Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-05
INDUSTRIAL BRIEFLETS.
The Pith and Point Extracted from
Various Topics.

club that he planted potatoes of several
varieties on two portions Of field, one
part of which was well MANFRED. the
other unmanurcd All rotted badly on
the nanured part, and but slightly on
the unmanurcd. OF the Early Rose,
one half rotted on the MANFRED part
and onc-fifth on the unmanurcd. One
fourth of the Burbanks rotted on ma
nured and very little on the unmanured.
OF the Queen. threefOurths rotted on
the manUrcG ground and one-fourth
on that not inanurcd. The Weld OF
the two kinds of ground differed but
slightly. although ilr growth of the
stalks was more rank ON the MANFRED
ground. These results might vary ON
different soil, and in different seasons.
The officers of the Tay fishery board
have been engaged in procuring salmon
ova for the government of New Iea-
land. The nets were east i'm the Tay Il
little above Perth. and, notwithstand-
inc the latcncs, of the season, about
l7O,OOO eggs were procured. They
were then conveyed to the hatchery OF
Sir Gibson Maitland. in S,irlingShire.
and placed i'm the Matching boxes there,
previous TO being packed and dispatched
to New Zealand, 1t may bee stated that
at present large numbers of spawning
salmon are TO be- seen on the famous
spawning ground large gravel bank
in the Tay NJ Cargill. six miles above
Perth.
Bees found in "A tree belong to the
owner of the tree, and another person
acquires no ownership in them because
Of marking the tree. Game found in
snarcs belongs TO the owner of the land.
and not TO the trespaSscr who may have
set the snares. 4 swarm of bees. leav-
ng their hive and setting upon the land
inal owner SO long Is h. can keep them
in sight, and thus establish their iden-
tity.
A great many find it hard work TO
distinguish between Pekin and Ayles-
bury ducks The Pekin is generally
larger and the best strains are almost
nvariablc creamy white. while the
Aylesbury is pure white. always. The
bill of the Pekm is deep yellow. and
the legs are rcddish-orange, while the
AyIc,bury has a bill of q delicate flesh
color. and legs several shades lighter
than those of the Pekin.
\ mixture of cork. silica. and lime is
coming into extensive use a building
material in Germany. II ha, the adj
vantage Of keeping out heat and cold,
and il also claimed TO be an excellent
preventive of damp and dcadcner OF
sound. II i, substantial. light, and
durable. and seems TO be- especially
adapted for ceiling and wall lining.
A national strengthening, open to
competition from al the states and
territories. will be held in ST. Louis,
April : and :. under the ,uSpices of the
association of Missouri wool-groTers.
The cash premiums amount to : 800.
Parties wishing to obtain the premium
/ list can address A. j. Child. 200 Mar
kct street, -. Louis, Mo.
In no elias, of stock has value depre-
{ ciatcd to a greater extent than upon
the poled cattle OF scotland, Judging
from prizes received in their native
country. In lsS2. for a large number
sold. the average price was 1914 per
! head. During the past season prices
have averaged only SIP per head.
The Texas cattlc-dryc for the last
/ twenty years. including last year, rs
/ figured up by Mr.. Il. g. Head. OF Col
orado. has aggregated j.7l3,919 head,
/ the greatest number in any one year
bcinl COO 600 head in 1871, and the
smallest 5000 in 1867 The yearly
average has been 2Sj,G9S head.
The number Of lightning strokes in
SaNOnY has increased steadily during
/ the last % years. The annual cases
/ from 1879 to 1862 were 81; from 1868
/ TO 1866. 81, and from 1879 10 1852, lS9.
The destruction of the forests j. sup
posed TO be one of the causes of this
alarming increase.
Twelve years ago Mr.. Bryant Wealth
ersbce, OF Williston, ;. c., bought a
calf, and from that calf he has raised
/ twenty-five head of cattle He has
sold $500 worth of cattle and $3.50
worth OF butter during the twelve years,
besides furnishing his own family with
milk and butter.
Prckly comfrey is strictly dry soil
/ plant. the roots running deep, and
should not bc planted on soil that ever
gets wet. 1t j, proper 10 say that this
. 'iblN ms lAbt i-Af'i -'ll'l 81 ''ANl-A'lNt 4oli
in the west. wheyc Indian corn and
other gra,s-lke corps may be grown
for forage.
1t is asserted 10y shepherds that SO
acute is a ewes sense OF hearing that
she can distinguish the crying of her
own lamb among a thousand others,
all bleatng together; and the lamb is
is able to recognize its mother voice,
even though it be in the midst of q
large flock
There has lately arrived in Great
Britain a large consignment of Chinese
and japanese fish. including the varie.
gated goldfish the niger goldfish, the
veil or fantail the fringetail, and the
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