The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-09-29
AGRICULTURAL.



WooI-RAIsING has become an import
ant Industrial feature of Oregon.
THE orchards of this country are
estimated to occupy 5000 acres ana
contain 10000 trees.
THE only eflectual cure for sheep
killing dog is large dose OF leaden Dull
let from the barrel of a rifle, with plenty
of powder to give it force. :,
THE cultivation of the castor OIL
bean could be made profitable in South
Florida, beyond doubt. 1t grows here
for an indefinite period after being once
planted. and produces abundantiy ana
continuously Tampa Guardian.
PASTURES are usually short during
the month of August, and If COWS are
not fed extra. the flow of milk will be
correspondingly lessened. 1t Is mucn
easier to keep it up by feeding than ID
restore it after it has decreased to any
considerable extent.
A CONNECTICUT farmer spread some
refuse from a brewery as a feruiizer'
this spring, and then planted potatoes on
the field. The potatoe bugs, though de-
vouriug everything else in the neigh
hood, have never touched the plants
where the brewery stuff was put.
THE difference in the amount of la
Dor performed by well-fed man or ami
NAL and an ill-fed one is considerable.
There is no real economy in placing the
laborer upon i starvation diet. Alum
dant and good food give bodily strength
and contentment of mind, which is an
important item.
l WOULD urge upon; the youth the
Importance of studying the history of
the world down to the present period,
and let him carefully note the large
number of great men who were agricul-
turists, who owed their success to the
judicious training and good discipline OF
country life Western Rural.
1 AM glal to know you are calling
attention to the Holsteins. The cow 1
purchased last season has made re-
markable milk record Her butter, too,
is excellent, particularly in keeping
quality. This COW, and Others in this
vicinity, satisfy me they are the cows
for the northwest Ires'er,s Rural.
MANY despisG poplar as timber,
but it has one golden proPerty-it will
not burn. Some years ago factory at
Nottingham took fire on the second floor,
and burnt to the top luriously, but not
downward; although the floors lay a
ward thick with hot clinkers and melted
machinery, yet it did not get downward,
because the foo-s were of poplar.-The
Garden.
As MUCH as | detest being in debt,
] would sot hesitate to recommend Il
young man to run in debt moderately
for farm, if he loves the occupation,
and who has a wife vino does not mind
living on farm for l think with these
requisites, if he be cautious and frugal
for a few years, he will be better off and
take more comfort OH a farm than in a
city.-BostoH CultiUdt0r.
THE state of New York alone has
now nearly l 900 cheese manufactures,
which use the milk of more than $50,
600 cows, making therefrom 80,000,000
pounds of cheese, which is 200 pounds
for every three cows. The cheese pro-
duction of the whole United States is
over 100000, 900 pounds, of which &C.,
1000 are exported. England scarcely
exports $4,000, 900, while little Holland,
which used to be the principal cheese
producing country of the world, exports
at lresent 90, 100000 pounds.
THREE noted bulls died in Kentucky
during the very hot weather in July, as
follows: The seventeenth duke of Air
Dire, 6629, owned by Simms & McClin-
toch, Williamsburg, died on the 10th of
July. He was bred by r. A. Alexan
der, of Kentucky. His sire was royal
Oxford, dam fourth duchess of Airdrie.
This fine bull was for several years at
the head of the herd of George Murray,
ESQ, of Racine. In December last he
was sold at J. B. Taylor's sale, at Toron-
to, for $500. Houan's tenth duke,
owned by Gen. L. Desha, of CyDthiana,
died also on the 10Th. He was four
years old; was sired by the fourteenth
duke of Airdrie, dam Louan tenth. The
last of the three was the duke of Bloom
field, 1869, Owned by c. NJ. Clay, Jr.-
4 fine bull sired by duke of Geneva, dam
lady Bates.