Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-16
General Farm and Agricultural Notes.

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German experiments in cooling milk
before setting it for cream. show that
there is no great difference in the cream
rising capacity, the one instance over
the other, but the process was retarded
when the milk was cooled. and also but
ter churned from the cooled milk kept
far better than that from the uncooled.
On our return from Cedar Rapids.
from attending the annual meeting IF
the National Butter, Cheese and Egg
Association, on the, second week in De-
cember, farmers in Iowa and Northern
Illinois We're ploughing, and cattle We're
roaming and feeding over the. meadows
and corn fields where the corn had been
gathered. On other corn fields we saw
the farmers engaged in husking. Here,
ms there, the ground was as free from
frost as in June, an interesting fact To
put on record. Boston -4dcertiser.
The demand for mutton for Summer
consumption in every town and village
is a thing to be cultivated by farmers.
A flock of sheep is safe to pay 100 per
cent. in profit in the hands of II compe-
tent manager. Every week few head
Of fat sheep might 90 to the butchers
for local consumption during the hot
weather, when beef is less salable, and
in this way the surplus of IA considera-
Bile flock might be worked off But the
dog. When sheep are more numerously
kept than dogs, the dog question will
be satisfactorily disposed Of Ruroi
NcW YORKER
The Massachusetts, Pyoagh'non rea-
sons that if the potato was the true seed
there would be but little doubt that
planting the largest aud best specimens
would results in tho Improvement Of the
quality of the product. But as they are
not the true seed. are not IA new life Sc
cured through the principle of repro
duction. but simply a continuation of
the old life secured by n continuation of
vegetable growth, there is but little more
certainty of getting large potatoes by
planting large ones for seed than there
would be of getting large apples by set
ting large onons.
The Highland Agricultural Society Of
Scotland has ascerlained by experiments
that an ounce of red-top seed contains
425, 900 grass, and OF timothy 1900.
Of more practical Importance was the
fact shown that the greatest number of
seeds Of timothy terminate at depth
of ore-fourth Of an inch. Only onc-han
The number sown terminated at u depth
Of one inch. and some at depth Of two
inches. Orchard grass seed failed at
two and one-quarter inches. The prop
cr depth was indicated at one-fourth of
IN inch. The result Of the experiments
in determining the terminating power
Of the common field glasses corrobor-
ates experience and initiates against
the practice OF some farmers who SOW
their grass seed with the grain and har- !
row in. The proper way to SOW grass |
seed is. after the grain has been harrow I
ed in cover with light bush, or by |
passing over with roller. or if left up |
on good sced-bed it will terminate il |
not pushed nj all.
The growth of American manufact- |
nres during the last decade was won
derful. In 1850 the amount invested in /
cotton manufactures was little more
than $4,000. 600. The number of spin
dies was | 800, 900, of males employed
1899, of females 3S957. The amount
of cotton used was 77,759. 1916 pounds
Fifty years have passed away, and the I
number Of spindles has Increased to TO- /
1872 ,147, The amount Of cotton used in
1890 was 1913, 100000 pounds. The
amount of persons employed is Is ,42S,
and the amount of capital invested in
mills and subsidiary work is more than
1925, 100000. From 1870 to 1880, the
product of our wooden manufactures
has increased nearly 100000, 900. The
silk production Of the United States
rose from 81, 662 in 1870 to S3l,-
llO. 4G::, in 1880. The growth Of the
iron and steel industry has been re-
markable. In 1910 we produced $4,000
tons of iron; in 1880 the iron and steel ,
works of the United States produced T.
263, l6o tons. In twenty years the capt
tal invested in the manufacture OF /
machinery has increased from $4,000
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