Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-09-12

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J.S.TRIGC. RCCKfORQIA
CORRESPONDENCE Solicited
A Nebraska creamery traced the
cause OF a lot Of poor butter 70 the
Kaffir corn fed to the COWS which sup
piled 1t with milk
When the crops Of 1901 are all round
ed up. 1t will be found that there viii
be abundant reason for the proper Cd
servance OF Thanksgiving
Some men are public spirited only In
this-that they will raise enough foul
weed seed not only to seed their own
farms, but their neighbors' also,
The apple orchards have been stngu-
larry free from any trace OF IRE blight
this year, traceable, we think, to ex-
IRENE dryness OF the atmosphere.
The best way to oil a windmill Is TO
hire some active young fellow 10 do IT,
1t Is hardly necessary to add that the
best time to do 1t Is when the mill Is
dead.
The average price OF a bushel OF
wheat In England for the past Il
years has been 81 cents. This fact had
to be determined by the agricultural
commission Of the country in order
that the salaries OF some or their rec
tors could be fixed as provided by some
ancient statute.
The demand for the Pacific coast
lumber Is increasing all through the
central west at a great rate. This lum-
Der, having to be shipped by rail, leaves
many coast cars to be returned as emp
ties at a heavy cost or to be filled with
the products Of the central west. There
is thus opening a chance for low freight
rates Oh many products from the Mis-
sissippi valley to the coast which will
be utilized
The man whom we mentioned last
spring as trying to put in crop or
oats on piece OF cornstalk land which
was covered with mass or stalks ana
pigeon grass harvested his crop the
other day. While his neighbors were
getting yield OF 35 bushels OF oats to
the acre, he got / bushels. and there
is quite little farming OF this sort
done on land which sells for $50 per
acre.
Another product OF the vast swamps
OF the north Is coming Into use--vtz..
the sphagnum moss. which forms the
basis OF the immense peat deposits or
these swamps II Is used largely by
'nurserymeu and florists as wrapping
for plants and shrubs when shipped
long distances and as a filling 10 some
lines Of upholstering. Verify there are
hut few natural products which the
genius OF Americans cannot In some
manner utilize
/ In n late English paper we note under
the head OF police court proceedings
the case where a hired man quit his
employer after working four days OF
his contract period OF one year. and
was hauled up before the court and
fined $50 and costs. Just suppose we
had that sort OF law In America!
In this case the man was to receive
Sill for his years work and board
himself The wonder Is he worked the
four days.
The writer this spring bought as
square rods OF ground at cost Of $50.
iOuo-half of 1t was set out as a straw
berry bed the rest was planted IN pota-
toes and sweet corn. II the whole
piece had been planted with potatoes
Early Six Weeks-the crop would have
paid for the land, but then who could
foresee that September potatoes would
sell at Sl.25 per hushel? Why could
not the weather prophets have put us
or to this snap?
! Possibly it does not pay in tho mere
matter OF dollars and cents to paint the
farm home and the farm buildings. but
the doing OF Il will do something To
remove that tired feeling common TO
many people who live on the farm, A
man may very properly wear ten cent
hat. a 40 cent shirt and a 30 cent pair
of oyeralls while doing his farm wark.
but his home-t place where he lives
should not be rugged out on the 50
and 40 cent basis.
lN'lh Nlt HitbAhlf 'iAhA' Nt'N 'NNN
sccudent crab trees to be found scat
tered all over The northwest section OF
the country than any other variety ot
apple In root and trunk and top
they seem 70 he every whit as hardy as
the native rur oak tree They have
withstood the effects of droughts, OF
test winters o' blight and all the Ills
which bcset the apple in that territory
for 40 years and over. and the fact
certinly points a moral on the line OF
top working this tree with other less
hardy varieties.
The Americana pluws are fruiting
very heavily with MS this year-a veal
when through most OF the northwest d
crop Of any sort 90 fruit is a rarity
Owing tC the drcgshty conditions
which have prevailed aud the heayl
load Of fruit carried the plums are uo
as large as usual il being even witt
cultivation and mulchug difficult uu
der the conditions 10 insure a norma
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