Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-26
AGRICULTURAL.

to begin to fatten swine, sheep, and
bceveS intended for the market The
more of this work that can be done, the
better for the farm and the farmer. We
would purchase as many head as we
could feed, and buy bran, corn-meal. oil
meal, or any other products of this char
acter to be procured If stock were
/ bought with judgment and fed with skill.
they should bring in handsome money
! profit, and leave a large quantity of
valuable manure.
! Cows.-Frcsh milk COWS should be
literally fed, If they fall of now, they
cannot be brought up again when colder
weather comes. Failing pastures should
/ be helped out with some fresh fodder,
| bran or meal. Look out for injurious
weeds III clover aftermath, such rs lobe.
/ La and st. Johns wort When plenti-
| tul, these may cause fatal disease in
COWS, as we have known them To do
with horses and colts. The presence of
these weeds is indicated by profuse sail
vation or soldering III the animals that
have eaten them
SHEEp-The breeding flock should
now be put in order, culled over and
literally fed. Half pint of grain per
head, daily, given now, will hem To
bring the ewes III season early, and in
sure strong lambs, if good care is kept
up through the winter. Separate all
the ram lambs from the ewes, and keep
the eve lambs by themselves. Now
that good mutton is becoming more
popular III the markets, il would be well
to consider the merits of the long wool
as profitable sheep.
SUNDRy MATTERS. Look out for the
insurance on barns and stock; do not
let the policy expire without renewing
1t; and 10y all means choose a response
, bic company to insure in. Clean out
and whitewash cellars and root-houses.
Remove rubbish from back yards and
gardens. Repair fences, Open drains.
Repair the corn-crib Hunt out vermin
and do all these things which need to he
done to have all snug Tor the winter.
Keep an observant eye open, and carry
"A notebook and pencil with YOU. 1t
will be surprising how many things will
be written down III the course of Il few
days.-1OicUb,uiS.
KEEPING APpLES-rhe Western 1W3-
cah,ria 5 Us: Use great care in picking
them from the trees, and when transfer
ing them from the basket to the barrel
handle them like eggs. Get the best
graduated sugar barrels to keep them
in and when the barrels are full cover
them with thick paper to keep them
from the air. Then, with barrel
header, press the heads in, and keep
them out of the cellar as late ms you can
without having them freeze. Put them
in the dryest and coolest part of the eel
lar, and raise from the ground three
feet or more on skids, and do not open
or disturb them until they are wanted
for Use. If exposed to the air by open
ing the barrel to pick them over, some
of the apples will rot and Others viii
withcr.
SUCCESS WITH FLowERs.-- Says the
Ohio Farmer: Some people are never
successful with flowers, while others are
uniformly So There is such thing as
too much care, and it is equally rs in
furious rs too little. We know of one
lady who was always seeking advice
about the management Of this and that
flower, and always took cverybody's
advice until her flowers persisted. Then
she tried again, using her own judgment,
assisted in a general way by standard
work on the subject; her success has
been all that could be desired since
Some water too much. No rule about
supplying water can be laid down-ex-
cept the general one--water whenever
needed. This leaves it to the discretion
of the grower, and the habits Of each
variety must be closely observed, to be
successful. 1t Is n great accomplish
ment to be able to bring out all the rich
beauty Of towering plant--a greater one
| than to be able to make an imitation in
wax, or even i'll water colors or oil.
WHAT A ROBIN EATs.-A correspon-
dent Ofthe Germantown Telegraph writes
saw n robin catch large grasshopper,
Il thing | never, rs ] remember, saw n
robin do before There was no mistake
/ in regard to the act ! was riding ia
| the highway, while the capture occurred
short distance ahead of me The
/ bird made several attempts al capture
before succeeding, for the insect made
a number of leaps fol life. The circum-
stance seems to indicate that the robin
| is insectivorous as far rs the grasshop-
/ per is concerned. If | mistake not, |
have recollection Of frightening a
robin in my boyhood, just ~ the bird
/ was in the act Of peci<ing nj something
in the ground After the birds flight /
| approached the spot, and found q black
Cub about an inch and half long. Ny
brother, who is quite an observer, tells
me he is sure he has seen the robin eat
/ the common wire worm, These facts
would seem not only to indicate that