Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-02

shraFels IN midsummer. The best rem
e,dy for the. pest il TO gather and burn
the affected grapes.
Professor ]. w. Sanborn, Of The Mis-
souri, College Farm at Columbia, has
been glancing at the agricultural sta
tlstics OF that state, and finds that the
wheat yield has grad ualIy run down Id Id
twenty years from IA to III 4 bushels
per acre, and the corn crop from 80 8
to 26.6. These significant figures ems
phaslze the unmistakable necessity of
refreshing the soil, whose fairness the
pioneers , have been extorting without
compensation. Z U \ =.
Mr.. N. ]. Shepherd says that farm
ers should always be careful to use only
good seed for potatoes. With every
thing favorable you may sometimes
raise good crop from poor seed, but
this is only the case when the general
crop has been plentiful and the prices
low, while, by using only the best of
seed, giving it good soil to grow in, and
good clean cultivation, you are reason
ably sure Of q good crop when others
fail, and as there is then received a
higher price the result is more profit
able. ,'a I q 81. /.
The following expressions against
shoeing horses are reported by the
Kansas Farmer as having been made at
meeting in Nortonville, of that state:
Professor B. +. Nihart said that the
heavy nails and shoes prevent the ex-
banding and contracting of the hoof-
Mr., Barnes: In twelve years in Kan
sas l have not paid out IS for shoeing-
The practice is useless. Mr.. Slane: T
am an anti-horse sheer and am never
troubled with lame horses The prac-
tlce is inhnman. Mr.. Shugart: Ihaye
not had a horse shod for thirteen Years,
and l believe with Professor Nihart.
that with kind treatment our horses
would be serviceable at twenty five:
years of age. Mr.. Wheeler: For nine
months in the year shoes are unneces-
sary, but during the winter when it is
icy shoes should be used" ,,s. .
We notice in New England paper
statements of experiments in which corn
is cut when the grains are about to
glaze and hauled to the barn, where it
is stacked in common NOV, without
being cut, there trodden down and left
to feed out late in autumn or the early
part OF the winter, and it is claimed to
be about as good--that is, the cattle sseat
it up clean as that put up in most
costly sllos. And then, the question is
asked, ''such being the case, where is
the use of wasting the time and going to
the expense of digging pits?" If the
former is true the question may we'll be
asked But we fancy that it will after
few trials, be found to lose its claim
upon the economy of the farm. Few
will believe that green fodder can be
so carelessly put up and remain for any
length OF time in a condition fit to be a
wholesome food, whether the cattle eat
it up clean or not. In fact, the main
question has not yet been completely
settled, that ensilage will prove such
success as to induce farmers generally
to introduce the system. For our own
part we should prefer to wait few
years longer before giving it full en-
dorsement and scarcely expect to do it
then. Germantown Telegraph.
Sweet Herbs.
Sweet herbs will be in demand next
winter and should be provided now.
The usual kinds are: Sage, thyme
summer savory, and sweet majoram, to
which may be added tarragon, basil, and
spear1nint. The first three named
above should be sown in seed bed, as
soon as the weather is settled and the
plants kept free of weeds, and we'll Guilt
waited until June or July, when they
may follow some earlier crop. The
plants may DO set a foot apart each way.
Tarragon is hardy perennial with
pleasant favor, and is used in salads
and pickles. The roots may be bought
OF the seedmen. Mint, orspearmint, is
much in demand in spring for the mint
sauce, " to accompany spring lamb, and
an excellent fiavoring for soups. It is
propagated by division of the roo&,
which are naturalized in many places
Basil is raised from the seeds like sage,
etc.