The Osceola times., 1880-06-05
FACTS FOR FARMERS
Producing Honey-The Us. =,
wheeis-vaiue of whey-Gen.,'n, n'oaa
PRODUCTION OF uoSrv

good hives ior them in dry ceus, ae
ing the winter. Still they do dur'
well. They store little honey, os,on s,U' DO
enough for their own wants ~ not
persons seem TO forget that bees inese
create honey. They simply g,,h W. not
The bee-keeper must supply the h It.
OF take advantage of that frn,shanYn
forest trees, wild plants or tboso oy
are cultivated by his neiehbors fo, "aleh
purposes. The willow, linden and ohef
apple furnish considerable honey erao.
is doubtful if 1t pays to set on, 'Il
trees for the honey their blosS"n.,un ,nese
crete. lfthey abound In any locst,e % se'
their presence is favorable to bee.Iaay
ing. Bee-keeping is generally pros,eT
in any region where dairying ia a iie iasS
ing business, for the reason that des Sso'
farmers commonly keep large nor,;ayy
of their pastures seeded with wS;.l
clover, which, all things considereJ ;e
the best honey producing plant.
TUE USE OF BROAD WHEELS
The authorities of many FOREIGN oon.
tries have power to regulate the w;Sa
OF the wheels of vehicles that r,n "'u'h ou
the public highways. They discrimiUn.sfi Uf
in favor of broad wheels, becausp ,n"'
do less injury 10 the road beds Wit
are generally constructed in tbe ,non aa"li
approved and scientific manner "
civilized country has as poor roaas w
the United States, if we NAV credit ou' 40
best authority on this subject. Stil IL,
tie or nothing has been done in an',
State toward preventing them from H.:
coming worse by the empIoymen, y,
wheels that have so narrow rims ,ho,
they cut into the earth whenever tba,
sustain heavy weight. Recently :
committee Of the Massachusetts I.egisls'
ture, after a long investigation Of tho
subject, recommended the passing ot a
law making the use of broad tires com
pulsory on all vehicles except staOes
omnibuses, hacks, family and pleamrs
carriages. Three years are allowed 10
pass before the provisions of the hin
shall become compulsory After thai
time wagons drawn by one beast will he
required to have ielloes not less than
three inches wide; those drawn BY two
beasts must have wheels not less than
four inches wide, and if drawn by more
than two animals the wagon must have
wheels at least five inches in width
Two-wheeled vehicles drawn by one
beast are to have wheels five irehes
wide, and if drawn by more than one
beast wheels at least six inches in width
The proposed measure looks simply To
the Preservation of the road-bed OF high.
ways. As might be supposed, there Is a
good deal of opposition to the bill
| Some of the farmers declare that il was
proposed by wagon-makers. Men en-.
gagged in teaming as business also OBJ
pose il. They think that property own.
ers should eeep the roads in repair. and
that they should be allowed to regulate
the width OF their wagon wheels accord.
ing to their own ideas of economy.
VALUE OF WHEY.
As the time approaches for starting
cheese factories, the disposition Of whey
will soon receive attention. Farmers
who take milk to cooperative factory
are very particular about getting the en-.
tire amount Of whey that belongs to
them. They often insist upon getting
more than their proper share. IF they
take eight cans Of milk to the factory
they insist on filling them all with whey
to take back to their farms for the puf.
pose Of feeding it to pigs and calves.
The managers of cheese factories, TO
keep pence in the family" of patrons,
often add water TO the whey, so that
every one may fill all his cans. With
out doubt the value OF whey is greatly
| overestimated. Some years ago Mr.. |.
II. Wanzer, at Elgin, declared, at
meeting of the Northwestern Dairymen's
Association, that ii did not pay patrons
to haul whey from factory 10 their
farms. Various and continued experi.
msnts had convinced him that it was
nearly yalueless for feeding TO stock.
Now that both butter and cheese are
made from the same batch of milk, il is
evident that but little Of value remains
when these are removed. There is much
of the sugar originally contained in the
milk, and a minute quantity of fat acid
casein. If the whey is fed before the
mi k-sugar is converted into acetic acid.
IL will be of some benefit to stock, and
that is about all that can be said of its
value. When whey is fed alone TO
calves and pigs it is often positive in
Jury 10 them, 1t contains scarcely any,
thing from which muscle and bone can
be formed. 1t may be employed to
some advantage as drink for hogs that
have the run Of a clover pasture, and
have little dry food as corn, bran and
meal. If ted to calves and young pigs,
corn-Ineal, bran, shorts, ground oats, or
oil cake should be mixed with it. The
quantity of the meal and ether dry sub
stance should be small at first and grad
ually increased as the pigs increase in
size.
GENERAL NOTES.
THE Queesidnder says, that last sea.
sons wool clip in South Wales is one of
the best, both as TO quantity and quality,
which has ever been known.
TWELVE hundred analyses of fertillii'
ers, feeding stuffs, etc, were made dur.
ing the past rear in the laboratory OF
the Royal Agricultural Society of Eng
land
FARMERS in Colorado are putting in
their crops undpr rather unDrOmslng