The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-21

CThis matter must no. be reprinted with.
| out special permission.l
The other day the Kentucky legisla-
ture, having come to the conclusion
that blue grass has blossom. adopted
Il as the official state flower.
Sometimes 1t is strictly proper for
the wife to do the milking, but it is
when the husband is i'll or away on
business and not when he is idling
away time at the grocery.
What is said to be the largest egg Of
which there is any record has been
laid by a hen at Elgin. ILL., This egg
measures 81 by 81h inches in circum-
ference and weighs fifteen ounces.
Besides keeping more and better ami
mails, more attention should be paid
BY farmers to such crops as restore
tho fertility of the soil The chief
among these are clover and alfalfa.
The profit of pure bred herd of
cows depends very largely upon the
keeper. Some men will make more
| with ordinary stock than others will
make with the very best Of breeding
| Many dairy cows do not produce up
to the limit because they are not fed
right They may have an abundance
| Of food, but If 1t Is not of the right
kind they cannot give the best results.
Most any Of the dumb animals have
along one line ut least--they seem to
appreciate the value of fresh mir and
are not as afraid Of it as Of death and
taxes.
II hogs are to be kept in good phys
zeal condition they should have access
| to q supply Of charcoal. ashes and salt
whenever they feel craving for them.
II little sulphur Ia mixed with the
ashes and salt 1t will prove beneficial
Whatever ration one may be able to
provide for the 6ock Of hens one condi-
ton should be kept In mind-namely..
they should be compelled to scratch for
most Of the grain they receive. This
means exercise, and exercise means
health.
The unusually heavy fall of snow
over much of the great southwest Is
looked upon as a virtual guarantee
Of bountiful crops and good times
through all that section. This will be
most welcome condition after two
dreadful drOughty years.
While the soft maple tree yields con.
siderable sap. 1t is low in sugar con-
tent and makes a strip that is much
inferior to that secured from the sap
Of the hard maple, from which variety
practically all Of the maple sugar and
strip Of commerce is obtained.
Two very innC 'snt looking sacks Of
nice clean clover seed that the writer
saw In retailers store the other day
cost the proprietor $S3, and he had to
pay transportation charges on top Of
that. And before the farmer gets It
he will have to pay the retailer some
thing for handling 1t.
In the testing of the seed It Is Just
| - necessary to eliminate the ear whose
kernels show weak vitality as to throw
out the ear whose kernels are entirely
dead. for If the weak germed seed is
planted 1t will come to little or moth
ing. making a stalk that will produce
no ear and 80 spindly that 1t will be
worth mighty little for fodder
| II one has access to clean. plump
kerneled corn. it can be hulled by the
following simple process aud tasty
ration furnished for the table: Take
two quarts Of corn, add two heaping
teaspoonfuls Of soda and boil In soft
water until the bulls start. The corn
should then be washed in several wa
tses and rubbed with the hands to re-
move the hulla
FIFTY per cent Of all the expenditures
Of the federal government Is for the
maintenance Of our army and navy es.
tablishments. the grand total being In
the neighborhood of $31s,OOO.OOO. In
pitiful contrast to this. particularly in
view Of its beneflcence. is the paltry
expenditure Of about $6.37O.OOO for
strictly agricultural improvement pur-
poses Is 1t any wonder we are begin
ming to grow a bit impatient at this
ecandalous disappointment of pub
lie funds?
An Indiana farmer Of the name Of
r. G. Palm is said to have raised the
most perfect ear of corn in the world
It Is a trifie over ten inches long. IL
seven and three-quarter inches in cir
conference and weighs thirty ounces
In the position Of the kernels there 10
not single displacement and each
row is perfectly straight. An inter-
esting fact, which has nothing to do
except Indirectly with the ear Of corn.
is that sixteen years ago Mr.. Palm
| was a travelling salesman and listened
To th0 hack To thu land" call