Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-12-07
Facts and Figures.

Lime enters freely, it is said, into
the growth of clover, pea and potato
vines. The phosphate OF lime forms
about half the substance of the bones
of animals, and is found in animal It's
sue, as well as in fruits and seeds.
1t is about time to thin out the
flock for winter keeping, and not try to
keep any old ewes, for if they should
manage o survive they will lose their
q heeces bt fore shearing and not fatten
we'll next year.
If syndicates are to buy cattle,
syndicates should sell cattle. "SVhen
Greek meets Greek, ETC." The differ
ence between fifteen carloads OF half
breeds and fifteen carloads of straight
Texans, from the same range, was
s., 200 in favor of the half-DreSds.
One part sulphur to 20 parts of salt
given to horses and cattle in their food
will keep them free of parasites and
yermil. For swine let the proportion
be the same, and to rid them of w.rms
add an equal quantity of wood ashes
In the absence o. the ashes use, once
in every two weeks, about ten drops of
carbolic acid to $50 pounds of swine.
in respect to late experiments
made in Germany on the cooling OF
milk before it is set for the cream to
rise, they show that while there is no
essential difference between its cream
rising capacity in the one instance over
the other, excepting that the process of
souring is longer retarded in the cooled
milk, the butter made from the cream
of cooled milk keeps far better than
that made from the uncooled.
iceland ponies are imported into
England in large Quantiti at present.
The Iceland pony is usually below
twelve hands high, and generally of q
pied or skewbald color. The head is
large in proportion to the frame, the
legs we'll made and strong, the should.
ers rather straight, but the withers are
higher than in most small breeds of
horses. In docility and patient en-
durance it is said to stand at the head
of the horse family, and is a perfect
pony for children.
1t is probable that the question
whether large or medium horses are
best will resolve itself into question
of locality. The Percheron and Clydes-
GALE breeding establishments are main
ly IN the west. In New England and
the east, where farms are smaller, a
lighter horse will generally be prefer
red for farm work, while large, heavy
animals will be required in heavy
teaming OF cities and large towns.
Glover is excellent for fowls. Cut
the clover into short lengths and steep
it over night in hot water. This swells
the dry leaves and make them palata-
BILE. In the morning thicken the mass
of clover and water with two parts
corn meal and one part fine bran,
seasoned with little salt, and o very
economical and nourishing mess will
be the result. This is splendid
morning meal and contains variety
which is so essential to the thrift of all
fowls.
Cutting certain plants at one period
preserves, at another period destroys.
There is no more labor required in
studying and profting by this system
in nature than in working by hazard
and uncertainty. In all ATTITUDES and
all climates, nature provides, in the
aggregate, about the same amount of
heat and cold, wet and dry, as it does
of night and day, and summer and
winter, equal. System in the work of
the farmer requires no more labor in
planting the proper seed in the proper
season, than it does for him to SOW in
chaos and reap in confusion.
All the hest agricultural authorities
of the present day, says the american
AgricuitU7iSt, as we'll as those who have
gone before, give the following as 40
solute requisites for safe wintering:--1.
An even temperature ranging from 40
to rs degrees. 2. Complete expulsion
or absorption of moisture from the
body of the hive. 3, Perfect freedom
from outward disturbances. 1. Pro
lection of stores from contact of frost.
5. Protected isolation from atmos-
pheric changes in spring. 6. Exclusion
OF light. z. Sufficient stores for winter
consumption. 1t is generally admitted
that with these seven contingencies
provided for there will be no hazard in
wintering, and 1t is further admitted
that no plan so far practiced combines
all these essentials.
The apple, Ike the grape, vii, bear
several degrees of frost without harm,
unless the temperature is suddenly re-
stored-and this is an important point,
though almost always UNDECIDED. You
may freeze an apple hard, and if you
thaw it gradually, slowly, it will come
out sound as before, only it will be ten
der and require watching so that the
temperature does not rise upon 1t,
which soon spoils it. The best way is
to make use of such fruit as soon as
possible after thawing, if by some acct
dent it should get into this condition,
which is not likely in a cellar where the
temperature may readily be adjusted
to the requirement of the fruit, mainly
by the windows, which in winter are to
be opened when the weather is warm
for airing, and in spring at night when
the air is cool.
An important question arises re-
specting the best ''size" of animals;
whether a LARGO or @ ~, q II vsYiafu no N