The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18

and uncontaminsted by odors of fresh excre-
ment, it will not be fit for any use.
Cranberry growers, in National conference
assem- bled, estimate the seasons product OF
this fruit at $50, 900 bushels, against 100000
bushels IN 1888, the shortage resulting from
the late frosts of May and June.
Natural vegetable acids do not harm milk,
but the artificial acid of fermenting TODD in
PRODUCES en- element in the consumption
that is not possible for lure to neutralize,
and hence affects the MIX. The amount of
ferment may be small and dc little injury,
but If carried beyond certain point will
have deleterious effect, which experiment
time and again hes demonstrated.
Says the Southern World: "a Florida
gentleman, in giving an account of the
growth of q tomato vine on pile of slaked
she'll lime, says that it was four feet long
and abounded with tomatoes. He was sur.
prised at its growth under the conditions
and considers that 1t demonstrated that
slaked shell lime was the fertilizer for that
plant when heavily applied, 1t seeming to
answer all purposes.
1t is estimated that the improvement of
the breeds of cattle In the United States
amounted to 80 per cent. Of the value OF all
the cattle. That is, If unimproved as years
ago, the total value OF all the cattle would
be S2S7 600, 900, whereas by reason OF the in
PRODUCTION OF better blood and their i'm
coo. This is s splendid argument for grading
up the common breeds.
Many trees can be transplanted from the
woods. TINS can be done IN the fall or the
spring. The little trees sho1ld be taken up
carefully. with as much of the root as pos
sible, and planted in q well-preparei soil the
same depth at which they sto before. The
trees will respond to clean culture as readily
as corn, or will show neglect by q slow,
| stunted growth, ii weeds and grass are left
| to grow ABOUT their roots.
| DR.. Sturtevant calls attention 10 the OBJ.
| jectionable features of the ultiplication OF
/ synonym ms in seed catalogues. In the cata-
/ logues of eight seedmen one variety of Gu
/ cumDers is found under as many variations
/ of name. Such q use of names, he says,
tends to reduce vegetable nomenclature TO q
/ farce, and a revision is advised, which he
/ recommends to the consid ration of the next
meeting OF the American Seed Trade Asso-
! cation.
Any land that will bear clover can be
made rich. 1t is not wise, however, to put
field in clover and then keep it pastured
down closely. II the top is not allowed TO
grow the root will not grow, and double
loss occurs. By frequent blowing under OF
! clover the soil Will soon become in Il ne con-
dition for almost any crop. 1t is more eco
| nomical to enrich by green manaring than
in any other manner, and the effects are
lasting and permanent.
More lambs are consumed for food in En-.
| gland in proportion to the number of sheep
grown than in any other country. And
when q year ago the Queen set the example
of abstainiDg from lamb during the season.
in order to give an increase to the hocks oil
the United Kingdom, it cost English cpl
cures some selfdenial to follow her in this
matter However, the result is that the
number Of lambs, which had been rapidly
declining, has since greatly increased. The
official statement OF live stock for 1854 shows
that the proportion Of lambs to sheep is nos
80 per cent, and there has been an increase
of nearly l 600, coo in the number of both
or about ner cent.