The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-02-07


STRANGE EFFECT or GiRDLfSG
GRApE.vfNEs. Among the experiments
with the grapevine At Amherst Agri..
cultural College girdling has produced
some remarkable results, both IN the
quantity Of the fruit and the period OF
development. The vines were girdied
about the first week in August, when
the free acid Of the Concord grape had
reached its highest state and the grape
sugar had begun TO increase. Expert
ments were made with whole vines and
with branches. Two missions we're
made through the bark and cam5. n
LAYERS from one quarter 70 one eighth
Of an inch in width and the substance
between removed. The fruit on the
girdled vines matured fully two weeks
in advance Of the ungirdled vines. Pro-
lessor Goessman picked fully matured
fruit from agirdlcd vine at his residence
fully three weeks in advance Of fruit on
the ungirdled branches Of the same vine.
The viaes that were girdled year ago
were in fine condition this season and
although in most instances fully bealcd
over the girdlings seemed 70 produce
the same effect on the fruit as the first
year.-lDlkersf (hass.) Transcript.
CURE FOR Hoe CHoLERA.--A farmer
in this county, extensively engaged in
the hog business, here and in Marshall
County, and who has suffered from the
loss Of over 100 hogs this year, has n
remedy, which he says cures In every
case. The remedy is 80 simple and
costs SO little, that hope all our farm
ers will try il, and report success
through the columns of the Farmer.
Nv informant is Mr.. G.. W. Baker, Of
Chapman's Creek, Clay County, II. o.
Wakefield. He breaks box of con-
centrated I've into barrel Of clean
water, and when the I've is dissolved,
gives il TO the hogs as drink. A neigh
Dor Of MIR. BIS, also living on Chap
mans Greek, who had lost some 200
hogs this season, tried the cure, with
entire success; every one OF the sick
hogs got well, and none have sickened
since. This neighbours name is n. n.
Hazelton- Mr.. b., says he had in his
feeding lot, a hog which would weigh
400 pounds, so near dead that he thought
il useless 10 try to save him, but second
thought said, try anyhow So he rolled
him on To his back and poured pint Of
the liquid, made a tritic stronger than
in the barrel, down his throat, and in
less than an hour porker was on his
feet, cracking corn nearly rs lively as
ever Cor. KaISns Farmer.
THE MILK or DIFFERENT BREEDS
or CATTLE.--At the recent Farmers
Institute st Charlotte, Mich, the fol-
lowing paper on the milk Of various
breeds Of cattle was read by Prof. X. =.
Kedzie, of the Agricultural College:
For thousands Of years the milk Of
the cow has occupied very prominent
place in human food. Milk is especially
valuable for food, because ii contains
al the elements, and in the right pro-
portion, TO support human life. One
can not live in good health upon lean
meat alone, or potatoes alone, for any
length Of time, because in the first there
is not enough carbon, and in the second
not eaough nitrogen TO support life.
But in milk we find these elements in
just the right proportion and therefore
il j. called perfect food.
Milk compares well with other foods
in nutritive value. A pound OF milk is
equal 70 pound cf oatmeal, or rice. or
whiteiish; while a pound Of milk il
worth four times as much as pound OF
potatoes, and little more than bakers
bread. When meat free from bone is
worth - cents pound, fresh milk is
worth IA cents.
The following j. the average compost
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