Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-01-28
Agricultural.

REPAckING TEA.-Much of the inferior tea
that comes to this country is ''doetored"-that
is, repaeked in fancifuly made half and quarter
chests, and sod at very .roftabe price. Mix =
ing tea is another method of cheating the prr
chaser. quantity of superar tea is m
with an equal amount of a much chea >r artr
Gle, and disposed of at much higher prices than
could otherwise be obtained. We are informed
that there is an estabIi'hmeIt| on Front street.
this city, where persons aye constantly engaged
in repackIng tea. few years ago Il vessel with
an unusually larGe cargo of choice tea was
wrecked on L2HgBeach, New Jersey, and the
chests were oil found to be 80 thoroughly i'm
pregnat>d with salt water that the underwriters
Gld D6t think it would pay them to sell the tea
s<party purchased the lead contained in the
7 boxes for two thousand dollars and afterwards
izsd five thousand dollars from the SAFE of
this Article acne. In order to get at the lead
the boxes were removed from the wreck and the
contents thrown upon the beach, forming a
small mountain of tea, originally worth about
hundred thousand dollars. Afterwards the
tea war placed in barrels by paIsies from New
York, taken up the Hudson to u malt house.
where il went through brief washing To re-
move the brine, was arIi6cialiY dried, repaeked
in imitation Chinese paper and sent forth in
every direction, wherever purchasers could be
found, as freshly imported tea of fine flavor.
Some of it. We learn, is still in the market. The
speculation was profitable one TO the unseru-
pulous party who had it in charge.-Gsrnasn.
torn Telegraph.
FARMERS VERSUS MERcHAsTs-we take
following from the New York Times, asa
parison between farming and other kin4-,
business
''To be satisfied that wealth may be acquired
by farming needs to look over the country
and enumerate the number Of thrifty farmers,
whose farms are adorned by substantial and
even elegant buildings, whose homes are sur
rounded by luxury, and whose sons and daugh-
ters are promising, as well cultured, and as
well received as any in the land, and then look
back for only few years to sec how rapidly
that number has increased.
| ''Who ever heard of a farmer who followed
i his calling as legitimate and only pursuit,
failing in businessl 2 A1d pet the statistics show
that nearly ninety per cent. of those who engags
in mercantile pursuits become bankrupt The
| highways of trade and commerce are strewn
With wrecked fortunes, while no. one can be
found along the quieE retreats of rural life."
HORSE STABLE Floors The long-d-batea
question as to the best material for stable floors,
is being revived. clay floor was held out for
years, and such was the earnestness OF its advo-
! Gates and the m n hrnu
upon it, that We were induced some fifteen to
twenty years ago TO try it. In three or four
months we had the planks back again, being Sc
yerey satisfied of the disadvantages OF clay for
horses Our present floor OF planks is simply
inclined little from front 10 rear, where the us-
ual gutter is made to carry of the liquid voidings
We do not believe in sand, coa;-ashes, sawdust,
asphatum, flags, cobble- stones, or any of these
modern devices to injure horses. Thus far We
have never noticed that this little inclination
was in any way injurious and We doubt whelh b.
er the wooden grating, placed over the plankiug
would be advisable Oh the ground that the ami
mai would be no more comfortable, while this
movable grating or second floor might lead to
accidents. When a person can keep horses in
good, sound, healthy condition for from i've to
seven years, as We have done on a carefuily-eon-
strucred plank flooring, inclining little to the
rear, it is just well to be satisfied with it,
GermantogH Telegraph.
FALL-PLASTIs6 of potatoes also growing
them by laying on the ground and covering
them well with straw again up for discus
sion. As farmers are men of sense and ex-
pericnee they will allow ''the laney'' to try
these methods of producing murphies.