The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
his bird and animal enemiS seldom
come TO disturb ttB Q0e0e


come 10 disturb its Q0eGe.
Much may be done to Increase the
vitality Of the ears which grow In the
experimoatal seed plot. whether all OF
the seed plantedsaa one row 10 from q
single ear a not - detasseling every
other rev u the bleck before they
mature pollea. This win insure q cross
fertAixAti0n. That =. the ears II
the de9asseaed rows WI be fertilized
by pollen from the tAssels In adjoining
rows, with tAs result that the ears In
such rows wal likely be much more
strong and vigorous. 1t Is from such
detaseeled rows that ears should be
selected for next years seed. the very
best being saved for next years corn
breeding plot.
A friend who was classed as one Of
the fortunate ones in the Trip county
Is. d. land drawing has recently made
q careful inspection Of what he deem
ed the best land yet to be allotted and
after debating the matter concluded
the land which was still available for
entry was not worth the 81 per acre
which the government asked for II,
He found the land in question stony
and sandy and in many places too
rough for agricultural purposes. even II
the soil and rainfall had been all right
He has this consolation. hcwever-that
there are about $500 other fortunate
ones" who are in the same boat with
himself.
Many a Woodworking tiller OF the
soil labors under the self imposed
handicap Of valuing more highly than
he should the things he learns from
his own operations and belittling 30
| much Of that which he might make
| use Of brought to his notice through
| magazine or paper. 1t Is because Of
, this fact. in part at least. that 50
many agriculturists plod along In the
| anne old ruts Of their forefathers and
that many others. having less expe-
rience. but willing to follow the best
methods they can learn of. achieve a
larger success in their farming opera
tons. In NO business calling do men
get too old to learn. In no lire should
this be kept more clearly In mind than
In farming, In which there has been q
virtual revolution In methods In the
past TWENTY-FIVE years. -.
With eggs ut 20 to Is cents q dosc,
May l, 1t Il calculated to superinducs
melancholy forebsdings In the mind.
Of the consumer to contemplate thu
| peg the price will be hanging on mex,
Christmas.
As showing the wealth producing ca
pacity Of Pacific coast states. crop re
ports for 1905 place the value Of thu
agricultural aud Horticultural product
Of Gan Joaquin county. Cal, alone .
$l6.654,447.
The most extensive rice farmer II
the United States lives near Dallas
Tex. Last year he had 10000 acres II
this cereal. the crop totaling 4OO.O0'
bushels and being valued At $4,000
It took eighteen steam thrashing ont
fits four weeks to separate the grail
from the straw.
i Fifteen hundred carloads Of 1igl
quality catalogues. valued At $1,000.
600. were shipped from Imperial val
ley, in southern California, last yea
by the gardeners Of that section. Wa
ter supplied by irrigation IL all tina
was needed to make this desert one o.
the most productive garden spots IL
the whole country.
The farm owner should take such /,
measure Of pride IN his premises n
will lead him to give the homestead ,
name, painted on q neat signboard
with his own beneath. When he ha
his place properly labeled in this man
ner he should have some notehead
and envelopes printed, also giving tn
name of the farm, to be used In tn
family and business correspondence.
One Of the sights which win gree
} the eyes of visitors at the Alaska
Yukon exposition at Seattle will be q
artistically arranged bed coutainin
; 100000 tufted English pansies- An
other feature that will interest tn
, noriculturist and horticulturist win b
display Of all the plant creations o
Luther Burbank. including the spine
less cactus. plumcot and other interest
, ing forms Of new plant life.
II A large part Of the ugliness OF bull
and stations is due to the fact tina
they are usually given pretty heart,
rations and have little or nothing +
, do. Many horse breeders make Q busl
ness Of working their stations. an,
not only are they gentler, but thei
condition Is better and their get NOR
vigorous. The working Of the bull 1
not 20 easy . matter. but some breed
ers do SO with like satisfactory n
suits.
Some very large claims are mad
for the productive capacity Of the nev
spineless cactus. 1t II said that unde
favorable conditions the plants WI