The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-07-30

conserve the water. The soil around
Quincy is so light that the water will
seep away and be lost, unless you pull
in such pipes. A ten horsepower en-
CINE would be sufficient to raise water
for ten acres, but it might be necessary
to sink more than one we'll | am be
ginning to believe that irrigation will
be necessary in the Quincy section to
/ obtain the best results"
Baird-'fI have been quite success
| full with corn in this locality, except
that the corn natures rather small Can
you advise me Of varieties of corn that
might try9" FARMER
~ advise that you experiment with
Kaffir corn, since it seems that it will
do well in your region. Try a good,
early maturing Dent variety. This
should be preferable to the Flint, and
it certainly makes better feed The
conditions Of your region require that
you cultivate to retain moisture, as well
as to destroy the weeds"
Chewclah.--"I wood as desirable as
cement for building a silo7 Is silage
apt to freeze in this countryf What
forage plants should be grown in the
Chewelah regionGn STOCKMAN.
Bronze grass might do well, if the
soil is not too gravelly, but it should
not be grown in rocky soil. Vetches
will be desirable in such soil as you
have, as these plants reseed themselves
If you can get lumber at a reasonable
price in your vicinity, it would be more
costly to build of cement than of wood.
Siage stays warm, and it is not apt to
freeze in this country; but if it sticks
to the sides of the silo from any cause,
1t should be tramped down in order to
prevent it from settling unevenly."
Leahy.-"I would like to know if It
would be advisable to plant the Aus
tralian salt bush in this region7 Has
he plant any desirable qualities7"
j. s.
81 advise you to let the Australian
salt bush alone The plant has few
desirable qualities, but we have heard
hat in the Walla Walla country it has
developed into pest. 1t resembles
umble weed i'll its manner of growth,
md in windy weather will break off and
oil for great distance, scattering
eed as it goes Except when young
md tender, it is undesirable for stock .
Washtucna.-"I have white clover
avn, and would like to know what sort
f bone fertilizer is best to use on it."
w. A. p.
~ question the advisability of using
bone fertilizer on your lawn. Com
iercial fertilizers are generally poorly
dapted to the soils in semi-arid re-
ions. Well-rotted manure placed on
he land late in the fall and raked off
a the spring would, l believe, be far
lore preferable. The soil in your re-
ion needs humus rather than fertile
lg elements. Manure is well supplied
18th phosphates and nitrogen, and
hould therefore give your soil the
eeded stimulation
Sunnyside.-"W Would your station adj
Use me to feed grain hay with alfalfaP
am dairyman, and have been feeding
lly alfalfa" +. w,
am sure that there would be econ
NY in combining alfalfa with grain
rom four to ten pounds of grain per
ny should be sufficient, using rolled
lrley rather than wheat or bran. The
ran would practically be wasted. You
ould get good results, l believe, by
eding about one-half pound per
~ of linseed meal. Alfalfa is entire
heterogeneous in composition, and
ould be balanced by more concen-
ated form of the carbohydrates.