The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-08-19

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1 A011CULTURAL ITEMS.
/ tFrom tie Sssse Register.I
| Mr. Dennis, Of Illinois, conte nds
that the sGie9i raspbsrry j. the same
- the ma@moeb claster.
The Amss xassslig~scev says the
wheat crop ID Tie poorest that hss
been harvested 10 Story county fer
several years.
| The American Bee Journal says
that August b = good time TO intro
duce Italian qussas to black bees.
| Il y said Hon. Schuyler Colfax
will deliver On agricultural address
at Osage, Iowa, il September.
There we're raised in Warren
county, Iowa, in 1874, 1861, 1865 bu
shells Of corn, and $50, ,689 bushels of
wheat.
Indianola shipped one hundred
and three car loads of hogs, cattle,
corn, wheat, ETC., in the month of
July,
Celery a. well - asparagus, is
marine plant, and both are benefited
By salt. As celery is hilled up each
time, sprinkle little sal, on the
plants.
So soon Is wheat and oats ar
stacked, commence fall plowing. and
turn under the stubble and the
weeds before the seeds ripen,
The las. Marshall County Time
gives . glowing account of the sue
cessful trial Of the Gordon Binder on
the Marsh harvester. It binds with
| wire. and requires no hand to man
age it, 80 that harvesting only re
quires . chesp boy to drive. |, will
bind securely, and cleanly oil the har
vester can cnt, but it can only be at
tached to the Marsh.
The IcwS' City Republican say.
Mr.. Little Of that county, lately made
a tour of observation through South
ern Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Ne
braska, and came back signing for
more johnson county land to till.
The Davenport Gazette says that
i; estimated that the barley area III
that county this season will yield q,
0OO. 900 bushels Of the grsin-a larger
yield by At least 400, 900 bushels than
that Of any previous year.
There is no wonder that Doneaster
won on the English race course. A
London Daily describes his running
as ''grssping the sward with his fore
feet - ii hs were about to vault sky
ward, and be flung his hind legs from
him with the force Of catapult."
The failure last year Of f. f. Nor
gan 4 Sons, Of CsIifMnia, by which
the Patrons lost heavily in wheat,
has not discouraged them by the loss.
The Patrons have made new arrange
ments there, for shipping direct to
Europe this fall.
Indianola Tribune, July Both
"Hsrvest has fairly begun, and At all
times whea it is possible to work the
grain is being put in the shock
Wheat will average about . half
crop with the berry good and sound,
Grain is likely TO be good price
at the opening Of the market for the
new crop IN Iowa. Let the farmers
pet a. much @ they can, but when
i, is one dollar per pushel, sell and
pay your debts; and those who have
no debts can do - they please.
Immense amounts of grain were
shipped from Iowa in the Month of
July. At Msuhslltown, the Times
says, there was more shipments Of
produce than any previous month. Al
Iowa City the Republican says one
hundred and twenty car loads Of
grain were shipped in July by the
Iowa City Elevator Company.
Iowa City is to have plenty Of but
ter. The Republican says: "Nel-
soa Lara~sy and John Dilatnsh are
m"hing arrangements 70 engage ex
tsr,sively in the manufacture of hu'
ter. The factory will h- RIM hy
s'ea". sni will be under the msn-
age,uen, Of Mr. Dilatn>h. who thor
onghly understands the pro- :, Of
manipulating the lscteal fuld. They
expect to have The nse Of not less
than four hundred cows"
The Cedar Rapids Times OF the %
sav1: "Farmers in this vicinity are
desponient over the wheat crop, the
blight having injured seriously. and
thew are almost unanimous IN their
opinion that The wheat fields will not
yield hall crop. That i, is serious
|, Injured we are convinced irnu' our
own observations, sn.i som. fields
W. have examined we are satisfied
III. vield will not be half wha; ap-
pearances promised earlier in the
season.
The farm for the care OF the poor
in Marshal county, We jndg" from a
description of it in the State Center
Enterprise, is assuming the position
of model farm. 1t has quite herd
OF thoroughbred short-horns. and
Poland China hogs, cuts one hundred
tons Of tame hay, has eighty acres of
pasture, has q plenty of small fruits,
and the institution is more than self
sustaining. In this case the poor Of
Marshall county are source Of rev
enue.
Newton is moving in time. That
city has purchased forty acres for
park, and is going to have it fitted
up in fine style. The Head. Light
says the park is to be provided with
carriage drives, menades, croquet
and base ball grounds, groves, a
driving track, covered amphi,heatre,
q central hall, and oil appurtenances
which will add to the beauty and
utility Of the park. The association
begin with forty acres-to enlarge
as means will permit.
The Louisville Courier Journal
recently contained All able editorial
on the subject Of leadership in
the Grange, and that article has
shown that the editor fully compre-
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