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Show W CLUB ROOT IN CABBAGE I Csu.s llUjmtsil -tarlaus lltntJIts I Authorities differ on to ilio uiusn of the I slob root III the nlibnni tulij of tilanl. lu Henderson's "ClarJoiiintf l'or rrollt" I 11m cans uf the cjtcrsaecnio known lis I ilub root Is mill to Iw an limict, uiul 1Mb I la rwrhaj the most popular tficory. The I reinrJy BittjtMto'l ly Hcmlaon la n I intv)' dressing of lime In rail anil tprlug. rrofismr L. II. tluilay cll.Uncll) clalina J that dob root la not cine to tlw miurB'it, but to a funjrin. Ilia alvloola tolmrn 1 tlio root lis soon na tho diaeaae ai-rwara, nlttrrutn croia niM urold tlio nso of clable inanni-m. A New Jtraey farmsr, writing In tlie New York WorM, says that tho mum la an lnsact which ilcrioslts Ita eg In tho root r lowtr ltt of th stwti while tho jJai.t la qnlte JMing. Thoso iug soon liatrh out, Ihu lanro or magKiit wit tlio lmrk off nronml the top or principal prin-cipal root, thua mttlni; nil the conneo Hon lietwecn tho root anil ttem. Still tho root contlimw to rrow, furmliiK n lalloslty or tuuior with tho rabstaueo that uaturo Inlrndsil to nourlah tho plant. In thl tho mausiite rovrl mut Increase In imiiiUrllll tlio ptant finally illoa of tho jiarasltra. Tlila la cluh root, or hauling In Iho Rronnil. Tho lima to prevent tho rariujea of tlila Inrect lant thetlmocf sowing tho seed. In preparlnir the seed hod. Tld enl 1ml iieatl not Mcfsaariljr lio rich Any K01 ordinary garden Mil will ilo, lint after the ami Imd U dug nml lovelal oil n 'giHxUtwtlngcf wood nslina must he spread over tlio plot und well ritked In. Then prooeeil to aow tho Mds. rilhtr In drllla or lxxls, whkhorcr I' found moat conronlent. If manure was applied before tho ground was dng. It would help to Leep Ilia gmund soft which la n dnridernluni, hut In any cum these nsbe ei eutiso tlio plants to foi m n MUM of roots that when pulled up u 111 hold on to n hull of carl 1 1, or v hich will bo for tho most part nalica, and Oils muss irmillyiuslils tho growth nftcr trnns-planting. trnns-planting. TIkm nliM not only prevent the plants Miig dung In tho mod hl, hut iirmrut Ihcni lu'lng hit Ion iifleranl, and no fur as tluh root Is conccmnl nn ono need fear any dinger from It. This id in holds gooil with all tho tahlngo trilm. Lltue, salt and soot nro nil good, but not i ffeclual. Tlio muriate of jmtasnium or jtash arm to lio the great proeutlvo remedy In this cane and may giro n clew to other luilortant uses of tlila salt to ngrlcnlture. Ily tho nbo o plan a dozen consei'uth o crops of cabh iges, etc may lie grow n on tho samo plot v Ithout lie lug attacked by what is tailed club root, uocordlug to this farmer. (Irimlnff rolsloM. Af I er t ryitig different methods of growing grow-ing potatoes n correspond! nt, writing from Kansas to The I'urm, Held and Href tde, finds the follow in,r test suited to Ids locality. Ilo saysi "Select tho liest soil on can get, in otdlug ground that is liable to owrflow, clear off all tho trash, and if tho ground Li not cry rich apply a good dressing of well rotted ma-unro ma-unro and then plow cs deep as ) on tun. Then lutrrow till tho soil Is In good condition. con-dition. Then ossoouruidangirof frost H pant riant for early crop. rstofJnno lant IVarhblows. When ready to plant, tnho a plow und run deep furrows iij feet apart. Cut J our potatoes in pieces, ono or two jea to tho piece, drop It inches apart In these fi.rrows, ono pleco in u phico. Then talio a hoo and cover, putting nn iin.li of soil over each piece (hiltivatonssoonastho plants nro well up and leep Tilling In tho furrows, nnd jou V.IU not be troubled with weeds In the rows nnd will not need to do any liand weeding. Cultlvato ouco a week 1 till they Llooni." llricrrsllonnrtored Laml.. Beveu rsr atlons of forest lauds lint rdraudy bn mado namely, thoto of White riter, Pi e'a peak and I'luni disk. Colorado: 1 ecos and Canadian rlv-rs, rlv-rs, New .Meileo; Hull rUer, Oregoni Vellowstoi e, liug south and cat of Vellowatono park, Wyoming, oud St. (tnbrtel, Califomla. These comprise an nreu of more than tl.'j'iii.uon ncns. Twenty-lhree otler proiKsuiI reservations reserva-tions uru now under consideration by tho department of tho lntenor. Time nro situated In the states of California, Colorudo, ldiho, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. I'miiirr Ins.. American Poultry ard kajs, "Don't , fetil egg sheila I ou don't ant jour fuw is to become egg Mters." If jou want n quirk maturing nnd pro-llfiu pro-llfiu ujlng fowl, jou ciiunot do better, uiys Farm I'oultry, than t.iko tho llUi'li i Lungalmns. . P. II. Jacobs ndtluw for gapes n drop of spirits of turiKint lue on n braid i runili ivili ,, n dnv ns thu lust reinudj'. Don't let j our joung mirks out tn tuo light ruin. The raking of ducks furetern markets mar-kets has become n rapidly grim in Industry In-dustry In latojears, Tho Parm Journal rivommendscookeil food us being more economical than raw food. The grains may lw cooked lu quantity nnd fed cold, as they u III keep for weeks In cold M Nither. Lajlujln is ought to enjoy u steaming mash t ontiuit- I tug some meat seriqis t.iry morning. I Thin, watery foo.1 ran't lo cipceted to I supply uiattri i! fori-ggs. Tho Imst of tho self regulating incubi- tors iMiilra rntchlng The uirutnr most lie Intelligent. An ignoramus i an- ' not sueeeed in hatching clilckuis by inn- ' tlilnurr |
