The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-06-04
F. rmer's Miscellany:

We acknowledge the receipt, through
Hon. J. B. Grinnell, of liberal speci-
men of the premium butter, to which
was awarded the first prize at the North
western Dairymen's Association, to Mrs.
McKinstry, of Winnebago City, Min.
nesota. From the specimen we have
good reason to believe the committee
made an honest award. There is no
doubt but Minnesota is to become a
worthy rival of Iowa and Wisconsin in
the production of imperial butter.
They have the grass, water and atmos-
phere, as cool, pure and succulent as
any place on earth, and no State has a
moro enterprising population.-Des
Moines Register.
Professor Shelton in The Industri-
alfst, cautions against getting too little
steam power, a mistake which expert
ence and observation leads him to be-
lieve is made by nine tcnths of the far
mers who buy for the first time: "The
novice who fancies he needs a five
horse. power engine really needs one
with the power of ten horses, as en-
gines arc rated, and ho who plans for a
ten-horse-power machine will regret,
before he has owned the engine week
that it was not at least ffteen-horse-
power. The fact is, the advantages of
an engine giving all the power needed
arc not nearly counterbalanced by its
increased original cost and cost of fuel
as compared with one of slightly less
power"
At the late meeting of the Indiana
Swine Breeders Association Mr.. Barker
urged the necessity Of feeding swine
with something less bulky than entire
corn. He gives, in addition to small
ration of this, a run on good grass or
clover pasture during summer, and as
soon as pumpkins and sweet apples be-
gin to ripen, he adds these. ByNovem-
Der and December the pigs are ready
for market; are then eight to nine
months old, and weigh, according as
they are bred from smaller or larger
sized stock, from $50 to 800 pounds
each. Mr.. Mustard mixed in their
swill bran and meal. Into each buck
ct of this he put teaspoonful of soda,
which he thinks assists to keep the pigs
healthy and in better condition. Mr.
White, to guard against hog cholera,
gives very slight doses of carbolic acid
in their feed, and sprinkles this mixed
with water on his swine, in their houses,
and on their bedding. "A. B. Allen.
AS rule, evergreens are more diff
cult to transplant than deciduous trees,
on account of the constant rapid evapo-
ration from their large leaf-surface.
Therefore a moist cloudy spell OF
weather is greatly to be preferred for
the operation. In the case Of pines, es-
pec1ally where few small fbrous roots
are found, great care should be taken
not to mutilate or cut off any of these.
In the spruces, jumpers, arbor- vitses,
etc., numerous fibres are the rule. to-
much attention cannot be paid to
Strengthening each one out in a natural
position, and working the fine soil in
among them, so that not single aper'
ture remains untitled. Notwithstand'
ing the soil to be used in every instance
must be mellow, it should receive 8
thorough ':firming" by means of ram.
mer, or constantly pressing with. the
foot during planting.
Dr.J.B. Lawes found in his numerous
experiments in England, that the larg'
est wheat crops are produced in rather
dry seasons. In the United States alst
}>thls is the case, when June and July
pre- moderately dry; but, Of course, al