Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-04
Various Topics.

Various Topics.
An eastern paper notes some curiout
facts in connection with the history 0
horned cattle in this country. Column
bus brought the first herd on his SECOND
trip in 1893. Other Spanish navigator,
brought small herds, from which tht
wild cattle of the west and South Amer
lea descended. In 1868 the Portugust
took cattle and hogs to New Foundlant
and Nova Scotia. The Canadian cattle
were introduced in 160S. In 1920 Viz
ginia had five hundred head of cattle
The most stringent laws were passed
prohibiting the killing of any domestic
animal. In New England cattle were
introduced in 1924. 1t is said that for
time price was regulated by color, a red
calf being cheaper than a black n be,
cause it was more likely to be mistaken
by the wolves for a deer and killed.
A remnant of the great forests which
C covered the south of Sweden. was
recently dug out Of a bog at Kiuneved,
consisting of a boat six feet in diameter
Followed out Of a log. The tree from
which this boat was formed. must have
been at least twenty feet in circumfer-
ence. The wood, which was very hard,
had assumed a blue color. The boat
was SO very heavy that two bullocks
could not draw it..
A London paper says: BY far the
largest cheese ever made, weighing s.
473 pounds, will BE- exhibited at the
cookery and food exhibition. 1t is the
largest of twelve enormous chooses i'm
ported from America by MIR. Option,
well known as Il provision merchant in
the north of England, the midlands and
Scotland. The aggregate weight OF the
twelve cheeses is q, 900 pounds, and it
is estimated that the milk of $500 cows,
or about $4,000 pounds, was required
for each cheese on the average. The
manufacturers are Messrs. Richardson,
Beebe & Co., of the Combination fac
tories, East Aurora, New York state.
Never since sorghum, a northern SUI
gar cane, was introduced into this Coun-
ty, has so poor a report been given Of it,
as a. the close of the year 1885. Farm
ers in mos parts of the country no Ion
ger take any interest in it, most of the
old establishments for making sugar
syrup from it have not been running,
and no new ones have been started.
An association for the protection of
wild plants has been organized in Gene
va, Switzerland. The projectors state
that they will cultivate the Alpine var
and sell them at such prices that
it will not be worth anyonc's while to
dig mp the wild plants, which are being
exterminated by ~botaniSts, col
l~ectors, and tourists.
1t is stated in a foreign exchange that
company is about to establish large
works at st. Petersburg for the purpose
making rails from paper. The paper
subjected to great pressure, and it is
said that the material is extremely dura-
bic, and can be produced at one-third
the cost of steel rails. A further adj
vantage would be in their lightness, not
only on account of the cost of carrying
and laying, but also because they could
be made in longer lengths than is the
case at the present time, therefore the
number of joints viii be fewer, and con-
sequently less oscillation to the carriages.
and the wear and tear to both perma-
nent way and rolling-stock reduced to a
minimum. A greater adhesion also
would be offered by these rails to the
driving-wheels of the engine, and the
working expenses reduced accordingly.
To ring Or mark a hog, pass a rope
with a slip-loop at one end into his
mouth I'VE the upper jaw and back of
the tusks. He will voluntarily throw
himself backward and thus draw the
loop tightly around his jaw. BY throw
ing the other end of the rope around a
post, or anything convenient, you have
him where YOU want him.