Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-11-19
Agricultural Items.

The rabbits are sail to be eating what
grain the sra>,hopper- len in Oregon.
A sub-grange Of the Patrons OF Illus
baudry la, been established At West
Mip"i.
4 hciicr was lately slaughtered in the
pasture OF Joel M-,cit Al Norway, and
ii.c carcass carried On by thieves.
Rain i, v-sy much needed ia The ,iciu-
~ Of Augusta. tie wells being quite low
AID the ci>tcrus quite dry.
No other pursuit l. so favorable to
health As farming The outdoor life ia
the fresh, pure air. the muscular exercise
and the absence of wearin: cares are all
conducive TO health and longevity.
A thousand ducks in one season from
The eg-, laid by twelve ducks is a good
yield. Il i reported by one William Van
Fleet, OF stockton, Cal.
-Turnips grow large in Nevada. Among
I selection sent 10 fair al Ninsemucca
was one Is iuches high and Is inches in
diameter.
u harles Il. Warner says that ~ hat a
man needs in gardening is cast iron back
with a hinge in IT," Any one who has had
experience in gardening will perceive the
force OF this observation.
An Irish peasant being asked why lac
permitted hi- pig to take up his quarters
,,-itt, 49, f.,nis,- mad. an apS,r.r bound
ing with sstarical Hdirets: why not !;
Doesn't the place afford every cony anience
that 4 pig can require"
Without any desire to brag. the De-
troit Free Press points 10 a Michigan sun
flower nineteen feet high, and respectfully
inquiries afler the health OF other sun
flowers around the country.
AT the Illinois State Fair fleece OF
wool from the flock OF Mrs. *. Blacore
Centerville, Cal. weighing 81 IL lbs, was
exhibited. Its age Is not stated. but a
committee was appointed TO ind out how
much wool there is in ii less the grease.
a Belgian has started an egg farm
near Marietta. Ga. lie has eight hundred
hens aud iny cocks. The business now
Yields 1900 eggs and ,l26 chickens per
aunum.
Every town in the State ought To have
Young man in the Agricultural Collie e
at Orouo. Would it not be well for our
numerous farmers clubs to take little
pains to look up intelligent young men and
present the subject to them? An effort in
this direction, we believe, would mater
tally increase the number of agricultural
interests of the State Lewiston journal.
1t IS singular fact that Euglani, al
though not so large as some OF the States
of the Union, has more sheep than the
whole of North America; and the East
and West. and Texas and California, do
not produce half as much mutton altogeth-
er as the little island.
An unpleasant feature of the Virginia
| agricultural districts is the dlapidate ed
condition of the farm houses and outbuild-
| inss. With few exceptions. everything
seems to be going to decay, especially on
| the small farms. More than two-thirds oil
the people, it is asserted, owe more than
they can pay.
| The warm weather has Matched GU,
the grasshopper eggs at the West, and the
| fields swarm with the young insects. The
farmers exult in the thought that winter
will soon kill them and they will be free
from the pest next season.
The consumption of cotton in Europe
has been nearly stationary for the past two
years. During the past year American
cotton constituted more than half the
whole amount consumed in England
while on the Continent Indian cotton was
used slightly in excess of the American.
| OF the total amount consumed in Europe
the past year, 5,Is9 900 bales. America
contributed 2,50S 900 bales, and India,
l .532 900.
A Boston professor claims to have
found that drink of cold water taken by
a COW, or drafts of cold air allowed TO
blow upon her when in the stable, cuts
short the yield of milk at least quart a
day, and that the effect extends for more
than a week.
Cider may be changed to good vine
gar in a short time. Place the cider in
buckets or tubs with mosquito netting
over them, and set in the sun. The larger
the surface exposed to the sir, the sooner
the vinegar fermentation will take place.
Warmth and air are needfnl. A bucket of
cider placed near cooking stove, exposed
to the air, will soon change. II "mother"
is placed in the cider and good double
handful of dried sour apples, the more
sour the better, vinegar will be formed in
q short time