Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-09-04

which hes been continued from three to
four months of each OF the nine years
since its beginning. obtained evidence
that all the money and labor expended
in cooking meal for swine is more than
thrown away"
AND now comes genius from Sweden
who claims to have invented machine
for separating cream from milk, by
which means fresh milk is put in at one
end, cream drawn out of one hole and
skim-milk of another at the other end.
This little institution only costs 1925,
and requires but two men to run it.
1t is said that it does its work perfectly,
and only leaves three-tenths of one per
cent. of cream in the milk-which is an
additional reason why everybody should
get one.
A GOOD practice adopted by some
farmers to escape the ravsges of the corn
cut-worm, and which is applicable to
any place where this insect is trouble
some, is the adoption of the following
rotation: Wheas, clover, corn, barley,
clover. The wheat is sown on well in
verted clover sod, pulverized with a
Shares harrow or two horse cultivator
by passing several times; the clover pre-
ceding the corn is well top-dressed with
autumn manure, which is turned under
with the clover just before planting; the
barley year may be spring wheat, or
peas, but most farmers who adopt this
course object to oats.
IT is said that thick lime whitewash,
hinned with strong tobacco juice, and
pplied to young fruit trees in the fall,
an effectual preventive against their
being gnawed by rabbits. A pailful is
sufficient to cover 200 trees. We have
seen so many orchards ruined by these
pests that it is with some emphasis that
we say, don't neglect some protection
either this or something else-for your
young trees. If they have been I'M
molested thus far, so much the greater
will be your loss if they are ruined here
after.
THE effects of the drouth and winter
killing of autumn sown wheat may be
prevented, and strong impetus given
to the succeeding grass crop, by top
dressing with short manure, after the
land is plowed for seeding, narrowing
well, and then drilling the grain. The
manure will tend to keep the surface
moist, and greatly assist in the germina-
tion and growth of the grass seed. This
end will be still further assisted by
coat of straw spread over the surface
after the seed is in. The straw coating
has sometimes proved OF great value in
open winters, by protecting the young
plants from cold winds and preventing
winter.killing.
A GENTLEMAN who has had some ex-
perience in onion raising, writes to the
Maine Farmer that he leveled off spot
twenty feet square, where COW had
been yarded, and spread on it bushel
or more of wood ashes, and mixed them
in with hoe and rake. He planted in
rows, ten inches apart, and in hills one
half that distance, pressing it hard with
board on which he stood. When the
onions came up, he gave them supply
of water that had been made tepid from
standing in the sun, and that was well
saturated with new manure. The result
was twenty bushels of fine onions, and
no bugs or worms. Onions should be
planted early Chautauqua Farmer.
GOOD pumps are an essential thing to
have in every we'll; but great deal of
complaint exists, that large proportion
of the pumps usually sold farmers are
of little value. A great deal of trouble
doubtless arises from faulty putting to-.
gether, instead of faulty construction.
One serious fault, however, is in not
putting the pump down toward the bot
tom of the well. Water is easier lifted
by the pump than by displacement of
the atmosphere, or by suction. In deep
wells, or those over thirty feet, it be-
comes almost necessary to have the
plunger near the bottom. An iron
pump is always preferable for deep wells
for stock purposes; but the iron some
times imparts disagreeable taste to the
water, which some people who drink
water do not like. Dealers usually
charge an outrageous price for iron
pumps, but good ones may be furnished
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