The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-09-16

the land IL to be used for wheat and other
small grain the next spring. Aside from the
winter pnlycrization by frost, ard the destrnc-
ton Of insects. wheat and other rmall grain
can be Int In good deal earlier In the spring
on ground plowed the previous fall, ard We
all know that the earliest sowcd wheat makes
the best crop.-Fa,m Stock anaHonae.
INDOOR AIR
It's indoor, cir, az kills half the peoplc-bc.
ing indoors three parts Of the days; and
next to that, taking too much drink and yctnas
Eating's as bad az drinking. and there amt
nothing like fresh air and the smell OF the Gods
There's the smell Of the earth, too-'specialIy
as the plough turns it up. which IL fnc thing:
and the hedges and the grass as sweet as
sugar after shower. Anything with a gree n
leaf IL the thing. depend upon il. IL you want to
live healthy THE Gdmekeeptr al Home.
SCRAP BOOK.
Dress man as a woman dresses you will
freeze him to death.
The corn crop OF 1886. 1t is estimated. will be
1,6a2,GOO,OO bushels. This will be about eo3,-
OOO, 900 bushels less than for 1885, but y i'll be
juet about the average OF the past six years.
The average yield OF corn In the United states
for the pact seven years uss6 esiimated) has
been "a bushels to the acre.
man holds the needle in his left hand to
thread, II but woman holds 1t In her right.
Fifty cents worth Of avis, punches. linen
thread and shoe makers wax will save ten dol
lars In harness repairs In twelve months.
The child who is constantly nagged. or tor
tured, or jeered, looks at the world through
eyes OF hatred euspicion or contempt. and ali the
sweetness Of his childish heart is blighted.
Although t9:scr~ are much more swift of
foot than geese, yet in a weeks drive flock
OF geese will come in ahead; for geese you
1~s,,, xf~ht ns.lf,
when evening approaches turkeys will roost.
Bread as an article OF food antedates all
history. 1t was used by the people OF the
stone age, who ground, kneaded, ard baked it
in the most crude manner. Within the history
Of man 1t has always been the most universal
article OF food.
The kaneas corn crop was dwarfcd SO per
cent, but owing to increased acreage the harvest
will be 80 per tent that Of last year. Chinch
bugs operated extensively on millet and corn.
Sheep are fond OF roaming over the pra rics
1t is long range that satisfies them They will
take bite and step ut the came time and
feed over several miles in day. The bes I
plan is to confne them to . short range, cs-
pecially II the pasturage is good.
Sons and daughters are the most valuable pro-
ducts OF the farm. Treat them accordingly.
Montana lie reported to have 1, 900 distinct cattle
brands registered.
A man can stand on one foot in the middle oil
o room and put on his shoes, while woman
must lean up against some thing to accomplish
| the same thing.
Hay and cattle may drift apart widely in price
when farmers see how small is their fodder rea
| lively to stock. But then some farmers always
did believe they could raise steer on what
ehcep could eat.
Farmers and others will find thei: animals
tractablc or untractablc, useful or useless, ju-
according to the amount OF intelligence and skill
they bring to bear upon their training and treat
ment.
While straw is not the best fodder. 1t serves
very useful purpose in the economy OF the farm
when fed to cattle in conjunction with grain
and in seasons when fodder IL scarce it may 20
| long way to relieve the demand for hay.
The North British Agrculinrist advises tho
trial Of putting up ensilage for the hill sheep il
| Scotland, to be fed during the winter when thu
ground lie covered with snow. 1t thinks the
food can be made Of plants refused by sheer
when pasturage is plenty, but which will be eat
en- in winter.
The Scientific American is right when it says
s'Nothing will purify and keep stable so free
| from odors the free use Of dry earth, and
every one keeping horses cattle will find il
pays to keep 1t at hand, to be used daily. A few
| rhoyelfuls OF dry earth scattered over the focl
after cleaning will generally render the air Of
| the apartment pure and wholesome.
The American Gardener as remedy for mil
dew on grape vines knows Of nothing mere ell
| cacious than the old-fashioEed remedy OF pow
| dered sulphur sprinkled over the vine by means
OF a bellows II possible. or late years the plan
Of summer pruning has gained many advocates
/ and there lie no doubt Of it, advisab.iiy. ltcnn
ssts in pinching back the ends Of the shoots dur
/ ing the summer. II is too late to act upon this
i now, but may be remembered for next season.