Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-03
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
AGRICULTURAL.
save lrx Tho Forest.

save lis ThC Forest.
sas "a ti.s forest! already ia dons
More mischief than time can restore;
And most Of the land marks Of boy hood are gone.
We cannot, we will not lose more.
II foresters past could but rise from the dead
To LOOK on the scenes they had known,
They would look With amusement, thar Forest
has fed,
Aud the pride Of It's glory is gone.
soss Us Tie Forest. that children may roam.
Or gambol in innocent clee;
Their shouts shall ring loudly meath Heavens
high dome.
Telling all that the Forest is free.
No carpet Of Turkey or Brussels, whose ply
The loom OF the cunning one weaves,
With Natures own oomworE oae moment can
The Forests soft carpet OF leaves.
o sars " III. Fortsf! the toiliug ones cry,
Who dwell mid the smoke and the heat;
In the long summer sunshine delighted We d.
Away from the alley and street.
From anvil and hammer, from counter and pen,
Too seldom, alas, can We stray,
We need sucn . refcee from Babylen's din
Then save us the Forest, We pray.
0 sass u. n. foresti the home Of the birds,
Whose plumage believers each spray,
Discoursing sweet music. like Levels thrilling
words,
From dawn Till the closing Of day.
The Oak and the Ivy. the Ash and the Fern,
No hand of the spoilsr should sieze;
rhe castle aud mansion are buildings OF men,
But the buildings of God are the trees.
In Colorado every foot Of land must be
irrigated to make it productive. About
COO. 600 acres are in cultivation in the whole
territory.
The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle says cotton
is 10 longer q remuDerativs crop, and in
sists that the cotton planters Of Georgia
should set about ct once the preparation Of
at least onc.iourth OF their best land for
wheat.
BorLEp Oars ZOE SrocK-If the farmer
has any stock which need special strength
ening, there is nothing better than boiled
oa,s-fed cold-to do il with. They are
good for weak colts, milch cows,rewes with
winter lambs, and any and oil stock. Hens
will "she,l out" better if fed with this
grain.
| The Ohio Farmer says over greasing wag-
ons and carriages does them great injury.
and saws lard should never be used, tallow
being the best for wooden axIetrees, and
castor oil fer iron.
| Arator, in the Country Gentleman, says,
"Hs who would receive heavy crops Of for
age, must FIRST of al put his manure in deep
| ". and thus make his land deep and rich.
erwards, by far the most economical
mode Of application will be by top-dress
ing"
SHORT RuLK TO MEASURE GEAIH.-lt is
convenient to farmers and troopers at this
season TO have an easy and correct rule by
which to MEASURE corn in cribs. Here is
ono having leveled the corn in the crib,
measure the length, breadth and depth, and
multiply them together, and deduct from
the product one fifth and you have the
number of bushels in the ear-for shsllsd
corn take one half Of this. To BE- strictly
correct, add half . bushel for every one
hundred.
To MAKE ToUaH Beer TsHDRR.-To those
who have worn down their teeth 10 mast-
eating poor, old, tough cowbesf, We will
say that carbonate OF soda will be found .
remedy for the evil. Cut the steaks, the
day before using, into slices about two inch
e. thick, rub over them . small quantity Of
soda, wash off next morning, cut it into
suitabl. thickness, and cook to notion. The
same process will answer for fowls, legs of
| mutton, etc. lIJ IL, all WIZ io'c uSHciooSs
tender dishes Of meat.-Ex. /.
WHEAT GRowING.--The general failure
the wheat crop is certainly = matter Of alarm
and farmers should be making diligsnt in
auiry and experiments in order to discover
q remedy Allow me to make q suggestion
that they try the experiment of after-culti-
walton. Put in small Plat, with a drill SO
arranged as to place the rows foot or eigh-
teen inches apart. Then, after the wheat
is mp to proper height, run through it
once or more with pillow or cultivator,
throwing the soil up to the plant. OF course
the quantity Of seed should be smaller than
when sown broadcast, or with common
drill-say one peck or more to the acre. |
have faith that this mode of culture will auc-
coed, especially with winter wheat; but de-
sign to try it this season with spring wheat.
I. G.
MuLss on rHR FARx.-At the recent
State Fair at Buffalo there was quite num-
Der Of mules on exhibition One epaa in
particular attracted much attention on &C.
count Of their beauty and activity. Consid.
sidsring the many advantages which mules
have over horses for the farm, it is rather
surprising that they are in so little favor
with farmers in this part of the State
Mules are not SO liable to disease as horses,
and they live to q much greater age. In
stances are recorded of mules living fifty
years, BIZ. this, OF course, is unusual. Their
average age may be set down al least at a
third longer than the horse. Tho hearing
Of the mule is much more accurate than that
OF the horse, and he is much ess likely to
sheer off or be frightened at the sight or
sound Of any object on the roadside. They
are very sure-iooted, and travel fearlessly
along tho brink of precipice, where the
horse could not be induced to 90. We could
not but admire this characteristic Of the
mule while climbing the Alps in Switzer-
land. The mule upon which we were
mounted always seemed to pr fer the very
edge Of the precpice On account Of their
sure -footedness they are always preferred
by travellers over mountains and dangerous
passes. Mules are said to endure the hea,
while laboring much better than horses
and as they consume less food aud are 50
much harder, so much less liable to acct
dents both OF limb and body than the horse
it would seem they could be profitably in.
troduced upon GU farms. The question O
food alone is quite an important item in
their favor, for wc have no doubt but tha,
pair of mules. doing the same amount o
work on the farm as q pair Of horaes, could
be kept At one-half the expense of feed a.
the horses, and still be in good working or
der all the time Il Utica Herald.
SURPRISE OATs.-Ws have received Z
number Of inquiries concerning the actua
merits Of the Surprise Oats, and whether
they come up to tho standard claimed 70,
| hevN nv h. :>tn Il
mcn.s. Our readers must know that w
have no opportunity for actual personal ties,
fore, rely TO great extent upon the disin
terested opinions Of our readers.
We published some time since, . request
that those who had practically tested til,
Surprise Oats, would send 10 the results o.
their experiments, and have received r.
/ Mi IL l. Al r.