Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-18
FARM NOTES.

grow is the one that is the most prolita-
Bile to the grower.
Good roads cost money, but there is
nothing for which money is expended
that yields more satisfactory return.
1t is estimated that A.. 900. 900 eggs
are CONSUMED every day in the United
States. Somebody's hens must be lay
ing.
a flock of twenty-five hens, well
cared for, is more profitable than 100
hens that are made to look out fol-
themselves.
This is the beginning of a grand egg
harvest for the eulerprising poultry,
man who advertiscs literally. Printers
ink. you know.
The farm that does not improve in
fertility and value from year to year Is
in the hands of an unprogressive and
unthrifty owner.
Mr.. Hnaff says the great bulk of the
cattle coming to the Chicago Stock
Yards from Iowa, Illinois and WiscCn-
sin ar. dehorned.
Professor Lodd concludes that it is
preferable to cut timothy for feeding at
the period of full bloom rather than
after the seeds have formed.
Hungarian grass is excellent fodder
for new milch cows and young stock.
For sheep and lambs there is nothing
better than wel-cured clover hay.
Sulphate of iron in the water is OF
incalcuable benefit to fowls. Use the
Douglas mixture only when strong
stmulant is needed. 1t is dangerous.
Bright oats straw; run through a
'cuttiug-box and mixed with bran and
a little ground oats, slightly moistened,
makes one of the best folders fol-
horses.
The Creston Gazette, Senator Harsh's
paper, says there have been more
mortgages paid off in Iowa within the
last eighteen months than in any pre-.
yious five years of the States history.
Manufacturers estimate that 20 per
cent of the wear of farm machinery
comes from neglect to keep the bear
ings properly oiled Farmers should
take the hint and more freely use the
oil can.
Besides supplying the wants of its
own population. France exports &c
Germany. Belgium. Holland. Den
mark, and Sweden large quantities OF
sailed and smoked geese for winter
provision.
Ii is alleged that decided improve.
ment in sheep has been made in Colo.
l., h hn Oh, II h
the domestic. The horns are dimin.
ished. and the fleece is much heavier
and of finer quality.
Professor Wiley, in his report OF
sugar experiments in 1889, says: 81
find all the people engaged in the bust
ness are Understanding the difficult
ties to be encountered and overesti.
mating the appliances at hand"
The agricultural colleges of this
country are now educating about TO-
900 students. 1t is to be hoped they
will become practical, educated farm.
ers. and not seek to enter into the al
ready overcrowded professions.
Professor Henry advocates the silo
and thinks the circular form the best.
Ia his opinion iron will in the future
enter into the construction of the cor.
rect silo. That is an idea worth con-
sidering by the boilerfactory men.
The Chautauquan says: IF you will
take Dun's agency book and run down
the city columns you will probably be
surprised to learn the fact that the
business men of the cities and towns
are not nearly so well OFF as the farm
ers.
We must try To grasp the spirit of
things: TO see correctly; to speak to the
point; to give practical advice; to act
on the spot; to arrive at the proper
moment; to stop in time. Tact.
measure, occasion. all these deserve
our cultivation and respect.
A COW owned by d. F. Appletony, Of
Ipswich, Mass. in three days less than
a year produced al pounds and eleven
ounces of butter. The record she beat
was $40 pounds and thirteen and three
fourths ounces, held by Ladseer's
Fancy, owned by DR.. William Morrow.
OF Nashville, Tenn.
The farmers of this country last year
sold more than 5000, 600, 900 worth OF
butter, eggs, milk and cheese, and
that, too in addition to their own con
sumption of those articles. The total
is more than twice the value of the
cotton crop and more than the value OF
any single crop except corn.
Work! 1t won't hurt YOU. The
capacity Of a man for work is much be-
hind that which is'needed for his sup
port or even for fortune making.
Those who are industrious turn from
their days labor to engage with
pleasure in home occupations of value,
either in prom ting their own welfare or
the happiness Of others.
Wheat is considered among the best
food for poultry. Hens will lay more
If fed it once day, not 700 much at II
time, hut enough to make them look
for more; then is the time to stop until
the following day. Wheat is rich in
material for growth, stimulating the
egg functions. As it is expensive feed,
the hens should receive the larger share
OF what is given them.
John NJ. Stahl says in the Country
Gentlemen that in Illinois and through