The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-02-10

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greatest profit, all other things being
equal, is the one that enjoys the high
est degree of contentmeut and comfort
indoors and out. These factors cut an
important figure In the balance sheet,
and ii should be looked TO that they
are always present.
That choice beef cattle sell well Is
shown by the sale at St. Louis Of thir-
teen I-ycar-oid Hereford steers at
$3.50 per hundred--the highest price
paid for years. They averaged 1924
pounds, realizing $9s per head Of beef.
This is encouraging to farmers to
grade up to that high-class standard
Of early maturity and superior quality.
Scrub cattle still sell at ] to cents.
and strange it is that the markets are
yet glutted with the poorer class Of
cattle. The wide range of prices
should indicate to our readers which
kind of cattle to raise for the markets
to grade up to the full.blood sires of
the beef breeds. These high grades
begin at last to find an appreciative
market demand. But how few there
are who have any TO sell. Let us lore
no dine raising all we cau.-tSt. Louis
Journal Of Agriculture.
According to report Of the Statis-
tician Of the Department Of ASricE!
turo about one-tenth Of our agricul-
tural products is exported. Tho sum
is, however, made up from " cry few
articles. These are cotton, tobacco,
meats, bFcadstufIs and cheese. Seven,
teBths of the cotton product goes to
foreign markets. All other articles
except those above stated, when pu
together are but 3 per cent Of the ex-
rorts. The expectation Of tobacco j.
not increasing materially or SO rap
idly IS home consumption. More
cheese could be sold il lite reputation
for quality should be kept up and
there were more disposition to cater
to faStidious or peculiar foreign tastes.
Outer exports could be made larger
il they were Of better quality. Our
great American crcp---cOrn--is chiefly
consumed on the spot, not more thar
one-sixth, Il is said, going beyond thu
boundary OF the country in which it il
grown, and only 9 to per cent. being
now exported. Nearly two-thirds OF
this crop is produced in seven States
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Mis-
sour, Kansas and Nebraska, few
others producing more than 10 re-
duired, at home, and the laEgsSg, por-
ton having a defcieDcT pied
by those seven states. Atworld.
One important point in keeping q
farm clear from weeds is to see that
these germs are not imported in pur-
chased seeds. Weeds are often in
troduced by the farmers own ami
mails. Horses that have been fed at
the town stables, and cattle that have
been allowed 70 forage on the high
ways. may each be the means Of
bringing obRoxious weeds onto the
fsrA. Ror the hoed crops clean cult
TatieS u the autldOta. Cat the weeds
OF al tho surface of the ground at
time When they are ct their best, that
10 Al the tims Of lowering, and before
the seed hes grown sufficient 30 GERM.
nste. YhiG is the best method Of deal
lag with seeds where they have be-
como = pest In meadows and pastures.
Ia the latter sheep are very efficient
weed destroyeTS a. they will browse
closely many varieties that cattle will
aot touch. Ia some countries it IL
said there ere fields entirely free fiom
weeds, owing to very high cultivation
and careful selection Of seeds and
maAuFes. Such results are not to be
expected in this country, and VIC shall
continue TO have weeds as heretofore,
bat they can be kept in such subjec.
tion % 70 reduce their Injurious eff
lectS 10 . minimum. Where they
servo no better use, they at least give
eTIddesSAsse OGrthe soils fertility. On
less rich ground is closely covered
with useful plants it is quito certain
- produce weeds. Nothing surpasscs
clover for smothering weeds. II
Gown thickly. and stock is kept
OFF from II after The moving, SO
that some of the seed from ifesec5,a
crop will be scattered, Il will gIaI
complete possession Of the field, to the
exclusion Of weeds.-tExchange
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