The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-08-25

idromise fine ctops, whilst on the other
side Of the fence, Con another mans
FARM, it will be very poor-almost eve
| ry season for the past 30 years A.
mother says, ''if properly cultivated I
believe it is as successful here as in any
Of the Western States in this latitude. !"
Another-'would probably succeed bet
ter if put in carefully with one horse
plow.' =
Linn-Virginia Blue stem Us bu.)
very little cultivated, in consequence of
winter killing" It is successful in
Hazel rough land says one Average
cost $50 per acre.
Louisa-Congress (from Pat. Off. SO
to 50 bu). Walker GO bu.) it is es-
teemed successful crop generally
One says 1T freezes out--the laad nev-
er draining another says, CAS- successful
as any in my knowledge-its want Of
success is sowing to the open, loose soil
and intense cold | DO not thinS on The
whole, that fall wheat is safe crop
Average cost per acre So.
lucas-Velvet Chaf (l5 hui; not
successful, as it awintcr kills Average
cost per acre s5.
Madison-Smooth head white Is to
20 bu.) good crop when it SHOWS, bat
it generally freezes out. Cos: about
S..
Iar.on--Rcd Chaff bearded GO to
p bn) White or Mediterranean go to
% bu.), Golden Chatf (25 bu.) not i
successful crop rcasors--.a want of
proper planting in very dry Hiatar
ii soil is blown from the roots, which
could be romod;cd By planting with the
dsili'--"Want Of deep plowias aud fse
quent rolling to protect from the heav-
irg up of the soil in winter 1t should
also be drilled in" Average cost 81,
30.
Marshall--Noac cultivated Remarks
i've teiirve winter wheat cculd be
raised to advantage by using the Mich
isan Sub Soil plow and wheat drill.
Nlitch,li-None cultivated '.but anx-
ious to try it,
Ienona-None cultivated.
Monroe-Red Chaf bearded 10 bn y; |
not successful because it "winter kills
Average cost per acre $3.50.
Montgomery-None cultivated.
Muscatine-Blue stem (25 buy but
little cultivated, because not successful
owing 20 high winds and winter killing.
Average Per acre $50.
Pagc--Not enough cultivated to tell
its success.
Polk-White Blue stem (25 to aoI
bu.), Mediterranean; crops generally
successful
pottawattamie-No kind reported
not successful, on account Of "open and
severe winters high Winds &c.
&c.
Powesheik-Little cuitivated-some
say successful, some not SO, winter
kills"
Ringold-"Scarcely any cultivated as
yet, good kind would produce so
bushels per acre it is not successful,
because sown too late, and not drilled in
if put in corn ground, or had oats or
Hungarian sown as covering, it would
be more successful crop" Average
cost per acre S3.
Sac-None cultivated.
Scott--Little or none cultivated. Rea-
son--it winter kills., i,ss
Shelby-None reported as cultiya-
ted.
Story-Large white (25 bu.). cit is
successful when. properly cultivated.
Average cost S. per acre.
Tama--Golden Chaff bearded (l5|
bu.), Mediterranean GEO buy very lit
tie cultivated. Think it would do we'll if
sown early; would like to try some. Av
erage cost s4 per acre in shock
| Union-Baltic (ll to 20 bu.) very
little cultivated. "Succeeds we'll on.
Southern and Eastern slopes, but not
on high light soils-winters too severe
for i: does the best sown among, the