Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-04-03

W late Pane is less durable than
any Other variety.
--FIe sely Goodrich aud Harri-
sor potatoes are now the iasoii,es Of
e;.stern growers.
Nearly two million acres OF land
sCe opcn To settlement il Northwest
crn Iowa, nader the Homestead act.
All animals ca the farm should
haze extra care until grass has fairly
started. Spring is critical season
ior nearly all kinds OF stock.
Tie last cup of milk drawn from
the COW R8der Is from ten To fifteen
Times as rich in cream as the first
ore,
Set oGt Your tomatoes on the
soa,h side IL a fence and train the
viee> ~ II by stringing them mp Cat
nl 8e lateral branches as rapid as
they ameaf
Brown turkeys are a cross ef the
domestic wl,h the wild turkey. The
males frequently reach from thirty to
tosty pounds each. In color, they are
usually black with brown shading.
!afy are great Improvement over
tile common breed.
- hcstnat trees will grow very
fapidie aud profitably on our Iowa
~o5i. In fact nearly all varieties 81
forest trees grow with remarkable
s.-ar anywhere in /" ihe beautiful
laalN Tie European Larch is 10 be
tae -reat timber tree III the prairies.
in fattcning animals Of ail Kinds,
v~ry much can be gained by giving
tllen a variety of food. Grain Should
Oe gfoand before feeding. lat It is
III ra;cd point whether ii should be
cost d. Cooked food adds fat very
rariiiy 10 hogs, bat the substance IS
less compact and less desirable for
culinary use.
Oar government holds the knife
A. its own throat in placing heavy
da;y upon imported seeds Of rare
foreign vegetables, flowers &c, a.
weii as upon imported thorough bred
stock, and Hon. Horace Capron, Com
missioner of Agriculture, will re-
ccive The thanks Of al enlightened
agricuituriSts for his efforts to secure
,ife removal Of 50 suicidal 4 rcstlic-
ton.
Farmers Clubs are growing
more and more into favor. They arc
springiag up al over orr own STATE,
whose farmers as a class viii com
pare wei IL Intelligence With those OF
any other State in the Union. Still
oar farmers cannot have foo many
sources of inpros ealent,and the Club
= Al Institution which will ada great
Is 10 the practical knowledge Of even
iho best informed of its members.
Esefy township in the county ought
- have It's farmers club.
We harea great deal ofncgIi-enf
farning in Iowa. Nothing seems 10
srier, and apparently netting has a
alace. Expensive machinery is left
exposed to lie weather. decreasi-g in
value each year far more tlan the
4esi of suitable shelter. Fences
ara left unrepairea until errors are
destroyed. Confusion worse con-
fe'maca rcigas supreme npon too
many farms. System is an art which
qagh; to be diligently studied, not
.slone that ii gives an increased ap-
,earanee Of thrift, but because il is
eniaently profitable.
We wish every farmer who fails
. manure his land could realize ms,
how much cf Hbber he is. lie is
rehbing himself, for he is constantly
taking from his source ofincome, While
Be gives back nothing. l; is useless
70 say that the land is inexhaGstible
that is one of the theories concerning
tho Western States which the exper-
fence Of Illinois and even the South
ern part Of our own State is rapidly
exploding. Buchanan Co., accord
ing 70 the last census, averaged e1.23
bushels Of corn per acre. By q rea-
spnable application Of manure, this
amount might be doubled. Which is
easier, 10 manure and cultivate 20
acres and lrsesi 500 bushels i corn.
or 10 cultivate 40 acres without man.
aring and harvest only the same
amount. Which process makes the
land more profitable Which course
adds to the farmers working ca,.tals
II is exceedingly painful to US to see
TAG smoke Of burning straw stacks.
which ought to have been turned into
good manure for The supply or the
waste Of plant food caused by crop
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