Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-05-30
Agricultural Items,

wet ana cola weather mas destroyer
the wheat in many parts OF Wisconsin.
In some parts of Tennessee armies
of Caterpillars are stripping the trees OF
every vestlge of foliage.
The Northampton Mass, Agrcultu-
raj Society offers premiums, ranging
from So to 81, for the destruction OF
caterplllars nests during May.
The Canadians have their -four all
the way from IS to $50 per barrel, while
we on this side of the line have to pay
$ls to $22.
The season in the Northwest is very
backward, and fruit and vegetation
show the effects of it. Wheat, however,
looks well.
In all parts of Louisiana where the
high water has done no damage the
sugar crop promises very favorably.
"A flock of 200 sheep and lambs gam
boil on the green lawns in Central PARK,
New York, attended by an old shepherd
and two dogs.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin says the
wheat crops Of that State, have, been got
in in good condition.
"A quantity of seed OF what is called
upland rice has been received from Pans-
ma, and is going to be tried in Maine
this year. 1t ripens in 80 days.
The wheat crop of Livingston coun-
ty is larger and better than for many
years previous. Similar intelligence
reaches us from nearly all the Western
and Central counties of New York.
The Portland (Me) Press says that
city is now the largest importing place
for molasses in the United States, while
its sugar trade is enormous.
The weight of the -four in barrel
is supposed to be 1876 pounds. The Blf-
falo Board of Trade has adopted reso-
luton requiring 200 pounds in each bar
rel, to conform with the Genital system
of weights and measures.
Road mending in Paris is done by
steam-rollers of about twenty seven tons
weight; fine sifted gravel is plentifully
scattered over the surface Of the road
metal, and this is broken small. The
road mending is generally carried on at
night; and you may often find in the
morning some $50 or 300 yards OF fresh
roadway, smooth and fit for traffic.
"A party of West Virginia sports.
men recently spent day in fox hunting,
and at night left the dogs still running.
They ran into flock of sheep and killed
eighty of them. The owners Of the dogs
handed over 5000 and received the car
cases Of the sheep.
After the horse is nine years old, it
it is said that wrinkle comes on the
eyelid at the upper corner Of the lower
lid, and every year thereafter he has one
well-defned wrinkle for each year over
nine. If, for instance, horse has three
wrinkles, he is twelve; if four he is
thirteen, &c.
The commissioner of the general
land office has official information show
ing that during the months of January,
February and March last one hundred
and fifty-nine farms, comprising in the
aggregate over twenty THOUSAND acres,
were added to the producing folce of the
State OF Louisiana.
The Detroit Post has news from
nearly all the State of Michigan con.
corning the grain and fruit crop, which,
with but slight variation, is favorable.
1t says; From all quarters tle good
condition of the wheat is no;ed, and
hopes of an abundant harvest, and a
consequent decline from the present en-
ormous price of wheat and -four, NAV
be INDUCED in with very much conf
dence."
"A New York mechanic has invented
something for horses for which he will
| probably be made an honorary member
of the Society for the Prevention of
| Cruelty to animals. 1t consists of a
small reservoir, filled with water, placed
upon the animals head, keeping the
brain cool, and thus warding of the eff
fects of the heat and sunstroke.
Professor Tanner Of Queens Col
lege, Birmingham, England, states that
sugar or molasses fed to the female ami
mails, in considerable quantities and at
regular periods, will totally prevent
breeding, and if continued any length of
time, thinks it doubtful if the stock will
regain its breeding power,
The report Of the Agricultural De-
partment for April says:
Never has there been so general an
expression of encouragement in view of
the fine condition OF winter wheat, since
the establishment of the present system
for the collection Of crop Statistics, In
more than nine-tenths of the rfurns re-
ceived the condition of the cpp is re-
ported favorable and promisiDs From
the South the returns are as cheering as
from the West. Here and thre it ia
stated that smaller breadth, rom lack
OF labor or from bad weather il the fall
was soWn or drilled. In few places
winter killing is reported" Tie report
states that the loss of cattle from actual
starvation and exposure the pa!t winter
mas been extraordinary. Evel in the
mild climate of Texas one.tenh of the
STOCK died from those causes. In the
territories similar losses are ,eported.
In Hall county, Nebraska, one.enth of
the cattle persisted in consequence of the
ground being covered with sntw from
the middle OF December until tn. first of