Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-29

acres OF farming land 10 Illinois, for tie
purpose Of raising boets.
One hundred and fifty acres of hops VII
be raised in Jackson county, Wisconsin.
this year. Over two hundred acres Of hops
have been put in Grant county. Numerous
new hop-yards have been sc. cut IN calu-
met county.
How LONG TO cuuRs.-Somc butter make
rs assert that from fifty to sixty minutes is
soon enough for butter to curd. This is all
well, as talk, but any person who has work
ed an old dash churn for an hour or more
before bringing butter, will protest against
this long operation. II is not necessary for
the puposs Of dsmolishing the butter sacks
and libsrating their stores, for this is all
churning does When this 10 accomplished
oil 10 done that churning 10 designed TO do
hence II I'VE minutes performs the opera
tien, Why prolong il for an hour No more
butter is secured, and what is secured, and
what is got is none the better for an hours
pounding.
The Human SoUAsn.-The riginal i'm
Porter ot this valuable vegetable-G Gregory
"A Boston nursery man. nox publishes at
the head Of his prospectus, rs the best evil
dence Of his enterprise, and claim upon
public patronage, the fact IL al lie introduced
II to our agricul,uris,s.
The Hubbacd Squash is now fully natur-
allied, aud where It Is known is esteemed
as one OF the most important Of The minor
prospects Of the farmer.
Dr. NJ W. Phillips, editor OF the Southern
| Farmer, says he would as soon think Of do
ing without his potato crop as lis Hubbard
| 'quashcs.
This squash will keep all the winter,
yields enormously, and will do well wher-
ever pumpkins can be raised.
TRUE HosrIrALirr.-Let man, then say
Ny house 10 here in the country for the cul.
ture Of the county; An eating house and
sleeping house for travellers it shall be. but
it shall be much more. Ipray you, o ex.
cellent wife not 10 cumbsr yourself and
me to get Q rich dinner for this man or thil
woman who has alighted at our gate, nor Z
bed chamber made ready At too great cost
These things, IL they are curious in, thsy
can get for dollar as any village. But lei
this stranger see. II he will, in your looks
in your accent and behavior, your heart ant
sarnsstncss, your thought and will, tina
which no cannot buy at any village or city
and which he may we'll travel fifty miles ant
dine spaysly and sleep hard In order to be
hold. Certainly, let the board b spreat
and let the bed be dressed for the traveller
but let not the emphasis Of hospitality lie il
these things. Honor 10 the house wher
they are simple to the verge Of hardship, 8
. that there the intellect 10 awake and see
the laws OF the universe. The soul worship
, truth and love; honor and courtesy flow in
| III a.
:, AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS From the r.
port Of the Department Of Agriculture. tn
Philadelphia Ledger CLEANS some interest
ing items The Indian corn crop 10 n
turned by States ~ follows New Yorl
!. &c, 500 900 bushels, An average Of sO4 bush
els to the acre New Jersey, $4,000
y bushels, an average Of 80 l bushels TO tn
A. acre Pennsylvania, 30, 457 900 bushels, .
Ia average Of 80 bushels TO the acre an
Delaware, 3,639,00O bushels, an average 4
1913 to the acre. or whoat, Now Yor
l. raised l8.slo, 900 bushels, An average ,
c l45 to the acre New Jersey, 100, 60
i bushels, an average of l4 Pennsylvania
l6,5l5 600, an average of IL D. of oats
Now York raised ss,G?6,00o bushels, a
II average OF lG 2 to the acre New Jersey
s 6.G2s,o0o, All average Of p Pennsylvania
- 80 900 900, an average Of 80; and Dela
. ware, 81 900, al average Of 1916. Penn
sylvsnia, it will thus be seen, raised laI
ger crop OF corn. wheat and oats than No
Z. York last year, but in wheat and oats Ne
:, York had larger average yield per acr'
:, of potatoes, last year, Now York, raise
"a 925 900 bushels, an average of 81 busf
- els to the acre New Jersey. 2,423, 90
1t bushels, IN average 500; Psnnsyl vani,
v ll,727. 900. an average Of 74.4 +; and Deli
ware, 100000, an average Of 4l.6. Tn
potato rot was destructive in New Jsrse
e. last year Of hay, Now York raised $3.50
l. 900 tons, New Jersey 100000, Psnnsylv,
10 MIA, ,424 900, and Delaware $4,000 ton.
(, Tho largest average yield Of hay was
Delaware, one and six-tenths tons to III
. acre. In Now York il was the smallest
. one and two-tsnths. In Pennsylvania an
/. Now Jersey it was enc and three -tsnths ton
to the acre. Throughout the United State
. the largest average yield Of corn was i
Kansas, $50 bushels to the acre, willis
}. Ohio had IS I and Illinois 23.S III
q small,st average yield was in South Care
; lima, 30. or wheat the largest nvcraQ
:. Weld was in Connecticut, II . bushels /
tho acre, and the smallest was in Sonth Ca
- utlUa, u. oi'o Hhu ~ NM litluplH - 3
It Of cats, the LARGEST average yield was
a Town, & bushels to the acre, and the SINAI
est in Sorth Carolina, Ill Ohio had 81.
y bushels and Illinois 30.l OF potatoes, ia
& largest average was in Florida, IA bush
l. els and the smallest in Delaware, 4l.6.-
+ Several States, Vermont, Georgia, Floridi
+, Louisiana, Texas, Iowa, and Kansas. raise
" over go bushels OF potatoes to the acre
y OF hav, the largest yield was one and min,
d ,enths tons to tho acre, and this occurre
:: IN Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. The SINAI
: est yield reported is one ton. and this o.
., Cured in Maine. Now Hampshire, Vernon
South Carolina and Alabama.