Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-06
FARM NOTES.

Canada. 1t required thirtv-five tons oil
milk for its composition.
Clover seed is lower at the presen,
time than it has been for many years
selling at - to IS bushel of sixty
pounds, all over the west.
The cultivation of tobacco in England
is strictly prohibited, the traffic in it
being government monopoly. Seven
ty per cent. Of the quantity imported
and consumed comes from the United
States.
The good resulting from the seed
distribution of the United States depart
ment of agriculture-at IL yearly OK
pense to the people of "some 500, 900"
is characterized by the Toronto Globe
as "marvellously small"
we have not seen, as vet, Il printed
word of sympathy for the executive
board Of the agricultural society of War
rem county, Ill.,, who were indicted by
the local grand jury and fined 500 "for
allowing gambling" ut their last fall
fair.--Ne,o York Tribune.
The hens-and especially the bullets
are beginning to sing in their cheer
ful, contented manner on the sunny
side of tho barn, or III the comfortable
coops. This means more eggs; and I'M
less you expect to get something from
nothing you know what the blddies re-
quire. Only don't forget the shell-mak-
ing material, fresh water, clean nests
and warm breakfasts.
With that zeal for the "new-fangled +"
characteristic of his lively administra-
ton. the commissioner Of agriculture
will procure a few bushels of seed of
the Japan persimmon, sprout them in
Washington, and disseminate the young
plants as he has done and is doing the
tea plant. '-Nep York Tribune.
A lady Of Michigan has been very
successful in obtaining two flowers in
stead of one from every Towering sheath
of the Gala lily. Her method is rs fol-
lows: AS soon as the joint flower is cut,
or begins to wither, pull the stock down
through the open sheath, clear to the
bottom. AT the bottom will be found
standing, close to the stalk, another
bud. inclosed in n delicate covering
Cut the old stalk away as close as posi-
bic without injuring the bud, and if it
has not been kept back too long, it will
grow up very quickly.
HINTS FOR THE SEASON.
Don't let a few sunshiny days deceive
YOU into letting up on the care of your
stock. February and March are hard
months, especially for growing animals.
The appetite has tagged somewhat, and
the sudden changes of weather are very
trying. A little neglect will surely cause
them to get setback; q few set-backs
mean "spring-poor" stock; and this
means-well, the butcher or the stock
buyer will tell you what this means, in n
language that you ought to understand,
viz. dollars and cents.
Good reader, where are your plows,
cultivators, harrows, reapers and other
tools? How many Of you have left
them exposed to the weather all winter,
in the fields and fence corners? The
writer would not like to tell how many
of these he counted thus left out in the
fields all winter, in railroad ride of
less than 100 miles in Iowa. Yet this
sort of managers are always complain
ing when they find themselves poor and
unable to make both ends meet. The
wonder is that this class are not worse
off than they are.--Praile Farmer
The Iowa agricultural society at its
late session at Des Moines, in relation
to the endeavor made to introduce the
cultivation Of the huckleberry as valu-
able, passed a resolution to the effect
that, as the sense of the society all citi-
zens should be cautioned against buying
or planting any bluebcrries or buckle
berries upon representations or pretend
ed experiences, as the huckleberry had
been thoroughly tested in Iowa and
found total failure.
CLEAR TITLES. - Every landowner
should know that he has a
clear title to hi, real estate. A
very small thing may, in the course of
time, serve as Il foundation upon which
to set fraudulent claim. Deeds are
frequently not recorded which form an
important link in the chain; and, as
time passes away, and circumstances
are forgotten, no one questions the title,
and all is we'll Years afterward, when
previous owners are dead, some ques-
ton comes up, some widow or minor
heirs put in a claim, and n lawsuit with
its expenses and delays, is the result.
There are thousands of farmers who are
not able to describe their farms by sec
ton, town and range; and, if they were
called on to do so before the court, they
would ANONYMOUSLY fail
TURNIps.-Recent experiments have
shown the result of growing tur-
nips three successive years in the
same ground, without manure,
to be as follows: The FIRST