Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-24
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hsrvestsd the present year. With . yield @
about Is bushels to The sers No positv
method has hesn discovered to make it = sur
crop. Drilling appears to be generally Prsc
ticsd. On the bottoms along the Mis issippl
and the slopes contiguous thereto, with
Southern exposure end protected BY groves o
timber. 1t would seem 20 be pretty cure. Bu
little 10 sown upon the open prairie. GOVERN,
with straw in the Fail has the reputation o
being bet eicial. OF the sdva, tage Of 90 vim,
oats with it. have no knowledge, The varletie
are. the bite and the red.
SPRIso WhsAr-About &C, 900 asres, With
yield ss: rated st 90 bushels 70 the scre. Tn.
principal varieties are Csnsda Club and Rec
River. The Fyf wheat has been introduced
but as Yet. is not remarkably poi uIsr. Tn.
best time to plow ths ground is in August snt
September Heretofore blight and cbintz bug
have partially destroy ed the wheat, but thi,
year the farmers comp.ain IT nothing - inter
t.ring With the growth and perfection Of the
gram.
CoRS RS-Probably 45, 900 acres. yielding about
so bushes to the acre. The varieties are vel
low and white. A new va-iety, the King
Philip. has been introduced. With some success
From one-half to three-fourths Of the crop il
fed into stock, and the remainder is generally
marketed in the ear. chiefly at Davenport.
OArs.-Probsbly $4,000 acres. yielding sbou,
40 bushels to the acre. The v.r,eties are Com
uon Scotch, large White and Black. No new
vsr.ties
RYs-scarcely any raised perhaps not 100
acr-s 10 all.
BARLEY Probably $4,000 acres, yielding
about 80 bushels to the acre.
PoAToEs About 5000 acres. yielding per
haps 300 bushels to the acre. The varieties
are White Mercer. Peach Blow, Shaker Blue.
Pinkeye, Early York DC. The new varieties
Prince Albert, DAVIS Seeding aud State Of
Name The crop this ear has been free from
any damaging drawback
HAY AND IAME GkAss some attention is
paid to the cultivation Of tsiue grss, for pas
tursge. Timothy. clover aud red top are the
principal varieties The euccese which attends
their culture is not complained of Timothy
yields about two tons to the acre Hungarian
graes with some farmers is very L uch esteemed
md is being gradually introduced. There 10
much diversity of opinion respecting it,
SORGHUM The results Of the cultivation Of
the Chinese Sugar Cane. as far as prosecuted,
the .yrup have been partially successful,
that direction has been developed. As yet the
supply CT the home demand.
FRur -ihe. varieties Of apples that are win
ter KILLED are generally Of The early kind. Our
pesple at present tax. much interest in plant
ing orchard. The nurs.r. men In the count,
are Homer 5. Finley, John Evans, Esq, H G.
Dwire and others. some Of whom have been ia
the business several years. The best way Of
destroying gophers. most persons think, Is by
teel traps; but the use Of stry chnine on 20 a.
toes. is regarded as remarkably effective by
those who have 'opted the method.
HEDGEs.-Many farmers have tried hedging.
The experiment was first H. stituted sbout elk
' ears ago. The plaut used is tie Usage Orange
and success attends the effort TO make it grow
" here proper attention Is bestowed. The gen
opinion is, that it will make . good barrier 10
lbout fiv "a ears from the time of setting OUT
Last winter did not injurs hedging. but colder
winters have. How long it will last is proh-
ematical. but most likely great while, with
sufficient care. No epeciai example Of hedg
z presents itsef to comment upon. but there
appears to be . prevailing sentiment in tsvor
Df its success aud utility - an agricultural
agent
SHEEP About 5000 pounds of wool are
produced for export. The breeds of sheep are
spanish Merino. Southdown and Common. The
principal large f1ocks are held hy z McClsus-
land, Ii. N. Washbon. Jas. Gituth, Geo. H.
Lathrop and Mr.. Dlackmsn. The advantage
Ior pa-turage are excellent. ifproperiy improv-
I'd. The wool upon imported animals becomes
no co4reer than in any part OF the country IN
his latitude.
Hoas.-About 400 have been slaughtered
Ior export with an average weight OF lbs.
nett. M.ssrs. Rowe d HYDE have been i'm.
proving the breeds with E-s.x on common
logs. Messrs G Stewart E,ls, II. N. Wsshb.n
md Geo. Il French are raising Essex Judge
WD. L. Cook auG Ed win Smith hive introduce
ID Chester Courty White. DIR. Fuller c. z
Marks and J. J. Smart have given attention to
suffolk.
CATTLE Very few cattle raised in the coun
y are slaughtered f,r export. aud scarcely any
IRE driven from here orig naliy. There are OF
III asss 10 the county. l4,092 head.
HoR.Es The horses are generally tf the
Black Hawk Morgan" family Strong efforts
of thorough breds
NIsCELLANEoUs.
AoRIcuL rURAL IMPLEMENTS. Chauncev Krum
has 40 extensive piow manufactory in DAvsU-
port, and 10 doing Q large business. Davis,
Watson d Co.. BAuder 4 Bro, Whltson 4 Co
md N. Donahue, all Of Davenport, msnufac-
.ura horse powe.s. threshtrs and seperators,
he business among them being quite extern
1--WE. Weithe and Ksttenbraker. Of LeC.a,re.
are also engaged 10 the came way. TowneeLd d
Collier. have q foundry 81 Davenport, at
which any kind Of csstings can be procured.
MINER s.Is.-Limestone 's quarried at var,ous
points in the county chief. at Davenport aud
IN toNi huo faie ~
building material Mines Of coal are opened
1t Buffalo. aud . considerable. though OF .
very large quantity, 10 taken ou. 1ts heating
properties are thought TO be very superior.
The vslns ere about two feet in thickness.
REMARKS.
With the decline Of the spirit OF spec cnlation
agricultural ustters have become more settled.
A genral disposition 10 engage in farming
thoroughly appears to prevail. At the pre-.
ent time, more land is broken, more is we'll
6: eater diversity OF production and
greater interest generally is msn'fssted in til.
ling ,he soil. than at any other peii1d of our
history ; and ~ithsl, the money value OF farms
lie steadily increasing.
PRsnIUMs AWARDED.
Best 8 Stallion, - years old, "Prairis
Chief" T. :. Noses. ......... :. $4,000
Best stallion, years old, "Green Noun
tain Morgan" II. nry Kappe........ 500
Best Stallion, years old, George Lam
son. lV.UV
Best Short Horn Bull years old, ,"Doug
las" John E. Babcock. ...........: 1000
Best Short Horn Bulls years old, ,"Wsr
risr," Adam Dyer. 1000
Best Short Horn Bull years cid, king
Afford, Jr.," A. J. Hide ............ 500
Best Short Horn Cow 3 years old, VIM.
n. q Ger. .......... ........... 500
Best Devon Bull years ID, Chsrchil
} WA.b,n.......... 1000