Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-14
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
AGRICULTURAL.

AGRICULTURAL.
RUsTY STRAW FOR AsfxALs.-A core
spondsnt Of the Rural New Yorker, gives
| several instances where osttle and other an
FINALS were badly poisoned by eating straw
that had teea much rssied. and he urges
/ the importance OF using such straw only
fer bedding.
DISEASES or snBsp.@rhe results Of my
experience
For the worm in the head--turn into
their nostrils few drops Of spirits OF tuI.
pentins; hold up their nose few minutes,
and repeat daily until cured.
For the strstches-give yarrow tea OF
physic.
For TIE scours-give sulphur.
These remedies are . sure cure wherever
| have known them ussd.-f Horatio Holmes,
Stafford Springs, Conn.
| THs PsAiRlE ron GRAPHS ArE1 Ala
dispatch from ST. Louis. No. to . Chicago
daiiy newspaper, makes the following i'm
| portant and significant announcement
"A noticeable change is remarked in i'm
migration here. Formerly the Germans,
dssiring 10 settle in locations preferable for
wine raising, bought lands in the wooded
and billy regions Of Southern Missouri and
| Ilinois. This fall their agents are selecting
lands either in prairie region Of Northern
Missouri or Kansas or Illinois. The reason
assigned is that tho prairie lands produce
more grapes to the acre than wooded aud
hIlly lands
FsuIr GROWING II IowA.-Eastern peo-
| Il a Il.
fine fruit 10 an impossibility at the West.
We confess to having been somewhat skep-
,;cal on this point ourself, but nearly years.
re. dence in this State leads us to emphat-
icaly deny this oft-repeated assertion. Ap
PIES. pears and grapes can be grown here
| in perfection. The most favored fruit
growing localities Of the old Empire State
could MOI show finer specimens OF the above
fruits than were exhibited last fall at Iowa
| CITY. For the benefit OF Eastern readers
We will condense from the report published
in the Republican Of this city. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were few Of the sxhib-
itors
Jas. Barker, 81 varieties Of apples, IL Of
pears, and 6 Of grapes; Henry Srohm, SO
ysrieties Of apples, 8 of pears, and II Of
grapes; DR.. kimoall, So of apples (3S not
shown, 81 of pears grew over 3d. and II
of grapes; l.. Kaufman. 40 Of apples. II Of
pears, and / / of grapes. Many others made
= fair show bnt the few names given above
indicate what can be done, when fruit-grow
ing is made speciality. The report further
| tells us that several Eastern men who were
present acknowledged that "the fruit-grow-
| Ing East could not show as fair, fine fruit 40
was here presented But it is unnscessa,
~ to add more on this point. The report
will stand for itself, without comment.
= Iowa o. Estate 10 sminsntly adapted for
frui, growing. There are, of course, some
locations more favorable than others; but
with proper care and attention good fruit
can be grown in any locality within the
borders Of the State. But what 10 the At
tsntion commonly paid TO this subject A
few trees are purchased oftsntimss Of an
irresponsible agsnt-and carelessly set out.
The place chosen may be an unbroksn pra-
rie sod, . low, wet piece, OF odd corner,
JUS. az it happens. No further thought or
care is bestowed upon them. All manner
Of four footed animals have perfect range
among them hence, an Intellectual struggle
for lie, and in the place Of thrifty, vigor
Gus trees, We see only leafless and unsightly
stumps.
Can We expect profitable returns from an
orchard without bestowing upon II some
care and attention. And yet we do, and
charge climate aud soil with that which is
only the result Of our own negligence. That
field Of corn which yielded SO abundantly,
had the best of cuture,-that large crop Of
wheat and oats, Just over the fence from
where your neighbor had such poor one,
was due, under Cop, TO your own skillful
management, while The premiums at the
last State Fair, for the best sheep and cat
tle. were attributable TO the same cause.
Fruit raising Is . subject which demands
at,en,ion-not only this, but action. Meet
ing an acqus ntancs recently, we asked him
il he had purchased a farm. Yes, and
given nurseryma an order for $50 apple
trees and 100 grape vines, to be furnished
ss soon as can prepare the ground for
them.n Here Was start IN the right d-
recton, and we need have no fears Of his
success. Buy fruit trees Of homo nursery
men, or other reliable men. and such kinds
as are best adapted to our State. Set them
out in the very best place your farm affords
give them good culture afterwards-and
then If failure is the result, you may have
some reason TO say this is no fruit coun-
try Cor. Rura New Yorker.
ECONOMY IN Eoop. With q bountiful bar
vest in most parts of our country, there is \
want Of prosperity, and the need Of . more
rigid economy than most families are accus-
toned to practice. In the South much suf-
ferng is reported, though the corn and
wheat crops were ABUNDANT In the North
trade is dull and many failures have al
ready taken place Manufactures are re-
duclng their labor, and many are thrown
out Of employment In the cities and
towns mechanics and l.borcrs are not fully
occupied, and they have to live on smaller
incomes. All classes suffer in this general
depression and must study economy This
virtue was practiced from stern necessity
by former generations, but in our own tins
the tendency is all toward luxury and sx-
travagancs The young begin where their
fathers left of, and without much thought
OF the consequences, spend as freely as il
they had the income of their fathers There
is great waste at the table especially. Much
Of the food is spoiled in cooking. much is
left upon the plate to re thrown away, and
hardly thought is bestowed upon tie
amount of nouUshment furnished by the
| 'aiichos VI luOu OutI6u IN the
market. Many will now have to study the
problem Of nourishment in the cheaper
forms and the experience Of smaller in
comes, if rightly improved, will be profita.
bic. An average German or French family
vii live on half the income of an American.
and keep in good physical condition. II ID
not necessary to good health TO buy Porter.
house steak, or the dearest cuts OF lamb and
mutton. A soup prepared from meat cost.
ing one fourth as much will appease hun.
ger. ard will 60 quite as far in sustaining
the labovins man, though it may not please
the appetite quite as we'll. AZ . rule, W
eat much moro meat than Europeans. more
than il good for our best physical develop.
msnt and sustenancs. 4 bushel of corr
J has about the same alimsntary value % I
bushel Of wheat. while ID costs but half =,
much; yet upon the tables OF many person,
Of small incomes, corn never makes excel
lent bread, and in the hands Of the skillfu
housewife, it 10 wrought into great varist,
Of appetizing articles. II is attractive a,
hssty padding, hominy, samp, and hulled
corn. In the whole tribe of JOHNNY cake,
and Indian puddings, il is glorious, as ever,
one knows who has tested the many re-
cipss that We have published in Jour ba i