Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-29

table these days. In passing upon
the general agricultural appropriation
bill In Washington the other day the
charge was finally induced to allow
$4,000 to continue the study Of west
ern plants poisonous to live stock. par.
ticularly with a view to ascertaining
some remedy for loco poisoning The
same appropriation was allotted as
last year for beet sugar and irrigation
Investigations. The big graft in the
whole appropriation is passed over to
the forestry service and 1t will have q
million dollars to squander the forth
coming year. One would think that
with a nice slice OF Doodle like this
the forestry service ought to get along
without failing back upon the leces-
sity of taxing our stock raisers rs
cents head for the privilege of eat
ing on grass on the reserves. II II
were not eaten In this way 1t would
petuity OF the forests because of the
increased danger from fire. We fancy
/ that the proposed fencing of the re-
serves will constitute the greatest
item of expenditure In this million dol
lar grab and 1t will prove a bully
| good thing for the steel trust which
manufactures all the wire.
| This is the season when nomadism
is rampant all over the West. Flat
| dwellers in town HE themselves to
new and more desirable locations.
while settlers seek wider and more at
tractive spheres of activity in less de-
velopcd sections OF the country. AS
| he city resident bankers Tor a better
| appointed house or a more elegant
home. so does the farmer for larger
area OF richer soil to cultivate. Both
ire laudable ambitions and the man
who regards nomadism as reprehensl-
BILE is either crank or fool No
madic instincts actuated the Pilgrim
'atners--the men who braved danger
n possessing Kentucky: those who
occupied the great Northwest and the
lsndomitable spirits who opened the
lrid region. To this spirit of rest
esness is due the development of the
United States. Do not knock the no
mad. whether farm renter or tene.
nent house dweller. He represents
IN American type that is Invaluable
The Illinois state grange set the
pace against the free seed graft when
It passed the following resolution
AS practical and Independent farm,
ers we call upon Congress to abolish
its petty, annoying and needless prac.
tice of broadcasting free and common
garden seeds all over the rural dis
tricts and we ask that the control OF
seed distribution be placed under the
department of agriculture and limited
TO experimental work" AS a rule
members use their packages for cleo
rioneering purposes and of course a
majority Will vote against the proposi.
lion to cut of the supply. II, however.
the state oranges generally follow the
lead of Illinois and New York, 1t will
not be many years before the seed di.
vision OF the department of agricul.
ture Is restored to its original pur-
pose. the discovery and distribution
OF new and valuable seeds, instead OF
continuing the purchase of the cheap
est varieties In order to secure for
members OF Congress as many graft
packages as possible without refer
ence to utility or value. The action
OF the grangers has already had an
effect on the functionaries at Wash.
ington for last week we reported now
the committee on agriculture in the
lower house voted down the appropria.
ton item In the agricultural bill for
the ensuing year. This will not. how.
ever. interfere with the free seeds 60
ing out this year, for they come under
last years approprlation.-Field and
Farm.