The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-12-08

THE FARM.
THE american Cuiiirator says tho
farmer that iran rapidly through his
property" wore red shirt and had D
brindled bull behind him.
A SHFpoYaAN, Wisconsin, man was
fined sl0 and costs for Swimming his
milk before delivering to the factory and
paid $50 besides rather than stand an
other suit.
FORE quarters Of mutton go about A.
well stewed, as any way, II the bones
are cut short md the stewing is done
slowly to tho point Of perfect tenderness.
and with considerable gravy.
Herr was d man who thought there
was waste Of labor in allowing choppers
10 cord the fuel IN the woods in the old
way to dry for the summer, and SO he
hauled large parcel Of IL, green, IN the
spring, and stood II compactly in his
shed, thinking hc had done neat thing.
Now he is complaining that his wood Is
soggy and il willing to admit TINT the
ways OF the fathers are worth studying.
Az OLD barrel, sunk in the ground
away from surface water, Is n good place
~ stow the family cabbage. Gut off the
heads, strip away bose leaves and pack
loosely, with board cover, not mir
tight, hut sufficient to shed rain. A line
Of barrels in a deep trench will hold
larger supply. We may expect that
cabbage 80 fixed will freeze dry, and
stay so till wanted for the pot,
WHEN We inquire about II we shall
find that the most Of our cnsilaging
brethcrn are rather short Of natural
productive meadow and pasture, and
like the people Of Algicrs and many
other parts Of the world, they really
needed some device for swelling their
store Of winter fodder. Corn stalks
have cured admirably in The field this
year, and farmers who have been in the
habit Of raising corn right along, all their
lives, rarely speak Of any difficulty in
securing the fodder in good shape ut one
time or another.
NEED OF RorATIoS OF MANuREs.- In
manuring land with any special fertilizer,
like that Of guano, it has been found
TINT though they may be especially
valuable in the production Of few sue
ccssiye crops, they are seen to decrease
under such a system in short time. A
variety and rotation Of manures il es.
sential to success. Manures, like crops,
must be alternated. In some cases the
soil needs manure Astounding in pot.
ash; in another case, phosphoric ones !;
and yet III others. those that abound in
humus or vegetable mould. The ques.
ton Of the fitness Of special manures fol
the production If special crops and the
proper rotation of al kinds IN order To
insure an increase Of crops. rs well as
increase in the permanent fertility If the
soil. is an important one.
STORING AND KEEPING porAToEs.-
late years the potato has been ono Of IN,
most profitable OF farm crops in the
East, and this chiefly arises from the
fact that it is somewhat difficult 10 keep
any very great quantity Of them. Thus
only us many OF them are grown as can
lie preserved, and rs the areommod,.
lions are limited there is no Elut in the
market rs there are with things which
are grown and must u. sent to market
ut once. OF course there are times
when potatoes rule low. This is ant /,
be the case with early ones. gsown
especially for carly purposes, and which
follow the same law that rules in tran.
sient vegetables. So. also, those who
grow potatoes and have no convenienc,s
for storing them. These who have good
cellars under their harms, or in an, place
safe from frost, and yet cool and dry.
can generally make potato growing pay
very we'll and these are usually tho
ones who do. The iafcctel tahcss will
often rot, Especially ii the mass heats n
little, and the diseased ones Will of,,n
communicates the disease to the rest. In
cellar this can be seen and noted. but
IN a mound outof doors no one knows ~
the trouble till spring, when great loss
Is found. Besides this il is So difficult
to get ut them In winter that those VII,
have no way to preserve potatoes except
this, ms general thing prefer not |,
grow ut all, rather than t. be- bothered
with this. Dampncss unlonste.il, favors
the spread Of the potato disease AMI
Therefore where there is amy chance Il,
all OF the disease existing in the roots,
they ought to he stored Us dry is posi-.
bic. Those which are to he KEEP, in this
general way should he dry and cool: In,
this should be especially seen in the case
Of seed potatoes. Since the potato
beetle came among us. it is clear that We
have had the very best results from early
planting and by the use Of the earliest
varieties. Now these early varieties are
more easily affected by the warmth than
the late ones. They sprout easily. and
coolness is therefore the more essential
Tor them. Some people think it makes
little difference whether seed potatoes
splent or not before planting, and We
have known people to tearo6 thesprouts
several inches long and cut up the tubers
in full faith that they will sprout out
again and he mono the worse for it.
They generally grow, but they are con-
additionally weaker and much more lia-
bile to disease than those which do not
spront till ready to go into the ground
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