Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-09-19

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J.S.TRIGG. ROCKFORD IA
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silcs, built of cement are new and
nracticai innovation.
Il has come about to this-that it is
not best to decide that you want job
done unless you are prepared to do 1t
yourself.
Eggs cooked in the shell by the heat
of the sun and apples baked on the
trees were features of the heated term
of 10 in the shade in July last.
Samples OF the Whitaker plum sent
10 us July 26 showed them to be fully
ripe and of good quality, making this
mum the earliest OF any we know Of
The law Of Illinois which prohibited
the artificial bleaching or coloring Of
grain has been declared unconstitu-
tjonal by the supreme court OF that
state.
We note that woman Is always
willing to have pet pug dog killed
after it has bitten her child. 1t is about
the only thing which will insure her
consent to the killing.
When you find man who raises 70
bushels of corn to the acre when you
and see him, for he knows something
which you ought to know.
Gold from the far north country
corn. cattle, wheat and hogs from the
middle country and cotton and oil from
the south land are making the Ameri
can people very rich nation.
We noted the burning OF six differ
ent creameries In one week recently.
Some went by way OF spontaneous COM
buston, one by lightning. one from
the furnace fire and the others by the
uand OF God and over-insurance.
In the Eastern states, where the
question Of fertilization OF the soil has
been reduced to an exact science, they
have discovered that the nitrogen, pot
ash and phosphates contained in ton
of milk sold of the farm are worth
$141.
A frostless September would be q
great blessing this year, such climatic
condition insuring the maturity Of a
vast acreage of different crops, which,
set back by the drouth of July, are do
ing their best now to make good the
loss.
We have before us verified state
ment of 100 acres OF cheap Minnesota
land producing this year 1,765 bushels
of fax, which sold, delivered at the
twice what the land was sold for in
April last
There is one cheap fly protector for
the dairy COW, and that a darkened
basement barn. Fed literally In such
a barn during daylight in fly season
and turned into the pasture at night
the COW will not shrink In her August
yield Of milk.
We cut back a lot OF pieplant July
%, and Aug. II had nice young
growth OF tender stalks available as
pie timber. While this is pretty harsh
treatment for growing plant, pie
plant will stand It a little better than
any other-almost as we'll as burdock.
The heavy and constant rains which
fall on the cultivated fields OF the
south during the winter season do
more by erosion to rob the Southern
soil Of its fertility than the growing OF
the crops. The North country. locked
up tight by the frost. is almost exempt
from loss through this means.
The condition OF the corn crop is
such all through the great corn belt
lnls season that there is sure to be a
ois demand for good seed corn next
spring, and men having good corn
should not overlook this fact. but save
80 least portion OF their crop, 50 that
4l may be used for seed.
We passed through section recently
where the barns and farm buildings
We're nearly all painted drab with white
trimmings. We confess that we do not
HSe the color for this purpose as we'll
as the old fashioned red, and we aues-
H'h whether such paint is as durable
az that having an iron base.
ne heated term of July was para
hte- On bird life. All the birds, with
.-s exception OF the sparrows. disap-
a. We think they took TO the
woods and fingered along the banks OF
..,'rs and in shady hooks where the
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