St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-19

it in the goose. But it is not fashionable
| now for farmers WlVe and daughters to
pick geese. 1t Is hard to find any fancy
work that pays much. Any smart girl
can make muscle and money raising
geese"
Each farmer should endeavor to ex-
pertinent, as each farm is of Il different
character from the other. The soil
varies in all sections, and the direction
OF the hills, the manner IN which the
farm is cultivated, the kind OF crops,
quality of seed, whether rolling or level,
drainage, and other causes affect each
farm. Experiments made in one sec
ton cannot be relied upon as giving re-
suits applicable to other sections.
The personal qualities of the animals
to be used in breeding are more Import
ant than those of their ancestors; the
qualities of parents are more important
than grandparents and vastly more i'm
pOrtant than those Of any more remote
ancestors. The offspring resembles the
parent much more frequently than it
does some more remote ancestor.
Above all fertilizers potash stands
first for fruits. Mixed fertilizers should
be used, but potash is more essential
than anything else. For that reason
the wood ashes should be carefully
saved and applied in the orchard or on
the soil occupied by small fruits. lis
effect will be noticeable for several sue
ceSSive seasons.
The potato crop of the country is esti-
mated at 2l3. 900, 600 bushels. an increase
of 1900, COO bushels over that of last
year. Estimating the population at
65,000,O00 souls, it will be seen that
there are over three and half bushels
for each man, woman and child in the
United States.
Ii we could impress farmers and gar
deners with the Importance of thor
Oughly testing seed before planting, we
should remove the cause of an immense
amount of failure in crops. Nine
tenths of the trouble in growing crops,
we believe, is to be found in poor seed.
"Can L grow mutton profitably 300
miles from the MARKET" asks CORES
pondent? Well, Kentucky sells more
than 10000 sheep every year in the Bos-
ton market, land gets more per pound for
them than New England breeders get
for their sheep.
The Chinese sacred lily is Narcissus
belonging to the pOlyanthus group. 1t
can be grown in bowls or shallow dishes
filled with small pebbles. and kept we'll
supplied with water. Hyacinths can
also be grown in the same way.
If the sheep are sheltered in a shed at
night, and the shed inclOsed with good
fence, the saving from loss by dogs and
by the protection afforded will pay the
cost of the shed and fence if the flock is
moderately large one.
Mineral matter is never lost on tn
farm unless sold in the shape of crops
or stock. When material is consumed
Inv iC q of q m a
but the minerals remain to be converted
into some other crop.
Keep an eye on the vegetables and
fruits all through the winter that any
decay may be noticed and the decayed
specimens removed.
1t is fact that there is no surplus of
draft horses, says an exchange. 1t is
also true that there is a great deficiency
of good roadsters, and we can see no
other cause for the business not flourish
ing except that the horses produced are
not of the class most desired. There
are of course great many common
horses in use, but they are not ready
sale. and the prices are not to be COM
pared with what is received for the best
grade. If the growers farm is we'll
stocked with good mares weighing
LOO pounds down to 700, there would
be much difference in produce.
The secretary of agriculture, after
singing the praises Of agriculture and
the development of sheep husbandrY,
says: 1.-THE result of this development
has been that growers have received hun
dredS of millions of dollars which would
otherwise have gone to the Argentine
Republic, Australia and other cOun-
tries. 1t has created reliable supply
of nome grown raw material for our
manufactures, and an evener and bet
ter quality of wool than that handled
by nations depending OH the growth of
all climates. better average quality OF
goods than those of foreign manufac-
turers and q steady reduction OF price
through competition.
The time to feed highly-favored food
that affects the milk, such as caobages
or turnlps, should be after milking.
Those who have made experiments in
that direction claim that by feeding
the cows on such foods, after milking,
the volatile fiavOring oils are carried
into the circulation and eliminated be-
fore the next milk to be drawn is af-
fected by the odors.
On the 18th of September three
spring lambs owned by William E.
Mahem, near Palmyra, Wis, disap-
peared. Three weeks later they were
found, two of them being alive, under
blown over them. They had remained
without food or water during all that
time. Though very weak. they will re-
cover.
Young stock of all kinds are easily
and quickly affected by sudden changes
of the weather. If affected by severe
cold they are liable to be stunted, and
will grow but little before the spring.
Exposure to cold and dampness is one
OF the principal causes of scours and
cold OH the bowels of young stock.
Lime is said to make heavy soils
lighter and light soils heavier. As it can
do no damage when judiciOusly ap-
piled, and is cheap when compared with
the benefits it cOnfers. it should be used
on every farm. Land that is frequently
supplied with lime produces the best
grass.
Pure water on the farm may. be af-
fected by the water from the surface.
The well, being deep, also becomes
drain hole for the water below the sur
face. No slop or filthy water should be
thrown near a well, and the surround
ings should be well graded with clay
and gravel.
Il
to keep the growth from being excessive
there will be less liability of foot-rot.
The hoof grows faster en- soft ground
than ON stony locations, and foot-rot APP
pears sooner when the sheep are kept
on damp fields, much of it being due to
failure in keeping the hOofs pared.
For the market fruit orchard q few
well-paying sorts fill the bill; for fam
lily fruit orchard varieties should be Sc
lected with reference to their real quail
ity-not for their fashionableness in
market-and to securing liberal sup
ply for every month in the year.
We speak of a million bushels of
wheat as if it were a small thing, and 1t
is when compared with the hundreds of
millions of grain annually produced.
But train loaded with 500 bushels in
car would have TO be about fifteen miles
lone to carry GOO 600 bushels