The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-06-12
AGRICULTURAL.
SELECTED FROM THE PRAIRIE FARMER.

Eastern journalsHars beginning to say
good word in favor of protecting crows.
There is no doubt but the good they do
as scavengers and in the destruction of
insects is far more than counterbalanced
by the little corn they pull. Besides, it
Is so easy to protect the corn.
The average yield of wheat per acre is
5! bushels in Russia, II in the United
States, 123 in Austria, 16l in France, and
! 291 in Great Britain. In the United
States the average yield might easily be
doubled, but the cheapness of the land,
the use of machinery, and the cost of
fertilizers, makes it cheaper to cultivate
large areas rather than to work for large
averages.
Copperes water-a solution of suIphate
of iron-5 pounds to 10 gallons of water,
is recommended as valuable for tomato
plants at three applications during the
season of growth. It is reported as in
creasing frnitfulness and earliness, and
prolonging the season. 1t Is also said to
| be beneficial to roses and other Towering
plants.
Secretary Case, of the Wisconsin Hor-
ticultural society, informs us that the
summer meeting of the society at Green
Bay, Wis, is now definitely fixed for
June % and g. There bids fair to be
plenty Of Strawberries, and the citizens
there will make it pleasant for members
and invited guests, and the Chicago and
Northwestern, the Milwaukee and ST.
Paul, the Wisconsin Central, the Wes-
tern Union, the Green Bay and Mime
soto, and the Chicago, st. Paul and Min
neapolis railway will give return tickets
at one-fifth fare.
j. A. F., Culvers, Ind.-Query: Is
there any remedy for horses. hoofs grow
ing pigeon-toed, or, in other words, from
growing long on the inside part of the
| hoof?
Reply; AS the so-called pigeon toe is
due not only to the growth of the horn,
but also to the position and conforma-
ton of the lower part of the limb, it will
be evident that no remedy can alter this
condition. The unsightliness may, to
some extent, be lessened by trimming
and rasping the inside toe; but this is
done at the expense of the strength and
durability of that portion of the wall of
the hoof, in proportion to the amount of
horn removed.
A. A, Firth, Neb., and S. G., Peotone,
In.-Query: What should be done to
exterminate lice on horses and cattle?
Reply: The following solution may
be applied by means of stiff brush,
twice weekly: Dissolve two drachms of
borax in twenty ounces of warm water,
and when cold add therto fourteen ounces
OF acetic acid. Poultry should not be
allowed to roost in the stable, nor should
the hen house be adjacent to the stable,
us poultry lice are often very annoying
to horses. Lice on horses and cattle
may be prevented by proper daily groom
ing of these animals and cleanliness of
the premises.
Says the Philadelphia North Ameri-
can. '"Ihe quantity of cheese made in
the United States and Canada the past
year, was the largest ever known, and
our export demand has increased cores
pondingly. Pr1cos, however have ruled
low the entire season, which, with sever
al sharp declines, kept business in this
line quite unsatisfactory, both to the
producers and middlemen. This branch
of industry is no longer confined to the
states of New Nork and Ohio, as in for
mer years, but has been extended over
the entire western grazing country, and
IS now considered the second branch of
industry in the United States.