The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-06-14
Notes from the Agricultural Press.


AT the oatmeal factory in Cedar Rapids
twelve run of stones are in operation night
aud day, and every "a hours 1000 bushels
of oats are ground into meal. making GOO
barrels of 200 pounds each. About fifty
hands are employed. The hull or chaif is
used for fuel, supplying the furnaces of ths
mill and also OF the water works. About 80
kegs Of 100 pounds each of pearl barley are
also prepared every day. The removal of
the hull of barley is by attrtion, a slow pro-
cess. Most of the oat. meal is shipped to
Scotland. An oatmeal mill is fitting up at
Des Moines. Possibly the much neglected
oat is the coming crop.-Farm and Lire
Stock journal.
The farmers pay eighty per cent. Of the
taxes, yet tney elect men ofother professions
to represent their interest in congress and
the legislature. No wonder that the agri-
cultural interest ig crippled and wading,
when those who have the power to choose
the political representatives Of the people,
select lnen who are utterly unfit for the pos
itions which they are called upon to fill
men whose sympathy and interest is but too
often at variance with the agriculturists Of
the country.-.S. L. Stock journal.
In the year 1860, the State carried Ia, 900
sheep, and 2,OOOidogs, while at the present
time, with the same number Of dogs or more,
we have but $4,000 sheep. The dog tax APP
pears TO afford farmers very slight encourage
ment in the sheep breeding, so long as the
dogs are allowed to run at large day and
night. In 1875, there were II ,IS9 dogs re-
ported as having been engaged in killing
1873 sheep, and in 1878 there were 10000
dogs taxed, but the amount of damage done
by said dogs exceeded $4,000, so that,
although the sheep industry might be made
one of the most remunerative in the state
yet it cannot improve until more rodcal
measures for the suppression Of dogs are
adopted.-N Z. Farmer.
Corn in Kansas is cheap and most abun.
dandant, fact which has been greatly in
favor Of the feeder OF stock in that State
enabling him to successfully compete witt
rival feeders in States nearer 10 the grea
centres where cattle are consumed. 1t il
this which has made profitable the feeding
of Texas cattle, and which will tend to per
petuate the custom of driving young cattl,
from Texas ID even encourage the growth
of that business. With range and wate
unsurpassed; with corn cheap and plent,
and with young stock available at reasona
bic prices, there certainly seems to be goo,
reason for believing that in the feeding O
cattle the Kansas farmer will find a very
satisfactory busness.-AmcricaH Stockman
Asparagus should not be exhausted by to,
long continued cutting. The usual rule i
to stop as soon as early peas are ready. Re
cent inquiries show that it is not general,
understood that the crop of next year de
Pends upon the growth of the tops this season
as we have been asked by several if the.
should not be kept cut off. This wou,,
completely destroy the bed. The growth q
the foliage is of the greatest importance, a
it provides for the buds for next season. Al
low the tops to grow until the change q
color shows that they have done their work
all weeds that appear should be pulled
ErchaRge.
In transplantng tender vegetable plant,
ch0stomatoes, cabbage and other similu
plants, it is profitable practice TO have pre-
pared bucket OF manure water brought
the consistency Of thick batter by mixing i
soil Dip the roots in this paste before pla
cling the sets in the rows or hills. TIL
treatment will generally insure thrir livin
and making a rapid growth. - HaHso
Farmer.
To USE STALE BREAD. Chop half a 10.
Of bread in a basin. add iouvesgs. butter m