Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-06-26
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WEsrxonELAxp, Oneida county, n. Y.,l
May Is, 1868.
Ep,roR. T,sr, am deem in ner;cul.
tnrc a, n-esen,. and charmed with cyerv.
thing pertaining to il. The daiIy labovs q.
nv h;red uan are GIVING = vivor N nv
| frame ,ha, haven't known for years. .bronx.
inn nv face ritb the ruddv hne of bealtbfu]
tol 4, ,,er ob,erv;no him from nv window
for !, connie of hour. ma he fellows the nIov
i !. as,op;.h;no what an apps,ite have for
INV dinner
I attended a mect;pr Of The "Farmer.'
Club.r The other dav. and was much in,cr>
e,,ed N ,be snyrestions offered. There i
mn formalitv si,out these meetings. everv
, one bei.p at liberty 10 prescn, such facts
and sugoestions as he p,sascs.
Th;s bc;ne the planter,' season. discuss
sion na,urallr laid in that d;rectiou. How
10 keen worms owav from, coru was 4 prom.
;nen, theme II. q. Handle. Of Renson.
s,ronolv recommended that the seed corn
be soaked in yitr:ol, so that instead Of the
worms eating mn the corr. the vitriol would
cat mn the worms.
Suggested ,ba: the corn he soaked in
va-u;rugs ~h;ch 4 aid ~ he ! cord ,h;n.
20 ar;rs ar.v vo-m.
Eurnei OCorn. of Sou.v Ru.b. s.;d he
u.u.IIv s,uesd ,he vor,,s v;,h worm lozcn.
90. III vb;ch ,hev are =. s;onntsIv Eondl
sh;,e The corn !. s-ow;,r Commo,, o,.,;.
,ude keens them from css;ny ,Ls corn .fier
that.
The crub.xorm was taken mn and dis.
cn,sed Some ono said ashes wonId IL
him. Luke Conn, Of Wes,morelsnd, said
The prubs on hi, farm liked ashc.--got fat
ON Il. He said he nut ashes ON eyery hill
of corn n a ten-acre field Of il. The ,rubs
ron, a, ,he ..he. and devoured Il nearlv as
a., AZ ,b.v could mt +, ON. Thai niybt he
vas au.Lered Is a loud Lnockinc - ,he
door and prea, hallooinp. II vas the prubs
Thev had come mn 10 the house in = BODY.
dr-oni;.o more rsh..,
A farmer wanted 10 know the hest pro.
tec,;on AGAINST crows. Scarecrovs are Of no
avail nov. he said. Since fashion prcsribea
,ucb on,raceou, attire for men and women.
scarscroxs .re 10 common. One man said
n .ent c.rr;on n = Ia .d;o;p;nu NJ, cor.
6eld[for where The carton "a there vii
the crows be. also. The only ,vouNe Il ir
M AXE, n. ne;,hbors eay,v ). about n
There was cons,derable discussion "A 40
N. bsst time N nut ;n .orn. Somc ,houvht
!, should onlv he dome late A. pi0b,. but
!, uas fn.llv setfled ia. II oeloci - The
farenoon va, The nroper time. Il being
.hout th,, bour. .be club adjourned 70 :
rs~oerr yss' -. acro,s the .treet And mt = .he;r
s.o-n,
Snr;,c .ar3.n;,o ~a. d;scue,sd n some
,enr,h .rm.1 from JI,;c. thought Il
would be better to do spr;n. gardening in
The fall. when ,hey weren't drove 40.
Tha Pre.;dent of ,he club -. renuested
10 rive his view, abou, the proper say to
make Garden led,. he sa;d il vas some.
,h;rc that he d;dn', worry .bout. he had the
ch.mberms;d make the beds.
Tie various Kind. Of patent r.kes were
commented mon Farmer Rronsor. az
cl;n,on Tho had lost An arm ia the service.
said \. r.ked b;s garden Win s.,r.pe and
c.n;s,srr Farmer Jomhecrslev of the
s.me town rs ~ ep;nion that faur acrr.
vould sake 'er down, everv time. Some>
bodv recommended man rake..
4 communication vas read DESIGNED "a
chew tha, a Wheeler 4 Wilson sewing MAJ
chine wa, the best thing to .,uw- wheat
vith. hem.
The diseases Of cattle vas a subiect Of
d;,cus,;on. For horn a;,ea II v.s rseom.
mended 10 FIJI the horn with Runpowdsr and
touch il oG. Farmer Rusll. Of whilisbero.
said he used Il for that conplaint IN hie
heard. and he hadn't heard any COMPLAINT
aimee. He aaid he had rather have = hoyn
isf) ale himself than see biz cattle suffer
With 4.
Iron vas said 10 la An excellent tonic for
cows. Dairrmen use q preat deal Of il when
.bev have chain pumps.
In trimming trecs. il wac decided that il
vas better 10 eon.ult an experienced dress.
maker. Dress makers are posted in the
spring STYLES Of trimming. Some people
wouldn't know any better than 10 put lilac
trimming on cherry trees or cherry trimming
| on lilac bushes. So am /. too.
II was remarked .Lat trees. 10 do we'll,
shou,d be set cut prnperls. An old farmer
| from, Hloycd said all the "setting cut his
wife had when he married her was feaih>
er bed. and he pointed triumph, ntly to nine
boys aud 4 gal whether she had done well OF
not.
Mr.. DanLushn.an. Of y,sirdyilie; said
he wasn't much at setting or. trees, but he
| could SET ont anv fellow in Oneida county
sitting up with the girls. Motion adopted
Jordan. eomplainei that The farming com.
munity we're CONSTANTLY being ruiIed b,
worthless patent rights. He had 20, hi.
house fan of patent churns and bis barn