The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-02-26

A Wart Cures-Ere6h lara Will cure
warts on horses after two or three appli-
cations, says an English Journal.
Poultry.-There are neither worms
nor insects for the poultry to pick up
vet, and they should be fed meat three
or four times a week with their other
food.
Manuring.-The secret for manuring
corn is to keep the fertility near the sur
face when applied, and it is rare that an
other course is advisable.
COws.-Cows, when theyexpend vital
ity in labor, eat more when they expend
it in keeping warm, they need more
food, and when they either lay On fat or
produce milk, or grow, need food in pro-
portion. ..- ,s.
Pruning Grape vines.- Grape vines
may be cut back at any time during the
winter. 1t should not be put back till
spring, since they are apt to bleed freely
if cut at or before the starting of the
sap.
Rich Milk.-To increase the yield of
rich milk, give cows every day water
slightly warm and slightly salted, in
which bran has been stirred at the rate
of one quart to two gallons of water.
Foot Rot.-Tincture of iron is prac-
tical remedy for foot rot in sheep. Keep
the sheep on dry floor, pare away the
loose horn without injury to- the vital
parts, and then make daily applications
of tincture of iron. F-s s,
The Wheat Acreage.-The San Fran
cisco journal of Commerce says that 5000
GOO acres of fall wheat has been sown.
in California the past season. The early
and abundant rains have enabled the
farmers to put in a fall crop--a thing
which has not happened for years.
The Successful Man.-Tle successful
farmer does nothing for livelihood
but farm. If he has money, he invests
it in way that will improve his farm.
He informs himself as to his business,
and goes to work in an intelligent man
ner. Upon his farm no weed stands as
high as mans head, no fence is neg
lected, buildings dilapidated, imple-
ments left exposed to the weather, stock
unsheltered and uncared for, but every
thing denotes thrift and enterprise. 81
Beet Sugar.-The production of beet
root sugar in Europe, according to the
statistics furnished by Herr LIGHT, of
Magdeburg, was ], $3.50, 600 tons for 1879,
against 1874, ,154 toas for 1873. The
amount is divided as follows among the
various States of Europe: Germany
10000 tons; France, 800 900; .Austro,
Hungary, 365,000; Russia, .225, 600;
Belgium, Holland, Italy, etc, 80, 900
In France the diminution in the pro.
duction of this article was 1872, 900 tons
The Result.-The raising of thirty
bushels Of wheat TO the acre will remove
from the land fifty-one pounds of nitro
gen, twenty-tour pounds of phosphorit
acid, and thirty-nine pounds of potash
This could be replaced by sixty pounds
of sulphate of ammonia, one hundred
and seventy-one pounds of super phos
phate of lime and seventy-six pounds
of chloride Of potassium. a.l.. -.
Wheat Crop Of 1SsO.4The wheat croJ
Of 1880 bids fair to be the largest eve
. grown in this country. Reports fron
: the South, as well as the West, tell oi
the large increase in acreage, and thu
promising Pcond dition of winter whea1
crops. Some sections suffered from
drouth, and others from an oyergrowtl
: in the fall, but the crop seems to havs
, fully recovered from the evil effects il
! both cases.. The Hessian fly did bu
! little damage, though farmers fear tina
it may give them trouble if April ane
May are rainy. There is also DANCE
Q still of winterskilling. A severe COLI
!; snap, with continued absence of snow
! would make sad havoc. The prospec
q of q good drop in Great Britain lis nov
4 bright, the weather being decided,
is favorable for growing of all kinds
II but with wars and rumors Of wars
t land agitations, and the growing feelin,
{ lin foreign countries Of dependence npol
!. 4 America, there is little doubt but TIA
s all the grain produced this year viii b
8 wanted at fair price.-Land and Homs
i &c enerai Notes. The ST. Louis fair a.
! sociation has an Indebtedness Of $40
4 00,-There are twenty schools of foref
e try in, Europe.-In 1873 there were il
: in this country 81 ,525, 900 acres in cor
A and 80 108, $50 in Wheat, Shipments Q
American hay to England, have resulte'
81 in remunerative returpA-The potat
u crop of the country is estimated at 181
r 969, 9,0c0 bushels.=-The annual value Q
e the apple crop of the United States
d $51, 600, ,0Q0.- Cattle hoofs at the presen
's time are worth $50 per ton. Thes
e hoofs are now made into horn buttons
Is The best herds of dairy COWS in thi
- | <l.tr
If cheese, per. 4rows-AgricultureD is to b
n made an obligatory study in all .elemer
s. tary schools of France,--The 5peanu
# crop of Virginia, Tennessee and Mort
q Carolina is estimated at about ,835, 90
ar bushels.-Tn Great Britain a rnachin
d has been invented by which wet graz
a is rapidly turned into haydn 1861
AZ, 900 900 head of sheep produced i47
100000 pounds of wool; in 1877, 80
O90,O0O head produced 208, ,0C0, 900
po1fnds. This shows a wonderful in