Marshall County Republican., 1875-03-25
Farm Rdkiags.

of garden seeds for distribution among
the needy of that State.
EUROPEAN potato growers are tempted
by the offer of fifty guineas to see how
large yields they can obtain from one
pound each of Snowflake and Eureka,
two of the newest of the American seed
hngs 1t would be interesting to COM
pare the results with those of similar
competitions on this side.
As sensible safeguard against the
introduction within her borders of the
Colorado potato beetle, Germany has
furnished illustrated descriptions of the
insect to all vessels plying between that
country and American ports, and pas
sengers and sailors are earnestly be-
sought to destroy any stray specimens
they may detect.
TIE resolve of the Royal Agricultural
Society to furnish the judges of stock at
their exhibitions In future with complete
catalogues with pedigrees, making the
pedigree an element III the award OF pre-
miums. has been rescinded. This very
proper course may have the effect of in
ducing the Iowa Agricultural Associa-
ton to abandon the regulation of
considering the peiigrees an important
element of merit in horned stock.
BEE-PHoDUCrs.-Dr. de Plan1a Reich
enau, of Munich, is conducting series
of experiments witt. view to ascertain
ing whether honey and the other indus
trial products of bees are obtained
directly from the food of the insects or
are substances elaborated by the organ
ism. The investigation is still incom-
plete, but the presence of nitrogen in
honey, a fact which has been questioned,
Is now established, although III the
minute proportion of 0.07Sl per cent.
This nitrogen occurs III three distinct
forms as an albuminous subtance coag
ulable by heat, and as two other nitro
genOus bodies, one soluble and the
other insoluble in alcohol. The latter
Substances are found in nectar, bat the
coagulable albumen, not occurring IN the
author to secretion of the bee, which
becomes mixed with the nectar. Honey
is, therefore, strictly a nitrogenous body,
and not simply a carbohydrates. In
purified beeswax, nitrogen was found to
the extent of 9.597 per cent.
SOP FENCEs.-A correspondent of the
Louisville COurier-JOurnat writes from
Scooba, Miss, as follows: In England
and Ireland they have the 50 sod fence.
have seen it in this country occasional
ly but think if our farmers knew its
practical merits we should see it oftener
Only dig two bitches four feet apart,
three feet wide and two feet deep
throw the dirt from the bitches on the
space between beat it down till it has
some har,,ness, and give it enough slant
to prevent caving," and You have
fence for lifetime. In most cases here
we need no turf or ''whin- bushes " as
they do, for in year the bank will be
covered with a luxuriant growth of black
berry bushes, answering every purpose.
Even where timber is plenty, We can
make this fence cheaper than almost any
other.
THE DRESSED WEIGHT o. ANIMALS
Farmers who have had but little expert
ence in feeding animals for the market,
are often disappointed because their
beef and pork does not weigh rs much
as they thought it would. They are
likely to overlook certain points which
ought always to be taken into account
when estimating the dressed weight of
animals.
l. Age. An old animal will not dress
as much IN proportion to its looks as a
young and growing one.
2. The degree of fatness. A creature
which will weigh great deal more than
one equally as large, but which mas not
been well-fattened.
3. Amount of grain which has been
fed. An animal which has had twenty or
thirty bushels of meal VIII dress much
heavier than one which was in equally
good order when the fattening was com
menced, and which may look equally well
when it is finished, but which has only
been fed on half as much meal.
f. Length of time In which grain has
been fed. A creature which has been
mealed for five OF six months Will weigh
more than one Which has had about the
same quantity OF meal, but which has
been fed only about half as long.
In all cases liberal and long continued
feeding is essential to the attainment of
any great success in fattening animals OF
any kind--NeiO England Homestead.
Choice Recipes, etc.