Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1898 — AGRICULTURAL NEWS [ARTICLE]

AGRICULTURAL NEWS

THINGS PERTAINING TO THE FARM AND HOME. ' ' V Damage Done by the Sam Jobe ScaleNew Peet la the Sagar Beet-Omiome a Profitable Crop—Cora aa Horae Feed-Brief Horae Hiata. It Is estimated that the scales do an enormous damage to the trees and crops of this country, and while the San Jose scale seems to attract some attention it is not by any means the only injurious insect of this class. There are probably a doaen very active and pernicious scales found In the orchards of this country. All of them do more or less damage, and the qaest’on of destroying them is annually becoming a more Importamt one. The department of agriculture has made special Inquiries and Investigations into the subject of checking their ravages, and since the German authorities made such a disturbance about not admitting our apples because of the scales on them the subject will assume even more prominence the coming season. Some interesting experiments have been made to destroy the scales, and we are likely to reap some benefit from them. Whale oil soap has been said to destroy them, but it must be admitted now that this merely checks the scales, and does not destroy them. Moreover, It takes nearly enough whale oil to check the scales as the crop of fruit is worth. In one orchard In Maryland it took SOOO worth of whale oil soap to bold the San Jose scale In check. The real remedy promised is found in hydrocyanic gas—a gas that is no searching and penetrating that when applied to the trees hardly a scale escapes. It is death to every form of life, and not expensive. The method of application is to place tents or coverings, double oiled, over the trees, and then liberate the gas under them. The results so far are very encouraging, for nearly every scale was killed on the trees so treated.—X. E. Farmer.

Growi«< Winter Onion*.

Select large, full-sized onions; the red or yellow onion is the best as they can resist the front Select a warm, dry situation facing the southwest; plow the ground deeply and barrow until then lay off the ground with a one-horse plow, running the rows across the hill side, or east and west Spread one inch of fine manure in the bottom of the furrow; then plant the onions six inches apart on the manure, and cover the onions over two Inches In depth. The onions should be gotten in by the middle of the month. On rich, mellow soil each onion will produce four to five bulbs, enough for one bunch. These bunches In winter sell quickly at two and a half to three cents per bunch. Near a factory village one acre planted to unions, kale and spinach, the land being warm, well warted and made fine and fertile, will yield a profit of forty to sixty dollars per acre before spring opens, and the WBfe ground can be then planted to MM|*e early spring crop.—Baltimore American. IW’ Brood-Tired Wasoo*. If broad tires were used exclusively on the roads the ruts would be correspondingly wide, but with part narrow tires the broad tires will sink in the ruts in case of freezing and will pull hard. The tendency of broad tires to pick up dirt is a strong argument against the use of steel wheels. With broad tires the wagon bodies must be set high, which will require more lifting to load it, for it must be made long and narrow. In my opinion. If a farmer keeps two farm wagons, one of them should be broad-tired, to use when or where the ground is solid. The other should be narrow-tired for use when necessary when the mud is deep. If but one is kept, it will be safest to have the tire not over 2 inches wide.—American Agriculturist. Cora a* Horae Feed. Why are oats preferred to corn as feed for horses? It is never the object to fatten a horse for market, though it should be In excellent condition at all rimes. Oats contain more protein than corn, and leas starch, but oats contain fully as much oil (pr fat) as corn.

Cora contains nearly 63 per cent,, of starch and oats about 45 per crat. Having more protein than corn, and less starch, oata are fiterefore more snttaMe for horses; 1 AnffiMr point tafimx taf oats is the miuerfii matter, oats cratateIng about 3 perjreat, whfie corn contains only ooe-hnK fas asuch. It is this greater proportion of mineral matter and protein in oats which placeo-that grain ahead of com for young stock, as the mineral matter suppttea the lime of the bones. Protein Is the mus-cle-producing material In foods. For cows giving milk a ration of both eats and corn, ground together, should give better results than either, and if bran is added the amount of protein and mineral matter will be further teereased. At a Valley Horticultural Society, Secretary Goodman said he could keep from 3,000 to 4,000 bushels of apples to his cellar. He first sprinkled them with a solution of then piled the apples as high as postage in the bins. He did not want Wjfceh ventilation, as in his experientfirTife apples exposed to the air rotted worse than in the middle. Apples left in piles have a gray coating formed on the outside, and if they reach this stage they are comparatively free from rot. The coating is formed in from six weeks to two months, and most of tbe Totting is done during this period. Tita: cellar should be sprayed or sprinkled often to stop all fungus growth. He also advocated building storage houses over springs, as the flow of water will keep the house cool, and also give sufficient ventilation. Another method, where Ice is kept, is to hare»Hyppples stored In a cellar under the ire house, the floor above being tighf f 6 prevent leakage. This is approximately the method adopted by one of the cold storage houses in Kansas City, in which apples have been kept for three years with remarkably good results. —Mississippi Valley Democrat. Teattaa kiii~Hilk. - A representative of a Maine creamery has been testing the skixq. milk of its patrons, and taking the temperature of the tank tt the dofip cans were (tooting *nd rafib/ Ing the cream. .Iltaty teJbhviPfcu prise, he found- taßt fißkny of them kept their mnapy rAifl, He found the skim milk most -Tree from butter when the temptaature was nearest, dor 45 degreen. At 36 degrees there ijtag' from .01 to .02 of 1 pea cent more butter fht in the skim Wlk than it was kept at 45 degrees or near point. A difference of that aa—or lor 2 pounds -Of l|gߣer In 1.0$0 ! pounds of infill ambiqnE. and would be milk, yektb is worth jW-nrild be a nj«y•< important item in a creamery where they were of sevthal; hundred cows affi-Jha tMtahon. But the important poigfiiJnntlay aims los&,Js. obtained at water from or wSH Jt' would require tail yery £ttle ice to' maintain a temperaljßg'iaif while to cool Would quire heavy icing. fTti fodr economy to expend $2 .worth jiff : h3e to toue fifi cents* worth of 4>uttet-- Maine Faaaml

One trouble with the farmer whe at' tempts to raisepotflfry for profit is that be expects to make that profit from eggfl, or wlttHy from the caimife either of which |>lad* is not a profitfeMe, one unleas carried An with large It is carefully ghosted that the for a mature |ien. : for a year coste in. the neighborbdtfl WSO cents, andmoreF if nonecf it isrited, and thatanaverage egg-prodnetienper hen is about* tan dozen a year, bringing an average price of 15 cents perfitmlii, leaving $1 profit, or, rather, $1 Offnch hen to represent 1 the labor and iHrestment in buildings. While some heap lay more and others, less, the average is a fair one. as is also' the average pripenamed per dozen., In order to make hens in small nunMsM pay, the incrase of stock, wWlier raised or sold. Should pay for the feed, leaving the entire proceeds from ftggs as profit, interest on and payment for care. This is possible if each hen raises four chickens a. year to a Salable age. The poultry farm, be it large or small, run on this “plan will yield a satisfactory profit.—Kansas Farmer.

T A Good Sejcgeetioa. It ha* bee® frequently ■nW irtrfl, and the suggestion is a good one, for every farmer to place his name and the name of hi* farm on his barn er road gate. Not only would persons driving to a place more easily find it, hot It would gfta plaaeurs and |Wss eat to people jiff ring fren place. This but result w mkiluhaßß J special effect with hohsea. An obaerving pent® dbbi pass a beautiful farm desire to know who is its owner. Moroe Hiata. But few farm horses need shoes. Wide tires save much horse power. The whip costa more than it saves. Tut it up. Blinders are useless and injurious. Cut them off. Cruelty qualifies crime—they are ctoae neighbors. No horse should wear a shoe more ♦hen four weeks. Good Hanke is are profitable and mve food-lf wisely used. Dark or damp stables cause low spirits and wufous diseasea. Your horse intends to please you, but does not alawys know your wishes. Never strike or tart a balker. Stuff sloth in his ears or boM up Ms foot and tinker with it fully three minutes. Divert Ms attention and do so frlnffly. It Is cruel and sfily to wMfr a hmue ABianeZ

DE«uoKwmsEscnm. I fitadTtaSirarrum— W. O. Ntarttatati an account of the-wtaertMd.umsyyttast Crecy. Mr. WtaiAtartid wjiii: It vras the ingest vyei assembled, mod the samjy gpstgg osk board was jMbb “the thaat wttth wtMte say English ktrtLllaiflesreeijaith>asea It emisisted as ptadcddimenosidy. Uffi ttese tear thnwessriwerLmniSiirnii stx thousand 'were lFritey ttseHnetthse asmd were Welsh; itaan Ita. i aim leeareforce ccmristed <f ten rtteasamfid Bhow men. During aa iltaili jyearitadd HM ward and hta-son said ihte gpeaentafi toiled to select mid prepare tihe msec and the weapons with to meet the Jrighiy Jfaimed bhtnitry<4l the Continent. Ar arraiy-otteceddtfran a nation of perhaps t’fosrr rmiWsn o4f people was to eontenld tertthaanasinyy collected from France vrtliilhertwreujy millions, and fvammrthtaffieso4fl*te» as Germany amd Bcteemiia, by large numbers Of ipaddineereeaaries. Among these latter were" the cveshbow - menof Grenoa-oeM ters of that Italian oligarciby-LHdwurddls adventure trndm.-seemtagtafaffnatraatii ness, for already itt ’was rreporeddttaSl the French ttad smasvereidualitamdred thousand men. IFhUnnumyuaigridlant cavalier in armor ’Of; prokf naaay well have wondered toibear.nnerareer. that Edward the Third, wco«meddrthi foremost general of hte ttare.Lpvopeedd to meet superior numbers 4f rfihe l>»St lances of Europe wihta>M&Mjy unmerdl men on foot. They JEnewiwstjyetndftiht l new era that was dawntag 19m tthe science of war. Edwanditaaidlffisiißow men were to teach the wohidinseretthan one new lesson beforerffiatinaensstahte campaign was over.! Before tffisjtaelbdd shown what deeds might Ibe upon the saa by ships prcpxrdd aatad manned and led by hxmstif. EHebtadd so crippled the navali power rifftaderenemies that there was ixnv nd toesffitdfieet strong enough to prevent lids rpreeeht undertaking. although IFMtjpltaaidimanaged to send out -eoanewoorestaf eemteers to do whatever itunqpTkitayi-onMd. ’’ j l-1 ' I**of the jiumte, • And all his fiufe was ... ’ and to .shoes. He scorned to live a tuneless life..ausiorionsly mute. And nightly laid his last aside toi labor: t his hue; . . For he hadvggisjgred an oatli thaniyrituJ renown Should tnuaput to the rnuverst-rifee voor thy naaaO 4f Brown. And thoinji ttapai 11 wtatk opiniaßsflaahk to reactathe heights olSooag. His genius harchtgt ai briUiain>sahemi :tc help his*4oth a loss; And all h» little youngsters as they inum erousty tatsne. ’-'He CfrriNieaffijMlL'i poets in Chetpautiihean of fasted ©.

-That their poeiiCcprestige jutight impress feeoa, inspire A noble etnulttJ&n to adopt' the wsabldisg lyre. And Virgil W(iin»SJiil‘ltott»-lßtvßrTn:ucßc Tasso Brown appeared. And Milton I|r<PK*i and Byronißrotmizrid were reared. Longfellow and HBchiller ißr<wui arrrveißfeuuan’s estate. And Wordsworth -Brown and < GwWuiiiiitiii Browsaumde up the famify-Riate. And he .gifted toys. :>prdde«tined tegUßtown, In time wonSt rcfll the bonldcr: from tithe bnried'tonne of Brown. But stfil tttetepteis unsung. aud'MSll'tihat Is missing trfui the pedestals inpan 'the hills of-feme; For Dante Bpewn’s a peddler in r tin■reggetalde litre,’ And Byroq Mt oti n is parching tor rite Tm s—ii nine: Longfellow the lightweight,: is aa pucilist-df note. And G-nliisaflliti Brown ’ sa.deckhand ><m:ta t: In Wordsworth Brown Manhattan iliasian And SehiHgrrTirowr.’s an artist in aal Brooklyn barber shop; A roving tar ;is Virgil Brown nitptni the And TastoUftown is usefully eagagdd: in The eobtoMli bench is Mfitan FBrowrds, and tfere he pegs away. And re Brown makes eoakaate in a Cripple Creek safe'. —Syracuse Courier.