St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-22

come too sour. John Gould, of Ohio,
says it should not be kept more than
thirty-slx hours without churning.
1t is said that the timber belt of
Washington territory is vast enough to
give us supply equal to a thousand
years of timber supply at the present
rate of destruction. 1t covers an area
equal to New hampshire, MaSSachu-
sets, Connecticut and Vermont.
Make careful constant barometer
of yourself by practice in noting every
change of wind or cloud. Thirty or
forty years. experience may be helpful
if one always live in the same locality.
Such knowledge is particularly yalu-
able in the harvest season.
The largest branch starts from bud,
which slight movement of the fingers
would have broken off. By going over
young trees and rubbing off buds that
appear where branches are not needed
there will be very little pruning to be
done when the trees come into bearing.
There is growing popular feeling in
favor of and greatly increasing de-
mand for the snOw-white fowls, with
rich yellow beakS and legs. The white
Plymouth Rock, MinOrca or WyandOtte
are considered among the best for the
farmer.
1t is said we do not get the true eating
banana at the North, those we receive
being simply such as are used in their
native land for cooking purposes. The
smaller the banana and the thinnest
skinned are most priced at home.
The farmers of Genesee county, New
York, are troubled about the appear
ance of small, green insect on the
wheat heads. 1t is feared that it may
prove destructive, like the wevil, as it
appears in large numbers between the
grains on the head of the wheat. So
far its habits are unknown.
For the hogs greatest enjoyment the
thicket cannot be too dense, nor can it
be too near cool, clear stream of water.
However, he does not appear to make a
choice between the clear and the miry
pool.
The Alabama Farmers alliance has
this sound plank in its platform: 1--WE
believe it essential to free government
that every man who can shall own a
permanent interest in the SOIL"
1t has been demonstrated that horses
can be fed on ensilage with advantage,
and that where they are not required to
do service, as in winter, an allowance OF
thirty pounds of ensilage per day will
keep horses in good condition.
We think, says an exchange, that If
small farmers would face about in the
matter of feeding soured foods to their
hogs, and give only sweet and clean ra-
lions, it would revOlutiOnize the results
of swine growing with them.
Probably the largest hog ever raised
in the United States was exhibited at
the Houston (TeX.) State Fair in 1850.
by Joseph Mass, of Waller county. He
was four-years old, and weighed 1885
pounds.
The Horse and Stable records an in
stance of mare, near Paris, Ky.,giving
birth to a fine colt, the mother being
known to be thirty-eight years old. This
is the only such case on record.
The blackberry crop is so large
throughout the country that persons in
terested can not hope to market half of
1t. Dry ali you can, make jam, cordial
and preserve literally.
Ducks are much clumsier than chick
ems: they should not be reared in the
same apartment. Pekin ducks are
probably the most popular water fowls
raised to-day fer profit.