The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-16
FACTS FROM ALL SOURCES.
TIE CHERRY FOR SHADE.


The Horticulturia says for ornamental
purposes and for shade, the cherry is SUI
perior to almost any other t-bearing
tree. Its beautiful age, graceful form;
its early sheet of white blossoms cover
ing it with mantcl of snow; its dense
green foliage which soon follows the fall
of the blossoms, and then its beautiful
fruit i'll red and jet clusters, nestled in
delightful contrast with the emerald
foliage what can be more charming to
the eye or more provocative of appetite?
Had the forbidden fruit been the cherry,
| think Eve herself should be forgiven
for her transgression. What boy or girl
can resist the temptation of taking the
cherry Us it hangs in all its beauty and
glory? The question of ownership is
forgotten in the presence of IL cherry tree
laden with its rich and luscious ripe
fruit. This very temptation is used us
argument against planting the cherry as
a shade tree along our highways. Beauty
so transcendent, rs in the human form,
should be its own protector. would
like to see the cherry trees 50 common
that there would be enough for BOYS and
girls, birds and insects, and yet leave am
pie for profitable marketing.
CORN AS A FOOD FOR HORSES.
Mr.. Church, the general manager of
the London omnibus company, before Il
select committee of the house of COM
mons, spoke very highly of Indian corn
rs food for work horses. The company
find it 50 much cheaper than oats that
they have discarded them. He SAWS
These animals are fed entirely on maiSc
and chaff, each horse receiving rs his
daily ration about II pounds of the
former and ten of the latter The maize
is just broken sufficiently to enable the
horses to eat it without difficulty, and
they thrive better on this fodder than
they ever did upon oats. On the ground
of economy, also, maize is preferable to
oats as forage, its price being much
lower, and the saving effected being IS
or As. Il quarter. These facts, Mr..
Church went on to obserue, have long
been known To many owners of horses,
but gentlemen with private stables find
great difficulty in substituting bruised
maize and chatf for the o!d-Elshioncd
forage of oats and trusscs of hay.
Coachmcn and grain dealers resoIuteiy
oppose the innovation, for the reason
that it enables the owner, of horse, to
exercise control over supplies for their
stables, and prevent waste and fraud.
TREES BY TIE ROADSIDE.
Continuous rows of stately trees along
the roadside add much to the appearance
of ~ farm or country But il Is urged
that shaded road. remain wet and muddy
much longer after heavy rains than those
fully exposed to the sun. This is doubt
less true, but is an offset we claim that
they are less liable to become dusty, and
between the two evils there is not much
choice. DcciduouS trees only should be
planted along road-sides in cold climates.
because they afford shade during the
season when needed if at all. Roadside
trees may also interfere with the growth
of the crops in the fields adjoining by
shading as well as by absorption of mois-
turc by the roots; but rs we can scarcely
secure anything of value without some
loss, perhaps the pleasure derived from
passing over II shady road during the hot
weather in summer, rs well a. the bcauti-
full appearance of such Highways. more
than compcnsatc- for the slight loses
which they entail.
CAIIFOENIt HONEY.
Among other numerous product for
which California seems destined To- hc-
come famous honey ranks as bv NO means
the least valuable item. 1t has already
found its way into the eastern markets,
though, 50 far in limited supply, and is