Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-16

west virginia, tnOuSh tne favorable
spring weather there, as in Kentucky,
where the effect of frost was less dam
aging, is doing clover maj Sed good.
From Ohio to Iowa COZ pplaints of
winter-killing are general, though less
in Iowa. The spring b rs in most
counties brought better appearance
to the fields, yet the last years. SOW.
ing is everywhere the mosI j profitable.
Clover fields are in better condition in
Missouri and Kansas than In Nebraska.
The prospects are fairly good in the
territories, although alfal ia is raised
rather than clover.
A description of the ch eese and but
ter factory recently cree ted at Crox-
den at a cost OF $4,000 by Lord Mac
clesfield for the conve hience of his
tenants shows it to be very perfect
and complete in all the 'appOintm nts
of iirst.class factory, 1t is capable
of receiving th6 milklof from 500 to
800 cows. One of the most Interesting
facts stated in connection with the de,
scription IS that Mr.. William Barnes,
the gentleman WHO supplied all the
fittings and plant, has Eeceutly sup.
piled Chilian gentleman with n
duplicate set OF dairyapplances, and
is at the present timet filling another
order from Chilli :
A writer in The Maine Farmer tbus
exnre.sed himself in legard to settinc
icncc.nosts: at has commonly bocn
stated that posrs set ton end in thc
groundwork last longer than when
Sci with the but end down. We re-
Gently had occasion to remove n fence
which had been set eighteen wears.
and IN our surprise the posts sal ton
down were sin sound and strong,
wLilc many uf those /sct tho revorse
were rottod eutirelyio We have he.
,forc found evidences of the greater
durability of posts set in this way. II
cpneraI cxpcrbence leorrohoratcs our
avn, il is A master well worthy of wide
attention.
Ascordino IN official ronor,s tho ov
80, onnms, cromof motoions 70 ihrnnoh ,nV %h
oiIs q worid ;s ds fotlows. 1 comn,oS,,
SSS @ 6n0\OO0 M motricoN hnrJro5, ,wo;nh;..
Iy"'oco' TroncO ia 0oo O0o IRmssia i10 600
ooG' MAI Snstria 75Ooo 90. Tinted S;ny Statcs
of Ameri,1a, l7.ODu pOD: Ireland. M.
Oo0 ou0. GTopt Britain gG 900 GOO. Rel.
gium J3nNO 600. : wrllrn IL OOO OOn.
lo,l.nd. t.,AlOO. 600: Hungary. IA OOO. .
0OO. U,lv. IgOlLOOb\ Norway. & OOO
oOO, iIcnmorLN 5000 ,lOO. the Anstra.
linn rolon,Gs y ono nD. portug,I = :
o0o unn matrcoL MISUNDERSTANDING
cr,nJ totaIS 53UilOO 0on of hn5drod.
Weights
Mr. A Bluc Ascrrctary of the On
torn hnroo,t ~ b,dustrics rcnorts tho
condition of witsjrr wheat GOOD, hov.
ing A fair proxth under The steady
temperature and warm showers Of
September and CStohcr, though there
was some dillicul T.. OWING to drought.
in prttinr the soil in propcr tilth for
seeding. "Snow fell early and laid
late, and the winter was one of the
longest, steadicst. aud coolest on re-
cord Yet wheat hooked ms well ON
the lst of April AS onN the first dav of
winter. Like Michigan, Ontario was
well covered with dry snow, and had
good winter protection iipr wheat.
Last wear 1855 tons ON potato starch
were manufactured in ArOostook coun-
ty. Maine. which containsS2 factories.
These factories are owned and opcrat-
! ed by Is firms or companies. one of
which operatcs Factories and emplovs
, a capital of $4,000, piyipp employ
ment to l1j men. The first s5arcb
factory IN the county was established
IN 1886. at Mars Hill. The total mum.
, Der of bushels of potatoes consumed
; in 1884 was 1868 OOV, the price paid
for them being 1910 % cents per
bushel Five new factories were built
during the year 1884.
A Young Scotchman whose father
has made iaroe investments in farmino
+ lands IN this country, has lust nired
: himself out to an Illinois farmer at the
I rate of 80 month, for the purpose
S of learning the American methods Of
3 farming. He expects to devote two
c years TO this object, and then take
n charge of one Of his fathers farms
a consisting of 100000 acres, in south
i west Missouri
!, All mhnures deposited by nature
;. are left on or near the surface. The
c whole tendency of manure is to 90
1 down into the soil rather than to riS,
= from it, There is probably very little,
d if any, loss of nitrogen from cvapora
s. tion of manure unless II is put IN piles
c so us to fcrment, Rains and dews re
c turn to the soil as much ammonia in 0
d year as is carried oil in the atmos
It phere.
II Nebraska, scarcely settled at all by
l. white people only thirty wears aoo,
: has now abou! 100000 acres of grow
Il ing forests, on which have been sci
l, about 6OO,O0O,O00 Young trees. Be
1t sides this there have been planted
u over l2,0O0,000 fruit trees, over 1900,
l. 900 grapcvnes, vast number of bcr
> nv bushes and plants, ornamental
;, shrubs, etc.
" !, The japanese are very fond of eggs
=" They eat them at dessert like fruit, and
,, " yory often with oranges. The ricf
" japanese are very particular concern
" inc them; they Will not eat those o
fowls which have full liberty and feed
" on what they pick up; they must b,
y fed on rice, and they must lay theil