The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-07
House and Farm.


This note from Chicagogir to her lover
was made public through lawsuit: SDear
Sammie, papa's watermillions lie ripe. Come
and bring some poetry like you brought
afore. My love for you will ever flow like
water running down a later row. Bring a
piece as long as your arm, and have heap
more about them raving ringlitts and other
sweat things. Come mex Sunday and don't
fosl me"
The glory of the farmer is that, In the
division Of labors, it is his part to- create.
ALI trade rests at last on his primitive activ-
ity. He stands close to nature; he OBJ
tains from the earth the bread and meat
The food which was not, he causes to be.
. The first farmer was the frat man, and all
historic nobility rests on possession and use
Of land. Men do not like bard work, but
every man has an exceptional respect for
tillsge, snd feeling that this is the origi-
nal calling of his race; that he himself is
only excused from it by some circumstance
which made him delegate it for time to
other hands. If he has not some skill
which recommends him to the farmer, some
product for which the farmer will give him
corn, he must himself return into his due
place among the planters. And the pro-
standing nearest to God, the first cause. -
Emerson. ..a .or'eao ia Hu 90 saHm fei
Don't OMIT THE TURNIPs. --Turnips are
q profitable crop, IL grown on rich land.
Five hundred bushels to the acre are often
grown, at q cost of fifteen dollars, includ-
ing gathering and putting them in cellar,
root house or burying them, making the
cost only three cents bushel. Some varie-
ftaa ha in Tnlv "a ~ kx
IN particular, which is frequently sown
among corn Immediately after the last hoe
ing. Care should be taken not to SOW the
seed too thick, as thinning out is not gen.
orally pTacticed when grown in this way,
nor is any wedding done. Tins is decided
ly the cheapest way that q crop of turnIps
can be grown. Cover the seed by brush
drag drawn between the rows of corn.
Some farmers object to growing turnips
10 feed to cows on. account Of giving
the milk an unpleasant flavor; but this
is obviated by feeding the turnips either
when milking in the morning or immedi-
ately after milking, and no bad flavor is
impaired to the evenings milk.
THoRoueH. CULTURE. Nothing is more
essential to the highest success in raising
!. crops than thorough preparation and crlti-
walton Of the soil. Much is lost for want
OF having the soil in good filth before the
seed is deposited in 1t. When a plant is
compelled to struggle for life during its ear
lier existence, it receives a shock that it
can never fully recover from. II the soil is
web pulverized II places within reach Of
the roots of the young plant large amount
OF available plant food, and it starts off in
life with more vigor, and, like an animal
-that has been well fed during its infancy,
1t Is more capable of taking care of itself in
after life. than il stintsd and half starved
in its earlier life. Within reasonable limits
an additional blowing or narrowing will
often add many times its cost to the value
Of the crop. Many farmers seem to think
that all extra work in deep blowing and
thorough narrowing inpreparing for a crop
Is 30 much labor thrown away; but this
extra labor is just what often determines
the difference between success and failure
in farming. Any labor put forth in frequent
stirnngs OF the soil among growing crops
will be found TO be we'll expended Not
only clean culture, but thorough culture
should be the farmers motto.--J j. Tenn
pin, IN 0ki0 Farmer.
THE PASSION FLowER.-when the Span
iards discovered South America they saw
amongst other plants new TO them climb
ing shrub having from two TO three fruit
bearing flowers unlike any they had ever
seem One day, as apriest was preaching to
the Peruvians or aboriginal inhabitants
amidst the wild scenery OF their native for
est, his eye suddenly glanced at this Curl
Gus flower which hung In 'festoons from the
trees overhead, and like st. Patrick with
the shamrock, he saw with tho eye of Q
saint, asvivid picture Of the sad story Of
Calvary. The rings of thread which sur,
round the cup of the flower and which are
notified with blue crimson and white, sug-
Qested the crown of thorns, stained with
blood To his mind, tutored by medlta-
tion, the five anlhers on the stamens repre-
sontsd the five wounds, the styles the
nails which fixed our Blessed Lord to the
cross. and the singular column which
rises in the centre of the flower was
made 70 bring before the minds of these
wild savages the narrowing scene of the
second sorrowful Mystery or the most Holy
Rosary. So, without Bibles OF hopke, did
thit .holy man INSTRUCT hts cPuyetss % the
creeping flower is called the passion how-
81, which in all languages bears the same
nsne.- Ggrdeaer's AaAtkly, eA-.i..s IS 4
sakxr. The average losses Of sheep by
disease or other casualties vary. grestly in
different sections. The New England
states range from s to Q per eenk., Cou-
necticnk Showing the minimum rate OF the
whole c0NrtrY., The Middle States lost
about per cent. The South Atlantic
ataies range from 4 per cent. in Maryland
20 10 IL per can't. in Georgia, tbs latter
being the maximum Of the Whole country.
Virginia reports per cent; the cause OF
ehis heavy loss is partly indicated by our
eorrnspondent, who says that large nnm-
kr OF lambs were lost by neglect, the
fefmefs relying upon the usually favorable
Writer The sharp, cold weather recurring
IN the spring Also contributed TO this,re,
suit. The Cali States range from 5 - per
ocnt. h Louisiana 20 9 per cent IN Ala,
es.sa. the southern Inland States from
Z n.r cent. h lxest yifgnia 70 70 Psr cent.
IN Asknnsas. i7snns.see, reports stock
aheeb u unusually dns coalition. with
psrceptihls decresce a. Sirious dogs. This
.bnissnce explains tha high eafe % desir0ci
sion IN the South generally. ApFsh u th9
ohiV river he tais Of I.Ss raDeef Hpn :