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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
JUDGMENT IN FARMING.
Why 1t Does Not Pay to Cultivate To
MANY Acres.


Why 1t Does Not ray to Cultivate Too
Many Acres.
Very large farming operations have
not, as rule, been successful. The
reason why success has not attended
these gigantic agricultural, ventures
applies with force. according to the
size of the undertaking. to farming on
lesser scale. That is to say, that the
man who undertakes 10 till all he can
possibly manage fairly well, with
weather favorable and team, tools and
man always in prime condition for eff
fective work. and is overtaken during
the season by adverse weather, break
ages. sickness and the usual other
hindrances common on every farm,
then he finds that his calculations arc
at fault lie planned to do what could
have been well enough done If the
weather and other contingencies had
favored him. But he did not discount
as he should have done. The merchant
discounts for bad debts, thereby avoid
ing great errors in the outcome OF his
ventures. If the farmer will make
close estimates he may find that, TAX.
ing the average of number Of years.
he has grown as much grain on twenty
acres of land rs he formerly grew on
forty. This is thing possible to ac-
complish year by year. and the saving
secured through this mode is OF course
very great. A forty-acre field Of corn
may require to be gone through four
times in order that reasonably fair
treatment be given it, while circum-
stances render going through more than
twice quite out Of the question, and by
this omission the crop IL greatly cur
tailed. Now, the time consumed in go.
ing through forty acres twice, insures
thorough attention to twenty acres
four times. and on the suppositton that
the attention all through has been ut
the same ratio it is quite possible for
twenty acres to give us as large yield
as forty does, halftilled, and on land
half-plowed and MANFRED. Better by
far let half Of your land lie idle, rest
ing, or better still, seed to grass. A
man can hardly have too much land II
this is in grass. providing he can stock
it or has good opportunities for renting
his acres is pasture. 1t Is not uncom-
mon that the farmer. observing the les
sening yield attributes this to the unfa-
vorableness Of the seasons. lie looks in
vain for the old-time yield and. after
watching ind Whiting for u few years
for good crop, concludes that his land
Is losing heart Ii You have been till
ing or pretending to till too much land
and will put one-half into grass, ma.
nuring well and tilling thoroughly the
other half, you will be quite likely to
conclude that the result is, after all,
mainly within your own control and
not dependent upon other contingent
cies. Prairie Farmer.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
THE STATION DESPAIR.


We must trust the conductor. most surely
Why millions OF millions before
Have made this same journey securely
And come 10 that ultimate shore.
And we, We will reach IL In season:
And All. what q welcome is there!
Reflect then how cut Of ail reason
To stop at the station Despair.
Ay. midnights AMI many q potion
OF little black water have we
A. we journey from ocean TO occaI--
From sea until ultimate setl--
To that deep sea Of seas. and all silence
Ofpassior.. concern and OF care
That vast sea Of T. len set islands.
Don't stop at the station Despair.
Go forward, whatever may follow.
Go forward, friend-lad. or alone:
All me. TO leap on In some hollow
Or fen, In the night and unknown
Leap on like thief. try to hide you
From angels. all waiting you Il ere,
Go forward. whatever bctide you
Don't stop al the station Despair.
joaquin Miller, in N. Y. independents.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
Protecting Badges and Cu.vcrts.

The great danger to bridges and GU l.
,erts occurring at flood or high water
time, when driftwood chokes the wa
terway under them, may be greatly OBJ
waited by setting a stout post from two
to four feet from the entrance to the
bridge, on the upstream side. All drift.
wood and fiotsam. instead of floating
down against the walls of the bridge,
lodge against the post in midstream.
Even should the space between the
post and abutmerts on both sides be
filled with rubbish, the mouth of the
bIidge will remain uno Instructed, and
the water win flow through freely,
both over and under the obstruction
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
FARM AND FIELD.

FLAX is again destined to play an i'm
portant part i'll our agriculture, as its
cultiva ion is now on the increase in
many portions of the country. A care
full investigation made by the Kansas
agricultural department shows that
during the past year it has paid better
than any other crop
By increasing the yield of wheat per
acre, through the agency of fertilizers,
the land is also left in better condition
than before. as it is often the case that
but single ingredient of the soil is
necessary to induce larger yield, and
by supplying it to the plants the ferti.-
ity of the soil is balanced by the excess
OF the ingredient
THERE are many advocates Of mulch
ing, and it is generally regarded as a
very necessary and profitable course.
One OF our contemporaries asserts,
however, that thorough cultivation is
better than mnlching. Besides, it says
that in mulching there is danger from
fire in dry time. and also that the roots
run up toward the surface, which is al
ways moist from the mulch.
FEEDING experiments by II. Weiske
with two sheep in which the effect of
nitrogen from vegetable sources lhay
and ground OATS was compared at sep
arate periods with that from an animal
| source dried ground fish,, led to the
! conclusion that the heterogeneous SUBJ
stances of ground fish were capable of
replacing like quantities of albunoii
materials from vegetable sources.
ELAyoRIsG butter with the sdor of
fresh flowers is one of the arts Of the
] French peasantry. The process is very
simple, and consists of putting the
little prints, which have first been
wrapped in a thin cloth, into a tight
porcelain dish on a bed of roses, or
whatever blossoms are chosen. Among
the flowers which give the most de-
sirable results are clover and nastur-
tiums.
/ T. h. TERRY says he depends Cd
clover to keep up his farm; that he
used to be too crazy after stable ma
nure, but little by little the wonders
that could be done with clover were
found out. His rotation is clover one
year. the first crop cut for hay usually.
and the second lett on the ground until
time to plow for potatoes the next
spring: potatoes the second year. fol-
lowed by wheat in the fall, without
pl owing the ground.
As SOON as the corn fodder is cut i,
should he carefully shocked and al
lowed to cure well, when it should be
carried to the barn or placed under the
covering of shed. Fodder that ha:
been exposed to the frost and all kinds
of weather loses its bright color ane
deteriorates in quality. If in goot
condition all classes of stock highly
relish it, but when injured in quality
, stock will simply pick it over, leaving
Euch of it to be wasted.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12

THE CROWN BoRER ta) grub: tbl side view OF
beetle: tcD beetle rs seen from above. TIE
hair lines show the natural size.
spots on each side of the back: these
colors seem to be acquired slowly, and
examples not fully matured often occur.
which are of a nearly uniform yellow
ish brown coler
A single brood develops each year,
larvae occurring in the burrows from
July to late in September. The beetles
desert the crowns shortly before win
ter sets in To hibernate in the earth.
This species appears to feed exclusive
j. on strawberry plants
The crown borer is generally most
common en- old straw berry land. where
it has been known to ruin whole plant
ings 1t is to be feared mainly because
from its small size and retiring habits.
growers generally have no practical
knowledge of it. It's injury may con-
sequently be accomplished before the
culprit is detected.
The beetles are incapable of fight.
having no functional wings. and are
thus dependent for locomotion on the
usudi pu III legs. lleSt LHtN
Use with no great facility, and as the
grubs lack legs altogether, the species,
as may be supposed, does not migrate
readily from infested beds. There Is
little danger of the borcr getting
among plants On new land at dis
tan, from infested beds as long as the
plants for new beds have not ,een OBJ
tanned from infested ones. Grubs and
pupD spend all their lives in the crowns
of plants. being found there from the
Inide lie of June until late in September.
Plants removed from infested beds dur
ing this time are therefore liable to con-
vey the borcrs to localities to which such
plants may be transferred. Those who
have had experience with the borcrs
have found that care will regard to se-
Letting plants and ground form beds
was their best mean, for avoiding in
jury. No fear need be entertained of
the borcrs attacking seriously other
crops which may be grown on infested
land, and there is every probability
that one season in corn or potatoes
would rid land of them. No practicable
method of using insecticides against
the crown-borer is known TO me-
Prairie Farmes.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
BRIGHT ANSWERS.

Mrs. Simpson-''Willie, what did
you say to the kind lady next door when
she gave You the piece of pie?" Willie
~ asked if that was the last piece
she had. Brooklyn Life.
Little Ella was visiting her aunt,
who was very fond Of her. When she
was leaving for home her aunt said to
her: What shall ! do when look into
your room and see no little Ella there?"
"Why, shut the door and don't look in. :"
Boston Budget.
-Edith's teacher had told her all the
parts of flower. Now, what are
these, Edith?' she asked the next day.
''The petals" Edith replied. "And
this?" pointing to the pistil. II cant
think--oh, yes, the gun. Com
panion.
-Teacher-'Can You tell me what
useful article we get from the whale,
Johnnie?" Johnnie -- "Whalebone."
Teacher-"Right. Now what little boy
| or girl knows what we get from the
seal?" Chorus of Girls-"Sealing wax. "
l-Harper's Young People
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
l.ICE-PRtpOF ROOST.

These cups are kept half full of coal
oil or crude petroleum The rods are
made to pass through the ends of the
roost, and the roosts may be raised or
lowered by moving an iron peg tE e.,
a few holes being drilled in the rod for
that purpose, or the roost may be lifted
off when necessary. The roost should
not touch the walls Of the house. The
roost is a protection against lice, and
may itself receive an application oil
coal-oil occasionally. 1t may be of any
length desired, and should not be very
high. as the lower the roost the better
for the birds in jumping on and off. II
will save our readers much hard worl;
and annoyance in summc.. Farm and
EireSida
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
Observation-Disclosures
THE cROWN.EORER.

4 Little Hectic Which Destroys Entire
strawberry Paintings.
This in its adult state is a small
brown snout-b beetle belonging to the
same family as the plum curculio.
From the eggs which it places on
plants, hatch small, stout. legless
grubs. which mine the crown of plants
When ready to become pupn they are
about one-fifth of an inch long. pure
white in color. with pale yellow heads.
The change to the pupa stage is effect
I'd in the burrows made in the crowns.
and after becoming adult beetles they
appear to remain there for some time
In color the beetles are chestnut brown.
with several imperfectly defined black
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12

trusted far more than Is usually the
ease with crrand boys. lie had never
forgotten the offer made by Mr.. Lang.
and one day, meeting that gentleman
ON the street, vcntured To remind him
that his present engagement was nearly
ont. adding:
You spoke To me about driving tho
wagon, SIR
"Ah. 80 did, but you are older now
and worth more. Call round and sec
me"
One Saturday evening soon after.
Jack fingered In Mr.. Hills Office after
the other errand boys had bcca paid
and gone away.
My three years are mp. tonight,
SIR" he said.
Eyes. they are" said Mr.. nm, look
ing ut him as II he had remembered it,
"Will you give me recommendation
To some one else, sir?'
well, | will, II you are sure that
you want To leave me-"
II did not know that you wanted me
to stay, bnt"-hc hesitated, and then
went on--"my mother is a widow, aud
| feel rs though ought to do the best
| can for her, and Mr.. Lang told me to
call on him"
"lIas Mr.. Lang ever made you an Of
fcr?"
Jack told him what Mr. Lang had
said nearly two years ago.
why didn't you 20 them" asked Mr..
Till.
because had promised to stay with
you: but you wouldn't blame me for
trying to better myself now?"
Mot a bit of it. Are you tired OF
running errands?"
I'D rather ride than walk" said
Jack, with IA smile.
~ think it were about time you were
doing better than either. Perhaps You
think you have been doing this faithful
| work for me through these years for
next to nothing, but, if so, you are mis-
| taken. You have been doing better
work than merely running errands.
You have been serving an apprentices
| ship to trust and honesty. ! know
yon now to be straightforward, re-
| liable boy, and it takes time to learn
that. 1t is your capital and you ought
| To begin to realize on it. You may talk
to Mr.. Lang If you wish, but will give
| you a place in the Office with u salary OF
six hundred for the first year, with the
| prospect of raise after that"
Jack did not go to see Mr.. Lang, but
| straight to his mother with shout and
| Il bound.
You're right. you're right, motherr
he cried. NO more hard work for
you, mother. I'm wanted. you see
Wanted enough to get good pay, and al
the hardest part is over."--Congrega.
| fiauolist
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
Don't BE Deceived by Looks.

Fatted up ewes are almost sure to
strike the eye of the beginner and
unwary, being large, of fine symmetry,
and looking in every sense rs the best
of the breed If You look in the mouth
perhaps you may find some teeth alb
sent. or very long, which indicate old
purest blood He should be masculine,
but not coarse; strong neck, level and
straight back, we'll rounded ribs, bris-
ket prominent. full fore tanks, with q
good leg of mutton when fat, and
plenty of wool, and belly we'll covered
with wool. Rural
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
LITTLE AT A TIME.

Little by little the rain drops fail
over the thirsting fc DIS;
Little by little the corn grows tall
Great IL the. crop Il yields.
Little by little the waters flow.
turning he mighty mill,
Little by little the moments go.
Never Il one stands still.
Little by little our duties throng,
Each In It's given place;
Little by little we press along,
Until we have won the race.
Little by little we sum the whole
Of knowledge, wealth or fame:
Little by little We near the goal
On which We have set our aim.
Helen w Clark, In Golden Days.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
The Largest State.

You may always depend upon boy
knowing great deal more than any
body else and saying it right ont. A
Detroit school-teachcr the other day
tackled ten-year-old pupil.
What is the largest state in the
union?' she asked.
"Matrimony,' answered the boy
promptly, and the teacher has been
wondering ever since where he got the
information. Free Press.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
The Fox ana Grapes.

A fox in search of food and advcn.
ture espied a large bunch OF juicy. I'M
hookab.c grapes. hanging from lofty
vine. lie watched them for some time
with hungry eyes. In the meantime a
big, soft hen slunK out almost from
under his feet and disappeared in thu.
cleaning.
Moral: Often, while person is
building castles in the air, his golden
opportunity on earth skips by. Albany
Argus.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
a LnRira1 Iletluefinn.

Having stated that plants were fer
tilted by means of insects carrying
pollen from one plant to another. the
professor proceeded to humorously ex.
plain how old maids helped natures
processes. The humble bees carry the
pollen; the field mice eat the humble
bees; therefore, the more field mice
the fewer humble bees and less pollen
and variation of plants. But eats de.
YOUR field mice, and old maids protect
cats: therefore, the more old maids the
more eats; the fewer field mice the
more bees. Hence old maids are the
cause of variety in plants. Thereupon
Il sophomore with Il single eyeg.ass. IN
English umbrella. box coat. and with
his trousers rolled up at the bottom
rose and a led:
Il sa,a-y. professah. what is the
cause-ah-of old maids, don't yor
X owo"
Perhaps Miss Jones can tell you,
suggested the professor.
Dudes" said Miss Jones, sharply, ans
without moments hesitation. $500 Al
BABY journal.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
ucE-PROOF ROOST.

Its Introduction Will Save Poultry.
Keepers Much Hard Work.
A roost that serves to protect the
fowls from lice is shown in the illus.
tration, in which A is the floor. Il the
roost (made of 2xs scantling) and c c
iron rods or wooden posts, as pre-.
ferred. lIalf-inch iron rods are better,
as an old fruit-can may be attached
(see d ID by being SO ldered to the
rods, the tops of the cans being open.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12

Was In It."-simpson Ito rival)--
II hear Cora gave you the mitten?'
Jimpson (joyfully)-"She did, and her
blessed little hand accompanied it,
n. Y. Herald.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12

PAUL AND HIS CHICKEN.
How Young Plymouth Rock Manage
to Get IA Living Without Scratc ching IL

How n Young Plymouth Rock Managed
to Get u Living Without Scratching for
1t.
That old hen wuns away from my
little chickabiddy all the time." cried
Paul, climbing up the steps of the cool,
vine-shaded back veranda. where his
pretty, sweet mamma was canning
cherries. What do you fink he will do
now?"
Il think he win scratch for himself"
but he don't scwatch for hisself.
The wobin-w edbweast scwatches for
him.
GLOW is that" asked mamma, open
ing her blue eyes very wide ut her little
boy. fearing he was telling wrong
story.
"Iie takes the worms the wobin-wed-
bweasts finds for his little ones up in
the cherry-trce nest. See there
Mamma looked ont upon the croquet-
ground, and there, sure enough. on the
close green turf was bright, plump
robin-redbreast, braccd back on his
slim black legs. pulling a fine fat an
gle-worm out of the damp soil, and a
yard away stood the scrawny Plymouth
Rock chickabiddy, with his long half
tledged neck stretched ont, watching
the exploit with great anxiety.
No sooner did the robin have his
hartl-earned prize dangling and wrig-
Cling in his bill than. chickabiddy gave
a spring and a squawk. robin dropped
the worm. and quick as 4 wink chiclsa.
biddy gobbled it up
"Well, never!' said mamma, with a
surprised laugh.
''Ile does 1t ever SO many times, " said
Paul. wisely; land there are SO many
wobins here at Cherry farm. he doesn't
have to scwatch for hisself at ALL
Harper's Young People.
Grammar Lessons.
Russell is three years old, and his
elder sister, Bessie, is trying to teach
him grammar. Bessie herself speaks
correctly, and she does not like to have
| Russell make SO many mistakes. But
she does not think her little brother il
u very apt scholar.
~ singed my song to Mrs. Hooker,
last night" said Russell. land -
| "You should say 1 sung not 4
signed,'" interrupted Bessie.
| "Yes," said Russell. hurriedly, II
sung it, and she thinked it was nice"
| 20 RUSSELL" cried his sister, with a
little frown, ''you must not say
| 'thinked'-there is no such word! You
should have SAID She thought it was
nice"
| "She did not say SO, anyway" said
Russell, stoutly. ''She said, 4 think
that's very nice'-'cause member
now"
"Oh, dear" laughed Bessie. can
| ever teach You the difference between
the present and past tenses?"
"No, don't guess you can" said Rus
sell. YEARLY.
The next Sunday, Russell went t,
Sunday school.
did your teacher give you any cand,
to-day?" asked Bessie on his return
home, for the little boy was often tn,
recipient of such sweets.
"Oh, yes" said Russell, brightly, IAN,
Id have brunged you one If I'd hav,
thanked of it!'-Youth's Companion.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
ABOUT 4 GREAT COUNTRY.

Maps and publications sent free. and letters
asking information about travel and settle.
ment in Minnesota the Dakotas and Montana
answered by f. !. Whitney, q. r. 4 4. A.,
Great Northern Ra lway, 81. Paul. Tickets
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Pacific Coast.
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AUCTION SALES.
J. r. MCQUAIDE, Attorney, No. 15S Fourth
avenue.

avenue.
TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE OF DWELL
Il ING house and lot, on the l1TH DAY OF
APRIL, A. D., 1891. at o'clock P. NJ. on the
premises. Bedford avenue, between Crawford
and Mercer streets.
BY virtue of an order of the Orphans Court
at No. 2December term, A. D.. 1885, in parti-
ton of the estate Of James HIndmaD deceased,
will offer at public sale on the premises on
the 1lth day of April, a. D., 1891 at o'clock
P. M, the following described PROPERTY, namely:
All that certain lot or piece of ground situate
in the Eighth ward, city of PittsDurg. Pa,
and bounded and described as follows: Begin
ming at point on the south side of Bedford
avenue at the northwest corner of lot of Edward
Skees; thence westwardly along Bedford ave-
nue. twenty-five (25) feet eight (S) inches to a
hundred and twenty-five feet (l22) six and one
half inches (611) to Whitesides alley. now Gill
more street, thence along said alIey northeast
wardly twenty-nine (29) feet three (3) inches to
a pin at the line of lot of Mrs. Anna Berry;
thence at right angles to said WhitesldeS alley
seventy-fve (75) feet nine (9) inches to a pin;
thence parallel with Bedford avenue south
westwardly three (3) feet seven ~ inches to a
pin; thence at right angles to said Bedford ave-
nne forty-six (46Gfeet and six and thfee-eighths
(65s) inches to place of beginning.
And having thereon erected twostory franc
dwelling house.
Terms of sale: One-rhird cash on delivery OF
deed and the balance in two equal annu al Install
meuts secured by bond and mortgage with sci
IA and insurance clause and attorneys commits
sion. r. W. MILLER Trustee.
GEO. l. LEE, Aucuoneer, No. IA Fifth ave.
nue.. mhl949-mh19-ap29
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as- Display advertisements one dollar per
square for one insertion. Classified advertise
n1ents on this paoe, such as Wanted, For Sale,
To Let ETC, ten cents per line for each fnser.
tion and none taken for less than thirty cents
Top line being displayed counts as two.
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ELECTIONS.

PITTsBURG, CINCINNATI. CHICAGO AND)
ST LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY.
PITTsBURG, March IL 1891. \
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati.
Chicago and 81. Louis Railway Company will
be held at the principal Offices of the companv.
Al l0U3 Penn avenue, Pittsburg, Pa, on TUES
DAY. April IA. 1891, az IL o'clock A. L., for the
purpose of receiving the annual report for 1890,
the election of 13 directors to serve for the
ensuing year and the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before the meet
ing.
The transfer books will be closed on Satur-
day, March q, and reopened on Wednesday,
April 10, 1891 S. B. LIGGETT, Secretary.
mbll-7l-TTS
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