Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-12
AGRICULTURAL.

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fruit with thick lime water will protect
plums from the curcuio.
A mulch Of coil ashes is recommended
as az effaetuai remedy against the currsnt
worm
All orchard trees should be kept clear OF
sprouts that start cut from the base OF tho
trunks OF the trees; remove the soil and
cut them off clear up.
The Western Rurnl SAYS: We regret to
GAY that very recent reports from some
fruit-growing regions Of Michigan represent
the peaches are worry mneh damaged By the
late frost, The fruit was Just beginning to
set whom the damage vas done.
CAssAass A. A Field CBor.-Farmers
" ho keep cows for milk, and have tried
cabbages, are pleased with the results. They
furnish At a small cost very large amount
Of fodder, at time when the pastures fail.
They are highly relishsd by cows. secure =
large flow Of milk, and, If fed but once . day
Immediately after morning milking they
impart no unpleasant. taste to the L,lk.--
Either old ground Or n fresh sid may be
taken, and it should be msnnrcd very liber-
ally. We have succeeded vel by planting
cabbsges a. succession crop between rsws
Of early potatoes, setting the plants the last
OF June or first ofJuly, and digging the POI
,Gtocs from the Attn to tie goth Of the latter
month. In this case, supsIphosphate OF
lime, bone dust, or some concentrated fer
tlizer should DO applied as soon as the plants
are fairy established. II no other crop is
attempted, pillow with double Michigan
pillow, and manure thoroughly early IN the
season. Keep the weeds down with the
harrow until juno, and ., any time, rem
June lst to July 10Th, set out the plants,
three feet apart, aud two In the row. Six
or seven Thousand plants can be raised to
the acre, The transplsnti0g and euitisa.
ting can all DO done by boys, costing not
m ore than sue-half - much ~ the labor Of
men. II the eultivator be started soon
enough after the transplanting, tho hoo
need not be used At all. A good deal de-
ponds upon getting the right varieties Of
cabbage and seed Of the best quality. The
Bergen Drumhsad, Premium Flat Dutch,
and Stone Mason are among the best varis-
ties for field crops. Sow the seeds in we'll
worked, rich ssed beds three or four weeks
before the plants are wanted American
Agricultural.
WEIGHING ON raH FARn.-A half-bushel
measure 10 considered Indispensable by
every farmer. He docs not ssll his pota-
toss or grain, guessing ct the contents Of
the bin or the pile % the foor-it must be
measured. With this instrument At hand,
he may know just how much corn 10 fed 70
the hogs and poultry how many oats to
the horses how much seed 10 sown upon
the land, and many other points equally
valuable to know. But a good weighing
scale is possessed by comparatively few,
although its uses would in many ways be
even more valuable than that Of the half
bushel. For instance, in selling live stock
the weight is usually estimated by the dro-
yer or butcher buy ing atths farmers door
Long practice enables the buyer 10 weigh
them very correctly with the eye, and thus
he has the inexperienced seller at an ad
vantage, which he is not slow to use. A
good Fairbanks Standard Platform Scale
would save its eos, in u few such tlanssc.
tions.
The weight Of wool, butter, and oths,
| farm products should be ascertained .,
home. to prevent mistakes and dishonesty
~ weighing after the goods haze been sem
q market. The weight Of grain per bush
a, the gam OF rattle under different sys
tens Of feeding, exictly when an ANNA
, ceases to inarcAsc by siding and man,
other lInpcr RANT facts can readily be deter
mined by having good scale. 1t should
be part of tho furniture OF every farm
Fairbanks scales have been named in thi,
I connection, as being entirely reliable, hav
ing been adapted as the standard in thi
and other countics
Fgulr P9osrkcTs ~ lowA.-Reports from
! different parts of the State speak encour
hgingly OF the fruit crop. Trees, plant
and vines seem to have gone through tn
last winter in fiuc condition. Even d,
, peach, so uncertain in Iowa, in some local.
ties heard from, promises her golden trib
; ute to the horn Of plenty. The cherry ant
plum are all right, while the currant, straw
berry and raspberry (Doolittle's and Pur
pie Csne) never promised better. Thes,
small fruits are always very sure. No crops
from the garden orchard or from the farm
can lie counted on with more certainty
Yet, how very few families there are, com
psratiyely, in eye Western Land" W no on
Joy the luxury Of a single meal Of either o
ttltse delicious fruits once ayear. Strange
that 50 many allow year after year to roll
away without putting forth the least eiior,
20 supply their tables with these and ether
health giving fruits.
Grapes never promised a more sbun
dsnt crop. The vines never wnterct
battcr,-thc Concord whether protects
or not, But vary few out Of five or ST,
hun lred of cur Concord vines wert
protected in the least Tho vines wer,
trimmed late III autumn, and for want o
time 10 lay them down, were suffered to liz
upon the ground uncovered, and we do no,
see but they put forth A. vigorously q
those well covered. But there are circum.
stances in this connection that should be
taken into account. Ii will be remembers cd
that more favorable Fall could not be, fol
ripening up tho seasons growthSof ire,
and vine, than was the Autumn Of 1867
The occurrence Of frest up to the very lat
est days Of November Vas merely sufficient
to cause the lsavss to drop, and step tn,
growth Of vegetation. The whole Autumn
through, was also dry, another very favor
able condition for the maturity Of the Sum
mer's growth Of wood and bud. Both wer,
most thoroughly ripcned long before Win
} ter set in. Fruit growers should bear THU
fact in mind, and not feel too confident If
the future without some kind Of protection
such ~ slight covering Of straw, coars,
manure, or earth. Nor shall We risk i
again. Notwithstanding it wsathered tn,
last Winter 30 well. The Autumn Of 1856
had more to do with its safety than its owl
natural hardness, or the mildnsss Of tn
wintsr.-Homsstead.