Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-03-15
RURAL BREvITIEs.

Ancient Rome had 1927 granaries.
Don't turn out your stock too soon.
1t is well 10 engage farm hands early.
Make ready for the spring compaign.
Give the girls good plot for flowers?
Don't breed from any scrubs this year.
Are your teams ready for spring work.
Have you secured plenty of good SEED?
Use rich black wood soil for mush.
rooms.
Give us the results of your experiments.
Adopt all real improvements in farm
ing.
Head work properly precedes hand
work. -......
Try new things cautiously, if not con-
fident.
How about fresh eggs and spring
chickens?
Read the advertisements o. seeds, tools,
etc.
DU HUI wait uIltll TIE III OI June 10
cut your pea brush. ....
Make experiments yourself. and note
the result IF other peoples.
Corn is being shipped in large quanti-
ties from Missouri To California.
rhe exact number of acres in each
field should be known to the owner.
Michigan fruit buds are reported but
little damaged by the freezing.
Both cattle and sheep are reported
slightly weaker in the Liverpool market.
Eggs are higher in the Boston market
than they have been before since 1865.
There is quite a demand in the West
for Jersey bulls for breeding purposes.
In Kansas, in some districts. the ground
has been frozen TO depth of IS inches.
Rather less wheat and rye were sown
last Autumn in New York than in 1882.
Stock fed on ensilage are never off
their feed, as they often are when fed on
grain.
Look over the bean poles left from
last year, and if you need more get them
ready.
Over 100000 trees were planted in
in Cheat Britain during the season of
1872. ...........
We use, for all purpose, in this coun-
try about 100000 bushels of wheat per
day. -....st .....,..-..-'.
Grange interests were never more
prosperous in New Hampshire than they
are at present .
The finest peaches in Center county,
Pa came from the College Superinten-
de IS farm.
i've all kinds of farm stock plenty of
water do not force cattle and sheep to
e. snow az Substitute for water.
The Worlds Exhibition, to be held
next December in New Orleans, is al
ready attracting great attention.
1t is estimated that the fall off in Wes-
tern pOrk-packers will reach half mil
lion head by the end of the season.
The cattle received in the Chicago
market these days are of decidedly
mean average for this season Of the year.
Has the quality, as well as the quanti-
ty, Of Western corn been underesiniateG /?
Chicago advices point that way. '
The seed required for the winter and
spring wheat sowing In this country.
annually, is about s.. 600. 600 bushels.
At the great ianciers' show in New
York, one pigeOn-raiser exhibited 230
birds OF all varieties of the pigeon tribe.
A Michigan railroad, possessed of the
land fever, now so prevalent, Is attempt
ing to cheat 700 people out of their land.
II seems wonderful that it should be
the case, but 81 200 worth of eggs are
ANNUALLY imported into this country.
There is general feeling of frmness .
In the pork and provision markets, and
many OPERATORS anticipate higher prices.
Horse-thieves are making trouble for
English farmers; one paper says they
are as numerous now as fifty years ago.
The best American steers are selling
in English markets at Is cents per pound
dressed, and the best sheep bring 10 cts.
I'm ana after. -March lSt Hour VIII be
inspected IN New York by properly-ap-
pointed officials, instead of by outsiders,
as at present. ...iH i,.5o4 etura 81
1t is said that frost will not hurt. Hub
bard squashes. They are not so easily
affected by frost, bnt once frozen they
rot quickly. g., ~ 80, j.
See that the horses shoes are sharpen,
ed if they are to be driven over icy roads.
Not to take this precaution II. dangerous
as well as cruel. 49, ~ g. q
A cattle company has been organized
at Westchester, Pa, with capitol of
$3.50, 900, to operate in Texas, and fatten
beeves for Eastern markets.
THE dixie OF RAWRIDE.