Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-01-25
AGRICULTURE.

Kentucky farmer leaned a few days
ago by losing three valuable animals
which ate some Of the weed with their
hay.
PorATo-BA AS SEED.-Plant the balls
in good rich earth, and keep them free
from weeds. The first crop of potatoes
will be marvclously small, many no
larger than peas; the second crop will
be better, and the third offull size You
will probably have lots of varieties Of
potatoes, and very likely none like those
from which the seed was taken
INCOMING COWS, more especially those
that are high-bred and have been well
fed, should be judiciously starved for
two or three weeks previous to calving,
and for week after it. Feed such COWS
only dry hay, or partly lay and partly
cut straw, with little bran and a hand
full of salt. The milking Of an incoming
COW, lust previous to her calving, should
be avoided, MS tending to unduly stimu-
late the organs and produce the very
trouble that is sought to be prevented.
BRINE A Poison TO PIGs.-The poison
Gus property of pork or other meat
brincs, when fed to pigs is known to
many, and, years ago, was mentioned
by the veterinarian Youatt. The Rural
Nc,O Yorker, referring to the subject, says
quite large number of cases are on
record in which some have died in con
sequence Of small quantity Of brine
having been mixed with their feed, I'M
der the impression that it would answer
the same purpose, and be equally as
beneficial rs the admiXture of q small
quantity Of salt; and where one case
has proved fatal there are scores in
which pigs have suffered more or less
severely.
WlNTERING HORSES Working horses
twenty-five years old arc very rare, and
yet 1T this agc horse may be vigorous
and useful. The duration Of q horses
life is thirty years, if he is we'll cared
for, and in his old age moderate work
may be expected from hlm. A large
proportion Of horses are ruined before
they are five years old by ovcr-work,
improper feeding, neglect and abuse.
Neglect and improper feeding find more
victims than oyerwork, for if u horse in
his prime is properly fed and cared for
hc can scarcely be hurt by steady work.
Food should bc given regularly as to
time and quantity. A horse has COM
paratiyely small stomach. Five pounds
of cut hay and three quarts of ground
feed should make full feed for Il largo
horse. Horses that are worked on the
road ut more than walking gait should
have the hay reduced TO three pounds
and have four quarts OF the feed. If
the feed is m0istcncd with water give
no drink until All hour after feeding, and
none Immediately before. -dMicuHtria
ENGIIsH BETTER IMPORTS relation
to the importation of butter into Eng
land, Tive London EnWlel credits the
largest supply TO France Next in I'M
portancc il Holland, then Denmark,
Germany Belgium, British North Amer
lea, then the United States. Thcl, best
foreign butter comes from the continent
of Europe. OF these, kicl butter is the
best early sort from February to April.
From April to October, Normandy and
Fri6sland are in good season. From
October 70 November What is known rs
Ostend butter but which, really comes
from Germany, is considered rs best
In 1873 England received ,277,729 hun
dred weight, value EG,S57 800 and last
year 1,G2O,G74 hundred weight, value
E9,053, 157. In 1867, the amount of inn
ported American cheese was 905,476
hundred weight and i'll 1876 ,53S, i75
hundred weight are of Il value Of So,
100000.
CITIES AND PURE Mnk.-At the late
session Of the New York Dairymcns'
association, Hon. George Geddes, Of Sy-
racuse, delivered an address upon the
/" Supply Of cities and villages with pure
milk The gentleman mstanced the
city Of New York as the most inacces
siblc of MI American cities from the
great milk ccnters Of the country, He
Had been led INTO making II thorough
investigation Of this subject several years
age, and WAS surprised to find that the
people of New York were actually pay
ing more than ten cents n quart for milk
of IL very inferior qnality. The adul-
tcration Of milk in small quantities is
done with such skill as to defy the ct-
forts Of the ordinary consumer to detect
it, The only remedy is TO send sam
pie of the suspected tactical 10 n compc-
tent chemist for analysis. Ii he were u
resident Of ~ city Of two millions Of
people, like New York he believed that
he would use nothing savo condensed
milk, unless he were SO situated rs to be
able to keep Il little Alderncy III the
Same barn with his horses.
HANDLING ColTs. 1T is II general praf-
tice among farmers who raise colts to
pay little or no attention to handling or
breaking them until they are large
enough 70 put into harness. II is II long
and heavy task To master them when
they have been thus neglected. If the
colt is of u high and nervous tcmpcra-
,,,,,,t u IL cften u ynnr mr. moro before