The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-20
OUn Observation-Disclosures.

Five hundred bags OF Italian beans, the
first importation from Italy in the history
OF the bean business OF the country, wero
received at New York lately.
The venerable Arthur Bryant, Of Prince
ton, states that the general destruction Of
evergreen in the west is due to the prevail
cnce Of coal smoke in the air. He says that
this smoke has destroyed them not only In
towns but along the lines Of railroads
where coal is used rs fuel.
According to all accounts the chinch.bug
Is becoming better traveller every year.
At one time II was considered safe to plant
field Of corn within twenty rods OF a field
OF spring wheat, rs the bugs would not
walk from one TO the other. But during
the present season they have been known
to "iOOt IL" at least hall mile.
One San Francisco firm has shipped, this
year, 4,24O.OOO pounds OF green fruit and
paid in railroad charges on 1t $llS,OOO, be.
ing at the rate Of q cents pound, or $50
n ton, or $3.50 cur load. The bulk OF the
shipments has been BY fast trains, at the
rate Of 500 per car load, and 1t Is esti.
mated that the total amount paid in freight
charges this season is 100000.
The prospect Of All open winter will pre-.
vent iii great measure the usual market.
ing Of cattle from the Western ranges. The
cattle men, who lost heavily by the severe
weather Of lust winter, are inclined to sell
IA few US possible this year, and to trust 10
the natural increase TO make up for former
losses. This policy limits to "a considerable
extent the hide supply from this source.
Potato culture is revlving in every part
Of the United Kingdom. In Ireland the
acreage haS risen since 1880 from $4,000 to
$4,000, notwithstanding tho increase in
beans, rye, oats and peas. In Scotland
there was also an increase, though not
large. In England $4,000 additional acres
were put under this crop. Wales, this
summer, had 42,4OO acres devoted 10 the
potato, against $1,000 actes in the proceed.
lug year. Tho total increase Is put down
by some agricultural statisticians at 10000
acres.
The famous Dalrymple farm Of 5000
acres, IN Dakota, Is really made UP Of
smaller farms, with separate OwnGrships;
but all Is under the management OF Oliver
UAlfymple, who owns 4,OU0 acres outright,
and is likely to soon become half owner
OF the rest. When he assumed charge, the
proprletOrs Of the various tracts put III the
land ut fair valuation, aud money enough
10 Improve II, changing eight per cent. on
the whole investment. The IMPORTANT
provision was that, whenever the pruilts
reached over and above the eight per cent.
a year, u sufficient SUN to repay the entire
outlay, half the land should DO his Al
the time, II was not supposed that
much, II any, more than the promised per.
eentage could be derived from the farm,
But the crops have been heavy, and moth.
ing but mishap will prevent DalrympIe
from realizing his hopes, within two or
three years.
The total area Of the public domain Of
the United States, surveyed and instr.
veyed, is estimated by tho land office at
,ieS,04G,4 ass acres This includes 3GO,529,.
600 acres Of Alaska, and all the hundreds
Of millions OF worthless acres In New Mex.
leo aud the other worthless territories. OF
course II Is hard to say how many OF these
unexplored acres will be found III for ngri.
culture, but the chances are that not one In
q thousand Of them will possess any atlrac.
lions for farmers used to temperate eli.
mates. Practically, the 25,5T6,g60 acres
represents the whole OF the free farming
land In the United States, and as before
said the year 1888 will see the last acre Of
Il that Ia worth having entered upon. All
the other cheap land In the States IL owned
by corporations and individuals who will
not sell, except at the highest price the
'S,pd Is worth, whether In money or in some
ssass FORM Of service.