Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-30
FARM NOTES.

Is corn-popping an agricultural 10
portP
The groves were Gods first temples.
--Bruant.
Man first destroys and then builds up
forests. - -humbOM.
A Georgia hen is reported to have
killed hawk in fair fight by blow
through the eye, piercing to the, brain.
1t was a fowl blow.
Plant few artichokcs for tho hogs
as IN experiment. They make vslua-
bic succulent food. and are richer In
ilesh-forming material than potatoes.
Genuine perique tobacco Is said only
to grow on ridge situated about one
mile from the Mississippi River in st.
James Parish, Louisians-a ridge only
about two miles wide and SEVEN miles
in length. The average crop is about
5000 pounds.
A report says, ..Of two fields. lying
side by side, sown in wheat one was
plowed and narrowed in the usual way.
while the other was, narrowed five
times. The result was that, tho latter
, gave seven bushels more . to the acre
than the former"
A contemporary advises keeping
cribbing (wind-suckin8) horses in a
stable without managers. and making
them take up their food from the fipor.
The better way is not to keep them at
ALL No man ever makes any profit
from crib-biting horsc. His value
lies in the labor he performs Indiges-
ton and its concurrent disabilities arc
not conducive to economical labor.
The market is reported as being
flooded with pulled wool, the result Of
the Wholesale slaughter OF shcep on ac-
count of the depression OF the wool
market. If correct, it Is but another
evidence that he who goes out of. bus
mess because prices are low COOS into
another when prices are high and thus
loses at both ends. The sagacious rule
is not to be discouraged at depressions
in the market, but to hold on for the
rise that comes sooner or later. f.,
Keep your sheep from severe storms
of cold rain until shearing time " yo,l
wish to preserve the fleece. in the best
condition. Sheep protected from
storms during the winter and then sx-
posed to chilling rains in the spring
soon acquire harsh, rough wool. Il
should always be remembered that rain
is far worse upon the wool, ~ u IL in
respect to the bodily discomfort Of
sheep, than snow. Place tho sheep un-
der good sheds during the storms and
always have them liz warm st night
The idea of the esta blishmsnt OF wool
securing mills in Texas iis Q move in the
ri oil ka fx,ll
in all large shcep-growipg sections far
from market, thus saving the large sx-
pense of freighting gum and dirt-mors
than half the weight Of the wool. But
wool before being, secured. must be
sorted. and this can only be dOne by an
expert. Where the flockmaster 10 rea-
sonably near manufacturers tho plan
of not washing wool on tho back oi the
sheep is yearly growing more and more
in favor.
Varieties of beets commonly grown
for stock feeding arc the long red
mangel. the yellow globe mangel, and
the sugar beet The long red grows
the largest and produces tho heaviest
crop. and is mostly preferred BY dairy
men for cows and hogs. The ground
should be well prepared. plowed deep,
thoroughly pulverizei. and ,msde rich
with compost or thoroughly-rotte
manure. The sugar beet does not do
velop saccharine Juice in thai portion
growing above the ground.
Prof. George II. Cook Of the New
Jersey Experiment Statioa IL reported
as saying that the experiments Ol the
season with sorghum wsrrsni tAe con.
clusion that both sugar aud molasses
can be successfully made in Now Jersey
at the present prices. He u careful to
state that TO do this will rsqsirs the ex-
ercise Of skill and economy
must be judiciously expended. the
whole Of the sugar must .be extracted.
and all by-prOducts must be utilized.