Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-28
FIRM AND GARDEN.

eggs in cavity in a heap of stable ma
nure. During her absence the entrance
to her nest was covered up, SO that she
could not return to her eggs. After a
while some children heard chickens
chipping inside of the straw and stable
clearings which made up the heap, and
the attention of the elders being called,
an investigation was had, and nine
chicks were found. This is certainly
an easy way of getting chickens
Matched, for the warmth generated in
purpose.
PATCHING HOGS.
The Nashua Qowa) Post says L. H.
Weller, Chickasaw county farmer,
sold seven hogs, dressed, which weighed
a,S70 pounds-the heaviest one weigh
ing 572 pounds. Mr.. W. says the
secret of fattening hogs is care and
feed. Pork OF S7.65, dressed, can be
fattened with rs cent oats and so cent
corn at profit of % per cent. over cost
He says he feeds one-third oats and
two thirds corn, mixed, ground and
soaked. Dry, warm beds are indis-
A GOOD HORSE.
Julian Berners, in tract on hunting
printed by Wynkyn de Worde in 1896,
gives as eye propryties of a good
horse" The propryties of a good
horse: A horse sholde have fifteen
good propryties and condycions; that
is, to wyte, three of man, three of
woman, three of foxe, three of
hare, and three of an asse. OF man,
boiled, provide, and hardye; of
woman, fayre breasted, fayre of heere,
and easy to move; of foxe, a fayre
taylle, short ceres, with good trotte !;
of hare, CRETE eye, dry heed, and
well rennying of an asse, bygge
chynn, fat legge, and a good hoof.
THE CORN CROP.
Can you give me reliable estimate
of the corn crop of the year 1874?
d. Il. w.
The quality of corn is ct least an
average in all of the Eastern States ex-
cept Maine and Massachusetts, in al the
Middle States except Delaware in tie
Carolinas, Georgia and Texas and in
all the Western States except in Ken
lucky, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and
Nebraska. The yield is less than last
year on the Atlantic coast as far south
as Virginia, except in portions of New
England larger from North Carolina
to Florida, and In Mississippi and
Texas, and in Ohio and Iowa; the re-
duction in other Western States ranges
the crop averages about 10, 600, 600 bush
els more than last year, being 1884,
100000 bushels for 1874. = Inter
ocean.
WHITE AND RED WHEAT.
1t is said tn at the hard wheats are all
natives of warm climates, such as Italy,
Sicily and Barbary. The soft wheats
are from northern climates, such as En-
gland, Russia, Belgium, Denmark and
Sweden. There is, however, one ex-
ception to this general rule, as the Gel
ebrated Polish wheat is hard, and for
this reason it has been contended that
it was not native of Poland, but was
introduced there from some milder
climate. The English climate is SO
humid that it is impossible to ripen
wheat hard, but in many cases it re-
quires artificial heat to harden it before
it can be ground into -four. Different
soils and climates materially change the
nature and variety of wheat. The diff
ference between red and white wheat is
not in variety, but is owing chiefly to
the variety of soil on which it is grown
A generous dressing of wood ashes ap-
piled to the growing wheat in the former
part of the growing season, will exert
an excellent influence in rendering
wheat of lighter color than it would
be without potash. Lime is excellent
also, for the same purpose. -Nea0 York
Tribune.
NEEDED SMALL THINGS.
There are great many farms that
are supplied with the best of all kinds
of large field implements, su ID as reap
ers and mowers, horse rakes, horse
pitchforks, hay leaders, gang and single
plows, cultivators, planters, harrows,
markers, and SO on through the list, but
yet you cannot find about them many
little conveniences, trifing so far as
cost is concerned. that save time and
labor, and do away with many of the
vexations that beset the craft. How
many farmers are well supplied with
ladders for fruit picking, mounting the
house or barn, or step ladders for in.
side use? The garden, or even the
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