Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-01-15
Agricultural.
FARM NOTES.

OF our whole exp port Of hog products
Europe takes about 80 per cent. of the
bacon and hams, 80 per cent. Of the
barrelled pork, and 80 per cent. OF the
Lard or about 81 per cent. Of the whole.
Our next best customers are Germany.
France. Belgium the West Indies and
South America. A small export is
made TO Africa, and TO various islands
IN the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
The Jamaica orange crop is the larg-
est in the history Of that Island, and
the fruit is large, Of fine color and
handsome shape. The Florida yrop
will be the largest ever gathered in
that State, despite the great storms in
August, which destroyed SO much Of
the young fruit. The apple crop is
without limit. DURING The past few
weeks oOU, 900 barrels have teen sent
10 England, and the demand IL con
slant.
To prevent fence posts from being
lifted or thrown out of perpendicular
by frost, a correspondent recommends
cutting acoupleof notche~ opposite eaclt
other near the lower tnd OF the post,
the earth Of course being ramm.d very
solId, rs we'll below a above the oDt
Why would it not DO exactly as nell
TO form the lower end u the po.t IN
the shape OF a cross, by halving on u
short bit Of timber?
The first Hereford cattle brought in
10 this country were imported III lsl5,
by Hon. Henry Clay, Of Kentucky,
and were kept on his farm at Lexing-
ton. soon after a bull and perhaps a
COW OF two were sent over by Admiral
sir Isaac Cofin, to a friend in sMassa-
chusctts. Some twenty-five year, later
a herd Of twenty head was brought to
Albany, y. y. Since then impor1a-
tions lave been quite frclE"nt and
purc-hred animals are found in all
parts of the G 1untry.
1t appear. from French statistics
that France imported in the first four
months Of the present year 81 200 head
of horned cattle, 90, 900 sheep and 3D.
600 EE.. OF this number only l3l
oxT, l,io1 sheep and - pigs came
from this continent. These figures
will give some idea Of the v~astness OF
the European demand for meat, out
side of the English. Doubtless the
consumption of meat in France would
he greatly increased if the article were
supplied Of better quality and at a
cheaper rate than low Prev lis.
The European q maid for Anlcri-
can food products are turning out
greatcr>than vas expected, and the
promise Of the wheat market is en-
couraging, both t. farmers and dealers.
The Weld or our wheat fields this year
is estimated hy the Agricultural Bur.
eau at n minimum of Isl 600 ,o0n bush
ella. and the United Kingdom and
France will require %, 600 900 bushels
of foreign grain. Our home consump
ton is but 500, 900 ,UO bushels, SO tina
il will he seen that we cannot supply
in toto the wants of the two cOuntrie:
mentioned. Added to this, We have
reports Of short crops in Germany an,
Austria, Russia Is importing gram
but this is II I, perhaps, because sh'
has not All excess. 1t is estimated
however, that the Russian crop, ar
4 ,,,t .IA,f on ,n, Tho -
plus OF other wheat growing countlle
seems likely to hc all taken up, an'
yet there may not be enough wheat I
90 around. We will, Doubtless, find
market for all the wheat and corn
have to'stll.