Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-28
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A Living From the Farm,
Last season a Wisconsin farmers
club passed resolution TO have moth
ing on cur tables that Is not raised on
our farms, At q recent meeting Of the
club reports were called for, and a
large number reported very favorahly
upon the results. \ strict adherence
to the resolution had, ON many farms,
resulted in 4 greatly increased variety
of garden products and surprising
increase in bank accounts. One all
wheat farmer was compelled, in order
to carry out the resolution, to abandon
his previous system OF farming, with
the result that, while his cash receipts
were $500 less than the pervious year,
his net profits were $500 greater, I'm
der the plan Of growing money crops
and relying on their proceeds TO sup
ply the wants OF the family, the far
mer may handle more money, but
a good deal less of it stays In his
pockethook, and a good many OF the
wants OF the family go unsupplied be-
cause the proceeds won't reach, where
as, with farm on which the making
OF home and supplying its wants
are the first consideration. the re-
ceipt of a cash income being made
subsidiary thereto the family live bet
ter, enjoy life more. and, with we'll
directed effort, have more money ut
the end OF the year,--New England
Farmer.
FAN Pruning of GrapeVines.
For many reasons the heavy annual
pruning which is necessity for the
grapevine had best be given in the fall.
So soon as the leaves are off, the cut
ting away of superfluous wood may re
main There can be no Bleeding, as
the cut will dry up at once There is
some circulation Of sap all through
the vine during warm weather in win
ter. Pruning in the fall concentrates
this sap in the buds that are left, and
they always push more vigorously than
when the vines are left dangling on the
trellises all winter. AS soon as the
pruning is done, the support of the
main vine should be loosened, and II
should be thrown on the ground, In
most cases snow will be enough pro-
lection, but II the vine is where the
snow blows away. some straw held
down by a slight covering of earth
will be needed. Vines thus treated
will winter without injury, however
low the mercury may fall The vines
should he put up on the trellis In
spring SC soon as danger from late
frost has pas ed. IL the vines are I'M
covered except by snow put them up
as soon as the snow merts. Lying
on the ground and protected from
winds the buds might push too early
and be injured They are not liable
to this on the trellis.
Harvesting Beans.
II we are ever again to grow beans
1t would be in very large fields and
the crop should be harvested with a
modern bean harvester. 1t T. only In
this way that the great crops of beans
in Genesee and Monroe counties In
Western New York are harvested. In
several of the fertile towns near
Brockport beans have been grown SO
generally that this village for time
became the greatest bean market OF
the world. Lately we believe the palm
of bean growing has fallen to Western
Michigan, in the town surrounding
Grand Rapids. or course wherever
beans are largely grown now the
bean harvester Is used for securing
the crop. 1t still leaves some work
to be done by hard, for though some
shlftless farmers rake the beans In
wipdrows, this wastes so many of the
best beans that the haulms are usually
picked up with n fork and deposited
standing with the cut stubs in the
air and the pods hanging down. Sc
long as beans are in this position
and high enough so that their pods do
not touch the ground. light rains dc
not do much injury to them. After
standing two or three days, II the
weather is dry, the beans may be
drawn to the barn. They thresh best
in cold, clear weather, the frost dry
ing out the pods and causing the beans
to shell out freely.
How to Corn Beef
For every hundred pounds Of beet
take nine pounds OF rock salt. -four
pounds OF sugar, or two quarts Of good
molasses, two ounces Of soda, one
ounce of saltpetre, and just enough
water to cover the meat-about four
or five gallons Strew salt over the
bottom of the barrel. Mix about one.
half the salt and sugar or molasses
together, and rub each piece OF meat
thoroughly with 1t before placing In
the barrel. Dissolve the soda and salt
petre together in hot water, add the
remainder OF the salt and sugar, and
about four or five gallons OF cold
water, and then pour II on the meat
place a board on top OF the meat with
weight sufficient TO keep 1t under the
brine.--N. Y. Weekly Tribune.
Balancing Poultry Feeds.
There Is a real amount OF talk In
A. IA