The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-07-15
HAcrs roRRARMRRs.
An Instructive Assortment Tor
ARRriculturtsts to Profit BY.

ButtermlIk u Of sl,Snt value "T
feeding. rs il contains only 1-NWh
part Of its own weight Of fancy parti-
cles.
A teaspooneful Of coal oil to a GAL
lon of water will exterminate all the
insects that iniest garden plants ami
beautiful flowers.
Mr.. Lawes' experiments have
proved that pigs store up or utilize ~
per cent Of the dry substance Of their
food. sheep II per cent. and cattle
per cent.
Maid of Twisk, one Of the heard OF
Dutch Tristan cows. owned BY the
untlslla Valley Stock Breeders Asso.
ciation, last wear made y record OF
IL, $50 popnds.
Coal tar applied hot toa ro"t will
cure it Of leaking. Take an old br's'm
or tie rags on an old br""n's'ick. ami
use this f"r spreading the tar over the
desired surface.
A run in good place Of grass will
greatly help the calves. The more
they are pushed. without overriding 1t.
during the first wears growth the bet
Ter the mature animal will I've.
The Preston. Mimi. Republican
says that the grssshopPer plague has
been blessing ." tr,'ntier farmers, for
il started them Immediately into
stock raising in connection" si'h their
wheat producing.
Indian c,rn c,arre.i into charcoal
il said to be u NEST valuable coi"ii
ment for r,al,ry. IL will put the
mems in good health AMI cause gener-
al toning up the system, that will be
seen in more and better eggs.
As soon a. the upper PORTIONS Of the
straw Of the cereals bec"me yellow.
mo- further increase takes place in the
weight Of the see.l. II the grain he not
cut down sOon after the appearance
of this sign. its quality deterl"raies.
and its weight diminishes.
II is useless To say that g0Od crops
come from luck. II Is not ~. The
secret is in selecting the seed with
care. draining the fieIis. keeping out
the cst,l.. and having snund fences.
Thrift il what honest men thrive by.
R.y,,es have luck, il getting along
only Is luck.
A gentleman in Copiah County.
? Miss. shipped his s'ruwberry crop
! this wear I" Chicago. at u profit Of
slO,OOO. Mississippians say that the
product If one acre Ot Strawberries II
, equal to that Of sixteen acres of}cot-
. ton. the quality IL the land being the
same.
l. Our milling industry, the American
Miller maintains. ranks next Ia that
Of irun. The number Of mills is over
/. q, 900. siBi,r.ling employ ment :" more
h than 6O.OW men. whose annual
q wages are about $40 .OOO, 900. AMI
: turning out yearly 5O.OW. 1910 har-
=, rels Of flour, 81 which 4.WO. 1000 are
r. exporte,. to foreign Countries.
81 Sauashes are subject 10 several
a enemies, at last three insects devour
- the leaves, bOreT attacks the stems,
II and caterpillar eats the Young fruit.
Hand picking will 10 much, it the
!, softene,l galeruca appears, We shall
: try Paris green. as we know Nd other
n remedy. Fur the borer it is advised
d To slightly hurry the first few joints Of
= the vain.
ID An American writer from Spain
urges the shipment Of hbnr saving
implement, there. Spanish farmers
= pillow with the end of a piece IT wo"i
,. about Eve inches thick, as was dsOe
:, in the middle ages, sowing and reap
he ing machines are unknown. and grain
IS Is not threshed. Oxen tread it out {.
" and it is winnowed by women. VIII"
I'd toss il into the air to scatter the
er chaG
Ne The largest cultivated wheat farm
IN on the globe u said to Be the Grandin
tn farm, not iar from the town Of Fargo.
Ill Dakota. Il embraces some 4O.WO
a =, acres, both railway and Government
n land, and lies cluse to the Red River.
he Divided into four parts, it has dwell
lines, Rranaries. machine shops, ele.
en- vators, stables for 200 horses, and
as room for storing 1. OOO. 900 bushels ol
!. Grain. Besides the wheat farm, there
n Is stock farm Of 10000. acres.
A Maryland farmer thinks he hs'
1T. found Q '-sure cure" for Canals
INT tbistles. Il consists in sowing tn
=. !. land infested BY them with huckwhea
re early in the spring. allowing II Il
me grow till it is in full blnseom. turning
he il under and again reseeding With tn
sama grain. The last crop u harvest
~ Cd when rips.
he Oue-year-old grspevines. set thl
mt spring, should not be allowed to grow
he more than one shoot. Remove al
~. others, reserving Of course TIL
=. strongest. If older viens were set
IN. these should not be allowed &
D bear, as it IL necessary for then
are tn become thoroughly established an
y" prepare for fruiti"g. Keep all shoot
Is. tied ND tO stakes or trelises. On Ok
r.l vines the fruit will be greatly I'M
'-d proved BY thinning after the cluster
are set. leaving only two bunches to
on shoot.
OF In regard to the various method
,a- suggested fnr destroying the eabheg
s- worm, Prof. Riley says that IL
liquors will pr"ve more effective tha
az: hot water judiciously applied. thong
a'a one pound Of whale oil soap Dissolve
!" in about six gallons Of water. OF eve
ave strong tea water. may be used To ~
~. vantage. The application should b
,ss made several times during the year
A m II will be more e6ectmal when tn