Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-11


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Aeesxt q re Mlkscatine Comfy
s society for 1852
ny surk rosrr, p,,s,n,
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hon. al. WALfAcs, Ssc. or THE Iowa
SfASs Aa. ooo. Our Oonnty Fair was
hesd on the SIst and SD September, at the
oid STATE FAR sroand, two miles below
sown, on Muscatins Island, large and com.
modious Fair ground, we'll fenced and we'll
snssd up with stalls and pens for all kinds
OF seock and sheds for domsstic manufac-
taseA nulss, &c's Sseretasy's office, and .
nsll'ni'e conrss 10 the centre. All this is
'a0v'daai property for which ou, Society
ply fens OF $lW.
Vne feature OF considerable interest waa
the procession OF Farmers and Mechanics
VIII teams loaded With the products of our
own hands. This PROCESSION proceeded
through town to the Fair gronud, where We
psrtcok Of . public dinner, got up sfter .
picnic s'yie' We thought this was good
GESTURE Of our Far, and would recommend 1t
generally. j4 trz -
The mechanics did not participate in this
procession nor in our Fair to make dispI ay
OF their good and fiue work as We think
they ought to d. on all such occasions, es'
pscially at 80 large city as Muscatine. For
the mechanics cannot live without the farm
ers, and the farmers would make poor head
way without the mechanios.
In regard to law to vote for the county
to purchase and 1t upa Fair ground, lhave
not had time to consult the farmers to Know
their wishes. Ny own opinion Is that it
would be sdvi able for any county free
from debt to pay one'balf the expense OF
such Fair grounds, the other half to be
raised by Subscriptions grant Life Mem.
bership certificates upoa certain sum,
which should entitle the holder and his tam
lily to tho privilege of the Fair grounds.
Whsat.-This crop was about an average
ono tins year, though some complain: is
ade that on tbrashtng it does not yield
As much as was expected before harvest, ow-
ing to portion It the head being not filed,
which am unable to account for. have
. small farm rented cut fourteen acres,
10 of which yielded 100 bushels. This was
put in quite early and the land rolled with
a heavy roller. -Four acres we're timothy
sod, some OF it rather wet; but the grass
was poorly subdaed, the fall before, on most
Of 1t. On this the wheat was poor CROP
Unless the grsss 10 thoroughly killed the
year before, It should 30 put in corn or po-
tatoes. i., rs egaag .ss.s ..saea
have succeeded we'll with timothy and
clover on prairie land, and still better on
timber land, with . light top iressing OF
manure. l also found that manure was
good for wheat. We ought to keep more
cattle, and save some Of tho hard work in
raising grain-save manure and increase nr
crops. We do not realize the difference be-
tween raising Is or 20 bushels per acre.
If three fourths OF crop will barely pay
labor and ground rens-w;'l barely allow
the farmer to live from year to year-the
foil crop will be one 10 urth surplu.. which
will soon make him fore.handed. well.to. do,
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caono. 'e".e 'o'' 'uo'ee' :" '"e image
of the soil, without referring to the Hole
Plsw-the under ground drainer. There
were s.v.r.l Of .hes. farm imnlements On
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e4i'o'''o" o. ING y. .. : OF o. VI e"g"'
am OF the opinl'n that they were the most
useful OF all newly introduced farm ma
ch;nerv-,b. great Steam nlo,v insl~led-
for ,rs..n ;,nme,,;.,. nr...;c.l rae
W r''s az 's0' p'"o
A"''0 wa, o"1 ~ ~ 10 u'""n WV" .'.' ,''
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',".' '"'" ''" low '"e' 1o' 'sie' WINCH
wa 'o'' y ',':'0 s"o" F" p,o"' o'"0o rec
'"s '"o'0 ~ ""'' n"' p,eee"'e' ~ :.
mo f.e"'r' oo'H =. "t." Dfa'"'"e'
"o'n ""os '""A0 '"o 'O'l'"."k q" ao'
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o"''' A'' a.u.xou., p,ovp
ar IN .Lo ~. ,o..... 49,. - o..,.,,,
ground. and. if too wet for corn in the first
place, will thoroughly drain it with q
.shangnai Piow ana four yeke OF oxen, IN
'o " " ~;I, s,,,o.. Tho ..r. - :. ,von.- ,od.
long and eipht vide To thorouohIv drain
the worst Of your cfayey land. it may require
drain once in eight feet, and they can be