Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-01
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American Grapss.
In the third quarter OF the last CEN
fury he vineyards OF Errope were
overt AIKEN by the nhyl'oxera minute
insect which lives upon the roots OF the
vine and eventually destroys Il. Al
hrst. says Harpers' Magazine. II ap-
reared as tho no means could be tound
70 conha, the pest;!ence, but gradually
various remedies have been discovered.
OF which the most widely applied has
been the employment OF American
/ species OF vine, as the underground
stocks. unon which the old varieties ee-
teened for making wine. were then
grated. The American vine Is strong
/ enough 10 resist the attack Of the para
size; it even conters rev vigor and
yielding power upon the more delicate
vintage grape that il carries. so that
by is help many of the Did European
vineyard. have not only been resen-
Grated hu. also made to produce more
vine per acre than before the advent
Of the phylloxera.
/ But the more famous vineyards,
where are grown the g-ands crus tina,
bear g name al! the world over, have
hesita;ed to use the American stock,
fearing such a deterioration in the
quality of the grape as would never be
compensated for by any increase Of
quantity. The remedy against phy!lox-
era on which they have chiefly relied,
has been the injection into the soil Of
small quantities Of carbon disulphide.
volatile liquid, giving rise to a heavy
/ poisonous vapor.
I II was found that this vapor ci1used
thru the soil and killed the phylloxera,
while the root Of the vine took no harm.
/ In this way the phyloxera can be kept
in check. IL not actually stamped out.
but the expense Of the process limits
Its adoption except In the most valuable
4 vineyards. The point Of this story is
that certain Alsatian vine grower
before 1894 made the observation that
land which had thus been treated with
carbon dtsulph.dS became more pro-
ductive than twas before. even when
left entirely out Of the question. But
this observation remained unappreci-
ted, just like the similar records Of the
gain In fertility brought about by heat.
| ing the soil to tho temperature Of boil
Ing water.
| However, conhrmatory evidence
gradually accrued until such scientific
men az concern themselves with the
y
come convinced that there vas q real
and novel set OF phenomena to be ex-
planned. Some Of the United States
station workers even began to advo-
cate the steam heating Of soil destined
for the growth of plants In green
houses; they maintained that not only
was freedom from certain fungoid dis
eases and animal pests thus secured,
but that the productiveneGs Of the soil
vas sufficiently raised to pay FOR the
/ trea :ment
The Mature Cow.
The present time Is q dangerous one
for this essential par: Of our successful
swine raising. The farmer looks over
the herd after he has scanned the mar
Ike, reports and noted the high p-ice
v kich is being paid for hogs Of al!
classes. and he mentally counts UP
about what that good. substantial, ma :
;u-e mother hog would bring him in
cash, il be will Blu, put her In crate
or in the wagon ~ith the other hogs
that he is about to market and sell at
the p-esen, high pr'ces. This Is = crit
teal time for the old sow but II Is more
critical for the farmer himself. We
are no. writing bout the sow that has
beco-ne SO old that she is no longer
,,i.able ,Me from which 10 obi in a
strong lite. NJ pigs that this farmer
must keep II mind n order TO con-
tinue his business There comes q
time. Of course. when that old SOW
must go. BECAUSE her period Of useful-
ness is past. The one which We have
in mind 's .hat mature one which Is
batter toiav than she ever has 5ee7
L. ~
lar9e assets to the farmer IN his swine
industry
How wal1 We remember the urgent
words that Theodore Lewis used n
use in connection with this particuIAf
par. o. his theme. when he pleaded
- earnestly for the keeping Of thi.
mature mother hog. He was surely
right. The maturity Of any animal u
a great factor IN the matter OF hefed-
itv. The dairyman knows the value Of
.h+. mature COW In her relation TO the
coming stock that he wishes TO retain
for his herd. 1:is holds good thruou'
the whole animal kingdom.
Tho Mature Sow and Exsre;ee.
Even this goo; animal may have mel
usefulness seriously impaired. Il no.
destroyed by improper keeping. The
hog is not content II closely confined
in pens that sometimes are exceedingly
dirty. OF All animals that We have
upon the farm, there is none that VII
do their part better to keep their quas-
tiers in good cordi'ion than swine. Tne9
do not care TO range 80 widely ~ the
sheep do. but they like to move aoou'
within a reasonable area. The ineelti-
gent swine raiser Of today will Away
see to i. that this matter Of conhne.
ment does not maintain in the case o.
his hogs. unless It be when It comes
20 the final fattening period In making
them ready for market.
The Winter Keep.
Here Is danger place. II IL 80 easS
for a man TO feed his hogs by soina
to the corn crib, getting 30 much corr
and throwing 1t on. upon the srount
and letting the ho9s heip themselves
Anybody can feed hogs IN that way. i
, 10 far better for this brood SOW tina
she has something else besides corr
} during the winter season. Some O
our readers will say that this - % ole
story and saculd 90 without saying
? We write 1t because II, 10 one Of thos'
things that Must be said repeatedly aDt
instruction given Zine upon line an
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