Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-09-22

Agriculture shows a better yield of spring wheat
than was expected a month ago. The improve
ment is in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Dakota.
In Nebraska there has been a decline. The
general average is 81, an increase of four points.
The average yield of tie crop exceeds eleven
bushels and NAV reach eleven and a half per
acre. The threshing of white r wheat in the
Ohio Valley gives a better return than was expect
ed at the harvest, and there ia some improve
ment in Missouri and Kansas. In the south the
harvest was disappointing. The returns indi-
cate an average yield Of about twelve and a
half bushels per acre. The entire wheat pro-
duct will exceed that of the previous year by
so, 00O, 600 to 10000, 900 Bushels.
Corn has declined from 81 in August to u.
In Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and
Iowa there is a decrease. III the South Allan
tic States there has been Improvement; on the
gulf coast a slight improvement, except in Tex
az, where drouth has reduced conditions. The
present crop prospect, with no further decline,
is 10 per cent worse than last year, and indicates
over tweDty-one bushels to the acre, or nearly
1,600, OO0, 600 bushels.
The results Of threshing make the condition
of oats at harvest 81, q small reduction from
earlier expectation.
The average of barley is SO, indicating an av-
erage crop.
The condition of tobacco averages 81,
The number of fattening hogs are apparently
less by about 6 per cent, with some reduction
in average wei sht.
TO DESTROY RATS.
An attempt to catch rats by traps or by poi
soning them suddenly will fail. Old rats know
too much, and can only be caught by kindness.
To destroy them give them a good. meal every
day. Do not put any poison in the food, but
simply prepare q dish for them daily, as free
lunch, composed Of corn meal moistened with
milk, into which an egg and a little salt Ito sea-
eon)has been beaten. Atfirst they may not touch
it, but keep it before them, making it fresh
daily. They will soon try a little, and If not
injurious their suspicious will be allayed. In a
week or ten days they will expect it, and every
rat on the place will be at the appointed spot
for the treat. Give plenty Of it 80 as TO induce
all the rats in the neighborhood to join in. Do
not be in a hurry to poison them. II they eat
time. AS soon as they have thrown off all sus-
picion 60 to your druggist, get some phosphor-
ne paste or other rat poison, mix in with the
food, and be sure you give them enough and
something to spare, go az to indnce all to eat.
They will either be killed or become so euspi-
cious of all other food as to leave, and not q rat
will remain. Hence to destroy rats, take pleD-
ty Of time, gain their confidence, and finish
them when they least expect it.-Fdrn, Field
and &0ckman.
~PERcHERoN HORSES.
Yesterday, says a recent Paris letter. there
started for the United States quite a number
of travellers of an interesting nature-a number
of splendid horses bought at the last trotting
match at Norgent sur Name by Americans. from
Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Michigan, Wis
%consiD, etc., for the purpose Of keeping up the
Percheron breed in America. Your couptryman, |
such as Messers. Durham, began. Bow1es, and
many others, come every year at this time to
visit the Perche and buy the best horses they
can find. The medium price ia $1,000 10000
francs.) The first horse so exported crossed the
Atlantic in 1889 with Edward Harris of New
jersey. The horses Of that breed are very
much appreciated still. In 1851 NJ. Fallirgton
took across the ocean another horee Of the same |
breed; he called. it Louis Napoleon, but his
preferred naming it Fuilington's folly.
The folly was profitable, however, and the sons
of Louis Napoleon are az much valued as those
Of Philippe Egalite. IS Harris acquisition of
wac called. The Percheron stod-book is
very well kept: only horses born from Percheron
in. Perche can be recorded. N. M. Danham, !
was here q few days ago, offers each Of his
year he buys some 300 Percherons one may
judge OF the importance Of his Illinois stud.
year some 1900 stations are leaving
France for the States. j.. ..> -.
: FOR TEA
It seeme to be generally conceded that it ie
extremely foolish. and sometimes damaging. to
the body Of the fluid supplies it Graves;
only drinking, with eating, is not advisable for
slenderness. The proper quantity of fluids
should be taken, not At m~eal-times, but between
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