Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-23
FARM NOTES.

tltty years ago the average weight OF
beef cattle was 500 pounds; now it is 1900
pounds.
Put the onious in a cool place. If they
should freezs do not disturb Them, but al
low them TO thaw graSuoliy. Do not lay
them too thickly. Onions sets may be
kept in the same manner.
Prentice, the champion shorthorn, at
the recent Chicago Fat Stock shog, waa
grandson OF tho Duke of COnnaught,
which sold for $22 900, the highest price
over PAID for bull OF any breed.
New England horticulturists say that
the rose bug on this grape vine can be
prevented 10y laying the vines on the
ground, thus causing early biossoming,
and before the r0sebuk shall get around.
Look out for Ice; while they are not az
hard on hogs as they are on chickens,
they are very unsightly and cause the
poor creatures great deal of dlscom-
fort When they have to keep up an incos-
cant scratching.
Since the color ia pleasing 10 the eye,
Prof Alvord saw no objection in adding
coIoring matter directly in the butter. In
answer 90 question 40 to what breeds
give the best milk for infar Cs' food he
said that phyaicieng recommend the milk
of Ayshires and the various Dutch breeds,
aimee 1t was not too rich in fats
A hoed crop should be part OF the re-
gular rotations on all farms, FOR the
reason that such a crop requires close
cultivation, and when removed leaves the
ground clean. Unless this DO done tho
weeds will at some time take possession
of tho fields, though much benefit will re-
suit from the use of the cultiyatOr il a
corn crop be grown.
A mixture of two bushels OF ground
plaster with thirty bushels OF wood ashes
is one of the best fertilizers that can DO
applied to the clover field, and
it should be put on early, being evenly
broadcasted. The work should be done
on damp day and the raias will carry
down. The effects OF the application
will be noticed during tho whole sea
SOD.
Early tomato plants car be started
now II preferred, but they should DO
transferred TO pots containing only sin
gle plant until the time shall have ar
rived for placing them in the open
ground. ~ is laborious matter where
large numbers OF plants are TO be used,
but age is an all important factor in in
duciug early bearing with tomato plants.
II only few plants are desired IL will be
an easy matter to thus produce them.
In preparing the manure it should be
allowed 60 heat at some stage Of it's pro
grsss, for heating is only the process Of
decom position. Whom the csutsr be-
comes decomposed tho heap should be
turned over, and the coarsor materials OF
the outsids in turn thrown 10 the center
in order to have every portion OF the ma
nure Ia as fine AID available condition as
possible.
Deep plowing, subsoiling and under
draining are excellent precautions against
dro.th SubsoiliDg j, OF no advantage
unless assisted by good drainage, and the
deep tinage not only carries Of tbs eur
plus water during wet spells but supplies
moisture during periods OF drouth by
capillary attraction OF the soil, as well hs
allowing tho roots OF plants TO penetrate
deeper.
Old fruit can. may be profitable used
for startling early plants Egg shells
can also be used placing the shells in tho
ground with the plants shall expand they
will break the ahells and grow in the
ground. In this manner the earth around
the young tender plants, such as peppers
a.s egg plants, will not be disturbed.
Egg plants, requirs lighi, warm soil,
and being very delicate and tesder, must
not be set out too early. They require
high temperature at all times. Sow ia
bot-b.d about the lat Of April, Wits good,
steady, bottom heat, and delay trans
planting ont until such time in June a.
necessary to avoid temperature much
below 7Os Set or feet apart s2eh
way, according to the nature OF ths soil
more room being needed il tbs soil IL