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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER , ,908 J H E DEMERIT FARMER tf I A brave little lady, a school teacher from somewhere in Kansas, has homestcaded a large farm in Jack son's Hole. She is fulfilling -all the requirements of the law, just .as com pletely as any of the men. She talked of 1 orscs and cattle and plowing, and hardy trees, and of the possibility of getting a, good course in agriculture in the Agricultural College. It would not be surprising if some of the best farmers of the future should bs women. They will probably do the head work, and make the men do the hand work. This young lady, who by the way is handsome and intelli gent, spoke of a possible future day when sonis lucky fellow might bz adopted to run her ranch in partner ship with her. She was nursing a woman, a neighbor, who had sudden ly been taken ill, at the time she wad asked questions about her ranch. There was nothing unwomanly ta'bout her because she ran a ranch, and per sonally .cared for seven head of hor ses. Why should there be? Jackson's Hole is the hunters' para dise. The somewhat primeval con dition and the stringent game laws of Wyoming, have preserved large numbers of wild -animals. Nearly all I the ranchers seemed to spend some of their time acting as guides for hunting parties from every corner of the world, and they declared that it " was more profitable than .farming. However, there is a good! agricultural future for Jackson's Hole. Man was made to conquer, and- he will do it. Meanwhile, if some of the dis gruntled, dissatisfied and complaining farmers of Utah will take a trip to Jackson's Hole and some similar dis trict, they will come back happier men. FARMERS, ATTENTION! We arc in the market at all times for Wheat, Oats and Barley. Write to .us for prices. Wc pay Spot Cash. DAVID ROBBINS & CO. Salt Lake City, Utah. 1 , j FOR THE HORTICULTURIST. j The Boxelder Leaf-Roller. J (A Warning.) By Dr. E. D. Ball, Director Utah Ex periment Station. In traveling through Box Elder County last week, the writer observed in a number of towns on both sides ,of the river that the Boxelder trees were being badly, injured by a lqaf , rpllcr. M This is a smwll green caterpillar that i folds over the edges of the leaves, and cats "Sff the green covering, leaving only "the white skeleton of the leaf. When disturbed these little caterpil lars come wriggling down on the ends of silken threads, and arc exceedingly disagreeable to pedestrians where the trees arc over walks and streets. When full grown they come dow 1 in the same way, burying themselves in the earth to appear again as little brown moths that wil) later lay eggs for another brood. This insect has appeared in a num ber of western communities, and where not attended to has destroyed nearly all of the Boxelder trees. It became so bad in some places, and such a nuisance on sheets and side walks that the town authorities passed ordinances compelling the removal of all Boxcldcrs from such situations. These insects usually last for several years, growing worse and worse until they .completely strip the trees leav ing them white and withered as if a fire had swept then. They have al ready reached this condition in several places in the country and if prompt action is not taken many of the trees will be killed. Remedies. This is an easy pest to handle, feeding as it docs on the surface of the leaves, and spraying with Paris Green or Lead Arsenate will stop their work within a few days. It would pay some of the towns in Northern tJtah, where this insect oc curs, to take up this matter at once. A special apparatus should be rigged up with a high platform so that with a long pole and a bend the tops of the highest trees could be reached. One su-ch apparatus would take care of all the trees in any of the smaller towns, and prevent a great fcal of annoyance to pedestrians and the probable loss of many valuable shade trees. A rather laughable circumstance in connection with these outbreaks in other places, was that the toads gath ered on the sidewalks and streets in order to catch these worms as they came down. In some places the toads became so numcious that it was almost impossible to walk on tlw sidewalks and the pedestrians took to the middle of the streets, as much to avoid! the toads as the falling worms, and bicycle riding on sidcwwlks was impossible. 1 oflr-!!- t- I & A I BAINV I Your grand father was familiar with the good qualities of the 1 Bain and your grand children will be. The good old Bain hangs . M on forever, and no man is too poor to use a Bain wagon or weal- H thy enough to buy a better one. Wc have the proper oak tanned H Concord Harness for such a wagoh, as well as a profusion of suit- H 1 able farming implements, which wc arc anxious' to bring to your H notice. Fair Prices Liberal Terms. H I W-l utah'TnTiho I I i Fl m JLnxifiL GEO- T- ODELL, f I 1 C23jJIlglMIft GENERAL MANAGER i THE SUN NEVER SETS ON THE OLD RELIABLE BAIN ft I I THE BEST WAGON ON EARTH J I ej M 3f I) 1 fk uHEm.-1 m. H - y I The FAMOUS DAH IELSEH DISC PLOW I It plows any width or any depth. J I It it simple, strong, and easy to operate. I It is the only disc plow under complete control. J OUR MACHINERY IS FULLY GUARANTEED 1 9 Danielsen Plow Co. I I Bell Phone 3101 J H 210 S. 6th West, St. SALT LAKE CITY 1 I WIUTE FOR. CATALOGUE J H ft BARGAIN! A pair of Registered Jerseys, Bull and Heifer, for $105.00. They are beauties. JOSEPH BARKER, Ogden, Utah, R. D. No. 3 FOR SALE. H Registered Duroc Jersey Swine H For information, write or phone M CALVIN WHEELER. Collinston Utah H