FARMING NOTES.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume V, Issue 576, 29 November 1897, Page 4

FARMING NOTES.

A Popular Error. It i gem rally idered that the Di ur. r a hors, i, to ihe weight the easier i* can draw it, henen it is thought that a Ikroe horse yoke in a ph ugh is au advantage because the horses are c!o er to their work, whereas in a four horse yoke the leaders an. at :.mc distance from the plough. As a matter of fart, however, the- i, not the case, and the leaders have to u-.e no more power than the hii.de r ho- , in order to do tlic same work. I I. wily difft r.-rce is that when a horse or man is pulling at the i ml of a long rope or a chain the ag'.ui :■ of the rope or chain l*n: to b»> ovuroiuo. This is »ecor<lin«{ t > tin; r;*!*• ; govcrniii# dynamics. If t!m tr'inj* of u chain wa-* pr« v» i,:.ml by it. him" laid on tin* ground, thm tho friction against tho "round mu ; ho added to the powir ru«i iny to draw tho weight of the or whatever it j way I"*. I u ihe i * 'if a team of eight ■ . < ■ - waggon, the pair of loaders cun j»uil us much us the two shafts i: with no morn exertion, because there is no saline to overcome, each hop «: t>**ini* yoln <] to Ib i ( bn in of tho on© b*!i:11 t. Nnw Process of Presurvi , Milk. The Dairy ijuotcH the following from a Sun Frunciseo papor ; John Uusscil, of S« uttlo, Washington, is said to have discover* d a process for preserving milk that will stumper tho condensed milk people. Sonio samples have In en kept for a year, and tho milk lias proved as fresh as wh**n “put up.” ll is not “condensed ” nor i it preserved by the use of any additional preservative. . it is, however, subjected to

known only to tho discoverer. Milk and cream are both prepared in the same way, and have the same taste, appearance, and properties of the fresh article. Samples have been submitted to Dr Spencer, the wellknown bacteriologist, who is reported as having enthusiastically endorsed the milk as being pure and healthful. A factory has been erected, and tho preserved milk is now being usod in San Francisco, California. The possibilities of the discovery are described as being enormous, and while it may injure the business of the milkman near the largo cities, it will be of the greatest benefit to the more remote dairies and the consumers. At Point lleyos, where the parent factory is located, farmers are offered twenty-five per cent, more for milk than they could make by turning it into batter. The new process takes milk out of tho list of perishable articles, and it is said that so cheap is the process that it can be practically sold at the same prices as fresh milk. A family can get a dozen bottles, or a hundred for that matter, and keep them on hand ready to use at any time. It is expected that grocers will keep it on hand also, just as they do canned tomatoes or corn, as it can be handled just as safely and easily.