Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-11-30
Agricultural Uncommon Sense


Sam Fifieid has bought farm
Tell us what you know about farm.
ing, Sam. We want material for an
agricultural column st. Crosr Re.
publican.
All right Abe. Here goes.
FIELD CROPS.
A sandy soil produces q lively crop
of sand burs and iicas. If the latter
crop proves failure, you want to
keep eleven dorgs and hire "Lo'
family to work the farm.
Corn does well in several ways.
Ii isn't bad IN the shape Of "corn
dodger,' "injun pannack," injun pud-
ding or hot "mush." 1t is likewise
pala,able to some in the fluid form.
1t is then, however, dangerous. "Sod
Corn has been known to break up
whole families and sell farm at
sheritf"s sale.
Barley isn't a bad crop to raise.
We have known men 10 grow lat by
raising barley. 1t generally makes
the rest of the family POOR, however.
Hops do best in tamarac timber,
only they require the same attention
n kind mother bcstows upon the
hayward urchin with fine tooth
comb, about picking time.
Wheat pays when you get forty
bushels to the acre. When you don't.
you can always get trusted by pledg-
ing next years crop. 1t is safe
crop to keep mans credit good at
the grocery.
Rye don, pay. We know poor
fellow tina: rye sent to the poor
house, still he persisted in raising"
it every chance he got.
Oats, if not "wild OATS" do well
enough, but the trouble is there are
too many sowing "wild oats" now a
days. The crop don't pay.
VEGETABLES.
"Murphies' are Democratic vege.
tables, and yield abundantly
"Turn-ups" are not OF much ac'
count, unless you lack one of going
ont; then to turn up jack, amt SO
bad.
Cabbage heads are too plenty to
be any thing of a rarity. They are
drug in any market.
Beets won't do, especially dead
beats"
All kinds of garden truck will do
to raise; for what you don't feed to
the cattle and pigs, will do to send
to your county editor on subscription.
LIVE STOCK.
Fast horses, likeflst women send a
man to the devil. They don't pay TO
raise. A good horse is nice thing
to take your girl out sleigh riding,
AMI want to keep ahead of the other
fellows. If you are particular sweet
on her, however, a lazy animal is
best, tor then you are always behind
in the procession, and have the whole
field to yourself.
Cows are friendly and man can't
well keep house without one. They
are good thing to keep fellow
awake nights, and can beat the Peak
family all hollow at bell ringing. II
it wasn't for cows we shouldn't have
any cheese with which to bait our
mouse traps.
Hogs are the music Of the farm.
They save the expense OF a piano.
They feed well, and amt particular
whose murphies they root. Nam
moth hogs and learned pigs are good
for side shows at q circus. Two leg
ged hogs are common and no longer
a curiosity. Hog and hominv,h
"Root hog or die" and pig under
garden gate" are oll-fashoned stock.
Sheep look best at a distance.
They amt nice pets, even if Mary
did have little lamo. Many farm
err gets the wool pulled over his eyes
by fancy bloods. They are good for
one reaeon-they create necessity
tor 'dog law and make business
for the Legislature every Winter.
SUMMARY.
Farming Is one thing, and owning
a farm an o,her. The former IS a
healthy exercise, and the noblest oc-
cupation that God has given unto
man. The latter Is source of pleas
ure, sometimes, but generally q poor
investment if you rent it out.
There is considerable that we don't
know about farming, and chat we fear
we shall never learn. One thing we
do know, however, and that is that
weeds spread as fast as vice, and that
it takes as hard work to raise good
crops as it does to make q good
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