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Show h - - iqr w MM" 1 Si RESOURCES OF SOUTHERN UTAH. We purpose, in this article, touching lightly on the various branches of Ag-riculture Ag-riculture that can be made profitable, by perseverence and labor. Hereaf-ter Hereaf-ter we will dwell more lengthy on those most important. H Jn the first place, farmers must re- member that thorough cultivation makes land yield belter than meagre H cultivation. Plow deep; plant in sea- H " son; keep the crops clean from weeds H and grass, by hoeing and plowing) rr?rsfteactgisg::r za?zz2rzzz!2?izr-'X isaasr.Jpgs lu ep the ground loose and moist, and where the stiv: gth of your land is, im paired, jut on plenty of manure. Wheat. The f. tmeis ot Southern Utah can hum- an abundance of this ccrinl, if propivjy managed, and spvtiiinpo? ting lorn ihe North. In 'our Dixie' w he; t should be suwn in October to insure a good crop, and nt watered too much in cold weniher, so as to chill and 'stunt' it; but when warm wtather begins in the'spring and the ground begins to iet dry, then wa'er and keep th ground moist until the wheat hegins to ripen. Spring wheat does not do very well here, hence our advice to sow in the fall and have it lipen before tl e hot weather comes on to blast it. Artichokes. ,. Few people in this country know the value of Artichokes. They are wondeAfully hardy and productive, yielding abundantly. They resemble potatoes in appearance and are a good substitute. Besides being gocd for food, they are valuable for all stock, and especially swine. Plant one acre or more of artichokes, fence it with a picket fefice, and in the fall turn your swine into the enclosure and they will dig and eat, ns they choose. r Peanuts Are a luxury; yet, they can be grown in this climaie with litt'e trouble. If some of our enterprising farmers would launch out in this industry in-dustry and supply 'our stores, they would find it profitable. The follow, ing from the 'Florida Dispatch' wih1 give an idea of their cultivation: 4,L:nd that will produce half a ba ot cotton worth, tlen cents per pound $20, is supposed to be capable of producing, say fifty bushels of peanuts, pea-nuts, which, at two dallars per bushel would be worth $100. The labor is about the same as for cotton. Let the land be well broken. Lay it off in flat beds ft ; part, drop 2 or 3 carefully hulled seed at intervals of 20 inches, in a furrow 2 inches deep, and cover with a board as for cotton Keep the soil perfectly clean aud mellow and cultivate culti-vate shallow. Gather the crop immediately im-mediately afier the frost has killed the vines. Oure should be had to obtain reliable seed. Carolina seed are said to be the best." Cotton. It is an established fact that if we desire to become independent, we must produce what we consume. Cotton is not considered a profitable crop, but it can be grown at home easier than we can get money to import im-port either the raw material or manufactured man-ufactured goods; and besides, we have Factories in our midst capable of working up all the raw material that can be produced, and we ought to keep them supplied, thereby aid in manufaoluripg our own clothes, sav I j . , l .... , 4 ) ing the importation of articles of apparel ap-parel that can be produced at home. Cotton planters must understand that the seed, as well as the lint, is valuable. The Nashville American' says that 'Two-thirds of the oil cake produced pro-duced in this country is sent to Eng- . land, and extensively used there in ihe feeding of cattle and sheep. The price in the Liverpool market ranges from $25 to $35 per ton, and in New York and tho Eew England States from $21 to 25 per ton. It can be obtained here, in car-load lots, at I'n in $5 to $15 per ton. It ia, how- . , evei, very h'tle used here, not with- j standing the fact that it is assorted that in the feeding of cattle and sheep j one pound of the meal is equal in val- ue to three pounds of corn, to nine gallons of fdiorts, or ten pounds of hay, It is also regarded as a fine fertilizer. The oil is for the most part shipped to the Eastern States and England, where it is refined to such an extent .as to be sold for and lakes the place of the finest olive oil for table use. It is said to keep better than olive oil, and rarely, if ever, becomes rancid." Cannot seme of our enterprising men who have money, put up mills to . make oil from the cotton seed and supply our home market? Potatoes. Two crops of potatoes can be grown here the same season if the first crop be planted ihe latter part of February- . jN or fore part of March and the second ' crop is planted soon after the first crop is gathered. The varieties that do the best here are the Early Rose, Imperial and-Bliss1 and-Bliss1 Triumph, the latter lately introduced in-troduced into this country by our fiiend L. S. Hemenway, of this city. It i3 stated that Bliss' Triumph is earlier than the Early Rose and has a very fine flavor. r c James Vick of Rochester, N. Y. advertises a New potatoe the Chicago Chica-go Market' which is very highly recommended, and we believe would be very successful here as "it is ten days earlier, and more productive, than the Rose, and more uniform in its good cooking qualities in different . . soils.' When planting potatoes, make a trench or furrow about 8 or 10 inches deep, cover the bottom with manure, from 1 to 2 inches deep, cover this lightly with soil, drop your seed and cover as usual, When they begin to grow and they need water, keep them -well watered until matured. nn -. Pd Rico. t Ahouflands of pounds of this luxury, i rioeis annually imported into our Territory, while we have hun- dreds of acres ofland capable of pro- 'j duping as good an article as any imn ported. .... . J:8HP 4- .. I '? , STregard lo rice the 'Florida Dispatch5 Dis-patch5 says; It. is ndmitled that il can be planted profitably on any land on which cotton or corn will grow, and on a sreat deal of land on which col- ton nnd corn will not grow, lhe 3 ield appears to be .from 40 to 50 bushels per acre, and to be worth, for sound and clean rice, $1,25 per bushel. -.At these figures H is evi- f3 derhly a profitable production.' ' Here, rice is 15 cents per pound. If wolitable to grow rice in Florida at $1.25, U will surely be profitable to grow it here, if it would only bring len cents per pound.' True, we have no rice milk hre, but produce the rice and the mills will he erected when needed. The culture of rice is very simple, and about a peck will plant an acre. The seed is planted in thills 2 to 2 feet opart. -For a good stand there should be a spear of ri e evoy 2 or 3 inches in the row, which, like wheal or rye will 'stool out' and make a large bunch, "flice needs good cultivation,'' culti-vation,'' says the Florida Dispatch, 'until it aets a good start in growth; then it wilL take care of itself until harvest time, when it can be cut and handled much like wheat or other grain. 5 ' f " ' to he continued. - |