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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
Profit from Forest Trees.

1t matters little whether it be Nor
way spruce, white pine, Scotch larch,
American elm, red or soft maple, etc,
all and each, with many more, are
rapidly and easily grown. The SIM
pie course is first to SOW the seed,
thinly in beds, with rows four inches
distant from each other Shade them,
from the time of seeding, both win
ter and summer, until they have
grown to be four to six inches high;
then having made the ground loose
and pliable, transplant into rows four
feet apart and the plants one foot
apart in the rows. This will give
something over 10000 plants to the
acre. At the end Of three years,
every three out Of four should be
taken up from out Of these rows and
planted in another field, at Il distance
Of four by six feet. The growth now
of both plantations will be rapid, and
in three years more one-half of the
whole wi be of twelve to twenty
feet high, and diameter of four to
six inches, and valued for various
purposes at 80 to soc each. The re-
moving of these pays for all previous
labor, and safe to say, in six years
more will sell for $1,000 per acre.
SO much for calm view Of judicious
investment, where money can be
spared and the future looked to tor
It's return at a large profit. The few
varieties have named are as nothing,
for the chestnut, butternut, black
walnut, and many more of fruit-pro-
ducing trees, have in them qualities
of value for timber, and should the
Investor grow 1000 acres, less or
more of them, their production of
fruit would fully compensate him if
he did not care to thin them out from
time to time as timber. This world
Is only half or quarter peopled as
yet, and each and every year man is
becoming cognizant of. and more and
more dependent upon, the value of
the fruits of the earth for health and
Yigor Of life.-E. IL. Elliott.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
3 Wonderful Wheat Country
Portland Oregonian.

We have been in the habit of sup
posing that the Wallamet Valley was
the greatest wheat growing country
on the globe, and have felt like in
dulging in an indefinite amount of
vaingloriouS boasting over the record
of fields producing so or more to the
acre, and whole farms averaging 35
to 40 bushels. But our beautiful val
ley and our farmers must look to
their laurels henceforth From Il
gentleman Of undoubtel yeracity,
earefulness and accuracy, we receive
some information concerning wheat
raising in Eastern Washington Terri
tory which surpasses the best show
ing we remember to have seen in this
part Of the country.
c. Maier, living near the base of
the Blue Mountains, in Wala Walla
Valley, in 1873, raised son 60 acre
field 1920 bushels Of wheat, an aver
age Of 67 bushels to the acre; and in
1873, from n 60 acre tract, 1920 BUSH
els, or 81 bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Mastcrson, residing 4 miles
south of Walla Walla, raised on 10
acres $50 bushels; IS bushels to the
acre.
Mr. Kennedy, whose farm is on
Dry Creek,G miles from Walla Walla,
harvested 1852 bushels from $50
acres; 35 bushels average; and this
was volunteer crop-that is, the
second crop from one sowing.
These crops, says our informant,
were produced on ordinary wheat
land; land that is considered good,
but 'no better than hundreds of thous-
ands of acres now lying vacant in
Walla Walla and Whitman counties;
especially north of the Snake River,
where there is a country vast enough
to produce more than 100000 bush
els per annum, and where a failure of
crops has never been known.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

square and six feet long, turning
round and round upon gudgeons fast
ened to the center of the ends. 1t is
an immense churn, for in the height
OF the season two hundred pounds of
butter are taken from single churn-
ing.
The butter room contains several
novelties in tie way Of apparatus,
The worker is different from any
thing | ever saw in the East. 1t was
invented on Point Reyes by Capt
Allen, a famous butter-maker. 1t
consists, first, of Il solid, strong table,
almost exactly like the old-fashioned
center-tables, with one thick leg
III the center with branching feet,
which are bolted to the floor. On
the top of this table there is a revolv-
ing circular plate of hard wood, three
feet IN diameter, which turns upon
an lrcn pivot working in an iron
socket III the top of the table. At
one side standard rises above the
revolving plate which holds n nova
bic socket in which rest the end of
an oval-shaped lever, which reaches
across the plate and has a handle on
the other end The buttermaker
works the lever with his right hand,
and with the left hand he keeps the
circular plate, on which the butter
rests, moving slowly round and round
so that all parts of the mass are
brought beneath the pressure of the
lever. The butter is handled very
carefully on this machine, and the
grain is well preserved
All the butter, or the greater part of
it, made on Point Reyes, goes into
market in small cylindrical rolls,
each of which is wrapped in piece
Of muslin. The mold by which these
rolls are made are peculiar. 1t is II
beautiful machine, made in this way:
The mold is turned from piece of
Hgnum cite, and is in two parts,
like bullet mold The handles are
Of brass, and cross each other like
the handles Of a pair of scissors. 70
make roll of butter, the maker fills
each halt of the mold, and then, tax
ing one handle in each hand, presses
them together, and the form is given
in a moment. The rolls are sent to
market in Il box with Il hinged cover.
The box is just deep enough to take
III the rolls, set on end, close to-
gether; and the cover comes down
tight on the ends and holds the rolls
III place perfectly.
Buttermaking Oh Point Rcyas is
quite profitable to Mr.. Towards ten
ants. They make from one to two
thousand dollars a year clear and
above all expenses. The yield from
the COWS, rs | have learned from an
examination of their books. is exceed
ingly good. The poorest average |
found was an average of $50 pounds
of butter to the COW, which, at an
average price Of 81 cents, gave an
average receipt of $3.50 per COW.
Some of the better ranches showed
an average OF $50 per COW, through
the whole herd Of 200 COWS. The
men are wide awake and intelligent
dalrymen. f.. J. w.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

In the first place, the mich COWS
ought to be provided with warm,
well-ventilated byres, comfortable
and clean; they should be kept tidy,
and be well curried to prevent
disease from engendering in the sys-
tenn; and they ought to be ted liberal
ly and have plenty OF water. Most
cows IN milk are very sensitive.
They should, therefore, receive the
klndest of treatment in every respect.
Their feeding, watering, milking, etc,
should be done at regular hours, in
the same order, and so far as posi-
bic by the same individual, especial
ly the milking, and all to the least
annoyance Of the cows. We believe
cooked food in winter to be the best
and most economical. The fodder
should be cut fine; it may be mixed
Of different qualities, or all alike, but
there should be a proportion of good
hay; it should then be packed in q
box, which may be a bin in one cor
ner of the barn floor, mixing in two
quarts Of corn meal and bran or
shorts, mixed in equal quantities, to
feed to each COW for each mess; scat
ter it evenly through, and wet down
with boiling water; pack and press
tight, giving water all the feed will
absorb, and then cover tight to steam;
i'll about twenty-tour hours the whole
mess will be equalized and III the
best condition to feed-almost equal
to green fodder. 1t is good plan
to have two bins; one can be filled
each day, and while one is cooking
the other can be fed. Give this feed
twice day, morning and evening,
and other fodder at noon. \ few
cerrots or sugar bects may be given
in addition. but the NAN dependence
should be on the chopped fodder
and grain meal. This will bring out
good butter, which, with constant
good care Of the cows, if the dairy
woman understands her business,
will equal the grass food.-London
Lire Stock JOu2139I
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
Horses OF All Work.

There is an urgent demand in all
populous cities for large and power
ful horses. The high prices received
for fine and stately animals ought to
convince the most incredulous that
we must have more attention paid to
the improvement of this stock. We
need to breed horses of all work.
Only few can at present breed the
race horse and the hunter, for we are
too practical people. We have but
little use for the saddle horse simply.
The light grades and general ease of
our roads render carriages the most
agreeable means of locomotion, and
we require horses of such size that
they can draw us with ease to them
selves and with moderate speed.
Seven or eight miles an hour is quite
as high arate eff speed as prudent
persons care to drive, either for safety
to themselves, their carriages, or the
good Of their horses. We ought to
breed horses of not less than l5l
or is hands in height, as our stand
ard, and Of an average weight of not
less than 1850 pounds. They should
be spirited but not fractions. Com
pactncss and smoothness Of figure,
and firmness Of bone, muscle
and skin, should be regarded.
Strong, good colors, like bay and
black, with dark. limbs and hoofs,
should be looked after in breeding.
Let every farmer look as carefully to
his stock horse as if he were to be-
come purchaser. Weak knees, flat
feet, and many physical defects are
transmissible. The farmer must not
be taken by the mere show or getting
up OF the horse. The breeding of a
poor horse is an absolute loss
Practical Farmer.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
How Much Should a Steer Gain

TO obtain an answer, | take the
following data from my notebook:
Twelve goods steers weighed 1864
pounds; turned out on good pasture
September sth; gained 1,o4O pounds
by October 22d; time, forty-tbree
days; gain per head per day, %
pounds. December 9th they had
gained 500 pounds; time, sixty-fiye
days; gained per head per day, SO
pounds. BY January 9th they had
made further gain of 600 pounds;
time, twenty-six days; gain per head
per day, 500 pounds. Weighed
again March 5th, they showed an in
crease Of 1852 pounds; time, tifty-nine
days; gain per head per day, LIS
pounds. Some Of them were then
sold, the average gain per head per
day having been 1.69 pounds. At
this time the other fou' weighed 5,452
pounds. When weighed again May
sth, they showed a gain of 49S pounds;
time sixty-three days, gained per day,
1.95 pounds. BY June 4th they had
made further gain of 27O pounds;
time, twenty-seven days, gain per
head per day, 2.5 pounds. Weighed
again September 23d, they showed a
gain of SO pounds; time, ll2 days,
gain per head per day, LII pounds.
On the last four the average gain per
head for the time after the others
were sold, was l.5S pounds. One of
these steers made the greatest gain
Of any | have ever fed. October %,
1874, he weighed 1,O3O pounds, and
when sold september %, 1875, he
weighed 1,64o pounds, or gain of
G1O pounds in 335 days; or 1872
pounds per day for the whole time he
was ted. In several cases, particular
animals, Or even the whole lot, have
made greater gain for a short time,
but none so much for the whole time
fed. Running back over my expert
ence in feeding and weighing steers,
! find their average gain to have been
l.29 pounds per day, on grain and
pasture-part Of the season on each.
From these figures deduct the items
relating to the manner of feeding
IOn1fyly GeUtIof11D
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

A tablespoonful Of ammonia in a
gallon of warm water will often re
store the color of carpets, even if
dissolved by acid or alkali. If the
ceiling has been whitewashed with
the carpet down, and few drops
should fall, this will remove it. Or,
after the carpet is well beaten and
brushed, scour it with ox-gall, which
will not only extract grease but fresh
en- the colors. One pint Of gall in
three gallons of warm water will do
large carpet. Table and floor
cloths may be thus washed. The
suds left from a wash when ammonia
is used, even if almost cold, cleanses
these new foor-cloths well.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

A writer in the London Field
states that poultry properly fed will
acquire all the fairness needed for
marketing purposes in a fortnight, or
three weeks at most. Their diet
should be Indian, oat or barley meal,
scalded in milk or water-the former
is the best as it will expedite the fat
tening process. They should be fed
early in the morning, at noon, and
also in the evening just before going
to roost, and given a plentiful supply
of pure, fresh water, plenty of gravel,
and sliced cabbage or turnip tops
If the fowls are required to be very
fat some trimmings of fresh mutton
suet may be chopped up and scalded
with their other feed, or they may be
boiled in milk alone and poured over
the meal. This renders the flesh
tirmer than it otherwise would be-
When fit to kill, feeding should be
stopped for twelve hours or more, so
that the intestines may become com
paratively empty.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
Barn, Stable and Yard.

N0ore's RuraI Neac Yorker says:
''There is 4 vast difference in the
flavor of eggs. Hens fed on clean
sound grain and kept on clean
grass run, give much finer favored
eggs than hens that have access to
stable and manure heaps, and eat all
kinds of filthy food Hens feeding
on fish and onions flavor their eggs
accordingly, the same as COWS eating
onions and cabbage, or drink often
sive water, impart bad taste to the
milk and butter. The richer the food
the higher the color of the eggs
Wheat and corn give the eggs the
best color, while feeding on buck
wheat makes them colorless, render
ing them unfit for confectionery pur-
poses"
Mr.. E. II. Seward, of Mareago, n.
Y, gives the following characteristics
as to those to be sought in dairy COWS:
We want COW low in legs, deep in
chest, with lungs so shaped as to give
a chance for a large flow of blood
We want a great width across the
lon, as this shows secreting power.
The udder should be we'll up under
the body, and there should be wide
teats and wide quarters. The es-
cutcheon, or milk mirror, should be
wide-the wider the better. The hair
should be bright, showing healthy
condition. There should be deep
shoulder; neck to come out large
from the body, tapering finely to the
head, the head firm and bony The
head should taper well down to a
small muzzle; the skin should always
show yellow color, with a firm, soft
feeling. A lively spirit is essential,
good COWS are not dull; and are apt
to be fractions and nervous If i'll
used. Dairymen should look care
fully to the comfort of the COW. A
COW showing a yellow skin with a
yellow inside to the ear, indicates
giving rich milk. The hair on the
milk mirror should be soft and firm.
A large COW on the same food would
give more milk than a small one.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
Harper's Bazaar .
Lllugtratcd.

The Bazaar is edited with combination Of tact
and talent which we seldom find in any journal
and the journal itself is the organ of the grea
world Of fashion. Boston Traveller
The Bazaar commends itself to every member OF
the househod-to the children by droll and prett,
pictures, to the young ladies by It's fashion plate,
in endless variety, to the provdent matron by it
patterns for the childrens clothes, TO paterfdnitd
by its tasteful designs for embroidered slippers
and luxurious dressing gowns But the reading
matter of the Bazaar is uniformly of great excel
lence. The paper has acquired a wide popuarit,
for the firesdc enjoyment it affords N Y Eve
ming Post.
In its way there is nothing like it. Fresh ant
trustworthy a fashionable guide its stories anC
essays. its poetry and squbs, are all nyigoratin.
to the mind Chicago Evening Journal.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
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 12l6.-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. SCuEMERHoRN. Secretary.
MIDDLEFIELD GRANGE, No, 52S,-Meets on
Wednesday, on or before full moon
b. DU BOlS. Master. f. j: WIGG Sec
SUPERIOR GRANGE, No. 352.-Meets Saturday
on or before full moon at No. School House
HaZleton twp. II. MESSENGER,
+ b. FILLMORE. Secretary Master
BYON GRANGE No 267 Meets at Justus Dur
KEGS, on Tuesday evening, or after full
moon. ii. M. COUGIITRY Master
CIIAS. FERNALD. Sec.
PERRY GANGE, No. 31S-Meets at the Center
School House, in Perry Township. OF Tuesday
evening, on or before full moon.
Z. LITTLE Sec.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

Leading poultrymen of the count
ry have put in request for five acres
Of the centennial grounds, and 5000
pens, this year, at the exhibition for
the display OF chickens, ducks, tur
keys, geese, pigeons, and poultry pro-
duets.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

If boots are kept well oiled, once a
month, with castor oil and small
quantity of lamp-black, they will be
both drcr and warmer The latter
stops up the pores in the leather, and
excludes both wind and rain.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04

A huge petrifaction, formed al
most entirely of serpents i'll various
positions, but making solid mass,
has been found near the line of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-04
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one that fosters taste for investigation. and pro
notes thought and encourages discussion among
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