Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-30

tue EdllTCdu. IL IS DTOuBHl 10 uflp std
tipns in bales, and if piled up while
awaiting the cars it is always covered
with tarpaulins OF canvas or oiled cloth
The straw is carried over the railroad
ON open trucks, but always covered
and while loading the straw piles are
thus protected at night. The most OF
the cattle, horses and dOnkeys OF the
cities eat straw instead OF hay
HOW THE ARABS RAISE GRAIN.
A large part of the Tell Is devoted to-
grain, Algeria produces over 100000, GOO
bushels OF cereals every year, and II eN-
ports "a vas. deal TO France. THE value
of the crop is something like s60.0oo. 600.
There are about 4,0oO,D00 acres annually
planted to wheat and something Ike
100000 acres devoted to barley. In adj
dltion some oats and corn are raised
The corn, however, does not grow near
~ so well as In our country.
Wheat is by far the most importa
grain crop and l. large part Of that
grown IL of the macaroni variety. The
wheat farming is dome by both the
French and the natives and In the lat
ter ease In a most sloyenly way Ihere
are but few modern agricultural imple-
nents, and 1t is only the large foreign
farmers who pillow more than two OF
three inches deep They have plows OF
"a
The shears cut we'll Into the soil but II
requires team OF six or eight or more
animals for each ploNs- Such a team
Is usually composed OF oxen, but some
times II Is d combination of oxen,
horses and mules, ana not infrequently
a. little donkey aids in the work.
FoRKED STICKS FOR PLOWs.
The plows used by the natives are
nrE hH cti ..lrl ttyiy n
sort of Il shoe OF iron shaped like n
trOwel, as a pillow point, This shoe Is
about 10 inches long and quarter
of an inch thick, and It serves to turn
the earth to a depth of two or three
inches, 1T is not as good as a single
shovel plow by any MEANS Such
plow has but one handle. and the ma
tive does not press down upon 1t, but
merely steadfes it with one hand as he
walks behind in the furrow. The
tongue of the pIow LIS fastened to a
stick which rests under the bellies Of
the two horses forming the native
prow team. This stick is fastened by
breast straps to the horses, without
traces of any kind.
One or these plows cannot cost more
than q dollar, while the foreign plovs
] have described sell for IS or $40, and
a sullsy pillow brings $40 or more.
The natives are unable to do deep
blowing with their tools, and as
result much OF the grain is planted in
and out among the bushes and under-
growth. Along many OF the foothills
OF the Atlas the fields contain more
bushes than wheat, and in places the
wheat grows among thistles each OF
which has a head as big around as
tin cup.
the present average wheat yield per
acre Is not much more than one-halT
MS great as that of the United States
and less than one-third that of
France. 1t Is only about eight bushels
per acre.
REAPING AND THRASHING.
These Algerians do most OF their
sickle IT would be impossible to run
a mower and reaper through fields
covered with brush. and 1t Is only ON
the large farms that threShing ma
chimes are employed. Most OF the
grain Is trodden out by oxen or other
animals. / see thraslling floors every
where near tho straw stacks they are
which the animals are driven around
over the straw until the grain Is
ground out After that tho straw Is
Taked off and the wheat, barley or
oats Is thrown into the air against the
wind to remove the chart. The straw
large bags for shipment If It is to BIO
carried to market upon camels, the
bags used will contain six or eight
bush els, as two such bags OF grain
make load for one camel III 1t is
to go upon d0nkeys or mules. each
win contain half as much There arc
no elevators in the farming districts
nor at the stations. and all grain goes
to tho markets In bags II is fire.
quently hauled on great wagons with
Eve SIX or seven mules to each wagon
ana a snarling dog on toD TO guard
the load, The driver. who Is usually
AN Arab or TSlhylc. walks a donkey
and thousands OF bushels arc thus
transported Tho bag rests on the
little animals back without being fas-
tened and the donkey moves along
without brLlle or halter, its Arab mas
ter following behind.
THEY WORK FOR 20 CENTS A
DAY.
The most of the labor here Is done
by the Kabyles. The Arabs and Moors
are lazy but these white Africans,
who are Of our race. like the almighty
dollar quite as well as their American
cousins, and Will work for II. l see
them eyerywherss IN the grain fields,
in the vineyards and In the orchards
and gardens,
They are employed by the French
IN rmers and come down In gangs from
their homes In the Atlas mountains
10 AID In the harvest, AT such times
they 1--we IN little straw shaeks which
are built for the purpose. They cook
their own food ON FIRES out OF doors
and sleep ON She ground. Their pay
ss from 40 TO 40 cents day without
load. or from SO Ia $40 per month.
Tho European farm laborers are paid
nom 10 10 so cents a day, or si0 a
month and found. Al the sirno OF the
grape harvest they got more,
WINE An TWO CENTS A QUART,
The vineyards OF the Tell are quite
as irnportait M the grain zelda. TINS
NJ one OF the best wine-growing cour-
tries m The world; 1t IL now proalIcInp