FARM & GARDEN

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 426, 16 June 1904, Page 8

FARM & GARDEN

fe; THE OX WARBLE FLY. ■ in ilnwfti ticket tpMai ft w—i ay A* kru at aay *bi«B attbtfW tte «s§* to tie aair on Mm kg* *»«* «* *•* 0* *• «*mL Taaee katob eai «m larvae eeueliafa abaiaiitiaa mn4«r toe «%ae, eeuaJly a* *l«4«r aWeof Mere taey toed upoa «M nrfwiT Joiaea until reedy to fspoto, eß&atoaj *• «wtlliaf«rwwMe.. Waaae «rewtk ia yaftoM toe jtbb ato'iaß to* warble, *©f» to aba I tla) tojeeoue?-

won® ■ff.muHnub^, I BtrfltiT ml ■■ ■ flint rTbtinT. •to. aaa k*» *ranaf orate Into tie lyarerfanatof*. There k adtffereaoe «t earinkat m to bow the grab geta un* iertheakia. Sobm entonetogiate claiia to** toe «ff a taken into the etomeeb by toe aaiarala Helda* toeeneelTea, -"A toere, ad*«j*a p to the -walla, toen graba gradually work tfcsir wsj toward the awtort, wliara they remain ««tt fally frowß. Otoere held that toe attek nkt* tfc« are laid and the I igwo bwajr themselTea to oaca

BXA&M or *bpa' self* aiwi/r ELY. tttaT to» ekto. Wh&terer «et3rt* is taapl»y«4 tika raaalta are «ia aaiDa. iKe taa« Vf « ••* *B erf toe peat it IHi may be dons out Plaae tine the base of the rweUißg Inaiy taxed] the grab is «xC To yfoteut tba attacks of fy to aauuaaer, a mixtor* of four Wimiaii fiowtn of aolphtrr, on* jjili of •piatta of tor with & quart of train oil rubbed atom? the epine, loma ami rib* to naeftd, Train oil can be need alone. A* tM fly dcea not mora about from freely, ita eradfaßtooei eoauptetoly upon the oTmor.— Qc&age Jusld Fasmer. _r»_.* , XAELY CULTIVATION. Hard We**, Bart It b nasi Para toe« laeett jpeeai

9K& *I «*ltiv*t*d crop* It !a th* early oulsvatioa ti at Is th* moit important* The weeds are easiest killed when they first make their appearance above ground, sad if the weeds can be kept Am* s*>i «*» soil in good tilth until Ik* piaata fat well started- to growing ft at mask •*•**? to maintain a good growth. Os* d©eidi& advantage in ha*tof th* soil well prepared when the seed t» planted U that It will be pottle to tagjfa "th* euWiwUon 2* most eaaee when th* cultiratien is •need in good, season in the gsraeharp steel rake or prong hoe, end, §* th* leid, a good smoothing' harrow trill be ronadtb* best and most economfrai i»c**jaßf»nt*. Properly need, they •Jill destroy th* weeds that ma/have sterted tap and alt th* same time wifl in* the soil and keep it in a good tilth, PMh b8 orope the eosttof cultivating an item, and whan th* cc- J ' ««* a* th* soil will admit using t I* are way asm th* weed* be killed 01 m aJhetosßy and the soil be so VssigsJy »na# as when thagp. fmclom _ Sloi A* Cultivator can be need, fa) fcy pates to work as close to the plant* s*»»*sisle> There is no advantage in W*C king th* soil deep. Thoroughly stir tsteSUTfaoe. and a better growth can b* s*s*u*i than by stirring deep, while shallow euitJvation is easier on mac ftadteass. Under ordinary conditions one good hsrr*wiag *nd three good cultivations: sftenl* b* gtres within th* first six *«h of plant growth. Oneethepli""*get w*ll started to growing, it is c jnraitfvely easy to keep them grew mobs* Zsfsfi BepubHc. fcr FACTS FOR FARMERS. fltuato on *a e laee, and sever in a hellow. The man who leta his work drive ] If k* can help it, is a slave. Bare the courage to thin your fn "*' sT»n will lose notMng, but will gain. Bo yon know where things needed ijf tprin|rwoi&sxe? It will save y«u time I* find out now. Jl smoking manure pile Tseans loss of ammonia. Open up the pile, or hatter tart it to the land. Don't cultivate any mors land tl m absolutehr have to, which a« rtter cultivation and less land. Make a study of what will be best for, Ae rosd before! you try to improve itj Sometimes one of the worst things is to **dld a road up in the center. '.Jln tests with Irish potatoes, deep slanting with level secure yielded 254 **■*•!« f«r acre, anct shallow planting with hill culture gave a yield of 264 huehels. ■-? So long an sawdnst remains on top of im großßd it is all right as a mulch for grawberries, but i| it gets into the CXAJtBJu&i«AIiI b COIGH I.kMKBV S » ave for severe colds, persistent coughs lad a preventive, of pneumonia. It is the mothers' favourite for whoopin? —ugh. It always cures and cures

I MINE HAS FABULOUS RICHES. ioiaona Property That Will Probably I Make Senator Clark Wealthreet Man Id the World. ' The American Mining News eontains the following' article about the : great United Verde mine, the prop'arty of Senator W. A. Clark, which, itf correct, would indicate that it is ' probably the richest mine and he the richest man in the world: "it has only lately come te light that the average value of the ore > take* from the United Verde is ITS per twa (b all values—gold, silver and tsjppen This mine, so far as has bc*a swveloped. inefodSng explora- | 6om an 9 diamond drilling below the | present workings, shows an immense i ore ahhnnay. 400x600 test across, that has baas explored by shafts, tunnels and drill holes to a depth of 1,400 &at. ■ avoir far It will fee possible ; fa work this mine down before the ikext Hxaft is reaefaaa la hard to say, i thft a reasonable estimate would be I |4pl sees. An estimate by one of the - fist stifestag engineers in this country slums that the mine to the depth m 1,44% feet contains 338,000,000 oubtc jfmri 41 ojp, and estimating 11 cubic feat to Oh ton there is practically tt,e*e,oeo ton* in sight. "fl we earry these figures a littljt ** {her on the present four values of United Verde we have the aver* value of the ore equaling W. 800,,1)00. The present owner of the party has refused $500,000,000 for fflsW r ■ 7 - : j AMW WIDDIBG CUSTOM. te attemK CO BaVe •*»• «£. SJ**** -a BrWal Oeaa4a est * Teata. * 'A passenger on a train out of New tf OrifctEeothsr sight observed Mm most elaborate attempt to have fun with a ft»tjag marrfsd couple that he ever encountered, says the Xew I'ork Suhi After the train left Trenton, a flkah paceed through tke ear and laid on •very sefct a printed handball. It snatfti&eea that at Philadelphia, a young j married eoqple, then seated in the ' drawixg-coem of a oar of which ths same was giren, wars to leave the] They- were described briefly, and notice wax given that they would be more closely indicated whan the train stopped. The handbill closed with the aftiounaement that rice would be distributed among the passengers and they ware requested to make the era** ternary use of it. In accordance with the notice the distributor of the Original announcement* appeared in a few minutes and laid on the seat of svsry peeeeuger a paper bag of rice. The train soon reached Philadelphia and some of the passengers went to the platform to sec what effect this elaborate attempt to worry the young people would have. Apparently it was a tailura. Tha bridal couple alighted ana a party, of five or six Mends pelted them with rice. But the rest ef the passenger* peH so attention to the matter. MM asTFAIT'B WILL. The Vttie Priacess YolemU of Italy las just granted her first favor and affirmed her power of doing good as a reyai princess, says a London excoange. <* An oH lady, widow of an officer, who has for years bothered chamberlain*-, ministers, deputies and even Sing Humbert himself to obtain more money for her late husband's aerrleee, was struck recently with a capital fit*. Sac wrote a petition which she directed te "Her Royal Highness, the Prlaeess Yolanda, QuirineL" The deemnent fell, of couree, into the heads- ef rat king, who read it, and, with imperturbable seriousness, said to his eaemberlain: "Take this to the ariaeess, please, and make her eefueinted with the contents." The marquis, on arriving before the cradle of the royal baby, bowed deeply, and, to the surprise, of the anrsee, gravely read aloud the petition to her. Then he retired to the king. "rtell, what did the prince** cay?" asked Victor Emanuel. "Nothing" at all, yeur majesty." "AH right. Silence' gives consent. See thet the eld lady gate her wishes attended to." The Auto la War. It Is understood that the military authorities are very well satisfied with the work done by the automobiles during the recent maneuver*, writes a Berlin correspondent. Seventeen automO--biles-were-in-use-and all worked wljlr In ease of war a large number would be bought or "commandeered." for the senerals in command end their aids-e-camp. Less satisfaction is ex-; pressed concerning the steam trollies xsed for the conveyance of commissariat aad ammunition. The roads were very bad and the tests unusually BasrUsad's Greatest Oak. The Oowthorpe oak is the largest it England. It is reputed to be over I,qt>o years old, and its branches oover fc*]f an aore. At the close of the seventeenth century it was 78 feet in circumference at the base of the trunk. Sine then a quantity ef earth has been" placed round it as a support. It is estimated to contain at the present time ft tons of timber. t> Water FaUla« at Hlaanwa, Hlagara though not the highest waterfall, holds the record for size. Thir-ty-two million tons of water roll over j the cliff in the course of a single hour