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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21

the hind foot as short and as round
rs it can safely be-"
If a mechanic of ordinary skill
should find that any part of the ma.
chinery Of which he was in charge
moved 100 slowly for that which
was to follow, he would at once set
his wits to work to get the former
to move out of the way of the latter.
Now let any novice clap his flat
hand on the table and move his
forearm in imitation OF the move
ment of n horses fore foot, and then
double up his fist and perform the
same motion, and he will readily
see how much quicker horse can
get his fore foot out Of the way of
the hind foot with short hoof than
a longer foot and toc-calk.
Let the smith shoe your horse be-
hind as usual; no clipping, rasping,
or shortening beyond what is usual;
but to prevent clicking, cut off the
toe or crust of the shell of the hoofs
on the fore feet, placing the heel
calks in their proper places, and
you will have no clicking.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21

A Wisconsin correspondent of the
Rural Nc,c Yorker makes the fol-
lowing bold declaration as to fence
posts, which, if true, will make
Eastwood groves in Iowa valua-
BILE:
ave have, in Wisconsin,, a sim
pie preparation that will make u
Eastwood fence post as good to last
as Red Cedar, at cost of p cents
per post. 1t is claimed that
the post, after it is saturated, will
never rot any more. An expert
ment of eight years with some of
our frailest timber seems to prove
the assertion. l mention it and
give you the recipe, if you are inter.
estcd in making any fence: l part
corrosive sublimate; parts ARISEN.
ic; lG parts salt; ! pound to & post.
Bore three holes with an inch auger
equal distance, 50 as to leave four
equal spaces in the post; plug the
hole miM q corn cob ) don't 90 to
whiting out pine plugs. If your
corn is too small, import some from
Wisconsin"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21
POOR.FARMER JOHN.


Old Farmer JOhu Is sore perplexed--
Nay, Farmer John Is really vexed:
lie labors early, he labors late,
YET ever talks of adverse fate;
For all his labors half suffice.
or longed-fOr lands to pay the price
The summers come, the summers go,
The soring showers waste the winters sno W
The while, from dawn till close of day,
Receiving naught but frOwns for pay:
His good wife tolls; and anxious care
Has faded lip and cheek and hair.
Acres on acres stretch away
OF woodland, corn, OF wheat and hay
Hircattlc roam DER many hill,
His brOoklet turns the groauing mill
Yet still he signs, and groans for more
And grumbcs e'er that he Is poor.
-Four sturdy sons, four daughters fair,
Claimed at his hands fathers care,
He gave them labor without end,
And strOve their souls, like his, to bend
Into the narrowing groove of thought;
Gold to be earned, land to be bought
Yes, Farmer John is growing poor.
You feel 1t as you pass his door.
Ills old brown house is small and mean,
The roof is warped by cracked and seam;
The leaning bars, the halfhinged door,
Proclaim Old John is rc,y poor
No books, no pictures on the wall;
Carpctless rooms and dreary hall,
Why think it strange such farmers boys
Should seek the city's pOmp and noiseg
Should learn to lOthe the sight of home,
Where naught of joy or grace may comcs
Why think It strange his poor old wife,
Who coined for him her very life,
Should pause Mt last, despite his frown.
And lay her weary burden down
In joy to walk the streets of heaven.
Where naught IL sold but all is given:
Go where you will, search earth around,
The poorest man that can be found
Ia he who tolls through life to gain
Widest extent of hill and plain;
Forgetting all his souls best needs,
In counting DER his title deeds.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21
Subscriptions
TIER Nc.

Harper's Bazaar, one year...........$4 90
An extra copy of either the Magazine. Weekly,
or Bazaar will be supplied gratis for every club OF
Five Subscribers at a each, In one remittance, or
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Subscriptions to IIarper's Magazine, Weekly
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21

Mr.. Gill, near Columbus, Ohio,
had Il tract Of land which had been
cultivated in corn for forty years.
AS an experiment he plowed ten
acres to the depth Of eight inches,
and then sub-soilcd eight inches
making sixteen inches. Adjoining,
he plowed ten acres the usual depth.
The former was planted May 10th,
the latter May 18th. Both plant d
with same kind of corn, and receiv-
ed the same culture. On that which
he plowcd and sub soiled sixteen
inches deep, he raised 100 bushe 6
per acre, while on the latter he had
40 bushels. Comment is unneccs-
Sary.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21

CUCUMBERs ON TRELLIsEs.-The
Gardeners Monthy says no one
who has not tried it, can have any
idea of the luxurious growth of a
cucumber, when trained to stake,
which has set of stubby side
branches left along its length; and
the crop on some the writer saw so
trained was enormous. BY this
plan the vines occupy less ground,
and it is the natural habit of the
cucumber to climb instead Of trail
ing on the ground. This is a hint
worth remembering, especially by
those who have small gardens.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21
Condiments in Poultry Diet.

Cayenne pepper, mustard, or gin
ger, can, with great benefit, be adj
ded to the food of fowls, to increase
their vigor, and to stimulate egg
production.
This apparently artificial diet will
be seen to be natural if we remem-
Der that wild birds of the gallinace-
Gus species get access to very many
high-spiced berries and buds; ar,i-
cles that give the "game flavor" to
their flesh. The ordinary food of
the domestic fowl is not, indeed,
without some such addition, since
there is more or less of an aromatic
principle in wheat, Indian corn, and
all other grains. Nevertheless, it
is not sufficient in quantity to sup
ply the place Of the stonger spices,
taste for which is part of the
fowls inherited constitution. A
moderate quantity of cayenne, etc.,
added to the ground grain is always
productive of health and thitt in
ponltry.-2He Poultry World.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21

a Coop WAY OF CooKING On
loNs.--It is a good plan to boil
onions in milk and water; it dimin-
ishes the strong taste OF that vege-
table. 1t is an excellent way of
serving up onions, to chop them
after they are boiled, and put them
in a stcw-pan with little milk,
butter, salt and pepper, and let
them stew about fifteen minutcs.-
This will give them very fine
flavor, and thoy can be served up
very hot.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21
HOLIOwAY's PILLS AND OINTMENT

HOLLOwAY's PILLS AND OINTMENT
Our bodies discharge all waste
matter through the bowels, kidneys,
and skin, and Holloway's Pills and
Ointment restore these important
organs to perfect health when dis
eased in any way
Sold 70 Maiden Lane, N. Y. Price
25 cents per box or pot. Ask for
new style; the old is counterfeit
ed. 4G.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21
SIGN OF
The Big Hat !!

AS the sign denotes, it is tru-
ly a Hat Store, both for Ladies
and Gents. Every person who
visits Independence is familiar
with Turner's Millinery and Fur
mshing Goods Store. Last spring
they added to their stock in the
shape of Gents Hats and Fur
nishing Goods, making it truly
a Hat Store. We say it land
without boasting), that we have
as large and as fine an assert
ment as can be found in any
store of our class of goods west
of Chicago.
To the Ladies (as usuaD, we
solicit a share of your patronage.
TO the Gents-remcmber it is
truly, surely, and the only Hat
Store in the city. Our Facility
and Experience for purchasing
stock is second to none; eXpen-
ses small; consequently our
prices we guarantee.
Remember the place. The
Sign of the Big Hat.
"A Complete Pictorial History eT the
Times" The Best, Cheap st and
most Suecessfa1 Family Paper
IN the Union"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21
FARM FOR SALE.

1aO Acres Of Land in the southwest cOFaer
~ Nsdison township, Buchanan Co., Iowa. 30
sc.es OF which are timbered-the rest, prairie prairie.
ali under good fences, and the prairie improved;
s,uit: good we'll; house isxa4, good basement
and cellar; barn 1874; gransry 1Sx24. Terms:
"a OOO nne.half cash, the balance on time TO suit
A House and Two Lots
!. Tsr1c,s Addition to Independence. Terms:
a. oi: one half cash, balance on time to suit the
uu.rchsser. Inquire OF :. II. ELY, lndepsnd
nee, Iowa. AVN"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21

NOTICES OF THE Press.
The Bazaar IL edited with contribution of tact
and talent that we seldom find In any Journal and
the journal itself IL the organ of the great world
OF fashion. --B0stOn 7rugeter.
The Bazaar cOmmends itself to every member of
the hOusehOld-to the children by dolls and pref
ty pictures, to the young ladies' by its fashion
plates In endless variety, to the provdent matron
by its patterns for the chdrene clothes, to patey-
.fdn,tttds by its tasteful designs for embroidered
slippers and luxurious dressing gowns. But the
reading matter of the Bazaar is uniformly Of great
excellence. The paper has acquired a wide pop
ularity for the fresidc enjoyment it affords. "
Y ErsDiu0 Past
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21

Cost of breaking 100 acres...... ..........s 800
Seed, 200 bushels, at 81 per bushel. ........ POO
Putting In seed, 80 cents an acre ........ %
Harvesting, So so an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
Threshing, cents bushel. 81
Whole cost of raising leo acres of wheat, . s 975
At So cents in bin, 1500 bushels. $50. 1875
Leaving net balance of...................s 500
Second year.-The cost Of plow-
ing will not be over sl.5O per acre,
as two acres are easily plowed in a
day. The cost Of seeding is much
less, as, with seeder, the ground
needs only going over once, and ten
acres a day can easily be put in
with one team. Also, twenty bush
els per acre, and ninety-five cents
per bushel, is nearer the usual
yield and price in this section, and
upon such an estimate the result of
the second year will be as follows:
Cost of blowing 100 ceres .............s $50
Seed, two bushels per acre OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 200
Seeding. ten days. So so per day-........ IS
Harvesting. ten days, $35 per day, eight
horse team and machine. ................ $50
Threshng 2,000 bushels, 5 cent?. ...... :. =. 100
TOTAL COST. ................... IS S3J
Leaving net balance OF. Observation-Disclosures. ,O65
The cost of raising corn here is
about ten cents bushel, after the
land has grown a crop Of wheat, the
whole cost of one hundred acres in
the bin being about $3.50. At forty
bushels per acre, 1900 bushels, at
twenty cents, would leave a balance
of $3.50; while fifty bushels per
acre, 5000 bushels, at twenty-five
cents, would leave a net balance of
$500.
In the above estimates much
higher price has been allowed than
is usually obtained for labor in the
East. There is also to be taken in.
to account large increase in the
cost of implements between raising
corn and wheat. In raising corn
no high prices need be paid for Ia
Dor in harvesting, as it is usually
done late in the fall, or at any time
during winter here. The whole
cost Of an improved farm in this
section need not exceed $l2 to SIS
per acre, at the present time, while
from $500 20 $500 will pay for team
and farm implements, making the
whole not over $4,000 for 100 acres.
Is this not better than toiling over
stumps and stones, and a worn.out
soil in the East?
Stock raising is considered much
more profitable here than grain, as
prices are good, and the cost of hay
and pasturage being but trifle; but
of that l may speak at another time.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21
VIC KS
fnoRA1 GurDn


TIVE GUIDE is now published Quarterly, and 25
l. cents pays for the year, four numbers, which
l. not half the cost Those who afterwards send
money to the amount Of 81 or more tor Seeds,
may also order = cents worth extra-thc price
paid for the GUM.
The January 3mber is beautiful, giving plans
for making Rur.l Homes. Designs for Dining
Table Decorations, Window Gardens, &c, con
tanning mass OF Information invaluable to the
lover Of flowers.
One hundred and fifty pages, on fine tinted pa
per, some 800 engrayings and u superb Coorcd
Plate and Chrome Cover. The frst edition of
1000 just printed in English and German, and
ready to send out.
JAMES WICK. Rochester, N Y,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21
TRY PARSONS
KEY CITY BITTERS,

and you will buy no others, af.
ter using them once. AS II cure
and preventative of all Skin Dis
eases, they stand without a RI
val. They regulate the bowels,
restore energy to the system,
aid digestion, and give new life
and vigor to all who use them.
Try ONE bottle of the Key City
Bitters; they are for sale by all
first class druggists, and at
wholesale only by the proprie-
tor, o. M. PARSONS.
lilly Dubuque, Ia
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21
1879. 1879
THE
Iowa State Register,
DAILY AND WEEKLY.

The proprIetOrs of THE REGISTER. having learn
ed from experience what newspaper should be
TO suit the people of Iowa, enter upon the new
year with increased facilities for the collection
and distribution of news, from all parts OF Iowa
and all quarters Of the world. In oil the general
features OF . modern Political, News, Literary,
and Family Journal, The REGISTER is now able
TO compete, before the Iowa public, with any
paper published.
We need not say that Politically i will be Re,
publican. Its record Is Its promise here. All
Its powers shall be lent to the aid OF pure, old
fashioned Republicanism, which never changes
|any more than liberty changes. Devoted to the
party, II will yet preserve the Tree agency OF hon
eat opinion. and the right Of frankly expressing H.
We know Of party; we know nothing OF party
DAILY REGISTER.
Now, as always before, THE REGISTER is frs
and pre-eminently Ne,cs paper No paper in
quickly gathering and SO rapidly distributing the
news Of the State. As to General News, II has
1.-The control at Des Mones of the Associated Press
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Publishing said dispatches IN full, and all the
market reports accurate and complete inc
|Oniy Republican Des MOines paper publishing the
Associate Press Dispatches and markets ut all.
lin other features, miscellany and literature, II
gives more and choicer reading than any other
Located at the Capital, THE REGISTER gives the
fullest Legislative reports OF any paper, and also
the latest and most accurate reports OF the dects-
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Subscriptions...1

llarper's Magazine, one year. ....... 81 20
An extra copy Of either the Magazine, Weekly,
Bazaar. will be supplied gratis for every club Of
Five Subscribers AT 81 90 each, in one remittance
or six copies for go, without extra copy.
Subscriptions to Harper's Magazine, Weekly,
and Bazaar, to one address for one year, $40; or
two of Harper's periodicals, to one address for
one year, 81.
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21
AarirMltMral Golmmn.

The reading columns on this page will be devo.
ted mainly to topics pertaining to the FARM and
HOUSEHOLD. The farmer readers of the BULLE.
TIN arc cordially invited to write for it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21
'&:|!I}Zs s!s:$s::
sss;'ss{;'s$s;\eNets

" ~ ~
Or Tastcless.COated, Concentrated,
Root and Herbal Juice, Anti
Bilious Granules. THE "LITTLE
GIANT" CATHARTlC, or NIultum
in ParvO Physic.
the novelty Of modern Medical, Chemical and
Pharmaceutical Science. No use OF any longer
taking the large, repulsivc and nsuscous pills,
composed OF cheap, crude, and bulky ingredients
when we can by careful application OF chemical
science, extract all the cathartic and other med-
cinal properties from the most valuable roots and
herbs, aud concentrate them into minute Gran
ulc, scarcely larger than a mustard
Becd, that can be readily swallowed by those Of
the most sensitive stomachs and fastidious tastes
most concentrated form, as much catharic power
rs Is embodied in any Of the largo pills found for
sale IN the drug shops. From their wonderful ca
thartic power, In proportion to their size people
VINO nave not tried them arc apt to suppose that
they are harsh or drastic in effect but such is not
at all the case, the different active medicinal prn-
ciples of which they arc composed be.-s SO har-
moniZed and modified one by the others, ~ to
produce a most searching and thor
ou9h, yet gently and kindly operating
$500 Reward Is hereby offered by tho pro-
upon analysis, will find in Vleni any Calomel or
other forms OF mercury or any other mineral
poison.
Being entirely vegetable, no particular
Sai0 ID IequlIcu WHll6 usfHB tucin. 1ney Ope-
rate without disturbance to the constitution diet.
or occupation: For yaundicc, Headache,
C9onsti patton, Impure Hood, Pain
Chest, Dizzincss, Sour EructatiOns
mouth, Billions attacks, Pain in
BIoated feeling about stomach,
ored Urine, UnsO ciabiIiiy nnd
Pierce's Pic asant Purg ativc Pellets.
In explanation OF tho remedial power of my Pur.
gatve Pellets over so great variety OF diseases,
wish to cay that their action pom tho
animal economy IL universal, not a
gland or tissue escaping tn c ir sana-
tive impress. Age does not impair them;
their coating and being enclosed in glass
bottles preserve their virtues unimpaired for any
length of time, in any climate. 30 that they are al
ways fresh and reliable. which is not the case
with the pills found in the drug stores. put up in
cheap wood or paste board boxes. Recollect that
for all diseases where o Laxative, Altera.
tive or Purgative IS indicated. these little
Pellets will give the most perfect satisfaction TO
oil who use them.
They arc sold by all enterprising
Druggists ot rs cents q bottle.
Do not allow any druggist 10 induce you 10
take anything else that lie may say is lust a.
good my Pellets because he makes q larger
profit on that which he recommends. II your
druggist cannot supply them, enclose Is Gems
and receive them by return mail from -
II. Y. PIERCE, N. d Prcp'r,
BUFFALO. \. j.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21

Smoking will kill lice on plants,
but for the boys, comb is the
best.
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21
Farming in iowa.

L. =. Bailey, Springvale, Hum
boldt County, Iowa, thus writes 10
the Nee England Farmer:
The question is often asked,
docs farming pay in the Wcst?"
and our present purpose is to an
swer the question as far as North
western Iowa is concerned. 1t
costs here SO an acre to break up
the prairie, and, though it is much
better to pillow, or "back SET" as it
is termed here, the same land in the
fall, yet a fair crop can be raised
without so doing, say fifteen bushels
of wheat to the acre-a smaller
yield than we often have here.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-03-21

COMMISSION TO AGENTS..
Wepsy to agents, in Cash, larger commission
hooks and merchandise. For particulars, addfets
enice. We want an agent at every Post once
lows. r.,
Specimen copies sent free, on application.
CLARKSON BROS,
Des Moines, Iowa.