Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-06-12

things are neglected there will be
no crop. If negligently done there will
be poor crop. Fruit trees are farm
crop. If the land is properly cultivated,
and If it is well drained, there will be a
good growth; if not, there will not be 80
good a growth. As we treat our Or
chard, so it will be. Hence the effect
of our neglected orchards which We SO
much see. Make the orchard speci-
atty; that is, devote it to fruit; cult
yate the ground for that purpose. And
here all explanation is necessary. If
your ground is deeply rich, porous and
drained, surface cultivation has little
effect. The roots plunging down get
out Of its reach. Manure applied is re-
tanned at the surface. if the soil is re-
tcntive-as good, well balanced soil is.
Then grass may be grown and grass re-
moved. We have seen this in numer-
Gus cases, and with the most gratifying
results. And here we have found the
best success in fruit growing. The best
orchard (apple) that We ever knew was
in such soil. The roots piercing down
many feet, permitted blowing up to the
tree. This orchard was kept constantly
in grass, is in grass to-day, and has been
uniformly good for the many years that
We have known it. Such land, then, is
an exception to the general culture of
the farm. 1t does not effect the culture
of the grain and grass crops, but it is
an exception to fruit trees. The ad.
vantage here is the depth of the soil.
The underground strength is made use
of, which can not be reached by the
grain and grass crops, though clover
does it to some extent; and clover
grows excellently in such soil, produc-
ing two heavy crops, from five to six
tons per acre. 1t is the soil that should
be devoted to them. Where there is a
shallow soil the thing is entirely
changed. You now have the roots
where you have to feed them. They
soon absorb the strength of the scant
soil. If, in addition, grass or grain is
sown, the matter is still worse; unless
the crops grown ara given to the land.
Then there will be an advantage.
because an addition; or manure may
be applied in the regular way. The
land may be cultivated, but enrich
ment must 60 with it, either in leaving
the crop or adding manure. If not,
the orchard will suffer and finally de-
cay.-Fr1tI Recorder.
THE PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE Pro-
DUCTIoN OF MILK understand very
well, as probably everybody does who
handles milk, that there is a wide
difference in the composition Of pure
milk, especially in the matter of the
Of butter. All milk is richer
in September than in June, and it
varies in this respect in different sea-
sons in the same herd Of COWS. The |
which lead to this are
many. The COW that is fieshy gives
milk richer in butter than the COW that |
is thin and poor. One that has reached
her full maturity gives better milk than
she did before she reached that age; a |
COW that is gaining flesh day by day
gives richer milk than q COW that is
losing gradually. The condition of the
pasture have also much to do with the |
quality Of the production. This con-
dition is governed in turn by the sea-
son. Experience has taught me that a
cows milk very deficient in butter
oftener fattens finer calf than that of |
a first-class butter COW. When a man
tells me what a splendid fat calf his
COW always rears, l do not wish to pur-
chase her for a butter COW. A man
cannot produce milk profitably for any
purpose without feeding his COWS liber-
ally with good, sound, highly nutri-
tious food. The COW has been likened
to y machine. 1t requires certain
of food to supply the demands
of nature. All above that amount
which she will take and assimilate will
be converted into milk and flesh. The
herd should be kept warm in winter,
and fed and watered with regularity.
Their diet should be varied as much as
will allow. Early cut hay,
shorts. corn, meal, and vegetables
should be included in the bill of fare,
and we shall then be rewarded with
milk in all the valuable components Of
the fluid. On the other hand the herd
that is poorly fed, carelessly housed
and cared for, cannot give anything but
watery milk, almost worthless for but
ter or table, Scientific Farmer.