Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-04-26
THE FARM.

CorroS growing liz California has
proven to be q failure.
The Hessian fly is said to be damage
ing the wheat at st. Clair county, Ill.
IT is reported that the ilea-beetle is
doing great damage to tobacco III
certain Tennessee districts.
ACCORDING to the latest census, Rus
STA possesses 1G, 100000 horses: Austro-
Hungary, 3,546,S34 Germany, 3,352,-
231; France, 2,882,S51; Great Britain,
2,752,509; and Italy, 1,19G,l28.
IT is reported that the apple crop
Of 1878 in Southern Illinois will be
light. Last year the crop was very
large, and it is to be hoped that the
fruit will be Of u better quality this
season. --ErH Grouer and Fdr7aer.
THE most careful business men Of
town or country began life on the farm,
and early learned the worth Of dollar.
Such III early training to a young man
is worth to him more than IL fortune
combined with indolent ana prohigate
habits.
THERE Is general howl all through
the rural districts on account of the
destruction Of the fractional postal
currency II has put iii end to half
the business which was transacted
through the mails Its loss will be
greatly in favor Of the dollar papors
Ir is Il good spring for sowing clover
seed, orchard grass seed, rcdtop seed
and even timothy seed though we
prefer to SOW the latter in fall. IF
farmers would getrid of great deal of
hard work, they must put more Of their
land III pasture and meadow If there
is an ovcr-production of the cereal
crops, let us pay more attention 70 the
raising Of good stock, 1t il the plea
santcst part Of farming - 6lcoal's
Rurm World
THEODORE BATES, Of Lafayette coun-
ty. lately had II fine COW to die from
some disease which baillcd all his skill
IN medicine. After the death Of the
COW he concluded to make Il post
mortem examination to satisfy his
curiosity, when he found the heart en-
largcd to the sizeof an ordinary wooden
bucket, and i'll the upper portion Il
tcn-pcnny nail, which had the appear
nncc Of having bccn there for some
time. How and when the nail got
there is n question to be solved.
TnE pig Of Naples is black ia color
and without brlstles, which, however,
grow when the animal is removed
farther north; the leg Of medium
length the body square and cylindrical,
exhibiting II symmetry much beyond
any other variety Of swine yet found in
Il scmi-rcfonncd condition. The flesh
is very good III quality, but the animals
are not hardy and are little adapted for
general use. The crosses with British
swine have been very valuable, the
progeny showing much hneness of
form and aptitude TO fatten.
THAT famous $4,000 COW which was
so much talked about in this country Il
few years ago has found rival in point
Of proportonate pccuniary worth IN u
$500 chicken. The EaqiM agricultural
Gazette says that game cock was re-
Gently sold for the above excessive
price and suggests that III the future
the raising of such chickens would
prove II very lucrativcsolrcco of income.
The same journal says that over $13,-
100000 worth Of eggs were imported
into England i'll 1876, and yet the sup
ply was short of the demand. Here is
an opening for poultry men and a
wider field for the inventors of egg
preserving processes and egg carrying
devices.
Frog EATING BEES. Now Froggy"
stands ut the bar on trial for various
thclts and robberics, my friends the
bees have a serious charge To make
against him. One evening n July last
he stcathily crept up u slanting board
placed against Il beehive, and with his
trap-like jaws caught the bees leaving
and entering the hive. Why the bees
did not charge him ut the point of the
bayonet do not know, except it was his
Shiny coat Of mail, on which they could
get 10 foothold. Anyhow the pet
!" Froggy' is not SO inuocenta ms he looks.
Liant and lI.dty.
Hive GOSSIP Do not fail to watch
we'll now for every worm that is about
the hives Each one destroyed now is
Il great gain. We do know from actual
experience that it is possible, yen easy
To be rid of all millers or worms in any
stage about your hives if you use care
III the spring and are distant from any
careless bee-keeper Look over your
empty hives now and be sure you hav1
enough u increase your bees is mg
rs YOU wish. Save every empty co.
and to preserve them hang them -
some snare room where there Z -,
being careful that no comb touges ans
other If the air clrculateS fey, nl!ih
eggs deposited in them hy ,lllers WI
bc dcstr Dyed BE Keepers 1ia9a1'"e'
CRers AND NAlrEs-pe corn crop