Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1904 — CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS. [ARTICLE]

CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS.

Sews sag gates et Interest In TnrU •esHlnee of A«riemltmre. By R. L. WOODS. Washington.—The new white potato from Uruguay, Solanum commersonil, which has attracted considerable attention as grown In France, Is the subject of some Information supplied to the state department by the United States consul at Rouen, who says: “The leaves are small and slender, somewhat like those of tbe Irish potato, and the flowers are abundant, of a pale violet color and very odorous. After one planting the plant perpetuates itself from tbe broken roots left In the soil. The vegetable proper weighs from one to two and a half pounds and has a yellowish wrinkled skin, covered with lenticels, which disappear after culture. The pulp when cooked has a slight greenish color.” It further appears that as grown in France in 1901 all of a certain number of tubers taken from the crop by random an<| cooked with the skin on were very bitter, but under cultivation this characteristic has greatly diminished. Peeling also takes away much of tbe acridness. In spite of the bitter taste animals are fond of them. “In the same soil,” says Mr. Haynes, “the yield Is greatly superior to that of the ordinary potato. The Early Rose in one Instance gave 3,000 pounds to the acre, the American Marvel 3,000 pounds and the Solanum commersonil 8,500 pounds.” Mot Tnrnlnc to the F«m. With the apparent great Increase of

I Interest in agricultural matters It is somewhat surprising to learn, from a special report to the census bureau, that in 1900 agriculture showed a diminishing proportion of workers, while the numbers in professions, manufactures, trade and transportation was on the increase. However, agriculture still makes a good showing, as almost 40 per cent of all the men workers In the total population was engaged in agriculture, with 24 per cent in manufacturing and mechanics. 18 per cent in trade and transportation, almost 15 per cent in domestic and personal service and per cent in professional service. To Be Tried on a Bigger Scale. The remarkable intensive farming of J. D. Detricli of Pennsylvania has become a familiar story during the past two years. Mr. Detricb brought up a run down farm of fifteen acres to the point where it supports more than two cows to the acre, nothing being bought except bran and cottonseed meal. Agricultural experts reason that the Detrlch methods of intensive farming If applied by dairy farmers throughout the United States would be worth $40,000,000 a year to the dairy interests. The question having been raised whether what has been done on fifteen acres would result equally well on a larger scale, It is said that Mr. Detricb is to try to prove tiie proposition on a new' farm of 300 acres which he has purchased iu Chester county, Pa. On his fifteen acre farm every bit of space was devoted to crops, none to pasturage. The animals were kept in the stable or barnyard the year round. - * Grain Weevils. The two forms of grain weevils most in evidence are the common grain moth and the black weevil. In either case the most ready method of their destruction is the employment of 'car- ■ bon bisulphide, one pound at least of the liquid to 100 bushels of grain, or 1,000 feet of space. In ordinary cribs and bins the most important provision ! is to make the room as nearly as possible gas tight, in order that the gas ! may remain in all parts of the space in full strength and for tbe required time. It must enter, by diffusion, all j cracks and crevices, even those between the grains of corn in the ear, and must penetrate the burrow of the individual weevil or its grub in the wheat berry. This thorough diffusion will only occur after some time, even in a saturated atmosphere. Twentyfour hours is short enough for certainty, even where the gas can be kept full strength in the bin.— E. A. Popenoe. The one great duty of Democrats on November 8 is to get out the vote. No man should be overlooked and no pains spared to get him to the polls , if from any cause he is unable to go. j Conveyances should be supplied for the aged and infirm, and the poll-book* should be consulted frequently to see how the vote la coming put Go to the polls early and remain during the day to assist in any emergency that may arias. _ _