Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-08-01

/ A competitive trial of windmills con-
structed for agricultural purposes will
be held during the thirtieth annual ex-
hibtion of the Pennsylvania State Apri-
cultural society, at Philadelphia, Sept.
= to 20. Entry forms and other in
formation, including all conditions of
the trial, may be obtained by address
| ing Committee on Trial of Windmills.
care ID. w. Seller, secretary, No. All
North Thirteenth street, Philadelphia.
A bill has been introduced into the
English parliament providing that for
twenty years to come anyone found
grubbing up fern, primrose, violet,
or, in fact, any of the indigenous bios
soming plants, shall be subject to fine
and Imprisonment. There is danger
that greed may exterminate choice wild
flowers.
western dealer gives the follow
ing figures showing the weight of diff
ferent varieties of the apple: Ben Davis
is light, weighing only 0pounds to the
bushel. Vandevere 43, Winesap a.,
Rome Beauty and Rawles' Janet Az,
Baldwin AZ, and Little Romantic 40.
A bushel of large apples weigh more
than small ones.
The official bulletin of the depart
ment of agriculture for Manitoba, Just
issued, reports an increase of acreage
in the crop of S5 per cent over last year.
The condition of wheat is good. The
other crops are suffering little from
the drought. The yield of wheat will
be largely increased over last year.
Farming is practically going to the
dogs in Wales. According to recently
reported statistics there were %, ,g64,
or 10 per cent, fewer farmers in 1881
than in 1871, and 1S per cent more
farmers bailifis. There were also 10
per cent fewer farm laborers This is
even worse state of things than in
England.
The Concord grape crop in the
vicinity of Chicago, which was large
the last two years, will be almost an
entire failure this season. The vines
were not killed down by the cold of last
winter, but their vitality was injured
to such an extent that they threw out
scarcely any fruit stems
In growing food for poultry it should
be borne in mind that corn, wheat, and
oats can be purchased, and it is best,
| Nipits w SioN DlOOlI-
corn, popcorn, millet, and sunflowers
for seed, which afford variety, but
which can not SO readily be procured
in the market.
BY feeding secOnd-crOp clover, tim
othy, and redtop on pasture-ground
that produces but little grass good
stand of clover and grass may be Sc
cured without expense. If the ground
is first burned over the seed will be
more likely to be trOdden into the soil
and to gerDiHate.
A novelty in the baking trade is
loaf of bread that does not require cut
ting after it is baked. 1t is shaped
like Vienna bread, and so made as to
form layers or slices of uniform thick
ness, which by pulling gently are de-
tached, thus avoiding the use of the
knife.
According to report published in
an English paper il appears that there
were only three fresh cases of fOOt-and-
mouth disease in the week ending June
Z throughout the whole kingdom, and
that only forty-three animals remain
ed affected when that return was made
up.
A member of the Elmira, N. Y,
Farmers club opposes the use of
breast-collars on driving horses for
the reason that it is injurious by draw
ing the shoulders of the animals to-
gether, thereby preventing a develop
ment and expansion of the breast, es-
pecially of colts.
A farmer in New York has discovered
that slight application of salt is very
beneficial TO beans. He made his first