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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
To Destroy CurculiOs.

At late meeting of the South Haven
Mich.) Pathological Socity, Mr. Win
does thus describes his method of de-
stroying these pests;
"ln the spring of 1868, while catch
ing curculios by Earring and trapping,
| had occasion to empty Kettle ct coal
tai which had been using for tarring
fence posts; and to destroy the same, |
set it on fire near my plum trees, not
with view to benefit the trees, but to
Get rid of the material. The next day
| found that plum tree near by which
Was covered With JIG omul 80 was so
serted by the ouroulios, and | at once
procured another supply and continued
its use on part OF my trees. From
those so treated | obtained good crop
of fruit, while on the others but few
perfect plums ripened In 1869 | mixed
one pound of sulphur with one gallon of
coal tar, and as soon as the fruit burst
it's petals, commenced its use. TO make
this convenient | procured large
frying pan, fastened a long han
die to #, the more easily to use It.
and very early i'll The morning, while wet
with dew, proceeded to the trees, often
making the foliage black with the smoke.
This was continued each morning until
the fruit was as large as a small sized
hickory nut. The trees were a perfect
wonder to all who saw the immense
crop of fruit, and it had to be thinned
cut 70 prevent the trees from breaking
under their burden. chs following
year. being absent at the proper time,
nothing was done. and the result was no
fruit at all. In 1871 | again tested the
process, and also, by furnishing the ma
terial. induced a neighbor. who had
some fine trees in his garden to do the
same. He was very incredulous, and
said it had to be works without faith
that produced the results. From seven
trees he sold $24 worth Of fruit, not
taking into account what they used
| while fresh or for canning. My crop
was abundant, while on the other side,
on the adjoining lot, nelghbor, who
had trees did not secure a plum: Each
year since, | have continued the pro
cess with like results, while the neigh
Dor before spoken Of, being sick, failed
entirely. These experiments have con
WINGED me that, with a reasonable
amount of labor, the plum crop is GER
tainty. and most varieties being annual
varieties, will make it profitable crop
for market"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
How Horses are Spoiled.

How quick horse becomes dilapi-
dated and demoralized after coming into
the possession of some people. 1t
makes no difference how young or how
nice they are when they get them, they
all look alike in less than two years, and
always have that discouraged, destroyed
appearance. | have seen men who
claim to have great judgment whom
we looked upon as wise, prudent and
shrewd in business did not seem
to have any idea of what treatment and
care a horse required If | had a boy
ten years old, that was not more capa
BILE about such things than many people,
| should think he was hopeless idiot.
Many seem to think horse can en-
durc everything, go without feed all
day and half the night, and be off. on a
journey in bad travelling, time after
time. When they get home they put
them into an old, dark, dirty pen, throw
in forkful of hay, the first they come
to, and let them rip They never
rub or clean them, and never take any
pains to protect them from cold or
dampness. They overload them repeat
edly, compel them to labor under diff
culties," when in no condition to labor
How many young, stylish horses have
we seen all drawn out Of shape, and all
sagged down, their back six inches too
low in front of the hips and foot and
a half too long. A horse needs feed
regularly and often, as often as once in
five hours. at least, at regular hours in
the day. They cannot bear fasting as
we'll as Illuminating animals; but they
should never be Orammed full OF hay,
especially after a long drive when they
have been without all day. nor just be-
fore hard day S work or a long journey.
| have seen good many horses near
ly spoiled by fasting and examining. 1t
will soon spoil their digestive organs,
and if long continued, it will wea ken
them and destroy their vitality so that
they will never take on flesh at all even
under good treatment. And so they al
ways remain, a crooked, shapeless mass
of unsightly, useless horsehesh.
But, strange as it may appear, people
never know the difference as long as the
animal has paunch, hair and hoofs,
1t is not all work that brought them
to this. There are thousands OF horses
that look as well as they ever did. 1t
is the general management. IT Is not
the team horses nor the livery horse 20
much as the farmers horse, that shows
bad treatment: Some pretend that the
horse has poor constitution, or is sick.
Others call it a lack of vitality. |
should call it a lack of common sense
in the Uranium of his owner Tor.
Maine Farmer
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
Educating Horses.

Horses can be educated to the ex-
tent Of their understanding as well as
children, and can easily be damaged or
ruined by bad management. We be-
lieve that the great difference found in
horses as to vicious habits or reliability
comes more from the different manage
ment of men than from variance of nat
ural disposition in the animals. Horses
OF high mettle are more easily educated
than those of less or dull spirits, and
are more susceptible to ill-training, and
consequently, may be good or bad, ac-
cOrding to the education they receive.
Horses with dull spirits are not by any
means proof against bad management,
for in them may often be found the
most provoking obstinacy, or vicious
habits of different characters that rem
them almost worthless. Could the COM
ing generation of horses in this country
be kept from their days of colthood to
the age of five years in the hands of
good, careful managers, there would be
seen a vast difference in the general
characters of the noble animals. If a
colt is never allowed to get an adyan-
tage it will never know that it possesses
a power that man cannot control: and if
made familiar with strange objects it
will not be skittish and nervous. If a
horse is made accustomed from his ear
ly days to have objects hit him on the
heels, back and hips, he will pay no at
tention to the giving out of harness,
or to wagon running against him at an
unsupported moment We once saw an
aged lady drive high-spirited horse,
attached to a carriage, down steep hill.
with no hold-back strap upon her har-
ness, and she assured us that there was
no danger, for her son accustomed his
horses to all kinds of usages and sights
that commonly drive the animal into
frenzy, or fear and excitement. A gun
can be fired from the back of horse,
an umbrella held over his head, a buffa-
10 robe thrown over his neck, railway
engine pass by, his heels be bumped
with sticks, and the animal take it all
as natural condition of things, if only
taught, by careful management that he
will not be injured thereby. There is II
great need of improvement in the man
agement Of the noble animal; less beat
ing wanted and more education.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04

prudence. It is as well, now that the
season of fall fruit has arrived, to ex-
plain what extent of poisoning proper
ties is possessed by the peachstone
The writer's on toxicoliogy state that
an ounce of the kernels contains about
one grain of pure hydrocyanic acid, and
it is known that one grain of the poison
will almost to certainty kill any adult
person. Two thirds of grain has very
often been fatal, and indeed, may be re-
garded as fatal dose for a child. Lon
don Globe
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
NeatneSs In Farming.

Nothing gives evidence of thrift aud
enterprise IL flaming better than keep
ing everything in order. There are
times when even the most painstaking
men are compelled to let things go some
what at loose ends, but upon the first
occasion of spare time and due diligence
thereafter, the wonted appearance OF
things about the premises returns. At
the cost of little time and labor when
required, the appearance of an untldy
farm may be 50 improved as to add con
siderably to its value, and the price OBJ
tanned IN the event of ii sale The con
trast between neat and slQyenly kept
farms represents more in a pecunlary
point of view, very often than is gener-
ally supposed. Take a farm which by
its appearance shows clean culture, from
which stumps and bushes have been re-
moved, the buildings kept in repair tho
fences and gates in order, the rubbish
kept from the roadside and fence cor
ners, the tools housed when not in use,
and the stock exhibiting evidence of
good care and attention, and in the
event of its purchase it will bring rela
lively much more than one equally fer
tile, but kept in sloyenly way. Weedy
fields, tumble-down fences, gates with
broken hinges, buildings out of repair,
implements scattered about the farm
where they were used last, rubbish ev-
erywhere, and inferior looking stock,
take from a farm, naturally fertile, a
good round sum in the event OF sale.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04

REGISTRATION OF THIRD CLASS MAIL
MATTER the view of affording
a public convenience and of promoting
the efficiency of the postal service, the
Postmaster General has ordered that
the registry system be extended to mail
matter of the third class, to take effect
on the first day Of October next. The
registry fee will be ten cents, additional
to the postage now required by law, and
must be prepaid in full. Packages are
required to be put up securely, sc, as to
bear transportation, and must be so
wrapped as to admit of easy examina-
ton by the postmaster. The name and
address of the sender must be endorsed,
either in writing or in print upon the
package no additional written matter
is permitted by law. Postmasters are
required, after October 1st, to register
all packages of third-class matter, pre-
scented for that purpose, addressed to
any post-office in the United States, OF
to any foreign country within the limits
Of the Postal Union.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04

English race horses are fed on the
best upland hay, of which six or eight
pounds are given to each on the aver
rye daily, and from fifteen to twenty
pounds of the best oats, in some cases
beans being substituted for the latter.
The quantity of hay varies according to
the constitution. The limit to the oats
is the appetite, the trainer taking care
to not quite satisfy the horse, which
would produce safety and disgust.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
canada Thistles.

Manure and meadows is the remedy
for Canada thistlcs the more manure
and the more meadow the better. If
you can make a Canada thistle grow
big and hollow, and cut it in hot wealth
err, its own juice will cause fermenta-
ton and rot This will kill it. Grass
will choke them out, and cultivation
will increase them. This is the long
and short of thistles.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
vECETINE
She Rests Well.

SOUTH POLAND, Me, Oct. IL, 1876.
II. II. STEvENS-Dedr Str:-l have been sick
two years with the liver complaint, and during
that time have taken Il great many different
medicines, but none of them did me any good.
I was restless nights, and had no appetite.
Since taking the Vegetine rest well and relish
my food Can recommend the Vegetine for
what it has done for me. Yours respectfully,
Mrs. ALBERT KICKER.
Witness of the above.
GEO. NJ. VAUGHAN, Medford, Mass.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04

PRAIRIE GROVE GRANGE, No. 443.-Meets
at the Sheridan School House, Monday even
ing, on or before the full moon. each month.
A. WROTEN. Sec'y.
WINTHROP GRANGE, No. 1855. - Meets at
Winthrop on Friday, on or before the full
moon of each month.
S. G. PIERCE, Master.
S. w. RICH, Sec'y.
WEST BUFFALO GRANGE, No. 12l6.-Mects
Tuesday, on or before full moon.
j. ID. RUSSELL, Master.
GREELEY GROVE GRANGE, No. Sl1.-Meets
on Friday evening, on or before full moon, at
Warehouse Hall.
w. BUNCE, Master
p. b. SCHEMERHORN. Sec'y.
MIDDLEFIELD GRANGE, No. 52S.-Meets on
Wednesday, on or before full moon.
b. DUBOIS, Master.
Z. J. WIGG. Scc'y.
SUPERIOR GRANGE. No. 352.-Meets Satur-
day, on or before full moon, at No. 8 School
House, Hazleton Township.
II. MESSENGER, Master.
G. M. MILLER, Sec'y.
BYON GRANGE, No. 261-Meets at JustuS
Durkee's, on Tuesday evening, on or after
full moon.
E. GLEASON, Master.
FRANK Fox Sec'y.
TRIUMPH GRANGE No. 1663-Meets at the
Sill School House, on the first Thursday, on
or before the full moon of each month, also
in two weeks thereafter
o. s. PAINE. Master,
E. l., HOPKINS Sec'y
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
Gen Pass g. Ticket Agt. &, CHICAGO

THIS standard article is compound
cd with the greatest care.
Its effects are as wonderful and rs
satisfactory as ever.
1t restores gray OF faded hair to its
youthful color.
1t removes all eruptions, itching
and dandruff. 1t gives the head a
cooling, soothing sensation of great
comfort, and the scalp by its use
becomes white and clean.
BY its tonic properties it restores
the capillary glands to their normal
yigor, preventing badness, and maxi
ing the hair grow thick and strong,
AS dressing, nothing has been
found so effectual or desirable.
A. A. Hayes, Md, State Assayer
Of Massachusetts, says, "The con-
stituents are pure, and carefully Sc
lected for excellent quality and I
consider it the BEST PREPARATION
for it's intended purposes"
Price, One Dollar.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
FallOW Ground.

The old fashioned plan of farming and
replenishing the soil was by what has
been termed fallow, This was done by
alternate blowing the soil for the season
without any crop. In this way the soil
was pulvcrizcd and turned up to the sun
and rain, to absorb fertilizers from the
atmosphere and for mixing and prepar-
ing the organic matter in the earth for
plant growth. But science and expert
ence have demonstrated that this can
better be done by raising crop of clio
yer. The former could be called bare
fallow, and the present accepted system
a green fallow. In ancient days the
ground must hayd boon permitted to
grow up to weeds and thorns (thistles),
worse, if possible than on some slovenly
farms of the present day. For Jeremi-
ah warned his. countrymen thus: For
thus saith the Lord to men Of Judah
and Jerusalem, break up your fallow
ground and SOW not among thorns.'
And tho Prophet Hosea warned the chill
dren Of Israel, Sow to yourselves in
righteousness, reap in mercy; break up
your fallow ground; for it is time to seek
the Lord till he come and rain righteous
ness upon you.
From the various illusions to fallow
ground in the scriptures, and to the prac-
tees Of our fathers, it is evident they
considered that soil needed rest after a
succession of crops. And many con
tended if it was permitted to grow up to
weeds and briars so much the better,
We can recollect this was the practice
sixty years ago, and when good crop
of filthy weeds encountered the ground,
it was turned under deepl y with a heavy
plow and OK team. Intelligence has
shown this not to be the better way.
Glover is the agent to fallow with And
if it is not fully subdued, its influence
on the growing crop is not seriousl y del
eterious, but mellows the ground.
But soil may be so far reduced that
even clover will hot grew. Then resort
must be had 10 sable mahurlng, guano,
or other fertilizers until clover will
flourish and bring back the soil to its nat
ural fruitfulncss -,State Register
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
VECETiNE
Rev. @. T. Walker, saws:

PROVIDENCE, II. l., 1874 TRANSIT STREET.
II. r. STEVENS. EsQ.--I feel bound to ex-
press with my signature the high value place
upon your Vegetine. My family have used it
for the last two years. In nervous debility it
is Invaluable, and l recommend it to all who
may need an invigorating, renovating tonic.
O. r. WALKER,
Formerly Pastor of Bowdoin-square Church,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
VECETlN E.
Nothing Equal to It.

SOUTH SALEM, MASS, Nov. II, 1876.
MIR. II. r. STEvENs-Dedr Sir:-I have been
troubled with Scrofula, Canker and Liver COM
plant for three years. Nothing ever did me
any good until commenced using the VEGE-
TINE. Iam now getting along first-rate, and
still using the VEGETINE. l consider there is
nothing equal to it for such complaints: Can
heartily recommend it to everybody. Yours
truly. Mrs: LIZZIE NJ, PACkAhD,
No Is Lagrange Street, South Salem, Mass.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
Bones for Manure.

Old bones make first-rate manure,
and we will tell you how to reduce
them with but little trouble and no ex-
pense. Get all the garden cuttings, the
waste, odd pieces of wood about the
house, used up pea-sticks, any refuse
vegetable stuff that will burn and make
a good bonfire. Collect the ashes and
keep them in dry place. Next, get an
old cask. Put the bones in the cask
with good layer of wood ashes on top
OF them. The cask should stand away
from the house and not be covered over,
as it is desirable the rain should fall on
it. If the weather is dry, pour water
over. Proceed in this way until the
cask is full, and then let it remain for
some months. When you wish to use
the compost, either as top dressing
for land, kitchen garden or flower beds,
previous to spring bedding out, you
will find the bones entirely dissolved by
the ashes to lly-like substance. The
potash in the wood ashes effects this,
and decomposes the phosphate of potash
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
DR.. T. w, Woods
Worm DESTROYER

1t removes all kinds of worms: 1t is one of
the best of tonics. 1t acts surely and mildly
on the liver. 1t is pleasant to take. No after
physic is required. All persons, both young
and old, who are of delicate constitution, should
use It. In dyspepsia it has no equal. Try it
and be convinced az Sold by Tabor & Tabor
and G. r. Wallace. A-6
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04

BOOK FOR TATo-GRowERs.-A pa
per published in Berlin, Prussia, CON
tains full description of a potato-dig-
ger which has recently been invented
and patented by Carl Guelich, of Berlin.
The writer, describing an exhibition of
the machine at Berlin potato culture
station, says it's success was splendid
one. 1t accomplishes the task of taking
the potato out of the ground, bringing
them to the surface, and freeing them
from their tops and the earth with
Overwhelming perfection" and in such
simple and practical way that pair
OF light horses sufficed for motive pow
er. The machine is said to saye nearly
twothirds of the working power former
ly needed to harvest field of potatoes.
so that twelve persons can accomplish
the same work which formerly required
thirty persons.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
CASH FOR WOOD.

TIME undersigned will pay cash for Hard or
I Soft Wood on delivery on track, on at the
Brick Yard west of the Insane Hospital before
the list day of October.
Lam also ready to contract for Green Wood,
to be delivered next winter
Apply to NJ D. BAhEh.
AT the Brick Yard or at Kenyon Tabor's
Hardware store, Independence. 5ltf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04

The cattle trade between Florida and
Cuban ports is steadily increasing.
There are five American and two Span
ish schooners, one American and one
Spanish steamship constantly engaged
in the TRANSPORTATION.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
FOREIGN.
vECETINE
Rev. j. P. Ludlow writes:

IT'S BALTIC STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Nov. A. 1874.
Mr.. II. r. STEvENs-DeGr SIR From person
al benefit received by its use, as well as from
personal knowledge of those whose cures
thereby have seemed almost miraculous, can
most heartily and sincerely recommend the
Vegetine for the complaints which it is claimed
to cure. JAS. p. LUDLOW,
Late Pastor Calvary Baptist Church,
Sacramento, Cal
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
<1ngham's Dye
FOR THE WHISPERS.

This elegant preparation may be
relied on to change the color of the
beard from gray or any other undesir-
able shade, to brown or black, at dis
erection. It is easily applied, being in
one preparation, and quickly and ef-
fectually produces permanent color,
which will neither rub nor wash of.
Manufactured by r. p. HALL { Co.,
NASHUA, NH.
~ Y u pnsfsta. ~ pVNan y xol'aolk
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
ET|oRAIS !

Worms cause seven-tenths of all the diseases
that the human family are subject to. Many
are sent to Il premature grave whose ailments
have been computed to disease. Prevent these
melancholy results by the timely use of
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
VEGETINE,
Recommend It Heartily.

SOUTH BOSTON.
MR. II. X. STEvENs-Dcdr SRI have TIA
ken several bottles of your Vegetine, and am
convinced it is Il valuable remedy for Dyspep-
STA, Kidney Complaint, and General Debility
of the system. l can heartily recommend it to
all sufferers from the above complaints.
Yours respectfully,
MRS MTNhOE PARKER,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
FOR SALE.

fNHE MERCHANTS HOTEL, Independence
| Iowa. | will sell the above Hotel at bar
gain, on long time or will exchange it for good
farm land or other property.
Ttf r. A. OLDER.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
3s'''"'t"'a' 4's'.
Grange Directory.

The reading columns on this page will be de-
voted. mainly, to topics pertaining to FARM and
HOUSEHOLD. The farmer readers of the Bull
LETIN are requested to write for it,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-04
VECETINE &.
It is good fer the Children.

BOSTON HOME, IA Tyler St,
BosTON, April. 1876.
H. r. STEvENS-DGdr Strive feel that the
children in our home have been greatly bene-
fitted by the Vegetine you have SO kindly given
us from time to time, especially those troubled
with the Scrofula. With respect,
MRS n. WORMELL, Matron.
, 1878-05-22
AvORHHER STAAG
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