Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-05-04
FARM AND HOME.

AT the March meeting of the Mont
gomery, Ohio, Horticultural society, it
was mentioned that trees with trunks
foot through had been successfully
transplanted in Chicago, and that "Coi.
Colt, of pistol celebrity, removed elms
four feet in diameter, ut an expense of
$1,000 EACH"
CAPT. J. B. MOORE, Concord, Mass,
is authority for the statement that a
gentleman in Salem, with plenty of
manure and water" raises the aspara-
gus, peas, corn and other vegetables
needed in a family of seven, also the
summer keep of two COWS and hay and
mange[wurzels enough to winter them,
all on one acre at land.
THERE is no better and surer way of
killing young trees than to expose the
roots to the wind, which dries them out
very rapidly. Make note of this,
and if you have any trees TO transport,
be sure to have the roots thoroughly
covered with blankets or something as
efFectual. This precaution may save
you the life of scores OF trees.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Blacksmith
and WheelurigM says: "The best rem
edy that l have ever found for horses
clicking or striking their hind shoes
against the forward ones is to put on
high toe-calks and low heels on the
hind shoes. If my brother smiths are
incredulous concerning this remedy,
! advise them to try it and be con-
viuced."
A New York farmer states that he
uses only coal-gas tar to prevent the
ravages of the potato beetle. He puts
a gallon of tar in tub, over which he
pours boiling water, which is allowed
to settle and cool. This is sprinkled
over the vine with an ordinary sprink-
Ter. A gallon of tar, costing rs cents,
sutfices Tor several acres of potatoes.
A farm can be stocked with sheep
cheaper than other animals, and it is
quite difficult to keep them without
profit. They pay in the face of every
obstacle, and if farmers will cross the
sheep with thoroughbred rams the
flock will be improved, the prices great
er, and the weight of carcass and fleece
increased. The returns come in quick
er than from any other stock except
hogs. They require less care, and up
on no stock is the per centage of profit
SO great.
The bureau of statistics has furnished
figures giving the exports of oleomar-
garine to Europe during the last six
fiscal years, and the value thereof. In
1876 there were 1896 401 pounds ex-
ported, valued at $40, 4S3. In 1881,
26, 1877 $40 pounds, worth 1881, 500, were
exported. In each case the figures are
for the fiscal year ending June 80 of
the year named. The quantity of
dairy butter exported in the year end
ing June so, 1881, was 81, $50, 500
pounds, valued at 81, 257 ,024. at this
rate, in about two years more, the
quantity of oleomargarine and butter
inc exported will equal the transporta-
ton of the real article.
The peculiar decay of wood is due to
the inroads Of n certain fungus on the
fiber of the timber. When wood is
seasoned it is dried, so that fermenta-
ton of its sap cannot take place; in
fact, the sap has evaporated. But
when the wood, even after seasoning
has been accomplished, is exposed to
warmth and moisture at the same time
ordinary decay sets in and paves the
way for the growth of the little fungus
producing dry rot. Sometimes the
disease begins within the interior of
the wood, the little spores or seeds of
the fungus soaking into the roots of the
trees while dissolved in rain water. AS
you probably know, the effect of the
disease is that the wood fibers soften
and dry, 80 that finally they may be
rubbed to powder between the fingers
The farmers OF Hunterdon and Son.
ersset counties, N. j., Use goats to pro-
tect their sheep from dogs. Two goats
can drive away dozen dogs, and two
are about all each farmer puts in with
his sheep. AS soon rs a dog enters the
field at night the goats attack him, and
their butting propensities are too much
for the canine, who soon finds himself
rolling over and over A few repeti-
tons of this treatment causes the dog
to quit the field, limping and yelling.
Formerly, when dog entered a sheep
field at night, the sheep would run
wildly around and cry piteously. Since
the goats have been used to guard them,
they form line behind the goats and
seem to enjoy the fun. The idea of
utilizing goats in this way came from
the west, where they are put in sheep
pens to drive away wolves.