The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-08-31
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WHEN TO SELL PRODUCTS.

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farm products as soon as they are ready
for the market. The aggregate loss OF
holding them is at least ten times the
aggregate gain, taking the experience OF
many hundred farmers together.
Take, for example, grain. La the nat
ural order of things. the supply is equal
to the demand. The exceptions are when
war takes from the producing to add to
the consuming class. which, in addition
to the waste and expense of transporta-
ton, inevitably increases the demand
while decreasing the production, and Of
course augments the price or when
sallure In some crop In some section
places the supply below the needs of that
section, and other districts are called
upon to make up the deficiency.
But both of these causes are excep-
tional. As to the failure of grain crops
IN any section, it has become almost an
axiom that when corn or wheat is below
the average, something else that can take
the place of one or both is above, and
thus the general average, except in rare
cases, is preserved.
Then as to potatoes. They are gener-
ally lower in the fall than in the spring,
but the larger price in May rarely, if
ever, nets as much as the smaller price
in October The shrinking during the
Intervening six months is never less than
twenty-five per cent. under the most IA
vorable circumstances, and is likely to be
much greater.
Take, also, wool. The clip is generally
bought up in July and August. If not
sold then, it must be held till the next
year, and, though there is no shrinking
Improperly kept,yet there is some trouble,
the loss of interest on the money and the
possibility of even a less price, which the
possible advance in large majority Of
cases never covers; and thus in every
department of the farm, the principle
that should underlie all operations is /:
Raise the best of everything when the
crop is ready for market. if offered a fair
price, let it CO. IKinona Republican.
SETTING MILK IN DEEP VESSELS.
In the american Agrlcul.uid for Au
gust, Colonel Waring, of Ogden Farm,
who has dairy of Jersey cows, gives
report Of a months trial of setting milk
for cream in deep vessels-tin cans, IT |
inches deep, III inches in diameter
These are set in water. He is much |
pleased with the result, thinking lie gets |
fully as much cream, and makes as much |
b. ter ; the skimming is done much more
quickly, a dipper being used the saving
of labor in care of vessels is great, six
cans being used instead of about 100
shallow pans the cream is Of uniform
consistency and much more liquid than
when so much of it is exposed to the air;
the marble of butter, before common,
has now disappeared the cream mixes |
at once and thoroughly in the cream pail,
instead of being lumpy and clotty as be-
fore.
The tin cans we have seen in use in the
west were 10 inches deep and between
seven and eight inches in diameter. The
evidence is very strong that the use of
these vessels has several advantages over
the use of the shallow pans, and no dis
advantages always provided they can be
set 10 cool water, CT otherwise quickly
cooled Western Farmer.
A GOOD WAY TO PRESERVE EGGS.
The most convenient and satisfactory
way to keep eggs fresh that we have ever
tried, is to punch numerous holes in a
small pail, fill it with fresh eggs, lower
the pail of eggs into kettle of melted
tallow, which is as hot as it can be with
out burning one S finger when thrust into
the liquid then lift the pail out quickly
and the melted tallow will flow out, leay-
ing a thin coating over every egg. Let
the eggs be removed as soon as possible
from the pail, and be placed on the ends
in a key, which should be kept in a cool
cellar until the eggs are wanted for use.
We have kept eggs in this manner for
over six months, SO fresh that expert
judges supposed they were fresh. As
the eggs are SO much colder than the
melted tallow, thin pc llicle of cold tai
low will be formed almost instantly,
which will render the shells imperviors
to air.
EVERY farmer should keep sheep,
VIII ,ther wool is low or high They are
the most profitable stock he can raise
They will live upon what other stock will
not eat, unless forced to. They will ex-
terminate weeds. underground, etc., from
she farm, while other stock will not
With proper care and management, they
will double their numbers yearly. They
afford ine meat for the farmers table.
with little trouble. All farmers should
raise more sheep and less worthless ours.
They will find them more profitable
Rural Hcrtl
HOW TO SAVE YOUR SHOE soLEs.
Melt together tallow and common resin,
In the proportion of two parts Of the
former and one of the latter, and apply
the preparation, hot, to the soles of the
boots or shoes-as much of it as the
leather will absorb. One farmer declares
that this little recipe alone has been
worth more than FIVE years subscription
to The newspaper publishing it.
REMEDY FOR POISON BY BEE SrINGs.
Let the person stung by bee apply
sour milk as soon as possible, and if the