Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-01-18
AGRICULTURE.

Is Spain they are beginning to feed
cattle with forage intcrminglcd with
ground bones, in order to increase the
dose Of phosphate Of lime III the food.
Ir il estimated that the amount Of
butter and cheese produced for the
year past is 52S, 100000 pounds, valued
ut $l24 100000. The amount of butter
exported for the year 1877 was 12.7S9-
952 pounds; cheese, 1896, OBJ
pounds.
Gently coded to two American gentle
men II large tract of arabic land ut u
nominal price, on condition that they
shall cultivate it in the highest style of
American agricultural art, us regards
methods, utensils and crops, in order
to give the natives Il model for the
better industrial developments Of the
country.
THE Hereford cattle are going up to
the head Of the class in England. They
are commanding higher prices at the
public sales in that country Tho
friends Of the llcrcfords claim that
they are better beef cattle and better
milk cattle. OF course, the Short-horn
men deny this. There will be sharp
competition hereafter between the
breeders Of these two classes Of cattle.
A SINGLE steamer sailing from New
York last week took Il cargo Of 1910
bushels of corn, 33,a19 Of wheat, Is, S56
of peas, 1900 barrels OF flour, | 200
bales Of cotton, and other merchandise,
being the largest cargo ever taken from
this port by one vessel. This enormous
total If produce can best be realized
when il IS considered that itrcprcscntcd
n years crop Of ut least $500 acres Of
farming land.
TIE farmers of California are now
Watching the clouds with an cagcmCss
that farmers in Colorado little realize.
| The rainy season has set IN, but rs yet
the fall has not boon rs copiouS rs eN-
pcctcd or desired. Thus far it has not
been equitable in distribution, but it is
to be hoped that in due season, the rain
fall, on which SO much depends, will
cover the valleys and the hills with
vcrdurc and fiji the hearts Of the farm
crs there With exceeding great Joy.
Another Year like tile past, in the
Golden State, will wreck thousands Of
fortunes and dcvastate thousands of
happy homes.
SOME interesting experiments ON the
Colorado potato bug were lately re-
ported 1T il meeting Of the Toronto
chronological society They Wore con-
Quoted with Il view to determine what
they would eat and what they would
not cat. Nine experiments We're com
Quoted varying in time from twenty
four hours to twenty Gays. After hcing
kept for certain lengths Of time without
food, leaves OF vegetables generally and
afterwards red root, Canada thistle,
golden rcd, eat mint, plantain, were
given them but none We're eaten. When
supplied tith potato leaves all ate
freely.
EtFEcr o. SUNLIGHT oN FLOUR II i.
maintained, aays Tic MHStoue, that tire
inferior quality III certain kinds Of
wheat ana rye flour is frequently due
to the action of sunlight ON the flour;
even when i'll bags or barrels the gluten
experience Il change similar to that uc-
casiOued hy heating i'll the mill. Tie
tendency thus impaired toit, 10 become
lumpy, and 10 form dough without
toughness. is similar To that of moist
grain. or of flour when it is too fresh,
or made from grain ground too early,
or when adultcrated with cheap bar
lcy meal such flour can be improved
hy keeping some weeks
WHITE CLOVER Every pasture
should contain some White clover. 1t
will afford more feed ut certain times
of the Year than any KIND Of grass or
clover Il will not flourish on damp
soils or those that IRE very poor. Il
Mill 10 VERY wcll ia i partial shade, AZ
grove II orchard. but TO make the
highest ,Neellcnce, 4, should he Sown
where twill have the advantage Of full
sunlight Il is easy 70 secure patches
of white cloycl III pasture ny scat
teiing seei n early spring on bare
plncas aa.l brushing i III. CINE pound
ot .uel /, atlicignt t3 sar, White cloN6F
i'll i hundred nhccs III /. pasture HE
di>positiou al thiS cover To spread ~
means 6f the bnncIg. that run along
Tie Smfleeat the ground aud takc root
Having secure, Il sai Ioat square Ii
mill .aai lNt1nl Sa III. tae0ver iir~i II
yari tAan rol
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