Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-05-09


being opened So says one of our
exchanges Western PomoloqiSt.
"A New Hampshire farmer is re-
ported to have threshed, with fail,
two bushels Of wheat for Seed
these two bushels were sown in the
same field and with the same condi.
tiOns as. seven bushels machine
threshed seed They were found to
yield one-third mere per bushel than
The northumberland. There is u
very general opinion that machine
threshed wheat is somewhat injured
for seed If such injury is to any
thing like the extent indicated by
this experiment, it becomes matter
Of Importance.
"A market gadrener, Of Lake
county, H., says that he has had the
most remarkable success in the use
of salt upon his tomato plants. He
applies it at various times during the
season, and in every case its effect
is marked in the increased growth
Of both plant and fruit In some
cases he lays the roots of back ward
plants bare, sprinkle them with
table poonlui OF ordinary barrel salt
and covers with soil Plants treated
in this way take an immediate start,
and develope fine fruit
To remove tightly-fitting rings
# m 4 tinger without pain, says the
London Lancet, pass the end of a
portion OF fac twlne underneath tbs
ring and evenly encircle the finger
from below upward Gas whip-makers
bind lashes OBJ with the remainder
as far as the centre of the finger
then unwind the string from above
downward by taking hold OF the end
passed under the ring, and il
viii be found that the ring will grad
ually pass along the Irvine toward
the tip Of the finger
In the State of Maine each
county agricultural society appro-
PIRATES one fourth Of the money it
receives from the State treasury in
organizing and supporting farmers
clubs. At the late meeting of the
State Board of Agriculture it was re-
ported by large number of dele
gates that the practice was resulting
in great good, and resolution to
continue it was passed.
Corn should never be planted
when the ground is cold. When the
thermome err has ranged from Toto 80
degrees, for Two days in succession,
and the ground il dry, it is safe to
plant even if il is somewhat early
But when the thermometer is below
sixty degrees and man is obliged to
wear mitten-, the corn is bettyr off
in the granary than in the ground.
County Court Day" is great
day in some Of the stock regions of
Kentucky. On Monday, April 10,
the Farmers Home Journal says
there were at Lexington, 20 stall
lions. which will make the season in
thai vicinity. There were also a
great many horses for sale, and from
900 to 900 head of cattle on the mar
ket.
Mr. Knox realized $4,000 last
year from two acres OF the Jucupda
strawberry He has frequently
sold fancy berries at the rate of one
dollar per quart. They are done up
in fancy boxes, and also in small ca
ses of five to ten quarts, ready to
send off to any address. The quart
baskets frequently held but Gig hteen
berries, or nine to the pint.
Ed win Dow, q young man in
Boston, has been enriching himself
to the extent of $1,000, by prevail
ing on farmers in Malue TO consign
eggs and other produce to fictitious
firms in the city, to which be rep
resented himself az belonging
When they arrived he would carry
hem some where else and dispose of
them.
The Central Illinois correspon-
dent Of he Country Gentleman says
it has bee, me common custom ID
that region IN renting land TOR corn,
TO rent for "a gwen number OF BUSH
Il, per acre This spring he aver
age rate is 10 bushels per acre deliv-
cred in the crib.
john Tarratt writes to tine
Country Gentleman. hat after exper-
imenting tor three years with differ
ent SORTS of potatoes, be finds none
in quality for the table, or in yield
or freedom from rot, that will COM
pa with the Early Rose.
"A correspondent Of n Prairie
F1rmer says the Benton Ptaoh Blow
Pot to is seeding of the .rdinaIy
Pea, b Bow, originated in Van Blu
rem Co, Mich. He pronoances it
the viii est and most meaiy potato
he ever saw.
The following remedies are said
to be valuable and infallibie: For
corns, easy shoes; for bile, exercise;
for rheumatism, new flannel and pa
thence; for govt, toast and water; for
the toothache, dentist; for debt, in
dustry; and for love, matrimony.
The trees of England, instead of
being wasted, as with us. are con-
stantly eniarged, the increase being
TO the extent of 10000 acres within
thirty-tive years. and planting is
among landholders by
liberal premiums.
A young woman who has been
getting I ur dollars mouth for gen.
eral Homework 10 Pennsy wanna has
fallen heir to an English estate of