The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-25


crop of Gil 100000 last year.
That country's production OF oats ard
barley WAS also less than in 1890, the
product OF the former being ll2,0OO,0O0
bushels, and OF the latter 100000, the
same as of wheat. The report states that
the wheat plant is looking stout and
healthy.
India Is our great competitor for the
English market it being the fixed policy
OF the English government to promote the
production of all possible supplies within
the limit of her political territory. The
first report OF the India wheat crop Is not
very favorable, due in part TO the Insult
ficiency of moisture in the latter part OF
the seeding season. The area sown Is
probably about the same as last year, the
excess in some provinces being balanced
by decrease In others II is too early to
get any report of much actual value.
Pasent OattIe-Foods.
OF all the frauds sought to be practiced
upon the farmer. probably none are more
glazing than the concentrated stock foods,
as put on the market by many manutac-
turers. These compounds usually cell for
80 cents package of three orfour pounds,
or 81 for twelve pounds. They thus range
put forth the claim that they are mot
medicine, but concentrated food"
A New England experiment station has
done good work in Analysing several OF
these compounds, and in every case their
feeding value ranged from that of wheat
middlings TO that OF cotton-seed meal.
One was not ae good as middlings, but 1t
contained about per cent. Of common
salt and was scented with ienugTeek. This
brand sold at only $40 a ton. Another
brand showed q trace of sulphuric acid
and nearly per cent. of common salt, and
it sold at 1898 ton-a fair advance over
cost OF common salt, certainly.
The odor OF fenugreek was perceptible
in all foods" examined. All were glaring
frauds in that the food value of the best
one was not over S25 ton, and the sui
phur, salt, ETC., can be bought for few
cents pound. On whom do the sharks
live9 Not on SENTINEL readers, trust.
Will the day never come when the city
sharpers will learn that farmers are no
longer their easy prey? The trouble is
that too MANY do not read, and thus learn
of the exposures being made.
The House Csilar
Health should be the first consideration
in every home. There is more i'll health
in the country than seem necessary to one
who studies the laws of health and the
conditions that prevail on too many farms.
AS the hot weather approaches the danger
from the house cellars becomes great, and
the writer would give one more warning
TO ali who have vegetables and fruits
stored under their dwellings. Aitor sick
nees has laid hold OF some member OF the
family il may be too late to save lifelong
/ regrets that carelessnesS has led US to
| jeopardize life itself
| In decaying vegetation the disease
germs OF the air find hotbed for produc-
| ton. For one year or two years every
member of the family may be strong
enough to Withstand the attack of these
germs, as they float through the house
/ after every opening CT the cellar door,
but the day comes when the system of
some one is unequal 10 the strain, and a
fever is the consequence. The facts about
these germs are established, and scientists
find new proofs each day. How then dare
we live over cellar that is not kept pure?
Each decaying pile OF potatoes or apples
| or other matter Is q menace TO our lives
| The house cellar can be kept safe. bat the
prevalent carelessaess leads one to depre-
cate the existence OF all cellars under a
dwelling. The out-celar Is so much safer.
| An observance OF a lew simple rules,
however. is all that ls needed to render
all cellars safe. The first is cleanliness.
Decaying matter may be removed in time,
and the walls should have a semi-annual
coat of white-wash to which little car
bolic acid is added. ANY special damp
ness and moldiness is usually due to lack
OF ventilation. If the cellar is kept
dry and clean, and the ventilation
through outside windows is good,
the danger is greatly diminished.
Those building houses should provide g
ventilating pipe fror. cellar 20 roof oil
house. The first thing to be- done these
warm days is to get the cellar scrupulously
clean. III done in time life may be saved
at the very least health will be promoted
and many ills escaped. The writer en-
phasizes this because its importance is not
realized by too many, who have often to
bow to the will of Providence, as they
view il, when in reality il is only q reap
ing of the results OF carelessness that
when not ignorant, is nearly criminal.
Glover Cancer
The disease of clover is we'll known IL
Europe, but never made its appearance il
this country, as tar as known, until twt
years ago. 1t would appear probable tina
it was introduced with imported scarle
clover seed, and has been found Oh severa
farms in Delaware. 1t attacks and destroy
all kinds of clovers, and is one OF the mos
serious pests Known, as the only relic
known on farms infested with the diseas
is 70 cease the raising of clover for q few
years.
This department has had much 10 ga,
about the value of the clover plant to th'
! farmers, but the half has not been told
We can hardly appreciate the work o
plants that gather costly nitrates from tn
} air and store them for succeeding crops
! In sense they are right who say corn j
, king, or hay is chief among agriculture
products, but an understanding of tn
! value of geguminous plants, OF which
clover is chief. leads one to cay that thi
class is most i'm portsnt of ali to the farm
ers of this country. 1t is the foundation
OF successful agriculture in the future
While we trust there is no imminent dan
} ger of widespread injury from this newt
J imported disease, yet our experiment ste
} tions cannot study il too closely an
strive TO find remedy for it.
Breaking Colts.
, Colts should be trained rather tha
: broken, but Young horses are rarel