Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-02
THE FARM.

| q horse. hair run through them lie is
\ bound to swallow one. and his note of
alarm is soon sounded. 1t is impossi-
bic for him to dislodge the grain, and if
he can be watched for sufficient length
Of time, he will be seen to cut his own
throat by scratching at it. His usual
note is changed and | can assure you
life to him is such u misery he would
even wish he were dead. 1t has been
noticed that after the note Of alarm has
been sounded, all the crows in the VIC
unity will leave that field, and approach
it no more that season. 1t is simple
thing, yet all who try it will find it a
success
PROFITS OF A SMALL DAIRY. was
the rule to charge the dairy with all
COWS purchased and all grain consumed.
Tie hay was not charged, nor was the
manure credited, it being supposed that
these two items would balance each
other. April 1, commenced with seven
COWS, valued at 1886; on the 24th Of
September y young heifer, valued at
$40 SO, came into profit and on the 18th
Of the same month three COWS were
purchased ut cost of $40, making a
total cost of COWS $536.50; 1856 bushels of
grain were fed-avcrage cost, thirty
cents per bGshel-making cost Of COWS
and grain $3.50 81. On the credit side
we find COWS (fat,) calves and butter
sold, amounting to SOB 81, and leaving
ten COWS valued at $400, showing bal
ance Of 1857 % for labor and pasture.
The dairy averaged little more than
224 pounds of butter per cow.-Ameri-
can Daitynaan.
New METHOD or PRESERVING FRUITS.
"A foreign chemist has published II
new method of preserving fruit which
deserves u trial on Il small scale, as 1t is
SO simple, yet it it is deemed to be per
feet in the preservation Of the peculiar
and original flavor Wash the speci-
mems clean after gathering, and place
in vessels fluid composed of 200 to
800 grains of sugar to one ltre of pure
water and "a grains to 3grains Of salicy-
lie acid. The pots or bottles, with their
contents, are then closely covered with
common writing paper, and so kept in
u moderate temperature, as any excess
Of warmth would cause too great All
evaporation Of the water. In this way
the Professor has found by experience
that plums, cherries, apricots, pea 3hes,
grapes, strawberries, etc, can be pre-
served in good sound condition for n
whole year, each fruit retaining it's or
iginal and peculiar flavor as fine as
when gathered. "-Mjcltigan Farmer.
THE FARMERS FRONT YARD.-Most
farmer, even the poorest of them, have
u desire for trees, plants and flowers.
they enjoy q well-kept place. 1t is q
very rare thing to find u front yard
ton. The Shrubs and flOWer-beds and
the grass are often neglected and allow
ed to struggle with each other in their
own way. Some work is occasionally
done ut odd intervals. A small spot is
occasionally dug III the grass for i sin
gle rose bush, another for small Spirma,
one for II Lilac, another for II Peony,
and perhaps several others, two or three
feet across, for small beds Of flowers. Lin
this manner the grass plot is broken up
and frittered away by numerous single
plants or small bed scattered all over
the yard. Except perhaps for . few
vines, We should set plants i little way
from the house. Besides this, for I'M
pretending yards by farm houses, we
suggest plan which, at less cost, we
think, will make the yards look better
than they now look. The ground for
the lawn should be nicely graded and
enriched, taking care in most cases to
preserve the natural gentle undulations
In several places here and there, de
pending on the size Of the grounds, set
shrubbcry or flowers in masses Of not
less than ten feet in diameter. Plants
in small beds cut out of turf seldom
thrive well. because the grass roots run
down beneath the plants, often for three
or four feet, robbing them of moisture
and nourishment In the plan leave
clean open spaces free from every
thing but grass This can lie easily
moved several times year. If the
land is rich and well graded, the grass
can be easily moved, and it will furnish
n crop which will be handy to feed the
horses or some other stock. Locate
the trees and shrubs somewhat with
reference to making it easy to NOV the
lawn. The patches or groups of shrub
berry should be often cultivated, at least
till they become well estal lished. a
nice lawn is the most beautiful part Of
Il well kept front yard
THE DISTANCE APART FOR SHADE
Trees. THE custom of planting shade
trees too close together largely prevails
in this country. 1t is often the case
that in two or three years after planting
u row of trees they have to be thinned
one-half. A New York correspondent
Of the american Cthitdtor says upon this
subject; Most people tail 70 look ahead
in the direction of future results of pres
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