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Show FAItM AND GAJtDEN.I MATTEHB OP INTEtlEST TO ACJIIICULTUIIIbTS. Soma rp-tillata Minis AImo1 t ! Iltll i.t lit ll an I lUlli Th-f.of llnrllrullara. MtlculUr nu.l tlutleallan "rllrnllnr il )l retail a. j ll'lnuli horticulturists ure delighted at ths success of the lllluu t apple exhibit ex-hibit at Ha' Paris exposition, wbcro It obtilnet Hut prise The tarlcllrs of PP i'J cxh.bitid were Hen Davit (Irlmc (lolden. Jonathan, 8-ilomr. ttark, Willow Twl. and Wlnesap The prlnclpjl exhibitors from Illinois were 3. (1 tfoverhlll. II M. Duulap Arthur Ilrnt, I'rod Shaw, F 3 I hoenlx, j k. Hryant ami U 1" Din-lliman Din-lliman This award It said to bo the fourth successive first prlzo won at Paris by members of the Illinois state Horticultural Society, Illinois has Kreal possibilities as an applo gro-Ing gro-Ing state, and Is likely to catch a good deal of the future foreign trado In H es. A nole Is RolnR the rounds of ths press to the eflect that llussla bss a forttt area In Uuropa alone of about COOOCO.OOO acrei Ihlt Is tnld to bo onc-lhird of tho tturopcnn-Hustln area It Is likely that theto forests will be preserved, as Itusila will tske lo heart the lesions that the other European countries have learned by experience. Iho destruction of forests In secial European countries has resulted re-sulted In rcndcilng the land unllllable, especially ou the mountain tides wbcro the toll Is exposed to the action of torrential rains In tho United States tlicro Is u crowing sentlraeut In favor of preserving tho forests wo have. In time wliu legislation will Mace laws on our stntuti books that will at least protect the public for-efts. for-efts. The strawberry crop this year Is reported re-ported to hic been qulto remunerative, remunera-tive, duo largely to the fact that Ihers was not a largo surplus to 'urce down iirlccs Tho prices In somo sections wire kept up by canning factories taking large quantities of berries. This Is a strong point In tho disposal of any crop. It Is ths surplus that demoralises de-moralises the market. Wo do not be-ilcvo be-ilcvo In making people pay high prices, pri-ces, but wo do bcliove In tho producers I of berries or any other crop getting t out of their product tho cost of rals-' rals-' Ing plus a fair remuneration tor cap!- tal Invested as well as pay for peril per-il tonal services. There are many cases 1, where fruit goes to market and sells at less than ccal of producing and mar-I mar-I ketlng In time our fruit growers will K learn lo combine to th xumt ot pro-n? pro-n? vldlng for tho disposal ot surplus sup- piles by menus uf canning factories or t evaporating plants Vj A report of tho Michigan Statu jl Hoard of Agriculture as' "Tho varl- jfi etles of strawberries that have been reported as being most profitable nro, X In their order, the Warflcld, Wilson, I llubach, Havcrland, Crescent, Jostle, II I'arker, l.'irlo and (laud). Among ths I varlctlet that have proved profitable, hut which oro not to commonly grown, will bo found tho Ilrandynlne, lleder- it wood, Clyde, drecnvlllo and Mar- j shall." We call attention to tho fact that the second nn Iho list Is our old friend the Wilton, wh'cli was declared i to liavo run out ten years ago. It Is r one of our oldest varieties, probably the oldest In this list yet It ranks ahead of most of tho newer varieties. The popular theory that varieties run out docs not find much encouragement In this case Under proper methods , of culture and propagation, the Wilton D It probably today at good a berry as It ever was. llr,1lnr for Moot. Bulletin 178 of the Michigan Experiment Experi-ment Station says: Tho present tendency ten-dency of tho wool markot points to a continued active demand for fine grades of wool which the Merino alone produces. Mlchlgin hat long since proven her adaptability to the Merino The Merino was brought to Michigan probably as early at 1823, nnd from that time until the beginning of tho depress on In the wool Industry tho Michigan Merino was well nnd favorably favor-ably known nil over the world. Tbe tucceitful breeding of Merino theep Is Ibereforo assured; and If the adapt-k adapt-k ability of the Merino lo Michigan's conditions Is proven, and no one will deny It, then successful wool growing In Michigan cannot be questioned We speak, of the Merino, moro particularly, particular-ly, In connection with the wool Industry, In-dustry, because tho Merino has always been re-ognlzod as tbe standard wool sheep of the world The Merino has been bred and fed for tho production ot quantity and quality of fleece for generations. gen-erations. A very large percentage of the wool produced In the United States Is crossbred cross-bred wool That Is, ot ths wool reaching reach-ing our markets, but a small percent-age, percent-age, relatively speaking, comet frsm puro-brrd sheep, even If we take tbe total product from all tbe breeds ot theep having recognised registry associations as-sociations Into acco int. Tho fleeces of wool which are graded by local dealers or commission men ars seldom opened Tbo sorting process Is a much closer and mors accurate method of classifying wools. Before tbe wool Is scoured It Is generally sorted. sort-ed. Tbe expert wool sorter opens ths fleece and removes a portion ot It here and there and throws It Into separate piles or baskets Tbs number ot sorts ot wool In fleeces varies greatly, rang-tjjtL rang-tjjtL Ing from two or three to five or six H sorts from the same fleece. It has H been tound that fleeces from pure-bred H sbcep do not, as a rule, have as many H torts of wool In them as those taken from grado and cross-bred sheep. H rke uniform la quality and length of ttop'e are most desirable tor Hi&rurectuilut. purpores. Consequently Consequent-ly If w til tu produce wools most dvtlr.ble far the manufacturer wt rrutt nut er m Indltcrlmlnateiy W lan ute for the foundation stock ol Kick grade or native owe and by sys. temal c grtd ng up with somo definite bteid of sheep wc can produco n more iv en grado of wool throughout tilt OiCCC. elan Mlt. flams-gran (Tilpjacum dactyloldes) lu a perennial growing throughoi t the southern stales and north to Connecticut, Connec-ticut, l'cnnsylvanla souilw n Illinois and Kansas Koiincrly It was rather common In the South, but It has been largely killed out by closo grating The roots are numerous, deep and stout, and would requlro two or threo spans of horses to plow them up. Tho grass grows In largo clumps, a character char-acter that Interferes with Its use ns Iiay uutess the bunches are close enough together to form a continuous sod The tta ks anJ leaves are quite coarse, the former growing several feet high and being as much n halt an Inch In diameter. Tho leaves oro broad, some hat resembling corn leaves Tho flowers are borne at tho top of the stalk In twn or three slender slen-der spikes, four to eight Inches long Iho lower parts of these produce the seeds At maturity tho lower part of each tplko breakt up Into Joints, each Joint containing a seed. If cut beforo tbe flowcr-stalki are produced tbe bay cum-nruss. Is quite nutritious, and three or four cuttings can be made In a season. It Is not well adapted for pasture, as closo grailnR kills It. To start the grass. It Is usual to plant short pieces ot tbo toots nbout two feet apart each way. Tbe seeds are more uncertain. eir... Next In Importance to tbe divine profusion of unler, light, nnd nlr, those threo grot ph ileal facta which render existence possible, may bo reckoned the universal beneflccnco of grots Exaggerated by tropical heatt and tapors tn the gigantic cane congealed con-gealed with Its saccharine secretion, or dwarfed by polar rigors to tho fibrous hair ot northern solitudes, embracing em-bracing between tbese extremos the malzo with Us resolute pennons, the rlco plant of southern swamps, tho wheat, rye, barley, oats, and other cereals, no less than tho humbler ver-duro ver-duro ot hillside, pisluro and pralrln In the temperate tone, brass Is tbo most widely distributed ot all vegetable vege-table beings J, J, Ingalls. A 1 lo tor the CJoftt. On a gopd many of our farms tbere la a place for the goat. Sheep will eat a largo numler of weeds and are very serviceable In that regard, but the goat carries tho same Idea to a far greater length. Sheep nro graiers primarily pri-marily nnd browsers Incidentally, Hut goats and browsers by nature. They will llvo nnd flourish whero even a sheep will grow thin Kinds of teed that would send the sheep Into tho tick list will support tbe coat and make lilrn fat. A writer on goats says that they will pass by cultivated grasses to get at burdocks, mulloln and thistles The bushes that are constantly con-stantly sprlnglug up on our waste hillsides hill-sides might ho kept down by goats Tlicro Is no doubt that a million or bo ot goats could bo distributed among our farms without In nnyway Inter-ferine Inter-ferine with tho ttock now being kept. A Rubber Producing Shrub Tbs rubber substitute discovered by nn Italian In Central America la obtain ob-tain cd from n shrub called Yulo and other names by tho Indians and hot-nnlcally hot-nnlcally known as 8j nnthrrcocat-Mextcanas. nnthrrcocat-Mextcanas. This shrub grows rapidly rapid-ly and abundantly, reaches u height ot nbout threo feet, and may be easily cultivated. Wbllo It docs not yield a milky Jutco, pounding nnd maceration macera-tion In naphtha or other hydrocarbon hydrocar-bon solvent extract cum amounting to as mucb as 40 per cent ot tbe plant's weight. This gum hardens only to a viscid, sticky mass that has the valuable valua-ble properties of rubber, may bs vulcanized vul-canized perfectly, and Is superior to most rubber In Its freedom from mechanical Impurities. Tbe plant may be treated either In a green or a dry state As prepared, tbe gum contains con-tains a residual portion of ths solvent and ths composition, balled as "the twentieth century gum," Is claimed to offer a saving In the cost of reproducing reproduc-ing tbe plant, In exportation, In purifying puri-fying materials, In fuel. In machinery, and In tlmo There's no gain without polo. |