The Osceola times., 1883-05-12

per announces that the controversy over
the validity Of the Cooley patent, owned
by John Boyd, of Chicago, for process
and apparatus for raising cream from
milk, so long pending in the courts in the
suit Of Boyd against Cherry, has been de-
cidcd in favor Of Boyd. The Cooley pat
ent has been declared valid, and the
Cherry can an infringement The Uni
ted States Court, by Judge McCrary, has
ordered am Injunction to Issue against
Cherry, and an account for damages in
favor Of Boyd.
ABoUT GARpES SEEDs.-AD Ohio far
mcr says one cause Of complaint made
by purchasers Of garden seeds is due to
their own ignorance in planting and car
ing for the seeds. Lima beans are plant
cd with early peas, the peas come up but
the beans are chilled, and don't, but the
seedsmen gets the blame charged TO him
Just the same. Sometimes the soil Is not
in proper condition; sometimes II crus.s
after a rain, and the tender shoots can
not force their way through it; some
times the soil is not firmcd and the germ
dies for want Of moisture.
The DArRY.-The Colorado Farmer
says thai over a million dollars worth
Of butter and cheese is brought annually
into Colombo. To produce this amount
it would require 10000 cows. To keep
these cows properly, unless the food pre-
pared by the silcs be adopted, it would
take say $1,000 acres Of good farm land;
IL alfalya and clover was less raised land
would be needed. But what we wished
to call attention to is, that II, say 25,O00
acres Of land now used TO raise wheat
was used TO raise food for dairy cows,
there would bc no cry raised by the
wheat specnlator, that we had surplus
Of wheat. And then the land employed
that way would make greater profit to
the owner than If all were put in wheat.
CARROT CuLTuRE.-A Boston paper says
that in the town Of Danvers, Mass, the
raising Of carrots on an extensive scale
has for years been quite business. At
ter years Of experimenting they settled
upon variety which originated among
them, known in their locality as the Dan
vers carrot. II is in form midway be-
tween the Long Orange and Short Horn
class, growing generally with a stump
root. Under their cultivation they raise
from twenty 10 thirty tons TO acre, and
ut times even larger crops.
For ONION GRowERs.--It is said that
the very small onions used for pickles
are raised in England, and imported by
the owners Of our pickling establish
ments. The plan followed by English
markct-gardenes is TO SOW onion seed
very thickly on bed Of poor soil, where
the plants do not grow thrifty, but pro-
duce very small bulbs, many OF them be-
ing no larger than hazle nut.
A VALUABLE GRAss.-Guinea grass,
known also as johnson Grass" is grow
ing in popularity among Southern farm
ers familiar with its value as hay grass.
Like Bermuda, it is perennial, though
the tops are killed by severe frosts. The
roots being perennial, the cost of renewal
of the seed Is saved, while the land is
being continually improved by their oc-
cupancy of the soil.
PLowING DIFFERENT SoILs.-Wet lands
should not be plowed deep until they
have been thoroughly drained. Alluvial
soils and deep clay loans, where the sur
face and subsoils do not materially diff
FER, can scarcely be titled too deeply.
Thin soils, however, should not be plan
ted below the available plant food. 1t
takes twice as much manure to fertilze
the land when il is plowed to depth Of
ten inches as when 1t is plowed five
inches; yet, on the other hand, by only
plowing five inches deep, the soil will be
exhausted much quicker than when the
plowing is ten inches
SEED CooN.-Those who observe corn
coming to market will often see loads of
corn with the kernels not over one-fourth
of an inch in length, cob large and heavy.
Seventy pounds of such corn in the ear
would not make over 40 to 80 pounds of
shelled corn, while the best variety of
deep grain corn will yield from 30 to 60
pounds of shelled corn from 20 pounds in
the ear. This loss in a few bushels is but
small but take crop of so acres, aver
aging 40 bushels per acre, and gain of
9 pounds per bushel would make over
80 bushels of shelled corn in favor of the
good seed. Thus if the best seed cost $40
more than poor seed il would pay TO get
the best.
SELECTING THE BRooD MARE.--ln choos-
ing the brood mare, says writer in the
National Live stock Journal, it is essen
tial 10 examine her pedigree, to be sure
that she comes down from a good family.
The choice should fall upon a roomy
frame, that she may carry her foal and
drop il without being deformed. II is an
old axiom, that a roomy mare, with a
sound constitution, good temper, and
coming down from noble ancestors, will
produce an cven-formed, kindly disposed
and excellent colt. The dam should be
sound in wind ard limb, body and gear
ing, without hereditary blemish to entail
10 her issue. The mare should be free
from weak points, or impcrfectly Jevcl-
oped quarters, unless her parents on both
sides were remarkably sound and stout.
FArrENINc HoRsEs.-This is well un-
derstood by jockeys, and may be studied
by farmers who have horses to sell. A
horse well fed and kept steadily TO work,
will gain slowly and his flesh will be sol
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