The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-01-15

the best adapted to foul lands. Their
size makes them very convenient to
furnish meat for the farmers family.
Their products are marketable when
there is little else on the farm to bring
in ready cash. They fit well to the
large gap between hogs and cattle.
Professor Cook, i'm his paper on econ
omic entomology, read before the Amer
lean Pathological Society, says the rea-
son why imported insect pests are for a
time more destructive that native species
Is in the fact that they have fever para
sites or predaceous enemies to contend
with. In the course of a few years these
enemies increase in such numbers rs to
hold them in check. He said that new
insect pests are learning to feed upon
plants heretofore not disturbed by them,
so that the entomologist has constant
work before him. Another thought was
that as insects increase in variety and
number insecticides are multiplied in
equal, if not greater, proportions.
Keep the cows warm, and they WILL"
says Theodore Neff in the National
St0ckman and Farmer, sea no more in
the winter than any other time, and
they will require less extra food for
winter just in proportion rs they are
made warm and comfortable; and by
just SO much they will turn out milk at
Il reduced expense. There is profit in
keeping cows warm in winter. 1t costs
much less to one down the cold of our
severe climate by providing warm, COM
Portable buildings for the cows. II the
owner has not secured them already,
the sooner he gets them the better, and
not be furnishing extra food year after
year to restore the heat needlessly lost
by the exposure of his cows to the cold
air
Hon. Cassius M. Clay, Kentucky,
writes to the Farmers Home journal:
"A day or so ago l was repairing fence
and was astonished mt the great number
of grasshoppers in the grass pastures. ]
have been feeding green corn for many
DAYS to advance a few fat cattle before
cold weather, and wondered that the
cows had not come to help eat up the
scattered corn. To-day | saw more than
a thousand rows on the same pasture
ground, and ! thought | would kill one
and hang him by the leg and scare the
others off to the other fields. While
meditating this matter ! observed that
they avoided all the places where the
corn was spread and were busy in eat
ing the grasshoppers. So. conscience
stricken, ! write this paper in their be
half. Spare the crows
The Farmer and DnirymaR is inform
ed that a company has been formed
in New York City for securing pure
milk by a new process. Fresh, pur,
milk, made in localities where feed il
cheap. is canned, bottled and corket
when first drawn from the COW, and i'm
mediately heated in water or steam
both under the pressure of the atmos
phere. il is then cooled, after which j
may be kept Il year without mdergoin.
any change. Heating destroys all germs
and bottling prevents all connection
with the outside air. Should the new
method prove equal to the expectation
of the projectors il will work Il revOlu
ton in the milk business of the country
Give the people of the large cities chea,
and pure milk, and its consumption
would be largely increased, much to tn
benefit of the producers.
We are asked, says the Western Rura
if We advise the owner of Il flock c
common sheep to dispose of them an
restock with pure breeds. No. Bree
up. Get a pure bred ram and CAREFUL
select your best ewes. 1t will not tax
you long to greatly improve your ilocl
As a rule pure bred animals of any kin
are the best. What is needed is ths
every animal on the farm is pure bre
or practically so. But that does NJ
mean that where. Il farmer has a stoc
of common animals he shall sacrifiC
them, and 90 TO the expense of restocl
' ing with full bloods. The pure bre
animal. of course. il more profitab
than any other. 1t is surer To transm
its characteristics, and the pure bre
sheep produces better wool. But whe
, the breeding up has been continue
long enough Il very fine animal is IL
!, result, and practically it may become
!, full blood,