New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-09-25
Farm Notes.


They hay-crop of Vermont proves to
be more than an average yield.
The Eastern agricultural press call the
New England Agricultural society ring
of self-elected leaders.
Onions from the little hundred-acre
patch of Chester, on the Erie road, are
now selling at ST to $l.25 per barrel.
A Buffalo family was poisoned the
other day by eating ccrn-cake. Some Of
the members narrowly escaped death.
Mr.. Gold of Connecticut prefers horses
or males to steers for farm work, both for
economy Of keep and readiness for cx-
ira work.
A correspondent recommends ants for
currant- worms, hens for potato bugs. and
turkeys for grasshoppers. How about
anthers for bad men2
& The secretary Of the State of Nebraska
places the acreage of that State under
cultivation a. 1858, $50, to a population
a little over quarter of million.
+ u. Mechi, the veteran English farmer,
recommends and practices a four-year
rotation Of crops and deep blowing in dry
weather for the better aeration Of the
land.
Charles P Larders of Mohawk Valley
says that fifty acres is not enough for a
farm unless it is all man can work, and
work we'll, for il is only good farming
that pays,
Niagara Falls is to have the largest
Touring mill in the world. It's uaiIy
capacity is to be 1900 barrels. What
magnificent earthquake an explosion of
this mill would make
The London Live Stock Journal says
that the competition of American and
Continental countries in the supply OF
pork product has become exceed ngIy
discouraging to British farmars.
The self-binding reaper has now been
discovered to be of sufficient Importance
to bring six or seven of them into the
field to bid for public favor. The more
inventions the better for the farmer.
G. G. Schenck takes up the cudgel for
Bermuda grass, saying: "Anything that
stock will feed on, and that can hold its
ground against sedge and briers, will be
welcomed as an ally, not treated as an
enemv.'
Potato Noodzes-Grate one dozen of
boiled potatoes, add two eggs, a little
salt, one half cup Of milk, enough flour
to knead stiff, then cut in small pieces,
and roll long and round, one inch thick;
fry in plenty of lard to nice brown.
Sheep raising in-lllinois has fallen off
Immensely during the last ten years: The
decline in the price of wool, coupled with
the ravages Of dogs and prairie wolves,
has made their breeding not anly I'M
profitable, but a great care and annoy
ance.
A 200-pound hog that was swept down
two miil-dams and mile of rushing
creek water during the recent tornado,
and came out without the loss Of his tail,
is advertised by the committee of the
Lewis County Fair as one of the attrac-
tons to draw the crowd
G. Decombeque is said to have the best
managed farm in all France. Last June
he entertained the members of the Agri-
cultural Congress which met at Paris.
The farm comprises 6S7 acres, and pro-
duces among other things $500 tons OF
sugar beets. Beet sugar is one Of the
gentleman's specialties.
Goats are beginning to be much talked
and written of as one Of the domestic an
finals both necessary and economical on
q farm. Goat breeders now dispute the
statment that the animals will thrive
on chips of wood and broken fence rails:
but admit that they will live nicely on
OLD agricultural newspapers and hoop
skirts.
William Horne, ID the account of his
travels in Great Britain, says: II am
charmed with the attractive and pictur.
esque appearance OF English farms. Es-
pecially beautiful are the common hedge
fences of the country. They have love
ly, softening appearance One particu-
larity attracted my attention, and this
was the uneaven shape and size of the
Closes or felds.':
Two young men at Madison, while
going through pasture to examine some
stock, were turned upon by Devon bull,
who led them chase Of nearly a mile
over fences and and fields. One of them
finally swung himself up tree and es-
capped. The other was tossed six feet in
air, and only escaped with his life by
the fortunate arrival of ColIey dog,
which diverted the Infatuated animals
attention Until a farmer and a pitchfork
appeared.