Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-02-17
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

aOOpts, VI Wost OhOoeei,
Pennsylvania Fruit Growers Society, ana
one of the leading authorities OF this Sec
ton, on Fruit culture and kindred TOPICS
They will appear at intervals, during the
seoson.
AGRICULTURAL ADVERTISERS.
- Several Agricultural advertisements
appearing in the TRIBUNE, last week, were
received too late for attention in this Depart
ment. Among them were the Spring an
nouncement Of Hopes, Bro, 81 Thomas, at
West Chester, whom we know to be in the
very first rank, as careful growers, and rell-
able business men, and who therefore have
our endorsement. Silas Walton, of Pleas
ant Hill Fruit Farm, Moorestown, New Jer-
sew, announces small Fruits and Plants as
specially, and will send his descriptive price
list, on application. G. L. Allen d Co.,
whose annual catalogue we have already no
ticed, announce an extensive list OF flower
seeds, bedding plants, bulbs, &C., NC. II.
M. Griffith, of this city advertises several
varieties of choice Poultry. We call atten-
ton, also, to the advertisement of VIM. NJ.
Doty, whose ''clothes tongs," and "black-
berry primers" he states, have the approval
of numerous prominent agriculturists and
fruit growers.
ANNUAL CATALOGUE.
-Edward J.. Evans Il Co., of York,
Penna., send us their annual catalogue of
Field and Garden Seeds, which include q
large number of the standard and newly-ap-
proved varieties. Among their specialties,
are the New Brunswick, Prince Edward
Island, and Ramsdel Norway, varieties of
Oats.
CULTIvAToR's GUIDE.
-Washburn s. Co., Seed Merchants,
100 fremont st., Boston, get out very
handsome annual, of l2S pages, properly
illustrated and bearing colored frontispiece,
which they call, the "Amateur Cultivators
Guide to the Flower and Kitchen Garden. "
1t contains not only very extensive lists OF
seeds, plants, flowers, &c. but directions for
cultivation, and is sold at % cents. Messrs
Washburn & Co. also forward us a number
of packages OF flower seeds, which we shall
be happy to distribute to any of our SUBJ
scribers who will call for them.
A BIG Hoe.
A large porker fed by John Deal,
on Moro Phillips Prospect-Hill Farm, in
Lower-Merion township, Montgomery Co.,
Pa, was slaughtered on the 9TH inst, which
weighed when dressed 7O3 lbs. This is the
heaviest Of which we have seen any account
this season, and speaks well for our Penn.
sylvania neighbors.
CoRREspoNDENoE SOLICITED.
The interest in the TRIBUNE as an ag
ricultural and fruit-culture newspaper, wa.
never greater than at present, and its i'm
portance is being thoroughly recognized b,
our leading advertisers, as well as by gentle
men prominent in agriculture and kindred
employments. But we desire more commu
nications from our readers, of practica
character. Why can we not have them
To KEEP CIDER SWEET.
The Germantown Telegraph, says
The mildness Of the winter has caused mucl
OF the cider made IN the early part of tn
season to ferment When fermentation
commences the cider should be straine
through flannel cloth into clean barrel
Then take to pint of alcohol three-fourth
of an ounce of the oil Of sassafras and til
same amount Of the oil of winter-green
well shaken. This mixture when pourc,
into the cider, makes it most palatablc bev
GRACE and saves it from farther deterioration
WEIGHT OF OATS.
A letter from Central New York, t,
theGermantownTelegraph, reports the thresl
ingand weighing of some Of the new varietie
Of oats. The Ramsdell Norway yielded b
measure little over fifty bushels per acre
the Prince Edwards Island just about 8
bushels, and the New Brunswick mot al
threshed yeti will probably yield about III
same. The difference will be in the weigh
of the grain; the Norway weighs twenty
nine pounds to the measured bushel, Will
the Prince Edwards Island and the New
Brunswick weigh thirty-si4to thirty-seve
pounds per measured bushel, making di
ference Of seven or eight pounds per busht
in favor of the latter The yields per acl
are not full ones, of course, in any case an
are only given for comparison
IMPROVED SrocK.
The Bucks County farmers are takin
sensible steps toward the Improvement
their cattle. A committee from the Doyle
town Agricultural Society have just pu
chased on its behalf, q valuable bull Of Il
Holstein breed, from Mr.. w. w. Chcner
of Massachusetts, famous cattle brcedc
The bull, and heifer bought by one of IL
Committee, for himself, cost, it is said, Sl3O
THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM
The various Agricultural Societies al
Clubs, in Eastern Pennsylvania, send OF
delegate each to a meeting at the Expe
mental Farm, at West Grove, Chester Cou
ty, to-day, the 18th inst. They are to be !
representatives. in the Board of Manageme
Of the institution.
Hoes RUNNING AT LARGE.
A Talbot County Farmer writes to [
Kaston Star, urging the passage of a law
the Maryland Legislature prohibiting ~
sons from letting hogs run at large, simi
he says, "to law long since enacted
Delaware, and other States where
''people have an eye TO economy and 90
Charming The reasons he urges are: |
that 1t would prevent the hungry, raz
"blade, halt-alligator stock" from tcari
down fences, destroying growing crops, q
committing other depredalions and Nv,
the depreciation of improved stock BY m
ing with inferior. I'd, it would avoid
necessity for great deal Of fencing. Sd
would save manure OF great value. 4th,
would stop the barbarous custom of spay
sows. 9th, it would prevent them from
ing lost or stolen, or killed on the railro
With so many reasons in favor of penn
hogs, it would seem that no law ought to
required to bring it about, but as they do
at large, Notwithstanding, the law had be,
be passed
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