Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-29

The London Times notices the impor-
portation Of the first sheep, scventy-fve
III number, from this country to Eng
land, and says they arrived in good con
dition.
There are no less than one million
pear trees, Bartlett, Duchess, Sheldon,
and Vicar of Wakefield varieties, now in
vigorous growth around about Harmon
ton, n. j.
Among the hogs sold at the Union
Stock Yards in Chicago a short time
since were two whose combined weight
was | ,43O pounds. They were raised by
Mr. Follett, of Byron, Iii.
Turner Bros, of Atlanta, ILL.,, shipped
96 steers to Chicago last week which
sold for 500 per 100 lbs. They were
fed by w. Robinson, one of the heaviest
feeders of Logan county.
To preserve fence posts, take boiled
llnseed oil and stir in pulverizcd char
coal to the consistency of paint, and
give the wood liberal coat of the mix
ture. The cost is about two cents for
each post, and the timber thus treated
will last for life-t time.
The Secretary of the Dominion
Grange reports that while in October,
1879, they had but 246 subordinate
oranges, and twenty two division oranges
with membership of $500, now they
number in Canada $50 subordinate and
thirty-three division oranges, with a
membership Of 1880.
A small swarm of bees from hive in
a Broadway, New York restaurant,
alighted upon the blooming roses in the
bonnet of maid of sweet sixteen, while
others attacked the flowers at her
throat. The bees soon discovered the
deceit, and abandoned in disgust their
quest after honey, to the great relief of
the frightened damsel.
The tule lands of San Joaquin county,
Cal, are thickly inhabited by droves of
hogs that have become as wild as the
famous game infesting the Black Forest
They live and thrive on the succulent
roots to be found in the tules and ap-
pear moderately fat when they are seen.
They are exceedingly shy, however, and
it is only by accident that one catches a
glimpse of them, as they instinctively
avoid the haunts OF men.
California has law to encourage
planting trees along the highways, which
authorizes the owners of land to plant
and cultivate shade and fruit trees
specifying what kinds are to be planted
the age and distance apart, and provides
rules for protection. Four years after
the trees were planted, if the owner
makes duly certified statement to the
Board Of Supervisors of the county of
the number of trees that are in good
thriving condition, said Board shall pay
one dollar for each such tree.
In Denmark great distress is prevail.
ing amongst the farmers on account OF
the unusual inclsmency of the weather
which prevents all labor in the fields
Snow falls daily, and the thermometer
at night goes down to four or five de
grees, Rcaumur below zero. The in
clemency of the weather has also pro-
duced kind Of influenza among the hor-
scs especially among those belonging to
the Copenhagen tramways and the artil-
lery on the other hand, cattle are re-
ported to be unusually free from disease
Minnesota holds its nineteenth fair in
Minneapolis the first week in Septem-
Der. The Southern Minnesota Stock
Breeders Association will hold its first
annual exhibition at Owatopna, com
mencing July 2 The following coun-
ties will hold fairs as follows: Dakota
Sept. 26, q and %, at Pennington;
Stcarns, Sept. II, Is and 10, at ST. Cloud
Anoka, Sept. II, u and H. at Anoka:
Mower, Sept. ) and 6, at Austin; Good
hue, Oct. 10, II and II, at Zambrota;
Rice Union Agricultural Society. Sept.
IS, 10 and 60, ut Northfield
Mr., Oliver Dalrymple of St. Paul
well known as a great wheat-raiser in
Minnesota, has turned his attention to
Dakota, and in connection with Messrs.
Geo. w. Cass, New York, and p. b.
Cheney, Boston, has opened a farm some
twenty miles west of Fargo, near the
station of Casselton, comprising some
sixteen sections, or ten thousand, two
hundred and forty acres, About four
thousand acres of this is now in wheat.
The force of this estate includes, for
this years operation, eighty horses, thir-
ty wagons, forty stirring plows, twenty
six breaking plows, seventy harrows,
twcnty-one seeders, thirty self binding
harvestcrs and five steam threshing ma
chimes.
The Fourth of July is generally a
good time for marketing poultry in email
lots. As rule everybody and his girl
goes to town and takes dinner at hotel
or restaurant. If a farmer has facili-
ties for shipping, and his chickens are
large enough for the gridiron, it is well
to send them to a large town where they
are sure to command large price.
They should be sent so that they will be
sure to reach the market one or two
days before they are wanted for the ia
Bile, BIZ oanvassing the nearest village
a farmer can generally find customers
for all the poultry he has to dispose of
at this season of the year, and as a rule
he will receive better prices Turkeys
should not be killed in id-summer, as
their tlosh is not good eating till quite
late in the season. An exception may
be made of half grown turkeys. When
broiled they are most delicious, though
rather expensive eating. There is often
more obtained for chickens in July than
the same birds would bring if kept till
Thanksgiving or Christmas, when the
market is almost sure to be glutted
while there is saving in the cost of
feed