Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-29

up q tasteful appearance bout his ho,,ea.
not only performs good work for his
own family, but stimulates his neigh
bors to initiate him. Nothing ia more
contagious than the desire for gardening
when once it gets a footing.
WILD cattle feed in flocks, because
they experience a sense of insecurity
and dread of attack; they act instinct.
lively upon the maxim that union is
strength, and thus guard against sur
prise. The dOmestiCated varieties scat
ter and browse separately because thew
have no such dread, and each animal
follows its individual caprice or sense Of
enjoyment. ISL ru-. AAsE Ell -
CURE FOR CHOKING .CArrLE.--Should
cattle be ut any time in danger of chok-
ing, BY reason of any foreign substance
sticking in the throat, take Of fine chew.
ing tobacco enough to make hall as
large a. q hens egg, dampen it with
molasses SO that it can be compressed
into n ball and will adhere closely. ele-
vate the animals head, pull out the
tongue and crowd the ball rs far down
the throat rs possible In fifteen min
utes 1t will cause sickness and vomiting
relaxing the muscles. SO that the potato
or Whatever may cause the choking will
be thrown up. aga g'st' n =
DAIRY Cows. The best COWS for n milk
dairy are grade Shorthorns. They milk
plentifully, giving rich, high favored
milk, and the cream does not rise rap
idly upon it. This renders the milk
most suitable for shipping to q city or
town market. By good feeding, cows
of this kind are kept in good flesh, and
when failing in milk, they fatten with
rapidly. We cannot see how milk
dairyman can afford to raise calves.
Profit is only made from milk, and n
dry COW soon eats her head off," A
good supply Of dairy COWS is to be found
in Southern New York and Northern
Pennsylvania, in the region of the head
waters of the Delaware and Susquehan.
ma rivers. A good class of stock is
kept there. bred to supply purchasers.
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A CALIFORNIA paper says that the 60
pher and the ground squirrel are the
most formidable pests the California
| A"AHCi Huo w CoIitCHu Will. 11c enjoys
comparative immunity from the pests
which afflict other agricultural regions.
There is pos sibly something in the soil
unfavorable to the propagation of for
eign pests. But the gopher and ground
squirrel are Indigenous Their presence
is made known in every nook and cor
ner in the state. They Overrun gram
fields and orchards, burrowing the
ground in every direction, and destroy
ing the grain crops and fruit trees. For
years the question of how to get rid Of
these pests has been one of growing i'm
portance to the farming community.
The climax was probably reached last
year. What with the drouth and these
pests many farmers found themselves
at the close of the harvest season with
out any crops. The farmers of one
county contra Costa estimated their
losses last year, from gophers and
ground squirrels alone, Mt @15O, 600. Y
CLEANING BED TIcK1NGs. When mat
tresses and feather beds are soiled, mix
equal quantities of soft soap and pull
verified wheat starch into soft paste
and rub it thoroughly into spot. Let it
dry in the sun; then scrape off the paste,
and wash it off with sponge. If it
docs not look clean when it is dry, apply
it again. If feather-beds have been in
use some years without being renovated,
put them on the grass when the rain
pours heavily, and let them become
thoroughly wetted. Then turn on the
other side and let the tickings have q
good soaking. When the sun shines
brightly, it will dry quickly. Let it lie
out several days, bringing it in ut night
to keep it from the dews When it is
perfectly dry, hang it on strong line,
and beat it as you would carpet, until
all the dust Is out Of it, and you will
have clean, sweet bed, as well prepar-
ed as if the feathers had been run
through machine with a steaming ap-
paratus attached. If the hair mattress
es are lumpy, rip them open, take out
the hair and pull it apart thoroughly;
then let it lie ON the grass, and If it does
not rain, turn water over 1t and shake it
up well, and put it in basket TO dry.
Let the children pick it to pieces when
dried, and fill it up evenly. Take q
long upholsterer's needle, with some
strong Irvine, and tack it down in dia-
monds, putting rosctte of cotton into
each place, if desired, and it will look
as well as if you had paid an upholster-
er six dollars for doing the work.
|. Colts AND SrEERs.-As soon as colt
is born let the kind-hearted owner Of his
mother appear to him and aid him in
| his frat search for tho maternal fuid
which is to nodrish his young life; let
him see him every day, and hear moth
ing but the kindest notes of the human
voice. Having little halter ready for
him, and tie him kindly near his dam