The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-19

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A lfse ColssaAs ps1n1s bsg has been
1sund q Hrsmen Germany. stf
ca Lsspss, e CedAr EAIls, has .
colt four moaths old which weighs SOS
pounds aLAeAH
Csswer sod sdovn, selling ut Phila-
d<lphiA - Low - ten cents per pound
We do not think II advisable to set
out fruit trees In Iowa in the fall.
Crane vines can now be thoroughly
pruned, and covered or protected for
the winter. Earth Is best
The Texas cattle fever has again
made its appearance at Tolona, Ill
Excitement and alarm are great
The Assessors statistical report for
the Ssste OF Indiana shows shortage
on hogs Of IS s,00 less than last year.
The county fairs held the firt weeks
OF September have no kind rccoliec-
tions to rejoice over.
In many Of the eastern States at
leAst one-haif the apple crop will 60 to
wasee, being too much to be taken care
OF. The indianapolis, Indiana vine
gar factory has purchased lo.o0 BUSH
els. at fourteen cents per bushel, to
make cider vinegar.
Asparagus and pie plant beds should
now be cleaned of and covered three
inches thick with rich manure
Take care of the calves Fall rains
and SHOWS are not favorable for those
which constitute the future hope Of
the farmer.
strawberry beds should be mulched
for winter protection. and furrovs run
. as to turn all water likely TO stand
about them
From many sources we learn that .
large proportion Of the wheat in stack
was badly injured by the rains the
first weeks of September.
To have good garden next year,
cover il now with heavy coat Of rieh,
we,l-rotsed manure, and spade ii in
deeply and thoroughly.
Dahl;as should be left in the ground
for few days after the tops are killed
TO ripen the bulbs Then dig, label,
and store a~ay carefully in the cellar.
This is the month to put out hya-
cinths, tulips, DC. for next springs
Towering. After planting about four
inches deep. mulch with coarse straw
or rubbish.
Beets, carrots and pasnips, If gath
cred for winter use, should be stored
in the cellar in damp sand II ex-
posed to the air, they wilt, and are al
mosi useless.
In this climate blackberries and
raspberriee need winter protection.
Either potato vines or evergreen linbs
are good. They need but little to pru-
tect them.
Hon. John Purdue, Of Indiana. who
endowed the Purdue University Of
that State, 1.-THE Agricultural College,
with the sum Of $50 600, died Sept.
l2th, Of apopsexy.
Prof. Geo. E. Morrow, of the Iowa
Agricultural College, has accepted the
Profe-sorship Of Agriculture in the
Illinois Indnstrial Cniversity At
Champaign, In place Of Prof. Miles.
We hope and trust all good farmers
have saved ample quantities Of seed
corn for next year. 1t can be done
yet, but not as good . that which was
carefully selected a month ago.
1t il in order now to plant walnuts,
bufteEnuts. acorns. hickory nuts, &c.
Most of these will not bear transplant
ing, 50 the nuts should be planted
where they are intended to grow.
The Hamilton Freeman Of Sept. 2sth
SAYS: Wheat is now selling for 60
to 75 cents per bushel. Live hogs
bring from - to s per hundred. The
prices on both articles have an up
ward tendency"
The burning Of the Patrons wheat
elevator at Narengo, Iowa, five weeks
ago, was serious loss to the Order
there. Loss, 5000; insurance, 81 400.
Supposed to have been set on fire by
tramps.
Tenderbtllbs, such rs gladiolas, tube
roses, de-, should be carefully packed
in some dry place, from frost, for win
ter.
The Marshall Times Of last week
says: Z. q. Sleight, Esq, has started
the price of new corn at 25 cents a
bushel and is contracting at that price.
It is Mr.. Sleights belief that there
will be lively demand for corn for
shipment.
We zee many agricultural imple-
ments yet exposed To sun and rain.
And yet judgments were rendered in
the last Hardin county courts for over
one hundred implements. And that
IL only sample Of what is doing in all
the counties.
The Hamilton freeman says young
grasehoppers are hatching out in
Hamilton county, and believes this
indicates that they viii generally
hatch out this fall, and precludes the
possibility of their doing any damage
in that region next spring.
The doubt and anxiety in the minds
of many farmers is over as to the corn
crop. In a large portion of the State,
where planted early and cultivated
carefully there is an abundant crop OF
hard corn. But at the same time
there are large quantities Of soft corn,
from late planting.
In digging potatoes it h important
to have them dried before going TO
cellar or pit. But for this purpose
they should he exposed to the sun or