The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-11

THE annual report OF the provincial nshefies
~dor 1888 has been Issued by the miuister Of ma
zine and fisheries, and the total value OF the
products was III, 2i5675, divided as follows
Nova Scotia ................,,,,..... l0sl 5oo
New Brunswlck ......-......,......... 3ls0,oi1
frinc. Edward Island .,,............ i,25s5Oj
British Columbia. observation-disclosures. 2OO0,oOO
Ontario Observation-Disclosures. >00tG0
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ...... .s17 .2l5 7.5
Nova Scotia has increa ed $500 COO. mostly /,
cod, herring and mackerel. New Brunswick
has decreased slightly in salmon and sturgeon.
Quebeok shows an Increase In cod, herring anc
salmon, aud decrease In !obsters. In Prince
Edward island there has been n large decrease
OF tg7l III, winch is due TO the small catch OF
Holsters. In Briish columbia there has been
. falling oil In the saloon catch on Frazier
liver but large Increase is reporf ed by the
northern capucIics The fur seal catch
WAS smaller than in 1882 IS rule, fishing
was not carried on so extensively In 1882 owing
10 the high prices paid for other lapos
The early progress of the manufacture of
tacks and brads ON both sides OF the Atlantic
was very slow NATL American genius called
into requ siton la cor-ssving machinery. Since
then improve mcnts have been constant Now
the ccuraoy with which braus ana lacks arr
made and the speed 70 which they are produced
seem almost incredible A great mauuiaclorJ
atTaunion Massachus It's, ks cps constantly IL
operation from . TO 500 ma hines the move
ments of which ore almo.t entirely automatic
yet TO feed them with wire and stripL OF NETS
and 70 pack and prepare this output for III
market demands the constant attention and
nimbc fingers of from 800 to 100 ate Dtlve and
ekillfu opers tors, BY these machines tacks o
q medium size are manu- actured very rapidly.
Some 60 per minute drop fr m esch machine
all perfectly rointed, heated and flashed AN
REQUIRE but ennealing 10 boCorne those teauu-
fui blue beaded tacks 20 much In demand by
She best workmen.
Ihe Drov,rs Journal says: AT the time
when hug-Isising was In It's infancy In Ohio.
indiana and kcntucsy The packing was all done
In the winter scason, and The farmers generally
ttok their hogs TO market dressed For series
~ IA A. an tfgQg GiupfuuaH
the princi al hog MARKET In the country was
q rs 10 O. -; a. 80 was considered dangerous
price aud the men who paid that figure would
quietly lose heir cfeGit IN bank These price
were for dr. ssed hogs. Now the imrortAnt
question CONES; II farmers ia those dsyscould
produca hogs vi the ngurer stated how comes a |
thai hog production should lust now come 10 a
dead hnr < even with the prices, for live weight
iully double the old-tline prices fof dressed |
N, iRht. for II viii BIZ remembered that during |
the MS halt NJ last JeHf hogs brought fr m So |
% a per 100 pounds gross or over In the western
Rarkets generally |
The co I OF keeping sheep Is not great as a |
hall dozen sneep will get their living where one |
COW W uld find enough, and as they eat coar-er /
food than The COW. they would sub,i't In many |
PASTURES where cows would starve. Ifitis dc.
sired 1, TAFT old sheap. oc force early lam bs |
for market e. = roots AID little grain will do
q ea,iiy. IL II estimated that a sheep will |
rod hay daily during the winter. Thus a |
sheep o. To- pouuos weight will need In I've
Donths about So pounds II hay. II grain or
kceting the expense about the same Such
sheep would shear from 5to pounds OF wool
and fsi.e o. least one good lamb. Larger aver
oIee OF WOOL are rOt uncommon, and II Is not
unusual for many intelligent breeders who rear
fnprovs heep 70 have their hocks average
three lambs to each two sheep. one half OF the
1ock having two lambs each
All horses and mules taken 10 Yasoo City,
1lssissippi, for ssie are taxed b0cenu per head
An Alsbapa jadge hss decided that q man
Uho puts q sstsnel on the eat In the cars re-
pprves he seat unless the man who moves II Is
Dagysr than he II.
40 cul 81 logs on toe Psnobscot and its trib-
1a.scs - tn" present season 10 estimated st
C,,1a, Ia. cnnessee, claims TO be the greatest
auI- market In the United states
There isc nsideIab'e difference In the recently
p1bnshed estimates Of the quantity OF fruits
Snnued In California during the pas. season.
Kbe. Morse & CO pl'ce the figure at l!,2,o.oov
0nps, while T.. Col man Cos. Innate
n 60 0o0 cans, exclusive of6.cp0eo cars OF ves-
00ahles. the wroe 81 the vaine Of "a 500
NEE esiimst include the product 81 . can
Dories, OF which are located In this city and
o. others are scst'er Al over The state rom
o. upper sscrsmtnto ley TO s-n'a Barbara
I'd Ban Befnaroino. There are few couniiesa
u1po~nt wbe-e frs n ~ grown In large quantities
vk1eh have not vi bin their Boundaries one or
noFe csnneries. They haze b en- established
q oan Joee TemtsrsL Santa -. feta'uma,
Vacavflle sacrauentc Hsyvarda ts7 Lore ~.
E1nss crrz eccston Chi-e Pl+ce-vtle Cen er-
No.. ~ 81 ~h'f - CO al NJ re .ants
g - - So>enzn 40 escsansns nvsn.