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Show MUiCISING SMALL FRUITS. 1 i ijf'Jfi VDikJJsSll It has been a quer) to mo the two seasons I luve lived In Utnh wh) ihe small fruits In the Malt I ake c It) inn kets nre not of it higher and better grade Ispeetilt) do I hive reference to I ispberrleB an 1 bl u kberrles I have spoken to some producers oi the subject and the) Invnrlibl) attribute the scarcity an I quality to diy weather, If thin Is the cause nf tho Inferiority and sennit) of tin so fruits It scorns to mo the trouble enn be obvlitel with ver llttlo effort M) Inquiries fall tn develop the praellco of mulching, nnd to this the fruit-growers of some of the localities nf the Hart nttrlbuto their finest f l lilt I hnve watched with much Interest I radical tests of the bennllta of mulehlnt and the) alwn)s produce 1 tho most pleasing mil sitlsfaetniy re-sultc Indiana fnrmcrs, In man) Instances claimed that It was unnecessiir) to mulch raspberries ns tho fruit wjs usunll) Harvested befoic the drought set In, but thnt It was uccessur) for blackberries However, It wis generally gen-erally conceded that the fiult from mulched raspberry vjnes was nlwn)s the Jultlest nnd llnesrnavor, and )our trop was certain If the cnily frosts did not destro) the blossom htinvv Is much preferred to in inure, ns tho latter Is disposed to bent and etnrt rrowth too cnrl) I.ooso straw strewn iibout ono foot deep all over the ranpbeny or blackberry pitch, ' nfter the vines have been well nnd liberally pruned, will griiduall) pack down with tho spring rains nnl will so protect the ground thnt Ihe soil will retain Kb niolsturo to somo degreo ull suirimei, and this will be taken up by the vine and fruit Some will sa) In tho Intermountaln rountr) that we do not necid to mulch If we have plenty of wnter to Irrlcitc Somo don t havo plcnt) of wnter when they want It, nnd those who have will llnd It much preferable to depending ul-together ul-together on Irrigation lly mulching ) iu nie holding moisture nn which tho l&jiv't ISssfl vim and fruit arc constantly feeding. fni'fw f sssB 1 v depcnllng on Irrigation )ou glvo BCVf tj lasfl thorn vvntei nnl) after they nre very Kl'raifi nfi H thirst) and hive needed It nt a critical llJKviT. I? H time n day or so hefoie )OU gave It, At i'5ir ' If all) rate I hnve only once tnsted Julc), Lfll t IssB inilP) inspberrles Blnce coming to Utah. iSAi tHHi und If Inlgatlrn Is ' Just the thing," Itn mjM " JH good limits have not been plentifully K ' ijH In evidence In Salt Lake City markets. hj'j. L-UH I nm sntlsfled tint n trial of straw JP ' MH mulching would produco tho most 11111' sjtl pleasing and prontnblc results Try It IMnR lssssfl uml "ot HsllCPiiOiissssi A HINT TO DltV FAItMF.tlS. Mf JflH Some of the largest mid llnest potn- SSxl isTOirl l(Kn I ever siw or ntn were raised on iUl&i jsMibBI tho ground under nbnut n foot of straw. sHasmaSBflHl The) need no culture nfter planting, JHRKMHB and the potntnes arc there when you sUfiJtlllH einovo Ihe straw The practice wan MBifttlHIssM usuall) tn plough the ground ns for 3lWlHrlfl nn iinilnir) crop, drop tho alien nf po- wSutislH tats In a shallow furrow nn 1 pres.s HSfJnVillssV down with the foot Haul an and ni,'JB spread )our straw over the ground and lLr$JfiKaifl leave It until you wnnt, or It Is tlmo In laf!I '3H sit potatoes Perh irs If straw heads) tffi'.Jlif'i jflssl are used, tho mulching should not ho fJlcbJi i''m'B quite so thick as In tho use of full- '4juB Until length straw. Try u small ' pitch ' and BbT ISBbssi wntrh results nnd report tn tho Inter- B9Cittj3xsssssl Mountain Farmer nnd Itnnchman. nHasRenttUiasfl Let ) our nlm bo constantly to Impravn sflllSlHkassssl the standard of )our stock It costs nn Ssu(fSasssi more to feed n good horse or steer than jBSS'llfilH n poor one The Old World depends nn BanaT'lltfisBBBBBl this country to furnish the hulk of thn HH-'smIH demnnd for horses and beef, nnd It Is flhiB 'tssBssfl tho best that always brings Ihe high- WHiiliLfl (tit price Weed out the scrubs and sHsBaHBLsssi dispose of them, nnd breed only tho SEsraifJlHnl best lu the herds IMffifaWHssl HKaL'-aHnal Thcio ucvei was a better or morn NNffiissasssi promising outlook for tho demand for HHKin beef, and whnt Is best, American beef JHBsb&IH Is preferred nralnst the product of any ISUsrllBlassi and nil countries Kl) H lWOOKE SmB&IXhI |