The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-10-08

u al 81 one dollar per square, for the hrs
~ s lssfty cents for each subsequent insestiou
= 'of srhrsl deduction will be ma dc TO ALI hos
Or -, ..,ascr.isc BY the year. Gi,, 3s.}1 IS
mo Most Of the writers or
g. leao,ean agriculture agree in attri
3spiue The extraordinary improve
,r,on. n, 81 their various stock OF domes
Of j. animals TO the successful culture
, Bu. ,oors. 1t is admitted BY all sgri
e. f., Id,uisis that sheep, 10 continue in
said i edible condition all the = ea.
pay |aspd, mus, have some juicy and sue.
:. adpnt food, and that turnips, beets.
x. II. are mos, to be preferred for fat.
~ Hang them. No one will dispute
suecessity Of the same kind Of pro.
ebtea lNon tormilch cattle, to enable them
o sod 5ilnish the produce of the dairy.
i've he high degree of perfection attain.
Y. ., breeders Of domestic animals
hEngland, is mainly to be attributed
1,ihe careful selectionand good keep,
Ind 10 our northern states wherever
re- Ire kse stock are found, there we are sure
ii b. bind root culture succeeding. OF
"A. b. years many kinds Of beets, tur-
bir, and potatoes have. been intro
! Iced, and the authority OF names in
90 respect are brought before US in
90 90 Iapport OF this, that OF the other sort.
60 Ne are frequently puzzled to decide
3llhe finest sort, and because we
"a Eannot always procure the latest I'M
Auyed kind, many Of us neglect them
siof &ngether. Now we are most Of us
ms opposed to eat good mutton during
IVA. Eswinter, but few of US have the
ting Utility Of giving our sheep the means
J Or. Gholding on to their flesh IN winter.
css. AL flesh is srass," and we have no
sc. aasr pastures, and therefore need
'aa. Eabst:tute.
as. Experience, the controlling incen-
Ere 10 improvements, has denonstra-
give I'D that we can raise more consume
heir Fsiood TO the acre, from the cu!tiva-
n fna Of roots than we can Of grain
id why do we not2 Like every
by Ting else We postpone planting them
'sn- times are easier, aud cotton
a ,ne lah&c. 4
the Five hundred to thousand bushels
par sugar beet, mangel wurtzel or ruta
|Is , fsa, are raised to the acre, at the
hat Forth. The late Gen. Hampton gath
IgI lid 100 bushels of Irish potatoes
''A The acre-anl yet roots are neg
dye lEted. When men talk about SOW
the stheni "a turnip patch" as a small
.,st lsness, only worth the attention Of
ace laI farmers, &c. and we neglect
the m. -
NJ These remarks occur, lit is time
The 'hlak about sowing seed; and plan,
in. ss should enquire where the best
eue Fan te had, and LeI,in to prepare.
hat Fsr lands for them. In two weeks
An aEaea should be in the ground. A
' me lsoenporary Editor says he knows a
,ng Ffylntelligent gentleman who issue
esaul with turnips, who gives his
IN; .,n f2non that, in sowing them, "you
TX, Fs! put the seed in a gourd, walk to
m. ssnce, and shake the gourd At the
o ad d, and if the land is rich you will
ion Ssgood turnips." In other words,
he Chief cause Of failure is in plant
SC TOO much seed. 80 III a.
va The best kind for our country here.
lat sihe Norfolk white, and the Ruta
s Nc a; the Red Top; are said to be;
III Iay productive in the low country.i
BY @preferred by many to all others.
r. Eanips to all kinds of stock give
lie sn strong claim to our best no.
70 nee. u.s. gist u sgt "a aestss5ss,,1s
CT aiNpras ron Hoas...-.rhe Troy
n. vi says: "Blinder. for horses are
o. Sling out Of fashion in the eastern
Dc faes. Horses have been used with
io Inl ham, md they are found to work
: : slsr. are more sure-footed, and less
nelsctto sudden fright. When once
70 'su:tomed to go without them, we
j ss almost certain it would be an I'M
. movement. Why they were ever
q dnamatter of surprise" 1l,a Isl
aMs eE0ss.-A writer IN the Far.
sCabineL corroborates fact mention
yaewri,er mprs then two thousand
81 40, viz, that hen 4 eggs which are