Evening journal., 1905-02-16
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS.
News and Views of Interest In vari-
GUS Lines of Agriculture
Nv n L WOODS

BY r. L. WOODS.
Washington. D. c. - The American
Forestry association has arranged for
R congress at Washington Jan. 2-6.
It is expected that President Roosevelt
will give an address and viii also re-
reive the delegates and that many per
sons of prominence not only in forest
ry, but in allied industries. will be
present. Lumbering, grazing, irriga-
ton and other things associated with
forest conditions will receive attention.
A New Winter Vegetable.
Ovidius is a nesv winter vegetable
lately introduced in France. In the
fall the young plants are covered over
with earth about two meters deep,
through which the blanched stalks
push their way the following March or
April. One Of the advantages Of the
plant is that it comes early in the sea-
son, before asparagus. The decapitat-
ed plants form new shoots, which serve
for production the following year. Ger
Of the seed seems to be slow
and somewhat uncertain, and II is stat
ed as a popularity in the culture of the
plant that the seeds must be left un-
covered; otherwise they will not ger
inmate at all.
Recent Animal Troubles.
According to DR.. e. V. Wilcox, among
the most noteworthy animal diseases
reported to the American Veterinary
Medical association last year by the
different state secretaries were vermi-
nous bronchitis in calves in California,
glanders in Florida and Kansas, influ-
enza in Kentucky, rabies in Michigan,
forage poisoning in Mississippi, cattle
mango in Nebraska and Texas fever in
Tennessee. In Arizona the presence Of
swamp fever was noted in one valley.
This disease is believed to be identical
with that observed in Minnesota and
Manitoba. In Montana a disease Of
sheep known as Crusta labialis has
been observed in various counties.
"Creeps," cattle disease, appears in
winter and early spring in certain parts
Of Texas. The first symptom Of the
disease is lameness. Poor animals are
most often affected. The bones Of the
legs and the ribs break easily. No sue
cessful treatment has been devised.
Better rations are suggested as a pal
liative.
COrnstalx Sugar.
A demonstration at the worlds fair
In st. Louis which may prove TO be Of
very great commercial value is that
Of the production OF sugar from corn
stalks. 1t Is claimed that unrehned
cornstalk sugar is superior to beet sug
ar in natural good favor and equals
cane sugar in amount and quality.
Professor Stewart, the discoverer Of
the new source Of sugar. began his
work In this line in 1898 in Pennsylva-
MIA, and manufacturing tests have
since been continued with corn grown
in different regions Of the country. 1t
is a familiar fact that the juice OF the
corn plant contains small amount of
sugar. Professor Stewards discovery
is to the effect that if the ears Of corn
be removed at about the roasting ear
stage the plant will in its later growth
nearly double its sugar content. rails
ing it to a point where its manufacture
may be commercially profitable. The
profit in this mode Of sugar making is
estimated at So per ton OF stalks for
the sugar products alone. including sir
ups and molasses
And beside these there stand on the
credit side the ears OF corn for feed ol
ensilage and the various cellulos'
byproducts, among which the pulp is
said to be superior TO wood pulp in pa
per making. 1t is proposed to put th'
Stewart method Of sugar making int
operation by starting a number Of fac
tories, beginning with one at For
Worth, Tex.