Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-10-05

Natural pasture In proper stage OF
growth contains seyenty-five water and
twenty-five per cent dry food. This is
a correct proportion to be borne in
mind in selecting other cattle food
All readers will admit that thorough
bred bulls frequently produce from
common native COWS grades that make
mixers superior even to thoroughbred
COWS. Our farmers should not be salts
fled to keep inferior COWS that are a
source Of constant loss.
Samples Of the Wisconsin, hop crop
have been received in New York, and
are reported the finest ever received
from that State 1t is figured that the
American hop crop of this season will
be over 100000 bales, or 600,O00OO0,
pounds, and low prices are predicted in
consequence.
Poorly fed fowls give inferior eggs,
just as COWS on poor pastures yield sky
blue milk and little cream. Fowls new
er do better than when they have free
range and access to grass or roots,
which they consume abundantly, to-
gether with insects, seeds Of weeds, and
grain.
The latest in the amusement line, and
one very popular among the Vermont
farmers, is the corn roast" The get
ter-up" invites his friends, builds a
large fire in his yard or field, around
which all gather and proceed to roast
green corn on sharpened sticks Songs
stories and jokes are sandwiched in I'M
til WEAKNESS drives them into the
house.
Franklin county, Vermont, a live
county OF consisting of fourteen towns,
averaging six miles square, only seven
teen years ago could not boast of sin
gle thoroughbred COW. Now she has
about 1000 thoroughbred COWS, with
nearly all good grades for the balance.
This good record, when we consider
that three-quarters of the cows in the
State are either natives or grades.
Notices have been posted on the cat
tie ranges in Western Nebraska, urging
upon hunters and others the necessity
OF using care to prevent injury result
ing from the starting Of camp-fires. The
cattle owners offer reward of $50 for
information which will lead to the APP
prehension of any person who violates
the State law for such cases. A copy
Of the law covering the case is attached
to the notice.
Eggs intended for Matching should be
removed as soon as laid, and placed in
bran in dry, cool place. Choose those
that are near Of Il size, and as rule
avoid those that are equally thick at
both ends; such probably contain dou-
BILE yolk, and will come to no good.
Eggs intended for Matching should new
.er be stored longer than month and a
less time is better still.
In speaking of the necessity Of land
drainage, Mr.. Mech says; The want
of hole in the great agricultural plant
pot during the last wet winter has caus-
ed many an agricultural purse to be on
ly half filed How strange it is that nc
farmer would have a plant-po in his
greenhouse or home without hole in
! the bottom, while the same individual
often does not consider one to be neces-
sary in the big plant-pot outside
California has not given much atten
ton to the breeding Of cattle Of fine
blood. We observe that a prominent
Kentucky Short Horn breeder whose
cattle have pedigrecs that are gilt-edged
and velvet-fringcd-is in the Colder
State looking up the matter of market
for such stock on the Pacific slope. Nc
doubt good demand can be built u
there Besides, it would soon give that
section command Of the Australian de
mand for such cattle, which has already
reached large proportions.