Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-23


near iron works. its yalue
enough to pay for reducing 9.sa'
very Inc powder. This is done
Jectlng 1t 10 intense heat. ana ~
product thus produced is fouu5
more available as a fertilizer. Rrt
lacks nitrogen, and its best use i ~,
ably found In a mixture with st,E
manure which is usually rich in Di..'
gen and deficient in mineral far.;It.-
Something like this can be said -
phosphate anures Those from hon
revert and become insoluble when 49,
on land deficient in carbonic acid o.
This explains the general ineffeotirs
ness of phosphate fertilizers on 500
or gravelly soil.
Do not let the harness rot from no,
legt, Keep ii clean and well oiled
Young stock may be pastlred in m,
orchard If the trees are protected
How many stock peas can be rsiga3
on an acre Of land? Forty bushels
a good crop.
Either of the improved breeds
swine is good enough for ANYBODY ,o
would say in reply to an inquiry.
Put a square frame about the naok
Of a cow to prevent her sucking bersoIt
we would a to a correspondent.
Prevent diseases among the swine bv
giving them clean quarters, plenty ~
range, and a variety Of food suited IA
their natures.
Never let the weeds get control .,
the potato field. 1t meaps hard work
with the next crop, to say nothing
about the detriment to the present one
FIy-time and hot weather lowers the
quality of butter, and raises the price
Give the COWS good water az this saa.
son and plenty of shade.
Remember a good bull is one-half NJ
a paying dairy herd.
Good farm buildings are n save SIGN
Of thrift and enterprise.
Keep the cream cool during fba hot
weather. Churn at IS degree. if po.
sibe.
The thoroughbred dairy COW at pres.
ent prices is within the reach of an.
Where datrying is the chief occupa-
ton in a community all the indications
are toward prosperity. Such a system
puts farmers on a lay as you 20
Basis, and teaches them the surest
methods 20 Independence and a~Hluence.
The Rural Life says the man or Yo-
mum who never reads form or dairy
papers o ever goes to dairy meetings.
Will never make the best butter. 1t is
out of the question, friends. There is
progress being made in the dairy, and
we nBust keep up with the procession"
Every word of this is true, yet many
prefer to remain in the rut of their
ancestors.
Fat hogs c;ln stand but little sunshine.
Cleanliness in the pig pen is especial
~ desirable in hot weather.
Hogs prefer running water as much
as any ether kind of live stock.
The mDUe comfortable you keep feed,
ing hogs the uorc flesh they will put
ON for a given amount Of feed.
If the falling apples are picked up by
the pigs many of the destructive in.
Sects of the orchard Will be destroyed.
You can get some idea of the value
Of wheat for hogs by the way your
stock thriyes whep turned into the
wheat su1bble.
a farmer who does rot see his hogs
from weeks end to another does not
deserve to Baye good luck with them.
Favor TIM young horses which have
TO work.
Better to feed life into a horse than
to whip it into him.
Do not destroy the spirit in the horse,
but direct and control ii.
The horse that every bdyer wants is
generally a good n to keep.
Clean the watering troughs three
times a day if they need it that often.
1t is none too soon to think about
getting some of the horses or colts
ready for the fairs this fall.
If you have q jumper on the farm dis
pose Of it before all the other horses
learn the bad habit.
Clean the feed rroughs as Socn as the
horse is done eating. There will be
nothing left to sour then.