Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-07-12
THE FARM.

States reaches 10000 900 bushels, which
would make 1,050,000,000 four pound
loaves of bread. Great Britain uses
80,000,000 bushels Of grain yearly for
the same purpose. and annually inn
ports food to the value OF nearly $780,
100000.
THE roots Of clover have II natural
tendency TO decompose after having
produced the plant in perfection, and
in il the effect Of this decomposition
that renders crop of clover 50 good a
preparation for the growth Of wheat.
Decay ever furnishes regenerativc food,
while the roots pierce and divide the
soil, loosening the ground.
Mr.. +. BAINs, who has given much
experimental attention to the matter,
tells thn London CURTIN that seeds un-
doubleday keep better in the capsules
in which they are grown than shellcd
or threshcd out, and he adds that all
extremes Of heat or cold should be
avoided; neither should the place
where they are stored be damp, nor
the opposite, too dry.
TIE English propose to have great
agricultural fair in 1879, ut m expense
Of $2500OO. IL il said that agriculture
il declining in Groat Britain. The
number of cattle, the wheat acreage
and other crops are decreasing, and
very nearly one-half Of the population
Of tho United Kingdom is now depend
ent for sustenance on imported food.
The people hope TINT an exhibition as
proposed will help to revive II dropping
business.
TIE washing ~ toms and large
,,,oncn1o of trees with - sOi"s. - ~
cafDo"e acid soap dissolved III lukcwarli
water, ahd = portion Of the Hour of SUI
phur mixed With it, is u good method
Tor destroying Me insects. The best
time to do the washing il after the
spring opens. IL will then stick to the
trees, and when the insects come out
the poison kills them in their infant
state and by that the foliage and fruits
Of the trees mny be saved.
OATS AND PEAs.---Oats and pens sown
together produce n very nutritious fod-
der. The two crops together, upon one
acre of good soil, will yield nearly, il
not quite, ~ much fodder us would m
acre of each sOwn separately. We
have sown two bushels of oats and six
pecks Of peas to the mere. If sown
oary the fodder may be cut for soiing
cows or horses in May or June, and u
succession for continuous Use may be
sown every two weeks until early in
May. Roll the ground after sowing SO
that the crop may be cut with u mower,
which mny easily be done, as the oats
support the peas and prevent lodging
Pres ON GRASS. We wish more of the
hog-rnlscrs would give the results ut
tanned by feeding hogs Oh grass or cloy-
or. WhnJ il II fair gam per month for hogs
running on grass? friend of ours i'll
formed M few days since that he WIS
trying the experiment. The result Of
the first months trial was Il gain Of
twenty-six pounds per head ON Il lot
averaging ut the beginning $50 pounds.
This was on clover. We have lot Of
seven running III MI orchard set with
bluegrass, timothy, orchard grass, white
clover and u very little rcd clover. On
Mny 18th they averaged III pounds,
and on June nth they were again
weighed and had gained twenty-eight
pounds per head The lot had received
perhaps n bushcl of corn during the
time. We noticed that the red clover
wns all kept eaten close down (thcre
were also sows and pigs in the orchard)
40 that il did not get III bloom. The
timothy and blue grass appear to be
their next choice, while the orchard
grass is grazed but very little
N.y, L,,rp ,,v,ppn,uu ,,,p NI,NNEgnr,
A big wheat crop is not the only big
thing" Minnesota can produce. The
latest triumph is III the less cultivated,
but the not less appreciated its sea-
son-strawherry, and tho strides that
have been made this season 20 to show
that tho time il not far distant when
this luscious fruit will equal in size pota-
toes if they are small ones. Two
champions for honors are in the field:
Mr.. g. ). Woolscy, Of Waymtn, on the
shore of Lake Minnctonka, ami Mr.
Bernstein, Of Minneapolis. The former
hns brought out u Seeding from the lu-
eunda Of very hrge size, which he has
named the "Mlnaetonka secdling,' ana
Won worthy it is to hayo the name of
tho beautiful lake ON which il is grown.
The samples We have seen We're either
broadly cxcombed or regularly comic,
with deep red flesh Of good flavor, par
taking somewhat of its illustrous parent
II is well known by many that the Ju-
eunda, when well grown, is the most
popular berry to-day III some markets
on account Of its large size rich color
and high flavor; and MS natural result
thp pllSnrinp from such DnrpntapC
could scarcely he otherwise thau good.
Mr.. Woolsoy has thus fnr given the
plants no winter protection, which is