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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
Flowing for Wheat.

The following from the November
and December report of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, will be of intes-
est to our wheat-growing readers:
Mr.. Mechi has been in the habit of
cultivating wheat after mangel, kohl
rabi, cabbage, and turnips. For the
preliminary crop he subsoils deeply
and manures heavily, but for subse-
quent wheat-crop he breaks the
ground only with single blowing
with one pair of horses. He finds
that deep culture just before wheat
sowing enlarges the straw product
at the expense of the gram. The
heavy foliation of the plant is often
very deceptive in regard to its yield,
while lightlooking fields generally
produce largely i'll quantity. He
quotes Llebig in support of his views
as follows: "But in proportion as
the conditions for the formation of
the straw and leaves became more
favorable, so did the quality of the
seed deteriorate as the quality dimin-
lshed " He cites the practice of
some successful farmers who, on
finding their crops too rank, trod
them with men and horses. Salt
stitfens the straw and checks rank
vegetation, but it should be used in
moderation. He always scattered it
in connection with guano.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
Surface Manuring.

At one of the evening meetings of
the New York State Fair james Miller
read a paper on How to Make the
Farm Pay" from which we reproduce
his views on surface manuring: If
this kind Of manuriny is done intelli-
gently, he says, it Is highly beneficial.
But the soil must be in a condition
to be benefited. Manure should not
be applied to old meadows and pas
lures which have been trampled until
they are nearly as compact as the
beaten track, and which have little
grass to be benefited. If applied
upon grass lands they should be new
ly seeded. During last fall and win
ter | drew manure from cow-stables
and top-dressed about half clover
field which had been mown once and
pastured the latter part Of the season.
Upon the portion top-dressed the
roots of the clover were preserved,
and on the other portion they were
nearly all killed 10y the severe winter.
/ pastured it the present season, and
think the half top-dressed afforded
four times as much as the other half.
1t not only protects the roots Of clover
and other grass, but the soil also. 1t
prevents rapid evaporation and
gives it a darker color, so that it alb
serbs more solar heat. | have OBJ
served the difference where it had
been applied to portion of the soil
fitted for winter wheat, and crop
raised. Upon blowing for another
crop after harvest, as deep as ! pillow
ed, from six to eight inches, it was
thoroughly pulverized. Soil is in the
best condition to be benefited by it
when pulverized. have top-dressed
portions of fields for wheat more OF
less for the past fifteen years. In
every instance it has more than doub-
led my crops of wheat and the grass
following. The most cheering feature
to me is that since I commenced to
top-dress my soil has constantly in.
creased in productiveness, until the
yield of corn has doubled without
any other fertilizer whatever, simply
by turning over a sod which had been
top-dressed one or more years pre-.
vious, and thus upon fields where !
formerly spread a heavy coat of ma
nure and plowed under as soon as
possible, to prevent corporation
The yield was $50 bushels of ears to
the acre last season, and bids fair to
be more this; and expect it will in
crease until l can report 100 bushels
of shelled corn to the acre, and how
much more | dare not dream. Some
farmers top-dress one season and
condemn it. That is not fair test.
1t may require years to fairly test it.
-Rural Neac Yorker.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
a Prohtabis Hog.

The following description of a
profitable hog was reported by the
Committee at the Swine Breeders
Convention, at Indianapolis, md:
He must have small, short head,
heavy jowl, and thick, short neck
ears. thin. and !. tolerqhle erect:
not Objectionable If they droop slight
ly forward; must be straight from the
neck back to flank; must be let well
down to the knees in brisket; of
good length from head to tail; broad
on the back; ribbed rather barrel
shaped; must be slightly curved or
arched in the back, from shoulder to
the setting on Of tail; tell small;
long on the ham, from hook to letting
off of loins; shoulder not too large to
give symmetry to the animal; ham
broad and full; hair smooth and
evenly set on; skin soft and elastic
to the touch; legs short, small and
well set under; broad between the
legs; good depth between bottom
and top of the hog; with pleasant,
quiet disposition; should not weigh
more than 800 or 400 pounds gross
at twelve or eighteen months old,
according to keep; color may be
black OF white, or mixture Of the
two. The above described hog will
measure as many feet from the top of
the head to the setting on of tail as
he does around the body, and will
measure as many inches around the
leg below the knee as he does feet
in length around the body; depth OF
body will be four-ftths of his height.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11

The Longon agricultural Gazette
says: "In discoursing of breakfast
dishes, foremost on the list stands
'Scotia's halesome fare the porridge
bowl, with its accompaniment of
sweet milk, OF, as some prefer it, of
buttermilk, or of the two mixed; for
Sir Walter Scott, an authority on such
matters, tells us, in 'Waverly,' that
while the breakfast table Of the Baron
Bradwardine was 'loaded with warm
bread, together with eggs, reindeer
ham, mutton and beef ditto, smoked
salmon, marmalade, and all other
delicacies, which induced even John
son himself to eXtol the luxury of n
Scotch breakfast above that Of all
other countries, a mess of oatmeal
porridge, flankcd by a silver jug,
which held an equal mixture of cream
and buttermilk, was placed for the
baron's share Of the repast.' Bilious
subjects, who cannot stand the rich
ness of the unchurned milk, will find
the baron's admixture useful correc-
tive. Porridge, to be easily digesti-
BILE, should be made rather thin, and
boiled at least half an hour; the gel
atinous properties of the oat meal
will thus be brought out, as will be
seen by the mixture, on being dished
up, flowing from the pan in liquid
state, and on cooling acquiring the
consistency Of jelly. Made thus, it
is one of the most nutritious and di-
gestible of food, nourishing, say the
Swans not only the body but the
brain. A good breakfast dish, that
is too little known, is called Referee
and is made thus: Take some cold
fish, and with two forks flake it off IN
small pieces, melt a bit of butter N
a stewpan, and toss the fish in it till
thoroughly warm. Have ready a
cupful of boiled rice and two soft
boiled eggs; add them to the fish,
season to taste, give one turn over
the fire, and serve. This was favor
lite dish among the monks of old, and
has lost none of the SAVIOR those cum
ming astronomers detected in it."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
O"Mpanison of Friess.

Many Of the farmers in this vicin-
ity can remember twenty-five years
ago, says the Aurora Yerola, when
farming was in its infancy here, and
must with pleasure compare the prices
of their labor now with prices then.
For instance, take the following
items: Then wheat was sold for 40
cents per bushel, and calico cost l25
per yard; now wheat sells for SLIP
per bushel, and calico for 7 cents per
yard. Then butter sold for to 10
cents per pound, and lamp oil cost
81 per gallon; now butter sells for
30 to 40 cents pr pound and lamp
oil only 20 cents per gallon. Then
pork sold for 50 per hundred and
farmers pad Sd per hundred for nails,
now pork sells for IS, and nails for
$3.50. Then corn sold for Is cents
per bushel ana farmers paid l5 cents
a yard for white cotton cloth; now
they sell corn at so to 60 cents and
buy cotton cloth for to 10 cents. -
Then all kinds of farm products were
correspondingly low and all other
kinds of merchandise corresponding
ly high; now all kinds of farm pro-
auctions will sell for three times us
much as then, and most kinds of
merchandise are cheaper than then,
Many kinds, such as white lead, lin
seed oil, etc, are Just about the same
price now as then-all having been
higher and come down to old prices.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
GRANGE DIRECTORY,

WINTHROP GRANGE. No. 611.-Meets at Win
throp on Friday on or before the full moon OF
each month.
s. G. PIERCE. Master. S. w. RICH Sec
WEST BUFFALO GRANGE, No. 1216:-Meets
Tuesday on Or before full moon.
j. D. RUSSELL. Master
GREELEY GROVE GRANGE, No. s11-Night OF
regular meeting on Friday evening, on or before
full moon, meet at Warehouse Hall.
w. BUNCE, Master
p. B. sCHEMERHoRN. Secretary
MIDDLEFIELD GRANGE, No. 52s,-Meets on
Wednesday, on or before full moon
b. DU BOIS. Master. E. j. WIGG, Sec
SUPERIOR GRANGE, No. 352.-Meets Saturday
on or before full moon, at No. s School House
Hazleton twp. r. MESSENGER
f B. FILLMORE. Secretary Master
BYON GRANGE No 2G7. Meets at Justus Dur
KEGS, on Tuesday evening, on or after full
moon. II. NJ. COUGHTRY Master.
CHAS. FERNALD. Sec,
PERRY GANGE, No. 31S.-Meets at the Center
School House, in Perry Township, OF Tuesday
evening" on or before full moon.
E. LITTLE Sec.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
FLEsH-wORMS AND PIMPLES.
Indian Corn and the Dairy

1t has been the practice with some
of our dairymcn for many years to
raise, yearly, piece of corn for the
dairy, and the practice has recently
been extended SO that most of our
farmers are engaged in it, and they
find a great benefit in it. They have
the advantage of sod to aid them, and
seldom fail in obtaining good crop.
Only the amount usually required to
be fed is raised, and the stalks are
considered an important part Of the
crop. Advantage, therefore, is taken
to secure the fodder in the best con-
dition, which is to cut it when the ear
is grazed, put it in STOCKS, cure it
there, and then pass it through the
husker, which fines it and prepares it
thus the better for feed SO that ali or
nearly all will be eaten, and it is held,
with benefit equal to good hay-not
the best-early cut and we'll cured
1t is usually fed late in the fall and
the fore part of winter, though some
extend it through the winter, where
the fall is favorable for curing, and
there is place to store it. This and
clover hay in many instances are the
main and sometimes the sole feed,
leaving the timothy for market
What is lacking -and sometimes
this is considerable when the hay has
been damaged in harvesting, or the
cornstalks by wet weather-is sup
piled bymeal obtained from the crop.
Thus comparatively, small piece of
land will 60 far toward carrying the
dairy through the winter, with corn
left sometimes for market sufficient
to pay expense for raising the crop.
Usually no manure Is applied, the
sod being considered sufficient enrich
ment. The land is also improved by
working it, and the year following is
sowed to spring crop-barley or
oats; oats mostly-and again seeded
down, being pretty sure Of good
catch. In this way the land is kept
clean and in good condition, yielding
good crops of clover and grass, with
increased thickness of sod to turn
down for corn when the time arrives
the time varying-the corn with
each return improving. 1t is an UNI
assuming crop, with its circumscrbed
acreage, yet making itself felt in
various ways, each year, and i'll con,
nection with pasturage, is slowly but
surely restoring the land to its pris-
tine fertility; in many cases, particu
larly in the old dairy districts, sur
passing it, and making land produc-
tive that was originally poor.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
Minnesote Wheat.

Minnesota has just put another
feather in her cap as a wheat grow
ing State. A st Paul dispatch says
that, on Friday last, the centennial
commissioners received sample
hushel of Scotch Fife wheat, raised
forty miles northward from Fargo,
in the northwest part of the State,
weighing sixty-four pounds to the
bushcl. The average yield of the
field was forty-four bushels to the
acre, machine measure. A car load
of this wheat will be sent to the
Centennial, with the facts verified;
also, verified statements with samples
of the wheat yield, none less than
twenty-seven bushels to the acre. OF
thirty seven other farms in the same
settlement. A proposition to erect
a grain bin of glass and iron, to hold
700 bushels, for the exhibition of
Minnesota wheat at the Centennial,
grows in favor, and may be adopted
by the Legislature.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
Cabbage for Stock.

Having tried the article of food
two years, for cows in milk, l am of
the oplnon that more good fodder
can be grown on an acre than OF
any other. They also will force COWS
to give more milk over all other
food. They require no machine to
cut them. No bad taste to the milk
was discovered. They are easily
grown. | prefer them to any variety
of roots. If you have any more than
you wish to feed, sell the best; they
readily bring IS to 81 per hundred,
The large and rough leaves being
left for stock at time of pulling. We
used a large pair of pruning shears,
cutting off the stem, rapidly and
easily, about three inches below the
head. G.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
a Use for Skim Miik.

As the usp of skim milk for the
manufacture of cheese is very unpro-
titable, we would suggest that it be
condensed for use in the cities, where
an extensive demand for it would I'M
doubtedly spring up. The skim milk
of farm or creameryis vastly better
than the milk produced at those SO
called "dairics Of the towns and
cities, where distillery slop is the
food of the cows. 1t is pure, whole
some, and agreeable, and for cooking
purposes and for children's food,
would be very acceptable. 1t could
be afforded at Il somewhat less price
than the pure condensed milk, and if
honestly sold for what it is, and
labeled" Condensed Skinned Milk "
it would not onter into unfair compe-
tition with the pure condensed milk,
although it might in many eases be
used rs substitute for it. Any use
Of the skinned milk would be better
than that Of making it into cheese,
which goes "a begging" the market
at one or two cents q pound, and
bringing decent cheese into dlsro-
pute.-American 1Qricultm2st.
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