Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-04-23
ponies-double the quantity for large


Peter Henderson, in alluding to q
market gardener near Rochester who
obtains 5000 an acre from his fifteen
acre cabbage patch, says that New
York undergraduates would by no
means be satisfied with so small an
amount on their high-priced land. He
mentions another instance in Maryland
where an owner has cultivated over a
hundred acres with CantalOupe mel
ons, which are sold in New York at
prices which give him over $4,000
year ago in profit At Kalamazoo,
what twelve years was q swamp is
now vast celery field, from which
fifty tons n day are sent out, and tho
crop in 1884 was about five Thousand
tons, worth Slj0,000.
The farmers of Greene and q few
other towns in Maine, are settling the
"mddle.mcnn question in measure,
by quietly shipping their apples to
England on their own account. On
reaching Liverpool the apples are sold
by public auction, and, of course we'll
known brands bring whatever they are
worth. Maine Baldwins, put up by
responsible and reputable farmers,
have been selling in Liverpool lately
at from $500 TO $3.50 per barrel, while
brands not so well known, or lots evil
dently poorly put up here, sold at
about dollar 4 barrel less.
Instead of oil, which thckens and
smears 4 milestone, mixture of
glycerinc and spirit is recommended.
The proportions of the composition
vary according to the class of tool TO
be sharpened One with n relatively
large surface is best sharpened with
clear fluid, three parts of glyoerine
being mixed with one part of spirit.
A grayer having a small cutting sur
face only requires small pressure on
the stone, and in such cases the glvcer-
inc should be mixed with only two or
three drops of spirit
A solution Of oXalic acid has been
used for removing ink stains from cot
ton, linen, or the fingers, but it is at.
tended with the danger of injuring
textiles and the skin. A much safer
and better treatment of ink or rust
stains consists in the application of
two parts of powdered cream of tartar
and one part of finely powdered
oXalic acid. Shake up the ingredients
well together and apply the powder
with dry rag to the dampencd stain.
When the spot has disappeared the
part should be very well washed.
Very few Americans have yet learn
ed how little land is required for fur
nishing food to a human being year,
provided that little is well cultivated;
and the crops well chosen. A woman
in the Hudson river valley, who culti-
Yates only six acres, supplies her
family with all that garden will
yield, keeps COW and horse and sells
beside some 5000 to 800 worth Of
fruit and garden truck each year. 1t
is needless to add thal she raises more
than one crop in year, and allows
no waste places,
, A wcll-known cotton planter in
Mississippi has grown tea for years,
and is as enthusiastic in his praises
and confidence of success us practical
in his support. This gentleman pos
scsses large tract of land, whose soil,
conditions, and advantages prc-cm.
incntly lit it as Il most desirable lOCa
= tion for the site of any commercial un
; dcrtaking, having for an object the
i ! growth, production, and manufacture
! of tea upon an extensive scale.
, A great international poultry show
: will be held at Copenhagen, Denmark
$ from the I'D to the 9th of July. Tn,
n government has appropriated n larg,
= sum to insure the success Of the enter
Q prise. The time of entry for American
@ exhibitors expires May /. Pro
q grammes of the exhibition may be oh
y tained from the Danish consul for Chi
g cagO, Mr.. Emil Direr, whose addrcs
i is No. 254 Milwaukee avenue.
o A French veterinary surgeon think
: that we carry the grooming of horse
II TO excess, and so make them delicate
Df lie does not advocate neglect of clean
ID illness, but he considers too much cl
citation OF the skin makes the hors
:, susceptible of catching diseases, by dc
IN stroying the equilibrium which ougl
10 to reign between the functions.
De They have a summary way of doa
re ing with negligent stockmen in En-!
10 land. A short time since, Mr.. Ma
re tin, of Canterbury, was arranged fC
CT ncglecting sheep that were Athlete
eS with scab, and, although he pleade
&c ignorance, he was informed he ha
v made himself liable to fine of ESj
nc He was admonishcd and fined E2O
H. A train-load of draft-horses, consis
II ing of ten cars, left Walla Walla Mare
-, % for Chicago. This is the first shi
rs mcnt of the sort ever made across Il
a, continent. Arrangements are bcir
w. ~. made for the shipment of twenty ca
II, loads of cattle, as an experiment, fro
hJc the Walla Walla country to Chicag
is Coffee made with distilled water
IT. said to possess delicacy Of taste, in
ilc proved aroma, and is IN short, agree
". BILE and acceptable in every wa
n Possibly this is because the distill,
fit water does not take up any of Il
Id tannin from the berries, which ord
II. narily is rendered soluble by the cartl
Ily Carbonates.
lc- A consignment OF 10 bulls of Ga
,rt loway breed, one OF which has take
ID, prize at every place at which it h
Ter been exhibited in England and Sec
of land, arrived at Boston by stcamC
,ar March 26. These bulls were import,
ill by President Hill, Of the st. Pau
To- Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railroi
ar company.
lot Hogs are dying IN large numbc
or from hog cholera in Onondaga count
ms New York. In the town of Salin
'ill nearly 800 hogs died within n few da
in last week, entailing Il loss of not +
be from $4,000, 1t is said that farmc
nts have made attempts to market the d
ms eased pork in Syracuse.
ng A solution of India rubber in be
lto zine has been used for years as u cot
DO ing for steel, iron, and lead has be-
not found simple means of keeping the
mo from oxidizing, 1t can be easily u
piled with brush, and 1t is Gus
ace rubbed off. 1t should be made abe
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