The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-10
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Pigeon culture is illegal in Calves
ton.
Hartford's few catalpa trees are in
blossom.
Numerous cotton blooms begin to fluff
the Alabama scenery.
Raw tomatoes with little sugar are.
said TO resemble cantaloupes.
Two-foot melons are booming north
ward on the Carolina trains.
Caterpillars are crunchinG the rice |
fields along Savannah River.
Southernlndianas wheat is estimated |
at thirty to forty bushels an acre.
Chicago gets her first asparagus from
California by the carload, each spring.
Berries. etc., may be canned cold by |
simply filing the jar with cold water.
There's right smart sprinkiing OF
deer on the Coosa Mountains, Alabama. |
Eighty thousand Maryland shad were
launched into Alabama River last Thurs
day.
Michigan strawberries are ten days
later than Illinois ones OF the same laLi-
tude.
The Cedar KEYS (Fla. journal states
that three hundred pounds of alligator
teeth have been consigned to Mr.. Green
leaf from Sara Sofa.
There is a movement on foot at Sher-
man, Texas, to build extensive stock
yards on the Transcontinental Railroad,
Twelve miles from sherman.
The canebrake LANDS in Alabama are
coming into favor rapidly, and III a few
years ID plantation in that section will
he as hard to buy as it was before the
war.
Widow Window, Of Roanoke, Ind,
has two broken ribs and many bruises
the result OF flirting with an energetic
woman's husband.
| Arkansas has lost cotton to the
amount Of thirty thousand Dales, by
gales-a blow in a double sense, and the
coming oil which is mucn 10 be regretted.
| 1t is estimated that five hundred acres
of landin Knox County, Tennessee, is
planted in tobacco, tue product of which,
when put on the market, Will aggregate
something over $5O0,OOO.
The official canvass Of the area in cot
ton in Louisiana this year shows an in-
crease ol nearly four per cent. upon the
acreage of 1876, giving a total in excess
lof twelve thousand acres.
The stallion Don Carlos was driven a
mile and repeat over Fleetwood before
several hundred people last Sunday,
drawing one hundred and eignty-fV
pounds, in 2:2S24 and 2:26A
The wheat crop tnrous nout the State
OF Kentucky will be large, with the ex-
ceptIon oil almost total loss by rain in
some pots. The MI. Sterling Democrat
advises farmers to the Importance of
stacking their grain well, as much is lost
bV negligence in this reSDecL,
At the sale of the Middle Park year
lings Capt. Maohell paid 1000 guineas
for bay colt by Roslcrucian, dam Bas
Bleu (uam of Blue Gown and 90 umbus,
by Stockwell), and MI. Cartwright paid
! $50 gulneas Ior bay colt brother to En-
silla) by Rosicruclan, Jam Hilda, Ny
Prime Minister.
Four days before the Derby was run
Claimant showed that he was amlss and
his speed was found to be gone. He had
been backed heavily by The public, and
although Count Lagrange was hopele ss
Of victory he said his hackers should
have chance, slim as it was, and Oh
dered that Claimant should start.
MIR. Kornegay is growing in Greene
County, Alabama, Italian rye-srass. 1t
measures four and a half teut, and his
entire crop will measure more than tour
! feet in height. He cut six thousand
pounds from three. .fourths OF an acre,
which can readily be sold for 81 per cwJ.
) At This rate the proceeds from an acre
OF land would be SoO, with scarcely nc
cost OF production.
Mr.. d. D. Withers, of New York, came
all the way to Kentucky to buy "No. y
OF Mr.. Alexanders catalogue, colt by
Lexington, out of Coral, by Vandal, the
do nt \VanIArpr Mr. - I.priilnr6 nj
New York, was the purchaser at $3, 100
The Bluegrass Clipper states that MI
Withers offered Mr.. l.. $4,000 for his
beauty, but the offer was respectfully
declined.
The demand for the best grades o
, Kentucky cattle has greatly increased
during the past lew weeks, and The price
has advanced fully one per cent. pei
e pound. The Lexington Live St0cL
e journal Is authority for saying tina
:, Kentucky will send forward uurlng The
season the latest and best cattle SUI
I has marketed for years. and there is nj
d doubt but what the good beef she has u
q spare Will be wanted at IemuHeratiy
, lplices.
. Says the Bucks County (Pa. Intelli
l gencer: The absence OF clover In tn
:. moving tielus this year is quite notice
II able throughout the county. ln con
siderable amount Of diving wehave no
y seen one regular old. shioned crop 0
!, Clover. The timothy is tall and fin
h looking, but not very thick on th
, ground. It's length, however, will max
- up Tor its tAinness on the surface. D
l. Lne whole the nay crop Will be littl
y above the average.
il
IInpru
l(MO.O Democrat relates that "A citlZe
lof SedaIia passing along N. II. Gentry
e alm saw negro busily engaged i
e swinging huge ian over the prostrat
form of a SOW. The sow was named til
y Duchess. a fine blOOdel animal pui