The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-04-24

--ALebanon chicken iancier has Ply
mouth Rock that laid two eggs IN one day
limited States Marshall Hall, oil wash
ington county, Pa',recently sold a 4 months
calf for 81 900.
The boys may plant and the women
may water, but If you don't pull weeds you
won't get any garaen sauce
Col. Thomas A. Scott has subscribed lor
$lOO worth ofthe stock OF the Delaware Co..
Agricultural Society.
Rye straw is now extensively used IN
the manufacture OF paper, and is worth as
much per ton as the best timothy hay
"A COW belonging TO f. H. Iheen, ol
West Chester, gave birth to cali one day.
and was delivered OF another the next day
AT Trexlertown, Lehigh county, there
is an apple tree known to be over lOO years
old, tratsstill bears fruit OF very excellent
kind.
Reports from all parts OF the State are
ITO the effect that the farmers are busy at
work preparing ground, and expect good
crops this year.
Secretary sherman reports to Congress
that the cattle exports from this country IN
the past six years have amounted to nearly
$2S,OOO,OOO.
1t costs from 81 to Sl.25 to produce
busheI of wheat in England. In Minnesota
wheat has been produced at a cost of4O cents
per bushel.
-Appricots are becoming iavorlte fruit
among the growers OF California, where the
climate seems to be well adapted for their
propagation.
Mr.. Balser Weber, OF Howard, Centre
county, tells ola hen that got wedged be-
tween boards in his stable and existed four
weeks without food or water.
French poultry fanciers are now feeding
fowls designed for market with barley and
steamed yellow carrots This iced is remark
able for its rapid iatlenng qualities.
Among litter of pigs recently born on
the farm of Joseph Cornell,in Northampton
county, IS one having five perfect legs, two
distinct tails, and is of both sexes.
Mr.. James Hopkins, of East Mahoning
township, Indiana county, has a COW that
has had five calves inside of twenty-five
months. All are living and doing well.
Erie ,Chautanqua and Cattaraugus coun'
ties in New York comprise what is called the
Erie apple belt, and from there was shipped
to market last fall $l,545,oOO worth Of APP
Piles.
--Advices are favorable for another large
wheat crop. 1t is estimated that in eleyen
OF the Northwestern States the yield this
year will exceed that of last year over fifty
per cent.
-Samples Of rice grown on high ground
without flooding and without the use of fer
tilizers, not long since, were exhibited al
the Florida State Fair. The rice was o
good quality and yielded sixty bushels tC
the acre.
The fruit growers of Minnesota are il
hopes to find some varieties of apples il
Russia which will Withstand the severity o
their winter climate, which is found very
trying for such fruit as thrives in New Eng
Pearl millet, which has proved a fail
ure in Massachusetts, is grown with success
in Kansas. Some growers say that it is 81
per cent, better than corn fodder and stand
dry weather much better than corn, or an,
other kind of millet
The annual apple crop Of the Unite,
States is estimated TO be worth S5I 900 ,OOO
The peach crop is estimated at $50 900, 90
the pear Drop at 81 5,OOO, 900, and the straw
berry crop at $1,000 ,OOO.S The annual ex
ports Of canned fruits are estimated at 81,
100000.
"A fox which was neither gray, red no
black, but had a aray stripe on each sid,
while the rest of the body was black, wa
killed in Cherry township, Indiana count,
a few days ago. Reward was oftbe femal
persuasion very large. and tho mother
Ave pups.
"A we'll known citizen of Londonderr,
Chester county. on A recent Saturday NIGH
WAS presented by his wife with a fine bab
boy. On the same night his mare cav
birth 10 a colt his cow 10 a calf and one
bis sows to a litter of pigs. The most wor
derRl mart of this influx Of new life is III,
ali the births arc of the male nersuosion.
IT. br,no vo,,r fr,,it troos fo,,,or4 80,
'oE' "N'' ''0's ava ""'u i"l
ldly they should be transplanted at lea
three times, with careful and iudcious ro
pruning Crane vines and asnocial,v straw
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