The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-06-22


~r~oama are bad. Farmers are late ir
planting, and excessive rains, with COO
weather, have done much injury.
There are fine prospects OF large crop.
in Oregon. The rains are very heavy
which is considered a certain indication
of success in that region.
The editor Of the Hamilton (Iowa)
Freeman offers to any boy in Hamilton
county not over sixteen years of age, a
premium Of $40, who will raise the best
ten acres Of corn this year.
In many parts of the Western States,
potato bugs are creating great constsrna-
ton. The potato crop in several locali-
ties is reported as being in danger of
utter destruction by these pests.
The Western Farmer says that much
damage has been done to many fields of
wheat in Wisconsin by wild pigeons.
They have been especially destructive
to the counties Of Wood and Waupaca.
One of our exchanges says that some
inhuman miscreant scattered salt mixed
with poison in the pasture of Mr.. II.
Bolton, of Plainlield, Will Co., Ill.,,
recently, and that several head of cattle
were killed thereby.
Farmers Clubs are multiplying. One
has lately been organized in Massac Co,
H., and we have recently been appris-
ed Of several others being organized in
the same State, in Iowa, Minnesota,
Indiana and Kansas.
The English colony at Wakefield,
Riley Co, Kan, has established a gen
eral market for all kinds of live stock
and farm products. 1t will be conduct.
ed in accordance with the markets in
England, and be held once month.
A Vermonter has had So damages
awarded him for being butted over
fence by his neighbours bull. The
smalness of the sum is due to the
plaintiffs avowal that he was trying to
get over the fence as quickly as possibly,
50 that the bull only helped him in car
rying out All intention conceived Of his
own free will.
A correspondent ofthe Alta California,
in speaking ofSanto Domingo, say he
saw corn at Domingo plains, which had
been planted only forty Ave days, and
was all above eight feet high, and some
eleven feet hi gh and in the silk, each
stalk having from three to five ears set,
and one he cut with seven ears. Beans,
peas, pumpkins, squashes, watermelon.
etc, were Of the same age, about forty
days, and all lit for the table,
Tho Farmers Journal of KY, says il
has been only within a few years com
paratively, that Arabian horses of the
best type have been brought to thi,
country or England, A. Keene Rich-
ards, Esq, who travelled extensively in
Arabia, stated a few years ago, that most
of the horses he saw in England and the
United States, were not to be compared
to the horses he found posessioon of the
Shanimar and other tribes in Arabia.
Upon the subject Of Learning -
Farm Il correspondent of the Country
Gentleman says: "When will the people
learn that good farmers cannot he ma
Of the timber / erfectIy useless in othr'
professions? And When will the comm. II
sense applied to the learning of Others,
be likewise applied to this deepest ami
highest Of all trades" 1t is undoubtedly
true that young man of the right
stamp, can begin farming for himself
without knowledge of the business,
and by study and application make
perfect success of it; but the same may
be said of other trades and professions.
Experience is a dear school, but fools
will learn in no other Will you not |
then counsel our young men leaving
the city, or the pursuit Of some other
vocation, for this noblest calling, to Z" |
at it in such manner as right speedily to
he able to master its difficulties >"