The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-09-17
FARM NOTES.

It is said that every ton of dried tobac-
co leaves carried off exhausts from the
soil in mineral matter, as much US is con-
tanned in IA tons of the gram of wheat.
Only three things eat the tobacco
plant, the Angora goat, the tobacco worm,
and-man! -cAnnorfcan Cultiuator.-How
about horses, deer, etc.7 The fact is, a
number, both of insects and animals, ct
tobacco.
French feeders, it IS said, find that
feeding the fowls with boiled or steamed
carrots, chopped into small pieces, rapid
" tattens them and imparts an agreeable
favor to the flesh, greatly relished by
epicures, and the fow Is thus fed sell more
1ayidly than Others. .
That clover should be cut during the
early Towering OF the plant will be seen
by the following quotations from Wolf,
the well-known German chemist, who
says: "Red clover cut when it begins to
flower, contains 55.43 per cent Of nut,i-
tive food; if cut in full flower it contains
1907 per cent.
Wheat-growing on large scale has
>Ooly been carried on in the Argentine
Republic for two or three years, and yet,
at last accounts, forty vessels were in the
river La Plata loaded with wheat for
Europe. ;mmi grants from Italy, France
and Germany are fast filling up the coun-
try, and their grain shipments may yet
rival those of the United States.-Nen
England Farmer Those who know the
capability OF the West will smile at the
tropical and billy Argentine Republic
rivaling the United States in growing
grain.
Imitation meerschaum pipes are now
manufactured from potatoes in France.
A peeled potato is placed in sulphuric
acid and water, in the proportion OF
eight parts of the former to 100 of the
latter. 1t remains in this liquid thirty
six hours to blacken, is dried with blot
ting paper, and submitted to a certain
pressure, when it becomes material that
can be readily carved. The counterfeit
1s said to be excellent. An imitation
ivory sufficiently hard for billiard balls,
can be made by still greater pressure. A
resemblance of coral is obtained by treat
ing carrots in the same manner.
Sometime since we stated that DR..
Manly Miles, late professor of Agricul-
ture at the Michigan Agricultural col
ege, was to take charge of Houghton
Farm, Mountainville, Orange county, N.
Y. We now understand that the owner,
Mr.. Lawson Valentine, intends to insti-
tute and carry on scientific experiments
there, somewhat on the plan of those at
Rothamstead, England. The director
ship has been given to Dr. Miles, whose
previous labors in this direction, and
many valuable contributions to scientific
agriculture. most excellently qualify him
for the position.
Tongue Soup.-Put a small tongue
into stewpan, with trimmings of any
bones of fowl or veal, and stew for four
hours. removing the scum; take out the
tongue, skin and clean it, and leave it to
cool put back the trimmings and the root,
with carrot, a turnip, a head of celery
and an onion, half teaspoontul of
cayenne, and stew one hour more; then
strain the soup, and when cool remove
the fat, and set it on to heat, with tur-
nip and carrot cut in squares, and two ia.
blespoonfuls Of grated tongue; let it sim.
mer slowly for an hour. and serve with
boiled rice. A useful and cheap soup.