Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-11-18

bushel of wheat Here it is. 1t will be
that my nelghbor put the value of
land at fifty dollars, and he says:
The interest en $50 a. per cent. is So,
which, divided oy 20, gives.......-...- 10
COst of seed, So. 3................. ...... Is
Cost of pl0wing, 81 Sl50............... II
Putting the ground N order, Sl.50.. 7s
Drilling IN. 81 30. .................. II
u aplnS, II -.--.---...-....---...
Binding, 81 2j..................
4Oc ---...-..... ....-... 2
Boar ling hands while cutting, 40c.. 2
Hsulin2 and stackil g, sl.25 ............. 81
Ihreshlng, II ...-..---.-..----..-....
Boarding hands, 81 8
Hau1ng 70 market, S1........... 5
Taxes on m invested in seed, plow-
mg, narrowing, and drilling, ......... q
Total cost per bushel l................. 9Os
Considering the straw and pasture worth
the wear and tear of tools, harness, ETC.,
the above consider fair estimate of the
cost of one bushel of wheat.
The land may be estimated too high; but
that very fact, taken III connection with the
inflated condition of the currency, is a
s strong one, N evidence of the distressed
condition of the farmer. On the Other
hand, ne puts the average production OF
" heat TO lie acre az rwenty bushels. II is
not much more than one-half that
Now, the dol.Al the ftrmef receives is not
a gold dollar, nor Is it wen paper dollar.
The farmers as class are, perhaps, the
heaviest consume rs III the country, and in
return for tAeIr wheat they are tald Ia AZ
Iicies sold on an Inflated currency, aggra-
vatcG, or rather s. stained by the tariff. Let
US see. " lie he sells on gold valuation,
he purchases on a paper basis. On salt hs
pays a fearful bonus 20 the salt manutac-
tUrer that never reaches the COVER Iment,
and therefore, not considered taxation
The same Is true On iron, that enters SO
largely, through machinery, into the busl-
ness of farming. To benefit the pig iron
interest Cf Pennsylvania, he Is forced to
paw a heavy bonus. Tnis is the same of
lis hat, his coat, his pantaloons, his boots
all that hls wife and children wear.-
This IS Nhat lie gets in return for his
wheat. But, You say, look at bis corn; see
what he gets for his corn. Cora is high
because II Is scarce, and II We average this
article SIS we have the wheat, 10 will be
found that il fetohes less, although consid-
cred the better crop IL this section of coun-
try. Nor wll i. do to assert that any OF
this loss is to De attributed TO bad manage
ment. HeIe J. my neighbor. John Enoch-
de has over !, 500 acres OF the best land IN
own hands and the net result of his own
head. Aud yet l VIII venture to ass. rt that
for the last four years Mr.. Enoch has moth
ing to show for his heavy investments and
labor. He has probably Kept out OF debt,
which is more than mis- neighbors, who had'
to borrow money 10 pay their losses, can
assert
EXPERIMENTS WITH OATs.-Daring the
present year the Michigan Agricultural Col
lege tested eight varieties of oats, all of
which wire SHOWN at the Michigan State
Fair. We give s-mnar' Of the results:
Excelsior Oats An English variety.
SoSn bToadcas5, Aprl so. Weight of seed
per bashel, 81 10. Harvested Aug. 5.
Yield, per aers, 60.6 bushels. Weight 35.7
'bs. per bUshel-
Somerset Oats, English variety. Sown
IN drills April 29. Weight OF seed, per
bushel, Il los. Harvested Aug. 9. Yield,
per acre. 81 2 bushels. Weight. per bush.
el. 81 bs.
White Schonen Ogts.-Impor.ed from
Hamburger. Sown in drills. April 2e.
Weight Of seed, per bushel, 40 lbs. Har-
vested Aug. 2. Yield, per acre, 62.S bush
els Weigh, per bushel, 81 lbs.
Black S,oed;sk 0 It's i'm ported from Ham,
burgh Sowed IN drills, April 29. Weight
of seed, per bsshel. 40 lbs Harvested Aug.
23 Yield, per acre, 66.2 bushels Weight
30f lbs.
Phi zee Ed1ards lsldad Oats. Imported
from Prince Edwards Island. Sown broad
cast, May l. Weight of seed, per bushel,
IS 8 los. Harvested Aug. II. Yield, per
acre 622 bushels Weight, per bushel,
34i pounds.
Brooks Oats. Sown broadcast, May l.
Weight or seed per bushel Is fbs. Har-
vested Aug II Yied per acre. 6S6 bus.
Weight, per bushel, 81 lbs.
Norqcqg Oats (Rdnsi ieA )-Sown May II.
Harvested Aug. "A. Yield, per acre, 60.S
bushels. Weight, per bushel, 28 lbs.
Surprise Oats. -SowD broadcast, May 5.
Hsrve ted August l. Weight, per bushel,
46 lbs. Yield interfered with by shade OF
trees
The seed of the four varieties first named
WAS furnished by the Department Of Agri-
culture. It viii be noticed that, in every
case where the weight Of the seed and that
CT the grain raised are given, the latter Is
the smaller. We have omitted the guam
tit. Of seed sown and the amount Of land
used.
The difficulty Of so conducting such ex-
periuents as to make them entirely salts
factory is well shown above. Some Of the
varieties were sovn broadcast, some In
drills. There was eiferssce of thirteen
days in the time Of sowing, SO that It Is
very difficult TO compare the results with
fairness.
BREEDS OF SHEEP.-The following state
nents are condemned from a report made
by DIR. c. Howard, of Bedford, England,
before the London Farmers Club:
/. Leicesters cut good fleece of wool.
upon an average of pounds each, and
weight al II or Is months old from, from
| TO 10 stones each.
2. Cotswold average, when fit for butch
er, at II OF Is months old, from IL to l3
stones; and the weight of wool of the
whole flock approaches to pounds each.
8, Llneolns are not generally nj fcr lhs
butcher at ii or ~ ponths old, but they
are kept until they arc>22 to 2S months old,
when their weight viii be from 30 to 40
pounds per quarter; and they cut q second
| fleece, weighing from 10 to IA pounds. The
| weight OF wool OF an entire hock, under
| fair average management, Is about eight
and half pounds each-
4. Shropshires, as yearlings, cut from
five and halt to seven pounds of wool,
and if they have been well kept. Will weigh
from l6 to Is pounds per quarter; but they
are not calculated to come out as yearlings,
and are more frequently run on until the
/ following Christmas or second years clip,
when thev can be made twenty-five OF
thirty pounds per quarter.
5. Oxford Downs (of which Mr.. How.
ard has been for many years distinguish.
ed breeder) generally drop their lambs in
the month of February and at thirteen tc
fourteen months old they are ready foi
market, weighing upon an average ter
stones each. with q fleece varying from
seven to ten pounds. The ewes are good
mothers, and produce q great proportion
i,of twins. ~