Show FAIWl i AND GAJIDKN MATTERS OP INTCflBST TO AaniCULTUniSTS See lIrlr iIta Illnti tlmm Iulilu Ilun D 1 ihr sail I mil t If I Hi IInot Jloullu CIlltlt re nail 1 l rllerw ATUHK ministers i 1 to the firm r nnd the matt bmutltul 411t of the science are I handmnldeni Hot any given him the lilatory of tli u I J17 plant he cultl I Sd d late Chomlitry t lit taken an inventory I In-ventory of the tolls soul analyzed limo plants that drew uitenanco from them and show what Is l needful to bo provided to sits loin Hip growth of the plant neology loo has a natural connection with agriculture agri-culture and Invests the formation of rock and soil with a new Interest It shone haw chemical change have prepared pre-pared a heritage for mnn nnd how by the slow erolullon of lime this barren rock hate heroine aHlmllateil and suited suit-ed for tuba purpose There Is I a romcwhat general Impres sloe that the farmer doe not require ni high an order of education aa do other classes 1 of worker Thin li I n great mlitake IirmlnK i Ia I a high Intollcc lual pursuit nnd thai detolcd to It bone need of a wider scope of knowledge knowl-edge than any other clan of men There ore enough In lla operation to engigo the ablllllea of the fund camille pensive mlndi and It hoa failed to be the leading occupation In nil respect only brciiio the Intellectual force pt mankind has not aumdenlly ought It alA Held for III effort Now however when It II I Been that It II I connected with the mot Inlcrcitlng subjects of human research that the noblest of the science Illiiilrale his proccaics that It give scope for enlightened Intellect and disciplined mind nnd demand scientific kill we ball see uKrlcullure Iniplred with mental I power until It take the portion of the moil respected respect-ed AI It 1a I the mot Important of hu man pumilln We need to purge the mind of our youths of the prejudice that rank agriculture as lomcthlng less I honorable than other railing or profeiilon tx > t them bo t brought to feel the Inherent dignity of their occupation occu-pation and realise that by the lgor of conitllullon It promote and the tIn onal Independence It secures fnrmlng It I the most desirable of puriulH Joshua lgg Moliturn and Fruits In a recent lecture Wlllli U Moore tho new chief of the government weather bureau ipoke on Iho Importance of studying he soil nj well na the air In forccait hog froiti The Introduction of this feature added greatly to the efficiency of the prediction of tho Wltconsln bureau bu-reau when ho was In charge of Hut This state Is I noteil for its cranberry bola I to which great damage I tRued by early froit Often there wcro dc ilructlto costs when the town lent peraluro did not go below 42 degree The frost depend of course upon Iho lowering nf this temperature of tho soil If It li I dry nnd locals It Rhea out its heat readily If It la I wet It linn much of waler liability of temperature A half Inch of rain otenly dlitrlbuted 1s I enough to counteract many early frost nip li riflc nCent CornCoil at IS cent a bushel li I iplcndld properly nod tho man who hiiilmndi the same and slao with It long enough II I iuro to come out with n liandtonio profit on hue right sale of hula ledger account Ia I tho millet of Chicago market And II II I Illch In Sao Sun says tho word arc fitl spoken There has nenr been n time w Ithln limo recollection uf Iho oldeit settler when corn bought and properly cribbed at IS cent u buihel would not pay n good profit on the Intcitmcnt wllliln n > car and a half usually within tt > ear There ought to bo irlbhcd Sac City hls fall and winter fifty thoutand buiheli yea a hundred and fifty thouiand Here Is I a fine chanco to make mono belter than buying cuttle liny 1C cent corn and accordlnit lu all past experience you will prosper and make money Is Keeping Heel In Winter Heel are err tender und paill Injured b > free Ing They are therefore mot commonly common-ly put In the cellar nut that can be watched more closely than pit sad there la I less danger of root entering befere the owner ha I aware Yet as a matter of fuel beet are better kept In pit than In cellar If put In the icl lar at nil Home earth should bo throw over them to keep them from Killing Care ihould alto be taken not lo hate the cellar too warm or tho root will sprout anil thin Injure their quality angel urUcl nro better keeper than beet They ripen later and will not sprout no early when put In a cil I bar In feeding the beet should bo gltcn out fleet and i Iho mange I reserved re-served until later In tho season Hi Iaiturlng Winter Wheat Tho suu ect of p turlng winter wheat tins ro celved some attention at tho Kantns I Experiment Station The roncluion la I arrived nt that alluring to I nlwnjs nn Injury to the wheat Tho extent of the Injury will vary with the character and condition of tho rail A comparison of plat pi tured wllh how not pattured amounted to one and onolialf buiheli per acre The theory that pasturing wheat field Infested by the Ilewlan fly I a benetlt Is I Ihorouihly exploded The pupa of tho fly I is entirely out of reach of tho oaths being lodged between 111ft a naps nt the bate of tho young tents qw the iiirface of the ground In i1t lt u Uab Held can only weaken the 1 llanl and leave them at the mercy of the nyKx i j Ottlltne Ito heap The grafting of new and Improved I varlellM of grape upon old tbtltly clocks he I a work that I pleasant pleas-ant nod Mtlnfactory In reull write H w Chamber In American Amer-ican Cultivator It U I a good plan to have n number of old dock al way on hand for the le tlng of new Candles that are adverllHtJ na being worthy of general attention One eon get quick mull from thl method and soon deride whether he want to pay any further attention lo the new kli < If the scions of the new tarlelle a lie In good condition fruit ran be ha4 In one season I ormll lock One eiu Judge pretty well from thin first teiuon growth whether the grape arc delrable but by the second season u full crop will lie 1 produced and there will to no longer loom for ably doubt drafting grape Is I alnntilo In doing nny with the old worthless klndi The dentruellon of vineyards at onetime one-time bernuie the art nf grafting wn not linileriilmxl would l be a crime In these Jaa No matter how wnrlhles the stock may be In the qiiallt of frulH they produce they ore Intnliiable to the vlneynrdlil who underiland his work Ho can graft new arMle on them and In two season reap n line erop of dell daunt fruit It ha I even propoied lo croft Iho Improved vnrletl upon Ihe wild grape vine that Itoiirlih In our Swamp Something like Hill wo done recently on Lang l Island A small swamp was MI ntergrown with wild grape tine that the tree and bllhra were nearly crowded out of existence exist-ence An enterprising lneynrdlit t bought Iho nwnnip cleared out n good deal of tho bruih fenced In and then proceeded to graft new tnrletles of grape on Iho old vines In n few > car he wn reaping tho benefit of lilt genlu In large trope of salable grapes i Many of our modern I varieties of YWrl 7ldIg I grape will not grow rapidly tom cut llngi ami It In I like walling for eternity eter-nity lo coma lo watch for them lo produce pro-duce n paying crop The conical way I to do I lo graft them upon rohuit stock and they will Invariably produce large crop In n hcrl time Tho Igor of the stock will force them Into rapid growth I that they nnver how when planted as cutting I Moreover grafted grape Invariably Increase their frultfulmM specially I If good stock le I elected nnd tho work of grafting It I properly done It Is I thl bit I ndtnntngo that make many tine yardlit adopt Ihl method of prninga tlon with all of their grapes Tho dock If properly handled nnd pruned 1 can bo inn tn lo Increate In site and tlcor without with-out loilng heir tlgor nnd vII a III The stock will soon how al its of decay and It will become neceisary lo Start new plant from their root or cutting A great deal of Ignorance In handling grape stock ls I difpla > cd oven by Ihosn who pretend to be practical tlneyard lala Many of our grape vine dlicase are completely eradicated from u field by cutting back the slocki somewhat and then grafting Mv tarlelle on them thai appear lo be proof iigalnit the attack of the dlicaie Imp this method the California vine Sardinia bate succeeded In stamping stamp-ing out the phylloxera A reilst ant vine can bo turned Into n non rcslitant tine or vice versa according lo the method of grafting the scion In this wa > grafting Is 1 Iho Rowe r sum weapon Tint Heed Dlilrlbutlon The tree enl aIm of dlstrlbutlnK seeds at Ihe expenioof the gen eminent originated 1830 with Henry I niiwonh n Con mclluit man who then held tho olllce on which Connecllcut hat n sort of Ilea ni helm the mOlt IntentUo Plate In this union that of commliiloner of patent Ho began such n distribution among the f aimer of the country at hli own cxpenie and In 1630 upon his recommendation rec-ommendation congress authorized 11000 a year lo bo appropriated thli purposu from the receipt of Mm hunt Nt olllce It 1 wan 11110 I lo bo tiled In part for procuring agricultural atalli lire and out of this mall beginning hut I 1 gradually grotto up tho department of agriculture represented non by one of the member of Ibo cabinet New Hat en New Storing Cabbage Dig n trench deep enough so that when a cabbage Is I placed In It with Iho head down this root of tho cabbage will come only a little abate tho level of the soIl and ai wldo PI desired Cater the bottom ot tho trench with straw or bay to prevent pre-vent the cobhngn headi coming In contact con-tact with the ground lo which they would freeze If In contact 1laco cabbage cab-bage In trench head down jaunt ai pulled Da not trim the heads In any Pull It out of the way ground with ai little breaking and bruiting of leaves ni possible and put It In true trench at once Store only sound good heed and put them In when dry free from moliture ot melted mow or fruit and rain Cultivator I Latitude and Cllrnulelitllude loco I not regulate climate Triilt growers are well awnra of this fact and have I had 1 l It brought to their attention In liter I manner nnd at liters times I It bins frequently been forced upon them nt n high price 1aiin of Now Hngland Are on n parallel with tho I Mediterranean a sunny tea Iun on our own continent the Isothermal linen I arc tery crook frLQlIentl binding suddenly to the north and making a curve of several degree Drandlng Cattleat habit of branding cattle li I equal lo a dockage of Ito to l per bmd In the decreiscd price ot the hide The habit of burn Inc Into these valuable Integument loiter of the alphabet complicated monogram rude Imitation ot objects In nature nnd art map and hlero ti t neither glphlci ornamental nor economical They are perhaps pic turetque but nothing more Term Firm and Ilsnch |