The Tipton advertiser., 1877-04-26
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.
From the State Register /

pounds sait TO the square yard.
Canadians say that the Canada
Thistle" was first introducedte Canada
from the United States.
Hogs are very fond OF '.Chupas. +"
Can't somebody get up a fervor on the
subject and make a..speach out ofthene
Do not neglect till it is to late to
send Ia the nursery for your apple
trees, of undoubted for their climate.
Pure milk contains about eighty
nine per cent. of water, and yet many
OF the milk retailers insist that is not
water enough.
On account of the prevalence Of the
rinderpest in Europe our government
has prohibited the importation of cattle
until further orders.
The farmers cooperative store at
Mr.. Pleasant last week declared a
division of fifteen per cent on the stock
a. the proiits,of the past year.
The meanest men in the world are
among those who intend 10 make q
living without work; and the poorest
girls in the world are those who have
never learned to work.
The general cause why hens do uot
set on their eggs quietly, but are
figety, and break their eggs, is that
they are infested with lice. Use car
bolic acid about nest and hen houses.
Tile position Of labor never yet de-
graded the person. The pursuit of
honest industry cannot lower the
standard 10 respectability. Nor did
mere wealth or edueasion ever make q
lady or gentleman.
At great sale of Ayrshire cattle by
Thos. Erin at Montreal, Canada, the
following are prices obtained: Bulls
$50, s76, So, s2222, s4.. Cows sllo, s7l
800, $3.50, sl45, Sl60, S42, S52, 81, s5o,
S66. s75. $50. Heifers-Sa6, so, s6l,
$50, So, $40, sia Calf-s.i.
There il TO be another Agricultural
College al Galesburg. H. The bequest
by Mr. Knox ofS>9, ,601 ha, been saved.
the citizens of that place subscribed
$1,000 which was the condition
The auction OF Clvdesdale stations
last week at Marshalltown. the Times
reports that G, w. Ferguson purchas-
ed prince of the West, for>i 80 an.i
Hon. j. b. Grinnell purchased two
year-old for $3.50.
-. c" is Informed that the acri-
cultural editor positively prohibits
the Use Of sulky corn plows Oh Melrose
farm by either tenants or hands: YET
in ease of an aged or feeble gentleman
or cripple they are a convenience
Kossuth coaaty has in successful
operation market day. when any
kind Of produce, stock, or implements
are brought,f"r sale, exchange or cxhii,-
ition. Such Il dag onre "A month Is
without doubt a good Institution for
any county.
II j. hard 10 estimate the amount OF
harm the local papers of Iowa do in
copying, III this season ofthe year lists
Of pretended hardy apple trees, which
are not snited TO our soil and climate. |
In that way they discouraged failure /
and retari fruit growing for age.
Tie Cedar Fall Gt.rre tells how it I
il and how il will be: Those fruit trees
SOLD 10 farmers west OF Iowa last year
hy Quincy, Illinois. nurseyincn, Of
which such wonderful pictures of the
fruit We're shown. are now in good
shape to be male in to hrIsh piles.
particularly the peach trees
The Agricultural f ltor il under
oblig g'ions to Wm Tfa ,ey. Of Hardin
county, for hsx of d-l"iou. oranges /;
direct from the grove of B d. Wilson.
OF san Gabriel valley, southern Cal :
ifornia. Ifthe n ,eh pH-' Of Egypt .
wer. i. eltiriny a, these. no one :,
shouIl be blamed for returning to !,
them.
o. coarse We like the Thomas Har- u
row. Bat the ROYALTY on it being f.
about eighteen dollar per harrow is il
Al outrage which no independent
,armcr should encourage under any
or -treS. Of weather.
They cost So cash and eau be made {
or s.. :,
There l. getting I, be considerable r,
xcitement over the large amount of II
DieOmargarine butter manufactured a.
nd there ia bin pcnding in the y
'eW York Legislature requiring all u
arkage>. .of it 10 be correctly markell. 70
Oar advice Is TO 90 slow in the Bra ii,
lIian artirhoke business. II may be pl
: great a. represented. bat there are bs
IsPlclou- circumstances that throw OF
oubt on the subject. Wait at least pl
ntIiI the seed i less than s. per bush Ii
F. They should be sold a. cheap at W
,ast A. potatoes Il
b -marH Is the greatest minister of u
III or any othrr age, and j. almost II
ilimltei in hi- personal means, vet "
: daughter i. eff aient with the !
.eile and is highly accomplished in II
The culinary art-, AMI has rare )"
% sense on all subjects. This j. q
'~on 10 our girls who aim alone to u
10" music, painting and gossip.
| we ever quit farming and come
town We shall rapuiiat all milk
'eons aad keep an Adcrncy COW d
icy are gentle, eat little, give milk :
rich a. cream. and cream as rich a.
ter for coffee, and make butter :
n aud yellow for mullins and waf-
:. such il Mrs. Aldernev. Who
)uidn't move To town, eat cream
4 attend church festivals?
Though the hog product which we a
port II large, yet the main part II
e best part of the animal. The !
ipment for the year ending June 80, i
76, was ofthe following articles:
con and hams, to the value Of. s39, ,664 4J6 ,
,rk, TO the value eof-.........-... of 5,14i U22
rd, to the value of..............2 % 4J9 4s5
Ird oil, TO the value Of .-........ i4J. l56 ,
Total export vaiae e............ s67 .9s7 ll9
Though there il much talk Of the