Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-06
FARMERS BUSY MONTH.
lFrom FioId and rarml

Practically all thinning of the plants
VIII have to be done during this
month. Keep the hoe and rake going
A man vii hoe three times as much
ground while the weeds are small as
"heh they nave attained nearly their
tuIl growth. Tomato and cabbage
plants should have the crust broken
about them after each irrigation or
after "A rain. The wheel hoe should
be run through the onion rows twice
week now. Parsnips, satisfy and All
such plants should also. be cultivated
shallow but frequently at this time
The main thing is to keep the garden
crops growing and head off the weeds
IS well as 10 disturb the cutworms.
A succession of corn. beans, peas, let
tuce, beets, radishes, cucumbers, etc,
should also be planted
Corn. cane or kaiIir corn sown quite
thiclly as late as the middle of July
Will make wonderful amount of fod-
der Cow peas and soy beans are val
liable catch crops and may be planted
IN the corn field at the last cultiva-
zion. They will make great amount
Of feed and can be pastured by hogs
or sheep after the corn crop has been
harvested or may be plowed under
and furnish great amount of fertil-
liZer. Millet Is one of the best fodder
crops If cut at the right stage. The
Hungarian is perhaps one OF the best
kinds and will not be detriment to
the land If cut before the seeds ma
ture, Millets make better fodder
when cut quite green. When the
seeds ripen the stalks become woody
and the feeding value is reduced. One
OF the best reasons for sowing millet
as catch crop is because the roots
leave the soil more loose and friable
than before it Is planted Its effect
on land that has grown crop OF
wheat is very beneficial in the way OF
loosening the soil.
The bitter taint of ordinary weeds
can be removed from cream by mixing
1t with two or more parts OF water at
any temperature above seventy de
grees f. and then running it through
separator. No means have been
found by which the bitter weed taste
The acrid compound In weeds which
gives milk a bitter taste is held very
largely, If not entirely. in the milk
serum. The more completely the ser
um is separated from the fat the less
is the degree of bitterness in the
cream. A Wild onion flavor Is not re
moved from cream by mixing it with
water and then running it through the
separator. Saltpeter dissolved in the
water thus used is of no value. No
method has been found by which
onion flavor can be removed from
either milk or cream and in this
connection it might be well to add
that even here in arid Colorado there
are at least a dozen varieties of wild
onions or leeks growing in the foot.
hill region and troughout the noun
tain valleys.
The question is often asked why
so many manufacturers prefer to buy
wool in the grease rather than in the
secured state. 1t is claimed by those
who advocate purchasing secured
wool that great saving might be
effected that would benefit both grow.
or and manufacturer. By the estab-
lisbment of securing plants in the
wool growing districts the reduction
in bulk would lead to a great saving
in transportation charges. The cost
of securing Is so small that IL would
not increase the price OF wool to the
buyer and the saving in freight would
be so great that the wool would actu-
ally cost the manufacturer less than
If shipped in the grease. Theoretic-
ally this appears correct, but as the
railroads classify secured woods under
a higher tariff 1t costs quite as much
as II shipped in the grease. Again II
is claimed that all uncertainty as to
the amount of shrinkage is removed,
SO that when calculating the cost OF
manufacturing there will not have TO
be any allowance made for shrinkage
when secured wool is purchased. The
shrinkage between wool II the grease
and secured is an upcertain factor and
the same lot of wool will shrink un-
evenly under different conditions A
great many manufacturers look with
suspicion on secured wool In the mar
ket, as the best quailty of wool may
be SO injured In the securing that an
inferior cloth will be produced. For
! this reason nearly all manufacturers
prefer to do their own securing. as
they then can decide which are the
best cleansing agents to use and have
the conditions as nearly uniform as
possible.
Thirty or forty years ago when
western farmers were taking their
homestead gifts and wheat was dol
lar bushels congress not only donat-
ed land grant subsidies ad libltum 10
railroad companies without protest,
but our prodigality in voting railroad
aid bonds was only checked by statu-
tory restraint. while no attention OF
course was paid to rates. or heed
whatever given to railroad capitallZa-
ton. Now unhappily there are no
more Oklahomas to be thrown open.
The Comstock lode Is non est and the
supply of Cripple Creek camps is linn
tied. If, however, the ionghaul pro
gram were supplanted by determin
ed and persistent purpose to develop
the natural resources and manufactur
ing possibilities OF this great inter