Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-26
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
AGRICULTURAL.


Darn or RoREs1 A. ALExAxpsR.-
Among the mos, prominent stock raisers
was Robert A. Alexander, who died at his
residence in woodford Co, KY. on the tirst
d.y Of December instant. lie wss Of Scot
tab descent, and belonged TO titled family
and fell heir 70 q bsronetcy and m ample
estate i, Scotland, 10 which place be repair
ed on the death Of the possessor Of the fam
ily honors. Hsving arranged the affairs Of
the estate to which he fell heir, he returned
10 the United States, SINKING the hereditary
honors which fell to him, and devoted his
time, talents and energy 10 his favorite pur-
cult Of stock raising. In this he vas emf
neptly successful, and held rank 10 this de-
partmcnt second 10 mono in the county
His business ability gave fim an extended
reputation, and bic sndden demise viii
cause sincere regret in various sections oil
the country Rural Nsse Yorker.
Pts PLAxr.-Rhubsrb or pie plant 10
"p,syed out" for vine making purposes
Its legitimate use WAS found when first put
into pies in the spriog before strawberries
ripen; il is possible . supplementary one
may be added, when it 10 converted into
vinegar, by the addition Of molasses and
water and the aid Of fermentation. But
apple vinegar is preferable Rural New
Yorker.
SoAkrso CoRx roa HoRsks.-The Prairie
Farmer, Of recent date, contained com.
munication recommending the soaking Of
corn in the ear for feeding to horses. The
plan Of oper alton is this Place two hogs
nesds in The barn cellar, or other place Sc
cure from frost ali them with ears OF corn.
and add water to cover the contents. When
we'll soaked feed out one cAsk full; till It
again and commence With the other. In
this way one cask, after the commencement,
vill al ways be ready for feeding. The cobs
become 90 soft a. 10 be eaten ~ readily -
the corn, and supply no inconsiderablc
nourshment in addition TO that furnished
By the grain. BY feeding in this manner.
| with . suitable portion Of coarse fodder
slong with the corn, ID 10 asserted that iul-
" one third Of the quantisy of the latter is
SAY cd. while the animals are in better con-
diton than when fed in the usual way.
AHrIQuirY or RsAPrsa MAouiSEs.-At .
late meeting of the british Association"
Rev. Patrick Bell put in claim to the in
vention Of the resping machine, which the
Germantown Telegraph treated With but liz
tie respect In recent issue OF that paper
was letter from William Saunders Of Wash
ington, supplying proof from the London
Gardener Magazine for 1929. in which the
machine is notwithstanding close ATTN
ity 10 these now in use. The drswings oi
this reaper have been sesn by the editor o.
the Telegraph, concerning which he says
1.-THE machine does bear considerable o.
Multitude to those Of the present day. It Il
plscsd ON square framework with long
hole IN the center running cut in che
rear Of the frame, to which the horses ars
attached, who, working from behind, pMsI
instead Of draw the machias. The frame il
placed on tWo broad wheels, one on ethel
aide. 90 that the working is even. rh'
knives. ~hich are three OF four times q
long 90 those 10 the modern machines, oper
sts, scissoss-liks, 10 the same way - oul
own. Il has what 10 called 'eellectes' h
bend the grain, so % 70 enable The machin'
10 operate more cleanly and easily"
HsDoss. Editors Prairie Farmer Per
NIT me to have little friendly correspond
ence through your paper. with our friend j
G., Of Scott county, Iowa. on the hedge.
In a late Farmer, ~. g." speaks Of dam
aging the plants by looping them At thre'
vears old. Let us bear in mind that it i
not our object to raise straight thrifty cane
Of tish- poles, but thick hedge. Then hos
does IL iniure it to Top it-not 80' to so
but 60 to so from the perpendicular. ant
not split them down, but cut the stock sbou
half OF O. close to the ground AZ possible
then it will bend with very little splitting
This process does not kill single bud !
done in the spring before the buds start
Il does not injure the roots, and the whole
plaut seems to start with the tarDe vigor .
fit was upright. To bend tree or breal
il down, changes its direction Of growth
! these twigs that are now upright grow NOR
thrifty. and many new, thrifty sprouts pu
ont ali along the side Of the main stalk.
II the stalk 10 small and short, Of cours
smaller and fewer upright shoots come Out
and the hedge 10 less dense and strong.
Ihave not experimental enough to decid
1t what age this looping should be done
but my opinion is. at three years, or q yer.
strong growth Of two years. ! have loppe
old hedge rows, that would neither stop pigi
hogs nor cattle, and made it so it woul
stop oil as fast as | Topped it. or stop ga
that wagon could pass through.
Again, l had an old hedge that was thor
oughlv trimmed when young, and | cut
eli off at the ground. The old brush. wit
little addition, made tolerable good fenc
while the young hedge grow from the OIL
roots.
Old roots send up four times as man
stalks, and grow twice as fast as newly sc
plants. would not undertake to set OF
the plants on an angle Of SIS to so degrees
They will not then grow on the require
: ircl,na ion but send out feeble uprigh
shoots. as the first growth Of usual planting
would cut the tops Of tho plants all o
. before setting. within one to three inche
Of the root. | have tried the chestnut an
the locust by cutting the little tree of I
three years Of age, and the new shoot woul
oyertake the older tree in two years mor'
and pass it, and make the s,raightest, moi
thrifty trees.
Do We want to d warf the hedge, or max
il grow thrifty? | was once questioned upo
, this point, in our State Horticultural Soc
ETY.. l want to make the hedge grow thrift
. when young | care not how thrifty il grow
early in the season. Stop cultivating, an
9 let the weeds grow after midsummer, 80
. NAV be the better hardened for winter. D
not trim the young hedge after the leave
e put Out uutt SSpsSuoSa W. suC uto1os
. pruning checks lie growth. Older hedge
= may be trimmed while growing and tn
tops ere soft aud tender. ! manufs or
the hard. dry ridges, where tho growth
likely to be slow. To peg down" Wit
: split lticks is too slow work for me, and
have no money to spare to hire SO muc
work on my hedges.
Those wet places No often have to croi
. With the hcdge.row, would set with q
j. biz willcw 1t would be best y do . lit
!. ditchiog there, unless il can 30 plowed
= xiii the egass. A smali ditch On saeh cid
}. Of the willow hedge, thrown upon the lin
Il will give tho willow sticks good start.
is slow end tough starting them 10 s'ouG
II grass. splashed . line Of willow poll
e this year, three inches through aud twsnt
). feet nigh. eut them half OF dose - Il
4 ground. and bsnt then down, with 70
!. stake 10 bold up some Of the top rows.
: made . good cattle and hog fence, but n
men did not observe the directions enougl
:, and the pigs found their wy under
!. Close to the ground il the rule for Z
;. hedgeo and like fences.
These willow polss throw up gres
: apseuts ths full length, and should thin
J il triomed Of at tops every year. wou
). | annxinua 4 live fence. Il il likely IL ri