The Osceola times., 1883-08-04


saws are renting land in the Indian Ter
ritory, TO Texas stockmen at four cents
per acre.
The total consumption Of sugar in this
country was in 1882, 100000 tons, an
increase of 10000 tons over 1881.
There is one comfort in the cold seas
on for corn in the fact that some states
are increasing the corn area from ten to
thirty per cent.
A Hartford grocer found diamond in
the crop of chicken. It's a little ex-
travagant, but chickens can be fatted If
you give them carats enough.
The crop prospects Of Florida were
never better. Corn and cotton are grow
ing well, and there is a mine of wealth
in the growing vegetables.
The geological survey of the western
territory has been brought to close for
lack of funds. The late Congress made
no appropriation.
At recent contest in Mobile for the
twelve largest and heaviest heads of
weighing Sl2 pounds.
The use of coal ashes in the hill with
seed potatoes is said to prevent them
from growing scabby.
A case Of pleuro pneumonia among cat
tie has been discovered near Washing
ton. The Department of Agriculture is
investigating the matter.
One of the best coatings for tree wounds
is gum shellac in alcohol. IL effectually
excludes air, and the wound quickly
heals over.
There is no doubt that, with good crops
of fruit here, our export of evaporated
apples can be immensely increased. In
no country is fruit so scarce and dear as
in England.
A New York gardener believes that
tobacco tea occasionally syringed over
than tobacco smoke.
DIR. Warder says il is well proven that
the leader of an evergreen can be short
ened with impunity.
Minneapolis is reported to ship annu-
ally beyond her local consumption, $50,
$50 barrels of -four.
One single-minded and prolific worm,
says Prof. Eliot, is more than a match
for man.
A former Texas cowboy is to build an
opeia house in San Antonio TO cost about
100000.
A white squash does not find favor in
Boston and yellow squash suffers for lack
of market in New York.
The trunk of an apple tree near New
Albany, Ind, it is claimed, is eight feet
in circumference.
Mr.. l.. Wesson, Flint Mich, estimates
his loss on fifty mice-girdled young or
chard trees at 81 200, ''as it will take ten
years time, labor and care to replace
them"
We are importing more butter and ex-
porting less than a year ago. This indi-
Gates that the season of 1882 was not SO
favorable to farmers as has been sup
posed. The butter product is good
criterion.
The roof of barns should be steep, and
if of wood the surface either painted, or
the shingles dipped in lime water, to
make them more durable. Straw and
dirt collect under flat-roofed shingles and
cause rapid decay.
SCOT is one of the best manures for
house plants, and if it can be had in
quantities large enou h it is excellent
for out-of-door use. For the latter it is
best mixed with one-tenth its bulk of
salt.
johnson, who lives west of Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, bought his farm of the govern
ment 30 years ago, paying SIPS per acre.
He has just sold so acres of it at $50 per
acre.
The number of cattle in the last ten
years, has increased about fifty per cent.
in Illinois, has about doubled in Mis-
souri,, has trebled in Iowa. and increased
about five-fold in Kansas.
Take il altogether, the grangers are in
luck this year in legal matters. Monopo-
lists will gradually come to see that
might, even millions of it, does not make
right.
After seeding, oats and barley reqsire
cool, wet weather. Hence the cold rains
which delay corn planting are not with
out their compensation.
The general failure of the apple crop, a
year ago, has greatly lessened the num-
bers of the oodling moth. We may,
therefore, hope for a full crop of fruit,
free from worms, the coming season.