Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-19
AGRICULTURAL.
TuE best farmer raises the most hay 4

poorest farmer sells it.
Tnr Fruit Growers Association a, Gin
cinnati estimates the annual fruit produc,
the ONO valley at $4,000 900.
A MAN who has apple trees bearing poor
fruit. and will not graft in good fruits not
likely to DC selected for Justice of the
| peace.
| IN three years a man IN the Isle Of man
rntcd seven bushels Of barley from single
grain.
A FiyR location for choice fruit tree or
= grape yirc, may be found Just outside
The barry ard fonce, in n position where
| TIE roots viii he within reach If l.quii
manure.
TuRkLys AND CANKER GoENs-A man
III Come ticui kept the canker worms
isem his trees ard hsd crop ot fruit, 10y
keeping flsck Of turkeys in tho orchard,
while adjoining orchards Of his neighbors
produced none.
To KEEP Brds our OF PApxRgp WALLS
An experienced parerer says that tur-
pcntine mingled in the paste ut the time
Of papering, is sure remedy against the
depredations of all insects. The remedy
is very simple.
A CoRREsroNDRNr Of the Magazine of
Horticulture SAYS that he has 1900 Iona
vines from one TO five years in his viHe-
yard, and that they are very productive
and free from disease. He does not think
the Iona failure.
MANY farmers, who raise much grain
and stock for sale from their largo farms,
have less variety aud less healthful food
than does many mechanic who buys iii
he eats frcm the city markets.
To DropoRlzs MILK M. o. C. says in
the Western Rural, that when milk be-
comes strongly impregna,ed from feeding
to cows turnips or any other ojorizing sub
stance, the odor may b removed by put.
ting into ever gallon Of cream . pinch Of
finely powdered saltpetre. A little salt
petre worked into butter that has become
sour or rancid, will render II sweet and
paistable.
BoiLINo Pas ron PLANTING Is stated
on good authes,ty-ws have never tried IL
that putting peas into boiling water for
ABOUT one minute before planting. the crop
produced will b free from the bue. This
seems to Be- On sssy and plausible remedy !;
the parboilins Of the seed will also doubt
less help termination.
| DRIED BEER GkAvY.-Slics two tescups
Of dried beef very thin, add one quart of
sweet cream: let it boil minute or two :;
then thicken with one tablespoonful Of
flour, one egg, and little sweet milk, (beat
we'll the thleSsning before poorinR il in.
and stir until done, which will be two min
utes. Sweet milk will do in the room Of
cream. by adding butter This is a Cant
tai dish 10 serve with baked potatoes.
lSisrLg BonEp INDIAN PrppIso.-One
pint Of fine Indian meal; half q mint Of
| wheat -four; two ounces Of butter: four
eggs, and lille salt. Put tho " beat -four.
lodian meal, and butter together, and pour
over as much warm milk as will make A
thick batter; add the salt; whisk the eggs
And pour them into the batter. Rinse your
Pudding bag and flour Il we'll inside pour
IA the mixture leave . space of two or
three inches at the top to allow il to swell;
tie it tightly, end boil two hours.
Serve with butter and molasses.
Roor Crops m rms WHsF -Of he rr.st
value Of root crops for feeding 10 mich
cows, sheep, and 70 come extent to other
stock, there is 10 question; but while Germ
Cal DO raised SO much more easily and
! cheaply us it can in the West, i. Is likely 10
| eent'nus 10 be more popular ard The favor.
"e SEED 10 s,Ocl. again, root crops gen.
cray 10 not succeed as well in this latitude
as taey Go further north. The ru;abag "a
al 'as h,f'A yields immense crops, but
here we nave rever known ii to do n quar-
ter as well, and frequently nearly fails en-.
tireiy.--lJournai OF Agriculture.
The Buchanan county Bulletin in sneak
ing about fruit raising says: "The fruit
problem is being rapidly solved. Tho st.na
ing objection against Northern Iowa no
longer holds good. Fruit can be and I,
raised here vita ease. Every years expe-
rence demonstrates more clearly the fact
that our failures have resulted alone from
want Of experience, and that rs the people
become moro thoroughly acquainted with
inc conditions, failures will become almost
Unknown. The nursery branch of fruit
ras'ng y meeting with remarkable succ sss
AnsuAas N 1nB HiGnwAr.-The readers
81 ne Ts'sgraph are vel aware Of our