anaheim-gazette 1909-02-25

SPINELESS CACTUS A MYTH ENTHUSIASTIC WRITERS TRYING TO REVOLUTIONIZE THINGS Government Bulletins Shed Flood of Light Upon Subject—Not Hardy Under Desert Conditions, Need Considerable Water—Must be Farmed Two weeks ago we published an article upon Spineless Cactus, giving an account by an enthusiastic writer of the possibilities of what has been called the coming desert forage crop. It appears that government bulletins give quite a different view of the subject. Mr. Neff has kindly collected a number of excerpts from these bulletins, and the same are reproduced herewith: In addition to Bulletin 74, issued March 8, 1905, the following bulletins on "Spineless" Prickly Pears have been issued by the Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington, D.C.: No. 102, Part 1; No. 116, No. 124 and No. 140. All of these can be had by applying to Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., and considerable valuable information can be obtained from them by any one intending planting spineless cactus. Bulletins are quoted from as follows: Page 7, Bulletin 116: "The prickly pear of the American and Australian, the Indian fig of the Englishman, the Barbary fig of the Frenchman, the Tuna of the Spanish-American, and the higos chumbos of the Spaniard is a fruit concerning which there are more varied beliefs, contradictory opinions, and grades of appreciation than any other known to us. The plant and its fruit are subjected to both praise and abuse. "Enthusiastic magazine writers would revolutionize conditions in arid regions by establishment of plantations of prickly pear without spines, thus converting the most arid deserts into populous, prosperous communities. Experience teaches how- PRESIDENT ON RURAL NOTABLE UTTERANCES OF EXECUTIVE IN TRANSMITTING REPORT Level of Country Life High as compared With Any Previous Time Yet Farming Industry Does Yield the Profit It Should In transmitting the report on Country Life Commission to congratulate President Roosevelt submitted on the most interesting messages he has yet come from his pen. The following excerpts from the state will be perused with interest by readers: Judging by thirty public hearings to which farmers and farmers' from forty states and territories came, and from 120,000 answered questions sent out by the department of agriculture, the conclusion finds that the general level country life is high compared with any preceding time or with any er land. If it has in recent years slipped down in some places, it risen in more places. Its profit has been general; if not uniform. Yet farming does not yield the profit or the satisfaction that ought to yield and may be made yield. There is discontent in country, and in places discount. Farmers as a class de magnify their calling, and the movement to the towns, though, I am apt to say, less than formerly still strong. It would be idle to assert life on the farm occupies as good position in dignity, desirability, business results as the farmers easily give it if they chose. On the chief difficulties is the failure of country life, as it exists at present, to satisfy the higher social intellectual aspirations of people. Whether the constant ing away of so much of the bestments in the rural populations the towns is due chiefly to cause or to the superior business bos of the Spaniard is a fruit concerning which there are more varied beliefs, contradictory opinions, and grades of appreciation than any other known to us. The plant and its fruit are subjected to both praise and abuse. "Enthusiastic magazine writers would revolutionize conditions in arid regions by establishment of plantations of prickly pear without spines, thus converting the most arid deserts into populous, prosperous communities. Experience teaches, however, that the spineless varieties of cultivation are not hardy under desert conditions, that all of the valuable spineless species which produce either fruit or forage in economic quantities require considerable water at some time of the year." Page 10, Bulletin 140: "It must be remembered that the raising of spineless prickly pears is in no sense a range proposition. The plants can not be put out to shift for themselves; they must be farmed like any other crop. Above all, in order to produce they must be cultivated, and to be cultivated they must have a habit of growth that will permit it. "It has been shown in Bulletin 124 that spiny prickly pears become even more spiny under cultivation in the same locality. "The conditions to the northwest of the Salton sea are also favorable to the development of spicules upon the forms of Opuntia ficus-indica. The forms become considerably more difficult to handle when grown there. The same appears to be true in the Salt river valley. Page 15, Bulletin 140: "The map on this page gives the localities in which spineless cactus will thrive. These localities are: the coast and valleys of California south of Cape Mendocino, the southwestern one third of Arizona and the coast districts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and all of Florida." Page 17, Bulletin 140: "The prickly-pear plants are adapted to a region having a considerable rainfall too irregularly distributed for ordinary crops. They must have water to grow and considerable of it. They are the camels of the vegetable world. They must have water but they can get along for long periods without it." Page 19, Bulletin 140: "It should be understood that prickly pear is only a roughage at best and should never be considered as anything else. The prickly pear is purely a crop to be farmed. It is a mistake to expect the crop to take care of itself when once planted. It should be remembered that prickly pear is a roughage; it is high in water content, low in nuaria- tural palatable to stock. It would be idle to assert life on the farm occupies as good position in dignity, desirability business results as the farmers easily give it if they chose. On the chief difficulties is the failure of country life, as it exists at present, to satisfy the higher social intellectual aspirations of people. Whether the constant going away of so much of the bestments in the rural populations of the towns is due chiefly to cause, or to the superior business opportunities of city life, may be to question. But no one at alliliar with farm life throughout United States can fail to receive the necessity for building up that of the farm upon its social as upon its productive side. From all that has been done learned, three great general andmediate needs of country life out: First, effective co-operation among farmers, to put them on a level with the organized interests with which they do business. Second, a new kind of school the country, which shall teach children as much outdoors as doors, and perhaps more, so they will prepare for country and not, as at present, mainly in town. Third, better means of communication, including good roads and cells post, which the country are everywhere, and rightly, womous in demanding. To these may well be added sanitation; for easily preventable seases hold several million people in the slavery of continual health. The commission points out, that concur in the conclusion, that most important help that the government, whether national or state give is to show the people how about these tasks of organization education and communication in the best and quickest results. Can be done by the collection spread of information. The only recommendation Imit is that an appropriation of 000 be provided, to enable their mission to digest the material collected, and to collect andigest much more that is within reach, and thus complete its work. Our object should be to help develop in the country community great ideals of community life and as of personal character. One of most important adjuncts to this must be the country church, to invite your attention to what commission says of the co-church and of the need of an sion of such work as that o They must have water but they can get along for long periods without it." Page 19, Bulletin 140: "It should be understood that prickly pear is only a roughage at best and should never be considered as anything else. The prickly pear is purely a crop to be farmed. It is a mistake to expect the crop to take care of itself when once planted. It should be remembered that prickly pear is a roughage; it is high in water content, low in nuariative value, very palatable to stock, and must be fed in large quantities, 90 to 150 pounds per day, to produce good results. Page 20, Bulletin 140: "There are a number of nurserymen who have now on hand stock of some varieties of prickly pears and are offering the plants for sale, usually under the name of "spineless cactus." Farmers who desire to grow this crop, if living within the area above described, can have cuttings, while stock lasts, by applying to the office of Farm Management, Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington, D. C." Russia has floated a loan of $250,000, which dispatches tell us was subscribed for a score or more of times over; and Japan replies by ordering the mobilization of the largest body of men for fall maneuvers, ever witnessed in time of peace in that country. Lowering clouds hover above Manchuria, and signs are not wanting that the little brown men will again engage in a grapple with the Cossack. The peace pact signed at Portsmouth came at an opportune time for the Jap, for his finances were so sorely wrung that it is doubtful if he could much longer continue the devastating war. The impending conflict may, what's more, have an entirely different ending than that which tolled the knell of the Czar's hopes in the sea of Japan. Our object should be to help develop in the country community great ideals of community life and as of personal character. One of most important adjuncts to this must be the country church, invite your attention to what commission says of the church and of the need of an institution of such work as that of Young Men's Christian Association in country communities. I warn my countrymen that great recent progress made in life is not a full measure of our civilization; for our civilization at bottom on the wholesomeness attractiveness and the complete as well as the prosperity, of the country. The men and women on the farms stand for what isamentally best and most needs our American life. The President ends by saying "Very much information of most valuable kind can be gained if the commission is given the necessary to enable it to act and classify the information obtained from the great mass of similar swarms which they have received. But there is one point where testimony as a whole agrees. General feeling is that the organizations of farmers, the grangers like, have been of the very best service not only to the far but to the farmers' wives, and they have conferred great social well as great industrial advantage." The American cement company having formed a great trust, at least be able to stick together but are they not carrying it too far when they build confences around baseball parks out any holes for the small bore look through? ON RURAL LIFE BETTERANCES OF CHIEF LIVE IN TRANSMITNG REPORT Entry Life High as ComAny Previous Time— Industry Does Not Profit It Should The report of the Commission to congress has sevelt submitted one of interesting messages which from his pen. The follots from the state paper with interest by our thirty public hearings, owners and farmers' wives states and territories from 120,000 answers to sons sent out by the deagriculture, the commission the general level of its high compared with time or with any othit has in recent years in some places, it has places. Its progress general; if not uniform. does not yield either the satisfaction that it and may be made to is discontent in the in places discourageers as a class do not calling, and the move-downs, though, I am happess than formerly, is be idle to assert that farm occupies as good a dignity, desirability and as the farmers might if they chose. One of difficulties is the failure, as it exists at pres- the higher social and aspirations of country other the constant drain so much of the best ele-rural populations into due chiefly to this superior business op- Bankrupt Sale HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE T Stern & Goodman's Store Too Small to U NEW SHOWINGS! 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