The Tipton advertiser., 1877-04-19
AGRuCULTURAL ITEMS.
From the State Register /


Frequent washing with cold water
Is good for CALLED shoulders on horses.
Fall wheat aud rye can he profita-
bly, narrowed 20 soon a. the ground
Is dry enough.
Some meadows can be greatly inn
proved by narrowing and rolling. 1t
must he done early.
Good Friday used TO be the day 10
sow flax. But any time in April will
do i'm this latitude.
Farmers must have patience with
the storms which are lingering in
the lap Of spring.
Soft soap, diluted sufficiently 10
work well with a brush, is said TO be
the best wash for fruit tree.
Start with the season. aud keep
abreast with ii in all departments Of
the farm. Then your work will not
drive you.
II il far better 10 have the corn frost
bitten in the spring than in the fall.
1t always gets over spring chillblain-.
Out door grating can be done the
last halfof April. Many trees now in
orchards could easily be improved.
Straight rows in a corn field are in
good taste, but straight walks in a
flower garden are stiff and out Of taste
The first ten day. OF May j. soon
enough to plant corn in Iowa. But
have the gros.a, seed and imple-
ments ready.
| There has always been dispute
about the personality Of the devil.
But late writer sass; "A debt unpaid
is devil"
The April proiaeer -n.s: Every
study prescribed by the State lnm is
now taught AT the Agricultura- Col
ledge, with special care.
Clean out your cellars. One rotten
potato In cellar below bedroom II
more iniourious 10 h.al.h than a
thousand pole-cat-.
April ought to have sixty days in IL
instead OF thirty, there j. 50 much IL
do. But what il lacks ~ day. must
be made up in vigilance.
Mr.. Stewart, the Centennial premi
um butter man, was /. iSrundy county
last week experimenting the asfabge.
menis for bis butter factory in that
county.
Dairynen would do "A good thing
for the country if they would make
neither cheese nor butter In April, but
give all the milk to the calves until
grass.
There are but fey farms. no matter
how large, that raise grapes enougi
for the family. And there are few
yards too small. but another grape
vine could be set out
Ia setting out trees avoid one al.
most nniyefsai mistake, that of setting
too close. Trees upon lawn arr
beautiful alone when they have aiun-
dant room IL grow In natural proper.
tions-
Quinine Is quoted in the Chicago
jo"rnai at 81 per pound. II is tim.
| experiments were made To see if we
had not some soil and climate that
would produce successfully tLe Gin
chonia tree.
II the spring thaws and floods has
| filled your stock well with DRAWINGS
from the barn gard clean il out. Just
"a well boil your potatoes in such
filthy water a. 10 attempt to make
| pure milk out Of il.
| There is always something new. 4
variety OF wheat. corn, oats, potatoes,
or new cross of stock. Ii il well To
keep up with ths Improvements. But
touch lightly. Buy sparingly. 1t
NAV he meal.
We set ont twelve years ago several
Red Astrachan apple trees They
have nearly all succumbed: only few
fragments Of trees are left. We say
this for northern orchardists to ponder
over.
Messrs. Cook son X son, of Dowuey,
Cedar county, Iowa. have lately pur-
chased of Mr.. Davidson of Ontario
Canada, six Short Horn heifer,. And
Chandler of Waubeck, Iowa. has pur-
chased a bull Of the same man.
Do not suppose that calves and colts
which are lousy will he all right as
soon a. il il warm. Warm weather
only adds life and vitality to such
parasites, and they annoy and injure
animals. t'se oil. or grease Of any
kind freely.
Mr.. John n. Millikin, Of Butler
county. Ohio, an intelligent farmer
and reliable man, after a long review
ofthe Poland China hog in the Liee
Stock journdi, makes this broad dec
iaration: There are no Poland China
hogs in existence without Berkshire
blood in their veins.
1t is supposed by many that earthan
ware j. better and cooler for butter In
summer than wooien vessels. This
il great mistake. Earthenware j. a
too great conductor of heat for butter
Hence, all butter dairie3 adapt the
wooden vessels.
The failure Of ID. y. Wetmore, the
Southern Grange Agent at New
Orleans, IL lad affair. IT il disas-
trous to the Grange business for the
Southern states, IA through Mr.. Wet
more, "a large and satisfactory business
had been done. We have seen no
explanation of the cause of the failure
Mr.. Wood thinks corn meal the
best food ever given to cows. And
that 1t il much cheaper to send a
superior article Of butter 10 eastern
markets than corn. Besides it gives
profitable winter Employment. If you
want winter cows, arrangements
must be made year in advance.
who wish To have small fruit to at