The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-04-29

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United States Marshal Hail, Of Wash
ington county, Pa, recently sold four
months calf for u 900.
The boys may plant and the women
may water, but If you don't pun weeds
Iyou won't get any garden sauce.
Rye straw is now extensively used in
the manufacture of paper, and is worth
- much per ton as the best timothy
hay.
A COW belonging to Mr.. F. H. Gheen,
of West Chester, p, gave birth to calf
one day, and was delivered Of another
the next day.
Secretary Sherman reports to Con-
gress that the cattle exports from this
country in the past six years have
amounted to nearly $23, 000, 900.
Apricots are becoming favorite fruit
among the growers of California, where
the climate seems to be well adapted for
their propagation.
A Min county farmer, through the
Lewiston Gazette, says that to raise a
good quality of tobacco at least twen-
ty tons Of manure must be used to the
acre.
French poultry fanciers are now feed
ing fowls designed for market with bar
ley and steamed yellow carrots. This
feed is remarkable for its rapid fatten-
ing qualities.
Mr.. James Hopkins, of East Mahon-
ing township, Indiana county, Pennsyl-
wanna, has COW that has had five calves
inside of twenty-five months. All are
living and doing well.
Erie, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus
counties in New York comprise what is
called the Erie apple belt, and from
there was shipped to market last fall
81, 5l5, 900 worth of apples.
The Farmers Club, of Elimirs, New
York, has offered premiums of $l2, %
and IS for the three largest crops Of
corn that may be raised the coming sea-
son on one-tenth of an acre, by boys
not over sixteen years Of age June l,
1880.
Samples Of rice grown on high ground
without flooding and without the use of
fertilizers, not long since, were exhibit
ed at the Florida State fair. The rice
was of good quality, and yielded sixty
bushels to the acre.
The fruit growers of Minnesota are in
hopes to find some varieties of apples in
Russia which will Withstand the severi-
ty of their winter climate, which is
found very trying for such fruit as
thrives in New England.
The Irish agricultural returns for 1879
show as was expected, total yield of all
crops much below the average. Depre-
citation in money value, SIC, 200, 600, as
compared with those of 1873. The prin-
cipal loss is potatoes.
Pearl miIlet, which has proved fail
urc in Massachusetts, is grown with sue
cess in Kansas. Some growers say it is
fifty per cent better than corn fodder,
and stands dry weather much better
than corn or any other kind of millet.
Marshall R. Shaw, of Chesterfield, N.
H., had one eve that gave birth to three
lambs, all ewes. Before the lambs were
year old each had lamb, while the
old eve brought forth twins making
flock of nine from one mother within a
years time.
The British mercantile Gazette states
that while only about 4S1 900 acres Of
land were devoted to growing beets in
1873, the number of acres occupied with
beet roots in 1873 was about LOIS, 600
thus showing the great increase of 647,-
200 in four years.
The annual apple crop of the United
States is estimated to be worth $51 900,
600. The peach crop is estimated at
CSC, 900 900, the pear crop at $l5,0O0, 900
and the strawberry crop at $1,000, 900.
The annual exports of canned fruits are
estimated at 81, 900 900.
The tent caterpillar may DO easily de-
stroyed at this season of the year by
examining the ends of the small twigs,
where the eggs are deposited in small
rings fastened together, and to the tree
with glutinous deposit. Remove them
by cutting of the end of the twig.
Air-slaked lime will destroy currant
worms. In pe spring examine the
bushes often, and, where the lower
leaves are perforated, there the worms
are to be found. If the bush is dry, first
sprinkle with water, and then with lime.
Two or three applications will be suffi-
Gent for the season. The lime win in
jurc neither the bush nor the fruit.
A well known citizen of Londonder-
~, Chester county, Pa, on recent Sat
urday night, was presented by his wife
with a fine baby hoy. On the same
night his mare gave birth to colt, his
COW to calf, and one of his sows to q
litter Of pigs. The most wonderful part
of this influx Of new life is that all the
births are of the male persuasion.
To bring forward your fruit trees
rapidly they should be transplant
ed at least three times, with careful and
judicious root pruning. Grape vines,
and especially strawberry plants, are
greatly improved by this means. The
roots love the fresh soil of the new
home, while cutting their roots causes
them to send out lateral branches and
thicken up.
The first year sleeps front teeth are
eight IN number, and are of equal size ::
the second year the two middle teeth
are shed and replaced by two much
larger than the others; the third year
two very small ones appear on either
side of tho eight; at the end of the
fourth year there are six large teeth
the fifth year all the front teeth are
large; the sixth year all begin to show
signs Of wear.
Israel Boies, one Of the best dairymen
ia Illinois, says that one Of the greatest