Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-05-18
CLIPPINGS.

Ohio has appropriated $4,000 for
starting an Agricultural Experiment
Station in that state.
-Botanists say that the feshy, edible
part of an apple is merely swelling o!
the end of the flower. stem.
1t is noted with satisfaction by the
Mark Lake Express that in England the
use of binders on horses SIS slowly,
but surely dying out"
Mr.. William Pyle, of Pennsylvania,
writes that the general opinion among
dalrymen seems to be that 'the ex-
pense will overbalance the profit of en-
silage."
The Nebraska Fdrassy estimates
that one-tenth of the space in cattle
cars is practically occupied by horns,
which are thus proved to be an expen-
sive as well as an Ornamental nui-
sance."
Boston, like other cities where the
art of adulteration are well understood,
is not restricted by the narrow laws that
govern the maple orchards of Vermont
and New Hampshire. Sap begins to
run at the Hub soon after New Year s
Day, no matter what the condition of
the weather.
The worthy and honored old Jer-
sey COW, Lady Mary, lately dead a.
Reading, Ohio, was the mother Of a
notable family OF sons. Her yellow
skin always attracted attention, and
that her enormous udder was not all
flesh was proved by the fact that she
sometimes gave in the flush as many as
20 quarts of milk per day.
The late disastrous frost did no
damage in Michigan. The prospect
for a good crop of fruit was never bet
ter than it now is in every part of
Michigan. The influence of the lakes
has kept the foliage and fruit buds
back, and hence they escaped the in
jury the frost would have done had it
been otherwise
"A Wisconsin sheepman says. eff
farmers will steep Quassia chips, max
ing the liquid strong, and with the use
of sponge give the animal a thorough
wetting, they will find the remedy eff
fectual, safe and cheap, always select
ing warm, pleasant day for making
the application. The chips will cost
about II cents a p4und."
A tobacco-grower writes that he
has "raised two crops of JaccJ; first
year topped late and rather high ;
second year topped early ana low
down. The difference in the two crops
was that in the first crop had almost
a case of thick top leaves of poor quail
ty. In the second had very few such
leaves, and yet | had fully as much
weight per acre as the first year"
An experimental farmer writing
about seed potatoes, says he once plant
ed whole potatoes, which produced a
large number of sprouts to each hill,
and which were thinned to three or
four plants at hoeing time; the result
was good crop of first quality pota-
toes. Again, seven potatoes small
enough to lie in the bowl of spoon
were planted, and some tubers of the
crop thus raised weighed half n pound
each, which clearly proves that very
small seed under very good conditions
may produce large potatoes.
A COW was recently slaughtered at
Lincoln, Neb., said to be the largest in
the history of the State. She was a
native of Colorado, about seven years
old, pure white IN color, and stood 6
feet 4 inches high, well proportioned.
She weighed 2,45O pounds alive, and
Melted l, 400 pounds of fine beef. Her
hide weighed 100 pounds, and was the
largest bought in Nebraska by the tirn
to which it was sold. 1t was II feet z
inches long and s feet 6 inches wide,
the COW measuring s feet in actual
girth when alive.
The Holstein breed of cattle has at
tracted much attention of late. One
owned in Crawford county, Pa, by Mr..
Huldekoper, named "Hykolina," four
years old ctlved April II, 1881, yielded
91l5 pounds of milk for seven months
ending first of last December. The
average for May was Sc pounds per
day, and the greatest yield on any one
day was So pounds. "Cecelia," four
years old calved Jan. 20, 1881, for the
nine months ending Nov. l, 1881, pro
duced 1892 pounds of milk. Violet
four years old, calved April -, 1881
for the seven months ending Dec. l
last gave II ,696 pounds. During May
and June she produced an average of a
fraction over 20 pounds of milk per
day, the highest daily yield being rs
pounds. Her product of milk for one
week made 10 pounds 6 ounces of but.
ter. These certainly are extra line
records, showing wonderful milk-pro-
dncinp Qualities