The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-06-25
Agricultural.
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Coop AND BAD FARM SToeK is
no fact In agrssulture mora fully establish
ed than that it will not pay to keep poor
stock, when it is possible to secure that of
a better quality. A few years since the
rage for Durham. Alderney, Devon and
other breeds of ttiaanreyailed very ex
tensively throughout the country. Fabu-
lous prices were paid for superior animals
of these breeds, and there appeared to be
fair prospect of something like a reform
in the matter of stock raising. Like so
many other movements in agriculture, this
spirit of iuproyement has subsided, and
we find our farmers relapsed into their
former apathy Should this be so ? The
cost of keeping an inferior COW is pre-
else the same as that of better one
A good horse will always command
better price in the market, or is more
valuable to it's owner for his own pur-
pose than poor one. The cost of keep
ing is the same. Why not then raise the
best horses There are breeds of swine
that grow rapidly and fatten upon much
less food, and in shorter time than Others
Why not procure these improved kinds
The same may be said of sheep, poultry
and, in fact, every kind of farm stock, and
yet we, find thousands of farmers IN the
face of these incontrovertible facts, arraying
themselves in steady hostility to all move
ments having Tor their object the improve
| ment of domestic farm animals. They
| cling to inferior stock with pertinacity
that is surprising. In many eases the
secret of the matter Is their unwilhngness
to make the first investment. Fifteen dol
lars apiece seems to be large price to pay
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White pig, when commoner animals can
be had at one-fth the price; but all expe-
rience proves that in tho long run the best
are cheapest. Were it possible to over
come the indisposition to make the first
outlay there would be room for indulgence
of the hope that our farm stock generally
would improve in character. This will be
accomplished only when farmers realize
fully the fact that it does not pay to keep
poor stock. --J0eu7,aI Of he Flrns. t3geI
SUGAR FROM PUMPKINS During late
years several moro or less success full at
I tempts have been made to introduce into
the United States sugar producing plants
to replace the cane. The beet root and
sorghum are among the number, but one
of the most valuable, which is cultivated in
every cornfield in the Middle States, has
been quite neglected. This plant is no
other than the common pumpkin, the cur
c,tbitd pepO of botanists. Its period of har-
vesting lasts longer than that Of the beet,
it is easier preserved and its refuse is just
| as valuable for the feeding of stock
Pumpkins weigh from fifty to sixty pounds
they furnish about four per cent of sugar
their contents in juice is eighty per cent.
This juice indicates from ten to eleven on
Baume's areometer. The sugar obtained
from pumpkins is of good grain and
color Before refining, it has slight flavor
of melon. The syrup is of a very dark
green color, nearly black, and tastes like
cane sugar In Hungary, since the yeal
| 1887, several manufactures for making SUI
gar from pumpkins have been in operation
The treatment of this fruit is perfectly
| Identical with that of the beet root, and
the machinery used for the purpose is the
same. ......-
YEAST FOR HoT WEATHER. The sub
joined recipe for yeast adapted to hot
weather or hot climates is given in Nor
qdn's Trade Journal:
Boil two ounces of the best hops in four
quarts of water for half an hour;
strain it, and let the liquor cool
down to new milk warmth Then put
in small handful of salt, and half
pound of sugar tbrown); beat up one
pound of the best -four with some of the
liquor, and mix all well together. The
third day add three pounds of potatoes,
boiled and mashed, and let it stand until
the next day. Then strain, and it is ready
for use.
Stir frequently while making, and keep
near fire. Before using, stir well. 1t
will keep two or three months in cool
place.
I kept this two months in n cellar
where the thermometer ranged between
! 30 and 10i degrees.
This yeast is very strong; half the
usual quantity necessary for baking is srf-
| ficient
RooTs require that air should be admit
! ted to them; the surface of clayey soil
should, therefore, be disturbed. as often as
it begins to cake. All plants absorb from
| the ground different clements and juices;
so constant variation of crops is indis-
pensable for perfect growth of any veget-
able or cereal.
DRY east winds are injurious TO plants,
by absorbing the moisture from their leaves
more rapidly than they are prepared to
give it out; weather of this kind requires
to be guarded against as much as the Sc
verest frost.
TREES which send their roots Deep like
hickories, oaks and beeches, are the best
for pasture fields. Films, naples, willows
| etc., tax the surface soil more, and so rob
the grass. ssfsGr SITS esfE .-Fs'