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Show FRE FALL FARM. PLANTING. The question of fall planting seems not yet to be thoroughly settled. Mr. J. W. Loveless, a suc- cessful and quite extensive farmer -|of Utah county says he has been This Depariment will be devoted strictly to the interests and development of Western Farming and Stock Culture, and contributions from persons engaged in those pursuits are solicited. farming inthe Territory for some thirty-six years. During that time he has experimented on wheat planting in almost every possible form, and he has long since given up the practice of fall sowing. He WESTERN ERN WEEKLY are now due, and subscribers who have not already done so, and where no special arrangement has been made for payment, will please make early remittances to this office. Money may be sent by postal note, money order or registered letter, or small amounts may be sent in one cent stamps. is liable to grow smut. He always plows deal of his land thoroughly after the crops are off and sows his wheat in February if possible. The soil is then in the very best possible condition for cultivation and for the germination of the seed. In the question of alternating crops, Mr. Loveless holds a theory quite the reverse of Mr. Vickers of Nephi. >—~<4 <i a great He commends the system of alternation in the highest possi- >—+ ble terms. POINTS ON SANITATION He never plants wheat two successive seasons on the same land, and regards the cultivation The settlements about Utah of acrop of corn or potatoes on a Lake, particularly Provo, are hay- piece of wheat or oat land as even ing a serious siege of malarial more beneficial than summer falfever. A representative of the lowing. .In his opinion oats imWESTERN WEEKLY speaking with poverishes the land much more Dr. W. R. Pike some days ‘ago than wheat, and wheat at 90 cents elicited the opinion that the a bushel he regards as a more malady was in some degree the re- profitable crop than potatoes at 35 sult of the putrid swamps around cents. Of the latter he has a large the lake and the vast extent of crop this year which he expects to marsh land exposed by the reced- store away for the spring market. ing of the water through its being —— ~~ —_|}>, drawn offtofeed the Jordan canals. Whatever is the cause, if it is sub- ject to remedy the remedy should be apphed as quickly as possible. The condition of ‘things is getting to be simply appalling. People can stand high taxes with better grace turn of than such the a much regular re- epidemics as is now afflicting the citizens of Provo and vicinity. have been Reasonable efforts may made to clear up the decaying vegetation and drain the miasmic sloughs that encircle the town, but there are those who question it. Let every man who has hada case of fever in his family count up the costs for medicine, for doctor’s bills, for time lost, for im- portant duties neglected, for the . anxiety and suspense and loss of rest that has resulted, and balance it against the highest tax that could under any possible conditions be assessed to him for sanitary purposes. If he don’t say go on with the work of purifying at any cost, he is astrange sort of a calculator. At this season of the year streets and yards should be purified from everything in the line of decaying vegetable matter. Fruit falling from the trees should not be allowed to rot on the ground as is too often the case, but picked regularly. The weeds and accumulated filth along ditch banks should be carefully cleaned away. The keeping of foul pig sties, cow yards, hen coops, privy vaults, cesspools, or indeed anything of the kind whatsoever, that is a source of offensiveness should be punishable and punished vigorously. These are matters that people cannot afford to trifle with if they could but be made to realize it. We are not in this simply reading a lecture to Provo but calling attention to facts that are important town in the Territory. (hee oratete igen ‘ oS aS to every + . ‘ITEMS ON POTATOES. The the potato farmers crop is now rolling in. who have If potatoes to sell this fall only had a competent market for their crop better times would be realized very soon. The yield per acre is estimated by farmers at large to be about two thirds or three fourths what it was last year. But very much more land has been planted to potatoes than ever before, and because of it there is a possibility of a proportion of the crop being stored away for next spring. In view of this fact a representative of the WESTERN WEEKLY has taken occasion to interview afew of the leading potato growers on the subject of storing for winter. The method that Mr. Abraham Halladay of Provo uses is perhaps as good as any. He says, prepare a pit about a foot deep and six feet wide; then pile the potatoes in a rick with the sides as steep as the dirt will stay on them. Cover them with a mat of straw about three inches thick, then with dirt four to six inches or as much as is necessary to prevent their freezing, which MANTI rough. In sorting he always throws out potatoes smaller than a turkey egg. There are hundreds of uses can be made of them and it leaves the potatoes in an attractive condition to sell. Speaking of spring sprouting, Mr. Halladay recommends dipping the potatoes for a moment in scalding water, after which théy may be left to dry and NOTES. At Ephraim that dreaded disease diphtheria has again made its appearance. Tuk general health of the community is good. Grangers have finished threshing their crops of grain, and now are busy turning the soil in search of tubers — “spuds.” A Few of our stockmen have recently experienced trouble and expense by having their stock driven to the stray pound, the drivers asserting that the cattle were damaging feed in the shape of “stubbles.” Certain farmers are determined to keep all stray stock off from their farming and meadow lands. Miss Laura Mickeson, a young and esteemed lady of nineteen years, died at the home of her parents of heart disease on Wednesday last. For sometime pre- vious to her illness,which was only a few days, she had been engaged in the Sentinel Printing Office of this place. Teachers’ afternoon meeting, the committee submitted its report which was accepted. The constitution, embracing the by-laws, was read by sections and adopted by making a few amendments. The organization is to be known by the name of The Sanpete County Teachers’ Institute, and its meetings are to be held at Ephraim on the last Saturday of the months of Nov., Feb., Mar,, April, May, Aug., Sept., and Oct. Atthe next gathering, which occurs in November, officers are to be elected, whose term of office will continue one year. It is to be hoped that the teachers will take wise and active parts in the matter. An organization of this kind was in good running order in this county some years ago, but for some reason or other it died “a natural death.” N..-W. A. <i> eee NEWS ITEMS. THE apple crop this fall appears to be unusually good. The Provo fruitis very little affected with grubs. | PEACHES are almost an entire failure, but the plums are yielding heavily. Mr. Jno. G. THompson of South Cottonwood has a carrot which measures 21 inches in circumference and weighs 8 pounds. The root including the top measures 38 inches and when in the ground looked very much like a small evergreen. Mr. T. also raised one hill of 5 potatoes weighing 7144 pounds. Both the carrot and a3 potatoes were of them are poisonous. Butter, #@ i Flour, grown on unfertilized ground. THE potato crop with many of the farmers of Salt Lake county has been almost a failure this season. The cause has not been satisfactorily explained though the lack of water has probably! had much to do with the shortage. This, however, does not account for the loss in all cases. It has been suggested that the seed has been injured in a num- ber of cases by putting the freshly cut eyes into sacks and letting them stand till they have become heated, thus destroying the vitality of the germ. learn- Attempts have been made to the cultivate cow tree, and make hun’d74:12 BLOty a ing at fault. # it grow in other localities than where it is found naturally, but in vain. As soon as it is removed from its native soil it dies. © Zi ey 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 OODaIR oeae 2 5019 BO 50|2a25 80 | 00 70 | 90 . “ 8> 90 [1 001 101 00 «<I Fe gaa ate 1 95| 90 (1 35)1 101 10 és LOOT OO se 102 201 10) a90 1 1011 a 195) 1 30 « “ ic taonelhicigeae| 1 101 90 gerne 90.| 75 65 7On) # bu. Tonto | ee “te Pork ie Veal 2 * a Apples, aaa a “ 10 AEDs e Wool, # fb ee oe 7 ae 0x4 a Plums, {4 ee is lay ga tb ra Apricots ery |e 10° ai On Peaches, 40 (7,1 95 | 80 | 35 | 40 Ye! tution aS TR oe Boot, Hides... A ae, (andi Potatoes DEBI ¢ ee | Se | 20 | 30 | 22 | 25 Eggs, # doz It But here was qt St has a fragrant odor. When a cowtree is tapped. the natives hasten from all quarters with their bowls to catch the flow of milk. The fluid is white. Sunrise is the best time to tap the tree, for then the sap flows most abundantly. The tree get its morning milking like a cow. Humboldt was much surprised at discovering the cow tree and finding that its sap was palatable and nutritious. His knowledge of botany had taught him that most milky vegetable fluids are bitter and burning to the taste. Some milky sap that put even his great Institute. According to a call made by Mr. Peter Greaves Jr.,County Supt. of District Schools, some of the teachers of this county met on the 13th inst. in the Central School building at Ephraim for the purpose of organizing a Teachers’ Institute. Mr. Greaves was elected chairman and Mr. P. C. Anderson secretary. The nature of the gathering was explained by the Supt., and a few of the teachers. expressed their ideas upon the importance of such an association; after which a committee of three was appointed to frame a constitution and by-laws. In the top. WEEKLY Saturday, Oct. 20, 1888. It is the milk tree, the famous palo de vaca which Humboldt describes. He Shorts first. brought it into notice. It is an evergreen. Its sap is a delicious fluid Oats resembling the finest Jersey milk, only sweeter and richer than even that. Barley When the negroes are thirsty they cut into the trunk as one would bore into a maple for sugar-water, and the milk Onions gushes forth in a great stream. It is both food and drink, so rich isit. After Wheat, a little time the milk grows thick and yellow, and a cream rises to the WESTERN CURRENT MARKET REPORT. dead-looking branches and small flowers? <i <> will be governed to some extent by the probable coldness of the winter; but leave invariably a vent along the top about eight inches across until it is cold enough to freeze the water in the creeks. Then cover the top. Mr. Halladay has a very large crop and will store the greater part of them in this way. He holds, however, that it is very much better to market potatoes in the fall than in the spring when a fairly reasonable price can be realized for them. For example, with the price at 35 cents in the fall as against 50 cents in the spring, he would sell at the former price, believing that he would be the ultimate gainer by doing so. For the fall market he prefers the early rose; but for wintering he regards the Burbank seedling or the peerless as preferable. For home consumption the mechanic he looks upon as being very much superior to any other in the market. The only trouble is they grow THE they will never sprout after. A Remarkable Tree. Mr. Turner gives a method of burying In the mountains of Venezuela grows potatoes which appeals to good sense a remarkable tree. It is foundin rocky very directly. He digs a pit about three places, at heights of about half a mile. feet deep and five to six feet wide. In It is a stupid-looking tree enough at this he heaps his potatoes, rounding first sight. Itis lofty and slender and them well above the level. Then with a has stiff leaves that grow a foot or more ridge pole and bits of board he makes a in length. It looks much of the time as support for the dirt which will not touch if it were dead. In those regions there is the potatoes by six inches or more. He a wet and dry season, and during many leaves then a vent hole at the top every months at a time not a shower washes ten or fifteen feet along the rick. This its leaves. It bears very small, insignifwhen the weather becomes very cold he icant-looking flowers. What is it good stops up. for, this tall, slim trunk, with the dull, says the grain is sure to winterkill to a greater or less extent, and ges~ Subscriptions to the WEsT- WEEKLY. 4 aoe ee 10. 8 A aget hee oe oa 151 te oe fanshop Nee Be He stiet Ap. he 3,,dry aS Dae green : - Pu ae 413 9 . fh 2S che -<Q= Big Cottonwood Letter. Eyrrors WESTERN WEEKLY: The farmers of Salt Lake County in the vicinity of the Cottonwoods have this ‘year experienced only a moderate yield of crops. In common with many others they have suffered from the scarcity of water. Ordinarily there are three crops of lucerne, but this year there were in most cases only two, and for this reason the price of hay will undoubtedly be high the coming winter. Other crops are fairly good, and whereever water could be obtained the season has been a most excellent one. There are some few, however, who have Cuicaco GRAIN AND Live Srock. Cuicaco, October 18—Grain,#? bu:— Cash, 1.0914; November, 1.104; December, 3.1134; May, 1.125¢. Corn—cash, 435g; November, 431; December, 40%; May, 3944. Oats—cash, 24144; November, 249¢; De- cember, 245¢; May, 29 5-16. “Rye—o6. Barley —Nominal. Cattle—beeves, 5.80@5.90; steers, 4.20@5.25; stockers and feeders, 2,00@2.30; Texas cattle, 2.00@3.25; western rangers, 2.40@4.70. Sheep—natives, 2.50@3.90; western, 3.10@3.50; Texans, 2.50@3.25. . met t=" Ogden Report Corrected weekly by H. L. with failure in their oats, something GRIFFIN, Wholesale Produce and Commission which has rarely occurred in this local- Merchant. Nephi Report Corrected weekly by J. W. ity before. One-third of the yield of VICKERS. oats will be cut off on account of smut. Provo Report Corrected weeekly by If some farmer would give us a remedy C. A. GLAZIER. for this, it would be of great benefit to Logan Report Corrected weekly by J. A. McLatenuin, at Z. C. ck people in this section of country. Salt Lake Report Corrected weekly by There is a project afoot among parties in this section to increase the supply of Secretary of Produce Exchange. Hides and Wool by J. W. Sanpmrs. water from the Cottonwood Lakes. It (es Where two sets of figures are is well known that there are ten or a quoted in same space, price ranges from dozen lakes in the mountains of Big one to the other. Cottonwood, some of which are quite deep. They hold a considerable amount of water. Theplanis to put in an apparatus whereby these lakes may be tapped in the dry season and thus render the water supply much more constant than Keeps constantly on hand a full stock of it ig at present. It may be possible, too, to increase the capacity of some of the MILLINERY GOODS lakes. The outcome of this project will be awaited with much interest by those Of the best quality and latest styles. living near here. FARMER. LADIES’ HATS and BONNETS Bie Corronwoop, Oct. 15, 1888. Miss Hannah Billings trimmed to order ational Bank, An eminent English veterinary surgeon says that a horse weighing 1,000 lbs. throws 1871 lbs. more weight on his fore legs than on his. hind ones; the total weight of both being 600 lbs., or 300 lbs. each. This shows the necessity of sound and feet, especially short notice and at Place of business, a few doors west of Horses’ Feet and Legs. limbs on very reasonable rates. <i ie of the PROVO UTAH. ce" “Home Industry Our Specialty.” Provo Co-Operative fore ones, and that the greatest care ought to be had of these to keep them from being injured; for without good feet and legs the value of the horse is worthless for hard or quite fast work, and is much lessened even when the work is slow and easy. They areoften injured from ignorance and carelessness, and it should be the first duty of a horseman to learn how to use and treat the legs and feet of his animals properly.— Fa. CITY, CLOTHING DEPARTMENT —)o:0(— FULL LINE OF HOME-MADE SUITS CONSTANTLY ON HAND. —)o:0(— Suits made to order from the celebrated Provo Woolen Mills Goeds, samples of which are sent on application. Try a pair of our all-wool Cassimere Pants at $5. A. SINGLETON, Supt. A Y. THE ¢ |