Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-26

e., and reoak that ~ have hssrd he
opinion Of ssseral old farms" Who bsve
tiled it for twenty yesrs and found it to
sold good. This will be found Of the
almost Importance in vineyard culture:
10 the Jsnusry suubss Of The Gen. &c
Former our sseesosd esssspooosns. Wm
Howe, sisted that about thirty yssrs ago he
split tso bes-pesss oss q Che tses leg Oes
these be Ell vteh he batt il tie gteund. the
hhsr With The tor sss down. A. the end o.
- years The oos - buat down vas sostsd Oh
1t vas reset in the came hole and 10 elk year
vss sctted ID agsin. The other post set
'op down lasted four years longer. ts'xsses
,s-rs from ssstisg.) vhss q got sPat In tvo.
and II wss then found 70 bs only about TO
hirds rotted a. M. Hove mentioned other
facts going 10 prove that Posss should 70 ss'
top dosss
The New York Observer copied this
uticIe, and asked il any Of it, readers
had tried the experiment. In the o.
erver OF the 18th Of July, . cores
pendent replies:
Ihave tried It for twenty years with TIE
best rssult those set top dose~ remaining I'..
l.ctly sound when the others we're rottsd I'll.
FALL AND SPRING RECREArIoNs FOR OUR
YOUNG FARMERS.
There il one institution connected
with agricultural progiess which would
add sn important element to the enjoy
tnents of our social life. 1his 10 plo'o-
ing matches. We oil agree about the
important part the pillow plays in oil our
agricultural pursuits. And, still, to
Judge by the specimens Of blowing to
he seen on almost every farm, it is per-
haps the worst understood and most
slovenly of all our farm operations. II
would seem that if piece Of iron IL
drawn through the surface soil, or al
most over it, at two-for,y time, we con-
clude that we have done 30 much plow-
ing.
This is without doubt, the most i'm.
portant Of our operations on the farm
On it depends their success-by the
plow, above all other things, can We
balance, most largely, the extremes o.
wet and drought, heat and cold. Thus
has been in all these districts mos,
amply illustrated this past season.
Where the groun J was deeply wrought
the crops best stood the extremely dry
weather. Here, then, is an argument
for directing more attention to the hand
ling of this implement.
Let every school district get up ,
sweepstakes blowing match every Octo
Der and March, and get nice silver cur
or such other article Of permanent value
as can be looked to in after years with
pride. Let q piece Of land be selected
Of suitable dimensions, measured Of into
pieces, and appropriated to each aspi
rant to this honor. Let the mothers
wives, sisters, and swee,hearts, 60 te
tina: field Of strife, and BY their pres
ence, smiles and badges Of distinction
encourage these strugglers for the mas
terry of the field.
Let the fathers witness the skill o
their sons-let q committee Of disinter
ested judges examine the work snc
award the premiums, and let the work o
the day be closed BY social supper Of
ball.
Let this form one of our social insti
tutions. We want more spirit. NOR.
progress, more social life in the coun
try, and the half yearly blowing match
will do much toward our social as we'll y,
mechanical improvement. Surely the
hand that holds the pillow is as vel
worthy Of our social esteem and pub i
honor - the hand that holds the s~ord
Let our women en- courage by their love
~, loving presence, the blowing mattel
Is well as the parade, and their con.
husbands, brothers and swee,hearts, q.
plowmen as we'll - sworJsmen.
THE SEX OF EGGS.
Which is right? We saw the follow.
ing recently i" the Gardener Monthly,
in notice to correspondent :-"Viols
your experiments result - Richard
smith stated, in proving the Centre
Gown the male and the Side Crown the
female. We find in our scrap book the
following on the same subject an.
Genin has addressed the Academic des
Sciences on this subject. He says he i.
able, after three years study, to state
with assurance that all eggs contsining
the germs Of males have vrimkles on
Their smaller ends; while female eggs
are equally smooth At both extremit,es.
-Ecchauge. Upon which the editor
says, our own observation hes long since
taught us that an egg Of rounded GOAL
form produce q female bird. While 40
elongated, tblong, piriform shape pro-
duces the male bird" Are all three
experiences right?
RECIPES.
SQUASH CAKEs.-Mix finc -four With
half its bulk Of slowed squash Or