Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-17

The Iewa A gsiculturAl College did . good
thips when Il bought . lot Of Canadian
Cotsw old sheep ct the Clinton State Fair
for the College farm. The breeding Of these
sheep ought 70 be more extensively gone
into in this State. The Merinoes may b
good on ,ugh for . semi barbareus people
like the Spauiards, but they are unworthy
the Intelligent, citizens Of wide awake lewas
now tia, the Vermont humbug has payeq
out. The Cotswolds are good for mutte6
A we'll as weel, and make more Of the
former. and quite % much OF the latter, on
less feed than the msrirsss.
The Maine Farmer thinks that farmers
dsspiss theory aud think too much Of prac-
tics. Bo b Should 90 together. True the.
DRY 10 Ohlv the successful practice Of some
good, successful and careful farmer. pub
lisbsd and printed for the benefit Of his fel>
low farmers.
DscemPosiyG SoDs.-Evsry farmer, gard-
snsr and fruit grower should gather sods
Whenever opportunity will permit. and pile
them up in some corner or sut-of-ths- way
place to decompess. Sods are the cream Of
the soil, and wonderfully supplied with fer
tizng properties. making one Of the very
VeUt lVI uVe0s vtUVU 0UO pi oUtUs
They may be easily obtained from fence
corners Of titled fields, or gathered from he
surface after plswing and narrowing sward
land. Pile them up grass downward, and
cover the heap with coat Of ashes to keep
grass from growing. A year or two Will
be required for them to thoroughly decay.
Water should be applied At intervals, sufi-
cisntly to keep the pile moist in dry time,
to prevent . dry, moldy rot. - Ohio
Farmer.
FArrRsiSo CArrLs.-Ratssning animals
Of oil kinds lay On flesh very rapidly % the
weather grows cooler. Keep bssvss and
sheep in pasture - long ~ the feed 10 good,
but yard them ct night, and feed twice .
day with grain, If they ere TO b marketed
soon otherwise. simply feed 90 % 70 BE-
.urs they are constantly gaining. Pigs
Should have cooked fosd and plenty Of it.
Push forward their fattsning - rapidly -
possible, for at no season will they gain
faster. Kesp them clean and give them
warn sheltered nests. Poultry also gain
very rapidly, and IL 10 best to fattsn them
on scaldsd meal, with corn, wheat scrsen>
ings and other food in addition, At dayliz ht
10 ths morning and late In the afternoon.
DiseIno TRsss All hardy except
sysrgrssns-t are 10 be manipulated in
the spring may b taken up nov and oil
broken roots and the ends Of those cut Oh
by the spade should b pared smooth, and
then hseled>in In . dry place, covering the
roots feet or two deep. Trees taken Up
this fell, and carefully trimmed and hssled-
10, will b far more certain 70 grow next
year than If the digging 10 delayed till
spring, fer the simple reason that the wounds
made on the roots will commence to heal
during the winter, and be ready to throw
cut new feeding roots early in the season.
Besidss this. spring brings ito own work.
and ~ are likely to delay ,ransplanting IN
Ill TOO late for safety. II requires time fsr
the wounds on the roots Of trees to heal
over, and it 10 better to give plenty when Il
costs nothing additional.
A Fsw Wo1Ds TO FARMER. - Take
your son for . companion whenever you
can. II will relieve the already over-bur
dsnsd, anxious mo her Of % much care. II
will crafty tho boy; It will please the
mother it certainly ought to be . pleasure
to you. What mothers eye would not
brighten when the child 10 fondy cared for
When his eve kindes his heart beats, and
his tongue prattles faster and faster with
the idea OF 'going with father" does she
not share her little boys happiness, and s
not her love deepsned by her husband &
considsration, so just, and yet too often SO
extraerdinary. 1t will keep him and you
out Of places into which separately you
might enter. 1t will give ysu abundant and
very favorable opportunities to impart in
struction, to infusc and cultivate noble prin-
ciples, and to develop and strengthen true
manhood. 1t will enable MIN to "see to
world. and to eiov . certain liberty,
which may prevent that fiturs licsntious-
mess which so often results from q sudden
freedom from long restraint.
UNaiPE PorAToKs 1on SsRD.-In reply to
to IN inquiry in the Country Gentleman,
whether unrips potatoes are ~ good or bet
ter for planting than perfectly matured ones
may not some light be thrown upon the
subject by the parallel case Of seeds, 1t is
well known that many kinds Of seeds, if
they are to be planted Immediately, will
como up quicker, and make equally good
plants, If they are gathered before ali pro-
cesses of maturation are perfected In one
ssnss, . seed is ripe a. soon as it's embryo
is perfectly formed. 1t 10 competent 10
perform all the functions Of q seed except
/ VbOs au0 NuSt WV " PtCBSTF6 uoeI
agalnat the At ack Of vet and cold during
the winter. Fer this las, purpose, after the
seed Is plantingrips, nature goes on stor>
ing up carbon in the form of starch, or
other elements, but not for the sake OF ad>
ding anything to the germinant power Of
the seed II were Of Irish descent,
should say that nature 6rst ripens the seed
and then puts on an internal ovsrcoat to
protect it against the vet and cold to which,
in q state of nature, it must be liable.
Indian corn 10 often cut of By premature
frosts; but il the ears are we'll glazed,
though not msrchantabls, formers know
that they will do for planting.
1t 10 probable that the same law holds
With bulbs, corms aud tubsrs. Several Years
ago | received large lot Of Glsdlolus 40
late - the Hrst Of July. They blsssensd
we'll, but whom gathered in Autumn the
co'ms were less ripe than my average crop.
But the ensuing season they throve best Of
oil. Ano,bsr season was 90 unfavo rabls TO
gladiolusss that my stock seemed ruined
but the next year proved them to DO On
tirely good for planting purposes.
This may throw light upon the fact that
in selecting gladiolus bulbs, the small and
medium sissd are reputsd better than the
very large ones. They are less mature, as
lssst in many cases.
DR.. Indy mentions fact, in respect to
the potato, which seems in point 10 the
matter il hand. M. knight, distinguished
for his skill in horticulture, and for The
sound philosophy BY which hs guided him.
self in bic innumsrabs experiments. sus.
peetsd that the curl in The leaf Of bic Do
tato arose from too much sap, and ito con.
sequent viscidity. He sprsutsd bis peta.
toes 10 heaps. aud detached the Oh ,ots
from the tubsf, and planted them with
thin little roots carefully preserved, and
obtained perfectly healthy plsnts.
In relating this, Dr.. Indy adds 1.-THE
same effect has been prsdaced BY other
persons, by taking up the tubsrs intended
for seed before they were folly grown, and
consequently, before the excessive inspiss-
alton Of their sscretions hal taken place"
Ia. W. Bescher, ia Country Gentle
man.
HoussKsEPsRs' DEPARrxGMr.-FruitR Rails
cd Pudding. When baking, take two and
half cups Of light dough, one Of sugar,
hardly three fourths Of = cup Of butter.
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