The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-09-29

In new combs the thickness Of the
sides OF the cells containing honey Is
bnt the lS0th part Of an inch.
Every warm day ia September before
frost comes Is worth many million do.-
lars Ia tho corn crop Of this country.
Fires were kept up on ths passenger
trains through Iowa on tbs 18th oi
August. This indicates Temperature
unfavorable for corn.
AZ tho large slaughter L1uses the
shin bones Of cattle. after the extraction
Of their oil, and the boofs, are exported
to England for making buttons.
II 10 stated that = single firm IN
PbilAdelpbia last year manufactured
aud sold over 100 tons Of Paris green
for the destruction o. the potato-beetIs
and cotton worm.
81 soon ss The Young clover begina
TO show heads, Il may he lightly past
ured without injury. BlonsomiEg is an
exhaustive process and stock prefer the
blossoms
The value Of agricultural implements
yearly produced in the United States
has increased ten.fOld since 1858. Iu
that year the census showed It 10 be
60, 100000 Nov Il Is more than sGs,
0o0, 900.
Fields intended for wheat shsuld be
cultivated frequently, especially after a
warm rain. Plant food IL developed
very rapidly in soil at Euch time, and
especially u il be stubbIs with grain
commencing to grow.
The high price Of potatoes las. year
IS well a. the present season thus far
is likely 10 stimulate the culturs Of this
crop in new localities especially in the
South. where early potatoes for the
Northern markets have proved sx.
,remely profitable
A cattle quarantine station has beer
established by the Dominion govern.
ment on Partridge Island, near St
John, y. b.. where cattle importes
from the United States for breeding
purposes. bet~een April 80 aAd SEP
tember 30 Of each ysar, ~iIl be sub
jected TO the restrictions Of the Law 0
1880.
One advantage in pas,uring sheep
and one which greatly promotes fer
ility, IN that these animals nsturAlll
select the highest points in the iiel
for reclining at night As these spot
are usually lefs fertile, the feed con
snmed on the low lands helps 10 Lrin
mp what needs fsrtilizing most, an
thus an equilibrium Of fertility Is pr
served.
! It 10 probAhle that the qncstio
) ~hs.her large or medium horses al
best viii resolve itself into questio
, Of locality. Percheran and ClydesdAl
breeding establishments are mainly
the West. In New England and Il
East, where farms are smaller, a light
4 horse will generrlly Ls preferred &
farm work, while large, heavy an
mails viii always be required in Il
heavy teamiEg Of cities and lar
!. towns.
Damp in poultry houses is especial
!, injurious TO health. Care should
, taken to stop all leakage, and to insu
Sry sleeping places. Birds will be
"a being out on grass run on the wett'
, Of days better than being housed in
damp place. CArelessness in this
n spect is the source Of eo,ds, ,imAammati
y Of the stomach, aud liver disease. a
Il is apt to develop scrofulOus depOs
:. should the strain be weakly in a
way.
or the different trees uf the hor
bee the German or black bee is |
most numerous, though il is not ol,
than the Italian, which we're known
the ancients several hundred years
= fore the Christian era, and are me
:, :, toned by Aristotle and Virgil. I
= Egyptian, CArniolan, cyprian a
- Javan bees arc but little known 10 d
70 country, the italian baiug the favor
because Of its docility, activity 6
= captivating beauty.
:" Among our Western exchanges
70 tnd an almost uniform Indication Il
! that there arc few old hogs and
scarcity Of old corn, 80 that the h
:. supply now is averaged down to rel
~ lively younger age than usual at Il
10 period of the season, and the MARKET
y will run light probably for the frat b
OF the winter, likely falling below i
y year, but for the remaining portion
~ the season there is promise of a nu
70 Der equal to last year. The win
70 packing in the West win not Xix,
fall more than 10 per cent. below l
= = year, and possibly, not this decrea
y while it is apparent that the number
= young stock in the country makes
u reasonable to look for better supplies
the spring and summer marketir
:, under the influence of the high pri'
u