Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-07


If a willow tree is allowed to grow
within 80 feet of tile drain, it will
soon fill the tile with fibrous roots and
render il worthless.
We would not plant the Wallbridge
apple. 1t is very slow in coming into
bearing, and when it does white tur-
nips are more easily raised
Strange as it may seem, the state of
Mississippi is taking as a state more
active measures in the line of road re-
form than any other state inrthe Union.
The Wealthy apple is today the lead
ing standard apple for Minnesota, the
north half of Iowa and such parts of
the Dakotas as are adapted to fruit
culture.
Broom corn market is freaky this
year. the price of the brush having
Jumped up from $55 to S140 per ton,
with a probability of a still further adj
vance.
Quality is often sacrificed for size in
the breeding of our domestic animals.
but this does not apply to pug dogs, for
the smaller they are the meaner they
are.
At the prevailing price Of pork it will
pay to take extra care of the fall pigs
this coming winter, The September
pig can easily be made worth $12 by
Text April if decently cared for.
Any dog over the age of 10 years is
best humanely chloroformed and bur-
led, for there is no bigger nuisance or
more distressing animal to have around
than an old and used up dog.
A man cannot be very successful in
bringing up a boy unlesss the hoy at
least respects him, and if a boy loves
and respects his father it is not much of
trick TO turn out good boy.
The native wire grass of the Florida
low lands vii fatten cattle for two
months IN the year, enable them to hold
their own for four months and half
starye them the remaining six months.
Give horse what water he will
drink, and he will live % days without
food he will live II days without either
food or drink and only five days with
food and deprived of water.
Eight hundred thousand bushels of
uanberries are produced this year in
this country. We do not know how
many turkeys are raised to go with
these cranberries. but not less than ten
to the bushel
Continuous cultivation of orchard
trees during June, July and August
viii make a success of fruit growing in
many dry belt OF country where the
man who plants fruit trees is called the
community fool.
Missouri held it's first state fai- this
year, and If the hog which carried off
the sweepstakes premium was correctly
photographed there is room for mission
airy work in that state along the line of
improved breeds of hogs.
It is the difference in the breed.
While a good horse is worth $3.50 al
most anywhere, the stock men OF
wyoming are going to have a grand
round up hunt soon and shoot all the
WIZ horses they can to be rid OF them.
We note late price list quotation OF
MOVERS in one of our large cities-vio-
It'S, 90 cents bunch; carnations. DO
cents dozen, and American Beauty
roses from 81 TO IS per dozen. 1t costs
something to court girl in orthodox
style In that city.
From faroff Manitoba comes the
report this year Of good crop of the
following varieties OF apples: Wealthy
internal Patterns Greening, ADnisett
ana blushef Calville. There was fine
crop Of p'Ims on Cheney. Wyant. Rol-
"hsione Biyby and Manitoba.
Ann now comes a genius who claims
0au extract oxygen from the air in
1.' shape Of gas at cost Of fourth
OF cent per cubic foot, when the qaes-
o5A o.. heating and lighting viii be sc
..l that Standard Gil stock viii not
y, worth 10 cents on the dollar.
do not blame woman for seold.
..e Le1 husband when he makes hei
~-'" green wood in the kitchen stove
-.- u he bad not worked so hard tc
ING country on dry goods boxes OF
- corner grocery she might just as
@t' had dry wood instead
value OF a discovery Is nowhere
~ Illustrated than in the case Of
0Asofa grape. which is today the
lt grape Of all the north half Of
81. As a market fruit it suffers
H.. 14A The competition Of other va
l,..s nan any fruit of which We have
| uents made ly the govern
r FS.[e that the mule will do th'
YORK required of horse at ?!
s.- .a5s cost for food. While thii
la the redi; Of the mule. Their.
ts.# OFFSETS bearing upon the spir
d-r .'ase cftbe man who has 4
s-1 care ~ him.