The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

rapid growth Of plant life. In view
Of these facts the tiller of the soil
should keep constantly in mind both
the wisdom and necessity of maintain
ing this supply Of humus in the soil
and increasing it when occasion re-
Iquires. A proper understanding of the
matter should put stop to the burn
ing of stubble and straw, should mean
the turning down now and then of
grOwths of green manures and the rak-
ing and scattering Of the largest pos
sible quantities Of stable manure. 1t
is under system Of grain farming
that the supply of humus in the soil is
count the system is a harmful one and
should be discouraged in all sections
where stock raising and dairying can
take its place
Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof" should not be construed as a
Scriptural excuse for a fellow failing
to look ahead in testing his seed corn.
Rather should one be guided by that
secular admonition, 1.-The Lord helps
those who help themselves"
The number Of bushels of apples
ruined annually through codling moth
infestation-the moth responsible for
the apple WORMS placed at between
20,O00,O00 and 25OOO,O00 bushels, or
nearly one-third of the total crop mar
keted during the past two or three
years. Here is leak. leak of the
biggest kind. that orchardists ought In
good conscience to put an end to.
!, If cement is used as a stable floor
ing generous supply of bedding
should be used. This will serve to
protect the floor and the horses feet
and will offset the harm that might
come from the tendency of such a
floor to gather dampness The same
principle will apply in the use of ce-
ment as floor for the henhouse. par
ticularly during the months when the
hens are closely confined therein.
To any one who is interested in the
, project Of earning livelihood by the
intensive cultivation of a small area
Of land little book lately come from
the press of Macmillan & Co.. New
York city. will prove both entertain
, ing and instructive. Its title is Three
Acres and Liberty and its author a
I Mr.. Bolton. who was assisted in its
preparation by some of the leading
agriculturists and horticulturists Of
the country.
, The raising Of more bushels of grain
: and tons of hay to the acre from a
t given piece Of land serves only to
\ aggravate the matter of an exhaustion
: of soil fertility unless along with the
I harvesting Of the larger yields there
! goes the adoption Of such methods Of
{ | culture as will enable the soil to main
2 tain its supply of fertilizing elements
notwithstanding the heavier draft
: placed upon it. This is a point not
often referred to and yet one that may
! we'll be kept in view.
Ohio and Mississippi valley farms
are slowly but surely being threaten
ed with the same fate which has over
l taken all too many eastern farms and
: southern plantations through a long
7 continued and ruinous system Of crop
ping which has had no thought for a
maintenance or restoration of soil fer
, tility. The only course that can pre-
vent such calamity from being fully
realized in the sections mentioned is
| tJo o1a of t.
J the handling of the farm. crop rota-
ton. dairying and stock raising and
l in general ceasing to employ thirty
! dollar methods ON land that is worth
: from $50 to $160 per acre.
In Connecticut and some other new
| England states the laws which have
been in force for some years past hav-
> ing in view. the protection of deer have
resulted in such an increase in their
numbers that the animals have be-
5 come a positive source of injury to
: gardeners and orchardists One case
t reported lately in an eastern agricul-
: tural journal tells of the destruction of
= 500 young apple trees by them. the
: trees being virtually stripped of all
v their smaller branches. An agitation
7 is already afoot looking to a repeal or
e such modification Of the law as will
] result in reducing the number Of the
: deer and keeping them in their legiti-
: mate haunts, the untitled meadows
i. and timberlands.
! A recourse at hand for those who oc-
: cupy positions which they feel are eco
] nomically oppressive as well as of un-
e certain tenure Is the taking Of the
, steps necessary to secure a small tract
e of fertile land. This cannot be done
e in moment, but once it is taken as
3 an object for achievement and worthy
= Of ones best efforts long step toward
: the desired goal is made. A home on
! the land and living exacted from
, the few acres adjoining mean hard