Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-13
FOR THE FARMER.

a New Hampshire farmer accuses
red squirrels of robbing birds nests.
Timothy is, doubtless, the most nu-
tritious and valuable of all the mea-
dow grasses.
Do not try to milk COWS, especially
heifers, too rapidly; milk with steady
continuous movement, and not by
jerks.
A MARYLAND farmer whose farm is
situated in woods credits crows with
keeping his potato field free from bee
ties.
Cider from late apples is of better
quality and possesses more body than
that from early apples 1t will also
keep much longer.
A gardener in Baltimore, who has
a number of large hot-housesf for grow
ing early cucumbers, keeps hive of
bees in each house for the purpose Of
distributing the pollen.
The feet and legs of horses require
more care than the rest of The body.
They must not be allowed to stand in
filth and moisture, and in grooming
a horse the feet and legs must be as
thoroughly brushed and cleaned as
coat
1t never pays to underfeed any
thing. Even if the animal is only
kept in store condition-that is, Meth
err giving milk nor fattening, little
grain will do no harm. Young heif-
ers, however, should not be given fat
tening food before they have their
first calf. Hence oats and bran are
better than corn.
The Country Gentleman says it is
good plan to cut and burn the eXcres-
cences formed by smut on the corn
crop, as it will prevent the increase Of
the fungus. The latter retains its vita
lily for two years, according to some
authorities, hence it is well to plant
no corn for that time on land known
to be infested by it.
The editor of bee journal keeps
100 hives of bees in New York City.
They do well, gathering honey from
flowers in the parks and about private
residences. When swarming, how
ever, they sometimes alight in incon-
venient places, one swarm stopping
on a street-car and another storing a
hundred pounds of honey in a time
ball on the top of one of the highest
business blocks.
1t is worth while for farmers who
use Paris green to know that the best
antidote to the poison is iron rust.
There are preparations of iron in
! LIQUID form which should be kept in
/ farmers houses wherever this popular
insect poison is used OF course the
poison should be got from the stom-
ach by emetics wherever possible.
Cases of accidental poisoning from
Paris green are frequently reported in
the daily papers.
a veterinary surgeon says the cut
ting away of the frogs of the feet OF
the horse in shoeing should never be
permitted. Nature has placed them
there for useful purpose. They are
elastic. and give the animal light,
springy step. Besides, they aid the
\ horse materially in keeping his foot
ing on icy roads The frog should be
permitted to remain intact, as it pre-
vents many defects and diseases OF
The foot incident to use on hard roads.
The Germantown Telegraph says
thai it is pretty generally believed
that the rag-weed, which is more OF
less present ON every farm, is the
cause of bitter milk whenever it ap
pears. 1t is one of the worst weed
pests upon farm. 1t covers, wher
It gets q start, everything. 1t is even
believed that the pollen from the bios
som produces the hay fever, indirectly
if not directly There is no other way
to get rid of it except toplow it under
Fence corners, with their mass Of
brush and weeds, afford secure retreat
for such troublesome insects as livC
through the winter, and for the de
post of eggs of others ready to hatcl
out in early spring the larvae prepar
ed to engage in depredations upon tn,
first plants that appear. Cutting on
? and burning the rubbish is the bes
= plan, as tire puts an end to most o
! these. and thus the destroying elemen
: lessons the labor and saves the crop