Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-10-15
Agricultural.
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

tudb uO eNlueuCo VI over pIOuuCtlOn mas
been afforded. Smith, Wimple q Co., af.
ter showing that the surplus hops in mar
ket last fall aggregated much less than fol
the previous year, adds: 'The mistake
then, was not so much of mistake after
all, taking only the American growth into
consideration but the miscalculation was
in the foreign crops, and the fatal mistake
made by most or very many of our hop
growers, dealers and brewers (not except
ing S. W. x Co. was the starting and hold
ing our own growth so high that we invit-
ed foreign article, much better than a
large portion Of our own, to supplant and
take the place thenative commodity should
occupy. We now see the error made in
the past, and ask the question, will we be
caught in the same trap this year, even
should the crop prove a light one2' We
hope not. The stock of hops on hand and
unsold, including the Bavarian, is proba-
bly, 10000 bales; and We will suppose the
brewers hold $1,000 bales, which will foot
up $4,000 bales, or one-third of all that
will be required for the coming year; and
with present prospect of growing double
the amount Of last year, we ask again, will
our growers hold for high price, or will
they fix the price so low that dealers can
ship our surplus out of the country, there
by turning the tables upon our foreign
friends by placing our hops in their market
to compete with their own growth2 We
place these facts squarely before the hop
growers OF the United States, and ask a
careful consideration of them. "-Rwdl
NeIo Y0rker.
IMPROVEMENT OF PASTURES. "A successful
farmer in this vicinity claims that many
pastures are so overstocked that the roots
of the grass and the whole plant are kept
so small that its growth is feeble, and not
half the feed is afforded that the land would
produce if stocked lightly year or two,
and the grass allowed to get q good thrifty
start. He has kept large stock of cattle,
yet the feed in his pasture is so rank that
in some places ton of hay per acre might
be harvested This pasture sustains
double the stock than can be kept on nd
joining lands that have been habitually
overstocked passed the pasture few
days ago The snow was foot deep, vet
this grass appeared abovelt Whether the
stock was cows, sheep or beef stock, they
never failed to grow and yield profit to
the owners satisfaction, and decided in
crease over neighboring stock of the same
kind. e. JAMESON, in Country Gentle
man.
OATS are, Of course most important ar
ticle in stable management and these, as
everything horse eats ought to be of the
best quality. It may be thought that the
weight of oats is not matter of great con-
sequence, nor, in fact, is it to cart or COM
mon horses; but it is quite the reverse to
such as we are particular about in regard
to stamina, wind and condition. Horses
are generally fed by measure, not by weight;
consequently in giving light oats we actu-
ally rob the horse of his proper quantum of
meal, giving him husks instead; and if we
fed him by weight, going on the principle
that a pound of lead and pound Of feath-
ers are both a pound, the principle
would be very bad one as regards oats;
for, in that case, though the horse gets his
pound weight, if he gets an undue por-
tion Of it in husks he is only filled with
that which is no use to him; SO in every
way light oats are bad for choice horses.
Prairie Fdrmsr.
RUPTURE OF THE STOMACH occurs fire.
quently in horses; it is caused by falls,
forced contractions, when the stomach is
full of food, and copious draughts of wa
ter on full stomach may also produce it,
1t is not uncommonly the result of stomach
or tympanitic stomach, when
means fail in those disorders
The symptoms are: Violent collie, during
which the animal lies down and rolls upon
its back, and sometimes sits upon its
launches like dog. The pulse is small
and accelerated; the ears and legs are cold;
general tremblings are observed; the body
is covered with cold sweats; frequent
retching and vomiting occurs; and the ami
NAL at last falls down and dies. This le-
sion always terminates with death, and no
treatment can be attempted. Prairie Far
mer.
DWARF EvERGREENs. Gardners have
lately turned their attention to the dwarf
ing Of evergreens; and their exertions have
been crowned with success. Mr.. Burgess
of New York, has produced o variety of
Arbor Vita, called the Commodore Mutt,
which grows only six inches high. As q
border for flower beds it will be very
beautiful. Dwarf evergreens grown in
pots are very fine for ornamenting piazas;
and few things give house more cheer
sui aspect than overgreens growing alone
or arranged among the pots of flowers
PLUMs. MIR. John Straight, of Elkhorn,
Wis, is making plum raising success in
spite of the curculio. He has one hundred
and seventy bearing plum trees, five and
six years old, from which he has this year
raised over twenty bushels of fine plums.
His crop will be greatly increased every
year. He also has five hundred plum
trees three years old. They are all grated
on wild plum stocks, and are thus render
ed hardy. He has five hundred pear trees
grated on mountain ash stock, six years
old, which are doing finely.
Coop SEED.-We find in the Iowa Home
stead q statement, by Smell Foster, ESQ.,, of
the production of two parts Of the same
field Of wheat this season, both of which
were prepared alike, and treated in the
same manner, with the exception of the
seed. On one portion very clean, plump,
nice wheat costing S2.25 % bushel, was
used; on the other ordinary wheat worth
S1.75 to S1.S0 10 bushel was sown. The
good seed averaged 20 1-8 bushels ~ acre;
the poorer IS "a bushels 7s acre.
A HINT. BY enclosing the north side Of
your vegetable garden with close plank
fence, and keeping it well whitewashed,
you may enjoy vegetables much earlier
than without such fence, or some other
artificial means of accelerating their
growth. The earliest varieties should be
planted along such fence, which will not
only screen them from cold winds, but by
rejecting the suns rays upon them, hasten
their growth.
RHUBARB RooTs that have become very
large, have tendency to become decayed,
and to produce inferior stalks On this
account they should be divided after they
have stood two or three years. This
should either be done very early in the
spring, or in the fall, after Che leaves have
fallen. The roots should be separated
whith sharp knife, and parts that are de-
cayed should be rejected.
BUTTONS ON CATrLE's Horns. Few are
aware how much it improves the appear
ance of old or young cattle to put hand
some buttons ON their horns. They look
much larger and finer every way, and for
fat cattle which the farmer wishes to sell,
they will enhance the appearance of the