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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-11
NEW YORK NAlxEr.

CHICAGO. if y
Chicago. September II. I
- WaEAT-Firn. higher, closiug easier
Nc. 2 red 96c@96lc; spring 9Oic cash
sotc September; 9l1o October; 92c No
RYE-Firmer, 49a@5Oc. i
CoRA-Firmer. 33ac cash ; 33c, bid Z 70
October; 33t November.
OATs-Firm. stronger. 2slc cash; "a
BA1LEY-76c caah October.
PoaK-strong, higher $s.40 cash, s..
bid October $3.50 asked January.
LARD-Easier, $5.723 bid cash. 1915 bi,
October; $40 bid January.
WHnKY-Higher, $l.O5.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-11

For your worsted or cloth quits 20 to
HACKER 4 GRKRE.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1879-01-02
AGR [C i i 7 ] RAIL-.

In entering upon the new year, with new
resolutions to perform better the various
duties of life, let the farmer also resolve to
be a better farmer; to use every possible
opportunity for Improvement take good
agricultural papers and read them; practice
the best modes Of farming, and experiment
and learn new ones. There is not one out
OF all our list of readers but may make some
valuable addition to his store of knowledge
this year if he will institute proper research,
and who cannot improve vastly upon his
former methods of cultivation?
Farms may be managed like manufacto-
ries or the mercantile business, and as intel
lgent conclusion arriv ed at as to the re-
suits. Only let our farmers, in starting
with the new year, keep an account of their
transactions. Let them keep plain, sim
Pile account if nothing more. Set down
their expenditures for teams, feed, seed,
help, taxes, and interest in one column, and
in another the amount received from the
sale OF products, that at the close of the
year they may be able to tell whether or
not they have made anything. It would be
better to keep an account with each field or
variety of product. In this case, they would
be able to tell which paid best, and would
know how to be governed in the future.
Unless farmers adopt some such system
they cannot tell whether the prices received
are remunerative or not.
The sooner farmer adopts a good sys-
tenn of farming, keeping farm accounts, etc.,
the sooner he will be able to surmount the
many difficulties known to the calling, and
push OH to success. The experience OF
farmers in all countries proves this, and we
trust our readers may heed our timely coun-
sci, and commence with 1879 to be thorough
going, intelligent, systematic farmers.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1879-01-02

unfrequent exaction on many farms. There
are times in the rush Of haying and har-
vesting when this is perhaps necessary, but
such Il necessity does not often exist. We
have known cases when ten hours are all
that was expected of actual field labor.
On the other hand, it sometimes occurs
often when farm labor is scarce and wages
high-men will take advantage of the ne
cessities of the employer, and begin work
or drop it pretty much as they please.
Fair pay for fair days work'' is a mot
to that should please both parties. The re-
lations Of employer and employee should
always be founded on the higher laws Of
justice and right. The hired man is not q
slave to be driven. Neither should he be
thief to steal hours-which are money to
the employer-the moment the employers
back is turned. In hiring men to work on
the farm, the only proper way is to have a
tull understanding at the outset regarding
all the little points that are lik ely to arise
between the contracting parties. and then
let each party regulate his labor and his
conduct in strict accordance Herewith. The
farmer who stoops to abuse his help in ex-
acting too hard and too continuous labor,
in the end gains no time, and loses the good
will Of his help. The hired man who shirks
his duty to the man who pays and feeds
him for honest work, is the man who in the
end loses all employment and graduates as
a tirst-class tramp, to exist solely on the la
Dor of others. When dissatisfaction or dis
pntes arise that can not be amcably and
satisfactorily settled by a free and frank
talk over the matter, it is best to settle and
throw up the contract.
In further reply, we may say that the
hired man has no right to take time out OF
the usual regular hours in which to do eX-
ira work for which he claims extra pay, I'M
less his employer fails to provide labor for
him to do, or gives his consent to the sub
stitution OF the extra tor the regular labor.
Farmers ReviesO.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1879-01-02
HOURS OF FARM LABOR.

A subscriber asks how many constitute a
days work in farfning. and, also, that if q
hired man agree to do extra work for extra
pay, is it right for him to do the extra work
during regular working hours, demanding
therefor the extra pay in addition to his reg
ular wages. In reply, we would say that
there is no law in this country, either state
or national, regulating the hours Of labor,
except in ease Of laborers in the direct en-
ployment of the government. In all other
cases the matter is left entirely to the con-
tracing parties. Fin many instances, as in
large manufactures and the like, custom
formerly in nearly all instances, limited the
lahoring hours Of operatives to ten. In la
ter years, agitation by labor and trades UNI
ions has resulted in limiting the hours to
eight in large number OF cases. On farms
it has always been difficstlt toestablish any
thing like uniformity in this matter, AID it
does not seem hkely that any rigid custom
will ever obtain. Many farasars exact alto
gether too nsnch from their hired men.
From sunrise to dark in the field, and then
the care of teams, milking, ete.s until the
poor men tumble into bed, as one niight al
NEST say. with their boots on-ls yet moi
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1879-01-02
THE FUTURE FARMER.

The demand tor agricultural information
is constantly increasing. The farmer Of to-
day is far ahead of the last generation in ev-
erything that insnres success and promotes
happiness. yet only the first lesson has been
learned-the initial step taken and the fu-
turc is before us with all it's undiscovered
wealth of Information and its resulting pros
perity. We have only to toll and study,
read and experiment, reflect and invent to
wiring from the bosom Of the earth new
treasurers and greater abundance of the Old
These will add to the wealth, prosperity
and happiness of the whole world and place
us in oar proper position in the social scale.
The time is not tar l1lstant-it is even now
close at hand, when an ignorant farmer
will be a rara avis. He will be so far be-
hind the times that he will lose caste among
his FELLOWSHIP will be black sheep in the
flock and will gradually degenerate to a
condition OF virtual serldom-
The agyicuturist is now rapidly coming
to the front and taking rank with the intel
ligent and educated of other professions.
He will soO, be-yes. even now. he is a
power i'm the land. He holds the balance of
political power and the republic will rejoice
when his rights are asserted. Ehe clodhop-
per OF the past has become the bonored and
respected citizen of to-day. The future, if
rightly improved. will bring nothing but
continued prosperity and happiness. The
farmers dtpties are we'll deiined-he has. on
ly to preserve in the attainment of that es-
pscial knowledge which his profession re
qnires and his moral, social, political and
pecunary prosperity is assured Ralanetta
| Farmer.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1879-01-02
THE POULTRY YARD.
HOVE TO FEET FOR EGGS.

The question is asked me often, how feed
my poultry to get so many eggs through
the cold weather. They say they feed their
fowls All the corn they will eat, but they do
not get any eggs.
My fowls are always healthy, never have
any kind of disease, and always get plenty
of eggs when they bring the highest price.
In the first place, | keep pure breed poultry,
not acsagrels; next, my fowls always have
all tfldold plaster, lime, oyster and clam
shells broken fine, burnt bones, charcoal
and gravel they require, good dust box to
wallow in, plenty of good water, not snow
and ice. bone meal and meat scraps twice or
three times week, and sour milk when |
have it. Now, for the first meal, potatoes
and meat scraps boiled, mashed, a little salt,
thicken with corn meal and wheat shorts
second meal, buckwheat; third meal, corn.
Second day. potatoes and turnips boiled,
mashed, seasoned thickened with corn and
oats ground I'd, meal, wheat screenings;
Sd, meal, huckwheat. Third day, potatoes
and onions boiled, season, mash, thicken
with ground feed and few handsful OF bone
meal; 2d feeding, oats; Sd meal, corn.
Fourth day, potatoes and meat scraps,
mashed, seasoned well with cayenne pep
per, thicken with meal and shorts; ID NEAL
buckwheat; 3d meal. wheat screenings.
Fifth day, potatoes and sweet apples boiled,
season, mash and thicken with wheat shorts;
I'd meal, corn; Sd meal, oats. Sixth day,
MI
thicken with corn and oat meal; I'd meal,
wheat; Sd meal, corn7 an extra feeding of
sunflower seeds once in while | find is
very good. Seventh day, potatoes and
turnips boiled and mashed, season with cay
enne pepper, thicken with wheat shorts and
bone meal; ID meal oats; Sd meal, buck
wheat. This is the way my fowls are fed
through cold weather. a good many say
to me it is too much trouble and too much
work to take care of them in this way. 1t
takes little longer to prepare the morning
meal the way eIo than it would to threw
them little corn III the snow, or on the
manure pile, as a great many do, and then
complain that they get no eggs. The rest
of the meals through the day take but
short time if you have your grain handy.
When the groGald is coveredWth SNOW, so
the fowls can get no grass or green stuff,
hang cabbage, once or twice week, up
by the stump. They will work at it until
there is nothing but the stump, and they
relish it too, think. Follow these simple
rules and you will succeed equally as well
] as I do.-A e.. S.. IN Poultry Monthly
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1879-01-02

THEMs: is no nation in Europe so advanc-
ed in its methods of teaching agriculture as
;asm manifested and so much practical good
aeeomn nlished. Italy possesses at the pres7
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1879-01-02

ent time two high schools of agriculture
one at Milan, and another at Portici; three
special schools-a school of forestry at Val
lambaosa, school of horticulture at Ma
plies, and school of vineculture at Coneg-
liano two veterinary schools, at Milan and
Naples; and q secondary schools, varying
in Importance and organization, but which
may be compared broadly to the French ag-
ricultural colleges Of Grigon and Montpelier.
These establishments are largely subsidized
either by the state or by the province where
they are situated.-Jou7sal Of Chemistry,
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1879-01-02

The Maine State Press says: ''There is
not quite so much enthusiasm in AroostODk
over the beet sugar business as would be
justified by the prospect. Nobody expects
that the manufacture Of beet sugar will
body contends that at the price offered Tor the
beets every farmercan raise them with profit
What is claimed however is that if the beet
sugar manufacture proves successful it will
afford to some of the farnaing sections of the
state market that cam be sapplieSf with
fair profit
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1879-01-02
ADVERTISING RATES.

Transient advertisements pavane in advance
Regular advertisements payable quarterly.
twenty-five per cent. added for special advertise.
mGntS.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1879-01-02
DUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
R. N. SUTHERL.IN.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR


Ihc ROCKY MOUNTAIN HUsBANDMAN is designed
TO be- rs the name indicates husband1nan il every
sense Of the term, embracing i'll its columns every
department. OF Agriculture, Stock-raioi..g, Horti-
culture. Social and Domestic Economy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

eticiary will be entitled is $1,000, and
taking the estimates of the secretary of
the treasury. persons entitled to the
benefits OF the act would each receive
an average of $1,000. This bin thus
gives 10000 persons from $500 to
$1,000 each, taking the range or the es-
Inmates.
Tie legislative, executive and iu-
dicial appropriation bill. as reported
from the house committee 81 anpro-
tons. foots up $15, 1Jj. 565. ST. which is
1922 512 50 less than the appronriation
of last year and S941, $500 less than
the department estimates. Section
ofthe I'LL provided that the present coast
and geological survey, with supervisory
and appellate power over the same an
thorized by law, is hereby transferred
from the treasury to the interior de-
partment, TO be hereafter known as the
coast and interior survey, except special
surveys necessary for geological pur-
poses, the survey of the northern and
northwestern lakes under the direction
of the war department, local surveys
for river and harbor Improvements and
surveys for military purposes in
accordance with the plan of the
National Academy of Scien-
ces. The offices of surveyors
general are abolished, to take effect
June 30, 1879, and the work will be
hereafter done by the superintendent of
the coast and interior survey. Officers
of the army and navy, when not other
wise employed, may he detailed by the
secretary of war or the navy to take in
the operations of the coast and interior
survey. A reduction of $500 is made
IN the salaries Of the sub-treasurers
at Baltimore, st. Louis, Chi
cago and Cincinnati. The estimates
for the support of the life-saving sta
tions are +. duced from $50, 400 to S.
500, and the second and third sections
Of the act Of June is, 1878, to organize
the life-saving stations, are repealed
Inc sections repealed are those max
ing available unexpended balances and
applying the proceeds OF the sales of
old stations, equipment and condemn
Ell material III rebuilding or improving
and cqulpping stations.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

THERE is mischief afoot, and the un-
rcgenorate Yankees are cgging il ON.
The London correspondent of the Glhs-
gov Ne,cs has received private adviCes
from Russia to the effect that negotia-
tions are proceeding between the cNbi-
nets Of St. Petersburg and Washington
for the acquisition Of some islands III
the Pacific. Her majesty's government,
il seems, have expressed their strong
disapprobation OF the measure, but the
minister Of marine is strongly bent on
carrying out his idea, and is warmly
supported by the Grand Duke Constan-
tine and Prince GortschakoE. OF
course, with her feeble naval resources,
Russia would never think of openly
defying alone the power Of this country
in Polynesia, and on this account is de.
sirous Of securing the friendly support
Of tho Yankees. Prince Bismarck has
already given his assent TO the project,
STIMULATING, however, that Russia shall
afford Germany in return her support
in acquiring station also; and France
refuses TO take any action either on the
one side or the other in the matter. II
America acquiosces in the Russian 10
mand, England will be left alone to pro.
test against the annexation. This she
is expected to do ina very forciblc man.
ner, and it is for this reason that all the
Russian cruisers in America and some
men of war from the north Pacific will
proceed to rendezvous in Polynesia
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

Gov. VANCE, Of North Carolina, par
doned Louis Well the Other day tile
only Hebrew in tho ponitentinry. lie
was convicted Of manslaughter and SEN
tentenced to ton years imprisonment.
Tho governor ON pardoning him, IN
dorsed tho following on the paper; Il
take pleasure in saying that sign the
pardon in part recognition of the good
and law abiding character Of our Jewish
citizens, this being the first serious case
over brought to my notice ON the part
of any Of that people"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

TUESDAY, Jan. 2S-Senate-T COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds
reported adversely on all propositions
to remove the national capitol. The
bill to pay Warren Mitchell for cotton
taken by U. S. authorities during the
war was defeated. Mr.. Edmunds then
called up his resolution declaring the
18th, l4th and 10Th amendments valid,
and after an attempt to adjourn the
motion to take up was carried By vote
of 20 to ~. The resolution was then
laid over. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. 2S-H0uSe -The bill
to restrict the immigration of Chinese
was passed by vote Of 155 to rs. A
joint resolution was adopted calling for
Il detailed statement of expenses incur
red at the Paris exposition. A bill to
create another land district iii Idaho
was passed Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29-lSenate. -;.The bill
for promoting the efficiency of chap
lains i'll the u s. navy, and it was pass
ed without discussion. The bill provides
that no person under % years nor over
80 shall be appointed as chaplain, and
fixes the relative rank Of the whole
number, not to exceed twenty.
The senate bill increasing the pen
sion Of Dr. Mary +. Walker to $40 a
month, and the house bill granting
pcnsior of 500 Il month to Mrs. Eliza
=. Anderson, widow Of Gen. Robert
Anderson, U. S. A., passed. An execu-
tive session followed, and when the
doors reopened Mr. Allison was ap-
pointed on the judiciary committee III
place of MIR. Christiancy, when the SEN
ate adjourned
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 29-House The
postotfice appropriation bill occupied
the attention of the house i'll committee
Of the whole where several amend
ments were agreed to. In the evening
reports from the committee on com
merce were considered. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 30-Sendte. The en-
tire session was devoted to Edmund's
resolution declaring the validity Of tho
18th, 18th and 10th amendments. No
action Was taken.
THURSDAY, Jan. 30-HouSg. The
postotiico appropriation bill passed
after several amendments increasing
the amount were adopted. 4 struggle
for the possession of the floor then en-
sued and without reaching any result
except the Introduction of few bills
the house adjourned
FRIDAY, Jan. 31-Setdte. "A resolu-
ton authorizing the secretary of the
interior to employ more clerical force
70 expedite pension matters, was adopt
ed. MIR. Shields was placed on the
railroad and enrolled bills committees.
The credentials of George G. Vest, of
Missouri, We're presented. An execu-
tive session to consider the New York
custom house appointments followed.
Adjourned
FRIDAY, Jan. 31-HouSe. The senate
to abolish the volunteer
navy were non-concurred in and the
bill passed. Another southern claim
bill, known rs the Fairfax minority bill.
was defeated Adjourned.
SATURDAY, Feb. 1--Se1ute. But little
was done in the senate. A bill was in
troduced to appropriate $4,000 for mil
ltary roads in Idaho. After executive
session adjourned.
SATURDAY, Feb. Housc.-The bill
for the relief Of Maggie Barron, south
ern claim, came up and a long debate
followed in which the southern demo-
Gratis charged back upon Bragg and the
northern democrats generally. Ad
ourned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07
FOREIGN.

THERE is II serious famine III upper
Egypt.
TuE German parliament will meet
February l2th.
THE German press generally ap-
prove Of Greyy's election.
GEN. GRANT and party were in Alex
nndria, Egypt, Jan. 3Oth.
STANLEY, the explorer. is soon TO
start on another African expedition.
A PARIS dispatch snys President Mac
Mahon is determined upon resignlng.
GAMnE1'rE has been elected president
of the chamber Of deputies by 3l4 votes
out Of Il total Of $50.
THE Theatre Royal in London, orig
inally costing Sl50,000, was entirely dc
slroyed by fire Feb. md No lives lost.
A DISPATCH from Lahore states vari-
ous inauthonticated rumors IRE cur
rent that Shere Ali is returning to
Gahul.
LATE advices from China state that
II fire 1T Hong Kong had burned sos
buildings. The loss is estimated ut
about vi 100000.
a VIENNA dispatch says = party OF
insurgent Aiabs attacked 4 caravan
near Hcdjax and killed six hundred
persons.
ALI efforts to stay the plague i'll Rus
sin have failed. The ear has approved
Of summary measures for quarantine.
The sanitary commission Of Moscow
has decided upon stringent precautions.
Pas. MAC NATION resigned his posi-
ton Jan. 30th, on account Of differences
with hls cabinet, and NJ. Jules Grevy
was elected in his stead to the presiden-
cy of the French republic for seven
years.
A BERLIN dispatch says that the
imperial chaneellory elings tenaciously
To the tobacco monopoly scheme. The
Prusslan ministry only resolved to OPP
pose 1t by n majority of one.
CAFE Town advices Of January 18th
report that the fighting with the ZeuIus
has been renewed. II is said Prussia Is
about To purchase Holigoland, the
amount Of purchase money Is under
consideration.
II is feared that before nextyear half
the inhabitants of the southorD PROVING
o. If Morocco will have persisted by
starvation and disease ON account OF
the scarcity caused ~ l&t yeats
drought.
"A CoNCtsroRN is fixed for "a
2lst Of February, NJ which lie
pope. iii his message, will retrace hs
alloeution, rs well rs retrace bis pontif,
cal policy for the year: lie will als,
give sketch Of his scheme for tht
future.
NEGOTIATIONS still continue hetweaa
the British ambassador and the portd
relative to the purchase Of the statl
domains Of Cyprus. French eounses
desire Greece to moderate her demandl
relative to the central portion u th,I
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

THERE has been M epidemic Of cpi-
lepsy among the women in tho Berlin
Germany workhousc. One Sunday
fifty were attacked during service, and
within few hours thirty new cases
were reported No men woro attacked.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

THE Windsor hotel III New York city
is to BIO sold under foreclosure Of mort
gage on the 9th of February. John II.
DAILY, Of tho Windsor Hotel company,
committed suicide some time ngo on
account Of his financial troubles.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

DpHTHERIA, according to the expert
ments Of Prof. Klebs, or Prague, can be
very successfully treated with benzoato
of soda. No inconvenience is felt from
doses Of five grammes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

THE Mexican minister Of war is
actively engaged In the reorganization
of the army, and will speedily conclude
the work.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

AN agent Of the government Of por.
tugal will soon arrive in the City Of
Mexico for the purpose Of establishing
diplomatic relations between Portugal
and Mexico.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

TIE late Major John II. New, Of Now
Orleans, bcqnoathed all his property
to lady in Europe who once nursed
him and his wife through severe sick
noRR.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

A VERY largo number Of English land
lords are returning from 10 to Is per
cent. to their tenants on the last half
years rent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

CAPT. GEORGE PRlNCE Of Bath, Me-,
arrested for fraudulenty obtaining
pension money, has been held in $ll,-
600. The seduction of three young wo-
men Of respectable Bath families is also
charged 10 him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

FLORIDA has produced 500, 900 barrels
more oranges this season, by natural in
crease and not by superior yield, than
she did last season.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

A NEW BEDFoRD, Mass, teacher was
assaulted by IL years-old lad, while
she was furnishing him the other day,
and Ind to call in man to help her.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

CHAPMAN, one of the three condemned
murdercrs who recently escaped from
the Prescott Arizona territory jail, has
been recaptured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

JACKSON GRANT has been sentenced to
be hanged on the 2lst Of March, in Port
land Oregon, for the murder Of Dennis
Spellen in June last.