Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-05-25
FARM NOTES.

In districts where forage is abundant
only for u short period the largest yield
of honey will be acquired only by very
moderate increase of stocks.
The demand for good butter more than
keeps pace with the country's growth.
There IS good. prospect for the dairy
man of the future who furnishes the
quantity of goods the market demands.
1t will soon be time for the young
lambs to be marketed. Give them all the
oats they will eat, so as to forward them
in growth and have them in proper
condition.
In England the garden walks on g
large estate are kept free from weeds by
the simple process of giving them a coat
of salt during fne weather In the spring.
The salt slowly dissolyes and kills the
roots of the weeds.
The umber of fowis kept in France
has been estimated to be 44,o53, $50. The
average product OF chickens raised IS three
to each hen, and the average product OF
eggs per hen il 100 per year. The total
money product is $101, 100000.
DR.. Salmon says there are two conta-
giou5 diseases known as hog cholera-one
affecting the bowels the other the lungs.
The one is the genuine hog cholera, the
other the swine plague 1t Is possible for
an animal to have both diseases at the
same time.
The gooseberry is often sent to market
green, and many cases of sickness occur
from its use. It is soft when ripe, and
The color is brownish or purple red.
Cooking the green berries improves their
quality, but if Uncooked they should
never be used unless ripe.
Plum trees will thrive we'll in a poultry
yard and be less subject to the attacks of
the curculio. the trees will require the
usual jarring, however but the insects
will be destroyed by the poultry, thereby
lessening the liability of damage the
succeeding year. All plum trees should
be in poultry yards.
There is growing preference in favor
of the white breed of fowls, the claim be-
ing that it is easier to dress them for
market than the dark plumaged kinds, as
the white pin feathers do not show as
readily as in the case with the birds of
black plumage, which requires hand pick
ing.
Get in your watcTmelonS now. The old
proverb, plant melons when the apple
trees are in blossom" is an excellent one
to follow. While the melon seed should
not 60 in until the ground shall have be-
come warm, yet the sooher the seeds can
DO got in the better, if the early kinds be
planted.
Although the ground is still damp, ow
ing to heavy spring rains, a dfouth may
occur at any time. A few days of very
warm weather may cause the small plants
to uither The rpnp1v jS n EpeD
the earth loose around them, which not
only prevents loss of moisture, but at
tracts moisture from the air at night.
Crisp radishes are those that grow rap
idly. They should have rich, fine soil,
free from stones or gravel, and the rows
should be kept clean. Use them at any
time after they shall have become large
enough, for the longer they shall remain
in the ground the less desirable will they
be, as they become tough with age.
The future pig must have more flesh
and less fat. 1t must not be a mere lard
key. 1t must be fed upon flesh forming
foods until grown and then fattened. It
means that more clover, peas, oats, milk
and such articles of diet must be used, and
less corn. We will then have healthier
and more palatable pork, and hog cholera
will become thing of the past
Farmers who keep sheep should not for
get that wool is only a product of the
sheep. The real profit to be derived is
not so much from the wool as from NUT
ton and lambs. Wool may be low and
fail to give & profit, yet sheep and lambs
may pay well. The sheep industry may
be profitable, even though but little de-
mand exists for wool.
Glover is one OF the best foods that can
be grown, and enough should be produc
ed to have an abundance of hay in winter.
A ton of clover hay contains 81 pounds of
nitrogen and nearly IA pounds of phos-
phoric acid, while corn contains only 33
pounds of nitrogen and about the same
proportion of phosphorio acid. The only
advantage of the corn is that it contains
more starch or fat producing material.
The future pig must have more flesh
and less fat. 1t must not be a mere lard
keg. 1t must be fed upon flesh forming
foods until grown and then fattened. 1t
means that more clover, peas, oats, milk
and such articles of diet must be used,
and less corn. We will then have health
Ter and NOSE palatable pork, and hog
cholera will become thing of the past.
Many farmers claim that if a large po-
tato with all eyes cut out but one be
planted larger per cent. OF early market
able potatoes will be produced than if the
seed had been cut or small potatoes plant
ed whole. A study of this subject was
made az the Wisconsin agricultural ex
pertinent station, last season with four
varieties, the result in each case having
been IN favor of the larger prepared
seed. Other experiments also show that
results are best when fresh cut seed are
used.
THE CAULIFLOWER.