New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24
utch Of coune greatly rc-esses TIE cor. Of p.oia,-


production 20 tbs. both Gn ornamental IA We'll as
uteful tree, most earnestly urge al owners Of
land 10 ornament their roadsides with rowe Of orc of
the mot beautiful trees in the world, and that
will promote health aSd add wealth 70 their children
ard clildrens children long they continue owners
Of The old Homestead.
CorS IN rGYPr.-Union County, 10 Southern Hi.
nois reported for the census sf le5c, total Wheat
product Of 81 $50 bushels. The Wheat harvest Of the
,ame county tbis year estimated by Tie JsHebRrgk
Gazette at Half a Million bushels carload Of it,
weighing 62 pounds to the bushe, has jus. been re-
reived g, Chicago, where Il was so1 70. 81 50 per
bushel. IL was transported over the illinois Ccn,ral
Earoad-329 mileg-fOr Is! cents Per bushel The
carload OF 336 bushels brough. Sjii transportation
sellers commission and oil charges, SO; leaving net
oduct TO tie grower Of 81 80 per buhel.
GRAIs Is RUssn.-A correspondent at Moscow,
under date Of Jaly l6 furnishes the following jafor
nation
~ have delayed awai.ing authentic informstion)
reporting the Almost enr, loss of The wheat crops oi
this year in severa Of the most imporan. wheat
grow ng Governments idstricts) Of R1ssa. An open
Winter ar loIg drouh are assigned as the causes.
so little OF the Surplus grain produced orc year /,
kept in the country for toe next that in vieE of Tho
IrOrptCuNt huOlt Guy, hu'i CJAioC!uths
supply even for home consumption the small STOCK
LOW on hand has been for six weeks or month past
raj idly advancing in price, and Is now held al 20 per
cent above the Spring quotations 1t ID stated that
except here great land transport will prevent H. all
the Grain Will be sold aad retGnediu the inEeri)r-ite
or none exported.
NV UsEs OF CASTOR OrL.-The cultivation of
the Palma Chrsta plant, which produces the seed,
hom which caster oil is pressed, has been somewhat
ulorix in bt
owing to the limited of castor oil, the demand ha,
not beer large enough to warrant extensive planting.
But its application 70 other purposes may increase the
demand and make it's cultivation profitable; as it
would be at 81 bushe for the seeds, in many places
south of latitude tOo up TO which point the plant ma
lures without much danger Of fros. aud although it
grow much larger farther south, does not afford as
great yield in Mississippi does the north
ein limit OF its growth. New for castor oil have
been discovered in France. Dr. Beris, French
chemist declares that is applicable to great many
ldutrial purposes TO which has mo- heretofore been
considered applicable. lie says:
BY dstilng cs stor oil upon concentrated potash,
tie seoscic acid lnd capryic aconoi are extracted as
separate prCdu p, which may De turned to good
oouLt The scbacic Gcd, h,yng high melting pont,
nay be employed nsto ad OF s;eaIlc acid IN the manu-
faciure OF candles and if il 20 mixed with stearc dci,
the bardrees lud quality Of the candles greatly
improved, and il apl they resemble porcelain.
1t Is possible 10 capryc Gcoo! in all the purposes
10 witch ordinary alcohol put, perc1ldry In ilu,
nibaon and in the Ipo ition Of varnishes, and
sm it coItsin other compounds may be derived, OF
rcmakabie odor similar 10 thCsc which are at present
largely used in commerce."
The French people expect that this discovery will
prove Of greet advantaee to the farmers in Algeria,
since they caD produce from given quantity of land
tnree tines as much castor oa they can olive oil,
ard twice as much of palm oil, both Of whicn pro-
ductops afford good compensation to the cultivator.
Shall We not MAKE it equally profitable in this
country.
CURIOUS TREEs IN CUBA.-Thc editor Of TIE Horti-
cuhuri WHO is professor of botany, spent the last
Winter in Cuos, where lie found many trees and
plants very different from anything in this country,
some Of which very curious in their habits one o.
the mott so is the casid et alca, commonly
called another Of almost identical habits called
aouey (FicuS Iadica occideatais). Both parasites
The seeds being deposited by birds in the forks OF
trees yegetate there and send down small rous roots
along the trunk until they reach the ground, however
distant these roots continue increasing until the
whole body is enveoped, the roots uniting together
where they come in contact until they finally form an
enyeloprg case with the boe Of the old tree for the
heart. which is killed by its parasite, a new top is
formed and there stands lofty tree, which is some
.mes Fix or eight yards in diameter at the bottom. 1t
is described as beautiful and delightful shade tree.
The wood Of no vaue-the juice is gu.enous that
it serves az birdlme. The lsmebtous roots are said
| TO be remarkably strong, and the branches bear
beautiful flower aud snguar-shaped fruit. 1t is sug'
rested that the resinous gum eXudiDg ght be used
in book binding, fince it is proof against all insecs
This Singular tree is most commonly found attaching
itself 10 tie Ceba tree, which grows very large and
tall II also attaches to precpices and walls OF de-
serted houses, and completely envelopes the walls
Tur Rusr IN WESTERN WHEAT.-Late accounts
from the great Spring wheat region Of Iadiana and
Illinois are unfayorsb.e. The excess OF wet weather
has produced an abundance Of rust upon the wheat,
which is unusually backward this year in maturing,
owing TO the cold and wet Spring. II is the wort in
| central Indiana, and parts Of central Illinois
| CRors ~ yMiSSEsoTA-CRtssHoPPEKs va
r;ons n,,sops who Lave travelled extensively the
T. rritory lean that the Throughout are most
promising; VII at las never appeared so wei and tne
ycld will be larger and better than ever yet seen 10
The Terory. Com may b. little lighter than usual,
| hut this Will be more tlan compensated for in the
greater aburda of hay, oats barley rye and pots
| foes yieldcd-esptcislly Of the latter Emigr.nts
coming in here ,his Autumn c.n stock their cellars
| with Oh abundance almost a. their own price, lhe
ONLY drawback on III this prosperity Is the pest Of the
s1ssshoppe,s whose ravages, hoSever, are confined
| 10 comparatively narrow strip as they march Oh
through ,he IenitOry leaving desolaiGn behind. We
see BY The FarTba"N Herald that they have m.de
their appearance, in their march SOUTH at that psce,
having II ade distance of some thirty miles in week.
We hope their progress may be shl more repii from
| our midst and that they may never renew their IN
welcome visit. Niuinger Journal.
| DrsIRUCrIoN OF WyEyIL Is WHEAr.-fr this
| evil the French have discovered en effective. chssP
remedy il ate.thelc ageIts bY which al insects ana