St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-17
FARM NOTES.

100000 pounds. Australia and New
Zealand possess 75.000,O00 sheep. pro-
ducing 00,000.000 pounds OF wool, worth
S114, 100, 900. La Plata possesses 10O,-
100000 sheep, producing $4,000 tons OF
wool, worth S4, $4,000. Europe pos
seSses 2OO,00O,000 sheep, yielding AGO.
600, ZOO pounds of wool.
From 1867 to 1872 three and half
millions of the American bison or buf-
faiO were slam in the country west OF
the Mississippi and south of the Mis-
souri,; and, according to Prof. Horna-
day, of the Smithsonian institution,
who officially ascertained the fact, there
were, in 1856, only $50 animals OF the
Kind in the country, and they domestl-
Gated.
According to the Texas Live Stock
Journal. everything is now settled as to
the responsibility of all parties TO the
great English meat contract, and work
begins on the great chill house at Gal.
weston, the completion of which will
set in motion the machinery by which
5000 head OF beeveS month will be
prepared for the English market.
The best way to kill pocket gopers is
to trap them. 1t is easily and etfectually
done by an experienced hand. Or they
can be poisoned by placing a tempting
bait in their view, Salted with Strych-
nine. They are no great nuisance, as
they can be easily destroyed. And no
one should allow his orchard or meadow
to be injured bv these pests.
The sugar trust pays 10 per cent divi-
dends on its capital of $50,000,000, of
which S32,0O0,000 is water. In other
words, it pays nearly so per cent on its
real Investment, and the recent ad-
vances will enable it to pay more.
These are not pleasant statistics for the
consumers.
In parts of California Chinese often
from house to house, MIXED at Gus
toners doors. Children in the publ
parks of London and in houses and gar
dens of Paris are supplied with cows
and asses milk in the same way.
Brains in breeding good stock is es-
sential; study we'll your stock, your
breeds and breeding; read up the stock
papers. get the boys interested in good
improved stock and they will be safe;
they will make good citizens and will
win success and prosperity.
the French horse breeders are alive
to the American trade in every horse
breeding district. They have the horse
that has attracted the admiration of
the Americans ever since old Louis
Napoleon proved the success of crossing
upon our small horses.
A humane and philosophical editor
rejoices that fashion has reached the de-
cree that ladies' hats shall not be orna-
mented by dead birds. Women and
girls hereafter seen with taxldermy in
their hats may, we presume, he con-
sidered passe.
We urge once more the practice of
testing each individual COW. 1t is worse
than useless to keep a COW that is a
''drOne' in the herd. IT you have a COW
that will not pay profit, find it out and
get rid of her as soon as possible.
Millions of dollars have been made by
the bogus butter makers, and every
dollar that has gone into their pockets
would have gone into the pockets of
the farmers and dairymen if bogus but,
ter had not been on the market.
Some wise men thought they knew
when it ought to rain. But we do not
know of any man to whom we would
have entrusted the weather bureau.
who could or would have arranged it
any better than it has been.
While many in this country sneer at
the silage method, it is reported from
England that the raising of roots for
cattle is becoming rarer. SllOS being
found more serviceable for cattle feed
ing and less expensive.
1t is said there will be very large
acreage of tobacco planted IN Connecti-
cut this season. In the Southwest it is
understood the planting will be con-
stricted somewhat by mutual agree
ment among planters.
1t costs but little to keep a dozen or
so fowls, while in addition to the eggs
and the increase. a valuable supply of
the very best kind of fertilizer may be
secured if proper care is taken in the
management.
The American model in form, the
black and dark colors and the stud book
registration are all given the greatest
consideration, and when horse is
found that can fill these requirements
he is set aside.
The Red Polls are growing in popu-
larity. All who try them express them
selves as greatly pleased with them.
They are claimed to be general pur-
pose cow. So is every breed for that
matter.
All mixers should recollect to strip
the cows clean, as the strippings con-
tain from 25 to 80 per cent cream. If
milk is Cleft in the cows bags to dry
away, there will be Jumps in the teats.
By recent decision at Washington
Chinese will be allowed to return to
this country after visiting China, pro-
vided he is not a labOrer within the
meaning of the Chinese seclusion act.
Tree planting is encouraged by the
Toronto papers, because wheat growing
in Canada is destined to be superseded
by cattle and grass growing, both of
which require shade and shelter.
The character of the milk is largely
in the pasture field. If the cow eats
badly favored weeds she will give
badly-favOred milk. Weeds never yet
made good milk, and never will.
1t is estimated $4,000 Americans will
visit Europe this summer, and not one
of them Will cross the ocean under the
American flag. What a disgrace to
American enterprise.
1t has been proved by experiment
that it is hardly probable that any sub
stance can be introduced into the cir
culation Of trees in sufficient quantities
to affect insect life.
Leave the tobacco pipe outside of the
milk room. Better leave the man who
has been smoking it outside too. His
absence will not injure the flavor of the
butter bit.
All sore jawed cattle arriving at Chi
cago are condemned and shot. 1t is
probable, however, that their carcasses
make choice rOaSts at the hotels.
If you want to be happy, marry a
good, honest and industrious country
girl, buy Jersey cow and plant straw
berry bed, and you are there.
Buttermilk is healthful drink for
most people, though it does not agree
with all. To many the acid is just
what the system needs.
Germany last year imported into that