The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.
from The State Register. |

raise weeds.
Cold, damp soil can be made produc-
tive by draining and maturing.
The Indianola Tribune says the
largest corn area Is planted in that
county ever planted before.
Sensible If not high farming has
rot to be done i'm the future II success
! is the object,
There is an increasing and awaken
/ inc Interest all over the country in Ia
vor of Jersey stock.
| The testimony seems TO be unahi-
nous that the late snow will be great
| " beneficial to the crop of wheat
On some of the New England farms
there are six bushels of salt per acre.
| They claim that il promotes fertility
and destroys al insects.
The Republican estimates the wheat
area a. one-third less this year than
formerly. i'm Marshall county, but corn
| larger.
II il doubtless fact, though not
fully appreciated. that from the extra
food given all meat producing animals
comes all the profit.
4 Texas paper wants to trade OH
forty lawyers for one hard working,
early rising, good managing Northern
farmer.
Seeds of the squash family are said
to be improved by age. a. the new
seeds run 10 vines, while old seeds pro-
duce more fruit.
"Be carct,d tchut gou sign" should
be printed in large capitals and put up
in prominent place in every farmers
house.
Beans cultivated and planted right
will produce from - to - bushels per
acre. There is profit in Il few acres at
81 50 to - per bnshel.
Slow, gentle farm work il not inju-
riGus to brood mares up to two or three
days of their time. The exercise for
them is better than being confined IN
box stalls.
IT requires about 2DoJ horses per y'r
to repleni~h the London Omnibus
Company stables in place of the disa
bled and dead. They keep employed
about 5000 horses.
No large forest tree should be in or
near the eafden. Their roots, which
extend wi le, will exhaust the soil,
and their shade dwarf the the crops.
IF that was my boy I'd horsewhip
him. remarked an old dairyman To
me. The boy WAS Oh a pony, driving
some milch COWS. and making them
trot about half the time.
There j. considerable complaint Of
wet weather from the southeast part
OF the STATE. The north half of the
State has not been troubled in the least
this spring in this respect.
Col. Sanford says that on the eth
day Of May, 1866, lac was travel
ing through Taylor county, Iowa,
one of the northern counties and he
got out OF the stage and snow -balled
the driver.
Every man who has sold his wheat
and corn i sorry he sold it. And those
who have not sold will hesitate so
long probably the price will recede,
AMI they will be sorry This is -or-
rowtul world.
Those planting garden seeds must
recoIlect that to terminate well they
need four things-iight, heat, air and
moisture. So the seed bed should he
fresh and mellow, fine and light.
In Syant growth about ninety five
per cent. comes from the atmosphere,
and FIVE per cent. from the ground, so
il i important to have the soil light
and susceptible of receiving the gases
Of the atmosphere.
4 correspondent wishes IT, TO des-
cribe precisely how to distinguish
mushrooms from poisonous toadstools
The best way i to try all of the speci-
mems. aud II any one kills him he may
be certain that j. not the real mush-
room.
The Cerro Gordo Rcputticoa pretty
well north thinks the storm did no
damage to small fruit a. far "a II can
learn. In fact. We begin To think it
was a great blessing to Northern Iowa,
whatever it may have been to other
| portions Of Iowa.
An hours open air work in the gar
den dailv j. refreshing, invigorating,
! fuine.4 and heath to the merchant
| professional man, mechanic q loafing
gentleman.
A. an indication of the scarcity o
wheat, the Cedar Falls Gdzcttc says
Mr.. Miner informs Us that he ha
had three men constantly employc,
for the past twenty days, and the,
have not been able to buy enou@l
wheat to keep his mill running on
day.
The igri :nitsralixt il right w,
must get rid Of our scrubs. OF beevc
that don't make beef: Of COWS tina
neither give milk of yield butter; o
sheep that neither afford wool no
mutton; of pigs that make no pork o
lard, and Of poultry that lay no eggs.
o A neat and well arranged lawn add
. great attraction to home, whethe
I in the country or village, but goo'
: vegetable garden from which is drawn
: the daily support Of the family is O
, far more pleasure than nice lawns, dc
lightful summer houses, or vine ella,
, alcoves.
Col. B. II. Campbell, after review
a ing at length, and with clearness, til
Z folly Of Iowa farmers breeding horse,
I especially for speed, concludes thus
: But we commend it solely asamuse
y mentor such it il, and costly on
besides-and the man who urges tn
farmer to breed for speed on the grount
Of profit, is either very ignorant o
: very dishonest
+ New garden seeds are the best. Blu
! | nearly all kinds will perfuiu.,ta tn,