The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.

DIR. GLENN, said to be the largest
farmer in California, has just sold his
last years crop Of grain for nearly $780,
900 in gold.
IT Is not generally known that in the
woods Of Kansas wild hops grow in the
greatest profusion, and of as good quail
ity as any that are produced by cultiva-
tion.-Leacen,oorth Commercial.
IT is stated that twenty years ago the
annual produce OF milk per cow in New
England was two hundred gallons, but
that now it is more than double that
quantity.
HoT alum will destroy insects indoors
or out, says the Journal Of Chemistry-one
pound Of alum to two quarts of water.
1t should be used while nearly boiling,
and applied to all the cracks and crew
ices.
THERE were 81 sales of short-horns in
this country last year, at which 1892
head were sold for 81, 004, 159, an average
of 1887. The highest price paid for a
single animal was $4,000, and the low
est $40.
The editor of the Maryland Farmer has
been gathering evidence pro and con on
the disputed question whether butter is
injured or improved by being washed in
cold water before sailing. The testimony
of seventeen witnesses is cited, eleven
being in favor of washing and six OPP
posed to it.
THRAsHING machines were invented
as long ago as 1882. The principle of
the early machine was similar to thrash
ing with fails. The present form of
drum with spikes revolving in concave
having similar spikes was invented in
1875, although previous to 1854 wooden
rods were used instead of spikes
A CORRESPONDENT of the Bangor
Wing affirms that cions should not be
cut in the spring, as has been the Gus
tom from time immemorial, but in the
fall, after the trees have shed their
leaves, and when cut they should be
buried where it is dry, about six inches
deep, and in the spring they will come
out all right.
THE Petersburg (Va.) hader says that
a merchant of that city, in fulfllment Of
an order, shipped quantity of tobacco
seed to the Lone Star State, to be used
in planting this spring. 1t is said three
crops are raised each year from the
same stalks in Texas, but the leaf is very
thin and lacks the body which makes il
sell so well in our market.
PROF. ARNOLD says that COW that is
feeding on green grass in June, and Civ.
ing a good flow of milk, needs five to ten
times as much salt as if she were feeding
on ripe hay and giving much less milk
Corn meal calls for more salt than wheat
or rye bran. The next best rule is to
have salt where cows can help themselves
to what they want and whenever they
want it.
ONION raising is coming to be spe
!. cialty of Sunderland farming, and the
} crop the past season amounted to about
} $1,000 bushels, of which Alfred f. San
derson raised 1000 bushels and N. Austin
Smith nearly as many. The latter re
Gently shipped 800 bushels to Wethers
field, Connecticut, and received $1.1O a
bushel, but those who sold earlier re.
ceived $1.25.
THE Alexandria (Va.) Gazette say
that reports from the surrounding coun
try are to the effect that the CROWN,
wheat presents worse prospect for ;
good crop than it has done for man,
, years previous, and that some fields lool
as though they would prove entire fail
: ures. The drought of last fall was yer,
!. unfavorable to the growth of the seed
I and that which did sprout, having n,
: snow to protect it, has been blighted b,
! the late severely cold weather