The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-04-23
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Keep cattle Of the meadow for the
balance of this spring,
We have faith in future prices to
believe it will pay to feed hogs fifty
cent corn.
Charity may be important, but is
| not . necessary as keeping the tools
in their places.
Use every means to get crops IN
early. Backward season must now
be made up by extra hours.
This season ha sheen backward, but
sluggards are not ready for IT when
| it comes.
Grating should be delayed until
the buds begins to swell, but not till
the bark slips.
Tree planting is in order any time
from April lst till May Goth, but es-
pecially April Goth, next Monday.
Let all good men lay down this
rule, that when the men stop for a
lunch or supper, the horses should be
fed also.
Beets, parsnips, radishes, lettuce,
&C., can be put in the ground at any
time. without waiting for the last
| frost.
Horseradish should be about every
mans premises. 1t is a delicious
relish, especially in early spring.
Drives and walks should not be in
iured by heavy teams when they are
soft with spring rains.
The way for a farmer to trust in
Providence is to do faithful hard
work and attend strictly to his farm.
In no other State except Iowa has
the Democratic party changed It's
name to Anti Monopoists.
A Hoosier farmer says that we
| should select white seed corn with
white cobs, and yellow seed corn
with red cobs.
1t is stated in the papers that
Carol county, Iowa farmer intends
setting out 10000 white oak trees
this spring.
April is understood to be the best
time TO move bees from one neighbor-
hood to another.
Farmers must arrange TO cultivate
their farms without having their
houses crowded with hired help.
The farmer should be an educated
man. Formerly all necessary quali
| fcation was physical developement.
Very few. if any farms pay expen-
ses unless each owner gives his per
sonal attention.
Do all wor. as che .ply as possible
this year, but do it thoroughly. The
prospect is good for remuner.tlse
prices, If economically produced.
Casing about wha. the Grange is
going to do for the farmer will never
| win with nut faithful, energetic work
on the farm.
The New York Central Railroad is
about to build monster elevator in
New York City, to be 800 feet long
by 200 wide.
Laboring hsnds are worth $50 per
month and boarded, for eight months
Of the year, in New Hampshire. In
Kentucky s25.
1t is a mistaken idea that any
strong man or boy knows enough t.
farm 1t is that notion Of things
that makes SO many farms a disgrace |
to neighbo-hoodS. and bankrupts the |
owner.
There is a great deficiency in far
mers' gardens Of the medical and
useful herbs. Wormwooi, tansey,
sage, thyme, summer savorv, &C., are
frequently needed, and are some.
times troublesome To obtain.
The bulbs, which we di ccte last
fail how to pant, should now lave
the covering of mulch removed. and
SO sooa as they appear through the
ground, stir the d TT about them
Chickens must not trespass on them. |
There are some questions asked us
which can possibly be of no use ex-
cept to the inquirer In such cases
we do not answer in these columns,
and il stamp is not sent for return
postage, the waste basket only is re-
plenished.
Smiax is a fashionable vine, which
sells at enormous prices among the
rich. But it can be raised by any
one, in pot in the window. 1t is
one of the most ornamental vines
raised, and is produced from bulb or
seed.
Farmers may toll with hope. The
probability is, there will be money
enough to transact the business of
the country, and consequently pro-
duce will pay for cost of production.
Skies are Frightening Farming is
pleasant when it pays.
1t is said that the organic law,
forms, rules and regulations, and the
system Of organization Of the Sover-
eigns Of Industry, with Sigh, changes,
are copied from the Patrons of Hus-
bandry.
If the farmer wishes his bowl to
flow with rich milk and cream next
winter, should recollect that Mangel
Wurtzel is the best root to feed COW
on in summer and spring, and that
planting time is close at hand.
An Indiana farmer thinks Alsike
) clover makes better hay than red
clover; has five times as many bios
SONS as ued clover. The seed should
be taken from the first crop. He
thinks it good fertilizer, while an
Ohioan says he knows it is a poor fert
ilizer and poor pasture plant, and all
it is good for is seed. Bee keepers,
however, think it valuable for bee
forage, and its blooming qualities
named above seem to confirm the
claim.