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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17
The Action Of Frost.

The msot fertile and productive
regions are those where the frost
penetrates the earth deeply and
exerts its influence during con-
siderable portion of the year. The
action of the frost is powerful
stimulant of the soil, it disintegra-
ties it, and unlocks the closely COM
bined elements and thus sets free
vast quantities of plant food. Its
action also counteracts the COM
prcssive force Of rains and the tread
of teams and other animals, and
so each year lifts up and lightens
the compact earth. With frost to
aid, the farmer need not pillow and
cultivate so much, to put the soil in
good condition, as when this cle-
ment is not operative. In this as
pect, then, Winter is blessing to
the farmer, and he should wisely
avail himself of all its advantages.
If he cannot pillow and harrow dur
ing half the year, let him expose his
soil with judgment to the action of
the frost which silently plows and
harrows subsoils and rolls for him.
On heavy and naturally strong,
rich lands, thorough Fall blowing
is advisable. If the surface is left
rough, it is perhaps better; if lum-
ply, the clods disintegrate and
crumble to dust under the icy
fingers Of the frost farmer. The
addition OF fertilizers to such soil
in the Fall is wise, because they be-
come intimately mixed with it by
the combined action Of frost and
water, and are then Immediately
available for the plants when growth
begins in the Spring. Farmers who
complain that the long Winters do
not permit thorough culture, under
estimate the value Of the action of
frost. 1t is a noteworthy fact that
where Winter is most severe, with
in the temperate zones, the soil is
prolific and good crops certain to a
degree much beyond that of lower
attitudes. The soil seems stimula-
ted to productiveness in proportion
to the time and severity with which
the frost acts upon it.-Anerica7e
RW'al Home.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17
Facts Concerning B ees.

When the queen bee is forcibly
taken away from the hive, says the
american Bee Journal, the bees
which are near her at the time do
not appear sensible of her absence,
and the labors of the hive are car.
ried on as usual for time. 1t is
seldom before the lapse ofan hour
that the working bees begin to
manifest any symptoms of uneasi-
ness, They are then observed to
quit the larvae which they had been
feeding, and to run about in great
agitation to and fro; and on meet
ing with such of their companions
as are not yet aware of the disaster
which has befallen them, they com
municatc the intelligence by cross
ing their antenn@ and striking
lightly with them. The bees which
receive the news become in theil
turn agitated, and spread the alarm
further. All the inhabi ants now
rush forward, eagerly seeking their
lost queen. But, finding search
useless, they appear to become re.
signed to their misfortune, the
tumult subsidies, and if there are
worker eggs or young Larvae IN the
cells, preparations are made to sup.
ply the loss by raising new queen,
and the usual labOrs Of the hive are
resumed.
For feeding bees: Take at the
rate of five pounds of refined OF
white sugar, two gallons of soft
water, one tablespoonful of salt, ten
grains Of creamtartar; put all to-
gether, bring to boil, skim, and,
when cold, add eight ounces pulveri-
zed slippery elm bark, or fine oat-
meal, stirring well--then feed in
the hive. During the Summer, use
but four pounds of sugar.
Italian bees gather much larger
stores of honey than the black bees.
Dzerzon, the great German apiarian,
after many years experience, says
that the profits of his apiary have
been doubled since their introduce
ton. They are also much more
peaceable than the black bees.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17
Dressed Hogs.

In the course of conversation
recently, with one of the oldest and
most celebrated pork packers OF
Chicago, we learned few things
in regard to dressed hogs, which
may not be fully understood by all
our readers. The gentleman refer
red to makes the curing of hams
and shoulders a speciality, and is
undoubted authority. He never
buys dressed hogs from the country,
but prefers city slaughtered. The
reason is that in great majority OF
cases the hams and shoulders of the
farmer cannot be kept in sound
condition the hot weather of the fol.
lowing summer. He attributes this
to the fact that, usually, the animal
heat is not allowed to escape before
the carcass is frozen solid. A cold
day, or at least q day which seems
likely to be followed by cold,
freezing temperature during the
night, is generally selected by the
farmer for "killing." The hogs, after
being slaughtered, if intended to be
sent forward to market, are hung up
out of doors and frozen at once, and
in that condition are sold to the
country buyer, who takes care they
do not thaw out until they reach the
market and are sold. In this pro.
cess the lard and sides are not in
jured, but the hams and shoulders
are not desired except by those who
sell at once for early consumption.
Packers who buy them at all, pay
from twenty-five to fifty cents per
hundred pounds less for them than
for city slaughtered; and in addi-
ton to this, they have lost by being
frozen, from five to ten per cent. OF
their weight before freezing. Most
dressed hogs sent to this market go
into the hands Of jobbers and small
dealers in cut meats, except toward
the close of the regular packing
season, when two or three large
houses make run on them after
the city slaughtering has mostly
ceased.
1t is well understood by city
packers tina, country slaughtered
hogs would be preferred if the
soundness the joints could be relied
upon. Slaughtered on the farm,
the bruises and general knocking
about received by live hogs on the
cars, cngendering fever and inflam-
nation oftentimes, are avoided; and
if only the animal heat were proper
ly expelled, SO as to insure their
keeping qualities, the market price
of such, instead of being less, would
be decidedly higher than for city
slaughtered, SO far as quality of
meats is concerned
Everything but the single point
mentioned is in favor of killing at
home, but that objection is very
serious one, and should be obviated
if possible; and it is possible to OBJ
viate 1t if the necessary care be ia
ken to cool the carcasses gradually,
and not in any event permit them to
be frozen on the surface before the
animal heat has had time to pass
off. In the case of heavy weights,
this process may require at least
twelve hours, and often more; and
in no case should the surface be
frozen for the next SIX hours after
dressing.-En.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17
TRY PARSONS
KEY CITY .BITTERS

and you will buy no others, af-
ter using them once. AS a cure
and preventative of all Skin Dis
eases, they stand without 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
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17
Dog VS.. Sheep.

Official reports show in Ohio an
annual loss OF sheep Of 100000
in injurics-a loss equivalent to
100000 pounds of wool, or tax
of two per cent. upon the total sum
invested in sheep in that State. 1t
is said that in two years, from 1868
to 1870, Illinois sank from the sixth
to the ninth sank among the States
in the number and value gifts sheep
and this great falling off is attribu'
ted to the proportionate increase in
the number Of dogs, and the lack OF
proper Legislation to prevent their
ravages among the sheep. In Mary
land, the returns from five counties
report over LOO sheep killed in
one year by dogs.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17
THE INDEPENDENT FARMER.

How pleasant 1t seems to live on a farm,
Where natures SO gaudily dressed,
And sit meath the shade OF the old locust tree,
As the sun is just sinking to rest;
But not half SO pleasant to hoe In the field,
Where the witch grass Is Elk inches high,
With the hot. scorching sun pouring down on
your back
Seems each moment as though you would die
'Tis pleasant to sit In the cool porch door.
While you smoke, half reclined at your ease
Looking out DER your beautiful fields Of grass
That sways to and fro in the breeze;
But not quite SO pleasant to start with youl
scythe
Ere the morning sun shines DER the land,
Bind work till your clothes arc comrletely wei
through,
And blisters shall cover your hands,
In keeping dairy there's surely delight,
And 1t speaks of cOntentment and plenty
To see large stable well filed with choice
Say, numbering from fifteen to twenty!
And yet It seems hard when you've worked
from the dawn
Til the sun disappears from your sight,
To think of the cows you have yet got to milk
Before you retire for the night.
But the task fairly over. you cheer up once
And joyfully seek your reposc,
To dream Of the cream-pOts with luxury hlled
And milk pans in numberless rows;
But the sweet dream is broken, when early next
day,
You're politely requested to churn,
And for three weary hours, with strength eb-
bling fast
The victim dcspondingly turns.
But in raising young pigs is surely charm,
When they sell at the present high price,
And of all the young stock which farmer can
raise,
There's nothing that looks half SO nice.
How cheerful one feels as he leaves them at
night,
The encouraging number of eleven
But his JOY slightly wanes when he goes out
next day,
And Of live ones can count only seven.
rTis pleasant to sit by warm winter fire
When night draws her curtain around,
With both wife and children to make home COM
plete,
And peace and contentment abound;
But ecstacy fades VIII n you shoulder your AK,
And trudge off mile through the snow,
While the cutting west wind drives the snow i'll
your face,
SO you scarcely can see where you go.
But no one disputes that the farmer is blessed
With true independence and labor
Whose food don't depend on the whims Ofman-
kind,
Like that of his mercantile neighbor;
For God, in His mercy, looks down from above
And paternally gives him his bread,
Provided-he works eighteen hours every day,
And devotes only six to his bed!
Henry ". Herbert, IN Ner England Farmer.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17

Paschal Morris says he once
saved the life Of a Sc, 200 Short Horn
bull, sick with hoven, by placing a
wisp of twisted hay in his mouth
and tying it up lightly behind the
horns. The working of the jaws to
get rid of this incumbrance, liber.
ates the gas in the stomach, and re.
lief is immediate.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17

Winthrop, Me-, is famous for It's
Jerseys, this breed being kept in
large numbers in that town, where
they are held in very high esteem.
A lot of fourteen animals, two bulls
and twelve cows, recently went from
there to Colorado,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17

Milwaukee has shipped, this year.
wheat and flour to the amount oil
l7,633,s2l bushels. Its manufac.
lures are claimed to foot up 90, OOO,.
900, of which iron and lager beel
are the largest, the former yielding
s4,ooo,ooo, the other yielding 49,.
100000.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17

The Michigan State Pathological
Society awarded premiums as fol-
lows: Summer apples, Primate,
first, Sweet Dough, second; Fall ap-
pies, Maiden's Blush, first, Lowell,
second; Winter apples, Rhode Is
land Greening, first, Wagner, sec
ond.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17

It lis the only form of instrument yet invented
with which fluid medicine can be carried high up
and perfectly applied to all parts of the affected
nasal passages, and tho chambers or cavities COM
municating herewith in which sores and ulcers
frequently exist, and from which the catarrhal
discharge generally proceeds. Tho want of sue
largely from the impossibility of applying RENE
dies to these cavities and chambers by any of
the ordinary methods Tho obstacle in the way
of efiecting cures Is entirely overcome by tho
invention of tho Douche. In using this instr,l
ment the Fluid Is carried BY its own weight tno
smStg og Fl Dsg s,e2 Typ t ths
highest portion Of the nasal passages, passes
into and thoroughly cleanses all the tubes and
chambers-cOnnected Herewith, and flows out of
the opposite nostri!. Its use is pleasant and 80
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Symptoms OF CntaIih. Frequent heat
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nasal passages. ringing in ears, deafness, hawking
and coughing to clear throat, alterations, scabs
from ulcers voice altered, nasal twang offensive
breath. impaired or total deprivation Of sense of
smell and taste dizziness mental depression, loss
ofappetite, indigestion, enlarged tonsils tickling
cough, &C. Only few of these symptoms arc
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good faith, $500 reward for a case he can
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use, containing no strong caustic drugs or
pOsons. The Catarrh Remedy is sold at so cents
Douche at 90 cents. by aii ErugsIsts. or either
will be mailed by proprietor on receipt of6o cents
Y. v. PIERCE, II. D..
Sole Proprietor.
BUFFALO, II. Z.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17

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
nishing Goods Store. Last spring
they added to their stock in the
shape Of Gents Hats and Fur
nishing Goods, making it truly
Hat Store. We say it (and
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 Gas usual(, we
solicit a share ofyour patronage.
To the Gents-remember 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.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17
AoriGnltnral Column.

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 are cordially invited to write for It.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17

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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17

HoLLowAY's PILLS. - A foul
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headache, nervous debility, emacia-
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-01-17
DAILY REGISTER.

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For 1879.

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