The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-02
Steam CuletvaflOu.

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An extensive English farmer. who
has long practiced steam cultivation,
thus testifies to its advantages: On two
fields he has grown fifteen crops of
grain, wheat and beans in succession,
without fallow, and last years crop of
wheat was forty bushels per acre; on
two other fields he has grown fifteen
successive crops of wheat, the last crop
quite equaling forty bushels per acre.
Under horse cultivation the average
crop of these fields was twenty bushels.
The total cost of preparing the land for
the seed is only $l.0O per acre. Much
similar testimony is now coming in.
Rngilsh Asrie alenre.
An idea of the position of agricultu-
raj labor in England may be gathered
from the fact that lately some labor
ers "struck," and refused to use double
furrow plows on farm. for the reason
that they tended to reduce the need for
men. When brought up in court on
complaint of their employer for not
ODE, ing orders thus punishable in Great
Brittany they were fined ten dollars,
and costs two dollars, each. The Judge
said, this thing must be put down, or
farming must come to dea stop, which
shows that across the Atlantic "their
ways are now our ways"
Prssiss Frais.
The evil of overbearing is particularly
apparent in dwarf pears and grapes. As
a general thing, there is rarely a grape
vine but would be benfted by having
half its punches cut away, and some OF
the fruitbearing dwarf pears might
have from one-third to one-half. The
grapes may be cut away as soon as they
can be seen; but the pear should be left
until somewhat grown. as they often
fall after they are pretty we'll advanced.
1t not only helps the size of the fruit
left, but Is gain TO the future health
Of the tree.-GrmaasOsen Telegraph.
Feedlng PsuIsry.
The influence of the food Of poultry
upon the quality and flavor of their flesh
and eggs has not generally been taken
into consideration out it Is now well
ascertained that great care should be
exercised in regard to this matter. In
to feea poultry on large scale in France
on horse flesh. and although they
devour this substance very greedily, il
has been found to give them q very up-
pleasant savor. The best fattening mate
rial for chickens is said to be Indian corn
meal and milk and certain large poul-
try establishments in France use this
entirely, to the advantage both of the
flesh and of the eggs.-Sa<ntlfe Aner.
lean.
Qualify W. Quaseiey.
am not prepared to suggest q rem
edy. l leave that to ADLER men. But
one thing feel certain of, farmers need
not abandon their business on account
of Temporary low prices. There is q |
chance for US yet Let US study to raise
good crops, improve our stock, keep up
the fertility of our farms, vote for honest |
men, and We need have no fear that the
country is going to the dogs, or tn |
agricultural products on the whole will |
not sell for what they are worth.
We want to raise better wheat, better
beef, better pork, better mutton, better |
cheese, and better butter. The best is
the cheapest and / think consumers
are beginning to find it out. am told |
that the demand for the choicest white
wheat hour is BY no means confined to
the wealthy. One of our large Roches-
ter nurserymen tells me that his men,
almost without exception, prefer to buy
the best flour they can get, even at the
almost extravagant price asked for il.
They find it goes farther" and is real
ly cheaper than common brands of -four
that can be bought for two or three dol
lars barrel lees money. The millers
tell me, further, that il Is exceedingly
difficult at all times to find really choice.
pure white wheat.-Col. Wwinq, IN
American AriexLhrist.
Maxi@s for the Farmer.
l. Only good farming pays. He who
sows or plants, without reasonable as
surance OF good crops annually, had bet
ter earn wages of some capable neigh
Der than work for SO poor paymaster
as he is certain to prove himself.
2. The good farmer is proved by the
steady appreciation of his crops. Any
one may reap an ample harvest from
q fertile virgin style; the good farmer
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