St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-02-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The cranberry crop. of Wisconsin
last year was 100000 barrels. Value
SIS per barrel.
There is no better material for scOur
ing knives and forks than finely sifted
coal ashes.
Great Britain and Ireland contain
30 ,O00,0 900 head of poultry, and Great
Britain's annual egg bill amounts to
$3l $50, 900.
No matter how much or how little
you intend to plant this spring, look
the matter ever carefully, now, while
you have time.
If vinegar is heated to about 160
deg. F., all the ferments and vinegar
cells are killed, which insures the keep
ing of it. The heating should be done
in kettle we'll timed.
A piece of tarred building paper
wrapped loosely around the body of
trees, from the roots up, when setting
them, is said to be excellent protection
against grubs, bOrers, mice, rabbits,
etc.
Flower beds require an annual sup
ply of prepared compost, made up of
we'll decayed barnyard manure, leaf
mold from the woods, and grass seds,
which should be put in heap to de-
cay ; before using riddle through a
coarse sieve, and mix thoroughly to-
gether.
Many farmers still depend on their
field crop for a supply of boiling ears.
We want sweet corn. Early MinnesO-
ia is passable for first early only.
StOwell's Evergreen is good, but Black
Mexican caps the climax of sweetness
and tenderness.
1t is estimated that of the two thou
sand million bushels of corn grown
this year, less than five per cent will
be used directly as human food. The
price of this large crop is therefore on
ly slightly affected by that of wheat,
and is more dependent on the prices
of the pork and beef in the making of
which the great bulk of corn is fed.
Peter Henderson states that during
his receut visit to England nothing
surprised him so much as the growing
of tomatoes. In one establishment
there were in running feet % miles of
greenhouses, all filed with tomatoes.
These must have cost not less than
100000. The tomatoes were then
selling at six pence sterling pound, or
about So per bushel.
Hold your land and your purse in
your own hands while you live. You
can divide with John and Mary if you
wish, but keep plenty for yourself.
1t is yours-yOu earned it; and we are
all familiar with the sad spectacle of
the old man or woman who has "made
over the property to the children" sit
ting unwelcOme in the chimney-cOrner
and looked upon as a burden.
The farmers of the United States
have reason to be proud of the show
ing that they made during the past
year. The estimate of the statistician
of the Department of Agriculture is
that the aggregate value of the corn,
wheat and oats raised in the United
States during the year 1885 was ST.
O90, 000,0O0 This enormous sum is
equal to very near twenty dollars for
each man, woman and child i'm the
United States. 1t indicates the great
producing power of this vast country
The occurrence of an unusually large
number of cases of lIydrOphobia in diff
J ferent parts of the country, and par.
ticularly in New Jersey, has given rise
. to general discussion on the useful
ness of dogs, or rather on their useless
ness. The CANNES still have ii few de
4 voted friends, but an overwhelming
7 majority are ready to decide that dog
in general are a ''relic of barbarism,