Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-14
HU,sOR ON THE PARw.
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Dry Subject.

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Dry Subject.
BILL Nye contributes a characteristic
and entertaining crop report to the
western Plowman:
have just been through Iowa, Min.
nescGa and Wisconsin, on tour of in.
spect,on. rode for over ten DAYS in
these states in sleeping car, examining
crops, so that could write an intelligent
report for your readers.
Grain in Northern Wisconsin suffered
severely in the latter part of the season
IRON rus. chjniz bug. Hessian fly and
trlchiDa. In the st. Croix valley wheat
VIII not average half crop. | do not
know why farmers should insist upon
leaving their grain out nights in July,
when they know from the experience of
former years that it will surely rust.
In Southern Wisconsin too much rain
has almost destroyed many crops, and
cattle have been unable to get enough to
eat unless they were fed, for several
weeks. Thi, is sad outlook for the
farmer at this season.
In the northern part of the state MANY
fields Of grain were not worth cutting.
while others barely yielded the seed.
and even that of a very inferior quality
The ruta baqa is looking unusually
well this fall. but we cannot subsist en-
tirely upon the ruta baga. 1t is Juicy
and rich if eaten in large quantities. bnt
it is too bulky to be popular with the
aristOcracy.
Csbbages in most places are looking
well, though in some quarters / notice
an epidemic of worms. To successfully
raise the cabbage it will be necessary at
all times to be well supplied with verm:
fugc that can be readily administered a.
any hour of the day or night.
The crook-neck squash in the north
west is a great success this season. And
what can be more beautiful as it calmly
lies in its bower of green vines in toe
crisp and golden baze of Autumn, than
the cute little crook neck squash, with
yellow, warty skin, all cuddled I'D to.
gesher in the cool morning, like the
discarded wife of an old Mormon elder
his first attempt in the matrimonial line.
30 to speak, ere he had gained wisdom
by experience.
The full dress, low neck and short
sleeve squash will be worn as usual this
fall, with trimmings of salt and pepper
in front and revers of butter down the
back. D@-N. b. It will not be used
rs an outside wrap. but will be worn
mostly inside.
Hop.poles in some parts of Wisconsin
are entirely killed. 1 suppose that
continued dry weather in the early sum.
mer dia it.
Hop lice, however. are looking well.
Many Of our best hop breeders Thought
that when the hop pole began tc wither
and die, the hop louse could not survive
the intense dry heat but hop lice have
never looked better than they do this
fall.
can remember very well when Wis.
cousin had to send to Ohio for hop lice.
Now she could almost supply Ohio and
stlli have enough to fill her own Golfers.
do not know that hop lice are kent
in Golfers, and may be wrong in sneak.
ing thus freely of these two subjects
never having seen either a hon louse or
a Golfer. but feel that the public must
certainly and naturally expect me to sav
something on these subjects.
Fruit in the Northwest this season ia
not q great success. Aside from the
cranberry and choke cherry, the fruit
The early dwarf crab, with or without
worms, as desired.but mostly with-is
unusually poor this fall. They make
gooo ci9er; Ibis cider when put into
brandy mask that has not been drained
too dry, and allowed to stand until
CHRISTMAS, puts great deal of exures-
SION INTO country dance. have tried
u once myself, 80 that / could write Il
up Tor your valuable paper.
feopie who were present at that dance
ana VINO saw me frolic around there like
lining of life, say that it was well worth
the price Of admission. Stone fence al.
ways n,es right to the weakest spot. So
It goes right to my head and makes me
eccentric. iho
Inc violin virtuoso who "fiddled -
calico on" and acted as justice OF the
praec tnat evening, said that threw
as'ue all reserve and entered with oreat
zest into the dance, add seemed IN en;ov
II much better than those who dsnced
In the same set with me.
Since that the very sight of a common
crab apple makes my head ,eel
learned aiterward that this ci;ler bad
'rozen SO that the alleged cider which
we crank that night, was the clear old
not freeze. &c "ouio
we should strive, however, to lead
surn ives that we will never be ashamed
10 'o'S a cider barrel square in the bum
Bill NYE.
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