Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-02-02

The experiment of sending frozen mutton
from Australia to London has resulted in a
pecuniary failure.
A substitute for cellulod has been invented
which IL said to possess all its valuable quail
ties aud the additional advantage of being fire
proof
The theory that water in freezing clears it.
self of noxious germs has been shown by
careful trial to be untrue. Contaminated
water yields impure ice, no matter how slow
y the freezing is accomplished
Australia is trying to get rid of the English
sparrow by the bounty process, and heads
and eggs of the bird come in by tens of
thousands.
California has Co. 600 acres of new vine
yards, which are expected to yield grapes
worth SEQ an acre seven years hence. The to-
tai tor June 80, lSS2 was lOl ,O3l acres, and
last years wine product is estimated at q, OOO,-
600 gallons.
There are now about 300 farmers in this
country who use the enslage system, and at
the second annual congress just held in New
York the universal testimony was that the plan
was a great practical success. A resolution
was adopted recommending it to the farmers
of the country.
A Missouri bee raiser has transferred
his $50 hives to Florida that his bees may
keep busy all the winter in that land of flow
ers On the Mississippi there are bee boats
that carry hives up and down that river to
keep pace with the blooming of the flowers
To those who believe in the better health
OF the good old times, it will be gratifying
to see the result OF investigations on this sub
ject. In the sixteenth century the average
period Of human life was a little over twenty
one years in this century it has risen to for
ty years. Then only per cent lived to see
their three score and ten years now Is per
cent live beyond this age.
Few people who use kerosene are aware of
the Importance OF the petroleum trade to
America. Last year the exports in this prod
uct exceeded in value all other classes of prod
ucts shipped abroad, cereals aud cotton ex-
cepted. Germany is our greatest purchaser
The East Indies, China, Japan, South Amer
ica Australia and the islands of the sea con-
sumo this valuable American product
! Georgia gives a lot of statistics for 1882 and
| 1870 which show marvellous growth" in
the agricultural business. The number of
farms has grown from 10000 to 13J, 900 and
the value of all farm products for the year
| from $50, 600, 900 to Sl2j,OOO 600. Horses
increased 20, mules 81, cows &c. other cattle
80, sheep 2G and hogs 40 per cent. The pro-
duct of corn increased 200, oats GOO wheat
POO rye, -, Irish potatoes 100 and sweet pota-
toes 400 per cent, and other crops in proper
ton.
The census-makers give the consumption
of wood as fuel for domestic use in 1850 at
/ l40, j37, 600 cords, worth $50, $50 coo. The
| greatest consumer among the states was New
| York, with II 300, 600 cords, and the smallest
Rhode Island, with lj4, 953. Maine burned
/ l,2l5,0O0, New Hampshire 81, 10, Vermont
/ 1s2,33s, Massachusetts 500, O41 and Connect
cut 52j, $50 cords. Railroads used |, 971 900,
and steamboats, 7S7, 900 cords. There were
used in the manufacture of brick l,157, 900,
of salt j40,0OO and of wool 1873 900 cords.
The total consumption is given as l45, rs, 900
! cords valued at S321 800 600