The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-01-20

/ best things In the world 70 give morse
after he has been driven. Il . quart o
oatmeal stirred In : pail Of water. l
refreshes and strengthens him, relieves
his immediate thirst, and prepares hi
stomach for more solid food So say
Joseph Harris, after twenty years tria
of it.
Mn. HYDE remarks in the New Yorl
Iymca. that II one wishes TO cultivate
his farm like : market garden, it may
pay to pillow in the coarse manure and
harrow il the fine, but Is rule he would
recommend the application Of the ma
nure to the surface Of the soil. This Il
natures method, and is the most sue
cessful for common practice.
CRowDINo FowLs.-Poultry require
plenty Of house room, for crowding them
on their roosts, or having lily built, di
Implicated or damp houses is conducive tc
disease. II, on account Of breeding more
than one variety, because you have linn.
tied ground, or because You have fruits
and vegetables you wish TO keep the
birds from, you have TO keep the fowls
IN restricted quarters, by all means give
them oil tho exercise room you possibly
/ Ctttl, hAlU tllcKC - lux MOkC uOu8CA vi
giving them too little than too much.
Mr.. J. s. WOODWARD discourses in I
late New York Tribune upon the care ol
stock during winter. He thinks that
any man who let's his cattle stand shiver-
ing In the lee Of . straw-stack, or old
fence, or under an open shed, should be
tied in the same place and be compelled
to stay one night with the thermometer
ut zero and the snow flying thick and
fast about him: If this does not convince
him Of the necessity Of good warm
stables, he Il not at to be called by The
noble name Of farmer, and the quicker
he gets out Of the business the better fol
it and himself.
TIM DIFFERENCE. From actual ex.
pcrimcnts made, IL is demonstrated be.
yond doubt, that the grinding Of grain
adds one-third to it's value for feeding
purposes. THIS il matter Of o good
deal Of importance to the agricultural
community, and in fact to all classes who
have animals to feed. As far as dollars
are concerned, perhaps it Is not Of %
much moment in the Northwest, where
grain il 30 cheap and SO plenty, - it is
in other portions Of the country, where
less grain is raised, but it is worthy Of
the consideration Of those who have not
full bins Of oats and corn. Since the in.
PRODUCTION Of cheap fced-mills, it il the
province Of every farmer to own one,
with which nil grain intended for the
stock on the farm could be ground.
MEASURING CoRN.-A number of rules
for measuring corn have been published.
Al multiplicity Of rules tcnd to con.
fuse, the question arises, why can We moi
have one good rule2 The reason is Oh.
vious. New corn will not measure O.
many bushels to the foot or inches q
old corn, on account Of shrinkage.
crib of corn measured in the fall will moi
yield 8 many bushels to the cubic foot
q when measured in the spring or sum.
mer. Corn in wagon, whom first put in,
viii not measure rs much to the foot AZ
when hauled several miles. Hence the
necessity Of working by different rules
under different circumstances. All rules
arc based upon tho number Of cubic
inches in . bushcl Of shelled corn, which
II 2l5O.x IL all corn shelled out the
same, under ell circumstances, it would
be very easy to have one rule. Az near
right AZ any rule I have tried is twelve
cubic feet to the barrel for corn in crib
In the fall Of the year, eleven and . half
feet in spring time, and about eleven feet
in summer: twelve feet as thrown il
wagon in the field and eleven and Z
quarter hauled four or five miles.
6xAtL FARMs.-The French people
have moro ready cash in individual pos.
So -
world. Il is not the wealth Of nation
that makes tho people rich, but the gen.
eral diffusion Of wealth. This is the
case in France. The French ore ma
ton Of small farmers. There are more
landowners in that country than in
America. The farms are small; the
majority aro under twenty acres, and d
very large number under ten. 1t may
not be that IL the only reason for tho
money wealth Of these people; they are
notably economical aud thrifty. But the
small farms have something to do will,
It The farmers in some Of the eastern
counties Ct Pennsylvania, where the
farms are comparatively small, could
well compete with the French in their
possession of money wealth. Almost
every farmer has his hoard invested.
These men have habit Of feeding few
head Of beef cattle or flock Of sheep
every winter. They sell little grain but
wheat, and feed their fodder and coarse
grain to purchased stock. They make
more profit to the head Of stock than il
made upon large grazing farms, and
their land is rich and high-priced, be-
cause Of the large quantity Of manure
that is made in feeding stock. The con-
sumption Of meat is continually increas-
ing, and with the extension Of manufac-
lures there are more mouths to I'LL every
year, SO that it is not probable the sup
ply can ever become excessive.
SOME ITEMS IN FARM EcoNoMY.-The
arrangements Of the buildings and the
division Of the farm into fields depends
so much upon the character OF the farm,
tho kindo Of farming, individual taste, etc. !,
that it is out Of the question to have q
fixed plan that is the best one for all
farms Of any given size. There are GER
tain general principles which should
serve rs foundation for the arrange
ment, but the details must necessarily
vary greatly. For example, If possible
the barns should be upon rise OF
ground where cellar can be built OPEN
ing to the lower ground at the rear. The
fields should be SO arranged that there
should he MS little fencing a. possible,
and SO located that all fields can he easily
reached from the lane A long field has
considerable advantage over one Of the
same area that is sHuare-in the longer
'.bonts," and therefore less time spent III
turning. blowing, narrowing, sowing,
harvesting. etc. A pasture close to the
stable is always handy, and other things
being equal, tho orchard should not be
put at the rear Of the farm, where the
wood lot had best be located. There is
much labor to be saved in having every
thing SO placed-and this applies to the
various details that seem trivial at first
sight-that there will be no extra steps
or turns IN dong the everyday work Ut
the farm. For example, many days
work can be saved by having the pump
in . handy corner Of the barn-yard.
where the stock from . number OF yards
may come to tie tronghs. II the mat
tiers Of the farm are not already ecOnOnl.