The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-09-29
Experimenting with Grades.


has been experimenting witt grades,
and the following is a report of the re-
suits rs given by the Michigan Farmer.
1t shows conclusively that hay is not
u sine qua non with stock, and that it
can be successfully bred, III seasons
when the hay crop is short, hy the use
of auxiliary crops. These cattle were
bred from fair native COWS, and the
bull Il thoroughbred hOrt-hOrn. SO
that we may consider them half-hreeds.
rhe cattle were sold us follows:
One pair oxen $500 49,. 1886 lbs.
The 3-year old steers bred auG fed by
Hart are us follows:
pair 3-year old steers ...... ...... 30l5 lbs.
pair 3-year old steers ...... ...... ..2154 "
pair BY ear old steers ...... ...... =. G632 A."
pair 3-year olds twins, steer and
heller 800. ...... ...... -. 24U0 "
Hart raised these 3-year Oils Oh skim
milk when calves they never ate Il
ton Of hay, and no hay DIT all, for the
reason that he did not have the hay.
All the past season he fed them corn
stalks, turnipS and G ain. The drover
who purchased them took the whole
lot with an allowance for shrinkage of
81 lbs. for their delivery in Detroit,
below their weight at Milton. We
have a lesson here about feeding.
Hart, by the use of a good bull has good
stock TO work with, and taking into
consideration that he was short OF hay,
fed splendid lot of cattle, making up
in attention to his stock for his want
of hay. In this he has set us an exam
pie, and we are much pleased TO pre-.
sent his report TO our readers. for it
shows that "blOod will tell" We ask
then, can any farmer that takes his
chance CT the bulls met with, show
anything like this record?
On Souring Of MIX During Thunder Storms
1t is fact, to the truth of which al.
housewives will testify, that immedi-
ately after a brilliant display of at
moSpheric electricity, milk which was
sweet before will be found to be sour.
The souTing of milk is undoubtedly
caused by the sugar of milk being
changed into Tactic acid. But what
produces this change in So short time!
Under natural conditions, milk will
remain sweet for at least day, while
during a thunder storm the change
will take place IN an hour time.
\ great number Of reasons have
been given for this rapid souring of
milk, as the Earring of thunder. etc.
But the simple explanation was the re.
suit OF an experiment tried by an
/ EnglShman named Andrew CrOSSee,
about fifty years ago. The gentleman
was endeavoring to produces crystals
| by accomplishing II silicious solution by
means of the electric current. After
he had passed electricity through the
! solution several hours. he was aston.
! iShed to find some oval bodies covered
/ with brlstles moving through the So
/ luton, End kicking out in every direc-
! ton. At first it seemed as if electric.
/ ity produced life, but further expert.
ments showed that it simply Matched
the germs already in the liquid, for if
| precautions We're taken to exclude
| them, no animal life was produced by
| electricity.
These wonderful experiments set
the scientific world TO experimenting
and, us the result, Halter Pasteur ant
a host of investigators, have shown
that the souring of milk is cIused by
the presence of large number of mi
mite plants called fungi. The presence
of negative electricity is essential t
the rapid development of these minute
| plants. By charging milk with posi-
| tive electricity, 1t may be kept sweet
! for several weeks. This fact may
prove to be of practical utility IN the
arts.
Now, during thunder storms every
/ thing is favorable to the growth o
/ fungi. The air is warm, moist anC
charged with negative electricity. II
short space of time whole forest:
spring up in every pan of milk, ant
succeed IN souring the milk and tn,
| temper Of the housewife.