The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-06-15
From the Western Rural,
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.

Mr.. Geo. Geddes says tho best land
is that which will produce tho most
grass.
There is considerable demand for farm
Iaborers in some portions Of the Southern
aud Western states.
NJ. l.. Sullivan, who owns ''little
farm" comprising II whole township, in
Ford Co. ILL.,. , had fifty five teams plow-
ing at one time for his spring crops.
senator Sumner has been invited to
deliver the opening address at the fair of
the st. Louis Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Association, Oh the first Monday in
October.
A car load of Ayrshire cattle from
Long Island were recently shipped to
California. They go to Yreka Co. and
have to be driven $50 miles beyond the
extreme railroad point Oh the California
aud Oregon route.
The Germantown Telegraph says -
NO sensible farmer any longer kills
crows or biackbirds. He feeds them
with soaked corn strewed over the field
for two weeks, until the young plants
are beyond damage"
Robert Bonner, of New York Ledger
notoriety, whose peculiar ambition
seems to he to possess ali the flying trot-
tiers in the world, has recently purchas-
ed at Lexington Ky. at a high price, the
colt Manbri.o BERTHE, that trotted at
Cincinnati last fall in 2:il, seventeen
second, faster than ever made by any
other two.year-old.
1t is said that in many places in Utah
no land will he put under cultivation
this season OIL account of grasshoppers.
The people have not the seed to SOW,
and they have about rs little faith as
they have seed. A Bishop, who some
time ago was well-to do farmer, re-
ports himself and the people of his
district utterly destitute. The reports
from other settlements are as bad.
Professor Winchelll, in late maya
zine artiblc upon the climate Of Michi-
gan, adduces figures to show that while
the July climate is cooler than that OF
Wisconsin aud Minnesota, the growing
season begins on the western side Of the
State thirteen days earlier than it does
at Milwaukee,, nearly opposite, and con-
tinues from five to eight days longer in
the Autumn II still greater contrast is
appreciabIe if localities in the interior be
selected.
Hearth und Home says the following
statistics give the amount of cranberrie>
raised in some of the Eastern States;
Maine produced 600 barrels Alassachu
sets, 5000; Connecticut, 1000; New
Jersey, 80, ooo-principaliy from cuItival
ed fields. At nineteen stations OH the
Milwaukee 4 st. Paul Railroad, $50
| barrels were freighted during the berry
season of the same year. A ten acre
OF in New Jersey produced in one
year 800 bushels-value 1000. The
owner was offered, and refused $4,000
per acre for his lot.
The statement that the wheat crop of
California in 1871 will fall short of what
| it as in 1870, is answered 10y the Sat
Francisco Butictin as follows: 1--WE learn
that 3O0, 900 acres of land, not heretofore
sown in wheat, is in wheat this Year. Oh
the we.t bank of the San Joaquin.
With an average crop ef twenty sacks
to the acle, which is not an eXtravaganl
estimate for new lands in that valley.
If the season is moist enough the yield
of this virgin soil will he 5000 900 sacks.
Al - per sack, the present price, Thu
would realize 81, 900 WO-nlore than tn,
whol. value Of the exported crop Of las
year.