Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-05-24
FARM NOTES..

Agricultural Items of Interest Tersely
Put.
Certain Wisconsin farmers in recent
meeting dared to resolve that the land grant
ed the State by the General Government fol
the establishment and maintenance Of the
agricultural college ought by right to be
used for that purpose,
Who has not observed that the soil is al
ways loose and moist beneath stone heap?
The American Cultivstor tells Of some pear
trees that were mulched with stones, and
which made three times the growth OF any
others, though all did well.
Henry Stewart, who is good authority, in
sists in the Tribune that sheep do best upon
soils derived from limestone rocks and worst
upon those derived from sandstone and flint
rocks. There are some facts which seem TO
be against this theory. 1t is one we'll worthy
Of investigation.
Quarantine in Kansas, New Mexico and
Colorado appears TO have efectually stop
ped the march of Texas cattle Northwsrd,
and cattle from the Eastern States must be
accompanied by certified bills OF health from
the State Neterir arian of the State from
the State from whence the cattle are ship
ped.
For early cabbages the concentrated forms
CT manure are especially valuable. Care
must be taken 10 purchase good seed That
crown from the stumps OF roots which never
b. ade3 will produce fewer good heads under
The same conditions than seed taken from
cab5ages where the root and head are both
planted.
Batter should always be churned several
degrees colder in summer than IN winter.
The reason is that the caseipous matter OF
milk more readily attaches itself 10 the but
ter globules in summer than in winter, and
that this adhesion can best be prevented oy
a cooler temperature OF the cream when
churnipg is fact.
Excessive acidity in cream before churn.
ing causes partial separation ofthe butter
fats and the acid also develops glycerine
from one Of the oils composing these tats.
Sourinp cream does not add TO the quality
of butter; it simply creates 3 stronger Ia
yor, in contrast to the delicate favor o. IN.
soured cream, which is the true taTor OF
aroma.
Mr.. ". W. Haywood writes to the Rural
World that he has good word to speak for
corn fodder: Il have saved 3I6 shocks III
by 10 hills" he says, and have realized
more than $50 BY it, while the stock rehshed
Il take a shock down, husk the corn Oh,
and tie the fodder in two bundles with tarr-
ed rope, making it very convenient to
handle"
Az recent sale Of Holstein cattle al
Troy O., thirteen cows averaged 1856. 81
tuentv 2.year.o averaged S2945O, fifteen
i.yeaf ODDS averaged S224.50, four 2-year
old bulls averaged S325.25, FIVE l.year-oid
hulIs averaged 1913, and thirteen spring
calves averaged $l7769. The average for
the seventy was $266.50. Three better;
were sold privately for 81, 600.
The varieties of cane best adapted TO thu
production of sugar are: Early Amber, Ia
belian, Early Orange, and links Hybrid
Seed should be planted as early as possible
so as to get a good start before there Is AM
danger of q drought and in order that th'
4 plants may De OIOukut W ulotuAhy
the long days of summer. Il Is sunshine
that makes the sugar.
Natural vegetable acids do not harm
milk but the artificial acid Of fermenrnt
food introduces an element into the con
sumption that il is not possible for natur'
10 neutralize, and hence affects the milk
The amount of ferment may be small AMI
| DO little injury, but If carried beyond
certain point will have deleterious efec'
sbich experiment, time and again, hs
demonstrated.
The Christian Union publishes the cas-
of a gentleman who recently bought an
removed to a. farm in Roxbury, h'tl
hamlet three miles north Of Stsmforc
Conn. 4 few days ago he and his tw
children were buried On Investigation
after the funeral, il was found that the We
water was poisoned. by percola'ion tbroug
| the soil of drainage from bsrnyard and on
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