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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-27
Wheat Without Manure,

Our readers have been frequently advised
of what has been done by Mr. Eawes, o.
England, in the way Of raising repeated
crops of grain upon the same land year after
year, both without and with manure. Blu
But Mr.. Lawes'S idbors have been experiment
tai. We have now before us a report of the
sales OF the standing crops OF wheat, oats
and clover upon two farms IN England, upon
which these crops have been raised success
fully for dozen years, and sold standing, to
be cut and cartcd away by the purchasers,
both straw and grain together. No stock is
kept upon these farms. No manure is used
upon them. Deem ploughing by steam, and
draining to further deepen the SOIL are the
only means by which these crops are produc.
cd year after year. One of these farms is
owned and cultivated by Mr.. Prout, of Saw.
bridgeworth, and consists of $50 acres The
present seasons crop was chiefly wheat,
which, sold by the acre as it stood, realized
from $40 to $50 per acre, for grain and straw.
The purchaser in all cases does the harvest.
ing. The average prices were, for wheat,
$o44O per acre: oats, $40 per acre; and
clover, $50 per acre. The whole proceeds OF
the $50 acres were $2314l, an average OF
$500 per acre. The average result of the
past seven years crops has been S5l.25 per
acre. The farm was purchased twelve years
ago and was then in poor condition. 1t was
drained, and $4,000 worth of chemical fer
tilizers were used, to bring it into a produC-
ing state. Since then it has been cultivated
deeply by steam each year, but no fertilizers
has been used nor has the straw even been
retained upon the farm. The other farm is
owned by Mr.. Mddleditch, of Wiltshire. II
has been managed upon the same plan The
crops upon this farm brought for SIS to $50
per acre, or an average of S5j The after,
math of some fields of sanfon, which were
to be pasturcd by sheep, sold for $40 to SIS
per acre Tn re are 500 acres in this farm.
Both farms have clay soil, and are fairly
good wheat lands, but at the commencement
of this cropping were much ran down The
farmer who purchased the crops, and some
who had taken for several years, said that
those OF the present year were the best crops
for several years, and Mr.. Prout expressed
the opinion that he could thus farm AS long
he lived, and his son after HIM We do moi
pretend to make any application of this an
omalOus kind of farming, but merely give
the facts. At the same time we cannot re
frain from comparing it with some tarns We
have seen, in the rich valleys Of Ohio and
westward, where for twenty years the meresl
scratching of thc rich, deep sill, and the
raising of wheat upon the unploughed corn.
stnbblc, year after year, has made farmers
comfortable, if NOT rich, ana thinking at the
same, that it is possible, if those rich lands
were better treated, and farmcd more with the
plough and less with the barrow, that they
might produce better crops Than they now
do, and remain profitable to their owners for
an infinite number OF years to come.--'iFFr
lc0n Igricvi,7Wj"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-27

Mr. l.. W. MII!eI, of Stockton, \. Y, fur
nisbes the Chautauqua Fayr1er with the state
ment giving results obtained during the sum
mer from his cows, which were kept last win
ter exclusively on meal. The factory where
Mr. Miller delivers milk shows an aggregate
of Sd COWS. This factory, from June 70 to
June 20, credits Miller herd with giving >
pounds, Is ounces each par day more milk
than the average of the whole 13l cows,
Again, lie says, By the factory records he
hnds that his cows this year are giving 1--WE
pounds of milk each day, more than they
gave during the corresponding period last
season when wintercd on hay. THIS season
however, on account of short pasturagc, he
has be feeding three quarts dry bran pei
head daily, but the bran he thinks, would moi
make up the deficiency of pasture, as cUu
pared with last season.
The manner Of wintering his stock Il given
as follows; In 1928 | wntered my herd
upon hay. They came through in good con
/ dition, and were fed during the spring months
with two quarts meal daily and all the hay
/ they could eat In 1874 | fed for nine
weeks (whlle dry three quarts OF meal, ther
what hay they would eat and two suerts o.
meal for three weeks; then bean vines anC
!, meal for two weeks, losing one of my Gcs
COWS in the operation, and setting the whole
herd securing badly and losing flesh.
Then did what have never dosc Dcior,
r to COWS giving milk. | fed during the res
of the spring, before turning out to pasture
l., on clear meal, period OF about five weeks
/ giving five quarts OF wet meal daily to thos
!, giving milk. Under this treatment they di,
; well, and although the flow of milk was les
than when fed hay, lis quality was eycellcn
and the butter superior. The bean vine bu
ter. however, was poor
c He finds that white corn meal l8esiern) j
+ inferior to yellow native coTD, the torIse
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-27
Rearing Young stock,

here is as much difference between the
agement of different stock Taisers cen
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-27
OTTAWA FREE TRADER. SATURDAY, MARCH 81 1875

containing only fraction of one per cent. OF
oil, while the yellow contains four per cent
He is so well pleased with the result Of feed.
Ing meal HAT he says hereafter he intends to
winter his cows when dry upon meal, if it
can be had, in preference TO hay. His idea is
three Of the four stomachs of the cows are
simply machines to prepare the coarse food
for digestion, and the miller can prepare food
cheaper than the COW, since he takes only
one-tenh for toll, while she takes one.half
Mr.. Miler's experiments and their results
are remarkable. If it can be shown that
cows can be wintered on meal alone, with no
detriment to health and usefulness, then it
will be apparent that the cost of winter keep
is reduced to smaller sum than it was ever
supposed possible.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-27

corning their modes Of feeding and protect
ing their animals IN cold weather us there IL
| in the management OF the soil they cultivate
One man will endeavor TO keep his stock or
the smallest possible allowance of feed
while his nighbor will adopt the opposite
practice and coax every one to consume O
little more than Is actually needed. 1t would
seem that some farmers can never learn thai
il will not pay to keep young animals poorly
if they (the farmers) were to live 10 the age
of the patriarch Methuselah. They appear
to consider it an impossible practice to have
their stock, either young or old, maintain q
thrifty condition until the end of the fodder
ing season, while many other stock-growers
VIII rejoice in the satisfaction of seeing eve
ry animal rs plump and thrifty during all
the winter rs they were when the grazing
season terminated. Although young ami,
mails cannot be expected to gain. during the
fodderlng season as rapidly as when they
suDslst on uxriant grass, still they will lose
none of the fat and flesh which was stored
up during the grazing season. In order to
do this it is not necessary to feed large guam
titles OF grain or meal, although a small al
lowance per head, if properly protected from
the piercing cold and pelting storms will en-
nance the value of the animal much more
than the market value of the grain consumed
W uVu q Vail ~ utIl Sldi'Su 'lO WlUlcI
OF its life he will become crook d in the back :,
his bones will project, his excellent points
will be shriveled up, and he cannot be rem,
dered as valuable at the age of four years as
he would be at three if he were kept in a
thrifty condition from early calfhood until
the fully developed and symmetrical bullock
is in surperb condition for the slaughter.
house. A great many farmers starve their
calves, young steers and bullocks during the
fOddering season, so that all the fat accumu.
lated during the grazing season Is consumed
to aid in mantalng proper degree of ami
NAL heat.
In order to produce the most valuable ami,
mails of any kind it is important to com.
menCe when the calf, the colt, the lamb orI
the pig is only a day or two Old If ayoungl
animal is managed in such a manner that he
is 'stunted in the growth and Development
10 system of feeding afterward will make
symmetrical as if proper supply of nourish-
ing food had been given while he was young
and of tender age If ii Is desirable to rear
ii horse that will be strong, beautifully dcve-
oped in every respect assuming the breed tos
be all correct, the colt must be Kept in thrift
~ condition from year to year. The object can
not be attained if the young animal is kept
on an allowance of food so scanty that he will
become 'springpoor' before the foddering
season is half passed-N. y. Herald.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-27
FARM AND GARDEN.
The Winds.

When pink buds gem the waiting trees,
And brooks like flashing silver run,
The air is full Of melodies,
And robins song has just begun.
And sweet winds whisper: SUM-
When birds hide meath the heavy leaves,
And trailing mists han, DER the PLAN,
And picously the trce.toad grlevcs,
And cattle seek the sheltering lane,
The sad wind sighcth: Rain
When purple leaves whrl and dance,
And cloven burrs are downward tossed
And steely-blue the rivers glance,
And butterflies ana bees are lost
The gruf wind mutters: Frost
Nut when is seen nor leuf nor blade
And hard is every road we 90,
Then, scampering through the forest glad
While branches rattle to and fro,
The mad winds whistle Snow.
-Hecrge Cooper in the Independent.
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OFFICE IN OTTAWA

~ the ~ school-third ward once ys 8 sscoai az,
.osrth Ssl 'aT.in every 1on'S. isal4 =
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-07-02
The Colorado Potato Bug.

For nearly or quite sixteen years
this beetle has been advancing, or,
more strictly speaking, spreading over
the country from its native habitat, the
plains near the base of the Rocky
mountains, where it was first discovered.
Taking the ratio of It's progress east
ward for the first few years after it was
fOTnd, 1T would not have reached the At
lantic coast until 1878, but it has doubt-
less been helped along by the railroads.
specimens flying into the car windows,
and being carried miles before thew
could escape.
This insect crossed the Mississippi
river from Iowa into Wisconsin in 1864
or the spring of 1865, and has conse-
quently advanced more than one hun
dred miles per annum IN a direct line
instead of about sixty, the rate at which
It moved through Nebraska and Iowa.
But it has at last reached the Atlantic
coast and abOunds from New York
southwark for several hundred miles
Its progress through the New England
states is only question of time, proba-
bly, not extending beyond the present
season.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-07-02
Northwestern Crops.

The Western Rural has collectt a
large amount of information about the
crops IN the northwest, and the follow
ing is a summary The wheat reports
clearly indicate that the acreage of
wheat this year In the western states l.
less than last year. Thus in Illinois
but three reports indicate increased
acreage, while twice as many show but
0ne- half as mu h or even less. In Wis
cOnsin no reports show an increase. and
but two an equal acreage, while seven
show not more than half. In Iowa
the same condition is shown. In
Michigan the acreage was not materially
reduced. In some of the newer states,
increased acreage Is reported.
As to the condition, the reports are
not unfavorable, the majority of all in
dicating at least an average condition.
Michigan makes a poor showing. Hi
nOis stands we'll. Wisconsin and Iowa
complain very largely, but the general
average IS not bad.
Undoubtedly the acreage of corn
planted in the west was larger than any
former year. In Illinois no report
shows less acreage than last year, with
reports of an increase of 20 or % per
cent. In Iowa the same is true, with
several reports of an increase of so per
cent. Wisconsin Ia not a great corn
state, but shows an increase of at least
% per cent IN acreage. Michigan and
Missouri also show q considerable in
crease.
The reports of the condition is nOt so
good as is desirable, but it is probable
that many of the unfavOrable reports
indicate a lateness of the crop rather
than bad condition otherwise. Bearing
IN mind the comparative quantities
grown IN the different states, our re-
ports show prospect st the middle of
June of about four-fifths of an average
c OPP.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-07-02
SWEET EVENING.

Sweet is the evening, when from the hedges
The shadows lengthen scrOss the grass,
And through the trees on the river edges
The lights and tones of the water pass;
When, pale with their love- light clouds lean over
The wan, white face Of the rising moon;
And full Of the scent of the new-mOEn clover
Are the hawthorn lanes in the month of June.
Sweet is the evening; for thou, o dearest
Who art the sweetness of every sweet,
Has lent thy tones to the tones that are clearest
And the meadows are bright with the trace Of thy
feet.
q the nght of the presence that hOvtrs round ne.
o the voice more sweet than the Mild birds tune
o the joy of ny life that at length has found mel
o the ha thorn lanes in the month of June
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-07-02
RINK HGFNTS Wanted 70 zen The

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Ousnly adYeTtised throughout NOrth America.
This fact together with the large size elegant D.
peara nee, and many features Of the book
causes it 20 sell more rapidly than any work eyer
published in this country. Those of agents
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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-07-02

IT WAS an ancient custom of the
Spartans, in order to inculcate among
their youth an adherence of intemper-
ance and it's kindred vices, to make
their slaves drunk with wine in the pub
lie market-places, so that the rising
generation, upon whom would some
day deyoIve the honor and safety of the
Lacedemonian Republic, might see be-
fore them all the CHASTITY details of the
drunkard's disgrace, his loss of reason,
and of physical strength. 'Twere well,
perhaps, to day, could some of our
young men contemplate a similar in
structive lesson drawn from the life,
showing them, by sharply drawn con-
trast, the advantages and true loveliness
of abstinence and virtue.
For such as appreciate these, Vim
egar Bitters is the beverage best adapt
ed, it being purely vegetable draught,
devoid of alcohol or mineral pOisOns,
and possessing all the virtues, but none
of the damning curses, of the different
pOisOns which year by year are sweeping
away thousands of dollars and lives.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-07-02

Mark Twain, apropos Of a new port
able mosquito net, writes that the dav
is coming "when we shall sit under our
nets IN church and slumber peacefully.
while the discomfitted flies club together
and take it cut of the minister"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-07-02

If A HORSE has a good constitution,
and has once been good horse, DO matter how
old or how much run down he may be, he can be
greatly improved, and in many respects made
as good as new, by a liberal use OF Sheridan S
CdUdl1gy Condition POWDERS.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-07-02
GENTLEMAN

chronic rheumatism says. - No description Of
my case can convey the vast amount of bene-
fit have received from the use of J07tJtsOn'S
AnOdlu3e LiHiIpe1t. l believe it Is the best
article in the world for rheumatism.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-07-02
A CALAMITY IN ICELAND.
villages Destroyed, Thousands Mad
HOmaIess. and Many Bersons KILLED.

villages Destroyed, Thousands Made
Homeless, and Many Persons Killed.
About six weeks ago there was a heavy
rain of ashes and cinders along the
northern coast of Norway, covering the
ground several inches deep. Investi-
cation revealed the fact that these
strange materials, coming from a north
westerly direction like immense clouds
through the air, were of volcanic origin.
1t was at once thought that there must
have been an eruption of Mount Hecla,
in Iceland. A steamer was dispatched
from Copenhagen, and that vessel has
returned from Reikaivik, with news of
an unparalleled disaster. It seems that
the outbreak began on Christmas, and
has continued ever since with scarce any
interruption. For seven weeks before
Christmas the inhabitants were terrified
by subteTranean noises like thunder,
which extended through nearly two
thirds of the island. Early in January
followed earthquakes in all directions,
and at last an old extinct volcano near
Vatrayskud opened, and for four weeks
continued to eject immense quantities of
liquid fire, lava, ashes, and a muddy
fluid mass at boiling heat. The village,
and some smaller hamlets and farms
within radius of twenty miles were
destroyed, and over a Thousand people
had to flee for their lives.
After four weeks this volcano ceased,
but at that moment another extinct
volcano, nearly hundred miles away,
near Myvatu, sent its burning mass upon
the peaceful habitatiOns around. This
eruption lasted for several weeks, the
village of Myvatu became a prey to the
fiery elements, and the whole country
E. Il
devastated. More than 500 of the
people are reported as having been
rendered homeless. Early in March
there seemed to be a general upheaval
of the earth in the whole central portion
of the island new mounds, as it were,
rose to the surface, some to a height OF
| several hundred feet, and over a thou
sand feet in diameter at the base, amid
tremendous shocks of laundering be.
meath. They split open at the top and
vOmited forth their burning contents
upon the surface around them, covering
a distance of 200 miles. Ten thousand
people are said to have lost nearly all
| their possessions, and the remainder,
| who live nearer to and along the coasts,
| some forty thousand in number, are
| themselves too poor to support such q
vast number of needy people. Several
| hundred persons are also reported tC
| have persisted. The wOrld-renowned
| Geysers have dried up since the terrible
eruption began, and instead of water,
| the mysterious tunnels emit immense
/ quantities of smoke and ashes, which,
! during the night, rising several thou
| sand feet into the air, appear Ike glgan
! tic columns of fiameless fire, visible fol-
! hundreds of miles. It is said that Nc
historic record of any volcanic eruption
| anywhere in the world compares witt
| this, either in territory over which /
extends, the number of newly opened
craters, or the time of its duration
The Copenhagen government has ISSUED
an appeal for aid to the sufferers.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-07-02

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MARRIAGE GUIDE.

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SCHOOL.

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THIS paper is printed with Ink made BIZ "a b.
L Kane q Co. III Dearborn street, Chicago,
and for sale by US in large or small quantities.
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vile, Tenn.
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TNVERY FAMILY WANTS IT. Money IN it.
II old by AGENTS. ADDRESS NJ. y. Lowell, Erie. Pa.
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Can be made anywhere byany one No Churning
required Receipt sent for rs cents Address
r. o. Box I74I, Philadelphia, Pa.
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NICHOLS, SHEPARD q co.'s
VIBRATOR" HHRBSHBR

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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-06-17

CURIOUS Old MEDAL.-The Oshkosh
Northwestern of Tuesday says that far
mer named Griffin applied at Boyntons
jewelry store on Monday, offering to sell
a large silver medal about % inches in
diameter, which he had turned out of
the sod while blowing in the field He
said he turned it out of a furrow about
ten inches deep, and on sod ground that
he was breaking for the first time. The
medal was somewhat rusty and discolor-
ed when found, but was easily polished
to its original siEery brightness. The
medal is a curiosity, and but very slight
ly worn and that only on one side. The
other side seemed peHectly preserved,
with no traces of the effects of time and
weather upon its surface. On one side
Of the medal is the bust of George the
Third in 6as relief, over which is stamp
ed in circle, "Georyius III, del Ora
tia" On the reverse side is presented
a church in the back ground shaded on
one side with pine and on the opposite
side with an oak grove. In the fore
ground is lion lying upon the ground
with head erect, and in defiant posture,
while wolf stands baying at him, evil
IDENTIFY afraid to make an attack. The
outer rim of the medal is in perfect
preservation, and a little hole in the top
of the medal shows that a cord once at
tached it to the breast OF perhaps some
proud and meritorious possessor. There
Is no date upon it.