, 1877-04-06
AGRICULTURAL NOTES,

fptetal Gpfr<spoHdfngs " fhs tribune.
MADISON, Wis, april 4.--We observe that tpe
only production around Portage Is sand and the
Fox River Caual Or " improvement" We have
while lustug the years u our youth, long sInso
passed. scsd In the Congregational Uto1s, sesssou
after session, "Uue hundred aud Iiity THOUSAND
.loIlars appropriated for the Fox Ntyer Improve
r,ent." We saw tlts n,uFning for the hrst tins
whcrc The n,ouuy bad been <unk. 1t will never
br finished. md b. OF no particular benefit to
the HtAtc. Tic idea Ut transporting grain bY
canal In these dayh of "rapd traus!t" fsola
Frurte du Ch!en W Qrcen Bay IL tou slow i
uietauA 10 be nf any practical benefit. .
4 little snow kt,1l l!ngcrs along tue roadside
and stnong tho trees, but 1t IL practically MI
gone. 4 short distance from poftuge the coln-
Try begins tu Improve. aud W. havB sonle rolling
prairie we'll adap.ed to spring wheat. Ths
farmers oil through this section Of country b.
lteys In fa]l-plow!ng, and their farms have all
been turned aver, aud It will take but a few daye
of waria sun to put The fields In tins SHAPE iof
.ow'nE; 1E;;, We sn,'., afs saft,@s @ haxessr snss
II w wsre called upon to eou.ttist
Ftr.tmF%l!;!.!ox le's5y ttwe): / sesnalsI; W.;
Out )" when you arc not compelled to 60 to t0xA
u,Ita speAl l!xlf the tins Ia talktnE Fost-Oahs
politics. The latter tllns tnurt laTHcra thai
KrasshoppeFs, potalo'bues, mud satlare1 u crop'
tbs WiacousIu slste Agricultural soetety.
unleF tue management Of ito present cilclHIt
Secretary, tho il0I,. ". ". Field, has Just pub
y Il. sassts sf liz .sis ts' ISL 6 n Tas
rtuty has lunt much tue past year towards rats"
lug the standard Ut education And iutcllfseAre,
a,ll paci'sg thu sous of toll upon higher I''sns,
wllgru they cnl ksop stsp with the aatauced
progressive spIrit u shs tueA
Tie datIy Interest u becoming very ln1pof'
tant. 1n l673 tlse at,ouilt Ut cheese uIanuiav
tuyel ln Wisconsin, WA ho0p,0 ,0U pounds. aud n
1875 sIutl Increased ts IT, UO OU1 pounds.
The stats Agricultural Hxtsty Will hold Il.
twenty.!ourth suuual e1hluatlop in tue CttY 1l
5ancsvilia 5spt. " tu II, Inclusive. Aost 'ltr
tEai prenaiunls ats offered IN Nil departments
ard tho Increased intesest shown III tbe,s ~
nual gatherings, mud ly uthers engaged III tas
leal!lx braarlIrs ol Industry vi tho Etatc, p!gn!.
| ise 10 make the Scptcnitsr exhibition Of 1877
4 Efat,1 SUCCESS.
ultimately connected with the agricultural 10.
teFs$ts, a,al whicll Will have = powerful tnau'
| eneu upon the future prosperity Ut tho State
y the unlYeEsiiy q WAeuusin. !he Hosf1 ~
Krzeuts ilays Just uuE4aed onc Ut ths u,ost eon's
ly for .e5untldc purposes, aul intending - w.;
| euu,ntodatu every uus ~ dexsoas Ut uetaluinx
practical edutatton where : study u ~
which & Just receiving IL turnlturs, IL ,nols.
SQUARE fsst, fouI storls: Ls4. The Hon. y. y:
Van SlYks, QUE Of tho kugvnss, has given gtsats
e ,!aa ~: aS n t. a Il rsse saa xessa
carc tue Btate u ii.debtsl Tor this uu!4.
| ment u honssty iu the ertSttoa
os public building. md tho hs''i. asta.
SOU. . Htase.llousu Commissioners Of !lIl,
uols, couie here aud Eazc Apon thls building tna
thcn 60 tloult and weep over ths tnass u Iots
rapton and xdsa fraal you L.ys astetnptsa IN II