St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-04

United States, Mr.. Vest declared that
in spite of increased consumption
abroad, and the additional fact that dur
ing the past terrible winter 100000 cat
tie persisted in Montana, the price of
beef was steadily declining to produc-
erS, while 1t was increasing to consum-
erS. Mr.. Vest attributed this to the re-
suit of a selfish combination on the
part of few firms in Chicago, who, he
claimed, controlled the price of meat
throughout the United States. He ar
gued that they were enabled to do so by
artificial means.
Inc cold weather, with temperature
Ear below the mean for this time of the
year. is increasing the number of those
who fear that the cereal production of
the United States in 1883 will fall
much under the recent average. The
ram mas benefited the growing winter
wheat vastly, but the spring wheat
areas in the Northwest are suffering.
Similar fears are entertained with re-
gard TO the corn fields farther south.
Planting is delayed in many places. and
it is even said that great deal of land
Intended to be but into corn this wear
mas not yet been plOwed, while no small
part OF what was planted early looks so
yellow as to indicate that it has starved
in the ground.
Carrots are among the most valuable
roots grown for feeding horses, and thew
yield very large crops, but have only
ABOUT one-thlrd the value of oats. 1t is
the Succulent character that makes root
feeding valuable. But in this regard it
may be said that fodder and corn en-
sllage is rapidly taking the place of root
crops wherever it is tried, having the
succulent characteristic and higher
hutrltlve value than any roots grown.
The last statistical report of Massa-
chuSettS shows that there are now &c.,
200 acres in the state under cultivation,
against 9l2,521 in 1873, and SS1. 4O2 in
1865. The average size OF farms in the
state is elghty-siX acres, and average
value S4,112. The number of farms is
SAID to be steadily increasing, at time
when the growth of agricultural popu-
latlon would seem to require contrary
result. A contemporary says it is prob
ably caused by the exodus of young
men to the city, and the high value of
lana, Which places it beyond the reach
of young men.
Kentucky has S7,0OO,OO0 invested in
whisky distilleries. The average an
nual production is 100000 gallons.
worth s6,0O0000. Of this sum $4,000. 600
go to the farmer, and 100000 to the
cooper. Before it leaves the state the
government taxes it $4,000, and by
the time it reaches the topper, it provides
living for 800, 900 people, and costs the
consumers S75.000,0 900 to 100000, 900. So
says the Louisville Post.
Chairman Hatch is preparing new
bill on the adulteratiOn of food prod
uctS. 1t places tax on all adulterated
1000 products, the fund thus created to
pay the costs OF inspection under man
agement OF the internal revenue de-
partment. 1t applies to all substitutes
iof genuine products, and provides for
branding, registering and regulating
the manufacture and sale.
The experiment station of the Michi
gan agricultural college proposes to call
to its aid the farms of the state in ex-
perlment1ng with Spayed and unSpayed
cattle, to determine their comparative
merits for feeding purpOSes-Whether
the former mature earlier, fatten quicker
and are more profitable than the latter.
At recent sale of shorthorns, the
property of Mr.. Jefferson, of Thicket
Priory, England, twenty COWS averaged
e24 14s, Cd, and sixteen bulls EOS. One
of the best cows, Wild Eyes Duchess.
was bought by N. p. Clark for exporta-
ton to this country, and a few were
purchased to go to South America.
1nere are three sure ways of finding
the point of the compass when in the
woods. Three-fourths of the moss on
trees grows on the north side; the heayi-
est bOughs on spruce trees are always
on the south side; and thirdly. the top
most twig of every uninjured hemlock
tips to the east. Remember these things
and you'll never get lost.
Cabbage and caulidoWer want rich
soil. The first prOO NAV he Dlantad
after winter frosts are over; second,
for early fall or late summer use, a
month later, and the late winter cabbage
in July and August. Early cabbage
have room enough at two feet apart; the
late drumheads require three.
The import duties levied on wheat by
the European countries are as follows,
per sixty pounds: Austro-Hungary,
1917 cents; France and Italy, 26A cents;
Germany, 32s4 cents; Spain, % cents;
Sweden and Norway, 16I cents.