The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-04

mendation. Vines set at Freconia have
proved so profitable that 20, 900 more of this
sort will be set this spring. 1t is said to be
a week earlier than the Concord and equal
to the Catawba in quality. Its great fault is
tendency to overbear, which renders the
fruit insipid, which accounts for the unfAy-
orable reports from some places.
The English farmers work their wheat
lands several times over in order to pulver-
| ize them and admit air. AS a result wheat
annually averages over twenty-eignt bushels
per acre, and this, too, on soils that have
| While they are thus careful in cultivation
they are not neglectful of manure, the crop
always paying for whatever expense may
have been incurred, as we'll as profit.
The Drovers' Journal says that with all
the dangers from disease, hog-raising
though it requires more labor, is really the
most profitable business which farmers can
engage in where corn is a sure crop. 1t is
surprising. also how many farmers there are
who seem TO wholly ignore the fact that any
other food than dry corn is suitable for
such stock half or two-thirds of the year on
food not nearly so expensive.
The prize twin steers of the world are on
exhibition in Allentown, Pa These steers
are only four years old, weigh 1900 pounds
and are valued at $4,000 Colonel Gala
han, who has the cattle in charge, will take
them to London to compete against the
world at thegreat International Cattle Snow
TO be held in that city shortly.
In wlnteriDg colts the first year small
feed twice day of oats or other grain will
we'll repay the cost. If colts are ever stunt
ed il is the first winter. After that they
will keep growing on good hay with no
grain, and the danger OF injurng from too
much life in young horses makes 1t advisa-
Bile 10 feed grain sparingly or not at all until
| they are ready for work. But with colts
taken from the dam in the fall the only
danger is from too little rather than too
much spirit -Cultivator.
Five times as many kinds of insects are
estimated to exist as there are species of all
other living creatures together. Four hun
bred and fifty species are fostered by the oak
tree alone, and 200 by the pine. Hum boldt
in 1S49, estimated that between 1901 and
| 10 OO0 species were preserved by collections
and 1t is now supposed that the number may
be something like 10000 With how large
part of natures production in this one
| field can any single individual hope to be-
come familiar?
The new breed of fowls, heretofore known
as the American sebrights, are TO be called
| wyandottes, that name having been Sc
lected for them at the last meeting of the
American Poultry Association. The for
mer name COMPOUNDED them with the dimin-
utive sebright bantams; but the Wyandottes
are a larger breed, with spangled plumsge,
rose combs, yellow legs and heavy, compact
bodies. They are good layers, excellent
mothers and rival the Plymouth Rocks as
market fowls.
Just when the sweet potato plants begin
to make Roadway they are often attacked by
the cut.worms. which destroy hundreds in a
4 simple night No Dlan il known for riddi NO
field of these depredators after they begin
work, except by constant attention.to the
crop. To kill such as can be found every
morning is a laborious task. The cut-worm
Is easily killed when turned up to the sur
face where the frost can reach it, and farm
ers will save time and labor in that respect
by blowing as early as possible.