Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A--AN VT
The estimated number of canarics import
ed into the different ports Of America prior
to 1871 Is 200 ,0O0: in lS7l-2 there were
imported 1901 600 in 1923, 80 900 in
300 900 total number imported. 900 900 :;
The number of the birds raised yearly in
America about equals the number lost
through various causes. - that the total Of
300 900 i substantially correct for the
number OF canaries now in this country. of
all other birds, both Of song and plumage.
there are about 100 600. making the grand
total of cage birds of all kinds in America
l,OOO,0O0. The following estimate of seed
consumed i based on actual observation Of
the amount Of seed fed to one hundred cana
rics: Clear canary seed, III 900 bushels
rape seed, 29,2j0 bushels: hemp seed.
800 bushels. This gives a total Jt lj6.-
OU0 bushels, which cO>t the owners of the
birds, at retail price, per annum, 81 ,223 900.
The other 100 zoo birds consume in bushels,
per annum, Of various seeds, comprising
millet, nav. lettuce, radda, cracked cora
and wheat, fully Is, 80 bushels, which cost
$1,000 making grand total of bushels
consumed FER gear l74,75G, costing s.
373 ,000
the Museum of Jena has recently been ma
terially enriched by the presentation on the
part vi 'he ''fahu Duke oil Saxony oi the
extei'si'e collection oi ChineSe ana japanese
com mace ny herr - Won SieDoid during
his prolonged residence in Japan. This
unique collection, which l. arranged chrono-
losicaliy, ana extenis from the year ~ Il.
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rom statistics e'ile'tei ~ TIE NATIONAL
Agficutural lAlo9er : l mon as to tie re-
cent k-'it III the eastern countries ol
England, Il appears taat the struggle lasted
about eighteen weeks, and cost the union
IN money expended Tor I'cS-ort pay, misra-
uon anu enilSraii'h' ne'riy t-9'uVJ. Orl-
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Ile plans O.. the raAway whicl II TO as
cent Mount te>I'iIS are now complete
Ihe roHte VIII De 10 mics IN lehSth- lhe
sraies are ~ anu - icst ID the nunIieu,
ana TIE road terminates al ie" leet from
lhe crater ihefe WIZ nc one S'alioh' Pro,
tected ~ Il '5ft ui oredN-!a'h, WEIGH VIII
avert tAe now IN e'Se ei cru uPtloh' iroll 'ne
building anu raiiS- lhe Foad i 70 iaiu oul
Is To he haturaily sheltered al every point
except ioF distance oi "''nt sixty i'et-
Col. Fornsv has been inspecting the Eng
lish plstal telegraph system. ami in the
course Of lis account Of the experiment he
describes the scene he witnessed III the top
story Of the General Post Office Department.
where the work under the system Is per-
formed. Ut frs; the apartment looked like
vast concourse Of sewing machines all
at work at the same moment. The superb
cial space occupied by the instruments and
staff i 70 900 square feet, while the space
occupied by the desks extends nearly three