The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-28
farm Notes.

Most successful farming IN Cslifornis de.
Ponds upon irrigation.
In 1873 there were in this country 81, 525 900
acres in corn, and 80, los, $50 IA wheat.
New York has nearly twice &C many mich
COW as all the New Eogland States combined.
The United Ststes has nearly four times
the acreage in crops that are given il the
agricultural returns for Great Britain.
The best herds of dairy cows in this coun-
try yield from 60c to 500 pounds of cheese
per COW. Few of these are thoroughbreds,
but are selected from the best GRADES of the
various breeds.
Shipments of american hay to England
have II sulted in remunerative returns. IL Is
quite likely that the low rates of steamer
freight now offered may stimulate the ex-
port trade in baled hay.
TIL poultry should be fed meat three or
four times a week with their other food.
y when. the ground being frozen, there are
neither worms nor insects for them to pick
up about the premises.
of late large copsi-nments of better have
been shipped in 10 pound packages, inclossd
in tin cana, to Scotland. Tne shipments
were received in good order, and so d readily
at 37H cents per pouGd.
1t has been discovered tha the South Car
DINA willow, which eCows very plcntifully
in that State. is equal 70 the best Imported
basket willow, and it 10 thought the cultlya-
ton AND shipment of this material znay be-
come an important inGlstry..
The potato crop of the country is estimated
at Isl $4,000 bGshels. Compared with 1878,
there was an increase Of per cent. IL acre
age. aud the yield is estimated by the 6epert-
ment OF agriculture at > bushels per acre,
against SO bushels last yea, N "a in GcT4.
The grand seeEst of msnuring for corn is
to keep the fertility near the surface when
, applied, and it s.rare thsk another Course is
advisable. 1t is best to harrow or brush, to
distribute more eEenly, and then By shal-oW
plowing Frevent l0Gs of nitsogen.-Dr. STIR
teYant.
Spinach seed is nearly all imported fEOo
England, Trance or GermsEg, as il can NOT
be GO proftsbly gr0Rsl here for the same rea-
son that we.can not SrofitabIF grow parslay,
mainly because our winters In the North
are eften SUCH as 10 kal off the plants, while
in tbs South the suSamers are too hot for
maturing the seed.
AZ. III. Vail OF Pomket, VT. Gays that Is
yeaTs ago the average yield Of butter per
cow was 100 poEnds in that town. while nov
Il has increased 20 200 pos-nds, an( the price
has cOEtspondLLgly incSoased. Ee thinks
This has.5een obtained by high feeding, more
care In collecting cattle s0d better care OF
them generally.
Nae Z liners arGzud Eimira, n. ", are
quite excited over tie beet sugar question.
a convention is 10 he held there AprR Is. at
which Mr.. Ernest T. Gennert, of the Port
Land, Me, Sugar factory, and other er peri
sncsd men ia the yarie1s processes OF ougsr
MsnpfGcture from beSts, amber cane and
corn, are to be present.
In Great Britain q EsachIne has been in
veated by which wet grass Ia rspidly turned
inc hay. Toe machine has worked yesy
suceassfully during the past season, and it is
said that this method Of meking hay Is to be
introduced on many large estates Ia Eng.
land. The sdmoniiion {" the old sdage to
make hay while the sun shines is ia dan
ger OF losing its force IN that country.