The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-15

caught the turtle tried to land 1t alive.
but it became entangled In the buoy
ropes and was finally towed in dead.
A Peruvian strain Of alfalfa is be-
ing developed by the department Of ag-
riculture which. 1t is claimed, grows
more rapidly. starts earlier in the
spring and grows later in the autumn
and will stand more severe winters
than the ordinary kinds. officials of
the department predict that it will be
introduced into the northern states in
the near future.
II buyers do not give the price for a
product which the grower feels he
should in fairness receive. it may be
we'll for him to harvest his product
and hold it for better price, provided
It is not Of too perishable character.
This would hold true Of apples. pota-
toes, onions, beans, several root crops
and likewise the grain crops. This can.
of course. be more effectively done il
those interested in given product CO.
operate to secure the end sought.
OF the imported summer help which
has assisted in securing the great
grain crops of the Dakotas. Kansas, |
Nebraska and Oklahoma none has been
found more satisfactory from the en-
ployer's standpoint than the many COL |
lege boys who have taken this means
Of swelling the fund which is to help
carry them through the coming years
schooling. Not only have they been
found active and intelligent but ener
getic and willing to perform the duty
required Of them.
The Shasta daisy. one of the finest
floral creations which Luther Burbank
has to his credit, is seen gracing many
q western park and garden and fur
nishes one Of the finest features in the
floral display to be found at the Seat
tie exposition. 1t is rank and thrifty
grower and has beautiful blossom
with hollow heart and pure white
strap shaped petals which often have
a spread Of three inches 1t wins ad-
miration from all who see 1t, and it
will not be long until all up to date
florists will have it in stock.
A Minnesota feeder has good word
to say for the Jerusalem artichoke. a
distant cousin of the wild artichoke
which has proved a pest in many a
titled field. He has found that horses.
cattle. hogs. sheep and goats like the
tubers and even eat the leaves, while
some feeders use the tops as silage.
He suggests the artichoke as ration
along with alfalfa or clover pasture,
the animals being finished for market
with an added ration of ground oats
and peas, wheat or barley. Farther
south corn would naturally be the in
Usher.
Many a farmer in sections where the
usual rainfall Is ample. but likely to be
a little short during the latter part of
July and August, might well learn q
helpful lesson from the irrigation
farmer Of semiarid sections of the
west, who, shortly after flooding his
orchard or other cultivated crop, at
once proceeds by careful cultivation
and narrowing to make a mulch Of fine
mellow soil on the surface and thus
retain the moisture which the soil has
been given with much pains on his
part. The principle holds as well
whether the moisture comes from
ditch or falls from the clouds.
Some experiments which have been
conducted by the department of agri-
culture have made clear the important
fact that the work Of insects, and es-
pecially the borer known as the saw
yer" may be very greatly reduced If
the bark of such trees is removed
within a month after being blown over
or II they are cut into logs without
removing the bark and placed in ponds
or streams. In the case Of timber
which Is allowed to lie with the bark
on it has been found that its value
is reduced about one-third within a
period Of two months. When 30 much
attention is being given to q conserva-
ton Of our forest resources, q sug-
gestion Of this kind ought to be well
received by those whom It most d.
rectly concerns.
One of the most deplorable sights
which the traveller through the west
sees Is large areas Of fertile mountain
slopes which have been denuded Of
their magnificent growth Of conifers
by the deadly fumes Of copper smelt-
cries or the terrible forest fires set
by sparks from passing trains. by the
campfire Of careless hunter or axman
or by revengeful Indians who have
sought by this means to debar the
white hunter from a territory over
which its primal owner could no long
er hold sway. So intense have been
some of these fires that not only the
giants Of the forest have been killed
and in many cases half burned by the
confagration. but all seeds and seed
lings destroyed. which will prevent re-
forestation except by artificial plant
ing. In most cases the land referred
to is too rough and steep for tillage.
so It is doomed to idleness until such
time as systematic planting is under