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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11
Cultivated Grasses in Nebraska.

The editor of the Farmer, during re.
cent tour of the fairs, gives the impress.
siOns in relation to the adaptabiIity OF
the plains for the cultivation or domesti-
cation grasses. 1t is we'll known that the
plains up to the region of what is now
Central Kansas, we're formerly covered
with a dense growth of wild gases, form
ing regular sward analogous to the or
binary prairie sod. Gradually as the
mountain country was reached the char
acter of the grasses changed. In the
mountain country the so-called bunch
grasses began to appear, and yet in the
valleys could be found the same dense
growth of natural grasses. DR.. Augher
states there are over 160 varieties of wild
grasses in Nebraska, and the records of
the Agricultural Department at Washing
ton show that the whole plain region and
the mountains beyond are rich in species
OF wild grasses many of them having a
high feeding value. Hence the vast herds
of cattle and horses that have succeeded
the millions of buffaloes that within the
last thirty years roamed the places at will.
In reference to the observations upon
the agriculture of Nebraska the editor
OF the Farmer very accuse observer
says.
Of all the tame grass blue grass, tim
Othy and millet do the best and have the
highest values. On the plains of the
Platte the timothy crop this year was
splendid. If we may judge from the
samples we saw at the fairs and that
growing along the line of railroad. This
grass finds here perfect climate for It's
production, and this, with the richness OF
the soil, conduces to its luxuriant growth
When once firmly fixed in the soil it is
not easily trodden out, nor can it be crop
ped closely enough to destroy its growth
as is the case with the plant in more
northern ATTITUDES.
Nebraska farmers found out some time
ago that e-planting and the cultivation
of tame grasses were two of the requis-
Its of successful agricultural practice in
that state, and in consequence its eastern
: portion is filed with successful farmers.
1he western farmers realized this fact
more quickly than their eastern neigh
bors, and are carpeting the table lands
along the Platte with blue grass and tim
othy, and dotting the surface with groves
OF yonng and thifty times.
but the work must not rest here. Loss
OF exclusive corn raising and more OF
mixed husbandry are what is needed. The
raising OF better grass, and the feeding
of better stock upon the grass. is essen.
tlal to the most successful agricultural
practice, not only in Nebraska but
Throughout the whole northwest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11
Romance in Real Life.
Brooklyn Eagle.

There is queer story in connection
with the marriage of Theodore Tilton's
daughter to young Pelton, whom the dis
patches of last week reported to be in
an insane asylum in Europe. Her hus-
bands parents were wealthy Louisiana
sugar planters, who spent large part of
every year in Europe for the purpose of
educating their children. At their death,
which occurred within short period of
each other, there daughter and two sons
we're abroad and remained there, the
daughter studying music at one time
among the pupils Of Liszt, and the two
sons at school, The younger son, Willie,
was betrothed to young lady in New
Orleans. ond at the completion of his
university term returned to America to
marry her.
On the Cunarder in which he took pas
sage was Tilton's youngest daughter, and
they made such progress during the Voy-
age that on landing at New they immed-
lately went to a minister and were mar
rIed, secured passage on the next out
ward bound steamer, and left letter for
the girl he had Tilted, which did not
reach her until they were again at sea-
His family, as well as the friends of the
girl he had thrown over, were infur
lated at the news, and his eldest brother,
John, came Immediately to America to
apologize and do all in his power to
atone for the dishonorable conduct of
his brother Willie, who was only q
years of age.
The elder brother begged for an inter
view with the outraged girl on his arri-
val in New Orleans, and after seeing her
was still more astonished at his brothers
perfdity, as she was extremely pretty
rich and charming. Other interviews
followed, and in less than six months he
was pleased to fill the place his brother
to have held, and they were married.
In the meantime the younger brother
was leading, rather reckless life in Eu-
rope, plunging into extravaganza and
exhausting his delicate constitution by
a gay life, until the weakness manifested
itself which ended him at last in the
ward of an asylum.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11

the Muscles whose duty it is to hold the
head and shoulders erect. I know of but
one bulls eye shot. 1t is to carry weight
on the head. A sheepskin or other strong
bag filled with twenty or thirty pounds of
sand is good weight. When engaged
In your morning studies, either before or
after breakfast, put the bag of sand on
your head erect, draw your chin close to
your neck, and walk slowly about the room
coming back if you please, every minute
or two to your book or carrying the book
with you as you walk. The muscles
whose duty is is to hold the shoulders and
head erect are hit, not with scattering
shot. but with a rifle ball. The bones or
the spine or the intervertebral substance
will soon accommodate themselves to the
new attitude. One year of daily practice
with the bag, half an hour morning and
evening, will give you noble carriage,
without interfering a moment with your
studies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11
Deem Us. Shallow Flowing.

1t is not many years since the theory
of ench-plowing was generally advocat-
ed by the theorists, and not until the
practical demonstration showed the fall
lacy of the idea as a renOvatOr of the soil
vas it generally discarded. A very little
consideration would have shown, except
inspecial soils for certain special crops,
whose roots ramify deep, that trench
blowing is a fallacy. We have come to
know that five inches measured against
the land side, is deep blowing ror aver
age crops, and that eight inches would be
considered deep blowing for any crop
ordinarily cultivated on the farm
But while trench blowing turning a
sub-furrOw completely on the top of the
first furrow-is not good practice as a
rule, there is no objection to subsoiling
following in the furrow with a subsoil
pillow which simply lifts, say six inches of
the subsoil and drops it back into the
furrow thus pulverizing the whole mass
This is a valuable addition to the prepare
ton of the soil for many crops. But to
get the best results in this way, the soil if
not naturally well drained, should first be
tile-drained. The reason is that stiff
clays are liable to be water-soaked at par
ticular seasons. When this occurs the
water, not being able to escape quickly
below, the soil to the whole depth becomes
like mortar-bed, and upon drying be-
comes hard. But if underdrained the
water percOlates easily to the tile soil re-
mains dry and friable because porous.
Mr.. John Lemmax, of Ohio, states his
experience in respect to deep blowing,
and also upon another point not general
lp known in respect to blowing hillsides.
He says:
1t does not pay to pillow too deep for
all grain crops, as they do not all require
The same depth to root. I have noticed
ever since L had anything to do with
blowing that land for wheat or oats,
where the furrow was turned up hill al
ways produced better crop of grain than
that portion of the land that was turned
down-hill, as it was plowed deeper. Turn
ing up the cold clay was not congenial to
the growth of the small grain. For corn
or potatoes It'll different, as they require
deeper culture, and the old fashioned way
of marking for corn, with single shovel,
place the corn down SO that the roots
came in contact with top Of soil turned
under. and deep blowing in dry weather
would furnish more moisture for crop:
the same with potatoes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11

is now so generally considered of prime
Importance of lesssening the cost of
keeping that no sensible man questions
Its economy. No matter how rough the
structure is made if it be warm. If sim
ply shed of poles and straw, makes the
roof water tight and one side at least i'm
perViOus to wind. If built IN the new
shape of an L you have virtually two sides
protected, SO, if ample in size from what
ever direction the storm comes, the stock
may escape its full violence. If stock is
to be kept tied-and this as rule is most
economical in the long run-the structure
should be impervious to wind and snow,
but always with sufficient ventilation TO
admit air from the side opposite to that
from which the wind comes. In any or
binary structure made of timber and lum-
Der when air is in motion there is no lack
of ventilation; but this must neVerthe
less be provided in still weather.
The main difficulty in relation to re-
pairs is that they are needlesly put off.
The time to repair is when there may be
an opportunity. Tighten windows and
doors, batten cracks, put up any little
convenience that may be required, make
closet for harness away from the direct
fumes or the stable, arrange the granary
so the provender may be delivered
directly from chute, put up a rack for
whips and light tools and implements,
and shelves for various conveniences.
These are few of the most necessary
things about the barn and stable. Others
will suggest themselves, but in any event
do not put off providing for the actual
comfort of the animals of the farm, or of
the family either. Many a doctors bill
has been contracted from the failure to
provide water-tight boots Or clothing for
some emergency.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11
he Valuable Breeds of Cattle.

Mr.. Robert E. Turnbull, at the Derby
English Dairy Conference, enumerating
the various native breeds of British cattle
namely: The Short-Hor Long Horn,
Jersey, Guernsey, Devon, Hartford, Suff
ok, and Norfolk PolIed, Sussex, Aberdeen
Galloway, Ayrshire, West Highland and
Kerry, states something Of the value of
the; better known of these breeds
that have come under his notice
He says:
The West Highland with its wealth of
hard, iron constitution, and love of free
dom, is well adapted for its native death
The Ayrshire is chiefly bred in the
West of Scotland, The COWS usually weigh
from $50 to 1000 pounds. The milk is
better adapted for cheese than for butte 7
not only because it is rich in caseine, but
because the cream globules do not readi-
ly rise to the surface Of the milk. The
skim milk is unusually rich, and calves,
therefore, trive well upon it. The Ayr
shire is very active little COW is well
adapted, not only for the green hills of
West Scotland but also for the Second
rate grass-lands of England. AS milk
producer in hllly country, the Ayrshire
is second to none.
The Guernsey and Jersey breeds have
q wonderful capacity for converting grass
into butter, and under favorable circum-
stances the best COWS will produce as
many pounds of butter in week as they
give quarters of milk at meal. They
require to be pastured in good dry, we'll
sheltered fields, and to be housed early
in the autumn.
The little Kerry is most useful breed,
weighing about 700 pounds when in store
condition. 1t is essentially the poor
mans COW; for not only can it be bought
for very small price, but it can yield
milk and gather flesh where Short-Horn
or Jersey would starVe. It does not
yield a large quantity of milk at a meal;
but it begins by yielding fair quantity,
and, if kindly treated, and if it wants are
attended to, it will milk on steadily for a
long period, and when finally fattened
off it will usually fetch more than it cost
when brought over from Ireland. 1t
should be served by a yearling Short-Horn
or by an Attorney bull when Kerry is
not available. A good Kerry COW will
yield about 420 gallons of milk in the year
and about one pound of butter from ten
| quarts of milk.
The LongHorn breed deserves to be
better known. No dairy cattle wear bet
ter. They are great cheese producers
and are remarkably free from those ills
| to which most cattle are liable.
Among the breeds not spoken of fol-
milk the Norfolk and Suffolk polls, the
Devons and their near relations, Sussex
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11
ARM, HOME AND GARDEN
MOTHERS GIRL.
JULIA H. MAY.

Size sits securely by my side,
My bonny little lass!
The world is cold, the world is wide,
let the cold world pass:
With Mary smiling up at ne,
care not what the world may be.
She looks into my faded face,
My bonny little lass
But does not see the wTinkled place
Where Times rough footsteps pass;
She measures me by Loves own rule
And thinks Mamma is beautiful
She asks me many curious things.
My bonny little lass!
''Be angels shaking out their wings?''
She says when snow showers pass.
| kiss her happy face and say,
Angels have surely passed this way"
She looks at me with serious eyes,
My bonny little lass!
Right up TO mine the sweet thoughts rise
That through her laShes pass.
She pats my chsek with smile and nod,
And softly asks: Does you know God?"
And though | cannot answer her,
My bonny little lass
Queer little questions quantity stir
The ripping words that pass
rs God Quaker? cause, you know,
he thees and thous the verses So"
She holds ker head against my heart,
My bonny little lass!
Her eyelids droop, her tired lips rest,
Her thoughts to dreamland pass;
While bending down TO kiss that curl,
I hear her whisper Mother girl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11
AROUND THE FARM.

The grass seed trade of Chicago during
1885 amounted to 68,OOO,OOO bushels.
The French appropriation for the
ministry of agriculture for 1886 is S.
154, 3l2.
The season in the dairy districts of
New York is two Or three weeks earlier
than usual.
A little commercial manure scattered
lightly around strawberry plants will help
them out in fruiting season.
Rich beds of phosphate have now been
found in Florida. Hitherto the supply,
except from bones, has come mainly
from the phosphate beds Of South Caro-
lima.
The New York State Forestry Com
mission has sued the Northern AdriOn-
dack railroad for trespass in cutting over
fifteen hundred acres OF state lands in
Franklin county.
Connecticut's new ELECTROMAGNETIC
law Will go into effect June 1st. It pro-
Yides that dealers in bogus butter shall
liable it such, and creates the office of
state butter inspector.
The total export of cheese from Mon
treal and Portland from May 1, 1885, to
April 80, 1886, were 1,282,969 boxes last
year, an increase of 1861 boxes.
Professor Shaler says there are $4,000
square miles of territory east of the Mis-
sissippi, now covered by swamps, which
might easily be drained and turned into
fertile lands.
Water the horses frequently. We
can't possibly urge this matter too often
upon our readers. It will pay. If there is
no water near the field haul out a barrel
on drag, so that the horses can get
drink between times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11
ANOTHER DISPUTE WITH CANADA.
The Southeastern Boundary OF Alaska No Nee

The Southeastern Boundary of Alaska No Need
ola Commission to Locate 1t.
A telegram from Ottawa announces the
discovery of gold placer deposits, from
which the value of e24, 600 had been col
lected, situated on or near the boundary
line between southeastern Alaska and
British Columbia. The exact locality of
these new diggings is not given, but they
have probably been found upon the banks
of one of the small rivers tributary to the
Stiakine, the principal river of south
eastern Alaska, or one of the small rivers
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11
Advice to stoOp Shouldered People.
Halls Journal Of Health.

A stopping figure is not only familiar
expression of weakness or old age but is
when caused by careless habits, a direct
cause of contracted chest and defective
breathing. Unless you rid yourself of
this crook while at school you will prob
ably go bent to your grave. There is one
good way to cure it. Shoulder braces
will not help. One needs not an artificial
substitute, but some means to develop
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11
Make All Snug for Winter.

The man who leaves either his house
out of repair or his barn, stable or other
outbuildings in dilapidated state until
the storms of winter set in not only runs
great risk of health to his family and
stock but adds, as rule, very largely to
the money cost of their keeping. Warmth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11

Fall grain in Brown county is said to
be looking better than ever before at
this time of year
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11

EN~For notices in reference to Special Excur-
sions, changes of time and other items Of inter-
est IN connection with the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE
& ST PAUL RAILWAY, please refer to the local
columns of this paper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11

Owns and operates nearly $500 miles of thor
oughiy equipped road in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa
Missouri, Minnesota and Dakota
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-11-11
MILWAUKEE,,
LAKE SHORE q
WESTERN R'Y,
81. G. II. REED, GEN'L sUP'r.
The Shortest and Best Route
BETWEEN
MIL w A u K E f

And the following points:
Port Washington, Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls
Msnitowoc, Two Rivers, Kaukanna, Apple
ton, Hortorville, Oshkosh, New London
Clintonville, Tigerton, Norris,
Wausau and Rhinelander.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-15

o. ". Bromweil. general passenger
agent of the Florida Southern Railway,
saws he don't believe One-half Of the
stuff published in the Jacksonville
Morning News, about the changes in the
guages of railroads in Florida or any
where else, and that "Varnum can make
UP more traffic news out Of nothing than
any other man living.
Maj. Welsh, of Welshton. was in the
city yesterday with two fine handmade
bricks, burned at kiln on his place,
that had every appearance of beirg as
perfect and seryiceable as any from
Georgia. They Were made from clay
found in great abundance at Welshton,
from eight inches to three feet under
ground. The bricks were bard and had
the true ring" q familiar enough sound
to persons who have heard the beating OF
the trowel on brick as they disappear il
the walls of the building. One OF thu
specimens was labeled and sent to st
Augustine, as a specimen of what is pos
sible in Florida from domestic clay. WI
think the major has an idea of settin!
. up a brick factory and do by machincr,
what he is now doing by hand process
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-15
IN River Mai, Service.

l.. VI. Terrell, superintendent of the
l.. :, Mail service in this department.
was here yesterday, and, among other
things, perfected arrangements for the
delivery and distribution Of mail matter
on the new route bctw cen here and Dray-
ton Island, beginning on the 10Th inst.
A route agent will be put on. and until
the one is appointed and qualified, Capt.
Harry Gable. the efficient commander
of the steamer Georgia, will be put tenn
porarly IN charge to do the work This
arrangement will obviate the necessity
of intermediate points on the line send
ing letters to Palatka before they can he
delivered to their destination. We pointed
out in THE News that letters mailed at
San Mateo for Norwalk, for instance,
would have first to come to Palatka and
be put in the Norwalh pouch before they
could he forwarded. Supt. Terrell, on
his own responsibility, has appointed
! Capt. Gable temporary agent to takt
charge of the mails with the view OF
speedily doing away with this inconven
fence.
Now that the route has been establish
ed. an agent will soon be appointed t,
perform the service properly belongin.
IN IL
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-15
silver springs Hotel.

The Parlor Hotel, Of Fla, located at
Silver Springs; head of the renowned
Oeklawaha River. House entirely new,
magniiicently furnished. parlors ana
first floor covered with moquette, with
Queen Anne nantes, and furnished equal
to any in u. 5. Dining room covered
with lumoleum, velvet rugs under tables,
unsurpassed cuisine and service.
Sleeping room covered with body brus'
sells; walnut furniture and beds uns'ir-
passed.
House stands seventy yards from the
Spring and short distance from IT.
teen hundred acre palmetto grove; also
orange grove in rear Of house Just com
ing in bloom.
Parties arriving the night previous &c
departure of boats will have Il chance t'
visit springs and groves, also secure
berths on the boat, giving them ample
time. without hurry and hustle
Those coming on the morning train arr
hurried on boat and no chance to SCI
the beauties of spring.
Parties wishing to remain any Length
Of time can get greatly reduced rates
Splendid orchestral music. Correspon
dence solicited. MORGAN Il llAsKiNs,
ml4.om Managers
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-15
FRCITLASD.

As expected, the idea Of $loor $50
to the acre for fertilizers seems to many
preposterous. Keep the money and .
let the cropping 80.
But let Us investigate and explain a
little. No doubt the first mentioned
sum is large for raising forage. One
half that will give a good crop of corn or
sorghum on our poorest pine lands II
properly handled.
| But for gardening purposes the limit
of profit in the use.of fertilizers is sell
/ dom reached.
Peter Henderson, in a paper read at
Dayton, Ohio, before nurserymen, ilor-
lists and seedmen, speaks of applying
from 50 to - tons of stable manure to
the acre. at Il cost of from s. to s. per
ton. and then after plowing that in SOW
ing one.half n ton Of Peruvian guano or
bone dust and narrowing that in. The
maximum quantity will reach the en-
pense of $3.50 per acre. 1t payso gard
eners would not do it.
Granted then that large amount OF
fertilizers is possible. it remains to see
, how we are to put the bell on the cat.
, This is the question, and the question
settlers in Florida must settle.
would pause right here and wait iol
some one competent, to reply. But VII
suggest that something may he don't
within cur own resources to greatly hell
% us along. Everywhere our pine land
lack vegetable mould or humors.
a Anything that will decay and add au
= mors to the soil is Of value. tiathe
Il from everywhere, whenever you can
II and all the time; from the woods, fields
roads and old fence lines, oal; leaves
ii pine straw, wire grass. fine brush an
t. rotten logs, and that which is fin
ar enough plow into the sand, and gathC
ar the Coarser parts into heaps where the
Of will hold moisture and rot. aud then d
the same with them. BY this meal
on the nature of the soil will be great
no changed. Its ability to retain moistu
,e and to hold fertilizers greatly increase
les One man tells me he has succeeded
raising wonderful crop of watermello
muskmcIlans and cucumbera with !
other fertilizers.
ch When the soil is largely supplied wi
es. this humor, which in many places m
70. be more cheaply applied from mu
1t beds, it will pay to use commercial #
tlizers.
l.. But the muck should not be placed
lict until its acidity is corrected 10y the APP
mt. cation Of lime "a by exposure TO the
lat. mosphero for from six months to ye
let Commercial fertilizers burn up AMI
tho largely lost on our cannon sandy so
nv, Rustic