Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1870-02-03
AGRfCULTTfRE.


The FouHLARaEsr CATTLE IN TaE WORLD
The curiosity oftbe city of Pougl keepsit, Was
greatly excited on Tuesday upon "hovine" mat
ters. Mr.. George Ayrault Is a well-to-do Dut-
chess county farmer, man who takes great
pride In raising sleek, fat cattle. In this branch
Of farmers business he has met with the great
est success 90 great, In fact, as TO be able to-day
10 state with truthfulness that he has raised the
four latest steers In the world. The lightost ona
Of them weighs three thousand three hundred
mounds. and the heaviest over four thousand |
nonnds, The latter Is named "aeorge Peabo- |
dvu Recently MIR. Ayrault sold these cattle to
M. Lalor. of Fulton market, New York, for
$500 each, or So, 200 for all.
They are purely American, having been cal
we'd on Mr.. Ayrault's farm, aud they arc inae
wonderful to look upon. They were hronght
beInr drawn Into town one by one, the first TWO
| bv IL horses and tho last two by twelve oxen:
AZ they passed through the city 10 the stables Of
| the Noitiern Hotel vast crowds followed tlNm'
| and the windows in the streets through which
| they moved were filed with men aud women
peering down upon the mcnstrous masses OF
| flesh. They are to remain here on exhio,tlon
| till Friday, when they will be shipped 10 Now
| York and there butcbered, atler which tneiI
| hides arc TO be stuffed and placed 10 Central
| Park.
During the past year these animals have gam
cd / AlO rounds; or 800 pounds each. Thelr
feed has been mostly meal and beets. beau
tiful cbromo Autograph of them has already been
issued, and it Is soon TO DO followed by Chart
from Mr.. Ayreult, giving particulars relative %
their "bringlng up" The heaviest pair Welgnl
300 pounds heavier than any on record In THIS
country or Europe. The English steer noticed
In the Rural NeW Yorker as being = prize
Christmas steer weighing also pounds, falls
short !, 40 when compared with MIR. Ayrault u
highest steer, fact which may nerve our En-
eish brethren to more vigorous efforts In the III
Iure. The "bulls and bears" OF Wall stres
!, should take a look at them when they arrive ID
New York aud note what they may yet come to
= CURIOUS PHENOMENON. Alloy Is Il got
, raise 50 large aud pice onionsP" asked of al
Iowa farmer, a. was sitting at the table 9 III
him, and observing s,ms on the table.
, .N ell - said he, 'we spTout the seed with boil
4 ing water, and then psut 1t carly ahd liz tn
= ground,
u ed inauirlngly. "What do you mean, sir, o
9 hiatt Won't boiling water kiil the seedt'
}, "Not at all, !" he repedi but it will sprou
e them 10 one minutes time"
at wilP It looks Incredible" l replied, wit
surprise
!, aWeII, you try it," he replied, grinnlnsy
Q "when the time comes to plant, and youth nnd
It lust as | tell you" And sure enough, whe
e spring came and my neghbor was about plant
J. Ing his onion seed, and being present, said:
p aJewe last winter, there was man told 10
e ia Iowa, that 10 pour boiling water on black oni
!, on seed wouldspr 1t In one minute, Suppose
9 you try It,"
e avery well" said he. And taking the tea Ike
lie boiling from the stove, he poured the wate
a thus boiling on the seed, which he had IN icy
J, SANGER. Looking closely at 1t for moment, b
,. exclaimed, "hIy conseleneel you have told rish
q ly. Only look there!
3 looked, and behold the little sprouts about |
+ large as horse hairs, were shooting out OF Il
n opened ends of the seed He did not retain Il
y water on the seed above three seconds, and
y less than one half minute af,er it was poured o
N the sprouts were projecting from th1 seeds.
In My Iowa friend assured ms that this proce
~ would advance the growth OF the onion from tS
D. to three weeks beyond che ordinary method
as planting without sprOuting. Try 1t, Gsrdans
us aud farmers; much may be gained by It,