Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-02-13
HERALD.
lAMcASTER. WISCONSIM
SATURDAY MORNING. FEB. 10. 1917.
rae prairie rarmer.


The February No Of This valuable journal,
contains mech interesting matter. a writer
in communication on THE Hessiao Fly"
saws: "all accounts concur in stating that its
frs, appe afauce in The u S. was upon Staten
Island and the wesi end 0: Long Island. Dr.
Mitchell states that It was ffsl discovered 10
I776." correspondent complains that The
whsa, buyers in Chicago Oh at 10 weis.si and
saws he knew OF load o. whea, that weighed
al homo so bushels ard al Chicago i, weigh
ed only Al bushels The city authorities Of
Chicago oughtio require all the wheat sold in
thai market, TO DO weighed upon public scales,
bya sworn officer. The same complaint Of
fraudulent weighing, 10 made By those Who
take dry hides from the Mississippi. TO sell
Ia Chicago. On the subject Of chess, il Is
stated that there were thousands Of acres Of
land ia the state Of Illinois sown 10 wheat 10
the autumn Of l545, which when ready 10 har
vest, were found to DO ono bird, one bali, two
thirds, and 10 some cases nearly entire chess
DR.. Prince writing on malaria, sayb; The eul-
,ivatiou Of corn. oeems more than any other
production Of this climate, to cause malaria;
and yet, how often DO we SEQ The cabin Of The
settler or tho renter entirely surrounded with
perfect forest Of corn, 90 that the traveller ffs'
quently sees no other evidence Of habiiaIion,
Than tho bars and The newly tfadden pah.--
viii our farmers remember this hin3 We
ere Glad 10 learn ffom tho Prairie Farmer that
il 10 now we'll established by experiment, thu,
crenherries Of the hnoat description can DO
prown on upland. Who, Of onr farmers, will
make she rial Of raising thea 10 the county OF
Granl. IAN old farmer" 10 Warren county.
highly recommends The cultivation Of red top,
particularly in sloughs. We ere Satisfied.
that ibis is a more valuable gross to Us. 10 tho
mines, than timothy or any other Kind u grass
yet cultivated here. Timothy grows 30 thin
and coarse--snd has scarcely ans blade. Ia
fact /, is no, much Better Than good cat straw,
half lhrashed. as oats usually are Red top
will grow 10 sloughs, II sown with no other
preparation than previously burning OF The
wild grass. Purchasers of salt are cautioned
moi 10 boy impure salt made at Syracuse and
sold 10 hall buahel bags, desc bed a. being Of
yelowlsh. dirty white cast This is mat
Tor which inlerests as also, who buy much OF
our butter Of the farmers on Rock and Fox
rivers. The construction Of ice houses eniro
" above ground, as we'll 10 serve Tor cellars as
for keeping ice, is strongly recommended
Has any body devised plan Tor making them
"a, proof Our Badger rats stop at nothing
MIR. Willis Of Iowa recommends as subsd
iuis for fencing up tho praires At 30 grea, an
expense, that the Legislature should pass law
requidng every maa 10 keep up his stock
thai Ia tho summer, few old men and boys
may be hired 10 herd The stock Of a whois vii
l. GO aud Ia the winef, each man can take care
OF his own stoek--,hat this would not only
save the labor and expense Of fencing, but
wonld leave 90 much wood for fuel, that the
prailies could be more densely populated--shat
!, would prevent loss Of crops, chickering's ard
litigation Of neighbors, Of which bad fences are
most fruitful source. This is all jus, and
true. We had formed precisely these opinions
on this subject years ago. Mr.. Greencaf OF
Sangamon county has completely succeeded in
making good live hedges Of tue Washington
ihorn. His plan Of cultivation 10 fully detail.
cd aud he offers to contract fer making hedges
in his own neighboFhood, by the mile. At from
e5 10 90 cents per rod, This Is better than
the wire fence, which they GO, made in Iasalle
county, for 37l eenls per rod. We should DO
glad IL ell Of our readers who can afford TO take
another paper beside tho Herald, would sub
scribe ror The Prairie Farmer.