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»v State Rural \ Vol. IX Caldwell, Idaho, June 2, 1904. No. 25 The Best Time to Cut Alfalfa. It is if it appears more likely cut generally believed that the third cutting is best adapted to milch cows, especially has not been touched by frost, the first and third crop for sheep, though it that the stage of growth at teng is the more important fac tor. Whether the standpoint be the obtaining of quantity or quality, is also a matter for consideration. As a matter of fact the logical basis for reaching a conclusion is the yield of the largest quantity of digestable protein matter per per acre. The richest alfalfa is assumed, undoubtedly with justice, to bel that which yields the greatest percentage of nitrogen, from which we obtain the protein by multiplying by 6.25 assuming that different stages digestable, we the best results obtained where the maximum figures were given by multiplying the yield per! acre by the percentage of protein. It is Weil known that the yield increases up to the period of full 1 loom and then begins to de It has been found that Again, the protein at were equally] would consider / \ crease. crop in bud would yield 100 pounds of hay, if left till half bloom would yield 126 pounds, and at full bloom 145 pounds. Is of early hay would con of protein the 145 pounds cut at full bloom 1.1 contain 19 pounds of pro tem. Reducing these on the basis of a pound, we find the r. 1 be 1.16 for the The 100 poun tain 15 pounds and j w< >u alive values to early cutting, 1.00 for that cut in half bloom and 1.08 for that cut Or stated other f alfalfa hay in full bloom, wise. 86.2 pounds cut in bud, or 92.6 pound« cut / in o value, „seing the porteins as the criler ion to 100 lbs. cut in half bloom, ! cut in half; full bloom, are equal in alfalfa hav • that bloom is interior to that ut in full bloom, and still more the bud. inferior C> >nsid to that cut in t ring the two p »in - compost of tion and yield, the period iudicat in digestion tests made at Utah station sup above conclusions, without regard to the quantity used, the most rapid ^ains are made on hay cut just before the blossoms appeared. the least gain on that cut a week after full bloom, as shown by tlie relative figures of gains of 100 for hay cut before bloom, 77 ed as at full bloom. Results obtained port though, the j My j -N y ü wv V /JM < j r \ \ k J ,G. 1 I ) 3 t ! . a ry C iv it V >;l h 1 ,1 w / r w i 'it (U A Tender of Prosperity A committee of big' producers, from the sugar beet zone, proposes a reciprocity treats with the Idaho farmer. The proposition is business and gold dollars, in exchange for a fair share of Idaho soil, sunshine and irrigation water. Specially drawn for the Gern State Rural by Miss Alma Kennedy, of Caldwell. Idaho. (Reproduced from the Rural of August 6th IbO.t.î manager Southeastern Llectric railway, was in town today between trains, and favored the Rural office with a call. He said all of necessary to for that cut at full bloom, and 68 for that cut one week after full (Col. Press Bui. 13.) bloom. Cherry Tree A Dividend Payer. Col. Judson Spofford, general of the Lewiston and the preliminaries the work ol active construction of the road mentioned, which is to be built from Lewiston to Orangeville, had been practically including right of completed, way, power site, barring unforseen contingencies, the work of actual construction would be underway, in the near He j erdicted large from the construction When asked about the I ect.. and that | re * •>* nre, -i.lt i he line. of possible extension of the line the southern portion of the State or to a connection with a road headed for that section, he ad milted that it had been given some thought by his company, and believed the project would some day develop into a reality, Speaking of crop condii ions up there he said they were very promising. Cherries and straw berries are now being marketed, and the quality good. to j In talking about the fine cherries grown there he mentiond | a great tree, in the orchard of I L. A. Port or, the well kuon fruit man of Lewiston, which last year produced HQ, i0 lb. boxes of marketable cherries, last sea son, that were sold at si per box. Col. Spotford said that he ob tained a photograph of this fam- | ous tree this spring, when it was in full bloom, and that it was! a pretty sight, the ! certainly tree is a large one, ana is named Mr. Porter Porter's Pride". has a right to be proud of that ( i Editor Rural: some r o tree, and no mistake. To Report on Codling Moth. In the early spring, the direc tors of the State Horticultural Society requested me to appoint petent. ohsevi r in each applegrowing locality of state, who should keep informed of the development of the codling moth by banding trees, and thus be in a position te advise his neighbors as to the best time for the appliction for spray. Complying with this request, I have written to the orchard ists named in the following list, ask ing each to make observations for his vicinity; Coeur d'Alene, Hally R. Smith. Moscow, (observations by my the ! self.) Kendrick, (valley,) H.W.Web er. Kendrick, (ridges,) U. S. G. Evans. Gifford, Wm. Mold. Lewiston, S. G. Isaman. Weiser, A. F. Hitt. Payette, Capt. J. H. Shawhan. New Plymouth, Dr. C. H. Mc Bride. Emmett, J. M. Martin. Parma and Roswell, H. M. Ruddock. Caldwell Leiser. Beatty and Meridian, G. P, Kinzer. Boise, B. F. Hurst. and Nampa, J. C. Mountain Home, Seth Heath Black foot, W. T. Harris. Oxford, W. F. Fisher. J. M. Aldrich, Idaho Experi Entomologist ment Station. Largest Grape Vine. The largest grape vine in the world is said to be growing the Carpenteria valley. 12 from Santa Barbara, Cal., and is called, La Para Granda. started from a Cutting in miles it was 61 years ago, by a young Spanish woman. It is 8 feet 4 inches in circum — ' fere nee at its base and of one the horzontal branches more than 5 feet in circumfer ence. The trellis covers about a third of an acre and 6o heavy posts support it. The vine pro ducesas many as 5.00U bunches annualely, estimate, and in measures at a conservative good years many clusters measures 12 to 15 inches in length and weigh 6 to s 1 ts o w n e r es t i m a t es t h a t in 1895 the vine yielded 10 tons of grapes. pounds.