Smyrna times., 1865-10-11
Agricultural Items.

The report of the Commissioner of the Agri-
cultural Bureau at Washington for the month
OF September urges that the dairy interest Of
this country, now rapidly increasing in value,
and likely to be influenced by the cattle-plague
OF Europe. should meet with greater encourage
ment In this country. He also insists that, in
order to keep the plague from America. every
agency in the power of the Government should
be employed. The harvests of Europe have
been deficient The United Kingdom fails
short l6,6OO,0O0 bushels of wheat; which. ad-
ded to the 56,000,0o0 bushels usually consum.
ed above the annual production, will mako the
demand y 600 900 bushels-one-third more
than usual. The wheat crop of the United
states is also less than in previous years, and
Is L 9efectlve In quality. The immense crops of
Indian corn may, however, cause the shinment
OF larger quantity of wheat to Europe, and SO
meet the demand. In relation to wool.grow
ing, the Commissioner suggests that the rear
ged. ~ '''0'''"
This is the favorable season above all 9th
ers to sow Timothy seed. As soon as possible
after the grain is covered, let it be scattered on
the top OF the ground. Where a drill is used |
grass sowing attachment is very convenient
and valuable. We prefer it arranged behind
the teeth, so that the grass seed shall be de-
posted on the surface without covering. Of
course such an attachment is not necessary, but
we believe no implement or part of one pays
better interest on the investment The cost of
one is ten dollars, and one on drill does not
create any perceptible draught. Then your
seed is sown evenly, without any fail-the
amount per acre that you wish is measured ex-
actly--and it is put on the ground before any
rain falls on it to crust 1t over, 50 that it will
germinate quickly and surely. Aud it saves
labor. Ifyou are sowing twenty acres ofwheat,
Il - okkoo Al
seed without any additional expense for labor: :
whereas if it is sOwn by hand the cost of the
work would pay large interest on the invest.
ment of ten dollars.
But, at any rate SOLC grass seed Ifvou neg
lect it you the risk of total failure in lav;ns
your land down to grass. The spring NAV he {
and the seed will not germnatc {
Or long drOughts in the summer NAV dry II nm /
and destroy It. Many spring-seeded fields this t
mer, and another year will afford but little salts
action or profit to their owners. They will be p
notified with bare spots or colorad with mas a
es OF sorreL Fall-sown timothy gets so strong "
y rooted as to defy dry weather, and it has
his additional advantage that il will furnish a
leaVler crop the first season of moving or pas )
urlng than spring -sown. 5
The Agricultural Department at Washing 81
ON mas Just received a large quantity of supe- n,
Tor wheat both white and red, from the e.
Mediterranean. 1t is now ready for distribu- W,
ion. "
The REBEL WAR DEBT. Washington wa
of the Phia. Ledger says: ou
There could be no greater error than belief wa
nat the next Congress will seriously entertain
ny proposition for the payment of the rebel fro
ebt. would not alude to this but that hi,
rominent journal in New York has stated that IL
,ch wonld be the case There could be moth Nc n:
lg, however, further from the truth The Ssii'
rongest partisan of the South in Congress pl'
ould not dare to make such proposition uh
,r would an out-and-out Southern representa- "A
ye himself think of proposing it, De
IF ever the Southern States get fairly on me
eir feet again, however, it may induce them y
pay off the money loaned them on the faith al
their bonds abroad but such an act wonld ou ouI
one purely their own, and not in anv wau Sr'