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Show The llnxUn ThUllk. Ye luote trim the Nebraska Farmer Far-mer Tl state of Nebraska, through Its ItgltUtiire ot IMS. enacted a law requiring re-quiring that the cltliens ot tho eoun- I ties wherein thla luppaaed ohnoxlou Weed existed tliould Immediately take Hep to eradicate the peal from wllbln I lit burden Thl nil found Impo-iMc Impo-iMc and a later legislature rtptaled lb' emittmcnts relating to the weed ml lt dittructlnn. Hut now appear tnernl reputable cltltena of this coun-tv coun-tv whose vocation Is farming and who.,- home. e south ot Sutherland an. Ilirahey who stato thnt the talne (if the Kuttlin thtille it n hog feed, when In lit green state. It tnperlnr to nlttlta one of Ihwe parties claims that tinea win leave the alfalfa and Rn and remain upon the lluln i Ihl.tle patih by preference and that It I a rapid fleth producing weed . Others. In the tame vicinity claim thai whm cut green and cured. Hut i slan thistle make a fine quality t ha which rattle rendlly seek for and devour All of tho men, however, assert as-sert that the plant. If allowed to grow up and blow about the fields, I a nuisance and an Injury, hut If confined con-fined md properly nttended to. It I Ih netH rather than an Injury When allnwid to start with tho wheat early In the spring, the ItiiMlan thistle Is pretty sure to get ahead of this cereal, but rre It too early and vigorous a grower and gets started before the thistle tn corn, the thistle does but Utile harm Thl supposed pest might be of tome benefit In the semi-arid portion ot this state, If properly handled Again. It has value for fuel. It it could be baled mid used for this purpose There Is no plant growing, which, when dried, that, weight for weight give forth a greater degree of heat. Like the aweet cluver, the thistle appeara to run lie conns and die out In lime. Doth these plants art strong vigorous growers. Thry endure en-dure drouth with great success, llolh ksve valuable properties whsn young sad lender. The aweet clover as a honey producer cannot be excelled. While not advocating the culture ot either, may (hey not. whsn Judiciously handled, become useful plsnts which will assist In solving the fodder quss-lien quss-lien In our statoT Tbeso statements. It any virtue Is proven for supposed objectionable plants. Is hardly applicable appli-cable to eastern Nebraska with Its sufficiency suf-ficiency ot rainfall, which Is not productive pro-ductive of the proper development ol this Muscovite transplantation, The I'ol.lo n.l.l. During tho grain harvest lbs potato. Cild Is apt to be neglected, ssys American Amer-ican Cultivator. This was bad enough in the daya when weeds were the only enemies to be feared, Since the potato po-tato beetle haa bcioino common there should uover a day piss when soini one does not go through the field and dtitroy all the larvae in sight. It li easy to see by examining the leaves whether egga are numerous, If they ars not, hand picking ot beetles will suOce. A doso ot poison applied, diluted di-luted with water at tho rate of a tea- spoonful of the poison to a pall of water wa-ter will kill the larvae so soon as they get to work and prevent most of tht I dsmage. It la very difficult to have I this done, to promptly that part at lestt of the hills will not be stripped before tho poison Is applied, llut In harvest time there are sevsral hours of daylight early in the morning, whu dew will prevent doing much In the harvest field. It this makea too many hours' work psr day take a longer nooning. If the grain harvest and the rt ot p?laioa eonfllct, most farmera wll! It win In giving the preferenco I la tv tn tb crop tb&t it mutt profit- I tie, anj It takea asvcral acre of grain to equal la value a large potato cro on one acre. Beed Potatoes. The tests of the Ohio Kxperlmcnt Station Indicate that home grown aetd potatoes will give as good crops ai any northern grown seed of the same varieties, provided the seed potatoea are well kept, but the yield Is materially lessened and tb ripening retarded If the seed potatoes are allowed to sprout and the sprouts are broken off, as usually happens when the potatoea aro kept In a dark cellar. Many potato growera keep thtlr potatoea successfully by burylag the potatoes In pits, covering to a shallow shal-low depth at first and adding layers of straw and earth as the weather be-mm be-mm colder |
