Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
AGRICULTURAL.

not be fed to stock with impunity.
RANCID BrrrER.-Raucid butter may
be sweetened Ivy being washed in lime
water.
\ SOFT, firm, velvety skin is nearly
always found on good COW, and a
thick, hard hide On . poor one.
Tux senate finance committee have
agreed to reduce the tax On tobacco
from II cents TO ~ cents per ID,
TnE grain crops are in excellent con-
dition throughout the country, and the
prospect is fair for wheat To sell at %
cents huShel next summer,
An unsuccessful attempt Was made
last week III the Ohio legislature to re.
peal the dog law for the protection of
wool-growerS. The hill Was Indefinite.
" postponed,
IL 1910 India exported four pounds
Of tea, That country now exports 40
cocoon pounds annually, and the culti-
vation is not only extending there hut
also III all the islands Of the Indian
archipelago,
\ 1lrrLE girl who was spending Il few
days with farmer uncle, visited the
barn-yard, and while looking at the
well-fed COWS, remarked; why, uncle,
just seel MI the cows are chewing gum,
aren't they"
TlE State Grange Of Iowa has reduced
the salary of the Secretary from 81 800
to $3.50, with the privilege of removing
the office wherever he may see tit. The
Masters salary is reduced 10 500, and
the Freasurcr's 10 SO.
SrGAR-REFGNERs, it is alleged 10y the
use of glucose make u clean gam OF
Sl5.12 ON every hogShoad of sugar they
refine, three-hnhs of which amount
comes from the Government, and two
titths from the purchaser, who thinks
he is buying sugar.
LARGE numbers of carcasses Of Amor
lean cattle have been washed ashore
along the western coast of Ireland.
They are supposed to have been lost or
thrown overheard from steamers trans.
porting them during the storms OF the
last autumn or early winter.
AN Australian paper says; The graz
ziers of England have lost (probably)
within thirty,tive years sum nearly
equal to one-half Of the national debt,
by contagious diseases among stock.
Certainly this, or the very moderate cs-
innate of elS0000, is quite enough TO
account for the price of meat IN the
old country"
CONSIDERABLE excitement was caused
III New York last week over the news
that England had prohibited the mpor.
tation of live cattle from America. The
news, rs yet, lacks official confirmation.
The Canadian government has prohb-
tied the importation Of cattle from this
country. 1t is pleuro-pnemonia
scare
A LADY who speaks from experience
says, that probably nine children out OF
ten who die of Group might be saved
10y the timely application OF roast on
ions, mashed, lald upon folded nap
kin, and goose oil, sweet oil, or even
lard poured on and applied rs warm us
can be borne comfortably, to tho throat
and upper part of the chest, and to the
feet and hands.
Or seventeen samples Of table syrur
recently examined by II. G. Keddar,
Professor of chemistry in the Michigan
state Agricultural COLLEGE, fifteenproved
to be made from glucose; one sample
contained III grains OF oil of yitrol and
72i grains OF lime to the gallon, and
another which had caused serious sick
ness to an entire family whom he knew.
contained ~ grains OF oil of vitriol, IS
Of copperas, and 1868 of limo TO the gal
Ion.
FREsH manure produces Int little e.
feet when applied TO crops, but when it
Is well rottcd, IL then contains much
valuable soluble matter, ahsorbnble by
plants. In fresh manure, the most inn
portant constituent Of its soluble por-
ton is potash, and contains but small
proportions of amonia and phosphoriC
acid. Rotten manure, on the contrary,
yields TO the solvent action Of water,
large amounts Of nitrogen and phos-
phorlc acid. -Americda Cuiitatof.
TnE tramp" bin introduced into
the Ohio legislature, last week, provides
that any tramp who shall enter any
dwelling house, or shall enter the yard
or enclosure about any dwelling house,
or shall kindle any fire on the highway,
or on the land of another without the
consent Of the owner or occupant
thereof or shall be found carrying dan
gorous weapons, or who shall there
after do any injury TO the real or per
sonal property Of another, shall, upon
conviction thereof be imprisoned III
the penitentlary not less than one year
nor more than five years. This act
shall not affect women or blind per-
sons.
" IT might be Of interest TO some Of
the readers" says the Gardeners Month
" for me TO describe a method Of
working over some Flemish Beauty
pear trees upon which the fruit crack
ed SO badly rs to render them worth
less. Last summer in the budding
season, ! buddcd all over the trees
into all the limbs, which ! thought
would form perfect head. The buds
all took" and the present season
have grown remarkably TO be sure,
this is no new discovery, but many
frtiit-proINprs ibiuk fhnrn IL ~ Iyav IN