Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-11-09
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csuo fiscs into - ere l6tA . ssctjeo (6le
eeses) - lssd, nyi6R soothing a6oh6 Il
xiding into lots 16r pasiariig, &c. eaougt
Ftp boild , god, ~ . 4p( hOuDe apl ban
|bPGAev6ry atartAy And aane tssthA q III.
expenss of ,5racia9 = useless waste ~
iumt,er and time, g far = the owner h
seoossesdt only % - dsSi4 Guild this -
rior-this Chimes Wsll-his Tartar neigh
t,oss ssill, tun their eaatls ead AogeD upon
him, aud ct up his crops, trsmpls ~
msndowA, rub down his fruit trees, nd
howl It his front door for the little be may
have insids ~. bpneA AID this in Z
country ~ which We ere inviting those WIN
osvaeektng honst cb0p htmes come,
AnA find peaNs I'D plsaty. Soans ce6nties
in the State haye, ~ common cOnsept,
Adoo6od TIE rwle u No fences No Law about
il, except the stsrnest Of laws-public opin,
i00. Ivisaoeoa cuhnty 10 Just now the
poor manio pssadiesy for thOugh he may
he ffy. miles from wood, csal, stone, lnm-
Ter, lime, tree bush, or stream Of water, and
have to burn r0sin weed tor fuel, be can
ride ~ day " . sumu,es thnspgh niles Of
stalWaft corn, IT, tasssls almost brushing
him on either side, or VIII, n the road 10 bur
4 dividisgo OF tbe 1ateh d go d WheaG,
and oil perfectly defsnceless. great peace
shall cDme over him, and be shalt realize
that millennium WHEN. tne A&zktle, end the
hogs and the corn shall lie down together,
and small lH.y shall tend them. The sub
jet u axhAusaiesx Butt have written too
much already"
According 70 the estimate Of NJ. Rngers
which h 1 low one, Il viii cost to {snce
three fourth If this State the enormous
sum of el00, $50, Co., and . much greater
proporti,n of Iowa = cultivA,able 1his
should set our people thinking on this
highly Important matter.
FARM Srocx.-The raising and care of
stock demands the attention of every far
mer. The manner in which he performs
hi. part Ut Ais labor Il very true criterion
by which to Judge Of his merits and sue
ces - farmer. The man who keeps . lot
IF lean hungry looking cattle is not the
uaA 10 stand high - hraper, nor To find
nsmise very ps111tatls In the long rum
Far too little attention j. paid 70 the
:hoice Of sock. Very anasy Easmers, be
'ause they can get . little more money
rom the butcher for . nice calf than for |
common one, tell the best and raise the |
'ther. But this course. except for = very
hort time, i far from being profitable Ii
. Law of nature that Z" liks produces lite"
md from this Law there are fe~ deviations.
Now, the farmer who raises an inferior cali,
not only mnkes sure of one inferior animal,
|,ut oil the decehdsnts Of that animal will
be low grade. This is an item worthy bf1
The di6crsnee in. the
vslus Of . good ard inferior COW, for
tbs purpose Of raising stock, = vesy much
kfeatef than the difference in the price.
Feeding Is an importsnt part Of the care Of
1e6ck. The l,est breeds u animals, unless
well fed, will 10 Of little psu6t. Many
farmers seem to think that the greater the
number Of cattle they can keep on given
quantity Of hay, the nsnrs profitable IL will
he, But this ia mistake. The old, max
IN, Anything that is worth doing at all
is worth doing WE'LL" is eminently true Of
feeding stuck. Il h cruel and unpOfita-
BILE to keep IN animal 90 short for food
as to have It grow poor. Cruel, because
nesrly all the comfort and happinessi Of
animals consist in gntifying the sppe
lite. Unpro1tablc, because they are loos-
ing flesb, when BY more Liberal feeding
they would be gaining in flesh and value
Some farmers, cell their best hay. and
feed their poorest, aud seem 70 think they
are on the high road to wealth. They are
ON the rosd; but they are moving back
wards Good cattle can no more be raised
on poor hay than q good house can be built
with shalry boards. Ipeither case there il
an utter impossibility, because the mate
rails usrd are NOT OF the right description.
Good breeds, gos,d care, and last, but not
least. good tesd, ore the three principal, es-
sential elements of success In this depart.
ment of farming.
JOHN E. REED.
South Amhurst, MasA :
SHEEP IN IOwA.-One Of the most graft
f. ing features of our Agricultural p, aspects
Ia this State Is the rapid Introduction Of
sheep, and the uniform success which has
attended the efforts of those who have
turned their attention to sheep husbandry.
It is already demonstrated that Iowa 10 I'D
mirably adapted to wool growing, and that
that branch Of business pays - we'll ~ any
other in which the farmer can engage
There are not less than 800, 900 sheep in
Iowa and the number israpidly Increasing
At fair price for wool next year. the in
come frDm this afticls alone will be not
less than two and half millions Of dollars
In these times Of high freightA no other
produce can be 20 easily and cheaply sent
to market - wool. And there 10 no rea-
snn Why the larger part Of the wool grown
in this State should not be manufactured
here, thus saving the cost of double trans-
postation and also furnishing employment
Tor large number Of persons, and an addi
tional demand for products of the farm,
Hasel1ys.
II 10 estimated that the fruit crop of Coop
" county, Mo-, the present season, was
worth o1OO,OOO A very large portion Of
The crop hes been sold ct very .Ow figures
apples from thirty to forty cents Per
bushel. ~
BonED PorAToEs ron Mich CowA--A
successful farmer iufosms 10 that he has
prsctised, the last summer, giving to each
Of his mich COWS five quarts Of cold boil
ed potatoes = day, and that they were
worth half dollar bushel for this pur-
pose. !, His old potatoes were. worth moth
ing In the market, and 20 he boiled up
ss,B0e fSenfN .llxe mr. thirty anllnna NJ tfme.