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MARKET SPINACH.
. Often a Vary Proltable Crop—Haw
Grown all "Fattened."
! Spinach may yield as high as from
fOO to 1,000 bushels us a merchanta
ble product i>er acre within eight
' weeks' time after the seed Is planted,
' and the price per bushel often equals
j that of potatoes, although the average
! price at which the crop is sold is prob
ably considerably less, says Farm,
Field and Fireside In preface to some
Instructive hints as follows about
! growing it:
I The complaint is often made by
' gardeners who are not expert cultiva
tors of spinach that their plants do n<>i
FATTENED SPINACH PLANT.
[Less than eight weeks old. The half
bushel Is Inverted over It to convey an
Impression of the alxe of the plant.]
form large and thick leaves, bat begin
to spindle up at a very early age, and
that the longer the crop remains in the
field after this occurs the less valua
ble It becomes. This trouble Is tracea
ble directly to unskillful culture.
Spinach leaves as they appear under
the influence of high cultivation are
made up largely of an unnatural
growth. They are fattened by high
feeding to satisfy tho demand of tho
market. The modern varieties have
become so accustomed to growing in
soil that has been liberally supplied
with everything that the roots need
that they are unable to fully develop in
soli of moderate fertility.
The base leaves of spinach, which
constitute the marketable portion of
the plant, are few in number, but they
have acquired the habit of expanding
in a remarkable fashion. They appear
to be made up of cells which possess
the power of Indefinite division Just as
long as the protoplasm in them Is high
ly nourished, and while this growth
goes on there Is little danger of the
plants spindling.
FRUIT GROWINQ,
Spraying, Improved Cultivation and
Proper Prmlsg.
Fifteen years ago fruit growing to
Orleans and Niagara counties. New
York, had come to that point where It
was considered a failure. Farmers
and fruit growers were ready to—and
many did—cut down their orchards,
not on account of the price of fruit be
ing low, but because they failed to
bear. Year after year this continued,
with now and then an occasional light
crop, and if those conditions had con
tinued a few years longer the apple
orchards of western New York would
have been practically wiped out But
what a change! All at once the or
chards began to bear, at first every
other year, then, with but few excep
tions, every year. The prices of farms
that had gone away down until It was
hard to find buyers at any figure began
to pick up until the valuations doubled
and in many instances trebled tho orlg
inal price.
Farmers longed for the trees that had
been cut down and felt like kicking
themselves all over the farm to think
Lhat they knew no better. But what
caused this change? This Is and prob
ably always will be a disputed ques
tion. Some hold that it was better cul
tivation, thorough spraying, proper
trimming, etc. Others hold that It Just
happened so in the order of things and
that cultivation, spraying, etc., had lit
tle to do with it. But still they all, or
nearly all, spray, and the orchard that
once was sod bound, with brush heap
tops, now is as carefully pruned and
cultivated as any crop on the farm,
says W. C. Eaton in National Stock
man.
Tlilacs fkat Keep Dawn Price.
The most common substitutes used
In the adulteration of maple sirup are
other sugars and glucose. Much of the
so called maplo sirup is nothing but a
combination of sweets with a little
maple molasses added to give the ma
ple flavor. There is alse a maple
sirup which contains uo maple ut all.
The flavor Is obtained by adding to the
compound an extract of hickory bark.
These imitations pass with those never
having tasted the pure article, but can
quite readily be detected by those hav
ing had experience. They servo to
keep tho price down, and thus the ma
ple groves yield their owners a much
smaller profit than they otherwise
would.—Ohio Farmer.
Pear Dllsht tare.
A Kansas man believes he has stum
bled upon a preventive for pear blight
in the chloride of sodium, or common
tablo salt, applied as a brlae. It should
be strong enough to bear an egg half
way out of the water. He has sot
had any blight since he begun to spray
with salt brine, eight years ago, ex
cept ou six trees which he did not
spray as a Test. The result Is they are
all dead or dying from the blight "This
spraying with the salt brine must be
done by March 1, or Just before the
sap starts up. If done after the tree
puts out buds or leaves It will surely
die."
FOOD FOR DAIRY COWS.
The Northern Parmer Can Practical*
ly Keep Away From the Mill Man.
With bran at $lB to $22 n ton and
still climbing and other mill Hoods pro
portionately high, it is very evident
that the dairyman must leave the pur.
chase of these foods to some one else.
He must try to raise foods that win
take the place of these purchased mill
foods. And happily he can, says Pro
fessor Thomas Shaw in Orange Judd
Farmer. In all the northern states
the dairy farmer can keep practically
away from the mil! man. lie may do
so In other states, but he can do so
more easily In the northern and moun
tain states than In other areas. How
can he do It? By growing fodder corn
and roots.
There is no state along the Amoricaa
boundary in which first class fodder
corn cannot l>e successfully grown.
And there la no province of Canada
on tho Canadian side In which the
same may not be done. In some of
these It may be more successfully done
than lu others, but It may be success
fully done in them »'!.
Kind of Corn and Soil.
The kind of corn must depend on th«
locality. That kind will be best which
gives the largest amount of fodder re
gardless of ear production, provided
the fodder Is so lino that It will be
practically all eaten and that it reach
es a stage of maturity almost perfect
ed before it is cut. It is greatly im
portant that tho corn shall bo nearly
mature when it is harvested and that :
it shall bo harvested before it has been ;
injured by frost.
Such corn will grow well ou any kind '
of drained and rich land, but In north
era areas sandy loams are better
adapted to Its growth than clays, as on
the ifWtncr It grows more quickly
to precede fodder corn. The roots of
the corn revel amid the moisture and
nutrient furnished by the decaying
grass roots.
MANAGING MANURE.
Handling Twice la One® Too Often
For Economy.
u the manure cannot be hauled di
rectly to the field, there la no way to
handle it most economically, because
It must be handled at least twice, and
that la once too often for economy.
In such ease, however, tho manure
should be taken far enough away
from the stable to keep bad odors
from the cows. If kept under shelter,
it must be tramped reasonably hard to
prevent too rapid decomposition and
must be kept wet enough to prevent
"fire fanging."
Better by all means haul directly to
the field, and the manure should be
spread as fast as hauled. It Is a mis
take to plow the field first, then haul
the manure afterward. Tiling in large
piles means that whatever liquids come
from the pile will soak Into the ground,
of course. But it means also land too
rich where the piles are and not rich
enough where they are not—a spotted
field.
When Manure la Too "Strawy."
If the manure is too "strawy," better
leav* field unplowed until the ma
nure ft all spread, then plow. Piling
in heaps may cause loss of nitrogen
in the form of ammonia, because the
decay of the organic matter is not tak
ing place In the soil, where all snch loss
would be reduced to a minimum.
It Is impossible to hasten decay with
out the loss of ammonia. Lime might
be added, for instance, which would be
folly. I.and plaster might be added,
which would lessen the loss of am
monia to some extent, but would not
prevent it entirely.—Professor Clinton
D. Smith In Rural New Yorker.
EJD«1ISII Cream Cbeeae.
Very thick cream is poured carefully
into a linen bag and this hung up. with
a basin underneath to catch the whey,
in a cool room or cellar. The air In the
room must be pure, as the cream easily
absorbs odors. When the whey Is part
ly drained off, the bag Is twisted tight
and bound so as to dry the curd more.
Then, after twenty-four to forty-eight
hours, according to temperature and
the consistency of the cream, the
"cheese" is ready to eat and may be
molded as desired. This "English
cream cheese" Is hardly cheese, as no
rennet Is U6ed. Perhaps It should be
called a "sour cream curd."
UMu Treca.
Even Uie trees in Geauga county,
0., are full of wealth. Dwight Hues
and Mgrar Babes- of Huntsburg cut
down an old elm tree duriug the first
week of December In which were two
coons, a swarm of bees and two pails
of honey. The tree was also valuable
for its timber.—Gardening.
GARDEN HINTS
The uncertain weather of March
means constant watchfulness for the
gardener in protecting the stuff that is
growing under glass from frost.
Cabbage and cauliflower planted last
month should be transplanted when
four leaves show.
Trees, vines and bushes should be
primed.
Sixty to seventy degrees will do
well for lettuce, cabbage and cauli
flower under glass, but tomatoes pre
fer 70 to 80 degrees.
We no longer dread the harlequin
bug on cabbage, for by taking time by
the forelock and picking the first brood
by hand In early spring there will not
be enough left to do any harm.
Okra Is by many considered a de
sirable addition to the farmer's gar
den, and It can be grown In almost any
locallt'-.
WHEN GAS WAS NEW.
Proaiilent of first lumiiaay Made
"Daring" EiiicrUucnt.
Gas had as much difficulty iu making
its way in New York city apparently
as did the steel framed skyscraper. In
each case It required a man who had
tho courage of Ills convictions to prove
that It was safe, but when once it was
shown that the be ut tits were greater
than the dangers gas and skyscrapers
took their places as necessities. In the
case of the skyscraper the designer had
to convince the owner, who had be
come somewhat fearful of the success
of his venture beennsc of the com
ments ot hie friends, by signing a lease
for an office on the top floor for a
long term of years. In the ca*e of gas,
although It had been used tn London
and other American cttles before it
was Introduced into New York, Sam
uel Leggett, the president of the corn
pan)- that proposed to bring the much
feared illmnluant into use here, had to
prove its harmlessness In his own
house. This was iu 1823.
Ills heroism attracted a good deal of
attention and proved to be u good ad
vertisement, for hundreds If not thou
sand;} of persons visited the house to
see the lliumlnaut which was wald to be
so much better than candies and fish
oil lamps. The house wa» in the up
town fashionable quarter of the city,
on Cherry hill. It was at 7 Cherry
street, only a few doors below the tig,
square Franklin House, In which Pres
ldeut Washington livod when New
York was the capital, cud near the cel
ebrated Cherry gardens. It was a nar
row, three story and attic brick struc
ture with two dormer windows. An
abutment of the Brooklyn bridge now
occupies the site.
8 tor lee of the explosive character ef [
gas had spread without the aid of a
preas agent, and porsons hesitated
about having the pipes run through
their houses. They were willing to
have some one else make the experi
ment however, and curious enough to
visit tho house of the venturesome one
to see what happened. For the titno
being all roads In the evening seemed
to lead to Mr. Leggett's house. Groups j
gathered outside In the darkened street
to witness the process of "lighting up." j
Many a couple from the other fashlon-
able quarter, State street and the focrt
of Broadway, gave up the evening walk
along the Battery to wend their way
up I'enrl street In tbe moonlight to 7
Cherry street to see the novelty. Thero
were eager visitors from surrounding
towns. Mr. wns not averse to
showing people how much better gas
was than any other form of lllumlnant
by taking them through tho house.
This fact, liecomlng known through
out the city, added to the number of
visitors, and not infrequently wh*n
Mr. Leggett, basking In the light qt no
toriety In his drawing room, saw facts
peering in at him from the outer dark
ness he would go to the door nnd In
vite those without to come In. It was
several years before the prejudice
against gas could be altogether wiped
nnt -New York Tribune.
Soiue Old Hen.
"After all, you know," said Mr. QJJ
beau, "a man Is only as old aa ho
feels"—
"Yes," gakl Miss Pepprey, "but soma '
old men make the mistake of thinking I
they are as young as they think they
feel."—Philadelphia Press.
The Dranbnck.
"How do you like l>elng civilized?"
asked tho philanthropist.
"Well," answered the simple child of
nntuie, "civilization is great for tho
mind, but it is mighty hard on the di
gestion.
GLASS OF THE ANCI3NTS.
The Blowers of Thebes Ware Hxperts
Many Centuries Afo.
The glassblowers of aucieut Thebes
are known to have been as proficient
in that particular art as is the most
scientific craftsman of the same trade
of tho present day after a lapse of
forty centuries of so called "progress."
They are well acquainted with the
prt of staining glas« and are known to
have produced that commodity In
great prof union and perfection. Ros
eelini gives an Illustration of a piece of
stained glass known to be 4,000 years
old, both in tint and design. In this
case the color is struck through the
vitrified structure, and he mentions de
signs struck entirely in pieces from a
half inch to three-quarters of an Inch
thick, the color being perfectly incor
porated with the structure of the piece
and exactly the same on both the ob
verse and reverse sides.
The priests of Ptah at Memphis were
adepts in the glassmaker's art, and not
only did they have factories for manu
facturing the common crystal variety,
but they had learned the vitrifying of
the different colors and the imitation
of precious stones to perfection. Their
imitations of the aaaethyst and of the
various other colored gems were so
true to nature that even now, after
they have lain In the desert sands from
2,000 to 4,000 years, it takes-an expert
to distinguish the genuine article from
the spurious. It has been shown that,
besides being experts In glassmaklng
and glass coloring, they used the dia
mond in cutting and engraving glass.
In the British museum there Is a beau
tiful piece of stAined glass, with an
engraved emblazonment of the mon
arch Tbothuies 111., who lived 3,400
years ago.
THE ATMOSPHERE.
First Attempt to Wel#k It Waa Made
by Artatotle.
If we are to believe both legend afti
history, the first attempt to weigh alf
was that made by Aristotle, tho great
tfreek philosopher of the fifth century.
Be first weighed on empty goatskin
bag and then Inflated it and again pot
It in the balances, and because he
found no difference In weight under
the two conditions announced to the
World that air was a substance wholly
Without weight.
With modern laboratory apparatus
most any high school scholar can dem
onstrate the fact that a flask of ten
cubic inches capacity weighs fully
three grains more when filled with air
than 14 does after being placed under
the exhaoet of an air pump. The nu
merous experiments that have been
made en the weight of atr warrant the
scientists to announcing that the
weight ot tfce nfcoie terrestrial atntts
phere is about equal to that of a solid
copper ball sixty-two miles In diameter.
The philosophers have also shown that
the weight of the atmosphere must be
United to where gravity overcomes the
centrifugal force. If it were of equal
density throughout its height above the
earth, It could not extend a greater alti
tude than 27,818 feet, which would
leave about 1,200 feet of Mount Ever
est sticking out above the atmosphere.
It Is a well known fact, however, that
air loses its weight and density as we
ascend from the sea level, and calcula
tions which have been made on that
basis go to show that there may be a
stratum of very thin air at a height of
21,000 miles.
Tbt Use of (talslse.
People who suffer with the liver and
who get run down In nerve strength
sometimes complain that quinine does
them no good, says a physician. The
reason ts this: When quinine passes
Into the Intestine It Is acted on by the
bile and forms with It a salt that Is
soluble only in a great excess of bile,
so it passes out of the system without
entering the blood at all. To prevent
this bilious persons ought to clear out
the bile by a good liver pill or a saline
purgative before the quinine Is taken.
Even when the liver is not affected it
is always best to take such medicines
before using quinine.
The Berth and Man Compared.
If it were possible for a man to con
struct a globe 800 feet In height—much
less than twice the height of tho Wash
ington monument—and to place upon
any portion of Its surface an atom one
four thousand three hundred and eight
ieth of an inch in diameter and one
one hundred and twentieth of an inch
in height it would correctly denote the
proportions man bears to the gigantic
globe upon which be stands.
FARM INTERESTS.
Ctmnt Rtwi and Views of Agrleal
tnral Mutter*.
By H BENJAMIN, Jr., Washington.
As estimated for Oct. 1 by the bu
reau of statistics the coudttlou of corn
showed a decline of .3 of a i>oint the
figures being 80.2 as compared with
89.5 last month, 83.0 on Oct 1, 1904,
SO.B at tho corresponding date in 1903
and a ten year average of 80.2.
The preliminary estimate of the aver
age yield por acre of spring whoat is
14.7 bushels (8.8 centals), subject to re
vision when the tlnai estimate Is made
in December. The average quality of
spring wheat Is .89 as compared with
73.7 in 1904 and 80.5 iu 1903.
Movement of Grain.
Reports received by the department
of commerce and labor indicate that
I the total grain receipts at the ports of
Boston, New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore duriug August showed a
gain of nearly 4,000,000 bushels if
compared with similar arrivals tn 1904.
I On the other hand, the Inbound cereal
movement at New Orleans as well as
at San Francisco and Tacoma present
ed heavy losses by like comparisons.
While Galveston's inbound grain move
ment during August was heavily In
excess of that for a corresponding
month in the preceding year, it should
be understood that during the latter
period the movement was exceptionally
small.
lowa's Corn,
i lowa's corn crop appears to be arous
ing dissension among the authorities
i who are estimating it Mr. Sage, the
head of the crop reporting service for
the state, is credited with forecasting
a bumper crop, while Mr. Cowine, the
reporter for the department of agrl-
culture, makes a fur less optimistic es
timate—not less than 300,000,000 bush
els, says Mr. Sajre; probably under
300,000,000, declares Mr. Cowlne.
John C-owlue Is a well kuown practi
cal lowa farmer. lie Is also a mem
ber of the board having control of all
state institutions and is In charge of
the nearly 20,000 acres of state land
farmed at such institutions. J. K.
Sage, though not In active farm life,
has been connected with tho lowa crop
and weather service for fifteen years
past. Each secures Information through
farmer correspondents all over the
state.
Professor llolden, so well known In
eouiiection with the Improvement of
corn, has called attention to the fact
that a failure to give due weight to the
damage done by the new pest iu the
Mtutc—tho corn root worm—would tend
to a too generous estimate.
A Special Crop Industry-
Among striking special crop develop
ments is that of asparagus in Califor
nia in the last ten years. Its district
lies largely in the delta between Sac
ramento, Stockton niul Port Costa and
includes at present about 7,000 acres.
Most of tho crop is canned, and tho
process is said to be cToan and appe
tizing, resulting in a healthful and d>
ltrtoftfrtmjdmTT. 4
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