The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-07-01

the amount OF raw rult brought into
England from the United States is
something astonishing. In 1871
there were but Sc, All bushels, valued
at f40, 604; but in 1882 there were
1865, 076 received In Great Britain
from this country, worth 1887 100,
or s1,SS1,743. 40. The outlook for
the American fruit grower is most
favorable, and those of the rising
generation who have fancy for the
business may enter upon it with con-
fidence that their enlightened efforts
will be crowned with success.
ORCHARD MAKING.
An address delivered before the
Horticultural society at Hamilton,
ILL.,, recently contained the following
brief summary of the points which
ase necessary to successful orchard
making: The site selected for the
orchard should be thoroughly prepar-
ed. If not well drained tile should
be used for that purpose. Trees
should be planted two rods apart and
set slopiDg to the southwest. On
sandy soil put out Red astrachan,
saps of Wine, Maiden Blush, Porter
or Lowell. Ben Davis and Rome
Beauty. The discussion showed the
BenOni, Rambo, Jonathan and
Grimes Golden still held a place in
the estimation of the society. Some
favor planting as much as 80 per
cent Ben Davis. All admit that
location, soil and object have much to
do with selections, commercial Or
chards wanting but few kinds, and
family orchards more and different
kinds.
A correspondent of the Ohio farmer
says: G. w. Holloway, some time
ago, wanted to know how to kill ticks
on lambs? When you get up your
sheep to shear them, separate your
lambs from the old sheep. When the
old sheep are shealed they are free
from ticks. Then make a strong
brine, using common barrel salt put
it in kettle or tub large enough to
dip the lamb all over in the brine,
head excepted; let it remain in the
brine one or two minutes, then with
the hands press all the brine out of
the WOOL. You can then bid the ticks
good bye and let the lambs 90 with
the flock again.
Farmers should not forget that the
bran and other coarse food made from
wheat are richer in elements of plant
feed than the whole grain, and, of
course, feeding them makes a richer
manure. A ton of wheat bran is
worth S14.50 for manure, while ton
of corn meal is only worth $685..
These figures are based on tine cost of
nitrogen, phOsphoric acid and potash
in their commercial forms, and repre-
sent the comparative manurial value of
feed. 1t is probably true that at the
present price of wheat bran farmers
can purchase it to feed and make ma
nure cheaper than they can otherwise
obtain it. In most markets the coarse
bran is now selling at SIS to SIS per
ton, and after feeding its manurial
value will be greater, because it will
be more available,
Missouri breeders of southern cattle
came to the front at the three days
sales held in Kentucky last week, in
such way as to convince the newspa-
per and thoroughbred cattle breeding
world that she is to be known as one
of the leading states in the Union, not
only able ard willing to buy the best
that is to be had, but to own and keep
for breeding purposes and sale, the
most highly priced and highly bred
animals to be bought for money.
Measuring Hay.-To find the num-
Der of tons in long or square stacks,
the following is the rule Multiply
the length in yards by the width in
yards. and that by half the altitude in
yards, and divide the product by IF
teen. To fnd the number of tons in
circular stacks:-Multiply the square
Of the circumference in yards by four
times the altitude in yards and divide
by 100. The quotient will be the
number of cubic yards in the stack.
Then divide by fifteen to get the mum.
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