The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-10-19
EARN AMI FIREsIDE.

inquiries COuCeIuLuS enO oPPiACdIloh VI q,
.efuse hair from tanneries, and whe Their
It is of value for grass lands. The refuse
nair from tanneries is generally mixed
with lime. 1t is a valuable fertilizer.
When spread broadcast its action is slow
but an immediate effect is produced from
the lime. The better way to apply hair
to land is to pour it under or work it in
the soil. The late Zadock Pratt, Of
Green County, New York, we'll known
for his butter dairying experiments,
greatly increased the fertility of his
dairy farm by the application of hair
and other refuse from his tanneries. He
experimental with it in various ways,
and found that the best results were OBJ
tanned when it was poured in or mingled
with the soil. We have experimental
with hair for turnips and cabbage by
digging a hole with a spade and putting
in a double handful of hair, then cover
ing with earth and planting the turnip
seed. The turnips make a great growth,
far surprising that from barn yard ma
nure. 1t also makes a good manure for
cabbages. The waste from tanneries can
often be utilized with great profit by
farmers living in the immediate vicinity
of these establishments, and this refuse
can not unfrequently be had simply for
carting it away.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE DEPART
MENT OF AGRICULTURE.-The complete
report of the Department. of Agriculture
for the months of Augustand September
has been issued. 1t contains the follow
ing important information relative to
the crops:
Our August returns indicate that the
corn crop of the country was a full aver
age, the deficiency in the great corn-pro-
ducing States of the northwest being
compensated by the superior conditions
of the other sections. All the New Eng
land and Middle States fell off except
Rhode Island and New Jersey. Insect
! injuries and premature frosts also affected
the crop in some of the more northern
counties. All of the South Atlantic
States show an advance and a condition
on the whole considerably above the av-
erage. The Gulf States all declined ex-
cept Louisiana, which shows a very con-
siderable advance upon the low condition
of August. ALI of the Southern inland
States are above the average, and all
have improved during August. North
of the Ohio River all the States report
an improved condition at the end of Au.
gust except Michigan. Ohio and Wis.
consin are above the average, while the
great corn regions of Indiana and Hi
nois show a gratifying improvement
greatly reducing the decline appre
hended at the close of July. On the Pa
cific coast the condition of the crop i'm
proved at least five per cent. during Au
! gust.
In the July report an improvement
, was noted in the condition of winte,
| wheat, bringing it up to 95. The Au
gust returns indicated that spring whea
yielded less than t~hree-quarters of
crop. 1t was still further reduced dur
ing that month by insectravages and I'm
favorable conditions of growth aDc
ripening, so that the condition of tn
whole crop averages but 81. In New
3 England only the small crops of Massa
l chusetts and Connecticut were in goot
t condition. The grain did not fill well
, and hence wa short in both weight ant
3 bulk. In the Middle States the larg
crops of New York and P~ennsylvani
were below 100, the former twelve pc
cent. and the latter four per cent. NeV
Jersey and Delaware indicate high COZ
dition, but their surplus is not suticien
to meet the deficiency of the two large
States. Maryland and Virginia ar
p each two per cent. above 100, but tn
n other South Atlantic States show a d.
, fciency, which decreases with the lat
. tude to a minimum of &c in Georgis
The crop was very poor in all of the Gu.
States. All the States north of the Obi
River indicate low condition, rangin
from SO in Ohio to So in Wisconsin
. Winter wheat was here considerably r,
duced by winter killing. West of til
Mississippi the crop is also below 10t
ranging from 81 in Iowa and go in Mi
= souri,. The Pacific States were also b.
low 100.
The condition of the oats crop, whic
averaged Sc on the LIST of August, d,
clined to 81 on the LIST of September.
! The condition of the rye crop is belo'
100 in the great majority of the State
;, The barley crop is in full condition
above in only a few of the States, viz
!, Vermont, Rhode Island, South Carolin'
= Georgia, and Alabama.
The September returns of cottol
while averaging a higher condition tina
is usual in this month, are lower tha
!. those of August. This decline is usua
it is almost inevitable. In North Car
lima the cecline has been from SO to 90
y South Carolina, 81 to 81; Georgia, II
- to 80; Florida, SO to SO; Alabama, II
to SO; Mississippi, 90 to 81; Texas, II
to 81. In Tennessee and Arkansas Il
decline is but one per cent. In Lo
y isiana there is a gain of n per cent.
~ The September potato returns repo
extensive injuries to the crop in Angus
N The condition falls largely below 100
nearly all the States producing hea1
,e crops.
q. The larger tobacco States report a 10
|. condition, indicating a reduction in A
ID gust of eight per cent. in Maryland al
~ Virginia, four in Tennessee, and nine
Missouri, but a gain of five per cent.
m Kentucky, three in Ohio, and no chan
in North Carolina. The condition ave
ID ages better in States producing lie
10 quantities.
Sugar growing in some parishes
III Louisiana appears to be extending.
- tho forrtoan onuntiau M o6ipr rafurns r