The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-15
Texas Horses in Cuba.

Texas Horses in Cuba.
Some of the ranchers in Central
Texas estimate that 5000 horses have
been shipped from Texas to, Cuba with
IN the past six months, the demand
having been created by the war be-
tween the Spanish government and the
Insurgents, says Dallas News. The
state of Texas supplied horses to both
sides. An order was filled for the
Spanish government within the past
sixty days. Gen. Weyler, after study
Ing the subject, gave the preference to
Texas bronchos. He is quoted by Mr..
w. P. Hall, who spent October in Ha-
vana, with saying that Texas horses
make superior cavalry mounts in a
rough country, where supplies were
not regularly provided, and were more
reliable in the Cuban climate than any
other stock. Mr.. Hall gave the News
reporter an account of the landing Of
shipload of horses at Cuban port
for the use of the insurgents. He
said: II got my information from a
Texan who has been supplying tough
Texas ponies for the insurgents ever
since the Cuban war commenced. The
horses were sent to the Atlantic sea-
board from an interior point andxwere
in a gale two days. When the ship
ran into Cuban inlet Spanish cruis-
er was in the Ofdng, but fortunately
for the parties interested the horse
ship went unobserved and made safe
landing of the cargo. One fine horse
was sent as present from Texan to
C11, 1~re Co
stated, bore we'll known Texas brands
Some of them were under fire within
twenty-four hours after touching Gu
ban soil. From all that learned from
the military authorities in Havana, and:
from sympathizers with the insur-
gents, conclude that half of the horses
in military use on the island were
raised in Texas"
Pruning Old Apple Trees.-Apple
trees that have become unproductive
may often be restored to usefulness by
severe pruning, cutting out limbs that
have begun to decay, as these lessen
the vigor Of the tree. If large limbs
are cut off the cut should be made
| with a saw, and the cut surface quick
ly coated with a varnish made of gum
shellac with rosin. With new and
smaller top, vigor will return to the
old tree, and if supplied with mineral
fertilizers, especially, potash, it will
often, be productive many years.
1t is good time to regraft these old
| trees when pruning them, choosing
some extra vigorous variety that is
long in coming into bearing on young
trees. The Twenty Ounce apple and
Northern Spy are both excellent kinds
to regraft on old and apparently worn
out trees.-Ex.
Dairy School Elbow Grease.-An
amusing incident recently occurred
among the students at the Madison
Dairy School. Great stress is laid on
keeping everything neat and clean and
a certain number Of students are de-
tailed each afternoon to scrub Printed
Instructions are given each boy, and
| among other sentences occurs this one,
| Use warm water and plenty Of elbow
grease" One Of the boys, on receiving
his sheet Of instructions, read it over
very carefully and then asked, in an
anxious sort Of way, where would he
find the can Of elbow grease PIX.
Gain in Flesh. Dry food for flesh
making, fed at eight state experiment
]! stations to 1872 cattle, shows an aver
age gain Of pound Of flesh for each
1924 pounds Of dry matter consumed.
4 I.awes r. Gilbert of England ao+;non+a
IL pounds dry matter per pound Of
gain in cattle and 3 pounds in sheep.
At the Iowa experiment station bu,
| 500 pounds of dry matter was required
to make 1 pound gain in Hereford cat
tie and 7.a7 pounds for sheep. Farm
and Home.
10 not let the manure accumulate