Gresham outlook., June 19, 1914, Page 11, Image 11

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ROME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Cost of Raising Wheat
in Saskatchewan
H E R B one has an old neglected
orchard o f 50 p er cent or more
of sound trees it will be more
satisfa c to ry to ren o v ate and secure ini
m ediate retu rn s in fru it th an to p lan t a
new orchard, says th e In d ian a Farm er.
T he ad v an tag es of ren o v atin g an old
orchard are th a t th e trees are already
set and established in the soil and th at
o ften a good« crop o f choice fru it may
bo secured the firs t fru itin g season
a fte r th e orchard has been rejuvenated.
Also, if the trees are not too old and
diseased, often the cleaning up and
sta rtin g th e trees to fru itin g anew the
old orchard may b ear p ro fitab ly for
alm ost as long as a new one.
One of the first th in g s to do in re
sto rin g an old orchard is to go through
it and find out w hat tr e is are too dc
caved and diseased to be of any fu tu re
value. These should be cut out, root
and b ran ch , and consigned to th e fire
to destroy the insects and germ s which
caused th ■ trouble. C u ttin g litem out will
not only m ake the orchard cleaner and
freer from insect peste and disease, but
it will give soil room for th e good trees
ami the e x tra open spaces will le t in
more lig h t and allow b e tte r circulation
o f air. Leave those spaces open for
c u ltiv atio n and th e grow th of cover
crap.’.
Y eung Trees in Old O rchards,
I t seldom pays to rep lan t an old or
chard w ith young trees. The soil is
already occupied w ith grow ing roots o f
older trie s , which m akes it, d iffic u lt for
tho younger tree to e x tra e t nourish
inent from th e soil, lig ’ t and a ir are
cut o ff by I he larg er trees, and there
a re m ere ehunees o f diseases and insect
pests. A fte r all th e decayed and un
desirable trees have been grubbed and
burned, go over the rem aining trees and
cut out nil the dead branches, burn in g
them iu tho or hard as soon as removed
from th e trees. Saw these branches o ff
w ith a sheep .X in e saw, sm ooth with
green wood so th a t healing over may
tak e place, if possible. If convenient,
paint these scars over with a thick
coat o f Oil and lead p ain t to seal up the
cracks and pores fo r excluding w ater
and ¡he germ s of disease.
A sear on any tre e is a fru itfu l
spot for infection, w hich m ay a f
lect th e large branch or body o f the
tree, causing hollow ro ttin g . C o v er,th e
wound.« w ith p ain t and induce healing
by trim niiug close to green wood, for
this will prevent fu rth e r decay. No fu r
th cr pruning will be necessary unless
tho top« of th e trees a re very thick
w ith live branches, in such case, trim
out th e th ick est p ortions o f small
branches, and rem ove all in te rfe rin g
ones. Do not cu t out m any large
branches, as th e trees may receive a
shock to d e feat th e purpose o f which
the work is intended, and do not reduce
the height o f th e tops o f any tre e s ex
cept peaches.
W
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p oints o f well bred e a ttle . M any breed
ers o f pure-bred c a ttle h rv e found th a t
it was a t tim es really d iffic u lt to keep
th e ir breeding cows from g ettin g too
fat.
The sk e p tic a l farm er wlio w as ques
tio n in g the condition of th is breeding
herd, was ap p a re n tly still of th e belief
th a t he had not been told th e whole
tru th as to th e feed in g of this breeding
herd. Some men seem d eterm ined not
to learn of im proved m ethods o f farm
ing and h an d lin g live stock.
Selecting BreodMare
For Farm Purposes
■ N S E L E C T IN G a brood laro for
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farm purposes th_ P ercheron or
Shire will g en erally prove th e most
satisfacto ry . T hey need not bo too
large, because n heavy-footed, clumsy
beast is to be avoi ke>i always.
A m are th a t w eig'is 1,4(M> or 1,500
pounds is big enough fo r any use.
She should have a clean, bony head,
a prom inent, b rig h t, in tellig en t eye,
good legs an d larg e hoofs.
H er barrel should be -oomv, b u t sym ­
m etrical, w ith broad hind quarters.
Avoid a m are w ith auy suggestion i t
“ c a t h a m s ."
A good disposition is essential, bnt
does not mean th a t a brood m are must
be stupid or a bu n g ler in harness.
B etter pay $300 for a first class brood
mare th an $100. The d ifferen ce will be
made np in th e firs t tw o colts, provided
the rig h t kind of a sire is used.
W ith a brood m are of th is descrip
tion a farm er can every y e a r raise a
colt th a t will sell fo r from $150 to $300
and g et good service in farm work out
of her besides.
Stable Manure is Not
Advised For Trees
he common pr a c t ic e o f using
stab le m anure m anure in p lan tin g
fr u it trees, is one w hich cannot
be recommended, says J . G. Moore of
the W isconsin College of A griculture.
W hen A tree is p lan ted its a c tiv ity
should be th e developm ent o f a strong
and extensive root system . I f large
am ounts o f fe rtiliz e r are placed around
the roots o f a tree th e root grow th will
n a tu ra lly not bo so extensive as under
normal conditions o f its searching fa r
fo r sustenance.
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W hen such ■ m ethod is followed a d
the supply o f food m aterials provided
a t p lan tin g by the addition of sta b le
m anure is exhausted, ihe root system
will not have grown su fficien tly to se-
enre food enough to keep up norm al
conditions in the grow ing tree. W hat
w as done w ith the idea of helping the
tree will thus only serve to re ta rd its
grow th.
U nder o rdinary conditions little or no
b en efit is derived from w atering newly-
set trees. If w ater is applied it should
either bo put on before the top soil is
filled in around the tre e or if applied
to tho surface, th e soil should not be
le ft to become baked, but* m ust be
stirred to a depth of about tw o inches
and put in good tilth . I f th is is not
s tric tly adhered to more m oisture is
likely to be lost than was added a t
planting.
N OLD
gentlem an, now deceased,
A never seemed to be satisfied unless
he had several cases pending in
court. H e had ju s t one a ra s e in the
Ju stice C ourt, when the loser, in a very
com bative fram e of mind, exclaim ed,
“ I ’ll law you to the C ircuit C o u rt!’’
Old G ent— I ’ll be thar.
Loser— And I ’ll law yo to tho Su­
prem e Court!
Old G ent— I ’ll be th ar.
L oser—I ’ll law you to 'ell!
Old G ent— My a tto rn e y ’ll be thar.
Well Bred Stock is
Easily Fattened
h
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i ROM SOM E o f th e rem arks over
heard dnring th e recen t v is it o f
th e cattlem en to th e experim ent
statio n feeding yards, it would ap p ear
th a t at least some o f th e visitors failed
to ap p reciate th e desirable qualities
possessed by high class, pure bred ani
mats, says th e K ansas Farm er.
A farm er was overheard com m enting
on the fa c t th a t he could see no reason
why th e breeding herd o f cows were
kept so fat.
A well known gentlem an o f tho state,
who fo r y ears bred Shorthorn c a ttle and
is now feeding c a ttle , rem arked th a t
stock bred as these w ere, k ep t in high
condition easily. The skeptical visito r,
insisted th a t cows could not be k e p t in
such condition w ith o u t being heavily
fed on grain.
The fa c ts are, how ever, th a t these
pure bred Shorthorn and H ereford einra
w hich were th e cause ,<f th is diseuasiou,
have been k ep t through w in ter on eilagc
and a little alfalfa. Only th e row s
•n ck lin g e alvei have received g raia,
and these only ab o u t th ree pounds a
day. The tendency to m ake good use of
the feed consumed in one cd the strong
M alt R ainier is the Pure M alt T onic
For M others W h o Require Additional
N o u rish m en t and Strength.
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