The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-04-25

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~ri,1r. In Fellow county. Ind. planted
eighteen aereH vi corn last year. hall
on clover susl. thr ether half nn "thr
best side II thc field, In corn the year
pfcs1ens." all planted the snnc day aud
having The same treatment throughout.
on The rorn.stnhblc, aud nifty bushels On
the sod land. Although thc stubhle
had some manure. IL In very evident TINT
the clover added vastly more fertility 81
the soil, and WAS The cause VI The larger
crop. II In common experience TINT n
clover sod ID one III the hest n,anurcs
for any kind Of grain crop, and Il In
highly valued by most wheat growers In
oil sections.
CmoicE ~ HgSs. The aittcrs should
bc chosen ri \ breed characterized by
persistence and regularity III incnba.
ton, fidelity Nv their chickens. and
gcntlcncss vi disposition. Tho Light
l,rMhmas arc our resource, aud cnn not
BE- cxcclled for Matching and rearing.
Pure bloods, however, arc not used :
hut, 10 give less awkwArdnc.s and greater
spread u wings, they nrc crossed with
barn.yard fowls. Tho half.blopl re-
scmhlc the lirahmas the most In form
and ether chArnct cristics, and are almost
uniformly docilc. Tho hnlfb blood
BrMhmas are extremely valuable for
Matching and taking care of chickens.
II. however, II In moro convenient to
nsc some variety u purc.bloodcd fowls
for incuhating purposes. the plymouth,
Rocks, Or either variety ~ the Cochins
or DrahnAs will do very well. II the
stock VI cgRs bc moro thnn ordinarily
valuable, We prefer hens Ia their second
and third year. They are better mothers
when tho yonnglings mort need il
mothers care; they arc always more
steady and constant after being nestled
aud they will bring mp their chicks, Oh
tho average, with considerably grcasel
certainty than will ycarlings and pnllets
Poultry Irorid.
DISTANCE APAnT von DRAINS. When
the conditions arc Ancll TINT n knili
cient fnll or depth cannot be Ind other
wise. tho outlet may DO under tho snr
face ri the water n portion of tho ycal
and the drains still work VOL, especial
| ~ II the outlet Ii into running stream
The question 81 distance between drain,
| In more general one, even, than Iii.
Inst. The custom oi the English drain
crs III, Ia put their drains deeper nnd
closer 10 each other than thu American
II IL quite natural there should be TIL,
difference In most cascs, for, NJ 4 rule
nnr soil. especially In tho West, II of /
frccr aud more pliablc nature, posscsa
ing tho property ii perm.aAbility u
water 10 Il much greater extern
thnn tho clay soils ~ England
| lind many rules for orr guidance, bn
believe VII must fall bAck upon practice
4 common rule ID twenty feet apart for
thrcc.foot draiu, forty feet for four
foot one. and eighty feet for fve'fo
ono. granger writes To tho I'rairi,
Farmer, under dMte Marcel, %, 1874
1.-THE experience has proved In mos
cASct that loo feet apart IN near enough
except when the ground IN natural,
spongy or mArshy." Az n note 10 Ill,
communication the editor suggests tim
ton feet In width may be allowed fo
each foot III depth. Ny own opinion Ii
Tile drains may be put ~ near to rncl
other M w plcaHe, aud that they will 4,
good service In tho usual Hoil 0f lllinoi,
IN FIR apart i. proposed by tho granger
PROF. Shaifuck, IN Drainage jour
nal.