Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-06


/ surface strikes it's roots down and finds
some of the fertilizer, All our grains be-
long TO the graas family, and it is no
wonder tina. what helps the grain crop
! helps the grass also, Glover is not grass,
but commercial phosphate, when honestly
made, mast contain large proportion of
| sulphate of lime or common land plaster,
which often aots like magis in promoting
the growth of the clover plant. If more
OF the phOs phate used were applied to
clover and grass, and less TO growing
grain 10 be sold from the land, there
would be less complaint about commercial
fertilizers s1haUsuug the soil. Used to
grow clover and grass 10 be fed on the
rerm, and made into manure, the pur-
chase of phosphate is 3 means of iuoreas-
ing soil fertility.
Where fields alternate in patches Of
sand and clay IL might pay TO use the
scraper and exchange places with some
OF the surface soil. This Is not from ex.
perieuce or observation, but Is simply
( fence rail philosophy"
The poultry run, however small, should
be made double in summer, and the fowls
be changed frequently. As they are re-
moved from one side let that be ploughea
or spaded and grains OF various kinds
sOwn thickly. After portion of the
grain is mp they can be returned, when
they will have an excellent scratching
place and viii find both grain and green
food.-yerra.
Calves kept through winter to weigh no
more in spring than when the fodderiug
season began, will be sure TO have brought
their owner actual loss of all fodder con
sumed,
Madrid correspondent states that al
though the employment of artificial
manure IA gaining ground in Spain from
year TO year, Htill the output OF phos-
phate in that country has increased so
rapidly of late years that there remains n
large surplus for expectation, That sur
plus last year was estimated al about
20,000,000 kiios. Ii is reported that i'm
mense beds of phosphate OF lime have
been discovered in the province of Muir
cha, and that some crystals we're found TO
contain from 90 TO 90 per cent. of phos-
phate. Only a few years ago large guam
titles of Peruvian and Chillian guano
used TO be imported into Spain from
Antwerp; put this trade has declined
from upwards from 100000 kilos last
1hhls I TIC "a lbINtblbu VI put lHhNtt
from Spain is directed entirely towards
Great Britain, Germany and Holland.
The period of CESSATION for mares Ia
$40 days, for COWS 273, for ewes $50, and
Tor sows ll2. Breeders should note care
fully and make records that will show
the time when wetohful care will be need
ed to protect them from loss OF young
colts, calves, lambs and pigs The only
safe way ia 90 have brood stable for
use at the parturition period No night
! should be TOO cold or the day too stormy
for the breeder TO furnish attention at
the time when farm animals are bring
| ing forth their young,
| Oleomargariue ia IL itself good thing,
but it's introduction has brought out an
other good thing. 1t was 40 much better
than ordinary butter that butter making
has been forced up to the oleomargarine
standard. The only mistake made 10y
the dealers in oleomargarine was the un
dertakng TO sell 10 as butter. II can stand
! and should stand on ts own merits.
1t is stated that syndicate has beer
! formed with the view OF purchasing al
the undeveloped phosphate lands in Souti
Carolina. Three or four tracts of abou
300 acres each have been sod recent,
to the combinations at from 100000 e
! $4,000 each. Lower South Carolina il
said to contain thousands of acres OF phos
| phate beds.
IL is not known by all farmers that sow
may be bred foug or 1--WE days after drop.
ping their young. II not bred prompt!
| the SOW will not be in heat again unit
after the pigs are weaned, six or eigh
weeks IA the case may be. The loss o
time makes an important difference il
! the value OF the summer litter, If one b'
desired. II the breeding be delayed 80 a
to bring the pigs later than August o
| September, the litter will scarcely b'
worth the cost OF wintering.
The following is a simple French tes
for telling whether eggs are fresh or not
| Dissolve two ounces of salt in a pint o.
water. When fresh laid egg is place
in this solution II will descend TO the bot
tom of the vessel while one which hal
been laid the day previously will no
quite reach the bottom. If the eggs bi
three days old IL will float in the liquid
and if more than three days old it viii
float on the surface, oiecting above th'
latter more and more rs IL happens TO b'
! lighter with increased ege.