The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-05-17
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AGRICULTURAL.

An Iowa agricultural college, a
Ames, numbers 2,400 volumes, tn,
collection of which began in 1870
By the use of machinery invent,
ed within the past twenty years
the farmers boy can often do the
work of ten men.
A farmer near Ashland, Neb,
says his corn crop the past season
averaged ninety-three and three
eights bushels to the acre. srl
Joseph Peters, of Brazil, Indiana,
has a horse twenty-eight years old
which is yet perfectly sound and
able to do his full quota of work
every day.
The wheat crop of California has
been estimated at "a 200, 600 bushels
in excess of what is wanted for
home consumption. Two months
will tell. E-4
During the month of March near
ly 100000 pounds of grain were
shipped from MarysviiIc, Califor-
mia, to points over the mountains ia
Utah and Nevada.
The fact that the "Short-Horn
Herd book" recently issued, con-
tains additional pedigrees of 1000
bulls and 5000 cows indicates the
firm hold this breed has taken upon
American farmers.
The intelligent cultivator of the
soil allows no motive to interfere
IN preventing his procuring, under
any circumstances, the most perfect
seed that can be obtained, regard
less of trouble or cost.
"Every COW should fatten one
pig" is an old rule and a good one
tina: is. the daily product of q good
COW should be, in buttermilk and
whey, enough to feed one pig, after
the cream and cheese are extracted.
The farmers Club, of Union
township, Fulton county, Illinois,
numbers over $50 members. This
is one of the first organizations of
the kind in the county, and is, no
doubt, a power for good. -.
Grundy county, Iowa, has more
large farms than any other county
in the State. One man has a farm
of $500 acres, another of 2,04O
acres, another of 1890, another of
l 300, and several of 1900 to 1900
acres.
High cultivation means deep and
thorough working of the soil,
thorough pulverization, liberal ma
nuring, clean culture, and bountiful
crops of all kinds, and coupled with
good judgment, seldom disappoints
the expectations of the farmer.
In 1866 we imported $3.50, 900
pounds of rice, and laised 20,1lS,-
GOO pounds. The best quality then
retailed tor 49, cents per pound.
In 1871 our home production had
raised TO 92,000,0O0 pounds, and the
price of the best quality had fallen
to nine cents per pound. ''
Says the Chattanooga Times ::
of land, of which 100000 are i'm.
proved, but from this small portion
the productions before the war,
principally corn, wheat, cotton and
stock, made the State third in
wealh of the Union" fn9uI
A fancy farmer sent in the follow
ing truthful report of his agricul-
tural operations to the assistant as
SCISSORS of revenue tax: "Mr. X,
my farming operations I. have to
report as follows-tMy cattle have
eaten my crops, and my hired men
have eaten up my CATTLE"
The Shawneetown (Ill.) Mercury
says farming has begun in earnest.
The prospect ola good crop of wheat
the present season is very fattering.
The fields do not look as green as
usual at this time of year but q
closer investigation reveals the fact
that very little has been injured by
the frosts of winter. . .sU -i.s.I
The average yield of wheat in
different countries varies remarka-
bly,. In Austria it is Il bushels per
acre; in France and Prussia, IT;
Spain 90; while in Britain the
average yield is from % to 50. The
yield of barley in France is 81
bushels per acre; in Prussia, %,
and in England from IS to 40 bush
els per acres. --r
Mr.. Z. Dedaut owns forty acres
of land near Keokuk, Iowa, entire
ly devoted to such crops as give the
most forage for bees. lie raises
cloYer, buckwheat, garden flowers,
and has linden, willow and cherry
trees planted, to supply the bees
with honey. At present no has 168
stocks of bees. The swarms are
arranged in rows near the ground,
and the settlement looks like city
of dwarfs. Italian queens are pre-
ferrcd.
In 1914, according to ancient rec
ords, the following prices were paid
for agricultural produce in England
A corn-fed fat OK Sc; one not corn
fed, but fat, 81; a fat COW, SO; a
three-year-old fat hog, 80 cents; a
fat sheep, q cents; a goose, 5 cents
a hen, 2 cents; pair of chickens,
2 cents; eggs, one cent per dozen.
at the same time laborer received
1919 cents per day. At the present
price of labor-not quite so cents
per day-an Engsish lRborer is not
nearly SO we'll off now as five hum
dred wears ago.