Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-11-22

Some very interesting and carious facts
are observable from a pe-usai of the
foregoing table. The strongest Seeding
la almost every case, furnishes the most
favorable results. The largest yields
were those of Nos. 8 and 10, 230 bushels
to the acre, aud difference of about IL
bushels in amount of seed used while
the proportion of small potatoes was
unusually large. The best proportion
of large potatoes was in Nos. 2. 4, and
). and largest amount in No. 1S. Two
eyes to a piece and two pieces in a hill,
and three eyes to piece, are better than
two single eyes; while three eyes 10 a
piece are better than two single eyes;
while three eyes to piece and two
pieces TO hill give IL bushels less of
large ones than a single piece of the
same number of eyes, and nearly double
the number of small ones, as will be
seen by referring to Nos. and g..
From the result of these experiments
my previous opinions are confirmed and
l would say use good seed and avoid the
danger of depreciating quality, by
feeding the small ones to your stock. j
usually plant good n,edium-sized po-
tato, and, if large, cut it once in two
lengthwise.
FEEDING CORN TO HOGS.
As another evidence Of the increased
profit of feeding corn on the farm to
swine, over selling the grain in market,
a writer in the Cincinnati Gd<ette gives
the following testimony: sin August
1872, bought thirty-seven head of hogs
at four dollars per one hundred weight
the average weight being 126 pounds.
Cost. OF the lot $l86.4S. On December
| 10th, when l sold them, the average
weight was 270 pounds; or gain OF IA
pounds per head. They ate twelve
bushels of corn apiece. This at twenty
| five cents per bushel would be three
dollars. The total cost of the hogs
| when fattened, was therefore $267 40.
sold them at four dollars per cwt.,
amounting to $399 60. Balance in fa-
yor Of feeding, $l0l IL. By feeding my
corn, it brought me nearly forty-eight
cents per bushel.'
| APPLES FOR HOG CHOLERA.
| A. F., in The Indiana Farmer says :
issDaniel NJ. Mills, of Bridgeport has
been using apples as a remedy for hog
cholera, the cholera breaking out among
his hogs, killing them at fearful rate.
AS last resort he turned them into his
orchard to eat the wind-falls. His re-
port to us is, those that were not too
sick to eat apples commenced mending
Immediately, marked improvement be-
ing obvious in three or four days, while
those that, were too sick to eat apples
died. This is a fact, and it may be
well to keep it in remembrance for fu-
ture use."
| FARMERS AND THE BALLOT BOX.
The election of the entire farmers,
ticket for state officers in Wisconsin by
overwhelming majorities; the election
lot bot in in Z
every county where the farmers made
nominations; the large vote. given fol
the farmers candidates in California,
Iowa, and other states, have surprised
the most sanguine. 1t now seems obsi-
GUS that the shaping and administra-
tions of public affairs is in the hands OF
the farmers of the country. Agitation
and organization have already prepared
the people In the West to vote in opposi.
ton to monopolies and corruptiOns oi
every kind. Before the close of another
year, the influences that have been al
work among us will reach the South
and East. 4F
Since the settlement of the Great Wesl
and a great deal longer, party platforms
have promised fOretaste of the millen-
mum if credulous voters would only
support the ticket. Had all the promis
ed plans of economy been carried out
there would be little for the tax-gather.
er to do to-day. Instead of this being
so. however, taxes are higher than ever
Party platforms have promised every
reform the people have demanded, and
party managers have laughed to see how
Icredulous votes were cajoled by them
Who eyer heard of political platform
that did not promise retrenchment, re.
form and rigid economy in the admins.
tration of public affairs? The people
have become tired of this kind of talk
They want honest dealing and not long
drawn out promises about honesty,
Expenditure of public money after cleo
ton. and not string of resolutions
passed by set of demagogues thai
meet at the county seat to arrange plans
to keep in power some professional tax.
gatherers.
At several farmers county conven.
ltions in this state the delegates fixed the
compensation the officers were to receive
for their services, and required candi
Gates to state if they would be satisfied
with them before they were put in nom.
ination. That locked like retrenchment
1t was business. Such convention die
not need to publish very lengthy plat.
form, nor was it a wonder that people
ildu III d llCkcL Ill
manner.
Farmers in fighting for their rights
and in battling for economy and reform
must not be clannish. They must re.
member that there are persons, that are
not farmers, who are heartily in favor
of tho princ.p pes they advocate. In
truth, the working people in all large
cities have a greater interest in chear
transportation, in the direct delivery ol
bread-stuffs, and in an economical ad
ministration of public affairs. than have
farmers, inasmuch as their means are
generally more limited. The influence
aud votes of this numerous class should
be secured for the Farmers Movement
Again, farmers should remember tha
; something besides honesty is required il
, pnbiic men. 1t becomes every farmer
who has any inclination to serve tn,
lpublic, to make himself acquainted, no
only with the rules of parliamentary
; proceedings, but with the powers ant
duties of public officers. Political his
tory and political economy should ais,
receive attention. AS fan mers rise II
Importance and position, they shoult
rise in general Intelligence and the sci
ence of government.
.. PRACTICAL HINTS.