Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-13
AGRICULTURAL. ITEMS.

Shecps' StomachS are ROW utilized 10y
being tanned, and converted into loath-
or bags.
The South Australian government
has offered $1,000 for successful COM
hined gram reaper threShcr and
Sacker.
The peanut crop is estimated this
wear with Tennessee, 100000 bushels;
Virginia, 100000 bushels North Caro-.
lima, 10000 bushels.
The Camas plantwhjeh seems 70 he Il
native of Idaho rcrrilory, is said to I've
Very fine food for hogs. An effort is be-
ing made to Introduce its culture Into
California.
4 pail II milk standing ton minutes
whore il is exposed Il tho scout III i
strong smelling stable, or amy other Of
fcnsivc odor, will mbihc faint that
will never leave it.
Cleanliness is an important element
i'll the profitable growth Of animals.
\ pig well washed will put on onc.tinh
moro flesh with the same amount Of
food than the unwashed animal
In Colorado they are paying ho0utics
for the heads of owls and hawks, and
the mice are rs thick rs grasshoppcrs.
They had better give premiums for I'M
crcaSing the number Of birds that de-
your vermin.
The hest quality Of Baldwin apples
are only worth 81 harrel in Maine,
4, ~
per hushel NJ Nirden, Ill, and oats only
) cents per hushol ut nos Moines, Iowa
A Brown Walnchian marc belonging
to n lieutenant Of the Prussiau guards
has trotted from Naucn to potsdam. u
distance OF tweuty-tour milcs, in an
hour and twenty minut i, carrying u
weight Of 0anounds.
1t Is reported hy Prof. L. u. Arnold
that 81 sixteen olomargarinn factories
in tEis country known To him, thirteen
have gone to the WALL though backed
with an aggregate of 1880, 900 capital
stock TO start with.
DR.. James, the Georgia commissioner
OF agriculture, says that there il true
rust-proot ont, largely grown in the
south, which resists rust even when
sown with other varieties which are cut
down with the disease.
Mr.. Thompson, il the Humboldt
koSmoS, says that corn smut II not poi
sonous, and that il is no morotho agent
inlurying cattle than the husks. He
says he would have no hesitation in
feeding his cattle all the smut they could
cat.
II is quite probable that ninc-tcnths
Of the llghming-rods put up throughout
the country are constructed bv ignor-
ant parties, and not only do not serve
us II protection, but invite destruction
with less chance of escape than if the
rods were absent. american CaHimtof.
The Rev. Henry Ward Becchor in
the christian Union, urges western farm
ers to plant trees better ones than cot
tonwood and wllow-nt the rate of
thlrty-two acres of each quarter-secnon
and he assures them that thirty years
hence the timber viii DO "of rs much
value MS I'LL the rest Of the farm
Spruce butter tubs are the best white
hemock makes II sweet tub, acids
from the oak colors the butter and in
JureS It's appearances; white ash gives
the butter II sTong flavor if kept long
and increases tile liability to mold /;
maple smells and cracks badly. Soak
all tubs four to six days in brine before
using.
As the matters carried of 10y sewers
contain large proportion Of tcrtlizlng
material, various plans have been pro
posed IN Europe to collect and utilize
them. The average value assigned by
the English rivers pollution commission
is 81. 10 per 100 tons. The sewerage Of
London is estimated nj 2G0, 600 900 tons
yearly, worth over $l0,000,000.
The apple crop was not 80 short in
Southern Illinois rs II was supposed to
be. The first ones brought to market
were disposed Of nj 81 per bushel, the
second lot Mt so cents and finally the
price has settled down to from GO to rs
cents. The quality is very poor, con
sidering the usual good quality 81
southern Illinois apples. Farmer amt
Fruit Gr0uer
TIE Marshallton lowa) Times says
steps are being taken to investigate
dealers and shippers in hogs in that
vicinity who have been buying dis
eascd herds at mere nominal prices,
for rendering purposes, and then con
verting them into the market rs good
ones. 1t is claimed that from these
diseased hogs, picked up at small
price, lard IS being rendered and sent to
Chicago.
lT il suggested that the telephone
would be very useful FOR farmers. A
line runnir & along country roads and
terminating at the nearest village would
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