Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-10
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
I'NrnErn Plus.


FKoM 5000, 900 to 5000 900 shccp are
boiled down annually tc1 their tallow in
Eucnos Ayrcs.
In the application Of manures rs mucf,
attention must be paid, if not more, to tho
peculiar nature IF the plant, as to sbe na-
turo Of the soil.
'rHEeE are 5,oor,ooo Of dwellings, in
the United States. Admitting that on the
average they cost 81 900 each, which is
very low estimate, VS. have $5,0oo,oUo,
600 invested in the dwellings, Of the pco-.
pie.
TnE truth is, agriculture il an art re.
tniriry more talent, intelligent executive
ability and the exercise Of shrewd COM
mon sense than are essential for Il snc-
ecssful engineer, civil architect, trades.
man OF any sort, dentist, physician or law.
yer.
\ WAC says no attended Il t;.ir last fall,
aud the show consisted Of calf, goose
and pumpkin, and that it rained 50 hard
the firs. nj sht that the goose swan off, tho
calf broke loose and ate up the pumpkin
aud Il thief stole the calf, and that ended
the fair.
IT has been shown that the last cup O..
milk drawn from the cows udder contain
ed sixteen times as much cream as the first
one. This separation Of cream from milk
takes place in part i'll the udder Of the COW,
particularly ii the COW is suffered to rest
Tor some time previous to milking.
ASHES and tho borcr about fruit trees do
not agree, according to ID. w. kaufman, OF
Iowa, who says that during fifteen years
experience he has never seen the borer in
fruit tees where ashes were frequently
used, and that he consid crs them worth 81
per buShel for putting around trees alone.
CNarEsTIoNABLY tho best wav to dis
pose Of broom corn seed is to feed it to the
fowls. The next bost mode is to give it to
the sheep; they are fond Of it, and fatten
upon it nearly rs fast as upon Indian corn.
Ground with corn, rye, oats OF barley, it is
rroiusely fed to cattle, and when mixed
with wheat bran, it is good for milch cows.
The Shakers frequently feed it to horses,
and at the season of the year when this
grain is abundant they use it exclusively.
uEplaco of agriculture in this govern.
ment is at the head. Its department in
the halls Of Congress. 1t has been con-
tent with the cast off apparel Of legisla-
ton long enough. Rightfully it is the law
maker of the land its interests are broad.
er and more comprehensive than any 9th.
or; its numbers are the great majority Of
our people: its intelligence is fully equal
to fsc sask, and its morals arc at least up
to the average. How mucn longer will
1t wait before entering upon its birth
right
TKR Concord Statesman urges young
men Of New Hampshire not to 90 West
claiming that among its own rugged hills
farming is moro renumeratiye than il,
most other States of the Union, in addition
to,which the winters Can be utilized nv
those iudustriously inclined. 1t instances
the town Of Northwood, in which the far.
mers, last year, earned over SlO0,pOO BY
shoemakjng, and clrses the argument b,
reference to the superior school and
church privileges and social advanta &c.
at home.
EVERY person who has had any expe
ricnce whatever i'll farming, is familiar
with Il number Of phrases by which thu
various kinds of soil are distin guished
such Us Il clay soil, Il sandy soil, loan
clay.loam, sandy loan, limy- clay, SC. Al
these have Essentially the same compo
nents, only in different proportions. Clay
lime and sand are found in various degree.
in them all. But these, however well
proport,oned, will not of themselves form
good productive soil. There must also
be a certain amount Of what is philosophy
cally called humus or GENE, and is com
monty known as vegetable mould. This il
produced by tue rottiug of plants, leaves
and vegetation generally.