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Show FARM AND GARDEN. MATTERS OF INTEREST TO' AGRICULTURISTS. Soma Ep-to-Dato Hint About Cultivation Cul-tivation of th Soli and YleleU Thereof Horticulture, Viticulture and Floriculture. Horticultural Observations. Whether, in making new strawberry plants by runners, it is advisable to pull off the first runners is a disputed dis-puted point. A Wisconsin grower says that this practice is a mistake, and that the first runners are strongest and moreover they will not set too many plants in a row if permitted to grow. the Northwestern Greening was the best-kept apple on our tables. If the Northwestern . Greening is carelessly handled It will rot, but when it is free from bruises it will keep till cpring. In that it differs from the Wealthy apple, ap-ple, which, when bruised, merely leaves a hard spot. Mr. Barnes The tree requires a wonderful won-derful amount of pruning, and it takes a great deal of moisture to mature its fruit The fruit will keep well if it is properly handled. -I-ast season I had 1,400 bushels of Northwestern. Greenings, and got ?5 per barrel for the best of them. In planting these trees be sure and put them on the outside out-side of the orchard, where they will get plenty of free air. Quite a number of others testified to the long-keeping power of thi3 variety, vari-ety, some having kept it till midsummer. midsum-mer. The testimony was so strong ioss of foliage, and that in turn means a loss in the development of root, including in-cluding its vigor. While some advocates advo-cates of summer pruning say -the tree will survive, yet it Is hard to understand under-stand why, it is not better to do this work at a time when all growth is at a standstill. . . It is rather surprising that the secretaries secre-taries of horticultural societies do not show more enterprise in advertising, their meetings. The horticultural society so-ciety of one of our large western states has just held its summer meeting, and not. only were no notices sent to the agricultural press, but not all of its that Mr. Kellogg was apparently convinced con-vinced that the men that did not succeed suc-ceed in keeping it had not treated it properly. Ke said that be was re-joiced re-joiced 'at the direction .the testimony-had testimony-had taken, because the tree itself is hardy and all right , , Orchard Grass; .-, , Orchard-grass (Dactylis glomerata) Is widely diffused, being grown . all over Europe, from Norway and Russia to Portugal. It is also found in northwestern north-western Africa, in Asia Minor, and even in India, It is now extensively cultivated in the United States east oi the Mississippi river. Int this country members received notice oi tne meeting. meet-ing. This is an inexcusable blunder. It not only lessens the attendance on the meetings,, but is exceedingly annoying an-noying to those that wish to attend and receive no notice. . . ' A horticulturist advocates a hedge of the Amur barberry. He says it Is "perfectly free from rust, is a dark green, occupies but little space, is a very strong bush and spiney enough to turn stock, dogs, cats,", rabbits and boys." That may be so, but what do we want of such hedges anyway? The day of the hedge as a boundary is past Wire fences are more serviceable and can be made more beautiful In appearance. appear-ance. A barberry hedge is something to keep away from. What advantage is there "in surrour-ding one's self with a wall of thorns? In preparing the land for grape vines, plow the ground deeply, and, if possible, subsoil. Then pulverize the ground thoroughly to give the small roots all the chance possible to develop. It is best to set the vines not nearer together to-gether than 8 feet. The holes in which the vines are set should be each 2 feet square and from 18 to 20 inches deep. If a large number of vines are to be set, the land should be previously marked off, so that the rows of vines will be straight both ways; as this both improves the looks of the field and makes it easier to cultivate. One grape grower advises to keep the sur- face soil separate from the subsoil when digging the holes, and to put back this surface dirt first when filling up the holes. This will give the roots a good medium in which ' to develop. Once well rooted and growing the vine can send its roots into the less congenial con-genial soil, without experiencing a back-set In the fall, in regions where winter protection is needed, this may be obtained by plowing a furrow on each side of the row and throwing the dirt up toward the vines. In the spring this dirt must be leveled to admit of Fig. 36. Orchard-jrrass." it is called orchard-grass because it thrives in the shade as well as In ins sun. In England it is called cock's-foot cock's-foot It grows well in pastures that are quite heavily wooded.' It will grow upon every soil pot too wet, but prefers a loam fairly sandy in texture. Heavy soils are not suited to it, as in such soils it roots so lightly ' that it is easily thrown out by tha action of the frost On suitable soii it is a vigorous grower, and in this respect is surpassed by but few. It is nutritious and makes good growth after being mown. For this reason it is said to stand grazing remarkably well. It will also stand a good deal ol tramping. This grass will be found to be very serviceable in a good many locations. Mexican Cattle Industry. even culture. The vines may be staked and tied to the stakes till they are two years old, when they may be fastened to wires strung between posts. The Northwestern Greening. (Condensed from Farmers' Review Steno. Convention2.)0" " Wiscons" Horticultural Mr. Kellogg made a sharp attack on the Northwestern Greening, saying that in his experience it is not a good keeper, keep-er, though the tree is hardy and all right. Mr. Adams I planted about a dozen Northwestern Greenings ten years ago They began to bear three years after planting, and bore up to two years ago I had no difficulty at all in keeping the! fruit tiU spring, even till May; and il kenr thorn i ..: J ' a 1 Consul Griffin of Matamoras, under date of March 23, 1900, says: Mexico contains a great many haciendas admirably ad-mirably adapted and almost exclusively exclusive-ly devoted to the raising of cattle. A fact which is attracting general interest in-terest here is that every season shows an improvement in the care taken of the animals, and also in the class imported. im-ported. The stockmen throughout this country are taking such an interest in-terest in this direction and have imported im-ported so many pure-bred cattle from the United States that on many haciendas ha-ciendas one -may find animals which compare favorably with those on noted breeding farms in the north. In former years, they consisted exclusively exclusive-ly of the old, long-horned, Spanish ,- . mutuary cellar. Mr. Chappell-My experience is that it is not a good keeper. Mr. Tarrant-I have had a limited experience with this fruit; it has not kept very well with me. Dr. Loope-I think the fruit is better bet-ter than what we have been hearing about from the southern part of the state. In some sections of my county the trees were injured the previous year, and some of the apples they bore last summer broke open, while on other trees the same apples were perfect Those poor apples will not keep but' the perfect apples keep well. y0'u do not want to select for -keeping those apples with a yellowish cast to them but you want to select the ones that are green in color. The tree is very good, and so is its fruit,, and I think very much more, of it than I did a few years ago. R. J. Coe-In the fall of 1898 I was in Omaha. It was the end of November Novem-ber and the apple exhibit had been exposed ex-posed to weeks of hard conditions- and Ljjea, wmcn nave large bones and frames and long legs, but are deficient In flesh. This deficiency is certainly not due to the country, for the climate, grass, water, and general gen-eral topography are decidedly favorable favor-able to animal growth and comfort, and, while it is a generally recognized fact that Mexican stock is inferior to United States aninwls, it is the prevail! pre-vail! opinion that a cross between the pure blood of the north and the cow acclimated here produces a large healthy, vigorous offspring, with an unusually compact muscular develoD-ment. develoD-ment. A Novel Clock Regulation. A clock regulated by Hertzian waves was a novelty shown at the late Royal Roy-al Society conversazione. It was suggested sug-gested that all the clocks of London public and private could be controlled con-trolled by wireless telegraphy a coherer co-herer on each clock receiving the electric elec-tric waves and causing the time to ne set to that of the central transmitting |