New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13
AGRICULTURAL FACTS.

Delaware proposes to have an Agricultural
College, ..fI
The average price Of productive land is highest
in New-JeTsey, lowest IN Florida.
Until agriculture had railways it was almost
impossible for her to improve. re r. 81.
In 1851 Mr.. Mech made SO an acre in meat
and corn for every of his 1iptree Hall farm.
OF the Southern States Kentucky has changed
less than any other III the value OF Its real property
within ten years.
Norfolk. Va, sent over million dollars worth
of early vegetables and small fruits to the Newlork
market last year
Mr.. Mechi thinks the three chief evils of
English farming are bad drainage, shallow tlllage,
and waste OF grain seed. --tJ.
In estimating hay by measurement allow 45oo
cubic feet for tun IN the upper half OF now ana
400 IN the lower half.
1t has been found out that the secret of max.
ing sugar from sorghum juice Is III making the hqmd
clear before IL is boiled.
The Southern papers report a general zeal for
cotton planting TIE bales of 1869 will probably fall
little short of tho crop of 1860. . .,,t-s
In the pastoral regions of the Rocky Noun
tains butter Is now made which IS superior to any
made elsewhere in our country.
AS rule, the English farm horse has better
lodging and takes fewer steps III getting 70 has work
than the English farm laborer; horse comfort IS more
studied than human comfort ... ~ ....
The farmers near the seashore in Maine have
learned that fish make good feed as hay, and that
u
Of The time is fast coming when landed prOpr-
etos will DO esteemed for the condition of their acres
rather than for then extent OF territory. ...
He is a good farmer who makes good COM
post heaps he is better who manages 10 have the
manure applied as fast as II IS made. l ..4.i
1t is an important discovery in Nevada that
the Sage lands where the Digger Indians lived on
worms and rabbits are excellent for wheat
Some Of the sugar plantations of Louisiana
had done so we'll this year to have yiel,led sums
equal in value TO lands, houses and machinery.
Gen. Lee announces that a new department
IL 10 be attached TO the Washington College, VA in
which agriculture, commerce, and chemistry are TO
be Taught ..t.-e.I
Tippecanoe County, Indiana, offers $4,000 if
tie State viii locate the Agricultural College within
their limits That is not only public spirit but true
thrift. "a b - 81
Esparto grass will be sOwed considerably in
South Carolina this Spring. II is raised az easily as
clover, and affords good substitute Tor rags III max
ing paper. ,..
In the mast the chief study has been to take
the greatest weight of grain from land IN future the
chief Will he TO take the greatest weight OF meat
from on acre. -... f..'. ..|.... +'
The delegates from different counties in Geor-
ga, ten from each county TO the Convention held on
the first Tuesday in February at Atlanta Travelled on
al the railroads free.
The good time coming will begin when the
horsepower in farm work eats coal instead of corn
and when the scum of cities enIiches the earth
Oh All anu ucullHB WdUcf, IA
When tun OF wheat is marketed it leaves
nothing behind bnt g. worth of straw. When tun
of meat is sold il las left behind it nnetenths Of The
manurial value Of the food consumed ia making it.
| Experiment is proving to the progressive
planters that few crops pay better for deep tiage
and high manurng than cotton Instead Of bale on
three acres some aFe getting ct the rate Of three
Inc highest order of charity Is that which
provides employment for the wiling laborer and
| leaves uncompromised bis self-dependenoe. work
makes paupers. ft - I, 49, 80
| In Augusta, Ca. they have framed special
fertilizers IL is very largely used In that purt If
Georgia Why should Georgia 20 further than
Charleston for her pbosphatesi y, -il-lrl, :, =
In the South the States best for cotton make
the least and those best for corn make the least
cotton Tennessee heads the list Of corn States and
brings M the rear on cotton; Louisiana makes The
most cotton per acre and buys the most corn.
Wheat bran, oatmeal, scraps of meat, cheese
rnds should be fed hens az this time OF the year
because they contain albumen, of which there is
much in an egg. Chopped vegetables will make them
J healthy; corn meal IL more useful Ia fattening
poultry. .t af.g
4 lThe Frut- Growers' Association at Rochester
have been discussing whether it pays best 70 raise
large crop Of prolific variety few OF the choice
and hgh-prced sorts. One gentleman said, that II
Kochester II cost Blk cents to grow quart OF Wilson
| strawberries. The testimony was that 1t Is more
prohtabie 10 raise the finer varieties. ,i p
The following kinds of apples for Virginia are
recommended ahseC. Gillingham. an old and expe
rienced n1rserSaeen, as those best suited to that
climates Lamb@twlg, DONNA. Royal Russell Win
ter Sweet, PaTettse Lippenent, Summer Red, Ed
Blush. and Harrise. = - ~ -
Within nine years past the Nebraska lands
have increased most in value. They sell now fol-
nearly four times much they did lust before the
war. During the same period Louisiana property has
decreased MOST, selling now 10 per cent below what
y was worth when the State was represented Ia the