, 1881-01-15
AGRICULTURAL Products OF the
fIawkoye State for 1880.
Proceedings of the Meeting Of the
State Agricultural Society.
s,uopsls Of the Annual Report Of the
Secretary Of the Society.
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nrs NfuiSrs, 1a., Jn,,. 12.-Thc Stnte Agrt-
cultural SosfGty convened here tllis morning,
with tho Grgcst attendance Of delegates
tuo,y,, In tho history Of tic Society. Tho
rrnort of Secretary john X. Scltai!er Is MI
ryhnusttye review Of tho agricultural inter-
rsts of ll,o Stntc, and prcpnred with tho cnro
which cl1pfactGrxcs NIL Ills reports. From 1t
I cpi.outze tho most Important features.
'rak(ng tho entire product OF tito farm,
orclart, and garden 1T one view, ho says The
results arc encouraging beyond precedent.
The improvement OF farin livestock Inns
hccl very decided. Better nrd better blood
IL sought after.
The swEne-p1aRue was the principal Item
of loss n1lu dtscouragcment. No pnrt OF tic
State appears 10 he exempt md no breed. 50
far rs known, has immunity from 1t; neither
IL tilere ai,y cure for It, md tho lnotflods OF
prevention aro yngue and lndetlnit. Not
wI,hstnn,llng It's widespread destruction, fine
breeds at swine arc the rule, and the animals
Of twenty years uEo are nearly extinct Us q
race.
The crop Of cereals and grnsses WIS Of good
yield aud qualify, except wheat md barley.
Corn WIS everywhere good; oats large
product; fax extended iii area; rye and bnr-
les about average; sllgar.canc revived; tame
grasses increasing; fruits unusually abun-
dant; md vegetables very extensively aid
successfully raised. Wlient was injured by
the chincll-buF to lnrge degree. Winter
wheat was practically n failure.
FIVE THINGS
grew into special prominence during tho
yenr:
I. Tho marvellous increase Of creamcrtcs
aud cllccsc-factor1cs, md all the accessories
Of the dairy.
., Tho unprecedented uso Of wiro for fenc-
ing.
Il: The narrowing Of tho whcat-be1t, md
the increnso OF the pastnre-nrea, ln the old
er-settted sections Of the State.
!. Tie inception Ut factories Of divers
kinds for working up tue raw products ut
home.
t, The lnrgcr consumption Of lumber for
buildings, and improvements on tue farnl
and In tho Town.
The Secretary urges tho adoption OF meas
ures To secure monthly stock and crop re-
ports from every county III the State, from
May to November, to be compiled md wide
ly distributed by the State Society rncl
nonth,-thus giving the farmer OF tic StAto
uccnrate nnd reliable knowledge Of tho sup
ply before hc sells, tint lio may be governed
accordingly. This system would giyO tho
farmer precisely tho same knowl ct!go OF
the condition Of tho crops md livestock
which Is obtained By buyers and spcculators
who employ n1ents nll over the West to
gather this Information for their exclusive
benefit.
F01sEsT-CuLTunE.
Tho destruction Of tho untlve forest goes
OH I'll accelerated ratio, with 10 measures
provided 10 reproduce the disappearing for
csts. Tho exemption laws Ut tho STATIC nro
inadequate to encourage trce-planting. In
tho lust lalf-ccntury tho timbor-lands Of this
country have been constantly growing less,
atld before many yenrs the resources OF tho
forests will be destroyed. Only four States
east Of the Rocky Mountains Gun furnish
supply beyond their own demands. .--Mainc.
Michigan, Wisconsin, anti Minnesota. In
Ohio, between 1853 md 1870, mn area eQual
10 one-s!xtls Of tho State was cleared OF
timber; and, between 1870 and 1873,
over 100000 acres were cleared. Six
or soYcn years more will dcnrtlo Northern
Michigan ut.d Wisconsin of white pine. In
1871 600 acrcs were stripped to supply CHI
caGo alone. 10 supply tho railroads III New
York to GOO acres hive becu cleared of tim
bcr III single year. Tho forest-flres OF 1S7l
destroyed s2t5,0000eo worth Of timber. In
1870 and 1s70, Pennsylvania, Now Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Wisconsin,, md
New York suffered loss beyond cornputa-
t"l' Aneso lolests WeEo ule EToWtn OF
centuries, ana viii not DO reproteaeed. Tho
figures OF losses which co1le to us from year
70 ycur are startling, md should awaken
widespread attention to the subject.
THE ESaLlsll SPARROW.
The Secretary lust year, III referring to tho
English sparrow. designated 1t rs nc friend
OF tue farmer, md Whatever good 1t may do
he tlevo'es twenty pagcs to extracts from
observers and ornitl,ologfsss upon u,o
I'm r,.r ~ ~ @ ,s U,au, uu eaScs s,
src.ai - ~ aam I,a :! ,,",',, n" eocas!s; 1ho
soarro, r'ns VI es''So u eeeay aR'hss Inc
more obnoxious Insects In a tlny than n snar-
rowwlll In n week, md the natiye birds leave
""sl u'o sparfo" appoars'
GRASSES.
Cultivated grasses were a comparatively
short crop. ewing to n lonr drourl,t in tin
early s,,,nnor t,n, tho e,, Sms ,"os .na.", ~. Wv
13uL HMy WMH secured Ill