Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-03
Most farmers do not want the
man to strike below the "corn
holt -


back some tomato plants and others
the plants ptnched back, the quantity
Of the fruit was more, but it ripened
later than that on the plants not
pinched back, and more of the fruit
was ripe for one picking on the plants
pinched back.
Those who are having their first
experience with alfalfa hay are liza
BILE to let the crop go too long before
taking off the first crop, thus letting
the stems become too woody. The
usual plan is to cut it when it is from
one-tenth to oneffth in bloom, doing
the work in the morning and letting it
dry just enough so the leaves will
not fall 1t should be raked into small
windows and allowed to dry some
more before hauling in.
The Michigan experiment station has
been making some experiments along
soil lines and the results are surpris-
ing. In making some soil experiments
on good, rich ground by the aid OF
soil culture no additional weights has
been received in the yield of crops,
but upon examination it has been
found that the protein contents of the
crop have been materially increased,
and this seems to be one thing the
farmers are trying to obtain.
IT have a simple treatment which
will keep the plums from falling off,
and give better fruit says e. j.
Waterstripe of Shelby county, Mis-
souri,. some Of the neighbors have
tried it tee, with equal; success. Go
to your blacksmith and ask him. for
the iron shavings or sparks which fly
off while welding. Put a small buck
etful around each tree early in spring,
and see if your plums do not stay on
the trees better. It is we'll worth
trial.
1t is well-established fact that
horses recognize musical sounds, and
make preferences. A traveller in an
East Indian city noticed that the sol
diers' horses paved the ground and
tossed their head when the band play
ed God Save the Queen" That piece
was always played last as a signal
for going home, and it was suggested
that was the reason why the horses
recognized it, but when the expert
ment was tried Of playing the tune
first, the horses carried on just the
same.
From Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky
and other mule breeding States comes
the word that the demand for good
heavy work mules or young things
bred from the right kind of mares
and Jacks never were so high in price.
A Missouri farmer states that he sold
a pair of 5-year-olds, weighing $500
pounds the span, on his farm at S400
and the shipper desired to purchase
a pair weighing 1920 pounds at $3.50
at the same time. These mules were
not in high flesh, having worked all
spring on the farm. Prices ranging
very close to 500 each are quoted
from Tennessee for mules just few
days old.
An Illustration Of what is one
mons meat is another's poison" is
shown in the fact that a man in In
diana has "dock farm" The ordi-
nary burdock is grown, and it is claim
ed that the crop from one acre is
worth $500 While it is apparent that
this weed pest is difficult to get rid
Of in fence corners, it is said to be
hard crop to grow when wanted for
commercial purposes. The root is
used in some medical preparation. The
Japs do not consider the "dock"
weed, but they cultivate it as an ar
ticle Of food, using 1t for fiavoring
artichoke in taste.
According to the report Of the Sec
rotary of Agriculture not less than 165
car loads of pears were shipped to
foreign markets last year, principally
across the Atlantic ocean. About TO-
/ 600 packages of Bartletts were shipped
to England. The great obstacle in the
| shipping of pears is to get pears of
good quality TO sup. bdlllelt pears
are certainly good pears to send across
the ocean to help foster that trade, but
the trouble is that we have not a very
large supply of Bartletts from which
to draw 1t is with the pear as it is
with the apple; we have an abundance
of pears like the Keifer-of poor quail
ity, but of great staying power, and
reliable as to the amount of fruit pro-
| duced year by year.
A Good Cow.
Head carried well up, and set on a
| fine fiat neck, moderately thin through
the shoulders, deep body, we'll sprung
ribs set wide apart, good length of
body, large barrel showing plenty of
| room for digestive organs and capac-