The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-19

The finest crop OF raisins ever pro-
duced in California was raised last
fall.
Alabama papers are announcing that
mignonnettes are blooming and straw
berries ripe.
Sumter County, Florida, will probably
ship one and a halt million oranges the
present year.
Toronto's shipments OF sawn lumber
for the year were ll0. 900 900 feet, against
10l, 600 900 the previous year.
They raise turnips (Swedish) in
Shutdown, N. b., that weigh 20 pounds
greatest gIrth OF one exhibited ~
Inches.
They have q dwarf in Toxic, said to be
81 years old, who Is only Az inches
TALL, and OF this his head makes IN
inches.
Mr.. j. T. Maxwell, OF Yolo, Cal, has
this year sheared some two thousand
four hundred sheep aud reports a better
yield than common with good quality
combined.
There is said to be considerable eX-
portatiUn Of birch wood from New Hamp
shire to England TO be made into thread Il.
spO0ls. over one million feet were eX.
ported last year, and the demand is still
increasing.
The farmers OF North Alabama find
great difficulty in procuring hands fol
Held Work, III consequence of which hall
the cotton crop remains in the field, and
Will necesSltate u good deal OF tinanc cial
embarrassment.
should the weather prove any way
propltlous the next wheat crop of Texas
VIII be enormously large. All over the
wheat regions Of the State farmers are
turning their attention to its cultiva
ton, and will plant less cotton than
heretofore.
Kansas leads every State in the Union
IN Tue yleld OF corn per acre, being 43,l
bushels. Little New hampshire, strange
o say, comes next, with a yield OF Az
Vermont to!lows with 80, Ohio IS 7, WI.
consin III, Indiana and Nebraska 81,
Michiga" 20, Missouri 279, Minuesuta
20 4, Texas ana Illinois 70 each.
The Owensboro (Ky.) Examiner says:
We ale GLAD to know Lnat our farmers
nave soWn mucn larger acreage OIL
small grain this fall than usual, and
trust that the low prices Of tobacco may
not prove an unmlxed evil, as IL surely
VIII no provided Lne farmers learn the
salutar5 lesson It's calculated 10 Ueacn
Let us have less tobacco then in future
ana more grain and stock.
The San Luis, Obispo Zeal. Tribune
OF October 2e, says: "IIr. l. Orear de-
posted a tWenLy-pound turhip in oul
I hce on Wednesday. 1t was raised in
Sand Hill district, near the head of NJ or.
Bay, where potatoes, turnips and cab
h.lD fn riff
ouC rain, the cOpious logs supplying
them with ample moisture. This speci
men is torty-tnree inches in circumler
ence."
The Argus of Petaluma, California
reports That certain James Eugilsh ~
Russian River station has been WORKING
Two months on huge red wood tree.
from which he has already made 250, ,0OL
shingles, 1000 lence posts, 5000 shakes
LUMBER lor d dwelling house ana out
buildings, and has lumber lett for 3d. ,00(
more shingles. This natural D0aru-yarC
was nearly AZ feet in circumference a.
The butt.
The Ukiah (Cal) Despatch of recen
date, says: "John Il. Snort tells us tha
tue potato crop OF the coast is very light
but is making up in price what is lost il
weight. Mr. Welch mas eight Thousand
SACKS, and Mr.. Glberson i've thousand
four hundred and thirty-ihree sacks OF
| which he realized $11 200. Mr.. Short ais,
| informs ns that the farming lnteres t.
are very hourishing, while The lumbe
trade ID dull on the coast"
large colony from New York hav
located at. Horse Landing, twelve mile,
south of Palatka, having purchased ,
"granp' Of about ten thousand acres OF
both siues of the ST. Johns River, an(
| covering large part of FruitIand Pc
nlnsula. 1t incluues every kind Of lane
found in FIorida-hIgh and low ham,
mock and high and rolling pine land, in.
terspersed with beautiful clear wateI
lakes, abounding IN the best of fish.
MI. Robert Bonner's recent purchases
of fast Jrotting stock have arrived ir
New YORK. They consist of Keen jim
a our-year-old, VINO has the fastest rec
ord at that age OF any horse in the world
viz, 2:264, 2:24H, 2:Z617, in three CON
secutlVe Aea.s; centennial, also a four.
year-old, who trotted in a public trial at
three years old in 2:26L; Lazy Cuyler
a three-year-old filly, tnat Lrotted IN o.
tober last mile III 2:ZS1z, aud two year.
ling FLIES by George Wnkes.
Mr.. Henry N. Smith, owner OF Gold
smith Maid, has matched his six-year.
old horse Gossip aga nst the wel-kn W Il
General Tweed for $4,000 aside, 81, SOC
forfeit. The race to be trotted in July
next, and TO be mile heats three In five,
in harness. The last match Of any i'm.
portance in which Mr.. Smith was Ell
gagged was that with Ned Stokes, which
was carried before the National Board
OF Appeals. 1t was claimed ON the triai
that Stokes was hunting up evidence for
The case when he met Fisk on that fatal
Saturday