The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-30
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
THE OLD BARN.

FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
THE OLD BARN.
l see 1t yet. In fancy, with its old and wheel
worn floor
The wooden latch, the hired mans name carved
deeply In the door.
The .pacioas NOV upoa the LEFT, The manager n
Where stood the old straw cutter now used to
dread its sight.
For there were cripples II had made Of these
heard . few
Are drawing army pensions now-sharp agents
put EN- through.
Again hear the sosnd Of dails upon the mfr
The chickens scramble for the grains that reach
the open door:
Up IN the iof. Ia, ing hen sings Of deed sub
lime.
Unmindful though her daughters bones were
picked q dinner time:
While near patient sister s.sits.'' resolved %
incubate.
An unprolfc corn-ceb and the hinges Of Z rate.
How very huge the old barn looked, when viewed
through boyish eyes,
Even Rome's big Colosseum seemed inferior in
size;
And also thought when near the roof. waist
deep In ecorching hay.
That for weeks 70 come that NOW would roast
an eggs the hens might lay.
zee the iron grsin-scoop on which Erode
down hilf'-
It leans {. nndnRly against the old red flaming
And the worn half-bushel measure which "
boys Oft tried TO walk
Like circus men. BY plasterinE our stocking
feet with chalk:
It is strange how boys Of eighty pounds and
even smaller ones
Can save their homes and fan a tim~e vi,h -
weight Of eighty tons.
Last week the old barn vanished snd new one
took ite place,
The staunch old structure ran with time long
and noble race.
For in spite Of rain and hail storms, and light
ming rods and wind,
They found the timbers sound - when together
they were pisned;
While the youth whore father, hen Z boy Oft
wondered at its age,
Now fcebly plays An .'old mans part on ltfe's
uncertain stage.
CROP RsviKw.
The Chicago Farmers Review for the current
week Gays: The tenor OF the reports from the
winter wheat belt continues 70 be generally fav-
osable, though the presence Of the ny 10 VARIOUS
counties Of Ohio and Indiana 10 reported. but 10
scrious injury - ~ yet indicated. The reports
from kAnras are not - encouraging ~ one
month ago aud number Of southern Illinois and
northern Ohio aud Indiana counties report the
plant - looking feeble. Nins-tenths Of the
counties report, however throughout the entire
belt that the crop 10 In good 70 dne condition.
The movement Of corn ID reported to Be moder-
Mtely free IN Missouri bnt slow In Kansas. Ne.
brAska. Iva and Illinois. Five Illinois and 10
Iowa counties report. this week, that The corn
supply IL 30 short ~ u prevent any shipment OF
10 entirely exhausted.
SENDING HENS 1T NAIL.
The number Of letters. postcards ne wepapers
ETC., received - the Returned Letter O1lce in
London. Tor year endind March 81, 1885, WAS ",
ia, O67, or IN increase OF r.: per cent over the
previous year. OF this number al, 765 were
unreturnable. l7s,2l6 contained Enclosures u
vslue and 2s.02s were posted without any ID.
dress. Among the letters bearing no address
were l,62D which contained -. rs l7s Sd In cash
and checks. In The year ending March 81, 1885,
there were q. 47s letters posted without any "a
dress, l.666 Of which contained value to the
amount Of 2S,ees. Among the contents Of par
cels received In the Returned-letter once Ct
Dublin. and which had been stopped o contrary
TO regulations, were two hens, eight mice, and
two hcdgehOgs. One 81 the hens, which
WAS addressed to veterinary aurgeon In Lon
don, was In bad health, and although carefully
attended 70 it died 10 the once. The remain
ing hen - well q the mice and hedgehoss,
roULTaY NOTES.
Keep bits Of old iron in the water given to
chickens 70 drink.
Chickens must have accees 70 bare ground.
Dust 10 absolutely necessary to them.
Utilize the hen manure. Combined with read
dust i l. the best possible fertilizer.
When mixing. meal for chicks nee ekim-m
instead Of water. The effect will be wonderful.
The United States imports millions OF eggs
every yeaf. American poulterers ought to stop
this.
TO avoid eapes remove coops to frcsh loca-
ton daily. Feed tie chickens on clean boards,
never on the ground.
Divide the eour milk between the pigs and
chickens: the latter love II and IL 10 most ben.
ehctal diet In every respect.
Petroleum will often cure chicken cholera II
given In time. A tablespoonful In : pint oil
meal, fed 70 the hens, l. sufficient.
THE sps'a nsAT.
The heat Of the sun 10 NOT increasing. The
| researches Of the botanist and geologist show
that the solar radiation Of heat cannou have
varied but in . very tri1ing degree since the
most remote geological sgss-tAat II, for mi.
lions Of years. II ID estimsted that the measure
| OF the hest OF the sun at iss surface 10 l.6O(
degrees Fahrenheit, which q ave times Ii,
highest temperature man can produce ARTIFICIAL,
equal, In fact 20 what Wouid result fr0u
bcrninR each second nass Of coal (of the hes
quality 200 miles broad, 100 miles long, and 2Ol
miles high-that 10, 100000 cubic miles 81
| coal. This would be about l2,OO millions ol
imagine what this means II We consider that th,
whole OUTPUT Of oar exceptionally coal-pro
ducing country 10 bat about $50, OK, COO of toni
per annnm. " i calculated that one s,ssi 600,
U)Oth part 1T the suns hest peaches us, aud
therefore, The whOle amopnt really passes cithe
| question with astronomers - To what become
OF the hest that goes OF into epace.
CONCERNING coRx.
The corn crop Of this colntry this year /,
said to be i.s5O.OOO.fO0 bushels. The sam,
authority gives the consumption a. more thar
this, namely: lSo,00o,tOO bushels used In hnmal
food. e24. 00,.0OO for working animals, 2 1000,
90 for seed. 1OO,UOl.tOO for the production Of
spirits and glucose. 6s,0J0.00O for export, an,
9,O.OOO.OOO for the food Of meat-producini
| animals.
1 DAKOTA coRx.
The Commissioner Of Immigration for Dakota
Lauren Dunlap, Bismarck, sends the followin,
In relation 70 Indian corn - showing the avail
ability Of the Territory in the cultivation Of TIL
| important cereal:
The average yield per acre OF corn In Dakot
Tor the year 1885 10 estimated By the Depar,
ment Of Agriculture at 20.5 bushels, and tn
average quality s. points. This ID good show
irg for the older counties In the southeastern
section, where the Yellow Dent corn 10 cult
waited with about the eame success @ il Illinois
II will be interesting TO note how the Dakot
averages compare with the following: Illinoi
A.S bushels Der acre. aud quality &c points
WISCONSIN. 25.s bushels aud 06 points; lows
PAS bushels and o. points: Minnesota, 20 and .
pointe: Nebraska. .7.5 bushels and - points
Kansas, 2l.3 bushels and s. points The Vel
in Dakota IL higher than all the other State
named except Min, sofa, and the average quail
" less than any of the others with the excer
ton Of Kansas, which 10 something Of . eurpriss
| and an unnsagl score to the credit Of the DIAL