Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-12
FARM OPERATIONS.

when the enormous load was complete
Il was hauled to the threshng yard,
where the wheat was carelessly dumped
In heaps, without the trouble OF stacking
IT, for il rarely rains here during the sum
mer months, 50 there IL little danger OF
the grain spelling Meanwhile, threshins
was going on. slowly but surely a spot
OF hard ground had been swept, and upon
it were pitched a few bundles; then
span of horses was driven over ana over
until the wheat was shellcd from the
straw. The straw was then removed the
wheat raked to the center, and more
bundles thrown down. When consid-
cradle quantity Of shelled wheat was coll
lected, a windmill was Introduced TO blow
away the chat. No wheat could be OF
better quality. The plump, sound grains
were fully quarter Of an men long, ana
l was told that an average yield Is TWEEN
~ bushels to the acre. The corn crop is
smaller, because the seasons are 100
cold. oats return about 90 bushels TO
the acre, but unfortunately mere Is no
market for them. Oranges, lemons, ngs
peaches, apples, pears grapes melons,
etc, are always sure crop, because,
though the summers OF Chill are seldom
warm enough to make thin clothtlnB nee
essary, there is never frost enough IN
tables thrive remarkably, and whenever a
native farmer plants beets, he ties
knot In the end OF each growing plant
to prevent II from running TO unreason-
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primitive implements--a beam, with one
long stout handle extending far enough
downward to attach fiat piece OF iron
which has been hammered sharp on
stone or course, with such fude ma
chine tho earth can barely be scratched
Wheat IL sown broadcast, and covered Dy
dragging over 1t a weighted plank. corn
land Is furrowed into rows, IN one dlrec-
ton. Holes are made at regular intervals
i'm the rows with snapened sticks. into
which the corn IL dropped and then GOV.
cred with the foot. The hoes are about
"A inches high by flve inches wide, and
each weighs not less than eight pounds.
GRAPES AND WINE.
Every well regulated hacienda has It's
vineyard, and that of Senior Smith IN
cludes 10 0acres. Tho crop. Is always
abundant, and the grapes sell In market
for about one cent per pound They
make good raislns as well as wine. A SUI
perior quality Of homemade wine costs
about eght cents quart, but Is 100 new
TO be desired by anybody but Chiliana.
Every native, old or young drinks wine
nj all times of day ana night, at meals
and between meals. He may not afford
more luxurious dinner than common
puchero. (which IL composed OF all the
seeds and vegetables the cook can lay
hands on, boiled with bit of beef or ba-
con and Favored, IL possible, with few
links OF sausage), but he must wash II
down with lass or two Of wine, and
so must his wife and children, There Is
no w, G, r. u, here. and never a word
heard on the temperance question, yet
drunkenness Is far more rare than In the
United states. The total valuation OF
Chilian real estate IL estimated ut $780,.
10000 Statistics say that last year 1900.
600 bushels OF wheat were produced; 5000,
600 bushels Of barley; 10000 bushels Of
corn. 100000 bushels of beans; 100000
bushels Of potatoes, and 1900 900 pounds
Of al. ,Istq Leo.
the limited area of the agricultural dis,
trict ChilPs great source Of wealth is
In the products Of her mines which in
clude oil the important metals ana min
erals known.