The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-09-15
GRICULTURA

A blackberry farmnear Dallas, Texas,
has yielded 5000 quart boxes on two
acres, and the crop, selling at 20 cents
per box, has brought to the owner
1900. The berries are large, nearly
round in shape, coal black and of deli
cious flavor.
The increase Of two bushels of wheat
per acre on 40, 200, 900, the area now in
wheat, would be a gain to the country
of $50, O0O, 600, and if by improved seed
we could increase the production one
bushel per acre this would amount to
$40, ZOO, 900.
After an afternoons discussion at a
meeting of the Michigan Sheep Breed
ers and Wool Growers Association ON
the washing Of sheep, the result was an
unanimous verdict that the practice is
not only useless and barbarous but un-
profitable.
The greatest gain from sheep hus-
bandry is in saving as much as posi-
ole of labor and loss in the manage
ment of the flock, and much oisap-
pointment and Encouragement will
follow early lambing of ewes if COM
Portable quarters and good care are
wanting.
The English hop crop is in a bad way,
being threatened with mildew and lice.
Even the most favored districts are not
:. exempt from these impending back
sets. Throughout the entire hop dis
trict the prospects are exceedingly
blue, and planters are very much dis
coursged.
Clear bran alone should never be fed
to fowls ON account of its swelling and
caking in masses in the crop, and
proving fatal to chicken life not infre-
quently. It will sodden and increase
in bulk very rapidly before digesting,
causing ruptureof the crop if any great
quantity has been eaten.
The late rains in Michigan have
caused less damage to the crops than
was at first expected. The total crop
of wheat is believed to be much larger
than in 1879, which was the largest
ever harvested. The total crop of
wheat is estimated at 35,0O0,OCO BUSH
els. Report says that all spring crops
are excellent.
The Rural Messenger say that the
peanut crop will be a failure. Owing
to the irregularity of the rains the grass
got ahead of the peas, and the falling
off in the production will be about 81
per c.nt. Instead of a crop of l,0O0,-
600 bushels, as there was last year, it
will only be about from 400, 200 to &c.,
600 bushels.
A small worm, resembling a snail in
shape and color, and from a fourth to half
an inch in length, is said to be the lat
est enemy to the potato in Pennsylva-
MIA. The eggs, which are yellowish
in color, are deposited on leaves of the
plants and hatch out in a few hours,
and tw%enty-four hours thereafter the
plant sesaoeass 5 s,,au
Aas;sss' = On sSssp Henry E.
-ffafd numbes Of
cattle exported from Jersey duringth
six months ending June 80, 1885, as fol-
lows: Mr.. E. J. Arnold, 624 cows and
heifers, g bulls; Mr.. F. LIE Brocq, 331
COWS and heifers, s bulls, sundry ship
pers, 10 COWS and heifers.
Some English papers describe three
stalks of Stotts Monarch Rhubarb as
follows: Width OF the largest leaf four
feet, length three feet eight inches,
the weight of the largest stalk and at
81 pounds and of stalk alone 81 pounds,
the weight of the three stalks without
leaves 81 pounds.
The farmers of the Netherlands are
intending to exhibit at the dairy show
to be held in London in October next.
A meeting was held at Amsterdam on
June q for the purpose of making ar
Engagements. The SUM of 1888 IS. Sd.
has already been subscribed, and It'll in
tended to ask the Government for s416
lbs. i'd. more. 'Thirty-nine head of cat.
tie are to be exhibited.