, 1869-01-22

IN essential to euccess.
feeds planted In the dark OF the moon
.e1nina1e the best, and Ero~ ot?a 10 the
lght of the moon, Tor re concede that tAcre
) some truth in tDe effects OF the moon, 1ut
u the whole there ID more superstition than
ruth OF prsctlcai faetx-
The kerd stouid be good eixed tubers, not
se small cues. for four Sears OF con1ttuea
olanting OF small potatocs will ruin the crop:
i large. ~tu |, single eye Is all that i4 fe4n!rrd
Ior = tinsle Ii!i, and those a. the seed ED are
The leasi vigorous:
The straKer enumerated mauy insects In.
{C1ious II this crop, but more cfteadca
{. ec1ip iun CT the.e insects u given IL The
Americau Euteinuloetkt, WORK Of easy nc
cese, and u Licl shruld he found on the book
shell OF every cufivator Of the soil
About one-foursh more can be grown 10 |
The uc1v III drills as compared to hills. yct \
Ire la.tsS Is best {os working; plant rows
Two feet by three ID the rows tio d crops
were said 70 b. e. wn on >od lard plowcd IN !
the iall, tr. il IL sprjpg, By dropping su The
1uYtuw uud cur. ring With thr ne1t 'futro"
l. t!,is ca.c little or nj a1Atr culture Is &c
allEed4
Sandf I'd Inward, Secretary 81 Inc sileni-
can Boa If Agriculture, " - nnaole 10 a., |
trtsd to e:iycr lecture OIL this suffice. haa
Or L. D. Morse occupied paFt Of ahe Time,
st the cloc OF the essay on potatoes.
1Ar uusham bseed vas considered the oess
for bet +. noc for work.o1enAT MIX. He3t
sand the Herc.ords, but s7ey do rot appear
roppsr, erd the Durham lelds q prom
lurat p,tsit on.
Thc d ,cu - slto good for beef. 3 splendid
NO kcr .nd good fos milk hAdy rae: oi
c1t.le, md desirable. especially on hii'y la1a
aEdxbc1e II e iced is short tut i1cu. WINE
the Dusha1ns are pre-elnlnentlS Inc eal1'e o'
Tue Ayrshire, snsll breed ofcattle, val-
uable !os their rich milk and butter. Pr tre o1
ute In some parts Of the CO MRS Ihe buits
of tl,isb reed MAKE valuable cross ~atn our
common stoca.
ter or cheese. The quantity is less tt4n that
OF thu AyYrs.siIe-roor milk, but rich creaul.
Mr, Cobb, OF kAnkAkee, SAID that ~ ls9l
hs commerced mixed husbau3ry, With tne
view of la ring good. things that is thu bcst-
Bought twenty hesi oi the eest nAtset COWS
and crossed then, with thoroughbred Duf.
ham bull, AID has now q valuable nero Of
rtnde Darhat,ls. III !a1tentng the grade Dur-
Eam.. thcy tat.encd one-iourth faster than
native cattle under the same conditions, and
IN selling, the iormer }ld at one cent apound
more than the former. These s1etss were o.
the suC1c age end Of the fame general CON
4litiou,
TIE DAIRY.
Colonel Coluau, OF ST. Louis, In Answ,r u
the question Why dairy COWS 90 not produc
1t uluEQ Dut1tI ak HI luG 4SVLAA aAub lkA7l
Eaid the lault is mainly for want
nutritious teod, good pastnragc in summe
ARD Icp OF braa and other. around OF mi
tted in winter. Warm stables are anoslt
want OF the west, We must have these-ut
fences for shelter, mud, prairie Wind an
want OF god warm stables aud rich foot
Too many OF our farmers ate now withot
butter, aid will continue in that coudi.lo
tunless they change their system.
: Hon Elmar BnfdFin said that at The Ea.
Fhey have hEed With yleE TO milk, viii
fhere VT bare bred lar beef We must 3
that dire ctioC We can bring our stock
afternoon aEssIus.
HORSES.
Hon. n. J. CoimRr, editor OF GN'nan
Rnrai n'ur'5,. 1t. Louis, WAS assigned th
schject for lis lecture MIR. c. spoke Will
out notcs, In a msnucr that he called ta1l
q discurstre discussion OF the subj Ct
BE said re are meeting lite = It is- and y
meet hos:es Us thcy arc, snd VIC muss tal
them 70. and make the hes: OF tnem- v
may or 1n-y not have breed OF America
hu!ses. IN tact, We have no such estAo Ishe
breed. We tayr the Morgan horse. good Il
small Lad. cu good smooth roads, tho 'Egj
; TT deep iurzoas, and bad roads sud nea,
1oads-docIe. good rpAdstere. and valnah
for nany purposes, but not quite tho nor
for the farmers o. the West.
Nc lascl te im.ortatious ot the pu1clt
on-a Sieat oyt1grown, lazy, stout, eirphat
Inc huEse-coud 1pr heavy work. f1r dra.
and for ttaes'es at depots; ht n poor Fld
:.n1y fat tSr .sav5 loads and sl,w 1,oEsm IN !
farmer wants for hts miscel aaeous ope
tiqns, and NC will pass him hY.
We have af*o Tie Conestosn, Peuusyl
d. MIA horse, heavy draft horse, better Tor +
,eral farm purposes than tae Purchri
- horse
Take tile r.c- Lorst, Fhat We cali th
.ouEhbrtd, *nd we have Our ideal Of horka
Etrunf, o. tair Sue, quick Of u1otloa, dc
nrdcT kid aea.Ncnt, patient und.f all {
.cun.tarcrs Under the saddle. Ia tue ba;.
At the load or IN the f11roT every mhefe
liable and usetli..
He would 70. encourage the training
trottipg or racing hartes for that Furp
-oply. In Jnur Ststef know thxt you d. i
encourage tspt1ipg At the stale Fair Z
that fair vas h failure, but 1T the st. Lo
Fair We look in sl5p,0N, as receipts, .
rnsde IL great success. Without this. Il
OF speed We should not hare received bal
that sum. The people are pleased With
horses and drlchtin speed. and Will att
, the talfa where they can he Gratsaed y
this ut.
lie would suggest that the speed
horses sheuld he tested at the close OF
day, after sill other departments OF the
have been attended to, md thosc- who
not ntsa TO sce this exhibition might leave
In breeding he recommend large N
and small horses, that is the nossc ahoalt
size st1sllcr. Marcs should be modcra
Worken and h1udlcd. Tor this produces
tnecl on the toal and makes II more ger
TRAINING.
Mr. G. gave come valuable lessons on /.
Ing. kindpess, hruness and patience arc
three virtues Fu handling them; euu
them be tsm yet kind and you Will m
them nj frf. We too ofteu ahuse th
sometimes By b.d treatment, sometime.
oyer.kjndness, OK confinement Ia close ss5s
plenty OF Ignt, plenty Of air &nd plent
pure wafer and wholesome food.
We should know more Of veterinary sci'
and he would trust tha: 1t wou1d bc tar
in this school; It vas 'oi ton much tmE
- srce to BE- overlooked In school like
'S'0'' o. y hvse|S; seeE|s!So ssssfos. ss!sss5;
II THE uo0s.
Il Hon Fins Baldwin, Of I:aSa,se Cor
u was assigned the above subject.
il uesaid thai the hogs sold In Chsesgo
NJ year came to The round SUM Of $33,oN
1 :: BnxEps. -
II The Berkshire is The breed thas hss Tor
a longest time held IT. popularity. IL Eog
s8 The Suffolk !. she mos. ps pa1,r, but TOO
M der los our climate, but makes 4 good e
$ The Chester White and olhef crosses
=
III h~coming populsr. Tha mixing OF all hE
III i to be deprecated, to1 Il leadA 10 deter
~ Zion, as does the b.eediuc from sors
thnn yrar old It e better. TO hAyc The
row III April rather than liter In the sc
III lf1s Should Ie wenned at eight week
3 led on hrau Stops or other light food.
sN The hng shoufd haSe shade aud sh,
9 lie l. FESTIVE under sun or cold, and
III good care.
K3 nr did no, l,tlcrc that = good Chr1
81 1hxfrS ri ,{Frk7
noyms his Eeighbo.s with nightly gro
III from cold.
E t1<es should he fa'tcned during
q *ca her. bus until put up for t4ttening
u should uol he fed TOO much corn.
~ ted Oh grass thronsh the eca.on. II
Il we shall have 90 hos cholera. Feed C.,
"a \ longtime without crass OF 6tner suct
q rood. sud YOU mar look our lor this d
T4 Plenty Of Hatet, { little salt and
"a With Al oceasianal feed Of coal and 8
"A supply Of corn. is the usual m,oe Of
q era feeding. At the EAT They ICED n
"a GOOD advantage, and when grtndin
e. labor bccon' j u cheap as aheEe It (
III adopted here. . Ii.
r. pork when properly fed. he had no
.8 ricE hers a: In medicine for the ho. {
r. but would turn such out IN pss*
M where there is ,1euty Of water, and Ii
I'll Wien ven cared fos.; hogs are fl
@ good health, but to Seep them . g g
IT. atuse them. for eTen hog cannot e
t& kurtA Qf QGnSc- -
aH p1SCTS3lCS.
"a MI. CloFd, q breeder Of BeEkshisee
III that the speaker had exhausted the
u aud that it would he eupe1tuons 70
s. any adciEo1.
' It waA stated that soft coal WAS rnf
I'll tse fed to all he1s kept conhusd m pe
M nrohahIY will In iii cases prevent
n CHOLERA ox other disease. They Will
Ri 10 foul pounds Of coal head per v
WI was also ata'ed thA. hogs arc vsluar
"a chardeso pick up fruit pnncsurea ~
III such II curcu.is and COOLING moth.
i'll Several pcr<ons tpokr in !ccas
value Of hogs ia the orchard to ca
9al1e,4 fruit, Int it was not consides
preventative IN all casea sgainst tl