Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1911-11-23

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The farmers in the dry belt wh,
have been prevented from thrashins
their scanty yield Of wheat through
unusually heavy rains, which have
prevailed lately, have the fact to con
sole them that these rains held cap
tive in the mellow soil and properI,
conserved by fine surface mulcl
next spring, viii insure a crop mex
/ season.
Foliage plants of rare and beautiful
Leaf can be had for indoor display by
getting slips from ones neighbor OF
| nearby greenhouse and inserting
them in water until tiny roots are Wis
ible. They may then be transferred tic
permanent pots previously filled with
rich and mellow earth. The plants
! warm room.
The bed Of pansies which has fur
nished profusion of beautiful bloom
during the past season will keep nice
" through the winter IL given a mulch
covering OF spent manure or straw lit
ter. One lady we knew used an old
carpet for this purpose. and her pan
sizes came through the winter nicely
and we're ready to bloom by the time
the wind flowers opened.
An interesting fact OF sugar beet Gull
ture is that the beets from which the
seed for commerce is raised are not.
as one would naturally suppose, the
largest beets obtainable, but little fell
lows about an inch in diameter, which
are secured by sowing thickly the seed
from highly pedigreed plants. The
Germans, who are among the pioneers
in beet culture, call these seed beets
"stechlinge."
1t is well to keep in mind the fact
that the soil in the orchard may be-
come badly soured and disordered by
leaving piles OF Gull apples to rot as
has been the case the past few weeks
in many sections. It is far better TO
remove such Gull stuff from the or
chard entirely, but If such piles have
been allowed TO rot the spots should
be sweetened with 8 generous sprin
king OF slaked lime or ground lime
stone.
One of the most eminent physicians
OF the country states that vast ma
jority Of the misery folks suffer from
Ill health could be prevented by knoWl-
edge of simple laws Of health and
making the most possible of the aid to
be got from nutritious food, sunshine
and fresh air. His statement, II trust
worthy, means that il people would
live as they ought to live the medical
profession would practically be put
out of business
An article in recent issue Of this
department which outlined the bond
issue plan for raising funds for high
way improvement in Jackson county,
Ore, gave the amount raised in 1910
for road work as $780, 42, instead Of
500, O42, while the valuation Of proper
ty In the county was given as 5000,
900, when the amount should have
been $5O0OO,O0O. AS the figures ap
Deared the amount raised fer road
work annually was 20 per cent OF the
total property valuation OF the county,
which Is at a glance an absurd situa
ton
The boldest tree graft that has
been pulled OF in long time is being
worked by bunch Of get-ricn-quick
chaps in several eastern states They
are selling cyanide Of potassium "a
deadly poison at several dollars
pound to be used in vaccinating trees
for the cure or prevention OF the dis
eases from which they may be sui
fering. This or any other dope inject
ed beneath the bark OF trees can have
not the slightest effect in curing or
preventing tree Ills, and, SO far as do
ing any good Is concerned, such dope
might just as well be put in q hole in
the ground out back OF the barn.
Within the past two years several
thousand Hungarian pheasants have
been distributed By the game wardens
of several northern states among farm
ers, who agreed TO look after them and
see that they were protected from
their numerous enemies It Is graft
flying to learn that as result OF this
care and favorable weather conditions
these pretty birds have multiplied in
satisfactory way It IS further
pleasure TO record that they are more
than pas..ng their way In the service