The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-10-20
AGRuCuLruxAL urEMs.

The province of Buenoa Ayres is
shipping Indian corn 70 Bordeaux,
HAvre, Marssilles aud to Liverpool.
oae creamery in Iowa has shipped
five car leads of butter, or 10000
pounds TO New York City the past
season.
Oats are still to considerable ex.
tent the bread-graiu of Scotland,
trough not nearly 50 much used as
formerly.
Barley IS especially capable of hene-
fitting by TIE use of commercial Fertili.
zsrs by reason of the short period of its
growth.
The sugar beet crop la France and
other f 'ropean countries ia infe, iot
from too much vet weather and too
lo~ temperature.
The Sultan of Morocco. in considera.
ton OF the ruling high prices of cereals
II that country has reduced tha IMPORT
on grain from ten to i've per cent.
The eggs Of most prize fowls are ia.
fertile from too much pamperinv and
too little exercise. IL is not best to
fatten any animal intended for breed.
ing purposes.
J. B. Oieott of Connecticur, wishing
to rid twenty .fse-acre lot of wild
carrot, turned in borrowed n ,ck of
forty sheet. last year, during Angus,
aud September. aud they cleaned out
thu weeds very nicely.
There Is no reason Why canary seed
mould not be grown in this coun,rv
Most Of our supply is now imported.
1t requires early sowing so as to ripen
esi"re the heats of summer. The seed
+ no~ scarcs aud dear from failure Of
tn crop in Spain.
From health point of view, it is
ot The highest Importance To breeder.
OF 'rses that dams and sir.s should
be Jadieioasly selected. Rheumatism.
ricketts, and the various diseases of the
legs oil horses kaswn as splin.-, srAvin.
ring-eones and curbs. are, in a msisrity
OF cases. the outcome of inherited
weakness.
As early as the time Of Aiexande,
Ii. of Scotland man who let weed,
go to seed on = farm was declared I,
De the kings enemy. In Denmarl
fArme.s ara compelled to DESTROY II
weeds on their premises. In France 9
man may prosecute his n>ighbor fsr
damages, who permits weeds to 90 te
seed which m+y endanger neighborine
lands.
The S'uth,rn negroes are becomipe
land-bolders in MANY sections. Cotton
Is thsir chief crop, and they con.inu-
the old and rniuous policy al wavs adopt.
esi IN the S5uth of securing sdvascgs
from the local merchants 10 90 tlrou. b
the Summer. Ia the Fall. when the
cotton has 20 he marketed, little Is left
for the grower What Is neaded IA 4.
system Of diversified hushandry that
Wonld be self-supporting.
1t Is an Interesting question with
many farmers how much hay is needed
to properly winter horse. If fed all
ne will eat, with little grain, three tons
Is none too much for Northern Win
ter. Bat with little grain or mill
feed, CT corn-st4lks and briz straw
ne vii ne better kept al less expense
VIII litsle or no hay. Many good
farmers only feed hay as the horses ar.
being got ready for work in III spring
Prof. Bal of The Michigan 4 srical-
tur'l College ls making c.,ilrcti,n Of
varieties of In lisl corn or maize grown
IN this aud other countries. Sac. a col.
iec'i''' shpitii be male on every ex-
l'Fflm@ntai farm. and the varieties test
81 up'ier As ns4r!y e4a4l co ldition. a.
possible. Corn Il the great staple of
this e''antrY, aud slight increase In
yield BY ressoh of improved varieties
would he imneBss AN advantage 10 ma.
tior"l an1 individual prosn-ri,y.
Engines Tor steam tbre.hsrs should
al Tays i,e, hut seldom ale, blanket.
o. ~ It b Technically called This
''iaRk@tiag coisis's of som. whise oak
rios s1rel with the nest sheet iron.
and eneip'ing space Of hrated air SUR
r-nnd'rg the hsiier. T,s feet of
this i save one qtl'ter &, one-third
the t 'rl, especially In w,nIy or cool
~ea hi, when tue boiler is rapidly |
c''ie@i hy the sir. Railroad engine
boilers are all blanketed, as they could
not otherwise ran in Winter.
Letters from eattIe-rai.ers in Texas
AMI Ksasa. Indicate tbe manner in
wh'cl, som pfths sarpIr. e,ra. in
th - Sat-. sill be cp,,Suned. One
pr ) n ! x,s owning 20oo head of
c"teie writes eilas hs ha, engaged corn
of ;he neigt'ooripg farmers for winter
fe.feig, al expects to use not far
'roa, lao.0f) bushels in that way. In
Ae-v..f.tt lot ..tees Kansas a.n.k men