The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-05-29

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IT is important to American farmers
and produce dealers TO know that in
Southern Russia, the source of the great
European wheat supply, the terrible foe,
small colopterous insect, SO destructive
to cereals, has once more spread devasta-
ton through the grain fields, more es-
pecially in Bessarabia, Charkow, Yeka-
tevinoslav, Poltawa and Cherson. The
rapidity with which the insect propagates
defeats alt attempts at extirpation. Ten
years ago the insect first appeared in
Plaurida. In 1876, it invaded Charkow,
where, in 1877, it ruined the entire crop.
This year it is invading other large dis
tricts. Quite one-third OF the entire
wheat crop of Southern Russia is threat
ened.-,Sunday Telegraph.
The following from the Mankato
Mimi ReUieaO may be of interest to the
farmers of the Northwest: "Persons
who have lately returned from the coun-
try adjacent to the Worthington and
Sioux Falls road, report the presence
there of large swarms of recently hatch
ed grasshoppers. This is the season
when special pains should be taken by
farmers to destroy them. They are
quite small, are found in schools, and
may be readily caught in nets, or gather
ed on straw and burned. Greater head
way can be made now in destroying them
than at any other time in their existance,
and the opportunity should not be neg
lected. They are reported as doing some
damage, and by others as disappearing as
fast as they are hatched. We have little
faith in the last statement. which in the
past has deceived great many persons.
WNDGALLs.-S. P, Ridot, Ill.
Q.-Pllease answer through your vet.
Urinary column whether there is any
remedy that will remove windgall or
/ thorough pin on horse without leaving
! blemish.
A.-Thorough-pin and windgall are
tumors of one kind, and are generally
the result of labor. They are rarely pro-
ductive of lameness, and may be regard
ed as mere eye-sores. They are rarely
ever removed permanently by any meth
Cd of treatment. Many methods of
! treatment have been recommended, and
with the same result. If the horse be
biistered and turned out to grass. the
windgalls and thorough pins will, in all
probability, disappear, bnt will almost
assuredlv return with the renewal of
work, and the regiment of flesh. I'm
! less the horse is of much value. it is
scarcely desirable to submit any treat
ment at all for these tumors. 1t is need
less to observe that puncturing windgalls
is dangerous and Intellectual, and cutting
them out is impossible and absurd.
CARE OF SHORT HORN BULLS.
/ Perhaps there is nothing that the aver
age farmer is SO likely to make blunder
/ in, as the care OF a Short-horn bull. when
bought for breeding purposes, to grade
up stock. Very many have fed their
bulls too high on corn, and the impress
/ sion has gotten out that fat Short horn
IS not sure. Hence many farmers are
starving their bulls, in order to make
them sure breeders. L know that an
animal kept fat on corn is worthless for
breeding purposes. But if kept poor his
stock will be poor and scrawny. My rule
is, give him ali the hay he wants, all the
grass possible, and all the oats and bran
he needs. Since I have adopted this
plan, / have fine animal, sure calf
getter, and one that will sell well when
want to dispose of him. Short horns are
good cattle, but if any one proposes to
keep them on half rations, he had better
STICK TO natives. L. p. W.
THE WISCONSIN SOCIETY,
The summer meeting of the Wisconsin
Horticultural society Will convene at
Green Bay, in June, during the height
! of the strawberry season there. Due
notice will be given of the date, which
cannot be determined upon yet, the ear
illness or lateness of the season having to
be taken into consideration.
Liberal premiums are offered on straw
berries, vegetables, plants and flowers,
with special class for ferns and wild
flowers. The following are the rules of
the exhibition:
The exhibition shall be under the i'm
mediate charge of superintendent SUBJ
ject to the genecal orders of the president
of the society.
The committees to award the premi-
ums shall consist of not less than three
in each case.
No articles shall be awarded more than
one premium except as portion of a
collection, or sweepstakes
No article shall be awarded premium
simply because there is no competition;
but awards must be made upon merit
only, and may be first, second or third,
or withheld entirely, if the articles on ex-
hlbltion are unworthy of premiums.
All fruits and cut flowers to which pre-
miums are awarded shall remain the
property of the society.
Committees mBy recommend special
premiums which will be duly considered
and the final payment or rejection of the
same Will rest with the executive COM
mittee.