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EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT SELECTION AND CLEANING SEED WHEAT. OP Does it pay to Change Climates? Soils and REVIEW. Am sorry that the omission ln the Farmeb of topics made this one too late for copy, as I hoped to see a general expression of varieties used in different communities. Near here we grow some of the old Fullz. One man says it averaged him over 23 bushels on GO acres last year. Another neighbor grew Fnltz beside Red Russian, and the latter beat it 10 bushels per aore. The Dlehl Mediteranean has mostly disappeared. The Gold Dust is out of date. It shatters so badly. The Red Clawson is too chaffy, not plump and hard. The Michigan Amber is fairly well liked. 1 believe the Red Russian is liked best here. It is not the Red Russian that was extant many years ago, but was brought from Central Russia about 15 years ago, by a special agent of the American Seed Co, of Rochester, N. Y. 1 bought it at the mill at Indianapolis at $150 a bushel. Itis a hard, red wheat, smooth and stiff strawed. Mine has averaged, on about 40 acres a year, near 25 bushels per acre, except in 'JV. when nhinch bngadestrnyed it_ This year we have one field of 13 acres that we think will yield over 25 bushels. Last year we had a patch of potato ground wheat, five acres, that we guessed at 35 bnshels per acre. This wheat often weighs 61 or 62 pounds. Cleaning—We always "fan" seed wheat of course, and one who has not tried it will be surprised at the amount of trash, straws, white caps, etc, he will get out of "awful olean" wheat. This year we, like our neighbors, had to cut rye out. We got it from the thresher, and we are kicking against any rye being threshed till the wheat is done. One man is paying nearly $40 to have the rye taken out of 35 aores. His brother threshed some with the rye in it, and was offered 30 cents for it atthe elevator,when No. 2 was going at 70 cants. They didn't want his rye wheat at 30 cents. T. B Terry, of Ohio, cleaned his the best he could and then spread it on a white sheet and picked the cockel out. One could get a start of seed that way very well. Mr. Cox, near Westfield, has kindly written on growing strawberries, and in it you will find some berries that are peculiarly adapted to day land,—real genuine white beech land, and some to black land. Sa with wheat. Oar land is so much alike that we use Red Russian on both kinds, bnt trade our seed from black to clay and the reverse. Lat me suggest that farmers don't be in too big a hurry to sell this crop, as there is considerable shortage in the European crop, and agricnlture, which has been a bad competitor dnring a few years j?ast, will almost have to look to the government for seed. We have 70 acres that we can spare in onr rotation for wheat nextyear. We are increasing onr acreage a little, thinking that whatever our next year's crop may be it will find empty elevators, which is some help to prices. In other words we expect a paying price for wheat this year and next The writer may take his annual outing on the bike next week. In these trips I am to gather praotical data of value to farmers, both on practioal farm topics and on sooial progress. No. 74, Ang. 7.—Preparation of soil and manner and date of seeding. No. 75, Aug. 14.—How may one prepare » rnusay, greasy dinner? No. 76, Ang. 21.—Desoribe a meal that is in good taste and does not lie heavy on your stomach. No. 77, Aug. 28—Preparing bees for winter. No. 78, Sept. 4.—Choice varieties and planting of llower bulbs for winter blooming. EXPOBTS AHD IMPOSTS. The U. S. Bureau ot Statistics reports for the fiscal year just closed, as follows: Exports of domestic merchandise, $1,032,- 91)8^80; increase over 189(3, about $170,000,- 000. Total exports of domestio and foreign merchandise, $1,051,987,01)1, as compared With $S82,G0G,93S for 1890 Total imports of merchandise during the fiscal year Just closed amounted to $704 373,905, of which $.'181,9:12,005 was free of duty. The total imports were about $15,350,000 less than last year, and the excess of exports over imports for the year was $287,013,180 Tais is an excess of about $185,000,000 over last year, and an excess of about $2.S,0C0.0O0 over any previous year. The imports for June amount to $81826,' 110, as compared with $50,163,710 for Juno, 1890 The exports of gold, including ores, for the fiscal year 1897 amounted to$40,359,780, as compared with $112,109,947 for 1890 Too imports of gold amounted tc$85,013,575, an inorease of about $51,500,000 over 1S90. The exports of silyer during 1897 amounted to $61,94G.(. 18, and the imports $2016:i3,_27. ..The excess of gold imports over exports,there- fore, was $44,653,795, and the excess of ell ver exports over imports $31,113411. THE HEW WEED LAW. Onr attention has been called to the act of our last Legislature on the destruction of noxious weeds. It ia as follows: Any land-owner, between the 1st of July and the 20thdayof August, who cuts down and destroys such weeds along his lands on the highway shall be allowed for such work $1 25 per day, eight hours to constitnte a day's work, nnder the direction of the road supervisor, and to bo credited upon his road tixes. After the 20th day of August the supervisor is empowered to secure the services of any resident property owner to cut down and destroy such weeds, who shall be credited therefor upon his road tax. If this law is enforced in all sections we will soon be rid of the docks, burrs, thistles, etc., that are wont to thrive ln waste places and infeot the fields. Each farmer interested should pnblish this law among his neighbors, and see that its benefits obtain in his own neighborhood, at least. THE BAHKEBS OIT CUKRENCY LEGISLATION. The bankers' association, at their annual meeting held last week in Saratoga, passed a resolution giving their view of the proper solution of the ourrenoy question. It does not necessarily follow that it is the plan that will suit Congress or the people. It is as follows: "We recommend retirement of all government paper, and that a safe bank currency, under government supervision, be substituted. The preliminaries of such action could be prepared on sonnd economio lines by a commission seleoted for their eminent qualifications to formulate a plan to be submitted for the consideration of Congress." If such a commission as that suggested in the resolution should be appointed, it is to be hoped that men of other occupations than that of banking be seleoted for the purpose. A friend at Seattle writes us that gold dnst is arriving there by every steamer from Alaska. One of his acquaintances had Just arrived with $65,000, and another with $27,000. The gold excitement ls running high there, and everybody wants to get to the Klondyke region, as soon as possible. THE ELWOOD FAIB. The second annual fair of the Elwood Agricultural Soolety will be held on their beautiful fair grounds adjoining the city of Elwood, the week of Aug. 30th to Sept. 4th. The premiums havo been increased on live stock and decreased in the speed department. This ls the only fair association in the Stato doing tbis; they believe in letting the raoo meetings give largo purses, and agricultural fairs giving large premiums on llvo stock and farm produots. Chas. Dellority, Elwood, is Heoretary. Partial failures in the wheat crop ln foreign countries give assurance that the price of American wheat will continue good. It ls estimated, for example, that the shortage in France is about 09,000,000 more than last year. Russia's deficit will be very heavy alao. Notwithstanding these facts and others similar, we may oxpeot lluctuations In our home markets. Exports of wheat aro considerably increased already over those of last year. Daring the lirst two weeks of the month the aggregate shipments of wheat and Hour amonnted to 2,502.606 bushels, against 2,167,071) bushols the same time last year. Wo should try to understand the ma chinery we use, for we then will have a positive advantage over tho man who gives tli* subjsct no attention. With somo this Is a "gift," but any man with ordinary intelligence can become master of hia working tools. Not only will thero be a saving from wear and tear, but a man will always take better caro of that in which he has a special intorest. POSTAL 0ABD 00RBESPONDE1.OE. IiAronTE Co., July 23 —Nioo rain on the 19th, but gronnd was getting dry again; wheat turning ont fair, better than was looked for and ot fine quality; corn has made a grand growth and bids fair for a good crop; ryo good, but oats will bo short; apples small crop and poor quality so far; early potatoos rather a poor crop, but late ones will be better. Mrs. B. A, Davis. Kosciusko Co, July 24.—Rtin ia mnch needed over a large area of the county; pasture lands drying up; young clover ls perishing in many fields; wheat is yielding unusually well, many fields making 2'i bushels per acre, some reporting as high as SO bushels to the 100 dozen sheaves; potatoes will not be a full crop, bugs destroying many patches entirely; an immense crop of hay hia been secured In good condition; apples have fallen lately and are very scabby; raspberries and blackberries dried up badly on thecanes; a good orop of huckleberries ls being secured; with favorable season a good crop of tomatoes will be ripened. A. T. C. «cuct.aX gems, J. E. Brewer, of Abilene, Kas., shipped more than 7,500,000 eggs in 1896, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham are still the foremost industrial centers of Europe. Oranges have been grown ln Lyons, Kas., the owner of a tree having picked three this season. Five buffaloes werejborn ln New York in one week. This is probably as many as have been born west of the Mississippi this season. It almost exceeds bollef that last year 300,000 visitors paid for admission to tho house in which Shakespeare lived 300 years ago. Among the vast throng of people forty nationalities wore represented, Falrvlew, Senator Gorman's farm near Laurel, Md, has produced this year the enormous crop of 3,000 bushels of wheat from 100 acres. The Senator sold 2,500 bushels of his crop as it came from the thrashing-machine at 'VA cents a bushel* A Gardiner, Mo, cat wandered Into Oak Grove cemetery one day last week, went to a certain lot, laid down, was taken in a fit, and immediately died. In agriculture, although the area under cultivation exceeds by 3,000,000 acres the total farm area of Great Britain, the Middle States have not held their own with the West, snd all of them together do not raiso food onough for tho single State of Pennsylvania, The Indians do a large trado In Buffalo bones, which they collect on the plains and dispose of to sngar refiners, who find that theso bones are superior for their purpose. On the routo of the Canadian Pacifio railway there are piles of white bones to be seen awaiting transportation. £tatc Sews. The blaokborry crop ln Bartholomew county ls the largest known for years. Jasper Dayo, ninety-one years old, living near Rossvllle, fell in front of a train on the Monon lino and was killed. Two twelve-year-old boy«, named Rogers and Handy, of Petersburg, were drowned while bathing In Whito river. After suffering intense pain for a month, Joseph Tharp, of Muncie, fonnd a splinter snugley imbedded In bis oye. Leander M. Hubbard, of Evansville, will probably die, tho result of the giving away of a small blocd-vessol below his left knee. Amanda Reynolds, near Ohio City, a demented women, who esoaped from home in her night dress, was .truck by an Erio freight train and instantly killed. Thoro ls much alarm at Elkhart over tho discovery of the fact that a herd of cattle, out of which fifteen milch cows wero sold, is aillicted with tuberculosis. It is feared that the milk from the affected cows Is being used in Elkhart. Mrs. Mary Frilz, of Allen county, owning a good farm, while overseeing the wheat harvest, stumbled and fell on a sheaf, from whioh a sharp stick protruded. This struck her ia the abdomen,causing an irijury resulting fatally, despite a surgical operation. Frank I.lnderinyer, a farmer near Hen- ryvllle, was dragged from a cultivator by a pair of frightened horses. He had the lines fastened around his body and when the animals took fright he was unable to free himself.* He was dragged almost two miles. His injuries will prove fatal. Henry Thomas, a colored oonvlot in the prison north, under sentence from Marion county, attacked James Batty, foreman of the Winterbotham cooper shop, with a knife, cutting him in the stomach and on the breaat before he was knocked down and disarmed. Batty escaped fatal hurt. Two horses hitched to a mowor in a field belonging to Smith Fry, of Greenfield, who is seventy-two years old, became frightened and ran away. The mower caught Mr. Fry, and dragged him across the field, crushing his ribs and badly injuring his left leg. He was hurt internally. Last week a boy named Edward Harvey, living fonr miles below Evansville, was shot and fatally wounded by Otto Istmus. The lattor was showing Harvey a pistol which was not supposed to be loaded. He snapped it several times to prove this, and then pointing the weapon at Harvey, pulled the trigger and the boy fell with a bullet in his left side. Istmus is about seventeen years of age,
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1897, v. 32, no. 31 (July 31) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA3231 |
Date of Original | 1897 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
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Coverage | Indiana |
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Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Transcript | EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT SELECTION AND CLEANING SEED WHEAT. OP Does it pay to Change Climates? Soils and REVIEW. Am sorry that the omission ln the Farmeb of topics made this one too late for copy, as I hoped to see a general expression of varieties used in different communities. Near here we grow some of the old Fullz. One man says it averaged him over 23 bushels on GO acres last year. Another neighbor grew Fnltz beside Red Russian, and the latter beat it 10 bushels per aore. The Dlehl Mediteranean has mostly disappeared. The Gold Dust is out of date. It shatters so badly. The Red Clawson is too chaffy, not plump and hard. The Michigan Amber is fairly well liked. 1 believe the Red Russian is liked best here. It is not the Red Russian that was extant many years ago, but was brought from Central Russia about 15 years ago, by a special agent of the American Seed Co, of Rochester, N. Y. 1 bought it at the mill at Indianapolis at $150 a bushel. Itis a hard, red wheat, smooth and stiff strawed. Mine has averaged, on about 40 acres a year, near 25 bushels per acre, except in 'JV. when nhinch bngadestrnyed it_ This year we have one field of 13 acres that we think will yield over 25 bushels. Last year we had a patch of potato ground wheat, five acres, that we guessed at 35 bnshels per acre. This wheat often weighs 61 or 62 pounds. Cleaning—We always "fan" seed wheat of course, and one who has not tried it will be surprised at the amount of trash, straws, white caps, etc, he will get out of "awful olean" wheat. This year we, like our neighbors, had to cut rye out. We got it from the thresher, and we are kicking against any rye being threshed till the wheat is done. One man is paying nearly $40 to have the rye taken out of 35 aores. His brother threshed some with the rye in it, and was offered 30 cents for it atthe elevator,when No. 2 was going at 70 cants. They didn't want his rye wheat at 30 cents. T. B Terry, of Ohio, cleaned his the best he could and then spread it on a white sheet and picked the cockel out. One could get a start of seed that way very well. Mr. Cox, near Westfield, has kindly written on growing strawberries, and in it you will find some berries that are peculiarly adapted to day land,—real genuine white beech land, and some to black land. Sa with wheat. Oar land is so much alike that we use Red Russian on both kinds, bnt trade our seed from black to clay and the reverse. Lat me suggest that farmers don't be in too big a hurry to sell this crop, as there is considerable shortage in the European crop, and agricnlture, which has been a bad competitor dnring a few years j?ast, will almost have to look to the government for seed. We have 70 acres that we can spare in onr rotation for wheat nextyear. We are increasing onr acreage a little, thinking that whatever our next year's crop may be it will find empty elevators, which is some help to prices. In other words we expect a paying price for wheat this year and next The writer may take his annual outing on the bike next week. In these trips I am to gather praotical data of value to farmers, both on practioal farm topics and on sooial progress. No. 74, Ang. 7.—Preparation of soil and manner and date of seeding. No. 75, Aug. 14.—How may one prepare » rnusay, greasy dinner? No. 76, Ang. 21.—Desoribe a meal that is in good taste and does not lie heavy on your stomach. No. 77, Aug. 28—Preparing bees for winter. No. 78, Sept. 4.—Choice varieties and planting of llower bulbs for winter blooming. EXPOBTS AHD IMPOSTS. The U. S. Bureau ot Statistics reports for the fiscal year just closed, as follows: Exports of domestic merchandise, $1,032,- 91)8^80; increase over 189(3, about $170,000,- 000. Total exports of domestio and foreign merchandise, $1,051,987,01)1, as compared With $S82,G0G,93S for 1890 Total imports of merchandise during the fiscal year Just closed amounted to $704 373,905, of which $.'181,9:12,005 was free of duty. The total imports were about $15,350,000 less than last year, and the excess of exports over imports for the year was $287,013,180 Tais is an excess of about $185,000,000 over last year, and an excess of about $2.S,0C0.0O0 over any previous year. The imports for June amount to $81826,' 110, as compared with $50,163,710 for Juno, 1890 The exports of gold, including ores, for the fiscal year 1897 amounted to$40,359,780, as compared with $112,109,947 for 1890 Too imports of gold amounted tc$85,013,575, an inorease of about $51,500,000 over 1S90. The exports of silyer during 1897 amounted to $61,94G.(. 18, and the imports $2016:i3,_27. ..The excess of gold imports over exports,there- fore, was $44,653,795, and the excess of ell ver exports over imports $31,113411. THE HEW WEED LAW. Onr attention has been called to the act of our last Legislature on the destruction of noxious weeds. It ia as follows: Any land-owner, between the 1st of July and the 20thdayof August, who cuts down and destroys such weeds along his lands on the highway shall be allowed for such work $1 25 per day, eight hours to constitnte a day's work, nnder the direction of the road supervisor, and to bo credited upon his road tixes. After the 20th day of August the supervisor is empowered to secure the services of any resident property owner to cut down and destroy such weeds, who shall be credited therefor upon his road tax. If this law is enforced in all sections we will soon be rid of the docks, burrs, thistles, etc., that are wont to thrive ln waste places and infeot the fields. Each farmer interested should pnblish this law among his neighbors, and see that its benefits obtain in his own neighborhood, at least. THE BAHKEBS OIT CUKRENCY LEGISLATION. The bankers' association, at their annual meeting held last week in Saratoga, passed a resolution giving their view of the proper solution of the ourrenoy question. It does not necessarily follow that it is the plan that will suit Congress or the people. It is as follows: "We recommend retirement of all government paper, and that a safe bank currency, under government supervision, be substituted. The preliminaries of such action could be prepared on sonnd economio lines by a commission seleoted for their eminent qualifications to formulate a plan to be submitted for the consideration of Congress." If such a commission as that suggested in the resolution should be appointed, it is to be hoped that men of other occupations than that of banking be seleoted for the purpose. A friend at Seattle writes us that gold dnst is arriving there by every steamer from Alaska. One of his acquaintances had Just arrived with $65,000, and another with $27,000. The gold excitement ls running high there, and everybody wants to get to the Klondyke region, as soon as possible. THE ELWOOD FAIB. The second annual fair of the Elwood Agricultural Soolety will be held on their beautiful fair grounds adjoining the city of Elwood, the week of Aug. 30th to Sept. 4th. The premiums havo been increased on live stock and decreased in the speed department. This ls the only fair association in the Stato doing tbis; they believe in letting the raoo meetings give largo purses, and agricultural fairs giving large premiums on llvo stock and farm produots. Chas. Dellority, Elwood, is Heoretary. Partial failures in the wheat crop ln foreign countries give assurance that the price of American wheat will continue good. It ls estimated, for example, that the shortage in France is about 09,000,000 more than last year. Russia's deficit will be very heavy alao. Notwithstanding these facts and others similar, we may oxpeot lluctuations In our home markets. Exports of wheat aro considerably increased already over those of last year. Daring the lirst two weeks of the month the aggregate shipments of wheat and Hour amonnted to 2,502.606 bushels, against 2,167,071) bushols the same time last year. Wo should try to understand the ma chinery we use, for we then will have a positive advantage over tho man who gives tli* subjsct no attention. With somo this Is a "gift," but any man with ordinary intelligence can become master of hia working tools. Not only will thero be a saving from wear and tear, but a man will always take better caro of that in which he has a special intorest. POSTAL 0ABD 00RBESPONDE1.OE. IiAronTE Co., July 23 —Nioo rain on the 19th, but gronnd was getting dry again; wheat turning ont fair, better than was looked for and ot fine quality; corn has made a grand growth and bids fair for a good crop; ryo good, but oats will bo short; apples small crop and poor quality so far; early potatoos rather a poor crop, but late ones will be better. Mrs. B. A, Davis. Kosciusko Co, July 24.—Rtin ia mnch needed over a large area of the county; pasture lands drying up; young clover ls perishing in many fields; wheat is yielding unusually well, many fields making 2'i bushels per acre, some reporting as high as SO bushels to the 100 dozen sheaves; potatoes will not be a full crop, bugs destroying many patches entirely; an immense crop of hay hia been secured In good condition; apples have fallen lately and are very scabby; raspberries and blackberries dried up badly on thecanes; a good orop of huckleberries ls being secured; with favorable season a good crop of tomatoes will be ripened. A. T. C. «cuct.aX gems, J. E. Brewer, of Abilene, Kas., shipped more than 7,500,000 eggs in 1896, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham are still the foremost industrial centers of Europe. Oranges have been grown ln Lyons, Kas., the owner of a tree having picked three this season. Five buffaloes werejborn ln New York in one week. This is probably as many as have been born west of the Mississippi this season. It almost exceeds bollef that last year 300,000 visitors paid for admission to tho house in which Shakespeare lived 300 years ago. Among the vast throng of people forty nationalities wore represented, Falrvlew, Senator Gorman's farm near Laurel, Md, has produced this year the enormous crop of 3,000 bushels of wheat from 100 acres. The Senator sold 2,500 bushels of his crop as it came from the thrashing-machine at 'VA cents a bushel* A Gardiner, Mo, cat wandered Into Oak Grove cemetery one day last week, went to a certain lot, laid down, was taken in a fit, and immediately died. In agriculture, although the area under cultivation exceeds by 3,000,000 acres the total farm area of Great Britain, the Middle States have not held their own with the West, snd all of them together do not raiso food onough for tho single State of Pennsylvania, The Indians do a large trado In Buffalo bones, which they collect on the plains and dispose of to sngar refiners, who find that theso bones are superior for their purpose. On the routo of the Canadian Pacifio railway there are piles of white bones to be seen awaiting transportation. £tatc Sews. The blaokborry crop ln Bartholomew county ls the largest known for years. Jasper Dayo, ninety-one years old, living near Rossvllle, fell in front of a train on the Monon lino and was killed. Two twelve-year-old boy«, named Rogers and Handy, of Petersburg, were drowned while bathing In Whito river. After suffering intense pain for a month, Joseph Tharp, of Muncie, fonnd a splinter snugley imbedded In bis oye. Leander M. Hubbard, of Evansville, will probably die, tho result of the giving away of a small blocd-vessol below his left knee. Amanda Reynolds, near Ohio City, a demented women, who esoaped from home in her night dress, was .truck by an Erio freight train and instantly killed. Thoro ls much alarm at Elkhart over tho discovery of the fact that a herd of cattle, out of which fifteen milch cows wero sold, is aillicted with tuberculosis. It is feared that the milk from the affected cows Is being used in Elkhart. Mrs. Mary Frilz, of Allen county, owning a good farm, while overseeing the wheat harvest, stumbled and fell on a sheaf, from whioh a sharp stick protruded. This struck her ia the abdomen,causing an irijury resulting fatally, despite a surgical operation. Frank I.lnderinyer, a farmer near Hen- ryvllle, was dragged from a cultivator by a pair of frightened horses. He had the lines fastened around his body and when the animals took fright he was unable to free himself.* He was dragged almost two miles. His injuries will prove fatal. Henry Thomas, a colored oonvlot in the prison north, under sentence from Marion county, attacked James Batty, foreman of the Winterbotham cooper shop, with a knife, cutting him in the stomach and on the breaat before he was knocked down and disarmed. Batty escaped fatal hurt. Two horses hitched to a mowor in a field belonging to Smith Fry, of Greenfield, who is seventy-two years old, became frightened and ran away. The mower caught Mr. Fry, and dragged him across the field, crushing his ribs and badly injuring his left leg. He was hurt internally. Last week a boy named Edward Harvey, living fonr miles below Evansville, was shot and fatally wounded by Otto Istmus. The lattor was showing Harvey a pistol which was not supposed to be loaded. He snapped it several times to prove this, and then pointing the weapon at Harvey, pulled the trigger and the boy fell with a bullet in his left side. Istmus is about seventeen years of age, |
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