The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-20
PARAGRAPHS OF ALL SORTS.

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/ Southern Illinois this winter, becaus
4 1t showed on the 9TH of November.
$ Mr.. Bufl'kln, near' Newton Miss
made 1872 gallons of good molases from
: one-ffth of an acre, this makes IS
gallons to the acre, which at so cent
would amount to 1926 equal to sever
bales of cotton.
At the recent Meridian Fair, Capt
Mahorner received two heifer calves
for which he paid $40. DIR Oates o
Warren county, also, refused 5000 fol
one of his cows. This shows our far
mers are paying considerable atten
ton to fine blooded stock.
A Georgia man owns a mule with
three tails. 1t is better for the safety
of that man that he has three tails
instead of three legs.
The ladies of Aberdeen Miss. have
Il cotton picking Association, and the
proceeds to go towards the support OF
the Presbyterian church.
The yield of the sugar plantation OF
Louisiana this year is estimated at
200, 900 hogsheads.
A meeting of Agricultural Chemists
met in Washington July Goth. There
were upwards of 20 of the leading
Agricultural Chemists present, who
devoted most of Their time to the con-
sideration of the analysis of manures.
Columbus Miss, last season shipped
most of her cotton to Northern Mills.
A good many farmers in East Ala
bama still have the bulk of their last
years cotton crop on hand. We re-
member travelling through that por-
ton Of the country several years ago,
and were surprised to see how much
was raised at home. Corn, meat, mo-
lasses, We're all made at home, even
was heard the music of the old fashion
ed loom that converted what little cot
ton they made into their own clothes.
They were solid in the true sense of
the word.
The Egyptian crop of cotton is est-
mated at 100000 cantars.
Mr.. Thomas Spear who has expert
mented with all kinds of textile fibers,
places the cotton plant at the head of
the list, and next in value is the
banana.
A great deal of the White River
cotton which formerly went to Mem
phis, now goes to New Orleans.
Mount sterling and Owensville
Kentucky were recently visited by
shower of large brown bugs resem-
bling beetes.
A fatal disease that battles the skill
of the veterinary surgeons, is des-
troying the Cotswold sheep of Bour.
bon county. Kentucky. Mr.. d. c. Lo-
gan of Union lost 80 head.
The reports of canned meats for the
year ending October LIST. amounted to
&C.,, 900 cases.
Chicago's fruit trade, AS shown by
the United States census foots up an
of 16,6O5, $50, which makes
it one of the greatest fruit markets in
the world.
Mr.. Kennedy has a rancho near Cor
pus Chisti, Texas, which has $780, 900
acres under fence, upon which she feeds
80, 900 head of cattle and 10000 horses.
Reports from Cotton crops are not 50
favorable. Heavy rains have been
very damaging in the last few weeks.
Farmers don't appreciate leaves
which are all falling around now
they make splendid compost.
1t is not 50 much in the breed of
stock, as proper attention to them,
which gives the most satisfactory re-
suit. A common COW was taken and
Dy thorough feeding was made to
yield a pound of butter day for five
years.
A farmer near Sharon this year
made S bales of cotton, POO bushels of
'orn, 100 gallons of mOlasses, and
olenty Of potatoes, at a cost of only
A 90 outside of his own labor. What
me man does, why can't another do?
Scion Robinson, a well-known agri-
ultural writer, died at jacksonville, !
florida, on the 4th inst.
The receipt of oats at Chicago last
week were ,0OO, 600 bushels.
During the seasons of 1879 and 1880,
,47G, 295 tons of beet sugar was manu-
lctured in Austria.
Recent snow storms in Western New
,Ork have caused much damage to |
ruit and shade trees. !
A company with a capital of $780, :
90 has been incorporated in Cincin- {
att. =
The shipments of wheat to Europe c
ON New York last week were ,5OO,- !
DO bushels. :
Mr.V. Piazza, near Chrystal Springs, !
as plenty of fine radishes to eat, and f
re will have Strawberries to eat. I
what TO Feed Horses. f
Every animal requires certain vol I
me of food to maintain the natural =
istentinn of the stomach; that is to .
w, concentrated food alone could not :,