Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-09
AGRICULTURAL.

in southern Illinois, and the yield prom
ises to be unusually large. Full 10 per
cent. more was sown than usual, and
the WELD is much larger than any with
in the last four years. Corn Is not 80
much of success, In majority OF
cases.
BucKwHEAT AS FERTILIzER.-A
question which is beginning to confront
many of us is the restoration OF worn
ont wheat lands. Clover has been gen
erally recommended as the best jertll-
izer, vet the difficulty often of getting
good catch especially In dry season
and in weedy land, has led many to
try that surer drop-buckwheat. We
have been interested In the CORE
spondence of gentleman IN Illinois,
as published in the Country Gentlen,an,
on this polnt. In the course OF us re-
marks ne SAYS: Il settled IN the
spring of 1854 on a piece OF land that
had on it about thirty acres OF land
that called worn out. 1t had been III
corn fourteen years and the nelghbors
said it was useless TO try corn any more.
I plowed it up, sowed 1t to buckWheaI,
Moved that IN while IN bloom, sowed
rye, plowed the rye IN the next spring
and planted to corn, and better crop
no reas enable man could expect. ABOUT
three years ago | sowed one-third OF
the wheat ground to buckwheat the last
of July or early August, and PioWed II
in the 20lh OF September ana so"ea 70
wheat. The result was l obtained
thirty-three bushels OF wheat 10 the
acre, and only tifteen were no buck
wheat was sowed. | think buckwheal
is better than I'VE to kill weeds; but OF
course, if crop Is intended 10 De
plowed in for corn, 1t must be sowed IN
the fall, and then we must use rye;
but for wheat or stubble, buckwheat Is
iust whe. we need. Plow up the lIn1
Immediately after harvest and SOW
buckwheat; then pillow again IN Sep
TENDER, using rolllnS-cutter and
chain" This advice, 1t will be seen,
applies to those who SOW winter wheat
The interval between harvest ana frost
is so short that his rule would hardly
apply in Minnesota.
TIE Hoe CHOLERA Reports from
Iowa indicate that the hog cholera still
RACES there. that the ravages already
made have reduced the crop much |
below its general average, and the end
is not yet. 1t is now claimed that the
disease is caused 10y fungus which |
attaches itself to the corn-especlally |
when it is cultivated on large scale.
1t has been demonstrated that 1t Is the !
cause of a trightful malady which |
prevails among the corn-eating popu-
lation of upper Italy al d in Hungary
and the southeast of France. IL makes
its first appearance IN II form resembling
leprosy, which attacks the face, neck,
hands, and all parts OF the body exposed
to the sun. Then follow dizziness, con
vulsions, and death. Those VINO nave
not been out of our state into Iowa
since it appeared there have no idea OF
the destruction 1t has made. 1t Is fast
as deadly and as destructive as the
pleuro-pheumonia has been in Europe
among cattle, and, unless some sure
trade IN that section.
HINTS TO SUGAR GRowERs.-.With your
permission | will say few words
through your columns to those who are
interested in the cultivation of the early
amber came. Many are carefully cultl-
waiting their cane-ields, in high antici-
patton of good crops, which they |
expect to sell at good remuneratlve
prices next fall and winter. Some will
succeed, and more, l fear, will make n
sad failure. Success, especially III
this business, does not come by
chance, or spring up out of the
ground as many seem to think. Last
year, | remember, some new operators
actually thought because they had got
the kind of machinery which / recon-
needed, that they would certainly
make sugar. | have reason to believe
now. that there are hundreds of men
in our own state of Minnesota who are
lahoriug under an illusion in this mat
ter, from which they will only awake
too late. There are some facts con-
nectei with this matter which must be
known, and if not known and acted
upon, success will never, never perch
upon their banner, and they will not be
able To- produce even sood article OF
syrup, to say nothing OF sugar. | nave
said, and here say again, that sugar
making, by our ordinary mode or Ope
rating, is m uncertain business, and
cannot he depended upon as sure
thing, ana never viii pay until we use
some other process 10y which We can
refine our juices 10y chemical agences,
and operate orr business WI h other fix /
lures than open pans aud kettles Pro.
fesSOl Stewart claims 10 have discovered