The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-25
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g)n, Is rapidly diminishing, In consequence {
me operations OF the great canning concerns.
Inc nrst attempt 10 manufacture pins Ia thi
country was made soon after the war Of isl2
telephones work better IN ~ Paul and ,
neishbOIing cities than they do In localities ful
Their south and east. proof positive of the cleal
hiss OF atmosphere
Richmond, Virginia, has G75 factories of var
Gus descriptions. with capital OF sll0CO COX
which turned out last year a product OF $4,000
Tho Montgomery. Alabama, Advertiser Ia
seen cucumber weighing thirty five pounds
lt Is two feet long and over foot In diame,c
and was grown In the county.
froba6iy the largest giindstone ever hung ii
'ne state was put III operation NJ the Kalamazoo
spring works one day last week II Is seven fee
Two inches IN diameter, sixteen and onC-hal
inch face and weighs nearly four tons
Theto are liblb town aud city lots in Pc0fil
county, of which number the city of Peoria hn'
S9i3, vi the total number ~ lots $ 33S are i'm
proved and built upon, aud AIS arc unm
proved. The aggregate value of all lots, as re
turned To the state auditor, ioOts mp $3.50 5s9.
A German wine merchant who was convicted
ana sent To the prison for aduliefatlng wine was
forced TO betray the secret Of his operation II
was this, Three thousand small casks of wine
by the addition Of water. alcohol, potato sugar
vine cregs, aud salt, we've made TO yield The
enormous quantity of ~ 600 casks which he sold
~ about fifteen times It's value
The new station OF the signal service on Pixies
Peak is To be OF stone, iiN2y feet In size 1t will
contain an office, reception room, kitchen, and
Two bed rooms. The work Of construction will
not be easy, for everything which goes into the
building, except the stone, must be packed
up the Trail, II distance OF fifteen miles, cover.
ing a rise OF 5000 feet, The station will cost
about 6lpOu.
In every direction nature Is giving us the as.
surnnce OF low prices for food Wheat, rye bar
ley and potatoes are all promising better than
Inns IA.
exceptional proiusOn. The ont crop viii be by
isrthc greatest ever raised Corn alone may be a
lltllO above the average. Vegetables have
found In this an exceedingly favorable year.
Most OF the fruits have donoequaly well, and
OF apples especially the crop IN Ukcly to be
enormous ailording plenty to make prices cheap
port
lAchicd, In Montgomery county Illinois.
ana the country adjacent, Is all Torn up over the
Striking OF oil IN that pace few days since
inc same conditions were found, and phc.
nomenu presented 0s have been present In all
me oilpfoducing districts, u strong How of in
llammable gas preceding the oil, The first well
Is producing, tits said AT the rate of thirty bar
ftls per day OF oil Of superior quality New
wells are being sunk, aud 1t Is anticipated that
Montgomery county may prove rival Of tho
pennsylvania oil district.
The dfouth continues on Long Island with no
better prospect Of rain than there was six weeks
ago, dorm Is suffering greatly. The leaves are
becoming dry and urumblc, when squeezed in
the hand. Pastures have died up ana ARE bar,
and The cattle have TO be supplied with other
food, Cabbage worms ure plentiful They cat
the heart of the plant and nothing has been
discovered that Will cileCtually destroy them A
small worm has made its appearance on the
leaves of the bush beans. On some farms tho
worms have made such complete havoc that the
bean patches look as though fire had sycpt
through them, ON light soil the vegetables are
drying up entirely, and seed Sown ten days ago
Hes dormant with no prospect OF Its sproutng.
Many farmers have their land prepared for light
cabbages and turllps but have deferred plant,
Ing until rain comes.
A correspondent Of tho Kansas City Journal
dlvests the northwest country OF some of the
r0seate hues IN which II has heretofore been
painted. lie writes that there is certainly no
doubt about the capablity Of tire country TO pro.
duce on It's immense stretches OF plain aud
prairie nm enormous bulk OF wheat. Hut admit
this aud the whole story Is told. Only spIlnH
whoa, can he raised M there, and spring wheat
IS all the people think, talk and dream of.
Dalrymplc farm Is said 10 have go acres
under the pillow, and In wheat The farm il
supposed to bV owned by tho railroad company
that has the 5000 OOO acres Of land for sale IL *
the largest advertising scheme In the country,
aud as such Is IA most decided success. but rs Il
remuueralye, paying farm II is II failure. 1t did
not CONF, near paying expenses last year
and exhaust the fertility OF tho soil,
and there Is nothing wherewith to rcgencratc
II A rotation of crops, which the eastern aud
southern farmer brings 10 renew the strcng IN of
his soil Is there an utter impoSslbilily. Corn can
not be raised, the season Is far too short even
for the dwarf varieties Of New England. Oats
and barley are raised to some extent. hit they
VIII only further impoverish the soil that 70
isses TO produce wheat The other remedy.
maturing, Is out Of the question, ..bccausc No
stocG'raislhg Is attempted there, In II country
where for mlly slA months dcep snow I'm.
prisons man aud beast alike In their houses
and where not oven proyendcr tan be raised III
sufficient quantities 10 keep the stock through
the winter Hay Of the poorest and commonesi
quality is sold for S25 To sstr ton in the rich Red
river valley. One may itlo miles and miles
and not see u solitary Gov, Indeed, the number
OF people who keep mitch cows is very small
aud tho eastern milk rOndensing factories hay,
here good and profitable market
The great peach region Is made up OF portions
OF Delaware, Maryland aud Virginia, Nor,
peaches ARE produced there than ON any othc
equal acreage In the world, The number o
trees aggregate something like 60'O,OOO, youn,
and old, and the orchards vary In size from
few hundred trees IL 10000. Three of the lead
ing growers OF Mary land, Tor instance, hay,
10000 trees In bearing this year, The whole n
glon is given up To tho business, and during tn
reach season. we are told every luhabilaut OF tn,
| peninsula, male and female, n engaged In nick
Ing the fruit or preparing Il for market. An,
never before, except In tho sluglo August %
1874 has the activity bccn SO great us II Is now
To-day" says The Philadelphia rrcss, "oyer,
peach tree On that long stretch of land be
tween the bays Of Delaware and Chesapeake
and extending from Wilmington To Norlhamp
ton county, NirginlH.h bcndng under al oyci
load Of luscious spheres II Is estimated that II
| gion will yield the enormous quantity Of S0cl
| 900 baskets OF peaches And the quality OF hi
extraordinary crop Is said To ho far better tina
that of 1919, when only was the abundanc
eQualod Because the peaches are so exception
| ally good the growers anticipate comparatlvcl
high prices, hut with supply 80 vast there
! no reason IL doubt that during the next iou
weeks we shall he able to yet remarkably goo
| peaches ut low rates, The great crop will stint
| late the business Ut canning the ttuit aud max
the prices OF preserved peaches moderate durin
| the winter The canning industry In now on
| of the most active IN tho country, AMI helps
largely Increase our export trade, Tho work
| very often done ueu the orchards, and improve
ments IN the processes are made yearly,
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