The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-26
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.

but il has a new dress with every
generation.
II Won want knowledge you must toll
! for il: if food you must toll for it, aud
if pleasure YOU must toll for H. Toll is
the law. Pleasure comes through toll.
and not 10y self-indulgence and indo-
lence. When one gets to love work his
life is happy one, - R"Sh1".
On Long Island, New York an alarm
ing and fatal disease has broken out
The farm of Stephen Brothers, at Lloyds
Neck, was the first to receive vista
ton, causing loss OF 5000 worth OF
swine. The disease has been various
ly designated by veterinary surgeons,
some pronomcing it hog cholera, while
others declare it to be the black plague.
Hogs upon farms in the neighborhood
have been attacked with the disease,
which has invariably proved fatal in n
few hours, no method Of treatment hay
ing yet been discovered that would
check it. The farmers are taking every
precaution to prevent its further spread
and to keep those animals that are well
from contact with others.
The Illinois fish commission in its last
report said; From the LIST OF August,
1879, to Sept so, 1880, there have been
taken from places where they would
have died if not rescued, and deposited
in the rivers and lakes along the Mis-
sissippi and Illinois rivers, aud distribu-
ted to various ponds and streams
throughout the state, 1924 bushels of
young native fish Of all varieties, such
as bass, croppie, wall-eyed pike, perch.
sunfish, catfish, bullpoutS, etc. The
commissioners estimate 20 900 10 the
bushel, which would give an aggregate
of 1896. 600 fish Every native fish
planted in any of our streams is said to
be an assured success. The Com
missoners have on hand ready for dis
trbution ale 10000 black bass, crop
pie, etc These are kept in ponds and
live boxes, and can be had on appica-
ton. They have, as far rs possible,
supplied all who came for them with
young native fish, and are pleased to
note rapidly increased interest in the
subject of fish culture in almost every
section Of the state.
A correspondent of Vick's .N0g0ziae
says: There are very few people not
fond of lettuce in the early spring Hav-
ing removed from the city, where early
lettuce could be bought at the markets,
! was much at n loss for this refreshing
salad plant-at least, until quite warm
weather. Knowing it TO be quite hardy.
last autumnI sowed some seed in warm,
dry spot, and in Il week or two the
plants were up. Before hard frost
placed around my little patch some
boards be particular, an old door
frame--and over this some loose boards,
covering about two-thirds Of the space,
SO that there was about Onc-third UNI
covered for light and air, It was were it
got the best of the sun, sloping southeast,
and it was a surprise to find how early !
had young lettuce from this rude bed. OF
course, this will be Of no benefit To those
who have hot-beds and other cOnvenien-
ces for forcing vegetables, but TO
very many OF Your readers | think the
knowledge may be useful.
The state of Nevada has a remarkable
timber, known as mountain mahogany.
The trees are not large, averaging less
than foot in diameter The seasoned
timber is said to be as hard rs lockwood,
of very fine grain, Of a rich color
very heavy, and fine material for the
wood carver 1t is sometimes used for
making boxes for shafing, and wears
well under the journal. In the mining
distri Is il has been used for Shoeing
and dies in quartz batteries. As fuel,
it creates an intense heat, burning with |
blaze as long as ordinary wood, and.
with scarce change in form, becomes
charcoal, lasting twice As long as ordi-
nary wood. 1t is extensively used as
fuel, bearing price per cord equal to
the price of coal. 1t is, however, open
TO the objection Of such intensity Of heat
rs to burn out the iron OF the stove more
rapidly than any kind Of coal. As to
the extent of the supply, we have no in
formation, but if all claimed for it be
true, it should be conserved for the use
vi engrayers