Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-09
AGRICULTURAL.

AGRICULTURAL.
Sheen ere dying of the grub. 10 YER Yer,
mont We don't wonder, iof y .slo
crubbing for them among TIE 'ooAs " 'ns'
State.
T.s wIscossrs Hor CRoP DIAMOND
sTbe ysGssson (Wis.) Banner learns that the
hop roots in that section Of country have
been very ssriensly damaged during the
past winter. 90 Thea naay yas6s VII ssquirs
resseiing. TIN WatsftoWn Rspsbe6css Says |
nearly oil the hop roots In Jefferson county |
are dead, and thst The same u sspostsd true |
40 regards the hop roots in the southern
tArt Of Sank countv. This vii aGecs the |
som.ss .. .ss; ~ s much. = y. wiseon:in
msnd In the United States. The prices will |
nosoGoosily advaaoed, end these Who have |
good yield will hold them with great e.
pseeafiens. III
: Wool 0AowlKe IN kAMsAs.-A Kansas
correspondent Of the Onto Farmer says -
my experiences gees to establish the fact
that the finest wooded sheep are the hardi-
eat-will stand moro starvation and endure
more exposure than any other breed. Ny
stock. Is from Wells & Dickinson, crossed
with Saxony. l have ~ large carcass, ~
long n staple, - compact fleece, - good .
form, and finer wool than any Vermont
Mefiko I have ever seen. ! breed from
greece instsad Of into il, from dewlaps snd
wrinkles instead Of into them, and gsner-
ally from what esteem the defects Of the
Merino stock instead Of into them"
MAsAorxEsr - PouLrRY. Robin
eeo. In his book, Facts for Formers, says
s.1f you don't want hsns in mischief, Iced
them and at times when It 10 really nsc-
sssary shut them 10 poultry yard and feed
them aud adopt this simple rule for feed
| Tag fowls, Known to most housewives 10 the
country who have charge Of poaltry. but IL
mar - useful 10 asnsteurs, and - Ii v very
short We print It. Here Il Is: Dent feed
100 much. That 10 oil though We may add
that food should never be given to fowls un-
less they are hungry enough TO "rnn crazy
after Il and just - soon IS they stop run
ming crazy, you stop throwing feed, and
nsvsr-no, nsvsr--leavs feed y ing By Jour
fowls "for them to eat at leisure
Chloride of copper 10 now extensively
used in Germany against the cattle plague.
or, rather rs . prcservative. The modus
cpsrasAi il ssscllo~s: Take green crystal
isei chlosids Of copper. 9 GINS. spirits Of
sius, ? ktlog.. and dissolve With this so
luton imprsgnats pad Of cotton, lay it on
plate, and set fire to il in the center Of the
stable, turning the animate heads toward
the fame, 90 ~ to make them breathe the
fumes. This operation 10 performed morn
ing and evening, burning one pad for every
| three head Of cattle. Atnightr spirit lamI
/ Id IA 49, =. A. -
BILE. The prevent accidents the fame 4
surrounded with wire gauzs. The liquid Il
also administered internally, with the addi
4 ton Of fifteen guns. Of ehlsrotofm for th,
above quantity. A teaspoonful 10 THE 4
put into the animals drink three times ,
: day. As = farther prec sutton the litters ar,
J waterei with the same solution.
AosicuLruRAL FAcTs.-The current =,
port Of the Department Of AgrIcultur,
which reaches US to-day. presents . variety
Of matter pertaining to our agricultural in
terests.
Peat meadows are receiving much attcn
ion in Massachusetts. Many having pass
ed into the possession Of manufacturing
companies. The peat % pressed IN una
chine, dried, and used for fuel, especially
IN furnaces. In the town Of Mansfield
Bristol county, mine Of inferior coal ex
, lists, not now worked.
During the var the fax interest heoam,
prominent, and some thirty mills were erect
) 81 in Washington county, N. Y; the tusi
, ness has greatly declined In the esntra
and eastern portions Of the county potatee.
afs made . specially. the yield being ssl
mated at 100000 bushels. Of which 500,
, 900 reached market before winter sst in
q. 80 cents TO 81 per bushsl. From Ulster
, 100000 worth OF Strawberries were las,
season shipped to the New York markets
and at least $1,000 worth Of whortlebsr.
ries from the Shawanguuk Mounting.
Destruction Of plum trees by black knot il
4 reported In k,nga. The same disease has
also attacked cherries
New Jersey shows . large general I'd
. vance in tho price Of farm lands, and ada
!. cent TO the great cities upon the divisions o
. farms into truck patches and fruit gardenl
for the supply of the sr-ncreasing de
: mands for the city markets. The extsn
J sion of railway facilities into sections here
u toforc remote from markets has broueh,
many thousands of acres under improved
, | cultivation. and much enhanced the valu,
of tho lamps brought into communication
with the cities drawing supplies from either
4 end Of the State. In Essex county. th,
a average increase reported as 80 per cent.
though in particular localities 1t rsache!
500 per cent. Hudson. 50 per cent in til,
= northwestern portion, and 80 in the cast
: cfn and southern parts, macy farms having
. been cutup into villa sites, selling at from
At from 81 900 to 5000 per acre; Passaio
: 70 per cent. advance; Union, so psr cent
In North Carolina tho crops Of cotton
: and corn were light, and there will b much
{ suffering in the spring among the laborinR
, populatioa, from their own impoverished
condition, TO supply food or labor. Ia
South Carolina the crops wsre generally
better, but still there will Be . deficiency
IN food and means to employ labor another
year. In Georgia and Alabama, both cot
ton add corn have done well, except in part.
ocular localities and sufficient brsadstuAs
have besn made TO support the hands while
planting and cultivating large surface Of
both csssonIand corn the coming season.
Contracts are now being made for the yssr,
and there 10 not only On abundance but .
surplus, and wages are low not lower.
than future prospects necsssitate.
The total experts Of Gotten up 10 the Let
Of February are $4,000 bales to Great
Britain. and 2l6. 900 bales to the Continent
OF Europe. against 42s. 900 and 50 900 bales
same time last year. by which il appears
that 1he Centiosnt has THE ssanon taken
esssS NmNer pbsos ~ 900 balss q O.
II 49, ofloot Aonr.+ "a 80
The total amount Of esal mined In .he
United States in 1859 10 ssaiusNua - -.
500 900 tons. The coal trade Of Pconevi-
u ana has nak hesn - uapseaUslhs sisee
1881 a. during the past ysar. il bsins s.a-
ted that there has been an average iess to
shs pfodueor N the whole trade.
T6e to0t sSnsumption Of sugar n esti.
msted At about 2,os5. 900 toes per annun,
or 10 pounds per head for the Sl2 Oh 600
souls from whom returns can b obtained.
he United States and Great Britain are
the largest coaeumsrs, using .420, 900 tons
annually. avsssg,ss about IA pounds to each
inhab'tant The average in France, Spain.
Italy. Belgium and Sw;ixsrlaud, 10 some.
thing essrtwslve pounds, with . total con-
sumption 81 900, 900 tons. ,@
GENERAL NEWS.
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