Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-16

d. ". DuXtOus VINO uve0 at He0OU0O
Beach. CAL, has found that beach Sand
will produce wheat without water, fer
tiilizer or cultivation. One root of wheat
produced sixty-fOur inch heads OF
wheat
While the tomato IL strictly an an
nuai-- that Is. with growing season
OF but one season-it nevertheless will
live from one season to another, and
often does. where 1t is not killed by
frost during the winter.
During the year ending Dec. 81.
1913. the city OF New York nsed the
equivalent Of l.94Y.4O7. 752 pounds of
plain milk. 1t would require tank
400 feet In diameter ana nearly $50
feet deep to hold this years supply Of
milk.
The yield of wheat in Australia and
Argentina. the two chief wheat pro
ducing countries of the southern helni.
sphere. Is put at IL per cent less than
for last year. The production Of wheat
In Australia for the past season IL
placed at 113,S40.OO0 bushels ana for
Argentina 121 10000 bushels
| Professor Carmichael of the Illinois
College Of Agriculture recently made
the statement that thousands Of farm
ers in the state were feeding only
corn and water to their brood sowR
In view OF such a showing 1t Is little
wonder that brood sows in the corn
belt have grief at narrowing time.
The German designation OF perfum-
ed cheese that is said to be almost per-
feet In flavor and relish as well as a
tonic for the system and conserver OF
youth is Oberammerpauerpas
spielalpenkrauterko ostsrdelicalefruhs.
heckskass. The dispatch doesn't state
whether the maker or the buyer has to
pay for the la bells.
Experiments that have been conduct
ed by the University OF Idaho seem to
prove that stumps may be removed
from cutover land practically without
cost II the byprOducts are saved as
the stumps are burned. In the process
hood and retort are placed over the
stump. the products Of the distillatiOn
being tar. creOsote and acid liquors.
DR.. b. A. Beach. who Is In charge of
the Wisconsin hog cholera serum
nj ~ dicnr1,d{tc hx, nlo TN,
some quarters that 1t Is possible to
breed disease resisting hogs from i'm
munized animals. He asserts that the
only way to keep hogs free from chol-
era is to provide wholesome food, san
itary quarters aud by carefully vacci-
mating all animals when such treat
ment seems necessary.
A culinary preparation which has
been offered for sale Of late under the
title Of 'egg powder" or egg substi-
tute'' has been investigated by the
chemistry bureau Of the department
of agriculture and found to contain
nothing that could in any way be call.
ed substitute for eggs. but only bak.
ing powder. filler Of ground rice and
yellow powdered turmeric. The sale
Of the stuff Is declared a violation of
the pure food law because OF its mis-.
leading title.
This was one way to decide which
farmer in q neighborhoOd should have
the privilege of hiring an A No. l
hired man who had been working for
several years for a farmer who was
selling out and planning to move
away. 1t was agreed that the services
Of the man should be offered at auc-
ton at the time OF the sale. the farm
er to get him for the coming year who
should make the highest bid per month
In wages. The plan worked out ad-
mirably and there was no kick made.
for every fellow had chance in the
bidding
A DR.. Bass Of Brentwood. N. T.,
made an experiment last season in the
matter OF the shallow and deep plow.
ing for potatoes that should have a
suggestion for other potato raisers.
From one plot which be plOwed i've
inches deep he harvested eighty-nine
bushels Of potatoes and eleven bush
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