Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-12
Farm and Grange Items.

Mulch strawberries before. the
weather is too severe.
In putting away winter fruit, it
must be as cool as possible, without
freezing.
The past twenty years have made
vast improvements in agriculture, but
there are more to be made in the next
twenty-five years.
Celery can be stored in cool Gel
lar in boxes about as high as the eel
lery, and filled with dirt. The dirt
should be damp and well packed.
Potatoes are quoted at Chicago at
50 per barrel for Illinois, and $3.50
for Jersey. Way is this? Illinois
potatoes are certainly better than
those from any more Southern State.
Mr.. Humphrey, of Illinois, at the
Forestry Association said he knew
one man in Iowa who had planted
four hundred acres of forest. Who
is 1t?
The State Centre Enterprise says
Mr.. Dunn, of Biven's Grove, gather
ed this fall twenty-five bushels of Fa-
meuse apples from one tree, seventeen
years old.
Oskaloosa Herald, Oct. IA: "IIog
cholera prevails to an alarming ex-
tent in this county, and anything that
can stop Its ravages would be God
send.
Harris says mix say 10 parts sifted
ashes, parts of salt, and one part
sulphur, and let the pigs eat all they
will of it. would not compel them
to eat salt by mixing it with their
food.
Dat meal of n very superior quality
is manufactured at Cedar Rapids, u.s.
ing 1900 bushels of oats per day.
They have ample demands for it in
Canada, Baltimore, Boston, New
York, etc.
The cost of repairs and interest on
the cost of fences in the United States
is four hundred millions per year.
The value of fences is two thousand
three hundred millions.
Mr.. Adams term as Master of the
National Grange expires at the meet
ing next month of that Grange. We
see the names of Jones, of Oskaloosa
and Thompson, of Marion named in
the papers as suitable persons for the
succession.
The Muscatine Journal says that
the cattle disease which last year dec
mated so many herds about Wilton,
has again broken out among the herd
of Mr.. Hill, near that place, and he
has recently lost five or six head, with
a prospect of more going. Last year
he lost fifty or sixty head.
The island of Jersey is no better
naturally for rich milk ami abundance
of cream than Iowa. But it is the
result of careful and scientific breed
ing with that object in view. Many
of the cows on that Island yield milk
which is one-ffth cream.
The Prairie Farmer of October
l6, reports: "Clinton, Jackson and
Dubuque counties, Iowa, are being
visited by fatal disease among
swine. 1t is only the fattening hogs
that are attacked. They break out in
loathsome sores and die in few
hours" SO says telegram from Du-
buque.
Many a good wife and her poorly
clad children wonder why at the end
of the year they do not receive the
little comforts promised them. The
editor OF the Progressive Farmer
says it Is a little delay in securing
The crops, a little carelessncss in the
manner of storing, little wasteful-
ness in the system of feeding, and a
little Indifference as to the state Of the
markets.
Prof. M'Atfee. after a thorough TIL
al, decides IN favor of thorough pru-
ming at the time of transplanting ev-
ergreen and decidious confer trees.
This is very important announce
ment as there has been also a great
trouble in getting them to grow.
Prune, and prune heavily, says the
Professor.
Farmers are charged with being
chronic grumblers. Harris, who is
good authority, says: We know that
trials lead to patience, and patience
experience, and experience hope, and
if it was not tor hope what should we
amount to? Now, trials are the COM
mon lot of farmers. And it does not
matter where we farm, East or West
North or South.
At the Short Horn sales at Gales
burg, ILL.,, on the 18th inst, Mr.. Bar
clay, of West Liberty, Iowa, bought
seven head, paying therefor 1926.
MIR. W. =. Young, of Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa, bought tw elve head for $3.50.
S. w. Jacobs bought five head for
S2,575, paying for one COW Sl,l5O.-
Robt. Miller, of West Liberty, bought
four head for sl,71O. Us. McCaugh-
an, of Winterset, Iowa, bought one
for 1928. Alex. Charles bought one
for $4,000, and II. G. Little, of Grin
nell bought one for s240.
President WEIGH says some hard
words Of the thriftless farmer. But
let his words burn, with the hope that
they will arouse. He says: GAIL the
talk about the poor, wretched farm
er,' is worse than uselesa waste of
breath. There is not one poor farm
er in ten in the State of Iowa, but de-
serves to be poorer than he is. Pow
erty among Iowa farmers means poor
economy, aoant OF industry, and shift
lessness. There are unfortunate ex-
ceptions to this rule, but Providence
never gave such abundant means of
prosperity that men should 90 half
clothed, bring up their family in ig-
norance and rags, and polluting the
pure air of heaven with the dolorous
recital of their wrongs, and impreca-
tons on the 'hard times.'"
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