Morris tribune., 1883-02-24
FARMERS COLUMN.


DR.. Thomas Taylor of Washington, has
found that housetiies distribute infectious
diseases. It has long been known that they
diffuse profanity.
This circumstance was related at the late
session of the Shor: horn Breeders conven-
don: Mr.. Flynn, OF Des Moines, had COW
that produced calf having perfect rab-
bits tail--stumpy, turned up and covered
with sort or fur. After the birth of the
calf, in conversation with his herdsman, 1t
appeared that at the time of the service
some dogs chased a rabbit across the lot di-
rectly in front OF the cow, and to this was
undoubtedly due the popularity noticed In
the calf
The late disturbance in the tea trade
brought forth the fact that the custom OF
the trade has heretofore been that the I'm.
porter sells to the jobber at from lat present
pricesl 81 cents to 40 cents pound. The
iobber puts on a profit of 10 cents pound
and sells to the wholesale grocer; the whole.
sale grocer adds 10 cents and sells to the re-
taller, who in his turn adds 20 to 80 cents q
pound and sells To the consumer. Thus the
81 cents per pound tea gets to be 80 aeLts a
pound by the time 1t goes into the family
teapot.
The sevsrest strain, in the cart or car.
liage, comes upon the wheels. The felloes
especially are exposed 10 alternate mud and
drouth, according to the prevailing wealth
err The paint soon wears oil, and the wood
absorbs the water from every mud paddle
through which the vehicle is driven. In
dry time the wood shrinks and the tire gets
loose. The remedy is q new setting of the
tire, and bill from the blacksmith. It is
much cheaper TO clean up the carriage oc-
casionaliy, aud give the wheels dressing
of linseed oil, as hot as 1t can be pct on.
The wood will absorb good deal OF the oil
and will swell the rim SO as to make the
tire tight 1t will prevent the rotting Of the
wood and make long lived wheels. When
the wheels have soaked up ali the oil they
will take, put on good coat of paint.
Corn brought from a southern to north
ern locality Is not safe to ripen. The COM
mon Chester county (penn) corn that is
grown near Philadelphia WI. no. r.pen go
miles further north. Usually northern
grown corn succeeds best in a southern To-
cality and improves very rapidly. No other
plant can be improved more by cultivation
and selection of seed than corn, and it is
advisable to select the best seed in ones own
ighborhood, getting the best possible, and
By good cultivation and manufacturing to
improve the quality and yield as far as pos.
sible, preserving for some years, and grad.
ually enlargins the size and increasing the
yield. The same is true as regards oats,
but as oats do better In a cooler climate il is
we'll to get fresh seed from a northern To-
cality, Canada. Nova Scotia, and New Bruns-
wick are noted for the size and weight OF
their oats.
The theory of the eminent French scientist
that diseases eInong animals NAV be pre-
vented by vaccination, received fresh and
decisive confirmation last year. AS pre-
caution against splentic fever, which fol
many years has made terrible ravages
among domestic animals in France, nearly
5000 sheep, 500 head of cattle and 500 horses
were vaccinated. For ten years the average
loss among sheep had been 8 per cent, but
inoculations has reduced it to .65 per cent
Among cattle the mortality was reduced
from to 0.24 per cent. while of the 500
horses ysccinated only three died.