St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-28
FARM NOTES.
Points and Facts That May Be of
Value to the TiiIers of the Soil.


Senator Palmer. of Michigan. who
live stock as we'll as politics, recently
took fancy that he would like to
possess some genuine Arabian horses,
such as figure in fiction and poetry.
Supposing them to be cheap and plenty
in Turkey he sent an agent thither to
buy drove. When the agent reached
the other side he learned that in antici-
patton of European war the sultan
had prohibited the expectation of any
more stock. He telegraphed to the
American consul at Constantinople
to consult with the American minister
and the sultan for special permit, and
then he went ahead with his investiga-
tiOns into Arian horse matters. The at
tempt was rather ventureSOme in view
of the pending troubles. Finally spe-
cial permit from the sultan for just two
horses arrived, but the agent only found
one in all the country that could be pur-
chased that was worth buying. He says
that the Arabian steed of literature ex-
lists in infinitely small proportions, and
these are harder to buy than the favor
ite wives of the rich shiekS who own
them.
j. B. Mitchell, Cresco, To-. writes
The predjudice of some writers against
Russian fruits may retard attempts to
grow apples for the present, by con-
demning the only kind, as shown by ex-
perience, that will succeed north of the
43d parallel, in the Northwest. The
Russian apples are generally large and
snowy, and while they may not be up
to the Eastern and Southern standard of
excellence, they will do until something
better has proved its adaptation to our
climate. The Duchess is Russian
apple and has proved its value for gen.
eral planting in the North. fact that is
realized by most nurseries, many of
whom charge special price for it. 1t
will be well to plant some crabs.
The testimony of practical men con-
cerning the great saving of ensilage as a
TODD for dairy cows is overwhelming,
says Hoard's Dairyman, yet there are
thousands of farmers who will require a
few more years of valuable time to be
convinced. A Canadian farmer told us
the other day that he did not believe a
word of all this talk about the economy
of ensilage. We could only reply that
as his SkepticiSm was not costing us
anything we could easily afford to let
him remain where he is.
can ordinary breakfast set before
Queen Victoria" says Good Housekeep-
ing, consists of oatmeal porridge
served in blue bowls, of which dish she
is fond. and of which every one present
is expected to taste; steak, cold rump
steak, pie, cold CANNON of bacon,
boiled eggs, Scotch scones, brown bread,
honey, coffee and a kind of cocoa, spe-
cially prepared for her majesty. 1t
sounds for all the world like a plain
American hotel breakfast. such as the
average drummer calls for when he
sn't very well.
$1,000, 600, ,00Osof farm products of this
country are sent to markets abroad,
S57, 100000 were imported last year, such
as wool, hay, potatoes, beans, rye, eggs,
ETC., all of which could and should have
been raised here at home. This is an
indication that our farm products are
not properly diversified. We are rails
ing too much wheat and not enough of
some other crops.
The amount of capital invested in
farm mortgages in Ohio is estimated to
be $3.50, 900, 600. and the total amount in
the ten states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri, 81, 1885,
100000. The annual interest on this
vast sum must amount to about s95, ,OOO,-
900. 1t is not surprising than that with
this load of interest to carry, many
farmers are unable to find any margin
on the right ride.
realize the fact that the profitable cow
is the one that is the best mother, and
his profit will be realized from fostering
the mothers functions, says the Journal
of Agriculture, and just as he puts
study into complying with it's condi-
tlons, and promotes comfort and puts
the idea Of hardness out of sight, the
sooner he will be on the highway to
success. Vigor and hardness are too
often cOnfOunded. Hardness is too
often made the cover for a man to ex-
cuSe abuse of his stock. Vigor is the
result of heredity, and aided by COM
fort, good feeding, pure air and pro-
noting the development of qualities
that put feed, cow and profits in har-
mony with each other.
Not every person is capable of teach
ing a heifer to stand quietly to be
MIXED, says the Live Stock Record.
In this education the operator must be
steady, calm, strong-minded, and yet
delicate in manipulation. No heifer
should be MIXED in an open yard until
she has been taught to stand quietly.
II onC ldo oooH uduulcu lTOln Tile UlfnO
of calf comparatively little nervous
ness will be displayed. When the heifer
finds that she will not be hurt, very
little difficulty will be experienced
thereafter.
Artz Brothers, Green county, Ohio, re-
Gently Sheared sixteen head of Cotswold
sheep that averaged fifteen pounds of
wool. One yearling ram sheared strong
twenty pounds. They wish to know
who can beatit