The Tipton advertiser., 1875-07-29
Assn1Ct1sTURALITE ITEMs.
IRON the state Register

HNQG cultlCators are going out
Of use> except for old and decrepit
men and those too lazy too walk.
Geo. Shriver, of Jefferson county,
Iowa, sold three months old pig to
= Californian for Sion AT least the
Ls,@9r saws so@ A $50
The Illinois ludustsisl Uuiper4ty
has aseterinars deear,iaenf wkieb is
said to be one of the most successful
features OF that institution
On inquiry the necessity cf push
ing hogs from infancy te early ms
tnrity, the Prcgressiee Farmer pun
ningly says: "His ,choic fite shout I
be constant preparation fer death,
AS said by Mr.. Bonham, the crops
in lowe. never fail. and as conse-
quence is becoming one of the best
markets for all kinds of stock, and
merchants Of the commercial cities
seek Iowa trade with avidity.
Bro. A. j. Vaughan vas appointed
agent for the Oranges Of Louisiana,
to be stationed AZ Memphis, Tenn,
and his bond fixed at $4,000, Bro.
j. B. S. Tompsou was appointed
agent for Louisiana. to be stationed
at Galveston, and his bond fixed at
$4,000.
The National Grange Executive
Committee, by a vote of three to two
established the future headquarters
of the National Grange at Louisville,
KY, and fixed that place for the. rex,
session OF the National Grange, which
occurs on the 3d "Wednesday of NJ
vember nexf.
Mr. J. =. McCune. Of Cedsr town
ship, Johnson county. has hae fish
pond constructed of cut steae II is
for raising fish, furnishing cool wa
ter to hiSresidence and supplying his
Thousand head of cattle. We under
stand the dimensions Of the pond are
such that it amounts to pretty near
lake.
Harvest is at hand, and we would
repeat again, farmers should be
careful of their health. "Be tenn
perate in eating, drinking and lam
guage; also in work and rccreation."
Avoid taking too excessive draughts
OF water, nor exhaust the system be-
yond endurance.
Mr. Baker Of Thornton, Ind, gives
it as his opinion that lice are the
cause of cholera among chickens. He
asserts that cholera never Affects
chickens that are not lousy. He thinks
the lice are eaten by the chickens
and thus produce the disease.
There is probably no laws or hu
man ingenuity, that can prevent the
spread of rag weed, dog feunel,
gympson, fox-tail grass, with hun
dreds of various weeds which are
along our roads, over our fields, and
if neglected smother our crops. Vet
10 the ever -watchfui and energetic
farmer they are Of little trouble
An Illinois correspondent, estimates
that the chinch bug in the last six
years has done more harm to crops in
the Northwest than locusts, grass
hoppers, potato beetles, grubs, cut
and wire worms, and the whole tribe
Of fruit destroying insects together. /
lie Baron estimates the average |
yearly loss by the chineh bug at So, /
100000, or s2l0,000,0o0 in six years.
A careful stock feeder has discov-
cred by experiment that it takes
about three pounds of good food for
every one hundred pounds of the All
imal for fattening allowance. II a
sheep Of 100 lbs weight. three
pounds is enough food for twenty
four hours. If a steer OF one thou
sand pounds, it will require thirty
pounds. We think this is idle iaik.
A threshing machine has been in
vented and is now Manufactured,
which is claimed to deliver the straw,
after it is threshed, straight and even
as it was in the sheaves. There are
no teeth or spikes, but instead cor
rugated plates Of iron on cylinder and .
eoncave. The machine is especially /
designed for threshing rye.
OF the hog, the Progressire F01,-
mer says: "Whatever may he our
preconceiyed likes or dislikes. we If
Iowa, are under no small obligations
to that standard Of filthiness-the
hog. Take from Iowa the result oi
her pork interest, and her population
will cease to be church-going peo-
pie for want OF appropriate clothing"
July is the time that the miller or
bee moth makes its inroads upon the
bee hive, and the -imericnn DE
Journal SAYS: "All must he on their
guard. Strong colonies that cover
all their comb are the best protection
Those that are weak must be looked
after, and the comb examined. \
queenless colony, if allowed to re-
main SO, becomes an easy prey to
the worms
1t is estimated that western New
York probably produces one-haH Of
all the apples raised in the United
States. The annual product Of sew
eral counties amounts TO half mil.
barrels. The town Of LYONS, Wavue .
county, has sent over 10000 barrels .
to market, has made into cider over
10000 bushels, and dried 2uu0 bush .
els. This amount, with those re-
tanned for home use, will make the
crop for that place, Of last year, 90 !
600 barrels.
We have heretofore given farmers
directions how to have cool water in .
hot weather, but the Pr0g'eaSire
Farmer repeats the story: "Wrap .
your water jug with some kind Of
cloth, which will absorb much water.
Any old wooden cloth will do. Every
time you get a drink see that the /
cloth is wet. lfyou can hang tie
Jug in the shade where the wind can
strike it, this will much facilitate
evaporation and keep the water H.
side cool. The vapor continually
abstracts heat from the water in the
jug. and water may be even frozen
by rapid evaporation.
Tho ,rrar;,a.;o, or Al II ~