Hemingford herald. (Hemingford, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1895-190?, July 10, 1896, Image 7
farmland; gaeden; MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. Some Cp-to-Dato Illnti About CnlUTft Hon of tlio Soil nntl Yield a Thereof Horticulture, Vltlcultaro and riorl culture T this season of the year cut worms do more or less dam ago to nearly all crops, especially to tomatoes, cabbages and corn. When ever sod or grassy land is lett until spring before being plowed, any crop which may bo planted on Buch land will be damaged by cut worms. The reason of this is that tho worms aro nearly full grown in tho spring, yet they need one good meal before forming Into pupae, a short tlmo after which thoy come forth as night flying moths. Tho Hfo history of the cut worms is about this: Tho moths lay their eggs In grass throughout the summer months, and after a few days these eggs hatch into small worms which feed upon tho grass. Tho worms cast off their skin from time to time to ac commodate their Increase in size, and during tho cooler weather of winter go deeper In the ground, being dormant for a time If tho weather is very cold. Upon the approach of spring, the worms come forth for a finishing touch of growth and soon form pupae In tho ground just below tho surface. Some time after this tho moths aro produced, and, after mating, the females lay tho eggs for another brood. With most species there is thus but ono brood n year. Most farmers are beginning to realize tho many advantages of fall plowing, and where sod land especial ly Is plowed in tho fall it will greatly lessen the number of cut worms and other insects on such land tho follow ing spring. A good remedy for killing out the cut worms in tho garden is to make up a mixture consisting of a quantity of bran or corn meal moist ened with water, to which is added a little Paris green and a little molasses jor sugar, to give a sweetish, taste. It Is the Paris gfeen 'hat kills the worms, and this should bo very thoroughly mixed with tho bran, so as to have a uniform mixture. A spoonful of this mixture should be placed near the plants Just before night on the day the plants aro set out. The cut worms work at night and will be killed by eating of the poisoned mixture. It is much better, however, to place the mixture about in various part of a field a few days beforo planting, as it will then kill off tho worms before any damage 1b done. H. E. Weed, Entomologist Mississippi Experiment Station, Agricultural College, Miss. Oriel" of the Cabbage Cabbage (Drasslca oleracea) Is one of the vegetables brought into use at an early day, and although not so indis pensable as the potato, is nevertheless an esculent highly esteemed and has assumed an Importance that gives it a prominent position, not only in the horticultural catalogue, but also in es timating the productions of our coun try. I have no statistics by which to estimate Its value in this country, but when wo learn that in London about one hundred million heads aro annual ly sold, which, at five cents a head, would amount to $5,000,000 we may be prepared to estimate tho amount raised in Illinois at n sum worthy of being taking into consideration in es timating tho value of our productions. Just when and where it was first brought Into use it is not possible to Btate now with certainty. A compara tively recent article in Hardwicke's Science Gossip says that the plant from which tho varieties In use in England originated is to bo found along the southeast seacoast of England. But it is certain that somo of tho varieties were early in use on the western side of tho continent: also that- kales or coleworts of some kind were long In use in Greece and Rome, as they are frequently mentioned by Greek and Roman writers and even directions given for their cultivation. It Is also certain that various species of Dras slca are found In different parts of the world. Cyrus Thomas. Aastrulln Salt Ilaaln In view of the great Interest now be ing taken in Australian salt bush (Atrlplex semlbaccatum), the new for age plant for alkali soils, Director Dcvol of tho Experiment Station at Tucson, Arizona, sends the following brief method of growing it: The seeds are flat, somewhat heart shaped, about 1-10 inch long and of a hrownlsh or reddish green color. If cov ered in wet soil when fresh they are apt to rot, but sown before a rain'and light ly covered with soil, or preferably cov ered with grass or weeds and kept moderately moJst they will germinate readily. They may be started in boxes or hotbeds and transplanted to the fleld;butplants grown In this way do not resist drought so well as those planted where they are to remain. While young tho plants require water ing two or three times, but when well established they will resist quite severo droughts. Although a perennial plant It grows so rapidly that one cutting may be obtained the first season, and two the following season. It will grow In soil having more alkali than any other plant valuable for forage, and unlike most plants growing upon such soil it has a prostrate habit, growing to a height of but C to 12 inches and spreading over several square feet of ground. Single plants have been known to reach a spread of 16 feet, this, too, upon very alkaline soil. It Is estimated that from 2 to 6 tons per acre of dried hay may be produced. Sheep and hogs relieh It green and when mixed with about 1-3 lta weight of other bsy horses and cat tle eat It dried. Yurletlpa of Strawlt,rrla. It is almost Imposslblo to advise tho beginner whnt variety to plant. A variety which Is very productlvo in ono locality may provo tho reverse In another, sometimes even In another field, soil, exposure and location being different No variety will do equally well on all soils. Reports In regard to varieties nro very conflicting in differ ent localities. Whllo ono grower is satisfied and recommends a variety, an other is disgusted and is going to dis card it. In general, wo may say that thoso sorts which aro successfully cul tivated over a largo territory aro most reliable; but ho who goes n long ways from homo to get advice In regard to varieties and treatment makes a seri ous mistake. These problems nro purely local. Tho purposo for which we plant should bo considered, 1. e., whether for homo uso or for market. For homo uso wo may consider tho characters of a variety In this manners 1, quality, 2, yield, 3, hardiness. For market, this order should bo roversed, thus: 1, hardiness, 2, yield, 3, quality. For market we want a firm berry of good slzo and color. Of tho varieties grown on the Experimental Farm at Madison last summer, Warfleld ltd them all In productiveness, yielding n third moro than any other variety. Then came Haverland, Cloud, Eureka, Lady Rusk, Van Deman, Wilson and Bubach. This was tho second crop taken from theso vines. A. M. Ten Eyck. Chinch line: Ultra Flat tanil. It is a plain inhabiting insect, but it may Inhabit very limited, flat areas, In terspersed among more broken ana ele vated areas. As Illustrating this habit In Ohio, it may bo stated that In 1894, it was found quite abundant In Cham paign, Logan and Hardin counties, with its greatest abundance In tho latter and Wyandot county to tho northeast, the two latter being of n more level topo graphy than tho two former. This Is fully illustrated by maps in Bulletin 69, of tho Ohio Exp. Station. In 1895, tho area of greatest abundanco included only Wyandot and a portion of Hardin counties, Champaign suffering little," while to the south In Green and Clark counties, where, in 1891, it had been found sparingly. It did not occur in abundanco at all, thus showing that it had drifted to tho lower and flatter lands to tho east, except in Wyandot and a portion of Hardin, where" tLeso conditions nlready obtained, and over run a wide range of practically flat country haying a clay soil. A portion of tho stale laying 16 thewest and north west of Lako Erie, bolng tho ancient bed of tho preglaclal lako, and the soil sandy Instead of clayey, was llttlo If at all Infested, whereas, the flat clay lands to the south and west were, In some localities literally overrun with these insects. Ohio Bulletin. Why licet Work In tho Dark. Bees go out all day gathering honey and work at night In the hive, building their combs as perfectly as If an elec tric light were there nil tho time. Why do they prefer to work in tho dark? is often asked. Every one knows that honey is a liquid with no solid sugar In it. After standing, it gradually as sumes a crystalline appearance, or granulates, and ultimately becomes a solid mass. Honey has been experi mentally enclosed In woll corked flasks, somo of which were kept In perfect darkness, while tho others were ex posed to the light. The result was that the portion exposed to the light soon crystalizcd while that kept In tho dark remained unchanged. Hore we seo why the bees aro so careful to obscure the glass windows which are placed In hives. The existence of the young de pends on the liquidity of the saccharine food presented to them, and if the light were allowed access to this, it would, In all probability, yrovo fatal to tho inmates of the hive. Ex. The htrnwberrjr Iteil. The new strawberry plant should not be allowed to bear fruit the first sea son. Pick off all fruit stems as soon as they appear. Three methods of train ing tho strawberry are In use. The hill system, where all runners nre removed. The narrow row, where only part of new runners are allowed to form plants; and the full matted row, where plants are allowed to All all the space, excepting a narrow path between rows. AH have ndvocates and all have special merits, depending on soil, climate, variety nnd grower. The full matted row Is most used, being easiest to manage. Guard against too many plants In small space. They consume moisture, suffer from drouth and produce small berries. Each plant should have from four to bIx in ches square space in which to grow and mature its fruits. M. A. Thayer. Extent of Tree Roots. It is common ly said that the roots of trees extend each way aa far as their branches. But this is a very uncertain and unreliable rule. There are trees like the chestnut and pines, which grow in sandy soil, which send their roots far down Into the subsoil, and have so few roots near tho surface that the plow can be run nearly up to them. The elm, which grows best on low, wet land, has most of Its roots near tho surface. But It can send roots down to a depth of a three-foot tile drain, as we once learned to our cost, a largo elm near tho upper end of a newly-laid tile drain com pletely filling it after two or three years, so that the tile had all to be taken up. The tree was cut down and the new tile laid, with the result that the drain suffered no further obstruc tion. Ex. Nitrogenous Fertilizers. When a soil is rich in humus it is seldom neces sary to make any further application of nitrogenous fertilizers, and as all nitrogenous fertilizers are very quickly soluble, and are soon lost to the soil by both leaching and volatilizing, they should never be used until the crop has made a considerable growth. If the family cat lies with Its back to the fire there will be a squall. DISCIPLINE IN ALGIERS. French Soldier Tortured to Heath Fo Slight OfTrnre. Anothor monstrous enso of Algerian military discipline is reported. Tho victim this tlmo was a soldier named Cheymol, brother of M. Paul Choymol, sayfl n ParlB dispatch to tho London Now8. Ho was sent, for some breach of rules, to a disciplinary company. ThlB means a sort of penal servitude of tho many fearful kinds that hnvo survived tho revolution, Tho namo pf Uio sergeant sot over Cheymol was Pcrrln. To humble him, Perrln ordered him to bo tictl by the wrists to a horse's tn.il, which was to bo kept going at a brisk paco until tho sergeant cried "enough!" After n long spoil of this exercise Choymol fell. Tho horso nevertheless was given rein aud whip until It was evldont that It was dragging not a living man, but a corpse. A complaint has been cent by Uio brother to tho war minister, but, as thero was no broach of rulo, he will probably wash his hands of tho nffalr. M. Ernest Roche, however, has given notice of an interpellation, bo that in quiry will bo made between Oils nnd Uio 17th of May, when, tho chamber reassembles, of tho head of tho corps to which Private Cheymol belonged. Deputy Itouanet, who was for Uireo years In an African regiment which was not a disciplinary one, says that it was a hell upon enrth. Tho officers nnd non-commissioned officers wcro brutalized by absinthe, by having no check of public opinion on tholr bad passions nnd by tho arrogance aris ing from finding themselves masters of the Arabs. He, too, was nttachod by tho wrists to a horse's tall nntl had thus to go all tho way in a blazing sun from Constantino to Batna, and thenco to Biskra. The worst feature of this tor ture is tho sense of loss of equilibrium. It is impossible to steady one's Belf, tho arms being kept on tho stretch, for care is taken to make tho horso go at a pace which obliges the soldier tied to Its tall to keep at a trot. He Is absolutely powerless to provent himself falling forward If he stumbles against a stone and when ho I alls ho cannot rise unless the sergeant gives the order to the soldier riding tho horse to stop. Bad as were the physical conditions, tho moral, M. Rouanet Bays, were a thousand times worse. Thero was no more prolific school of crlmo than tho Algerian regimonts. "WI1030 is tho fault?" I asked. "The fault," was the reply, "Is now that of parliament, which can do as it likes, but It was that old rascal, Louis Philippe, who invented the discipline of the African regiment to get rid of revolutionists in tho army. "Tho first disciplinary uso made of Algeria wbb in sending thero, soon after 1830, the whole battalion of the Charter, which rose against Charles X., and was not satisfied to hear that the bourgeolse monarchy was the best of republics." CUNNING LITTLE ANIMALS. Catching Mole la nn Art Tliiit Keiiulros Experience mill Ailrnltnrsa. San Francisco Post: '"No, boyB, It Isn't money that makes my pockets bulgo out Jin that way, but It is the equivalent'," remarked a gray-haired, gray-bearded rancher from Mendocino, as he took In tho slack of a hay ropo that did services for a belt. "To toll you the truth, my breeches pockets and my coat pockets too, aro pretty well lined with moleskins. Within the last year 1 have developed Into a mole hunter, and it pays. I have several acres In strawberries at Ukiah, and they need considerable water. T used to put In a lot of time digging little trendies and turning water this way and that, but It was dis appointing to go out the next day and find that I had been Irrigating a mole hlTL I set watch on the little pests, and I Boon learned their habits. Since then It Is no trouble at all to get them. 'In tho first place, I found that a mole never cornea straight to tho top of the ground, but always on a Blant, ond you will seo the ground agitated for some time before he throwe up his hill. If you step .within twenty feet of him when he cornea to the top he will Instantly stop work and run. It's no use to try to catch him then. "But a mole Is the victim of habit. If he is disturbed at his work at 2 o'cloclc to-day he will not como back till exactly 2 o'clock to-morrow. You can set a watch by him and depend on Its being right. "Well, I watch around my berry patch and take the time whenever I disturb Mr. Mole. The next day when It Is time for him to como back I take my tation near the hole. As eoon as he throws up his llttlo mound I plant my foot behind him and close up his hole. Then all I have to do is to scoop him out of the dirt and drop him in my pocket, kicking and scratching Hko a good fellow. I kill him, stretch his skin on a shingle, and a man here in this city pays mo $1 apiece for them to make purses of." The Ue of "Kythcr." An observant woman spoke recently of a conversation she had been having with a new acquaintance: "I thought her rather a superior person," ehe Eald, "until she let slip the touchstone eyther.' Then I was on tho watch. Pretty soon Bhe followed It up wl.h 'I had ought to," Just 03 I knew sho would. It is stated that tho Salem Museum, Massachusetts, has in its posscesiou a cherrystone containing a dozen silve. spoons. Tho stono in of the ordinary size, the spoons being to small tha', their shape and finish can be distin guished only by the microscope. Suliurbnn Life. Whether you know It or not that sec i ond year In tho suburban house Is a crista nnd turning point in your life, for It will mulco of you either n city man or a suburban and it will surely save you from belli?, for nil tho rest of your dnys, that hideous betwixt and between thin?, that uncanny creation of modern days of rnpid transit, who lluctuiiti'H helplessly between ono town and another; between town and city nnd between town and city again, seekinff nn imposslblo unattainable perfection nnd scattering remonstrant servant maids and disputed bills for repairs nloiig his cheerless track. Kx chniigs. Tr.vltijr Orrirnl for I'rralilont. ft writing of tho "Pardoning Power" (Invested in tho President) Hon. lien jainin Harrison snys In ,111110 Ladies' Homo Journal: "The papers in these murder cases oro usually volumniotis n full record or nn nbstrnct of tho ovl denco making part. If tho trial seems to have been fairly conducted, and no new exculpatory cvldcnco is produced, nnd tho sentenco docs not seem to have boon unduly suvero, tho presi dent refuses to interfere. Ho cannot weigh tho evidence as well as tho judeo and Jury. They saw anil heard tho witnesses, and ho has only a writing before him. It happens bometimes that the wife or mother of tho con demned man comes in person to plead for mercy, and I know of no moro try ing ordeal tlinn to hear their tcnrhil nnd sobbing utterances, and to feel that a public duty requires that thoy bo dented their prayer." Tho question often asked "Why nro pu pils of tho Now KiiKlaml Conservatory so uniformly Kuecesstul no toachorn or por fornicrr' Ik readily answered by thoso who hnvo Icon fortunate, enough to bo como ncquuintcd with the Institution. With an equipment superior to that of any other school, with loth Amorlrnu anil foreign teachers of tho highest rank, with Hoston, tho art center of Amerlin, to fur nish tho lest opern nnd concerts, it is enwy to see why 0110 year of study thoro Is bet ter tlinn two oiowhere. Its prospectus is icnt freo. Makes n llrautlfut Clown. Nothing could bo moro simple yet moro beautiful than a gown inado of tho Ann French organdiso muslins, figured in shadowy dcslgiiK of trailing roseB and shaded green vines. Tho newest patterns aro lilto a breath of early June, und ono of theso dainty gowns is tiado with a plain Bklrt finished with n deep hem, the bodice gathered into the neck nnd belt, nnd trimmed with braces of green velvet ribbon over tho shoulders, with small pearl buckles half way down tho front. Lace and veTvel ribbon from tho neck band, which has a buckled bow at the back, and velvet loops and ends fnll on the skirt from tho left side of tho hclt. An Apptul for AaaUlanco. Tho man who Is charitable to himself will llsti'ii to the niuio upnoul fur iissKtuiico made by his stomach, or his liver, In tho aliutionf divers dVRi!untlciulms nnd linensy U'lisutlons in tho regions of tho glnndH that "secretes his bllo. llo-tottor'n Htomurh Hit ters', my dear sir, or madam us the case may bo -Is whut you require. Hasten to use. If you nro troubled with heartburn, wind In tho stomach, or nolo that your skin or the whites of your eyes nro taking a sal low huo. A Iteiiilndcr. Down the postoffice steps tho Rev. Dr., Fyfthly carefully picked his way, then Ills feet suddenly shot out, and he went down right in tho midst of a group of sto-'k brokers. "Ah, good morning, doctor," laughed the stock brokers, recognizing tho min ister, "you remind us of tho wicked man, whose foot tlippeth "Nay," retorted tho good "but rather do I seem Hko minister, tho mun who went down to Jericho." "How is that?" chorused tho brokers. "UecauBo ho also foil among- tho thieves," murmured tho doctor, as ho got up and moved dccorlously nway. New York Recorder. Ilall'a Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. Price, 75c. Don't Drift Into thn Critical Habit. "Do not drift into tho critical habit," writes Ruth At.li moro in discussing "Tho Critical Girl," In Juno Ladles' Home Journal. "Have an opinion, und a sensible one, nbovo everything', but when you come to judge people remem ber that you Beo very littlo of what they really arc, unless you winter and summer with them. Find the kindly, lovable nature of tho mun who knows little of books. Look for the beautiful self-sacrifice made daily by some wo man who knows nothing about pic tures, and teach yourself duy in and day out to look for the best in every thing. It is the cvery-day joys and sorrow, my dear girl, that go to make up life. It is not the one grcut sor row, nor the one Intense joy, it is tho accumulation of tho little ones that constitute llvlnp, so do not be critical of the little faults, and do be quick to find tho little virtues and to prnUe them. So much that is good in people dies for want of encouragement. As I said before, have an opinion, und u well-thoupht-oui one, and above every thing' that comes into your life, but do not have too many opinions about people. Their hearts are not open books, and as you must bo judged yourself somo day, give them tho kind est judgment now." FITS atonptil frm tim! mrnnrt'r or tl. No flu uttrr Unl U ' i i or Jr. Kllne'H (i-at N-rvo lteatorer. 'r-e3'rn' ltil..ml matio '.mv. elou.curra. j.Juxz,V31ArcliM. l'U-a.e.L,l' Not thn Whliky. The coroner's jury in the case of Bill Wilcox, who dropped dead Thursday eveulnp after taking a drink at the Last Chance saloon, decided that it was not the whisky which brought about the sad end. Bill had been drinkintr the same brand for fourteen ye arts und although tho vitriol in it would eut up u huirpin In ten minutes the coating of his stomach was sup posed to be proof against any action of any sort of acid. He probably had some heart trouble. We tliintc it must be so, becuusu he asked for u drinlc to be "chulkcd down," and to his great amazement it was handed out. The surprise must have brought about a fatal shock to the nervous system. The deceased was a h 11 ruleless critter, who never even kicked nbout the weather, and we hope he's brought up in a tem perate climate. M. Qi'AU Tho epots we fcee on others always on our own glasceN. aro nearly Biting into a reach reminds a man of 1c Using a girl with whisker.. Thero ore fcop!e who rare for tho firht mutis except vneu they p.uy lulls idle. A Child rnjoy The pleasant flavor, gcntlo action, nnd Boothlng effect of Syrup of Figs, when In need of n laxative, and If the fnthcr or mother be costive or bilious, the most gratifying results follow Its use; so that It Is the best family remedy known nnd every family should have a bottle. Hip I'ntiirltn Slrovc. Tho favorite sleeve of tho season combines a short pulT with ti raousquo tnlro fullness of the wrist Although the sovero coat slecvo Is predicted for early fall, It has so far been seen only In conjunction with a fov plain tailor gowns. I'iso's Curo for Consumption Is our on'y medleluo for coughs nnd colds. Mrs. C Uoltz, 4!M Kth Avo , Donvor, Col., Nov. 8,115. A girl can talk for nn hour of what sbo won d If sho had $6 of her own. If tho llnuy In Cutting Tectn, ftomrn ami uo that old ami ).trled remedy, Mrs. Wimlow'i BuoTmxa Btnur for Children Teething. t . ' Somo men nro novor content unless en gaged In n (ousplrney of somo kind. Irrigated Farm In the Ml I It Itlver Valley, Room for ninny farmers on ditches nlready constructed in tho Milk River Vullcy of Montana and plenty of chances for colonies to locato on free land and establish dltchesof thelrown. Ditches can be mada at llttlo expense other than labor with plows nnd scrap ers, and thero is no stony ground, just puro soil. Groves along tho river mid coal in tho adjoining pnstura bench lands. Finest opening for Irrigation farmers in tho Northwest. All tho stnpla crops produced. Markets In tho inliinii nml mfA ttllltititnrr ffintllttrlQ nnnf and west, via Great Northern Railway. ' Write to Thomas O'Hanlon, Chinook, Mont., for further information. . Tito man who has tho "dig head' often wears a snm'l hat FREE HOMES Now Open to IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS. Tliey w fertile, woll-wiitMTd.liceiTllr-llinlKTri, anj produce crnlni. g , frulM and TrcrtaftRa3u- bnndanrc. North Arkanna. aiiln art notrd, The cilmato la dtllutittul, wlntfr. mild and llwrt. Ihm land, ore iibjcct lu lioituitead entry of 1C0 crv cnth. Mm IK T1IK TtXX TO WI A MOVE, for trlhr (urination udditM uri.ti. iocuia 8iit.r. E. V. M. 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J vv' Columbia Art Catalogue. ItWng fully of all ColumMat, and of Hartford lltcyrie. traatwortfcr m-chlnes of lower rirlc, I free from any Columbia agent i by m-il for two a-ca t etamtnt. POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn. Branch Stores and Acjicle in almost cvrry c'ty and town. If Columbia an not pcootrfjr rcprtttnted in your Iciitlty, let u kbow. Wfkj fflffil tJ6c!tIijrir ' Beauty's banc Is1 the fading or falling 1 the hair. Luxuriant tresses nre far more to the matron than to the maid whose casket of charms Is yet uti rifled by time nenuttful women will be glnd fo Ire? reminded that falling or fading liair is unknown to thoso who use ' - ' Ayer's Hair Vigor. Hot Springs, South Da kota "A health resort whose climate and waters, possess qualities second to. none. Resolution, Missouri Val ley Medical Society. Book about Hot Springs free if yon write to J Francis, Gen'l Passr Agent. Burling ton Route, Omaha, Neb. Patents. Trade-Marks. Examination nnd Advice a to rattntalifnty -C Invrnllon. Semi for "luv. mors' OuliL-urllnwiuOofc I al'meot." rATSIC&O'mBILL, WAofenraTrr. . c. From Uncle Sam. of VkVS Nearly 2,000,000 Acres of Government Lands Settlement made use of at last J the! goes It IS alike. h u I