The Globe-republican., 1899-06-01

regions Of Dakota and Minnesota, 1t
might pay, but that remains to be
demonstrated.
Filthy Drinking Utensils.
DR.. Woods says: The drinking water
is a fruitful source of disease. I'm
pure water should not be allowed
within reach of fowls. 1t is no I'M
common sight on poultry farms, other
wise well kept, to find the water YES
sells in a filthy condition. Putting
clean water into foul receptacles Is
labor wasted: yet we not infreQuently
see on poultry farms dirty wooden
tubs or unclean metal vessels contain
ing uninviting drinking water. On
farm which visited recently the fowls
are supplied with running water in a
metal trough. Judging from the con-
dition Of the trough, and the accum-
ulated filth and slime, 1t had not been
cleaned since the plant was built-sev-
eral years; yet the proprietor was un-
other ailments to which his fowls were
subject We cannot be too careful
about the drinking water. 1t should
be such as we would be willing to
drink ourselves, since it plays an i'm
portant part in the makeup Of the
fowl and of the egg. Metal water
dishes, If kept clean, are all right; but
glazed earthenware ones are better
They should be so made that they can
be easily and thoroughly cleaned
should be well rinsed each time re-
filled, say twice or three times daily.
Once a week they should be washed
and scalded.
A Notable Shipment of Percheron
Horses.-The following appeared last
week in Chicago paper: Chicago has
become a horse market for the Pacific
coast. Yesterdays overland freight On
The Northwestern railroad took a car
load Of sixteen giant Percheron Craft
horses, consigned to brewing and
mailing establishment in Seattle.
Wash. The animals had to themselves
a palace" stable car equipped with
everything dear to equine appetite and
comfort, with special attendant to
minister to their wants. 1t is said to
be the first time Chicago has been
drawn on for such q consignment to
a domestic destination nearly $500
miles away. In anticipation Of the
new field of traffic the shipment may
open. the railroad company has sent
along its right-Of-way orders to rush"
the car to the coast with all possible
dispatch. None of the horses was I'M
der sixteen hands high. while they
of 1850 pounds. They were of the
uniform shade Of ''dapple gray" and
were bred on the prairies of Iowa and
Illinois.
The Leaf of Young Grain.-There is
much difference in the breadth, size
and color of leaf in young grain as it
comes up. 1t is partly dependent on
the character of the seed, as the plant
sends up its first leaves mainly from
the starchy matter which encloses the
germ and which the germ uses until it
is able to put forth roots into the soil.
Barley being larger and heavier than
oats has always broader leaf, though
if oats are sown on rich land and some
what late they will come up with leaf
that looks like barley. But this rank
growth early is not regarded favorably
by the cultivator, for he knows that
it is liable to be followed by rust of
stalk or grain later in the season. Har-
rowing grain that comes up with too
small and thin leaf bruises these
first leaves, and as it also stimulates
root growth it causes the plant to send
I'D new shoots with much broader
leaves. This dries out the soil, thus
preventing the excessive growth later
that invites rust-Ex.
Condensed Milk.-The New York
Commercial says the quantity of con-
densed milk made in the United States
is assuming immense proportions. and
yet the demand far exceeds the sup
ply. No accurate statistics are OBJ
tainable, but the latest estimates give
an annual product Of 100000 cases,
about half of which is consumed at
home. The remainder is exported and
the demand is constantly increasing.
Japan, China, India and the Hawaiian
Islands are large buyers while the pos
sibilities for extension of trade with
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines
are attracting the attention Of ship
pers.-Ex.
Micro-organism, or microscopic Or
ganism, Is plant or animal too small
to be seen without the aid Of q COM
pound microscope