', THE ALLIANCE -INDEPENDENT.
-J- . m
jtrUL INFORM."
ING FARM
ON REGARD-WORK.
' What to Df rt'lth Stones Goslings
How to Manage Them In
crease of Cattle In Mon-
tana A Word About
Fertilizers.
What to Do With the Ston69.
We have n.11 liea r J the oM witticism
about the farmers of New Hampshire
being compelled to plant corn with a
rifle on account of the superabundance
of stones. There are many farms,
and good ones too, in these United
States, on which, if the stones are not
quite so abounding as that, they are
nevertheless so thickly distributed as
to be a real nuisance. And the worst
of it is, the number in the fields seem
to be just as createvpry year, no mat
ter how thoroughly they were gather
el up the previous season.
We once knew a good old Baptist
deacon, who sturdily insisted that
Btones grow. "I know they do," he
would say, "because after I've cleaned
'em all out of my garden one year,
there's just as many there next year,
an' more, too," We won't quarrel
with the deacon's logic; it's as good as
many a more fccientific thenrv thnt
has had itB day and departed. The
met remains mat me supply of stones
on many farms is apparently inex
haustible; and what to do with them
is a serious problem.
There is a limit to piling them on
top of the ground, either in the form
of stone wa'l or cf big mounds, like a
Biblical monument. Stone fences are
a pood deal of a nuisance tliemsolvps.
Unless laid in cement which would be
rather too expensive for the ordinary
farmer they become harbors for un
desirable "small deer" of various
sorts, and through them and longside
01 mem weeds ana brambles lind un
molested foothold
"The wild lrier
The tliqrn and the thistle grew higher
Yet
ajid hie her "
this seems to be the readiest,
way to dispose of a, vast quanity of
loose stone picked from cultivated
neius.
Another plan is to bury them in
drains which is a useful method, but
lil cviso limited. They may also be
utilized in filling up swampy spots;
and some wet holes will absorb an
immense lot, especially if, as is desir
able, the valuable muck is first
removed and composted for fertiliz
ing purposes.
A good deal of stone might be made
ase of, with the aid of a neighborhood
stone breaker, in improving the con
dition c ' ho roads. In stony locali
ties, it ife -lie, there are apt o be
more sto. s in the road UAn are
wanted a ;ady; but there are almost
always stretches of low-lying road
that need improvement, Wolle a
smooth roadway of broken stone is
I't-tte everywhere than one made up
These are some of the ways in which I
atones may be disposed ot. And yet,
when all is done, in stony regions they
ore apt, like the poor, ''always with
ns," a problem as unsolved and un
solvable as the origin of evii.
New Strawberry.
The story comes from El Dorado
County, Cal., of the discovery of a
hw and uncommonly delicious variety
1 er ry. It was found severai
-i :,i i j a wild state, some 3,600
m sea level on tho Sierra
ul;i Mountains. The plant yield
,p! d -i ntly berries of medium size
juisite flavor, and the finder
!'.h d that he had lighted upon a
c i)i e'ry bonanza.
Is ;i transplanted a few plants
r 1 J 9 thfm thorough tri&l. The
vsults were so satisfactory that lie
ol .-lined three hundred more, and
unbse.piently enlarged his patch t a
total of 3,000 plants.
This wild mountain berry is a per
fect liowering variety. It h is proud
to be all that it promis.. 1 in its wild
state as an abundant yi-.ider, and the
berries are described as exceedingly
sweet; juicy, aromatic and delicious,
melting in the mouth without leaving
a particle of hard core, and as filling
the ahnospherearoundthepatch with
a, deligntful sriicy strawberry aroma.
No lewer than sixty live ripe berries
were counted on one plant, with
numerotV young shoots load.-d
with blossoms and all sizes of berries.
So numerous were the rijH berries
visible in tho plantation that they
gave a beautitul ruddy tinge to the
surface of the patch.
The berries of t his remarkable va
riety are not large, but their abund
ance makes tin for lack of size, and it.
is thought that bv Kroner cultivation
the size can be increased.
On their native heath, in tho upper
Sierras, t hese plants bear fruit eiglit
months in the year, and would con
tinue longer but 'for tho fact that they
are "nipped untimely" by frostv anil
snowy weather. On lower levels it is
expected that ten months will be the
least period of their continuous bear
ing. We sttsjioct that there is just a
touch of the breezy hyperbole of the
glorious West in the description of
this new candidate for popular favor;
but we are readv to welcome tIip
"honey strawberry" to the list and
recommend t he trial of it i, indeed
it will llourish away from its Sierra'
wilds.
EGOS, EGGS, EGGS.
Thirttea o;gs for $1 .25 26 eggs fni
$2.25 from great big light Brahuins. Alc
White Guinea eggs 13 for $1.25. Bronz
turkey eggs '.) for $2 00.
Address, Rosa 1) Rand
w; Wahoo, Neb.
Puitr, Bked Poultry. White Ply no
outh Rock. Whiti; Games Partridge
Cojhins. Toulouse Geese, White llol
land Turkeys. White Guineas, Pekir
Ducks Eggs in season Prices low .
W. A. Hates, Jr.,
Fremont. Neb. SA tf
WM. BURGESS.
Blue Valley Stock
CRETE, NEB.
IMPORTEH.
S. C. BROWN LEGHORNS
CHOICEST ft N
OF
Thoroughbreds
In Iho western
states.
Eii lis per sot
tinjr.,f 15. J1.50
Exert es chg's pre
paid when two set
tings are ore'e
" 12 thiols 4 to (i davs o!i in
ft lipbt capo with he i $2 50
W.J.HICKOX, Alniv.Neb
paper. U r i-f.- :r
English Shire Stallions am Mares.
To intending purchasers of this breed I ca- show them aa good a lot of young
stock from yearlings up, as thero is in tho west.
THOROUGLHY ACCLIMATED. LAST SHIPMENT 1890.
Their breeding is from the best strains of prize winning blood in England -coupled
with superior individual merit. My imported marcs are superior to any
in tiie west; they are all safely in foal '
All My Stock Guaranteed, and all Recorded
and Imported by Myself.
If yen want a Hackney Stallion, 1 have as good as was ever imported. Come
and see what I have got and if 1 cannot show you as good stock as any man will
pay your expenses. Prices as low as the lowest. 44 gm
OBTAIN CHICAGO PRICES FOR ALL YOUR
PRODUCE.
SHIP YOUR WOOL t m
and receive all the value them i in it. Hur cfredsT
Of Wool Crowers havo shipped us their wo'l in
the past and will do so acrain this season. ak, en'
W VU you. And they are entirely satisfied with the results
almost flnilv in roooinl. nf lottorj f
.' inm ciwiiiu Ul WIULU JlljllllV &7irtK
caseins shipment, and thanking us for the way we have handled their
s Write us for our Wnnl
Our terms for h in!ling and other valuable information.
Summers, Morrison & Co.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 175 South Water St. Chicago.
Ittferc-iicc." Metropolitan National Hruk, Ciiit-.ago. '
mm
mi n
We are
for this s
shipment
market.
ALLKN HOOT, Stock Ajrt. Neh. State
Farmers' Alliari'.o. Oflleo and Financial M'jrr.
GKO. S. HKOWN.
Saloemaa.
J. M. ROBINSON
KENESAW, ADAMS CO., NEB.
Urt'fdcr tn i nh
licr o" rccfcraed I"o
land Chin? hoffft.
Choice hreedl ni
i,c,tock fo r 8)o.
jfly Write for want
I'irililUII I I'll' .M' lyB
FURNASCo HERD
BIG BERKS.
Beaver City, - Neb
ThorouKhbi-pd exclusively, All njreft
Kithrrecx. Sows bred. Stock guaranteed se
rcFrcsented. Prices riKht. Mentiwu thif
paper. H. S. Williamson, Prop'r. 4J
SHIP YOUR OWN STOCK.
.lleri Root dfc Company,
Live Stock Commission Merchants,
Room 31 Exchange Building, SOUTH 0A.H-A., NEB.
lioforo you ship send for tho mnrkct.
. kr , KFFEHENK- Packers National Bank, O'naha.
Hrst National IJf.nk of Omaha. 11-tf Nebraska SaviiiRg and Kxhanire B'k. Oirah
omniereial National Hank. Omaha. Central City itank. Central City, Neb,
trj" Sh-ppers can draw siylit draft on ua forltf) percent of cost, hill of ladin attached.
WESTFAIL COMMISSION CO., s:
en oral I'rad
tivofcr Kau. AI!iinco.) Special department Tor
nlniQ till it l.n.nn I - ... . .
Mi.ennaii for butter, eK-gs.chpest! and poultry. Receivers and shipper of car lots of do
tatoes. apples. on.on, kay and cabbage. (Jive us a sharo ofyourconsirnmonw. We irot the
h Thee market price and inako prompt returns. Direct a 1 ommunic.iU ms and order to
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BEX
ROOFING
GUM-ELASTIC ROOFING FELT coets on!j
2.oo per 100 square feet. Makes a trood root
for years and any one can put it cn.
GUM-ELST1C PAINT costs only W coutt
per pa', in bbl. lots or f 4 50 'or 5-jral. tubH.
Color dark red. Will stop leaks la tin or iron
roofs that wl I last for years. Try it.
Send stamp fersaroplesand full partiiularg.
Otm Elastic Koofino Co .
38 & 41 West Broadway, Now York
49-tfm Local Agent Wantea.
10 YOU BUY
DRY
We Sell to all for Cash and to
All for the Same Low
Price.
Vre guarantee the price on every arti
cle in our store and will refund thn mnn.
VXey to those who think they have paid too
much. If that is the wav von f,i
J J w W
business we want your trade. AVe want
those who cannot call at the store to send
for samples. Yours etc.,
LINCOLN, NEB.
ADYERTISE
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