The Osceola times., 1884-04-12

Have you secured suppy of good fuel?
Order seeds, implements and fertiIiz-
ers early.
About time for fence-building and re-
pairing.
Australia grew 3O,OOoOOO bushels of
wheat in 1888.
There are 100000 sheep owners in the
county.
Poultry are very fond of milk and but
termilk and they promote laying.
The new, pale asparagus is not with
out delicacy, but it has no striking fla
vor.
Over 100 cats have died in Windham
county, Ct, from sort Of feline epizoo.
| tic.
Congress has passed the bill for the
prevention and cure of pleuro-pneumon-
Look ont for sheep ticks this month,
before warm weather sets them to breed
ing.
Primroses are very pretty and sturdy
just now. Do not put them in a room too
| hot.
Over 500, 900 worth of cattle are
annually handled in the stock yards at
Chicago.
Charred grain, either of corn, wheat,
oats or 5uckwheat, should be fed to fowls
occasionally.
| The soil bestows its largest rewards
only in response to generous food and
intelligent culture.
Texas exchanges complain that the
fence cutters are driving capitalists away
from that State.
On shanty near Central Park, New
York, is a sign which reads: Goats
milk fresh from the cow"
J. w. StilIwell &Co., of Troy. Ohio, re-
port sales of Hostein stock in one week
to the value of Sl7.00
Apples are being imported from Ger.
many. They are selling in New York
at $3.50 to 1915 per barrel.
During the year 1888, $50 head of poll
ed Aberdeen Angus cattle were import
ed from Scotland.
Experiments in covering wheat show
that the yield is best when the seed is
covered two inches deep.
Recent ranch sales show that yearling
steers are commanding SIG, and two
year-olds and dry cows $24.
Rust on black berry canes has been cur
ed by applying a few handfuls of salt on
the ground over the roots.
The newspapers of the county have
taken hold of the subject of forest
| legislation with commendable zeal.
| 1t is estimated that the dairy region of
which Elgin, ILL.,, is the centre, produces
2O,0O0,OOO gallons of milk year
A shorthorn heifer belonging to J. W.
Dawson, Russellville, KY, died four hours
after eating leaf of tobacco.
A farm of 100 acres ofgood arabic land
should keep at least six work horses, 20
milch cows and twenty hogs.
The desirable qualities of best Philadel-
phia butter are largely due to extensive
pastures of sweet vernal grass.
JIM Mccullough, Cincinnati, o., con-
siders the Norway spruce the most valua-
BILE of . II trees for shade the road sides.
The earlier in the season that land
plaster or gypsum is sown on clover the
more certain it is to produce good results.
Prof. Arnold states that sudden and
extreme changes of temperature in milk
or cream injure the keeping qualities of
butter.
Kid shoes may he kept soft and free
from cracks by rubbing them once week
with little pure glycerine or caster oil.
During the winter 100000 bushels of
turnips have been shipped from one Can
adian locality alone to be made up in
pure jam.
English sheep breeders have found out
that mutton paws better than wool and
that fat lambs bring better return than
mutton.
Peach trees should be prined as soon
as possible, now, being careful to cnt off
ALI shoots close above a wood bud and
not blossom bud.
Water should not be allowed TO stand
about trees and shrubs at this time Of
the year; care now will save much fu-
ture loss and disappointment.
At the late English fat stock show at
Birmingham, three Lincolnshire weihers
aggregated 500 pounds, at the age of 2l
months.
Mennonites in Nebraska occupy three
whole counties, and are good farmers
.,l bcr1 unrkora and 40 economical
that their prosperity Is remarkable.