Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-06
AGRICULTURE.

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The crow destroys more grasshop-
pers than any other bird.
A FARMER who has tried it, speaks in
the highest praise Of gas tar for paint
ing wagon wheels, stating that it tightens
tires and spokes better than anything
else chat can be tried.
Potato water, or water in which pota-
loes have been boiled, is now recon-
niended in various quarters Us not only
IN effective but an immediate remedy
'nr lice on COWS and other cattle; also
t,r ticks. The affected parts are to be
pathed with the potato water; one APP
plication is generally sufficient. This
remedy (f remedy it proyes) has the
merit Of being exceedingly simple,
easily employed, and without danger OF
injury to the cattle.-New York World.
ONE of the new industries of Germany,
reported by DR.. Stutzer to be "now in n
furnishing condition." is the manu-
facture Of artificial clover seed. Frag.
ments OF gravel are sifted until
particles Of suitable size are obtained,
and the substitute for the seed is then
shaken up with some coloring substance
until it acquires the desired hue. An
ordinary pocket microscope IL quite
sufficient, however to expose the cheat.
THE top Of fruit tree, TO secure the
best results in color and flavor OF the
fruit, should be kept open to the adj
mission of air and sunlight. If some
branches grow too fast for the harmoni-
Gus balance of the tree, pinch of the
buds ut the end ana thus force the
growth into the other branches that are
not 80 thrifty. Five years Of cultiva-
ton and watchful pruning, and you will
never have occasion to remove large
branches. IT il terrible loss TO u tree
to allow branches to obtain n large size
only to BIO slaughtered.
PERSONS having cultivated the black
berry are possessed Of sufficient knowl-
edge to understand the fact that the
longer they allow the canes 10 remain
unpruned, the lateral branches are pro-
portionally shorter and the fruit small
or. TO obtain tho largest sized berries
and the largest quantity, too, cut back
the leading canes to not exceed four
feet in length, and shorten-in also the
lateral branches If they seem to need it.
This will BIO found to increase the
breadth Of tho stool, allording more
bearing room aud generally to result in
greatly improving the crop. IL can be
done any time up to the 10th Of April.
In July the young wood, which by that
time has grown over the tops of the
old bearing canes, should be clipped,
especially tho lateral branches. II will
have tho best effect upon the following
years crop.
FARMERS should spare tho birds.
While it is undeniable Tint they are
sometimes severe ON tho corn and
srrouting grain, ii il nevertheless fact
that they compensate for IL by destroy
ing insects that might do moro damage.
The swallow, swift and nghthawk are
the guardians Of the atmosphere. They
check tho increase Of insects that would |
otherwise overload it. Woodpeckers,
creepers and chickadeos are the guar
dams Of the trunks Of trees. Marbles
Blackbirds, thrlshes, crows and lnrks
protect the surface of the soil snipo and
woodcock the soil under the surface.
Each tribe has It's respective duties to
perform in tho economy Of nature, and
IL is mn undoubted fact TINT if tho birds
were oil swept away from tho earth, the
men could not live upon IL; vegetation
would wither and die, insects would
become so numerous That no living |
things could withstand their attacks.
HEALrHINEs or AMERICAN SHEEP. -
Careful writer's on the subject hnve
noticed tho general immunity from dis
,,, al n A ~
sheep; and this il N matter Of much
Importance, giving to tho United States
special advantage M sheep breeding
and mutton-produoing country. Many |
of tho diseases OF sheep, which are dc
soribed as comparatively common in
Europe, are unknown in the United
States; and this remark applies pnrticu
larlo to those which have proved most
destructive abroad. Very many for
midable maladies described by Euro
pean writer's are wholly unknown here,
and others seldom met with, or if met
with occur in localities where they are
not recognized We have some loot
rot and scab, il il true, with moro or
less colds, catarrh and grub III tho head,
but in general our ilocks are Randall,
one of tho best informed writers on this
subject. expressed an opinion some
wears since TINT Nil the diseases of sheep
In this country with which he was nc
quainted-and he had sont circulars for
information upon this subject to MI
parts Of the United States-did not cut
of . per cent annually of well fed and
really well.managed grown sheep. Ono
of our greatest drawbacks i'll sheep hus-
bandry is tho presence of so many use
less, vicious dogs; and their rayagcs arc
80 alarming in many states ~ to rise II
practical prohibition against sheep
Keeping. In tho vicinity Of towns ana
large villages, where dogs abound sheep
are scarce; and but for this NIL Now
England might be one vast shecp-fold,
THE ANalo.A AMERICAN CArrLE.TRApE.
AS to Mr.. Brands second cause, there
has unquestionably been arrangement
of the meat market. The arrangement
has been duo--iirst, to the large import