Nebraska Newspapers

    THE FARMER.
Miking of Nrrri.
'Ail interesting cupcn'iiioiit, performed
in France, in mixing dillVrriil kinds of
wheat for seed, 1ms Intcly leen published.
Fifteen varieties of wheat, among which
were Hunter's and Kenton', wero sown
tepnratcly, on about 21 pules of Innd fur
rarh, and a sixteenth plot wnssown with
a tnixtura composed of all the varieties ;
this loiter lot was tmt disadvantageous
ly situated of any leing bordered by elms
whose roots Mrrti'hed into the riots and
almdcd much of the ground from the iu
iluenre of tha suti. It was on this account
that it was rejected ns beinc unsuilablo
for the experiment with the varieties sin
gly, and a mixturo of tho wholo was sown
merely that the ground might be occupied
The results wero quite unexpected ; for,
while tho yield of tho most productive va
rieties, vise ( blood-red wheat sown singly,
was 20 1-2 bushels per aero, and that of
8 least productive, viz. a Krench vuri)
ty, was only about 12 J 4 bushels per
acre, jhe produce of the mixturo was 2'J
1-1 bushels per acre, so in straw, tho
mixture produced about 41 1-2 cwt., while
the next highest produce, via, that of the
rcd-chalT Dnntzic, was 413-4 cwt. per
acre. N. Rousseau, tho farmer who per
formed tho experiment, explains the pro
lifkness of the mixture from the fart of
the different kinds of wheat coming into
car ot different times, thus affording more
chances for the proper fecundation nf tho
flower, and also for the development of
the pollen. Ho also considers the inequal
ity in the length of the straw of the differ
ent varieties an advantage, in preventing
the ears being too closely packed ; thus
allowing the free admission of nir amongst
them and more liberty to expand during
tho filling of the heads. Tho practice of
mixing different kind of wheat for seed
is regulurly followed in somo parts of
France, five or six varieties being used
for tho purpose. Tho results of such
mixtures have always been successful,
the produce never having been inferior to
that of tny variety sown alone. The mix
ing of oats in this country also, lias al
ways been attended with success, both in
the yield of the grain and tho straw. And
when during the time of the low prices
some years ago, the coarse but prolflc va
rieties of wheat, such as Fcnton'a, were
not very readily bought by baiters, some
farmers adopted tho practice of mixing
them witu trie finer varieties, sucn as
Hunter's, and sowing the mixture. They
generally succeeded in obtaining a larger
produce than if the wheat had been sowii
pure : and as good a price was obtained
for the mixed produce, as. for the best va
riety when sold by itself.
Thr Wlirat Cr.
I lour lun advanced to S7..r0, mid
Wheat ii in demand nt 61.20 for choice
in St. l.ouis.
Tho St. Louis tnlrllinrnrrr of the Willi,
I
says that a very sudden ana uwipoaen
rise in wheat lun taken place. Ilus in
sults from tho general disaster attending
tho wheat crop of this year. Tho extrff
ordimry cold and unfavorable mmsoii Ims
destroyed many hundred thousand acres
of wheat that n tew weeks mucc was
promising enou;;h.
Ihc M. l.ouis nemnrraf ns auvices
from the southern part of the State as to
the condition of the winter wheat. As
far north it nys as Montgomery county,
tho crop is reported as looking very line.
In the vicinity of Alton and Montiecllo,
there is a promising prospect for n pood
yield, lletwciii liio.ininMiui uud Alton
very few good looking fields can be seen.
It will not, perhaps, be out of the way to
say that tho crop promises to be n good
ono in northern anil southern Illinois
niul an unusually Miorl one almost a;i
entire taiiure as io winter wneui, in me
central part of the State.
Tho Toronto. Canada, (fonit, of n
lato date, says that the fall wheat which
appeared a few days ago to bo in rather
a precarious condition, is rapidly as
suming a favorable aspect, and no fears
need now bo entertained of the plant
having escaped all danger from tli very
unusual and trying weather since Febru
ary last. lowu (Bzctto.
Voslolllce Drpiirtniriit.
AVu Posliffices. The following new
post offices have been established, for
whkh the persons named have been ap
pointed po.-t nasters ;
Artesian Well, llurren county Ky. ;
James M. Doling, postmaster.
Timber Creek, Hunt county, Texas;
John 1). Norris, postmaster.
Stony lin, Sonoma county, Califor
nia ; P. V. Woodworth, postmaster.
Prairie Hird, Adair county, Missouri;
Calvin Sutton, postmaster.
Clay Hill, Harry County, Missouri;
lloland Hawkins, postmaster.
tniman Ridge, Miller county, Missou
ri; James H. i.nrr, postmaster.
Reaver, Winona county, Minnesota;
Sheldon lliooks, postmaster.
Downey, Cedar county, Iowa ; Edmund
S. Fowler, postmaster.
i.i.nV(oi am i:rtiscmi:ms.
LATE A R RIVAL!!
AT GLENWOUJ), IOWA.
TOOTLE & GREENE
ask now im ski rtrr or a i si.sh stri'LV or
li, when complete, will comjiose Hie
Win
I. A lid l. i ami nt - r
IN MILLS
si.i.kc : i:l stock
CO UN IV.
New Li'erty, Scott county, Iow a ; Isaac
R. Ferguson, postmaster.
Shelby, Ciark county, Iowa; Fsau
Ruckiii'jham. postmaster.
Discontinued. Tho following postofli
ces have been disco itinued t
Copper Hill, Orange co nty, Vermont.
Pickreal, Polk Co., Oregon Tei rilory.
Conklin, Hroome county, New York.
Twelve mile Creek, Madison county,
Missouri.
Oakland Mills, Henry county, Iowa.
Horrick Centre, Susquehanna county,
Pennsylvania.
Sniccville, F.alon county, Michigan.
Owners of .Vimrs. The name of the
postohVe nt Russian River, Sonoma conn
tv, California, has been changed from
Russian River to Healdburg. Also,
Shakpay, Scott county, Minnesota, to
Shakopee. Also, Gratiot Centre, Gratiot
county, Michigan, to Ithaca.
Prospect of the Wheat Crop.
The fall was dry, the winter was cold,
but variable; February was mild, but
freezing and thawing, March April and
May have thus far. been chilly, bleak
and dry. All these are causes which
make the prospects of the wheat crops
quite gloomy, over a large portion of the
country. From Michigan and W isconsiu,
and a part of Illinois, the reports are fa
vorable ; but over nearly all the country
besides, tho wheat is spoken of as thin
and feeble.
Wheat, then, will be scarce and dear.
We have elsewhere said that fanners had
better keep their wheat. It w ill probably
pay the interest, at least for tho keeping.
Rut this i i not all. Every other cereal
should be planted or sown as generously
as possible. Corn, rye, barley, oats and
millet, may all be put into the ground on
a pretty large scale.
reas ana peaus should aisu be grown,
wherever they can be. The root crops
too, should by no means be overlooked.
Potatoes, turnips, beets and carrots may
be profitably cultivated, to supply the defi
cit, should one be felt. When the farm
er discovers early, as he sometimes may
do, that his wheat field will produce noth
kig, he will do well to plow it up, and
plant it in corn. He iney thus save
year's use of the land, and partially repair
the loss which the failure of the wheat
has occasioned.
- The uncertainty and the failures attend
ant on the growth of wheat, suggest grave
considerations. - We must cither restore
to the soil what the wheat takes from it,
r abandon the cultivation of this, the no
blest of all our cereals. Ohio Farmer.
Tut IIobse. If you have the care of
horses, remember that a horse is more
easily taught by gentle than by rough
usage. If you use him well, he will be
grateful : he will listen for and show his
oleasure at the aound of your footsteps. As
to his food you should do by him as you
would by yourself" utile and olten.
As for bis work. be?in earlv and then
you need not hurry. Remember that
p the speed, and not the weight, that
spoils many a true hearted worker.
oru stock or umn i:itn;s
Arc bought at tho lowest terms fur cash,
consist of
coffee,
MG.-U,
n.s,
FISH,
rice,
currwts,
HAISINS,
c a dies,
jvku.s;m:s,
svitri',
fruit,
M I S, kc, kc, kr
i:tv ;ooi).
Ladles nml Gents, call niul hi " them, and
price for voui selves. They have not been
suinmcri d nml winti'ri'tl i M. Louis, In it
bought Hiil nliii'lirl iliirct from the Eastern
i'ies, Lite ies ami n F . ' I iissnrtniPiit of
Dltl'.S't GOODS, from a ten t-ent l.a vvi, 1- n
lvo Doll.ir Silk. A No, a few fin- Ml.h
MIAWLS, RON .NETS mil PARASOLS.
i i.orniu.
A fine stock elil im. I VoilNir, fogies and
f.ist inoii, call htion if yon warn a nico coat
vest or pants, en r"a hoiih till" terms.
ii i t i iii i Nn
New styles, cheap nml diiralili',
ii a u i) tv i r.r..
A vitv larp nssortiiiriit, roiiMistihg in iait
f Sinitli's Tooli, Sn,iiin, Slmvt'l.s, forks,
Kaki's, llopq, IIi'IIm, Alill, Crotrut, nml Hand
S.iwm, t'ili'ii, Aii'Ts, Axr, llroail.ixcs, Atl.c,
Cliisi'ls. kc, kr., to tln rml of tlm rlianlcr.
nt 1 1. dim; .ii iTr.ttiii.s.
lar.- lot, coiisisiini; of I'lin- Doom, Sash.
Slinlti-r lllimlt, Paints, Oils, Nails, Ixrks,
ati lios, l.lass, I'.ittv, r,
iritMTiiti:.
r.'ireain, lidsti'.ids, Talik'8, Chairs, Tin
SiiIVs, t'lililioaii", St.iiuls, &.C.
1 if Wo will ri'II cli'-ain r for cash tlmr
any Imusc in tVcstrrn Iowa.
nos-tf. iooii.i'. fin r.r. m:.
Prairio Farm or
FOR 1S7 VOL. 17.
A WKF.KLY FAMILY JOURNAL.
m-.voi r.n to
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ics, J Much Ion, Literature, Markets,
niul tieneral News,
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CHARLKS 1). URACJDON.
JOHN A. KLNMCOTT, Corres'ind Clitor
AS"ISTf.I BY
Over Fiv Hnmlred Prsctiral Farmers snd
Mi'dmnlrn, vho have heretofore written,
and will continue, with manv others,
to write for the henrfit tif their
brethren nml the piihlic.
Hie "Prairie Fanner" Is devoted to the In
terest of the Western Farmer and Mechanic.
It is the Oldest Agricultural Paper in the
West - la pnhliHhed weekly In quarto form, for
biwIiiiK is chaiai'leriiieii hy a hi;h moral
tone lahors to promote the interests and ad
vancement of the whole of the family, and
to develop the Aici ic ultiiral Resources of the
West. A special mid competent Commercial
Reporter i'i employed to give accurate Market
Iteiiorts weekly. Il is essentially the family
paper for the West.
1 copy, 1 yenr, $2 In advance, or f'2.50 at
the end of the year.
It copies, I year, $J0.(H1 free copy to
the person soiidim; ciuh.
(l ropies, 1 year, ?:t."i 00 free copy to
the person sending Midi.
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the peraon neiuliin; ciuh.
''if An old suhscriher sending two nf.w
ones, or $.", will receive tiihi.k copies one
year.
!' f Siihsciiptions at the ciuh rates must
be paid invarialily iu advance.
r,T Siihscrihe now. You want and need
"The Fanner.' We want you to have it.
TV" Current money may he sent hy mail at
our risk, provided the' letters are "registered.
liV AildiesH "Prairie Farmer," 47 Clark
Mreet, Chicago, III.
('; -if Advertisements, of an appropriate
rharxeler, inserted nt ten cents per line each
insertion payment in advance.
PLATTE RIVER FERRY COMPANY.
NO I1CF. Is hereby given, that article of
association of this Company, hvs been
duly recorded in the counties of Douglas and
Cass that said company is a lejal incorpora
tion, under the laws or the Territory of Ne
braska ; that its name is stated at the head of
this notice that its principal place of business
is at the mouth of the Platte River, in said
Territory j that the general nature of thebusi
ness to be transBcted, is to keen a Ferry across
the Platte River, between the counties of
Dontlas and Cass, within two miles of its
junction with the Missouri River i that the
amount or capital morn is riye jnmnim
dollars, the whole of which has been paid in,
in the organization of the Company j that the
legal existance of said company commenced
on the first day of January K'i7, and is to be
continued for the term of Twenty years there
after, that the highest of indebtedness author
ised by said company is one Thousand dollars,
and that the affairs of said company are to be
managed by a President, Treasurer ami Secre
tary who constitute a board of directors, and
said company claim the exclusive privilege of
keeping a Ferry across said Platte River, for
the distance of two miics from Its mouth.
Dated February 4Hi IS.V7.
JOStPH THROCKMORTON.
2fi-4t Secretary.
OLENWOOD HOTEL.
Olenwood, Iowa.
HA VINO recently leased this well-known
Hotel for a number of years, and fitted
It np in a superior style, the Proprietor flat
ters himself that the patronage he heretofore
received from his friends and the public in
general will now ne exieiiueu. My taole is
furnished with the choicest delicacies of the
season. Adjoining the house are extensive
stables, and good hostlers will always be in
attendance.
Come on, ye that hunger and thirst for thu
rood of this world, and von will always find
Jesse on hand to minister to your wants.
ESSE A. PAINTER.
no S-3m.
Information Wuute 1.
There is now in this city, says a Ft
Dodge paper, at the liou.se of Alaj. Wit
linins, little boy about 8 years old, whoes
caned the bloody iimsnore bv the Imli
ians at Springfield, M. T., on the -tith o
March last, and who was hrouht t J town
by the volunteers who went up to the res
cue. He says his name is John Sidman
Stewart. We learn from some of the
survivors of tha massacre, that ho is the
son of Josiah Stewart, formerly of Ind
ana county, Fa. The boy says that his
grandfather's name was Fleming (prob
ably his mother's maiden name.) All the
boy's family, futher, mother, and two little
sisters, are among tho murdered.
Also, a young lady, about lb or 17
yars of age, named i.lizabeth tiardner,
whoso family were also murdered, the
only escaping the horrid fate. She buys
her father's name was Roland (iarducr,
but she knows not tho residence of any
relatives. Her father emigrated from
the State of Indiana to thi i'tate, and
was formerly from Steubyi county, New.
York.
Roth are desirous of hearing from their
relatives, if they have any ; and all com
munications in reference to them, ud
dressed t Major Williams, Fort D-nlge,
Webster co., Iowa, will be promptly an
swered. They will be kindly cared for
till such time as their friends bhall come
for them.
Newspapers throughout tho United
States will confer a favor by publishing
the above.
The Tide Tubbing The Sober Sec
ond Thought. Black Republicanism is
hastening in the footsteps of its elder
brother, Know-Nothingistn, to an early
decay. The reaction is beginning, and
il will be great in proportion to the strength
of the excitement which has tponl itself,
and made reaction necessary.
In New England, the Crimea of black
republicanism, the spring campaign has
opened with brilliant triumphs for the na
tional democracy. In Iowa, where Yan
kee fanaticism moved stronger than de
mocracy last fall, the tide has turned, and
tho young State, shaking oil" the fetters of
New Fnglaud Puritanism, has wheeled
into the democratic column.
And Ohio has iu&t shown in her late
spring elections, that her sturdy democ
racy can carry upon their backs the dead
weight of niggerism in tho Western Re
serve, and yet triumph gloriously. Alas !
poor Sambo, he sang the requiem of
massa Sam, and now he loo must "go
where the good niggers go." Ohio
tagie.
L. Nuckolls St Co.
ANKERS & LAND AGENTS,!
i;u:.wK)i), iowa.
Collections mule in Iowa, Nebraska nml
Kiiinns, and remitted at current rales of cx-
ill. in;;.', free of chart;)'.
Loans clWt d i'.r firri?u Capitalists, at
Wi.ni'.itN R atm of Iutcrcrt, on real estate
seem it y.
r.irius, Town Lota and Unimproved Lands
bought and sold.
1 axes p;i ill i i nnv County i'i the State
aIo !n Nebraska .th! K.tiis.is.
Notes bought and Money loaned on good ,
security.
lu'eivHt paid on hpecial Deposits.
J -n tul V-'arraiils bought and sold.
Special attention given to the selection and
entry of Lands for settlers or distant dealers,
it 1 1 or with Land Warrants or monev, in Iowa,
Nebraska or Kansas.
Y c!iarc Ten Dollars i,.-r One Iluiuhed
and Sixty Acres, and make reasonable deduc
tions, when entering large quantities. When
Land Warrants aro sent. Two and a Half
Cents per Acre, the Land Olfice Tee, must
accompany the Locating Fee.
wiien wariaiits aro tent, the Ao's or war
rants, date, to whom issued nnd assigned,
should be copied and retained, to guard against
loss in mails.
Kemi:tanees to ns, can be made In Drafts
on anv of the t'.astern or Sontern Cities.
We will enter Land with Warrants or Cash,
pay all l ees, laxes and Commissions, for
one third of the cross profits, accruini; from
the ai.le of the t.ind all expenses to come out
of our third of Hie profits. Our arramreinents
are such that we can enter Lands in all tho
Ollicos in Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas.
competent surveyer always in readiness to find
and select choice Lands, Co v I'ir.t.ns, Hock
tii'.vniur.s, Mill Sitf.s, Mineral Tracts,
.Vc.
Within the next twelve mouths there will be
otl'ered for sale in Nebraska and Kaiu,u,Two
sud a Half .Million Acres of Land, rompris
iiijl the best portions ot those Territories, and
cxien.liiii aloii the Missouri River, from the
Mjuth of Kansas River or the line of the
State of Missouri, to the Mouth of L-eau-qni-cour
River.
We solicit foreign Capitol for investment.
Investments properly made in Western
Lands and Town Luis, "are now paying froia
Iwen'y-tive to four hundred per cent.
We believe that persons pitroui.ing our
firm w ill h ie jieruli.ir advantages over al
most any other in this Country. We were
anions the first Pioneers of this vast and
gnwiii' count iy and are intimately acquainted
with nearly e cry portion of Western Iowa,
Nebraska and Kansas, and believe we will be
able to render satisfaction in all business en
trusted to us.
LETTERS OF INQUIRY
WILL UK TltOMTLY ANSWKUKI).
RKKF.H KXCKS: John Thompsons Hope,
(iravdau & Co., New VorK City; Wood, lia-
con Co., Philadelphia ; Straight, Deming k
Co., Cincinnati; Darby 4c li nks lale; Humph
reys, Tutt &. Terry ; Crow, McCreery k Co,
S'. Louis; Isaacs & Almond, Leavenworth
City, Kansas; Cieeno, Weare k ltenton,
Co incil Muffs, Iowa; llenn, Williams k Co.,
Fairfiel I, low. i ; Charles ll.'uilne, IlurliiiRton,
Iowa; II. m. An,". Hall, Keosauque, Iowa;
Hon. J lines Craist, St. Joseph, Mo. ; Hon. A.
S. Fulton, Wytheville, Va ; Hon. F. McFiillen,
I'stilville, Va. ; Hon. F. Ferguson, Chief Jus
tice, Pellevue, Nebraska,
fjlen.vooil, Mills Co., Iowa. 21-tf.
UODKY'S C.RF.ATLST I.FFORT.
BT1I.L GSKATF.R ATTRITIONS
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FOR 1j7.
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seven years. When an imitation has been at
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TUF. ONLY LADY'S ROOK
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BLAGKSMITHING.
f T11IF. Undersigned bee leave to inform
L the Inhabitants of Douglas county,
Hint Ihev Are nren.ired. to do all work HI
their line of business, in the best manner, and
on the most liberal terms, at their shop in
Itellevue.
PV" Having had several vears experience
at ilORSF.-SHOF.IXC. in some of the best
shops in F.astern Cities, they will be able to
give entire satisfaction, to all who favor them
witli their patronage, in mis line.
Itellcvue, Oct. 23, 185ti. l-tim
NHW GOODS!! NEW PRICES!!!
New Ever) thin j, at the Old Stand of
SARPY li ENGLISH.
EDWARD C. EOSBYSHELL
HAS the honor to inform the people of the
Southern District of Douglas and the adjoin
ing counties, Nebraska, tiiat he is now open
ing one of the largest Stocks of GOODS ever
brought to Glenwoixl, Mills county, Iowa,
consisting of
DltV GOODS, GROCERIES.
HARDWARE, HOOPS k SHOES,
HATS k CAPS, QUEEN'S WARE,
NAILS, LEATHER,
CORDAGE. IRON,
OILS. PAINTS, DYE-STUFFS.
WOOD AND WILLOW WARE,
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
CARPENTERS' TOOLS,
YANKEE NOTIONS, kc..
And everything that may be found generally
ill city stores, ai! of winch lie will sell
t'lIKAP FOR CASH.
rV ALL KINDS OF COl'NTRY PRO
DUCE taKeu iii exchiMige for Goods. Buy
ers from town or country wishing good and
cheap Goods, either at wholesale or retail,
will save money by calling and examining his
S'ock before purchasing elsewhere, as they
will fi id g.xid bargains and fair dealing.
Glekwood, Iowa. no 4-tf
NEW FEATURES FOR lxiil :
How to drss with Tante. Children's
Clothes How to cut and cou'rive them.
Piiintin;: on (il 1st. Patchwork. The Dress
maker and the Milliner.
Drawing in all its variety, useful to the be
ginner and the proficient.
Fashions from the establishment of the cel
ebrated "Hrodie.' will be in every number.
Everv-dnv Actualities A new series of
these illustrated articles will be given.
Point, lirussels, and Venetian Lace of
every variety. A specimen of the stitch to be
used in each will be given. In addition to the
above.
One Hundred Pages of Reading will be
given monthly.
ooitey s pleiulKl l.ngravings on steel.
Indon, Paris and Philadelphia Fashions
Godev's four figured Colored Fashions.
l-.nihroulery Patterns, Model Cottages,
Dress Making with Diagrams to cut by.
Dress Patterns Infants' and t tiintren's
dresses, with descriptions how to make them.
All kinds of Crotchet and Netting work.
The Nurse and the Nursery Very excel
lent articles upon these subjects will'often be
given.
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MUSIC Three dollars' worthy is given
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In the various numbers for 1S57, will he
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Bonnets, Caps, Cloaks, Evening Dresses,
t aney Articles, lleail Dresses, llair
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riage Dresses, Brides' Dresn
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Riding Habits,
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Dresses for Infants and Young Misses,
Boys' Dresses, Capes and Cloaks of Fur in
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and patterns to cut dresses by are given
monthly.
Crochet and Netting Work in Colors, Slip
pers in Colors.
Drawing Lessons for Youth.
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We will take a late number of both. The
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trie i.aitv Hoot; ici.
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ly certainly a very cheap three and a half
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