Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 13 April 1867 — Page 4

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Acf CULTURAI

among which a poor cow is an exception.

In my own experieuco, I have beon acquainted with two such families, bred and

and yielding a profitable return, should

not unfrc^uently continuing through au

entire season I

much dearer than those we raise our-

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I Wve bought cows for our dairy quite exUsuBriely. 1 "have -c»'w,ed quite a number at oue time and another, mid so

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far as my experience goes, 1 eao ijeiisly say, that two cows of my own rtieiog are worth more, that is, will give

more milk in a given length of time, than

three of those purchased at the ^outh or West, taking the average ot each, and I

think the experience ol others generally

coincide with mine

If this be a true view of the matter,

how can it be cheaper to buy cows to replenish our stock than to raise them

Foijin the one instance we have not only

to pay for a cow and a half, but to feed

risk aud pay taxes ou the same, as well

as to milk them,

and I

milk

a pail full of milk from oue cow,

than to milk a half a pail full each from two in fact, I would quite as soon inilk

a cow giving twelve quarts of inilk a day, as one giving only six quarts.

Now, when we consider that this is not for one season only, but for the whole life of the cow, I certainly can see but little room for doubt that it is better and cheaper to raise cows to replendish a dairy stock than to buy them. In raising calves for cows, attention must be paid, as a matter of course, to the milking qualities of the dam but at the same time I regard it as of equal importance that the sire should be from stock notod for their good milking qualities.

With dairymen there need be no difficulty in obtaining both sire and dam from good milk stock, and in that event you need no warranty as regards the milking qualities of the progeuy.

FEEDING Cows.—There is probably no feed for cows in milk equal to fresh pasture of white clover, but as this is by no means always to be had, or even fresh pasture of

any variety of grass, it becomes a matter of interest.to dairy farmers to find a substitute, to be used when pastures begin to 5v fail, as they generally do about the middle of sumnj|r. Although on account of scarcity and high price of labor, and and comparative cheapness of land, the tfiii system of greenpoiling cattle may not be applicable to dairy farming in Ohio at

present, still I am of opinion that they would do well to study the system carefully, and so far as may be applicable adopt it.

Pastures' in tl'iiiT State usually afford abundance of feed for farmers' herds,

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during the months of May, June and July, while throughout the remainder of the season, grass is more or less scant in growth, and feed more or less short. To meet this deficiency and provide a supply green food for the dairy stock. I

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crop equal to Indian corni

grown in drills. Sorghum, I. am well awnre, bas'ita friends and advocates, that it is, a first rate feed for cows in milk I from experience that in some of the best dairy districts of the State it is difficult to grow, I know as well.

Other crops, such as rye, Hungarian

A grass, clover, millet, oats, peas, &e., are

DAIRY COWS. highly spoken of, and might be profita-

(, Mr. Anson Bartlett. an extensive dairy- b!y grown foi this purpose but in Indthan of Ohio in his address before tht

Ohio Dairyman's Convention, said

Every dairyman, I presume, knows ol some particular breed or family of cows

ian corn we have a plant possessing all

the requisite qualities, and when proper

ly put into the ground and tended as it

should be, about as certain to yield a large crop as the seasons are to return in their

order. I am very sure 1 have received

more net profit from an acre of drilled

owned by my father and myself, each one coru, cut aud led green to cows, than

spriuging in the first instance from a sin- I row any other acre ot forage crop I ever

gle cow, and I do not recollect a single grew. instance of a cow from either family, that tor growing this crop I would recom-

was not more than medium for milking lueud to prepare the grouud as for plant-

qualities, aud at least four out of every ing. If green sward is used, I would ad-

five were first rate cows. It may be au 'su

break early, harrow well and cross

improvement to mix with our best native plow, harrow again, and then with a light

stock a strain of imported blood of choice plow furrow out the ground about two

milking stock, such as Avrshire or Aid- feet apart, then with the hand scatter

eruey, but I aui certain that with judi- .seed along the furrow, and cover it

eious breeding from our native stock an with the same plow you made the furrow

increase might be made in the amount of with when the young plants are about

milk produced of, at the least calculation six inches high, go through between the one third from the same number of cows, rows with a shovel plow, and the same

There can be no doubt that the prac- once more when the corn is from one foot

tiee now so generally pursued by the to fifteen inches high. Cultivated in this

dairymen, of slaughtering all their calves way, it leaves the ground as clean and

and depending on buying cows South and free from weeds as any crop I ever grew West to replenish their stocks, is fast de- and no matter whether the season was

teriorating the dairy stock, besides it in

creases the risks of dairying, iu that cows

that are driven long distances are more

liable to be attacked by disease, especial

ly garget and puerpural fevers, aud large

losses are yearly sustained by our dairy-

meu from this source nor is this all, a cow in milking order to her well being

wet or dry, a heavy crop was almost cer

tain in fact, I have yet to learn of a sin

gle failure, and I believe I can give dairy

farmers no better piece of advice than

this Let not a single season pass without growing at least an acre of drilled

corn for every ten cows you keep, aud if

uot needed for summer feeding, cut and

cured it makes the best of winter feed

be kept as quiet as possible, heuce any for milch cows, or almost any other stock.

thing that disturbs her. any extra irrita-| :V tioo, is detrimental, diminishing the flow

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of milk and deteriorating the quality, and I

these effects are, by no means transient,

Gra Ylncs from

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Dairymen, I am aware, are of the optnion that

w«od

and feed required to raise a calf and keep

it until it becomes a cow, is worth more I

than the cost of a cow already grown to

their hands although this may be true so far as the cash value of the feed eon-

sumed bv the growing animal if it had I

been -riven to the cows in milk, aud thus

converted into cash, and that cash used

to buy au average Southern or Western

cow, is concerned still I believe if we

examiue the matter closely, we shall find that the cows we purchase are in the end

Cuttmp.

(ira cutt,u

S generally consist ot two

t0 four ves but t0 are e,,0U

sut s0,ne 50

I to to it

it is chettper to bur their oows

than'to raise them, that the time, trouble .. ,r I

above the upper eye, aud square off

as near to the lower one as you can. and

not injure it then set the cuttings in the

... I ground, on a slight angle—no matter

}i "h the upper bud eveu with

,e sur ace

the soil, or a trifle below

il a ack down the irlh Hr0UI,d the

cuttings as hard as possible, and espec-

the lower bud, as they will not grow if For Medical Purposes. the earth rests loose around them. Me.lieines. .Also. Lamps

The earlier the cuttings are set the

better but if not set till June 1st, they •ii

quantity, put them about six inches apart in

the

rows.

In a mellow soil, all the preparation

needed, is to plow and rake off the land

the day on which you set the cuttings,

or not longer than one ]day before they

are set. Then take a stout line and set

it where the first row is to be s-et,

and in setting the cuttings, you stand ou

the side of the line towards the outside

of the plot of ground to be set, so that

you may not press down the soil with

your feet, till the cuttings are set. With

cuttings

had much rather

two eyes you will have no

difficulty in i'oreiug them down, at an an

We use two lines, setting one before the first row is done, so that a portion of

our help cau proceed at once to setting

the second row, while others pack the first, and so ou, till all arc set.

We water freely, in dry weather, till July 15th, when the vines will have be

come rooted, aud will stand a severe drouth.

To MGASUHE CORN INTIIKCIUH—The following rule is from an exchange paper

If any one has a better one let him forward it

Level the corn in the crib, measure

the length, breadth and height which it

occupies multiply these together, and the product by 0.4. (the decimal 4

this will give the amount in shelled corn

supposing the bushel of ears will produce but a half bushel of grains. If the

above product be multiplied by 0. 8. we

will have the actual contents in the ear.

A correspondent sometime ago asked

"IIow many bushels of corn will a crib

hold that is 8 feet long, 0 feet wide, and 4 feet deep."

Here is the solution:

8 4=192 0. 4=7G. 8-10 bushels

of corn, or double that amouut in ears.

To KEEP MEAT FRESH.—AS farmers generally reside at a distance from regular meat markets, the following directions for keeping meat may be of use to those that try it Cut the meat in slices ready to fry pack it in ajar, in layers, sprinkle with salt and pepper just enough to make it palatable place on the top a thick paper or cloth, with salt half an inch thick keep tliis on all the while. Meat can be kept for three weeks in summer, and the last will be as good as the first.

Drugs and Medicines.

Reitcl Tliis!

T. W. Fry & Co.

Iluvo opened a fino assortment of

Drugs, Paints, Chemicals, Oils, Dye Stuffs,

Toilet & Fancy I E S

Cigars & Tobacco,

OF THE FINEST QUALITY.

\Y*E have also stuck of the

*m*tnntly on hand best quality «f

Sugar, Coffee, and Tea.

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All (if which wc'will sell lit the very lowest

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jr77~lAL.L nnd soc us, on Greon street, twocLII JfrV. iloori above J. \V. Linn ,t Sun. Lynn ,t

if the

are six inches, and upwards, long,

.°00 yearly, and we pro-

can be told in a few words, as follows:

Cut your cuttings with an inch

T. W. HKYA CO.

3fcw Firm.

iwoI JETT &

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CRAWFORDSVILLE,

PRESCRFfTIOJYS

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Carefully prepared and promptly ntteniled to. We

Will J^row if watered in severe drouths. respectfully solicit patronage from the public in uonWe set ours in rows about IS inches [Jansooc.

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apart, aud the cuttings as close iu the .. rows as they can be set but for a. small I

ifSBooks and Stationery.

"THE CORNER"

ook Store!

MISC ELLANEOUS,

School, College. Toy. Gift, Blank, and all kinds of

gle of 25 or '50 degrees, leaving the up

per bud eveu with the surface of the grouud, or a little below it. if you choose

which is the best way.

When your row is done, the treading

process begins. Walk astride the row,

with the toes of your boots, or shoes, turued in as close to the cuttings as pos

sible and thus pass over the ground two

or three times, till the grouud is troddcu

firmly down, then set your line and proceed as before.

Cap, Letter.Xote,Billet* Wall. Window AAVrapping

ENVELOPES,

Pens, Ink. Pencils, Slates,

FiCTMRES

Frames, Molding. Cords and

TASSELLS.

Window Curtains Jr Shades

USTOTIOHSTS,

WEEKLY REVIEW—CRAWFORDsyiLJ^K, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL l.'l, tstiT.

Dry Goods

WASSSONS & ELLMORE,

DRi7 GOODS I _A-T REDICED PRICES,

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CRA WFOliDSVILLE, IXD.

Call and Examine Slock AND LEARN PRICES.

offered at a* low price* as can bo found in tho State of Indiana, constating in part of

Brown Muslins, Bleached Muslins, Hickory Shirtings, Cotton Flannels, Prints, Cloaks, Shawls, Cassimercs, Satiuetts, Home made Jeans aud Flannels, Wool & Cotton Yarns, Delaines, Balmoral and lloop

Skirts, Ladies' Nubias and Hoods. Hosierv. (Iloves, c.Ve.. &c.

We keep any and every thine usually found in a

DRY GOODS HOUSE

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DRUGS AND MEDICINES

l'aint- Oil-, Dycstuffs,

Perfumery, Fancy Articles

ially should the packing extend down to Pure Wines aud Brandies,

ie»i .neaicincs, mso, iiMiips, uiassware, IA-u Cap, and Note Paper. I'en*. rencils.and Ink.

and a* low as can be found elsewhere

11^ THE WEST

Ladies' & Childrens' Dress Goods,

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of every

Style, Grade and Color.

Dress Trimmings, Ribbons, Silks. Flowers, Laces, Crape,

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$4,1

In Gents Ware

OUR STOCK is FULL.

Ready *iflatle

Glassware, Letter,

We have in store a splendid stock of

for moil and boys. Also.

Hals, Caps, Boots & Shoes,

also, a large .stock of

Qu eensware of every style

and Fancy Good? both useful andr

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of all Descriptions.

Toys,

Pistols and Cartridges.

THE

Lending I.itorarj Papers nod'•'

WILOOI & GIBBS

.Sewing Machines. Remember tho Corner HOOK STOKE.

A. FOOTE Si, CO.

NoT«nbcr3-l86flHC,

°xawineand thereby Fare mnn*y.

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Hardware, Cutlery, #c

GREAT EXCITEMENT^

ELSTO\ COKi\EK!

lock of Hardware

and 1 in-\\ are of J. W. Cumberland, we

take pleasure in informing the citizens of Montcmcry, and adjoining coiintic.4, that ve are now on hands with the largest and boit .selected stock of

Ever Buouain mm

Market.

TO THIS

Wo have also on hand^nnd arc now receiving some of the choicest brands of

Cook, Parlor & Box Stoves.

naving Jccured tho ncrvicon of JOHN HOOYKK. in ourTui Ucpnrtiucnt. we hare no hesitation in layin* wo can e«t up as good work cn as short notice and at a6 low figures as can be had anywhere,

Sprciaf nitration if fit to Hoofing, Strutting, and Guttering.

DRY GOODS ND NOTIONS

DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS!

3XTew Firm.

Poplins, Winceys, Plaids, 1 Delaines,

and a fuil Mock of

prints

kind-

Clothitiir.

A Lar^c Assort men I of* Hoop Skirts .ol" (lie

Feb IC'tiTiuG.

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Wo hav« alio, all kinds of Agricultural Implements. Iteaperfl. Movrera,Drills. Stafford Corn Plows, llay Hakes Ilor^e I'itehforks, Double Shovel Plows, Farm Hells, Stumi Jacks, in fact everything necessary to keep a first class Hardware and Agricul

tural Storo. We will buyJ

Wheat, Bacon, Eggs, Castings,

Oats, Beeswax, Old Copper, Rags,

Corn, Butter, Brass,

Feathers,

Jor which wo will exchange GOODS or pay CASH.

COvtljE .MM SEE US,

Two Dour* north of Klaton'alllank. May 19.00. POWERS ii MUllliAX,

ew Groods.

EVANS & HUGHES!

fSiicccssors to Itickcr. Hughes «Xr

offers for sale at the very lowest rates a large and magnificent stock of all kinds

DKESS GOODS

Silks, Merinos, CashmeresJf! .. Lustres,

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No. 5 National Block, Washington Street.

Expressly Adapted for a First Class Trade!

lurce assortment of

Cloths, Cassimeresifl Tweeds, Cottonades, Ginghams, Checks. iStripes,

f^KToweliiigs,

A-.Blankets,

Flannels,

Linseys,

$ Jeans,

Tickings

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Ah\i)s kept on hand everythiiiji for both .Men and Boys' wear, with all. the standard brands of

E A E A N O W N O O N S

nilKSS TRIMIIL\(^. "iiriVii'

which will be sold at a great sacrifice. Call and examine and jndtre for yourselvc.

Evans Hughes.

real Mauii ilcr fn 5 Tf

NICE GOODSIlT

Full Blast!

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LARGE STOCK OP

Kcadj-Matlc Clothing!

-A.T REAT LY 313 CED I/»R3C3OS

We are closing oul a great many goods at very low prices, and intend selling goods lower than any dry goods house in the county. [CP All kinds of Produce wanted at the highest market price. _Tfl

December 22, lSG6yadlinl-2c

STATE ITEMS.

There is serious trouble among the African population of Shelbyville.

llon..lesse 1. Bri.nht still claims .lelfersonville as his resideneei

It is feared that Charles Khudifer, formerly, of Laporte, has been murdered iu Missouri.

O. C. Woolley appoiutcd postmaster at JolVersouville, has been rejected by the Senate.

lion. John l'ettit is sullerini from a serious attack of lung fever, at his residence in hal'ayette.

The farm house of Melor iMcHullie, Hendricks county, was binned last Monday. Loss-S 1,800.

David Julius, of Tipton, who bleached a promise of marriage made to Miss Xaucy Brown, has been sued for 85,00(1.

111 Shelbyvillc, Isaac 11. Wilson, Democrat, was elected trustee osertluhn Kanicy, by a majority of 48.

Frederick Soupee. a (ierman, aceidciit1 ally shot and killed himself while huntI iii}: near Caluuiet, l'orter county.

I .'.Peter Hachterkireher, a lad of fourI teen shot and killed himself while huntin near Franeisville, Pulaski county.

A youni: man of Hartford City reccntly visited a sujrar camp, and sat down iu a kettle of hot sirup. He got up again.

A young man named Lansing was run over by a train near Wllliamsport, 011 the valley Hoad and killed.

Four notorious thieves effected their escape from jail at South Bend, indiana on Wednesday evening. They are supposed to be now iu Chicago.

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McClure, Fry & Co*

The ice house of Johul'. Cromie, iu Jeil'esonville, was burned a few days since. Thomas Powell has been arrested on suspicion of tiring it.

Patrick Dean, the private watchman who was arrested 011 suspicion of being concerned iu the great Jetl'ersouville robbery, has been discharged.

Iu Whitley county, the Democracy carried seven of the ten townships. They carried Columbia Citv by a majority of

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In Klkhai! the Democrats elected Ii. F. Stevens, township trustee, by a majorvotes—a Ian Democratic

In Plymouth, Marshall count}', the Democrats elected their candidate for trustee by a majority of GO. The Democrats carry seven of the ten townships in the county.

A conscience-stricken thief recently returned three boxes ol'tobacco, which he had stolen from John Wise iuHhelbyville. Perhaps the tobacco was so nasty he couldn't chew it.

Tho body of a child was found, about ten days since, in a drift pile near Frankfort. (jeorye Woodrull and Sarah lv

Nl yI«*s. 0 jj CI1 are under arrest on a charge of bavin": murdered it.sfe| ill!:'#''.. ""'-.

Joseph Cole, proprietor of the Central House, in Klkhart, has been sentenced to six months in the penitentiary, on a charge of robbing a man named Kelter last October.

J'obert Carreaw, a boy of fifteen, accidentally shot aud fataly wounded llobert Mack, a boy of ten, in .Michigan City the 4th. Carreaw carries a revolver I self-defence, we suppose.

In liising Sun, W. \Y. Haines, Demo-

cratic candidate for constable, was elected by (SI majorit v. The Republican candidatc. Pierson. was elected last April by Kit. majority. ...A big change for.,.the 'bctUr S- jv

An abortive attempt was recently made to rob the Perry county treasury, at Cannel ton. The burglars blew open the outer doors, but were frightened off before getting at the contents of the safe.

In Harrison county, the Democracy carried ten out of thirteen townships by increased majorities. In Corydon, where the 1'cptiblicans elected their entire ticket a year ago, the Democratic majority now is 1 :•}().

A panther, or some other savage beast, is reported near William .McCool's 011 Twenty-mile Prairie, Porter county. The animal has carried off a number of slice]) and hogs, besides chasing several men.

A negro of Vincenues, by name Yorick Metiilpin, is under indictment for seducing a mulatto trirl. aged fourteen, whom E he had taken to raise, lie is a fellow of infinite jest, and has set the entire bureau in a roar.?

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Two boys at Lafayette, aged about fifteen years each, had a prize fight at Stockton woods a few days since. They pummeled each other severely, one of tliein being so much injured as to be^ confined to his bed.

The Democracy of DcKalb coutily made almost a clean sweep, electing their trustees and justices of the peace, constables, and most of the supervisors in nine townships, by ma)orities ranging from 11 to 80, and carrying the county from 250 to S00

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The liOuisvtlle papers tell of a young man who married a New Albany girl, and a few days since went away on business, expecting to begone several weeks. Returning unexpectedly, he found his home deserted. He hunted up his truant wife, and found her iu a notorious house of ill fame at Louisville.

The Vevay, Indiana, Reveille reports that while C. II. Lansorm was crossing a creek, during the late freeze the ice broke, and he fell in the water. He dived under the ice about eighteen feet toward shore where the water was about two feet deep, when by placing himself on his hands and feet, he pushed his back against the ice, breaking it, coinint: but safe and sound.

An attempt to robiSaint Mary's Church, Catholic, was recently made in Richmond. The church was entered through the window, and the burglars got away with two silver vases. Had they not been disturbed, valuable property to the amount, of six or seven hundred dollars might have shared the same fate with the vases.