The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-02-18


where the thermometer seldom shows
many degrees Of frost, had decidedly
the better of it from the standpoint Of
weather conditions, yet these same
genial conditions result in an enor-
mously increased number Of lice and
mites, which poster the poultry and
tax the patience of the owner to the
limit.
Experiments which have been car
ried on by representative of the fed
eral department of agriculture at the
Rampant station in Alaska, within the
arctic circle, show that every variety
Of spring grain tried ripens it's crop,
while winter rye and wheat survived
the winters when covered with snow.
1t has been found that both barley
and oats can be grown successfully in
the Yukon and Tanana valleys.
Readers of the daily papers have
lately noticed the case where a num-
Der of thoroughbred racing horses
which were assembled in a town of
high altitude in the southwest were
very seriously affected by the decided
change in altitude, some of them dy-
ing as result. The same thing has
been noted in the case Of horses ship
ped from the low altitude states of
the Ohio and Mississippi to the higher
levels of the mountain and Pacific
coast states. The fact is one that the
mover to the west and southwest
would do well to take account of.
1t does not take large measure of
insight to realize that instead of in
Producing new crops into this country
which can only be grown at relative
disadvantage as compared with the
conditions of climate and labor under
which they are produced in their ma
tive climes and in almost every in
stance crops which require intensive
care it would be just as well if the de-
partment at Washington devoted a
good measure Of it's energy in such
study Of the agricultural labor problem
Of the country as will enable farm
owners to handle more adequately
tlussA :,Ei present the work which they
have to do and that with the most ap-
proved types Of labor saving machin-
cry.
The second national apple show was
held in Spokane this year the latter
part of November. Some idea of it's
magnitude may be had from the fact
that the three floors of the Washing
ton state armory, containing in all
100000 square feet, and a steam heat
ed tent 225 by 300 feet were requir-
ed to accommodate the exhibits. Prizes
aggregating $4,000 were offered. the
chief being $1,000 for the best ex-
hibit in the carload class, which called
for $50 boxes, or 21O barrels, of one
or more standard varieties. Besides,
there were prizes for. best box. bar
rel, pyramid, basket and plate dis
plays. Fruit from all the principal
| apple growing sections was on exhibit
tion, and the show was conceded to be
| superior to that Of last year. The to-
tai number of apples on exhibition was
| placed at 100000.
| One of the most practical as well as
valuable phases of the work of the
| federal department of agriculture dur
| ing the past year has been along the
line of helping the southern farmer to
help himself through the conduct of
| model and cooperative farms more or
| less directly under the supervision of
| its field agents. This plan has been
found most helpful along the line Of
| securing radical changes of farm meth.
DDS which have been long In vogue.
! The good work was started six years
| farm. Today there are 362 field agents
who exercise direct or indirect super.
vision over 10000 farms. The result OF
! the work has been to secure a better
| preparation of the soil. better varieties
| of seed, more intensive cultivation OF
the soil and the production on the
| farms Of the stuff needed for the con.
! sumption of both man and beast.
While 1t is the practice Of a majori
| ty Of mixers to sit on the right side
Of a COW while doing the job. the
| tester for a German breeding associa.
tion has made some investigations in
| regard to the matter which are at least
interesting. He has found that the
right half of the udder produced S7a
| pounds Of milk, while the left pro-
duced only S.03 pounds, the milk from
the right half testing 3.65 per cent but
| ter fat, while that from the left
showed but 3.31 per cent. The inves
| tigator attributes this difference al
most exclusively to the fact that, as
| most mixers are right handed, the
| right side of the udder receives the
better manipulation, and the milk
| glands are as a result better devel
, oped than on the left side. In way OF
correcting this difficulty he recon-
mends getting the young COW accus
toned to being MIXED on either side
| ,he mixer alternating his position
when milking morning and evening
He contends that doing this would i'm
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