Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-20
TO Hold Chlnch Bugs in Check.

Where the bugs are scattered over al
grain field the case is almost hopeless
for there is no way of reaching them
satisfactorily When, however, they
begin travelling to fresh fields IL, can
be held in check and destroyed A.
good way to check the migration is tol
pillow a furrow between the bugs and
the field they are heading for. If the
will be dusty and check their progress.
If the ground is wet a narrow strip of
tar should be run along the ground in
stead of furrow When tar is used
the ground should be smoothed and the
line of tar poured out from a watering
pot from which the sprinkler has been
removed Dig occasional holes in the
bottom of the plowed fulrow or on the
bug side Of the tar barrier. The bugs
will collect in these holes in enormous
numbers and may be easily killed with
kerosene.
Late Fodder Crops.
There is yet time in early July to-
SOW millet and Hungarian grass ard
have them mature sufficiently to be in,
best condition. The only troubled
about late sowing of these is that by
the time they are fit to cut fall rains
may come on and make curing the hay
caps, as all farmers should, most Of the
curing of millet and Hungarian may bel
done in cock In fact, at any season
this is the best method of curing these
large, coarse and sappy plants. Not
even an August sun will dry them suf-
ficiently to prevent heating in the NOW
unless there has been previous heating
to remove surplus moisture. We have
sometimes seen corn dried early in
July for fodder, but it does not pay.
The corn grew rapidly but barely got
into tassel before frost nipped it. Bat
millet and Hungarian will ripen their
seed if sown early in July on land that
is fitted for them 1t is possible II there
are timely rains to plow the ground
from which an early hay crop has been
taken and SOW 1t with millet, thus Civ
ing two hay crops the same year. Tbs
is sometimes done where alsike clover
has been grown, and the millet crop
after alsike is sure to be large one. n
American Cultivator.
Extra Feed for Mich Cow.
The pastures have been generally
poor this year on account of dry
weather If extra feed for COWS has
not been needed before it undoubtedly
Will be this month. 1t should be in
the form of slop, as July grass, even
when as green as it can he got, is not
apt to be succulent. Wheat bran
should constitute the bulk of it, and If
the COW is a good mixer there should
be some corn and oat meal with It 70
keep her from losing flesh. BY the
time August comes the early -sown
green corn will be ready and the bran
and grain feed will not be needed
But in July there is nothing tc supple
ment the pasture unless II Is pur-
chased. and the penuriousness OF some
farmers about paying out money FOR
feed allows their cows to suffer check
in milk production from which no sub
sequent high feeding will restore them
to their previous milk yield. Ii IS
much easier to keep UP q good yieic
than to increase 1t when 1t has once
been diminished. Il is greater loss II
this diminished yield occurs within two
or three months after the COW has
calyed, and when her yield ought to be
kept up to the highest standard, not
only for the present profit from her
milk. but to increase the tendency TO
milk production in the calf that the
Cow will DE bearing during the next
few months.
Turnips for Winter Feeding.
The quick growing white and strap
leayed turnips may be sown any tms