The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-07-25


/ Corn in North Carolina is six feet
high.
In 1861 Iowa raised 1892 pounds
of tobacco.
Mildew is injuring the wheat OF
Fulton co., I'll.
New hay is selling at sc load in
Sioux City, Iowa.
Fence burners are operating in
Rock Co., Wis.
Horse cultivators and moving ma
chimes are common in Cuba.
Nearly 700 hogs were drowned in
the late freshet on Sugar creek, Ill.
Crops in Cerro Gordo CO., Iowa.
look well, except corn.
Small grain in Lake co., Ind, give
promise of more than usual crop.
One hundred and fifty car loads of
grain await shipment at Monticello,
Iowa.
The oatipillars are destroying the
foliage in the central part of Illinois.
An Iowa State law goes into oper-
alton Oct. l, preventing swine from
running at large.
Batavia, ILL.,, shipped 5000 car loads
Of agricultural freight last year, and
shipped $500.
In Maine, grass is looking finely,
and there is prospect for an abundant
hay crop.
A Monona co., Iowa. farmer plant
ed 1l3 bushels of black walnuts, and
they are growing finely.
In the 80 counties in Iowa there
are 50 agricultural societies in, with
3S, 9S3 members.
The late rains have inundated hum
dreds Of acres of corn in the northern
part of Coles CO., Ill.
Fair wages for hired help and good
tools for them to work with, should
be the motto of all farmers.
In the vicinity of Coldwater, Mich,
the wheat crop will be much better
than was expected by the farmers.
The Atlanta, ILL.,, paper says that
the spring grain and potatoes in that
vicinity are looking remarkably well.
The Jefferson county, Wis, papers
say the crops are looking splendidly,
except corn, which is little back
ward.
The corn and cotton crop is flatter-
ing in Texas, and the wheat crop is
said to be excellent so far as heard
from.
Prof. S. w. johnson says :-"At
best, the analysis of the soil is risk,
and where one gains by it hundred
lose.'
In North Carolina corn and wheat
are good, and large tobacco crop is
anticipated in the localities devoted
thereto.
| Suel Foster thinks there are few
branches of business that would nav
better in Iowa than osier raising and
basket making.
In louisiana, the reports from corr
and cotton are, on the whole, satisfac
tory. Cotton is in blossom and the
sugar cane is promising.
In the vicinity of Ovid, Clinton Co.
Michigan, since the recent rains
wheat has rapidly improved, and far.
mers expect an average crop.
Crops in the vicinity of Chelsea
Washtenau Co., Mich, are looking
finely. Wheat has improved won.
derfully and now promises fair crop
In Table Grove, Fulton Co., Ill.
spring wheat looks well-winter il
almost failure. A great breadth Of
corn has been planted and it looks
well.
The amount of clover feed export
ted from the United States this season
is about 100000 bags, not varying fa1
rom $4,000, 900 pounds.
A farmer had better earn wage.
wages of some capable neighbor than
to plant or sow without reasonable
assurance Of crop. Only good farm
ing pays.
Nearly two thousand farms wer.
taken and improved in Washington
, Territory, last year, by actual settlers
} Increase Of taxable property, $4,000
! 600.
1t is stated that As per cent. of tn,
gross products Of California are from
, agricultural sources, while but sixteer
per cent. is from gold and other met
+ ais.
Local insurance companies are be
coming popular in many parts of tn
, West. If properly organized the,
( can insure each-other as well as other
0 can.
Any one may reap a good cro]
Q from rich virgin soil, but the goo,
!, farmer is proved by the steady appre
. citation of his crops. Good crops a
first, and better afterward.
In the whole of lower East Tennes
see the crops are promising. In 9th
t er portions Of the state the prospec
j, is good, tho the army worm is depre
Q dating to some extent.
8 The number of cattle in Maine ha
= decreased since 1860 more than 8S
: 600 head, in consequence of repeate
t failure of the hay crop "a fact whic
q forcibly illustrates the great agricu
. tural Importance of grass.
I'll A yankee farmer has contrived a
. internal machine for killing crows
n the shape of kernel Of corn whic
) explodes on being picked up and wi
e plow the unsuspecting birds head o
i without the slightest warning.
It The Fond du Lac, Wis, Gomnao,
J. ,cealM: "Crop reports continue I
Il be most cheering. We have m,
many farmers, and they all unite
saying that corn, wheat, oats, pot,
toes etc., are looking fine, and grow
:, :. ing rapidly"
q Some grief shows much of love b,
3 much Of griefstill shows some want
y wit.
= Over the western half Of the Alta,
: tic ocean there are three times as mar