The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-11-02

ton in this respect is that of the farm
yard. 1t is not little remarkable that
in the very case where the process of re-
duction and disintegration is most of all
needed it seems to be most neglected.
The contents of the stalls and of the
compost heap, which from the variety of
materials they comprise need to be elab-
orately worked ever and subdivided in
order to be thoroughly intermingled, are
yet frequently carted upon the land in
rude Jumps and unbrOken masses that
strangely contrast with the fine roots
and tibers through the pores of which
they have yet to enter before they can
nourish the growing plant. Few farmers
comprehend the importance of attend
ing to this item in the preparation of
their fertilizers. Plants feed mainly at
the extremities of the roOtlets, through
mouths too small to be seen by the
naked eye. The finer the manure is
made, the more easily it is dissolved in
water, and the sooner it passes into the
circulation.
The cultivator who intends to secure
maximum crop, or even a tolerably
paying yield, will find it necessary to
attend to his fertilizers, whatever may
be the kinds employed, and to reduce
them to a suitable degree of fneness
before applying them to his soil.
MILKING MACHINEs.-A writer TO
the North British Agricultmia says.
Allow me to state that l tried what I
believe to be the ordinary milking ma
chine, in dairy of ffty-fve COWS about
nine years ago. l first ordered one, and
was SO well pleased with its apparent
efficiency that l at once ordered few
more, and the greater part of the milk
Ing was done for about week with
them, when / found that the yield of
milk and weight of curd had been grad
ually decreasing the time they were in
use, so at once put them aside and re-
sumed handwriting, when the yield
soon increased to what it formerly was.
This has been my experience of milking
machines, and l consider their failure
mainly caused by the total absence of
any mechanical action on the teats or
milk vessel, and not to the smallness of
the tubes, as supposed by Mr.. Little
John-a very simple defect which, if it
existed, could easily be remedied. The
young OF all mammalia when sucking,
by butting with their nose and pulling,
bring considerable amount of mechan-
ical force to bear upon the teats and
vessel. For instance, who has not OBJ
served young pig when it could find
nothing in the teat butt and rub with
its little nose all around it till it got its
reward? In these days of dear labor,
when the most Indifferent class of dairy
maids can scarcely be got either for love
or money, the Highland Agricultural
Society would be doing a duty that
would be highly appreciated by all dairy
farmers were they to offer handsome
premium to the inventor of a thoroughly
efficient milking machine.
| AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES IN GER
MANY. Prussia contains four higher
agricultural academies, with about eighty
well-paid professorships; forty-one lesser
colleges, all connected with model farms ::
five special schools for cultivation of
meadows, and for scientific study of irri-
cation; one special school for the re-
clamation of swamp lands; two special
schools for industrial agricultural; one
school for horse-shoeing; one school each
for silk raising, bee, and pisciculture;
twenty agriculturalstations Qaborateries)
for experiments and for garden culture
three higher colleges and twelve Sec
ondary schools, in which the cultivation
of grapevine is made speciality.
All these schools are connected with
model farms, for the practical education
of students. That of the Academy of
Proskau contains no less than 2,45O
acres OF farming land, and 14,7OO acres
of forests. Bavaria, country of s, OOO,-
600 people, has twenty-six agricultural
colleges, 269 associations for the advance
ment of agricultural scientific knowl-
edge, and the celebrated polytechnic
school at Munich contains a separate
branch for higher agricultural instruc.
ton. The small kingdom of Wurtem-
berg-population LOO, 000-has sixteen
colleges, among them the school of
Hohenhelm, of European fame, and
seventy-nine educational associations.
Hesse-Darmstadt, whose population is
not quite $4,000, contains nine agricul-
tural colleges among them that of the
University of Giessen. Gutenberg
population 320,000--has three colleges.
Sake Weimar, with 23O, 900 inhabitants,
supports fifteen professorships in the
University of Jena, another college at
Toarzen, model farm of practical in
struction at Berda; school for tree cul-
ture at Marienhohe, seventy five associa-
tions and a large number of evening
schools, which are instructed through a
series of lectures, held by learned travel
ing professors. Similar conditions pre-
vail in smaller States. The whole of the
German Empire to-day contains one
hundred and eighty-four German cole
leges, OF which number eight are con.
nected with the great Universities of
Leipsic, Halle, Gottingen, Berlin, Konigs-
berg, Gissen, jena; five colleges for
horticulture, seventy-fve practical mid.
die schools for agriculture, twenty eight
middle schools for garden culture, six.
teen colleges for special branches, be-
sides an immense number of larger and
smaller associations, evening schools for
the further education of farmers
youths, lecture courses by travelling pro-
fessors, etc.
Hints for Home Use.
CHESS PIE.-Four eggs, two cupfuls
of sugar, one cupful sweet cream, two.
thirds cupful butter, ono spoonful -four.
Nutmeg to taste.
BREAKFAST PUFFs.- One-balf pint of
milk, one pint -four, two eggs, a table
spoonful of butter, or two of cream, and
a .teaspoonful of salt. Bake in hot-roll
pans.
Troy PUDDING.-One cup of chopped |
suet, stoned raisins, molasses, and milk,
and one egg, three cups Of sifted -four, a |
little salt, and pinch of soda; boil three
hours; serve with sweet sauce.
For DYsPEPTICs.-Eat peeled apple
every night before going to bed. A sure |
cure for this distressing complaint, as
those can testify who have suffered for |
over twenty years with 1t.
Useful suggestfons.
A CEMENT suitable for joining metals
TO non-metallic substances is prepared
by dissolving in boiling water two and