The Springdale news., 1888-11-02
HERE AND THE SE.

Farmers will find il q paving in- vestrnent 10 buy a vigorous eoekerc1 ot some of the thoroughbreds, to cross upon their common foeks. l. will in- crease both the looks and profits of your fioeks.
 -ErgIand is said to have oae=cow to eight and half persons; France. one COW to three and one-third. and Amer ica one co.1 to one and two-thirds persons. America is ahead on the cow.
 Experiments iu raising frogs arti- fcially for market have not proved successful. There is cons iderablc de maad for frogs legs iil OUT large mar- kets. which < supplied rom thialy- settled districts: theF have become scarce in region, near our markets
 -A successful fr,iit-grower# at.ri-= butes his success, win plams to thor ough culture and having his tree. in hen-yard. The thorough culture keeps the tree, thrifty and the hens take care of the cureu.io.
 A writer says; Undoubtedly the birds are Of great assistance in keeEing down injurious insects. not oni5 to fruits. but 10 growing grain. and every farmer should consider himself |. spe- cial friend to them.
 Gross breeding is the pairing Q. animals not allied in several genera tions. Good horses have been pro- duced by both systems. Continued in- and-in breeding develops weak consti- tutions-a loss Of vigor and stamina.
 In transplanting trees O. plants of any kind. all roots that have become bruised or broken should ba all cut out clean. The tops should also De cut back in proportion to the amonat of root pruning that i done. ]. i, aa in- jury to the plant to set out with more or less bruised or damaged roots.
 The TeraS Stoebman says: Ne know of men who lost money by hav- ing their wool too clean Ttis all very nice. this talk Of the buyer. and de'l- CTS, about the desirabilitF of having the heeces skirted and tagged. but un- til they get ready to pay fo. something for it, most Of l. will exist in their minds.
 In setting out an orchard t wiu. in a majority of cases. be best to Use trees one or two years from the bud or graft they cost less at the nurseries, are less expensive to handle while the chances of their living and growing are much better and they wit general ly come into bearing just a. soon-
 It should be rememberet, that young trees and plants require good care and attention, at least until a good start to grow has been secured Neglect is the principal cause of trees failing to grow. and in many cases the cost Of properly caring for them would be a small item compared with the loss of the tree.
 Prof. Brown is of the opinion that the dairy world has yet to b. taught that the extensive use of grain is no. correct economically; that a large quantity Of mixture of roots with hay fodder is both economical and safe for milch COWS; and that possibly there is better health with roots though a slightly inferior quality of milk.
 The present seasons corn crop in the United States is the largest eyer grown. Ii is estimated at over ,. .000. : 09a. 0o9 bushels which is 7S.00o. e90 bushels larger than the crop of 1885, which up to this time stood Us the highest; and this years crop is over .55a. sQ4. e0o bushels greater fhan last year's crop. Plenty 0i COT. : great thin. for tAe farmer.