The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-07-28
FHE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY,
FARM AND GARDEN.

ges last year.
Virginia tomatoes have more taste
than Bermuda ones.
Hop culture is receiving increased at
tention in Napa County, California,
The New England hay crop is much
above the average this year.
Nearly all tropical fruits can be sue
cessfully cultivated in Florida.
The wheat crop of Missouri is spoken
of as one Of extraordinary promise.
The farmers should seize their grass
Observation-Disclosures Herald,
"A Bergen County, n j.. girl recently
picked 400 baskets of strawberries in
five hours.
More cattle have died in Kansas this
spring than during the entire five years
J receding.
A San Francisco man has invented 9
machine which cuts, threshes and sacks
grain, all at the same time.
Only think of little State like Della
ware selling seven million quarts OF
strawberries in three weeks!
One great reason why the excrements
of birds are so rich is that the solid and
liquid are combined in them.
The wheat dea' ers in Oregon are to try
The experiment Of shipping wheat direct
from Astoria to Liverpool.
Ae the indianapolis Butter Conven
ton, says the New York Commercial
every one .ricd to spread himself.
About pes Moines the glasshoppers
are behaving in the most Des- Moiniac
manner.-Philadelphia Herald.
The Bourbon, Ky, Agricultural Soci-
ETY. offers premium of $50 for the lar
gest number of crow scalps.
The average of all crops this year will
probably vastly exceed that of any pre-
vious year in the United States.
An Illinois farmer Furnishes his refrac-
tory sons by making them hoe corn al
night, each one carrying a lantern.
A Bay City, Mich, butcher recently
exhibited two Durham cattle in the
streets of that city, which weighed 1850
pounds.
Allarge number Of hogs have died re
Gently in the Hadley neighborhood, War.
rem County, Ky., from eating the Canada
thistle.
Mr.. McMurray, of New York, lost q
$500 horse at New Rochelle, from pal
pitation of the hesrt, brought on by over
tfaining-
elHill brothers, of Windsor, have cow
which is claimed to be the largest in the
world ;she is.seven years old and weighs
1000 pounds.
A larger number Of trees have been
planted in Minnesota this spring than
during all the previous years of its set
tlement combined.
A Florida paper says that ''watermel-
ons as large as nail kegs 60 begging in
Tampa market at | 5 cents piece" On,
water melancholy fact!
Millions and millions of caterpillars,
according to the Salt Lake News, arc
hatched on the trees in Utah and threat
en- to destroy the fruit crop.
The wheat crop in Northern Texas
will be the best ever raised there. A
large breadth of land is planted in cot
ton and looks finely.
Every tree is subject to- disease" "
saiG speaker in fruit-growers' con-
vention ..What ailment can you find on
an oak ?" asked the chairman. "a corn,
was The triumphant reply.
When large pasture is fed with cat
tie it is good practice 10 put on the
pasture two sheep for each head of cat.
tie; the pasture is thereby improved and
additional profit gained Rochester Dem
ocrat
st. Clair County, Illinois, is said to be
the richest county in the world. The
yield of wheat alone this year is estima-
ted at 1925, 600 bushels. Last year il
produced S4,00o,000 worth, and this
years yield will bring million dollars
more.
To remove warts from horses leg
West India molasses or kerosene mois
tened on, night and morning is, recon
mended. Common pine tar mixed witt
dry salt is also suggested; during colo
her the tar will need warming over
afire and the salt stirred in while warm
A correspondent of the Country Gen
.tleman says q. good application of two
or three bushels of blacksmith's cinders
spread around young fruit trees, partic
ularly pears, not only keeps down the
grass but affords some principle which
gives health and vigor to the growth ot
the tree.
Prune your rose bushes pretty severe
ly as soon as the period of blooming i:
over, unless it should be very dry, III
which case we defer the pruning until
just as the fall crop begins. BV. thi;
course we get an abundance Of young
spurs or shoots for Towering the next
season.--Ho ouSehold.
1t would be great convenience if far
mers, generally, would have their name:
printed upon the gates in front of theil
residences. Strangers often have mucl
8 difficulty in finding the residence Of per
sons of whom they are in search, which
. would be obviated by this course. Be
sides, nice gate, with the name of the
occupants, .aids greatly to the appear
ance of place, and looks as though th'
: inmates were not isolated f.om the ont
side world.
We find in Nevada paper, the Terri
torial Enterprise,an elaborate account o
On attachment for the noses of pigs
whereby it is said that one of these ami
mails will turn over large tract of lane
: in a single day, in the pursuit OF his ia
vorite pastime of roofing, preparing i
for cultivation. OF course it must ht
the right kind of land and the right kinc
of pig; otherwise the plan won't work
No better advice can be given far
mer or fruit grower, a dairyman or
stock breeder, than to make an effort tt
establish a reputation for producing som!
special product in perfection-to get his
name known in the market as sending
= thither the best product of its class, al
ways of uniform quality and superior
excelIehce-to make his brand an index