Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-02

"0oosE WH.Ar."-Sone years since.
geose was shot in Washington TUeritery.
Ind few grains Of wheat we're taken from
sis craw. Being very large and full, they
we're preserved and planted. Tho yield
vas found to be 20 great as to lead to ito
propagation. until the vssicty, which IL
.nswn IN the Territory a. the "Gooss
W heat" hiss beccsns STANDARD one in the
'eetisn Of the sesstry. Samples Of this
wheat were recently sent 10 The Agricul.
Iural Depsrtms6t u Washington. Upon
sxs0iniug The samples ct the museun, Of
, hich there ere some TO thoosaud varie.
lies, the same wheat was found, being one
u the samples sent ffen the Paris Expos.
ltion. 80 sewn 10 OAnesea, 10 epaio. /.
honss SsosiHo.-A snsw system Of
Dhosisg hsrsss 10 rsceo1euded 10 the ~.
ssntly psclished report Of he Jariss Of the
Ftsuoh 1xhibitios. IL Inventor. y. CAae.
Her. coatsods that The present style 81 shoe
9estreys the horses foot, and substitutes
lee Il - iesn band, fitted int . ssctan.
gules gfUovs 6ts60s1 ften the sotsr circle
d the hssss's foot. This baud 10 iaoteued
wsen sven fsetangolot oslle, driven. .inse
oval hslss. The sele Of the feot ard the
frog are thus allowed 70 touch the ground.
~ hsfse osvss slipe, and nsvsr gets dis.
eases % Tie ieot. The newt hss has been
tried By LAuguct. large jobmsster in Par
il. and has reduced lameness in bic sta
bles by two>thirds. The Omnibus Com
pany have Also sbOd twelve hsudrsd horses
and speaks Of the improvement in high
terms.
MoRE SMALL FaunS.-Ws ere convinced
that farmers gnerslly Dc not pay enough
attention to the cultivation ofamsll fruits
We do sot advise any enc - sbsndsn the
cultivation eGlasge fruits, - they are cal
led. bat then 10 many parts Of the eoun-
try. spplss, pears, plums and peaches have
become ouch onesesain crops that it will
not do for ~ farmer to depend upon them
alone for his fruit. Every farmer should
hsse hS0 sable csutisoaliy supplieA With
small fruits aud berries freed, from the
time onssouoo beeeos o. fer - - he end
Of the season fos black bssriee-a period Of
q least three nonths-With enough beside
to preserve e supply bis fanily the bal.
snce d the yUos. CuSfsnte come iissl, and
10y ars lsllsWsd BY EsesSssvsss, straw.
berries ead s11pbsrrise end blackbsrriss.
The Inducements 70 the cultivation Of
these are, that they can BE- successfully
cultivated in oesely esssy ssslies Of the
country, sh1 ~ h1rdv, ED they ssldom
fell, With proper care, to make large yields
A farmer may labse for years 70 bring
apple and peach orchards into successful
bearing, and may 10 the end find that he
hss sseeiysd - adequate returp fen bic
lAott sod sxpsbse- On the other hand,
any former can. with ordinary skill aud
attention, apd but little COST. in two years
have full bupply 81 the small fruits and
berries. IL Farmers Almanac.
OxsH ". Honess. - A writer in the
Hearth AND Rome says: NH farms ore
~orksd NEST sdvantageously with oxen
ths plains With Asrses. Upon . psaisia
eraia farm, unobstsucted by stick OF stone,
the OK can b spared % . worker after The
drst natural sod 10 turned. lie may hav,
hatt-Aell1a1 lie. fer Whish be 10 wlldelsd
BY nature lin view Of his chances Of max.
ing "holiday beet. in assisting and cup.
plemsntins The horse in the hurry Of seed.
time and harvest. Ualess the French
saUaats give US all . relish for horse soup.
aud rossts, the OK may remain. in hi.
character Of meat producer, with WORKING
possibilities, on many smooth farms; %.
pc eialy such smooth farms az lie adjacent
to billy country. His position IL thu more
secure, 40 there is 70. no adequate supply
Of horses bred purely simply for heavy
work.
The different periods in the growth Of q
country are attended BY . change in the
working-cattle. In clearing timber land
the Oh 10 Indispensable. Whom the "stumy
period" ~ passed, and the soil IL adaptes
to easy tillage horses multiply. Later. wher
the pillow 10 not alone profitable, and manu-
tactuvers como In with ~ increase Of popu
laticn. requiring better reads, bridges an,
buildings, and the transport Of stone, brick
coal and lumber, and oil the "roueh an,
,umble" Of nodesn improvsme pte-we vel
come the OF again.
The OF and horse fare best whom en-
ployed upon the same farm, each doing tn
work fes which be 10 hsOt fitted. The aim
pie and inexpensive harness necessary TO
oxen, the little time required 10 prepar
hem for work, the rapidly with whicl
they are shifted from tho tongue to IN,
cham, their general trustiasss aud stsadi
ness. make them especially useful il
straightforward. heavy work, in all wealth
ere. Horses, with light ARTILLERY Of cart
and wagons, relieve The OF Of quick steps
and accidental express jobs upon the high
way. In the employment Of both horss
and oxen. there is an opportunity no. only
to use the animals best fitted for the worl
/ in hand, but also TO favor the natura
prejudices Of workmen. Tho old country
lac, though unused token, may distinguish
himself with horse and cart, while goo,
OK driver 10 half thrown away on . hcrs
team.
GRowISa Roor CRoPs. = In . reccn
lecture by Professor Peram Of the Illinoi
University Farm, the following remark
were made, which. though intended nor
especially for prairie farms, ore still rsd,
applicable 70 ether localities. he said:
10 the owner Of but few acres VIII
desires to fattsn % much stock o possible
and who wishes 70 keep up the Fertility o
bic land. these crops are particularly
valuahle. 14g.e fI,
4 proper rotation On farm Of . quartz
section OF lees 10 - follows, allowing one
half to Be always 10 meadow OF puneDsU
Twenty acres may b devoted 70 reot crops
divided - follows: Ten Of bsets. ave .
tutaba9ss and turnips. thrss u -pstaaoes
and two parsnips aud carrots, the I've latte
j. to b fed to horses ed mileh cows: twent,
acres 10 wheat o. baf1sk, twenty 70 cosn
and twssty . other small grains. In thi
/ rotation the manuse sheu)d b applied I,
ths osra land and 70 the cod before plow
Ing for the root crop. The next esasol
break up ftoaA t0oa1 acres Of meadow
(sr rost crops. end plant wheat we're rset
Wsre raised The previous year, and the oths
eD14e ~ ~ order, seeding the las
twsssy acres with grass, % that seguls,
eueoeooleQ Of rQeta. vi set, carn. eA1a O
fyts auo0ood0k foglow each oshsr. 0sA I
Gill gussastse that ifall these crepe, sxcep
wheat, barley, and petatess, are fed I,
stock end the manure saved and applied I,
the coil, that the yield 10 ordinary season
Gill - ~ xW = 10 tots q 6oy q It,
equivalent II meadow. IL 900 bushels bests
5000 bushsls rutabaeas O. turnips. COO {,
800 bushsls on pSeu61ts, go 80 bushels
sseh efoaeot4 and pAssoeps, uh,eh, il led
70 go, GAs6o1 psSAsss 90, 90 psso1s q
besf, pssk - 0sstss, which, ct I've sss,,
nsr p0Upds yWUuld amount 10 t0.Soo -
snnum, bssid6e HE potato crop.
To the owner Of from one 70 dys acres
shis sacsseSisa - ma crops 10 espscially
sslsshls. The feeding u carrots IL mad,
msse valaabls y feeding . psrtien sfgrsin