The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-08-30
AcHlCuLruRAL ITEMS
frrnm the STATE Regisser ]

from which this oil Is prsSseu - heNIAs
~ GOOD for stock rs the oil cake in the
market,
we learn nom the Cedar Falls Ca
setty that the Agricultural and Me-
ehsnical Exposition of the North
west viii be held at Dubuque. Sept.
10th, nth, l., 18th, and 18th.
Hon. NJ. 1. Townsend, Of Troy,
New York, hiss large farm in Gran-
dy County, and he says he has tis'y of
the best COWS on his farm that can be
found in Iowa.
The wives and daughters Of Iowa
have a. much Stale pride a the faith
srs ana sous. Let the former then
make decided demonstration for the
State Fair.
The new crop of wheat is making
visible change in the amount Of re-
eeipts at Chieage. II was Gown to
twenty car loads per day. But An-
gust nth the receipts were about $50
car loads.
50 far as the grain has been thresh-
cd, il appears that wheat in Grumpy
county Is averaging about % bushels
peracre. We have heard of none less
than -. and some over 50.
Iii rumored among the Changers
that Iowa will never pay another cent
into the Treasury of the National
Grange, owing 10 the reckless and
extravagent use made of the funds by
that body.
All other vocations are turning
their attention to the prospects of agri-
culture. VIII the farmers take
enough interest in their own oecupa-
| ton TO attend their annual boards oil
trade-the State and County Fairs:
Breeders disapprove of crossing
shorthorns with any other breed, but
we care not how pure the blood or
how long the pedigree, it improves
any stock to be crossed with big corn
cribs and warm barns.
Geo. Wells, of the Missouri slope,
controyerts the experiments OF the SUI
perintendent of the Iowa Agricultur-
al Farm. He declares that one bush
ell of cooked food is equal to two bush
els of corn unground and unroosed,
In commencing to feed cattle, fyou
intend to feed five or six months
don't feed too heavy at the start, but
gradually increase so As not to eloy
them as ii is difficult to make prof
on one that has been oyer-fed or foun
dered.
Again we say-study the low;
State Fair premium list. 1t bristle
all over with prizes for the farmers Q
Iowa, which will be carried off By
somebody. They should be, and eal
be. distributed all over the State.
Ifyou are gaining little by littl
every day, be content. Are your eS
penses less than your income, so thai
though it be little. you are CONSTANT.
accommodating and growing richer ant
richer every day? BE content; so ia
as concerns money, you are doing
well.
We have been more successful in
getting a good stand OF timothy b.
sowing in oats or wheat stubble IL
August or early September. and har
rowing il in with slanting-toothe,
harrow. The stubble protects from
the sun and retains the snow in tn
winter and protects from winte
win de.
Iowa farms are just At this time cor
sidered good security for loaned mon
ey One insurance company now ha
= S. 600 600 which il desires located b
leaning to Iowa farmers. Don't do
Econ omize in house and farm
" person and family to the last ezte,
before you mortgage your farms.
:. The st. Louis World says that ID
4 the sheriff"s sales of the past f
:, months, hundreds of our farms ha'
passed from the hands of farmers in
the hands of money-lenders: and 50
m. will be. just As long a our legislat'
m do not provide for the education
N. the farmers of the State
m An extensive traveller, referring
SS 4 - ho-a ,;,,,,. snys. AL hays ,ra<
found farmer who could not give
rs bread and meat and milk. | Ia
us found farmers families in palaces,
log cabins, in rail pens with str
roofs, where sixteen slept in a roc
but | have never found one viii
could not give me bread and IN
Z and milk"
BoussingauIt, IN MS uaple of pral
= cal equivalents, estimates Ion pour
J.. of wheat equal as human food TO
ON, pounds Of potstoes, aud yet the la'
Ten is very important agent in p reservi
OK the human family from scurvy, c
.p tanning as il does SO much of pot:
are and other valuable health product
ore
hen salts.
: The farmers Of Iowa. their sons
9is, daughters. have travelled but lii
ea- this year /, is good place to 20
IN the State Fair. IL i close al b.
'oEi make your arrangements snd dete
IN inc ST once what part Of the fan
viii 60. and what they will take, .
and then have il in the best order
condition by the proper time.
There are two Geo. Wells in Il
axe and both are large farmers. Il
count acres by thousands One i
Grundy county. and raises wheat
cost OF twenty cents Der bushel.
the other is in Monona county
q has windmill IL feet high, and /
" largely into corn and hogs.
\ correspondent Of the Mars
TTm.s reports that Granger of :
Center purchased a harvester. :
it home. tried 1t. found II did
work 10 suit, returned il according
contract and lefl il Al or near the .
where he took il from The agri
ta-al men. exAsperatei because he
rurue! the machine. had him aires
and fined ST for ob-tructing the hi