Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-23

! tnH IlOtlSHnu nnlu rnDnnun. Dr ninnr
hardy variety, previously sown in n
nursery bed in autumn, is planted out
toward the close of March, and at
limo distance of twenty-six inches. BY
the end of July the beans are removed
and the ground they occupied is loos-
enod up to mold the cabbage. The
latter can be stripped about Christmas,
and will send out sprouts until the end
OF March, when they can be eaten
down by breeding sheep.
In the Atlantic states from Maino
TO VIRGINIA. 65 OOO Ion0 tons of land
plaster and 10000 tons of stucco-
Total l25. 900 tons-wcre made in 1884
of which nearly nil was from Nova
Scotia gypsum The statistics for
Michigan have moi been roportod. but
the production did not vary greatly
from that in 1888, in which wear il was
60, 0S2 short tons OF land. plaster and
lj0, 100 barrels (Of 800 pOunds) of
stucco. In Ohio 4,2l7 short tons of
land plaster and 2OSO7 barrels of
stucco were produced. There was
also small production in other parts
Of the country; but the total amount
of domestic gypsum used is not known,
DR. Sturteyant. of the New York OK.
pertinent station. saws that careful OK.
perimcnts have shown that unrine to.
mato seeds will grow and oivo Gain
of fifteen DAYS in earlinoss over rine
seed from the same plants pcose and
corn fiji for fable usc viii grow and
produce earlier crops than ripe seed,
but plants from immature seed are
more feeble than those from ripe seed.
Earliness seems to be in proportion to
the state Of ripcncSS of the seed from
winch the plants have been raised.
The practical question to be de-
trrmincd is how to cOmbine both
earllncss and yigOr ia the same
plant
A pctition to the Canadian o,vorp.
mcnt ia in coursc of sirnoturo amnng
Montreal ca,tlcmcn which sets forth
the necessity of adontinr rnvulotions
to provide n larrcr standard for snorr
ON cattle steamers. By lonr cyncr-
icncc the trade has pIaced the snoco
necessary for each beast at two feet
eight inches by eight feet This is
more than was formerly deemed
necessary, but as of late wears the size
and quality OF Canadian export cattle
have very materially improved, an in
creased allowance of space has
become requisite for the transpor-
tation of the animals in good con.
dition.
The Meyicans stand in neod of \
machine that will encctiyolv and
chcaply trca, their iibrous pIants az.
pecialIy those bcloncinr t6 the ac,vo
family. so that without iniury TO tbo
fiber the pulp can he removed Ey
cepting only MANILA, there is no better
paper stock in the world than is fur
nished by the magucy, but because il
can not he economically nrcnarcd for
market, hundreds, OF thousands of tons
of this material every year 20 to waste
being left TO rot on the Ground
or else burned to get it out of
the way-in the puluue districts,
where the plant IS grown for its
juice.
A Honolulu puhlic,tion stotos tbot
it is interesting to learn that the mice
and rats, long the Scourgo of the
farmers, have been successfully dealt
with-not by the importation Of any
mOderd representation Of Whiting
ton 5 cat, but simply by the introduce
ton of the mOngoOSc. Thirty-siX pairs
of this useful animal were imported
from Jamaica two years since into the
district Of liilO, with the result of
instantly clearing four thousand acres
OF cane OF this nuisance. The propri-
etor of one plantation estimates his
saving in cane from this cause last
year nj about soO'OOV'
In preparing rhubarb for the mar
kct, especially if it is to be sent con-
siderable distance, it is best to cut of
the leaves close to the stalks. This
foliage is of no value TO the purchaser,
is heavy to transport, while it presents
Il large amount of surface for the
evaporation of tue juices contained in
the stalks. The stalks will be in the
best condition ii the leaves are cut off
close to them and they are protected
from the neat OF the SUM-
The big woods of Minnesota we'll
deserve the name, for they cover ), 900
square miles, or 3,2OO,OOO acres of
surface. These woods contain only
hardwood growths, including white
and black oak, maple. hickory, bass
wood, elm, cottonwood, tamarack,
and enough other varieties to make an
aggregate of over fifty different kinds.
The hardwood tract extends in belt
across the middle of the state, and
surrounding its northeastern corner is
an immense pine region, covering 2l,.
nO square miles, or l3,iiO,OOO acres
Some gardeners in the eastern states
are raising asparagus to eat in the
fall. They cut Off the matured stalks
in August, fork over the ground, ap-
ply manure and water the bed every
day. In u short time line sprouts
make their appearance which are as
tender as 'noSe lna' start III tne
sprlns' 1t Is useless 10 attempt 10
raise asparagus ior oat'hg Ill the iali
water.
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