Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-03-04
FARM NOTES.

FARM NOTES.
Hollyhock seeds started now will
make plants of nice size for setting
out by May, if then set in good rich
soil they will grow rapidly and bloom
at about the ordinary time.
Grape cuttings for spring planting
may be made now, Cut into convent
ent lengths Tor packing. Tie cuttings
into small lunches and pack ia sand,
standing them on end to remain until
needed for use.
When wintering early cabbage
plants in frames it must not be for
gotten that they need plenty of air
when the temperature is above the
thawing point, in very cold weather,
however the frames may remain clos
ed for days together 0ithout Injury.
Mice may be cleared out of root eel
lars or pits by the following process
Soak some peas in water until they
are swollen, then roll them in arsenic
and bury very shallow in light earth.
The mice will fluid them aud devour
them in preference to plants or vege-
tables.
AS SOON as made, butter should be
set in cool, dry, sweet place, and
kept at a temperature of about SOC
Do not set the tubs on the ground, 20
apsorbe au earthly smell and flavor,
nor permit any mold or decaying sub
stance, or anything that gives off an
offensive odor, to be in the same de
partment with the butter. Much good
butter is spoiled by improper keeping
and handling between the make room
and the consumption market.
THE Boston CultiUdtOr declares it
to he a matter of fact rather than
of fancy that there is more
nutriment in dark than a white-shell-
ed egg. The white of the white she'll
ed egg is like milk of lime water,
while that of dark eggs has substance,
is gelatinous in appearance, and will
hold together if lifted few inches,
and, it is claimed, is one-third more
valuable for any culinary psrpose.
All this may or may not be true, but
it is certain that the dark-shelled eggs
sell for oRe-fourth more in the markets
than the white-shelled ones.
Extracted honey should be thor.
oughly skinned of all bits of comb,
or other substances, before it is mar
keted. 1t is often damaged by being
rut into whisky barrels, which have
charcoal on the inside OF the slaves,
and particles of this get into the hon
ey, spelling its appearance. Clean
barrels are indispensable. Comb hon.
ely must be white, well capped and put
up in neat, attractive manner. Only
thus can the producer obtain the top
figure of the market In New York
the principal demand for honey is for
honey in glsssed sections, or In paper
boxes. In the West such are unsala
bic. In Cincinnati the market re.
qulres it in unglassed sections, but
with the crates glassed.
Many farmers do not feed turnips
because the stock will not partake of
them when they can get better mater
ial. Something depends upon the
manner in which the turnips are fed.
No animal cares for a hard, woody or
frozen turnip, nor should the roots be
fed without some preparation. The
better method is TO steam them and
add ground grain, but the majority OF
farmers object to the labor of such
proceeding. A root-slicer, however,
may be used, by which the turnips
may be sliced. They should then be
covered with water over night, sprink-
led with meal and salt the next
morning, and fed. They are, of
course, not as valuable as hay, corn,
fodder or grain, but they serve an ex-
cellent dietary purpose, increasing
the appetite and assisting to keep the
animals in good condition.
An orchard of some 900 trees,
planted near Trenton, n j., under a
former owner, failed from yellows
and other causes to produce either
trees or fruit. A new owner dug out
all the old trees, and again planted the
orchard, using as a fertilizer kainis
and bone dust in liberal quantities.
The orchard is now six years old, is a
marvel of beauty, and bears album
dainty. A more healthy orchard can
not be found, We find plenty of cas-
es where new orchards were planted
after old ones failed. and they grew
finely. We find in all such cases the
orchard had q new owner, and that
seemed to be great benefit to trees
Neglect of the former owner was re
placed by careful attention and fertil
izers and always IN 81 The cases we
observe the complete eradiction Of dis
ease.