The daily gazette., 1880-11-03
Farm a Cd Garden Notes

from MS own pursuit.
Farm a Cd Garden Notes
Mr.. Peter Henderson, of New
York State, states in the Gardener,
Monthly that he has discovered that
mulching roses in pots to force flow
ers for the holidays, in january
last, with common moss mixed with
q good portion of bone dust. say one
part bone dust to thirty of moss, has
a wonderful effect in bringing forth
early roses. In two weeks after the
mulch Was first applied a change
was clearly to be seen, and by the
end of May the plants had attained
from four to six feet in height land
though they had bloomed profusely
during a period of nearly six months,
they were in the most perfect health
and vigor." All other plants on
which the mulch had been tried
showed marked benefits.
We should be thankful for some
reliable information about the PINK
water lily, which il is claimed will
grow nowhere else than in the
neighborhood of Cape Cod. Cannot
some of our Boston contemp )raries
tell US something about it? We
have heard great deal OF their or
clnsireness but we dou't believe it.
In England black walnut is in
large demand, and agents of English
manufacturers have lately been visi-
ting Iowa. Indiana and Missouri for
The purpose of buying all they could
obtain. About twenty-five years
ago this wood was so little apprecio
ated in the Western states that it
was cut up with common woods into
post and rails for fencing purposes,
and much was thus used. There is
but little danger, however, of the
supply becoming exhausted, as there
are vast forests of it in some of the
Southern states.
Some horses possess all immense
amount Of endurance. No doubt many
of the ills that horsefesh is heir To are
more frequently produced by ovrr-feed
ing than from an insufficiency of food.
An evidence of loDg-conlinued service
are . pair of horses owned by Joseph
Fenstermacher, Of Topton, BeIks county
Pa, which have been used in ore team
for eighteen years. and are still serviceA-
BILE.
An immense quantity of tomatoes and
other vegetables has been canned in New
Jersey this season. At Campbell's ca
ming est ablishnent, Camden, as many 5
100000 cans Of Tomatoes and peas we e
thus put up duiing, he past three months.
Two hundred hanGs were employed to
do the work. The demand for tlIese goods
is largely from the South.
The crops from Canada are report, d
this year 10 be satisfactory. While the
yield OF whoat IL not so heavy as las
year, other crops particularly barley,ea 5,
hay, 'o1ts aud TUT were heavy. The
potato crop of Prince Edward Island
gives q generous return, and altogether
the farmers of the Dominion are better
situated pecuniarily than they were y
year or two ago.
The hop crop OF New York state
turns out to be very superior one,
enough not only TO supply all over our
consumption, but to have several thon-
sand bsles TO spare. This is good news.
| Some years the crop Is almost an entir,
failure, enlailing great loss on the c,tl-
| tivators. CUoperstown seems to be
abou. the headquarters OF the crop II
| New York.
The Pacific Rural Life says that thor
oughbred stock in considerable numbers
has been sent to Asia, the Sandwich Is
lands ard Mexico from California
Shorthorns and Jerseys are fayorit,
breeds in that state. In aising horse
much progress is now being made, an,
many superior animals have been ha,
there within few years.
No family in China is said to be to,
poor TO keep poultry. About ever,
shanly struts pert cock aud a few hun
sry hens, which lead precalious ex
lstence a never become scasad iron
I over-feeding. During winter they g.
: barely enough flod to sustain life.
The laIe arrival Of two America
) steamers at Reve., Russia, created dc
cided sensation In that country. OWN
: to the high road charges grain is said {
. be imported from this country chcapr
I than it tan be shipped from some Of til
: agricultural districts Of Russia to I'll
,eaboard.
! Owing to the heavy apple crop th
shipments "a foreign ports this seaso
4 | promise to far exceed those Of any fol
J mer year. The other day a steam,
a took from Boston 1868 barrels, one
= The largest cargoes of the kind ev,
II shipped from an American port,