done
is with seed. This work is best per-
formed by q nurseryman who has the
facilities and skill necessary to secure
good results.-Field and Farm.