Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-14
AGRICULTURAL.

) GRASS is the basis OF agricultural
wealth.
THERE are 19,223,0Oo cattle in the
United States.
AS WE now SOW in temporal affairs we
shall reap.
} THE hogs in this country are double
the value Of the sheep and half the val
ne of the cattle.
THE Arkansas wild grapevine is gath
cred and shipped to France, to be used
for grating stock.
To SAVE the posts from decay, dip the
ends to be set in the ground in petrole-
um, or paint, or char them.
IT is gratifying to learn that the recent
bitter cold wave has not injured Della
wares next falls peach crop.
SHEEP fatten quicker when loose in
pens of half dozen, than by any meth
cd of stalling or tying up each sheep.
il 1873, there have been settled 90
100000 acres of new land by not less
than 100000 families. These person
are said to be mostly Americans.
PICK up the odds and ends that are
going 10 waste around you. Hides,
horns, hoofs, bones, wax, moss, and
many other trifles have "A cash value.
A FARMER by the name of Dunning,
in Cook county, ILL.,, raised last year
100 tons of squashes from forty acres
OF land, and had a good corn crop be-
sides.
NUMEROUS settlers in Manitoba who
left Montreu' during the year TO try
Their fortunes on government lands in
the prairie province, send encouraging
reports home.
Z" IF all the banks in New York failed,
their failure would not inilict so great
loss on the nation rs the failure of dairy
ing Tor II single year. Ex-Governor
Seymour.
THERE is an oak tree near Raleigh,
North Carolina, which, at the Suns Me-
ridian, covered with q shade space of
5000 feet 1t would afford shelter for
$500 men.
The Minnesota Amber Cane Growers
Association has been organized at Min.
neapolis, Mimi, to take into considera-
ton and foster the interests of the cul-
tlvation of sorghum in that state.
A PROMINENT industry among the
farmers of France and Italy is the pro-
duction of roses for the manufacture of
perfumes. The manufactpry in one
district uses 100000 pounds of rose
leaves per year.
WHETHER the evening or morning
milk Of the COW is the most solid in
butter, is what is engaging the attention
OF scientists. 1t Is claimed that the
evening milk produces nearly twice
the butter that the morning milk
does.
As soon us the warm weather comes
Oh lice and ticks become active and an
noy the animals greatly. A mixture of
equal parts of lard and kerosene oil
put on the back and brisket of cows
calves and sheep will have a good
effect.
TIE state of New York is credited
with 100000 cows, which produce an
average of $40 per head. Small as this
is, theaggrcgate is $50 ,000, 600 annually,
and represents about one-seventh of
the dairy interests in the United
States.
In order to properly fumigate the
poultry-house, put into burning sulphur
pound of old tobacco leaves, or
piece of common resin twice big rs
m egg, and close the house perfectly
tight. Insects cannot live in that kind
of mn atmosphere.
To make hens lay the whole year,
give each hen half an ounce of fresh
meat every day, and mix u small
amount of red pepper with their feed
in winter, Give them plenty of grain,
water, gravel, and lime, and allow no
cocks to run with them.
Mrs. MELISSA CRAIG, in the Cncn-
natl Enquirer, gives the following rs
cure for frosted feet: Take double
handful Of white oak bark. and boil it
in two gallons of water, and battle the
feet in it for about one week. Warm it
up every night before using.
WHEN so much talk is had over what
women have right TO do it is pleasant
to note the work which some women
have done. The Royal Agricultural
Society of England has awarded n pre-
MUM to II woman farmer, Mrs. Birch,
for the best managed farm i'll the dis
trict
THE ST. Paul Press says that there was
%, 900 acres of amber sugar cane plant
cd in Minnesota tins year. Last year
there were 81 900 acres, and the yield
yield of syrup was about 10000 gal
Ions. 1t is expected the yield this year
will be roportionately increased. The
yield of syrup is from lio to $50 gallons
| per acre.
AN English Farmer, very successful
during ten years in fattening cattle and
sheep, supplied ration made rs fol
lows: Eight bushels of corn soaked in
ten pals of water two days, then sim
mer for m hour, afterwards mix with
fourteen pounds coarse, cheap sugar,
and comingle with cut straw, hay or 9th
err fodder.
QulrE large trade was transacted
between Montana Territory and Miehi-
gan the past year in apples 10 so to
such n rigorous climate the apples were