Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-03-15
AGRICULTURE.

ANkl( lit IKE.
FARMERS in Ireland consider barley
the best grain crop with which to sow
grasses; oats next, while wheat is the
least suitable of the three In laying
lanl of good average quality down to
permanent pasture, the following miN-
turc Of seed i sown there with II grain
crop. Italian ryc-grass, q pounds per
emia ryc-grasS, 8 pounds; cocks foot,
) pounds; timothy, 8 pounds; rough
stall>ed meadow grass, 8 pounds; mead
ow fox tail, . pounds; common rcscue,
pounds; hard feseue, / pounds; red
clover, ! pounds; yellow clover
pound; white clover, ; pounds. Ruui
New iorker.
CARE or Srock. Farmers VINO look
after the comfort Of their cattle but
rarely suffer pccuniary loss hy disease
or death. In the stable cleanliness and
ventilation are, with nm occasional cur
rying, the important requirements that
promote health. Experiments have
proven that COWS III milk and old oxen
retain their condition i'll confined and
warm quarters during the winter, while
animals under three years thrive better
in well sheltered yard with shed at
tached, the floor Of which should he
covered with dried leaves Or refuse
straw, which would afford them II rest
ing place during the night Gcrmmt-
torn 1eltUolh.
QUEENS EGGs. AS soon aS spring
opens our bees should I'LL he examined
hv lifting the frames Of each hive, and
il the stocks are weak, the bees are sent
10 one side Of the hive bv means Of u
division board, SO rs to keep up the
necessary heat for brood rearing on us
many combs as they can cover AS
soon rs the queen has filled these
combs with eggs, we spread them apart
inserting an empty comb between those
occupied with brood, and in 4 few days
time the queen will fill thi, ono also,
and 50 We keep on until every available
/ cell is occupied with brood Thus it
will be seen that instead Of the queen
laNing her egg on the outside of the
cluster, she lays them in the center Of
! the brood-nest, where they should be.
/ After the hive is full OF brood and bees.
it does not make 50 much difference, ~
i the weather l. warm and bees are plcn-
4 u. - that tie queen can deposit her
eggs anywhere in the hive As soon
/ is the strongest stocks are full, take i
frame Of brood just gnawing ont and
place it in the weaker ones, giving the
! strong one an empty comb for the
queen to fill again aud SO keep ON un-
] I'll all are full. .-lmcfiean Bee cJoHrnH,
LOOK AHEAD. Every farmer who
la, timber, should got i few logs 70 the
mill for drag-timber, wagon tongues
and the like Have them sawed and
piled under cover 80 that next season,
when work is crowdins and piece of
seasoned timber /, needed. you will
know Just where the desired article can
be found without being obliged TO spend
the whole day IN search for it, Each
one should have 4 chest Of common
tOOl., such Az are necessary TOR repair
work Oh the farm. II Is much easier II
we have the materials, 10 repair brok-
en harrow Or other utensil, than to tay-
el four Or five miles 10 a shop for the
purpose Of hiring done what We could
do just rs we'll ourselves. Any articles
that are liable to break had better be
attended to ut once, and not laid aside
with guess | can make that last this
season, well enough II Mil hc sure
- break when you arc in h hurry.
There II 4 world of wisdom jill Tie Old
maxim Procrastination is the thief Of
time and to no one IS tmc 50 precious
a. 70 the farmer at the busy season.
Rardi NeU Yorkcf.
TESTING MILK. The Koeiicle /eaupq
refers 70 DR.. Julius Lehmann's new
method of testing milk, a. being AZ
least Alb approach N i simple and casi-
/ II applied form of analysis, so long n
desideratum. 4 little of the milk 70 be
tested i diluted with an equal quantity
Of water, and poured ont IN a thin lay
i or upon the surface Of Il porous earth
enware slab Of very close grain, The
water holding in solution the milk,