The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-04-22
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--cfing plants. do it regularly
~ systematically. Do no, drown
thsm norssarvs them.
Sprinkle the foliage Of house plants
every day. but never when the SUI
shines upon them.
The State Grange proposes to
charge elj Tor PERMISSION 10 organ re
County Grange in the Fifth De-
gree.
Alphess Tyner, of Indianapolis, is
the State Grange Agent for Indiana.
He is relisble.
1t is said hat farmer named Zeig-
Ter, in Michigan, has made 100000
BY minding his,own business.
The National Lire Stock Journal
OF Chicago, Tor April, is full ofinteres
to the intelligent raiser Of stock Of
oil kinds.
Beans should not be planted till
the ground is thoroughly warmed,
and the navy bean is the best for field
culture.
The 9th Earl of Oxford is dead.
This class Of bulls are about becom
ing extinct. A more sensible plan
Of feeding will have to be adopted.
s. /. Frew, of Aledo, TIL, is the
State Purchasing Agent of the State
Grange of Illinois. He is endorsed
by the order 10 that State.
New England, il is estimated, raises
bread stuff enough TO feed their pop
ulation two days in each year. They
should be in favor of low railroad tar
ifs.
Every spare hour or day set OUT
trees. And then ,ake several days
for that purpose, no matter how much
other matters press.
The report Of the Department of
Agriculture for January, 1878, in an
article on price of farm crops. says:
The lowest average anywhere Estate
sverage) in the price of corn in 1874
was in Iowa 43 cents,
With spring wheat, il the roots
have been raised by frosts, roll SO
soon as The ground is dry enough.
Then wait two or hree weeks for The
roots to start, then harrow thorough
ly.
There are rotton potatoes in many
farmers cellars. If they are not
quickly removed and the cellar
sprinkled with lime, there will be &C.
casion for the daily visit Of u physi-
clan to the home.
Dalrymple, Of Minnesota, who pub
lished such glowing accounts of the
profits of raising wheat, has lately !
saved himself from bankruptcy BY
compromising with bis creditors.
Recollect that reapers, seeders.
rakes, plows, etc.. will swell in the
rain and shrink in the sun until they
are worthless.
The Proqressice Farmer insists
that in no way can You as we'll i'm
press upon horse the fac, Of COM
plete subject on to the will of the
master, as by riding him.
President Welch Of the Agrieultu-
raj College is practical farmer, hav.
ing earned his laurels as such hr com
ing up through all the grades of The
profession.
A writer in the PROGRESSIVE Far
naer, in speaking of Cass county, Ia,
saws: 81 am safe in saving that
there is not an energetic farmer in
this county, who has been here long,
who is not getting rich fast, and his
riches are in his lands"
As many bushels of beans can be
raised per acre as wheat. and the
price per bushel is more than double,
and no more cost in cultivation, care
or marketing. And yet Iowa does
not raise enough beans to supply
home demand.
Prof. Bessey, whom we were fear
full would be spirited away from Us
in California, has just returned to his
position in our College. His practi-
cal talent is giving credit TO the
Peoples Institution.
The business Of the farmer will
now be crowding till frost. But
every one needs half DAYS rest
once a month. Devote that time To
your Grange or Farmers Club.
The National Grange of fancy men
have pretty successfully entrenched
themselves by having established in
each State an organ TO cover up their
delinouencies and defend their raids
upon the treasury.
As many may wish t. know the
exact financial condit on OF the sub
ordinate oranges in his State, rs
shown BY their reports, We make the
following extrac, from the report Of
the Secretary Of the State Grange to
that body, Dec. 8th, 1874. so-wi,:
There are row wanting 2,345 Secre-
taries' reports from ], I58 subordinate
oranges, leaving only TOO Of tn
oranges now on the books which have
their reports in fer the fiscal year
just closed"
How is this for nIga: An IT.
repressibie young scamp sent his dul--
cinea pair Of carriers for bi1h
day presEut aecrmusnriAl ~ the