The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-09
Industrial Notes

The duke of Argyll is trying to DO
mesticate Americap wild turkeys in
Scotland.
Flowing matches are still kept up in
Great Britain, and great interest is taken
in them.
According to the census report 40, coo.
600 gallons of wine were made in this
country last year.
Russia claims to have phosphate de-
posts large enough to fertilize> all Eu-
rope for an indefinite period
Farmers in France and Germany are
now raising mutton sheep with view
of supplying the English market.
Ehe commercial value of all lands in
Italy is estimated at 996,000.000, upon
which there are G16,0OO, 900 mortgaged.
A Kansas shipper states that car
will hold two more head of steers if
they are destitute Of horns. He thinks
this q strong argument in favor Of pollcd
Angus cattle.
Mr.. Harris Lewis gives it as his opin
ion that grazing for milk may hc mado
to pay till land reaches 500 an acre.
On land of greater value, grazing COWS
for profit is questionable.
Every person who keeps chickens
should raise garden peppers. A tea
made by boiling them in water and ad-
| ded to boiled potatoes or Corn-mcal
dough is stated to be sure preventive of
cholera in fowls.
That the livestock interests of Kansas
are rapidly gaining ground may be seen
| bv the increase of $1,000, 900 in the
value of farm animals from 1880 to
| 1881; and this, too, in spite of the
slaughter of animals worth SIG, $50, GOO
more.
New York poultry dealers are very
much opposed to the proposed ordinance
compelling the dressing of fowls before
they are exposed for sale, and will fight
any such measure vigorously. A com
mittee has been appointed to endeavor
to stop the passage of any such ordi-
nance.
At Sonoma, Cal, farmer has raised
five cork trees, which are now twenty
five to thirty feet in height and from ten
to twelve inches in diameter. One coat
of cork, one and quarter inch thick,
has been stripped off. The tree resem-
bles the live oak in foliage. The seeds
were brought from Spain twenty years
ago
Judge McCrary, of the United States
fringement of the Cooley creamer pat
ent can not be maintained, as the alleg-
ed invention sis void for want of novel.
ty and by prior use.n A similar dccis-
ion has been rendered in New York in
relation to drive wells. An appeal has
been taken in both cases to the United
States supreme court.
Canada has become more emphatical-
| lyr 1ni,
States With population of 5000.
600, they manufacture annually 10000,
600 pounds of cheese, equal to /:
pounds per capita, while we, with 500,
00O, 900 make 300 10000 or pounds
per capita With Il population not eX
ceeding one-tenth of ours, their export.
of butter are about one-half as great a
ours.
A mill-pick maker advises that ii
grinding picks the pressure be not tot
great, and that sufficient water be UseC
so that heating, which always injure
the temper, be prevented. 1t should bt
borne in mind that cracking pick
should not be used for furrowing, an,
, no pick should be used after its edges art
: worn too blunt. When picks are blum
, grind them to straight level, one
) eighth or three-eighths long.
The Society of Public Analysis O
: Great Britain has adopted a STANDARD
} for the poorest milk of per cent. q
: solids and % per cent. of fats. Prot
: Cameron states that examinations O
the milk of forty-two short-horn cows
J during the winter of 1880, gave 81
l per cent of solids and /. 20 per cent. O
fats in the poorest milk, the COWS bein,
housed and well fed. The averag
| yield per daywas III quarts per COW
In every instance more milk was give.
| in the morning than in the evening
} The quantity of milk improved in eac
case rs the time for calying drew neal
: The older cows were found to give bot
: more and better milk than the younge
ones.