The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-05-01
AGRICULTURAL.
SELECTED FROM THE PRAIRIE FARMER.

An Ohio ram, finding that none but
himself of the flock he led could leap
high fence that the owner had built,
kindly placed himself says a contempo-
rary, alongside, aud offered his back for
the others to jump on before clearing it.
1t is recorded that the sagacious sheep
himself then followed.
Among horses and cattle where twins
are of different sexes, the female is gen.
orally infertile, and the male should not
be used to breed from. It is recorded
where bull, one of twins, served 100
cows, none of which produced calves.
The difficulty is either the uterus is i'm
perfectly developed, or the ovaries are
wanting.
The American live stock trade is prac-
tically stopped, not single head of cat
tie having arrived for fortnight, and,
according to American advices, none are
being shipped, owing to the stringent
character of the regulations as to slaugh-
ter. The dead meat arrivals, however,
are increasing. The great interest taken
in this branch of the trade is apparent
from the fact that parliamentary returns
have been ordered to be laid on the table
of the house of lords on the subject
London Lire Stock Journal.
There is no driving of the flock in
Spain. When the shepherd wishes to
remove his sheep he calls a tame wether
accustomed to feed from his hands, and
the favorite, however distant, obeys his
calls, while the rest follow. One or
more of the dogs, with large collars arm
ed with spikes in order to protect them
from the wolves, precede the flock; 9TH
ers skirt it on either side. and some
bring up the rear. If sheep be i'll or
lame, or lag behind, unobserved by the
shepherds, the dog stays with it and de-
tends it until some one returns in search
of it.
l saw some time ago in the Prairie
Farmer that experience would teach a
man that he could not raise corn after
buckwheat. Will you please tell me
why? [ had buckwheat on new land
last year, and wish to put it in corn this
year. VIII it do OF not? DIX.
Answer:-One of the principal object
IONS is the volunteer buckwheat that
appears the next year after sowing the
seed. 1t is we'll established that corn
planted on land upon which buckwheat
was sown the previous year comes yellow
and puny at first in very many cases.
On piece of new ground the most SER
ious objection would be the young buck
wheat in the hills of corn, which would
need to be pulled cut, else it would
choke the growth of corn.
Will sulphate of copper prevent smut
on wheat If SO, please state how it
does. If smut wheat is sown will it pro-
duce smut? Answer through the col
unnS OF your Valuable paper and ooHge
a subscriber. c. .
AnSOer:--Both sulphate of iron (green
vitroD and sulphate of cooper (blue
vitroD are supposed to prevent smut
when the grain IS soaked in their solu-
tions. Smutty wheat sown is supposed
to produce smutty wheat, from the fun
gus germs entering the sap of the plants.
The solutions are supposed to kill these.
Previously immersing the seed in strong
brine is among the most useful means,
since the light grains will float and may
be SKINNED off. Then soaking for
short time in the sulphate will be of ad-
vantage.