Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-23

p,Dh tonr-year-oid pacing mare AiIeen
az, ~, Claiming his paternity. Thus
N.a,or mares are the dams OF two
Vi tne three stations holding records
Vi .io or better and being represented
o. 81 'ne same tiina in that list. Direct
.vo II. with Directly. 207 Ia is the
, .nlru. The moral Of this Is that Dicta-
the day and likely to do as well with
one good stallion MS with another. AS
the remaining six stations include
George Wilkes and Mambrino consid-
Grafton OF their daughters must be de-
ferred till next week breeders Ga
zette.
NOTES.
The Ohio Experiment station has
been experimenting in Irish potato
craving, Pieces planted with only
one eye yielded ll5 bushels per acre;
with two eyes, $50 bushels with half
potatoes, 226 bushels and with whole
potatoes, 255 bushels.
Kamr corn is attracting attention
throughout these United States, 1t is
being extensively grown in Kansas
IN preference to our ordinary field corn.
other states are trying II with fine sue
cess. All OF the new saccharine sor-
Bhums do well In Texas and should be
Piohteu HloTt extensively.
Black leg has prevailed this year
throughout this country. Reports
come from nearly all the states that
hog cholera is prevalent. These two
enemies to the farmers stock seem to
dety the scientific professors of this
broad land of ours,
r. w. Mimic OF Eagleville, Cal, n
stockraiser. states that salt and salt
peter, placed where cattle can lick 1t
AT pleasure will cure the blackleg
and prevent the spread of the disease
among healthy animals. 1t is mixed in
the proportion Of four pounds of salt
peter TO twenty-fpur pounds of salt.
the whole being we'll pulverized and
thoroughly mixed. Mr.. Mimic states
that while cattle died on both sides of
him, the only animal he lost was a
calf that did not have access to the
lick trough, a'd he considered IL an
infalllble remedy. II is worth trying.
That garden spot Of Europe-Hol-
land-has a climate similar to that Of
New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
Nania. Its land was originally very
unfayorable-stiff clays in some places
and light sand in others, hut skill and
industry have done wonders. The
farms average thirty acres, and eighty
five per cent of them are under fifty
acres. They are worth from $50 to
$500 an acre, and rent at from $3.50 TO
$3.50 an acre. Tenants cultivate forty
two per cent of the farms.
The directors of the Kew Gardens,
London, have Just engage two young
women as gardeners on the condition
that they are To wear trousers while
at work. II these women meet the eN-
pectntion others will be engaged on
the same conditions who have already
passed the examinations of tie Royal
horticultural college.
Young ladies' are employed in diaries
in Germany. on condition that trousers
shall constitute part of their cos
tune.
The interest manifested in the in
qulry about blackleg is much valued.
We would esteem It favor to receive
letters on all subjects brought out in
this department of the Gazette. Tho
knowledge of Texas agriculture is out
among the people and we know It,
How to get that knowledge We do
not know but we viii gladly publish
all we receive Send in your letters and
select your subject.
The roads in most black land coun-
ties are now in a frightful condition
on account OF the wet weather that
has prevailed during the winter. Tar
rant county Is an exception. Piked
roads are n success
Tho farmers OF Missouri produce
5000 900 worth of hogs annually. 81
100000 worth of mules and $4,000 600
worth of poultry, This speaks well
for the poultry product as a money
crop.