The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-02
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.

An Interesting Summary Of the More I'm
portant Doings of Our Neighbors-Wed
dings and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes
The following extracts from letter
TO the Detroit Free Press, from the Agri-
cultural College at Lansing, will prove
interesting il not useful, to all farmers
and horticulturists:
The strawberries of which 800 varieties are
fruted here commencing TO ripen In the
horticultural gardens, and as this fact becomes
noised about the interest OF the students In
that direction increases visibly. Those who i'm
quire may ascertain some OF the following facts
about this important department OF the college.
The finely kept garden and beautiful campus OF
91ghty-hve acres are I'm charge OF this depart
nent, and are kept in order by the juniors and
freshmen, who work about three hours every
afternoon. In this way they gain n practical
knowledge OF the best methods of seed sowing,
transplanttng budding, grating training prun-
ing and cultivating. Crops are also harvested
aud largely marketed by students as n Jart of
Their regular work. In connection with the
college department is the United States expert
mental station, whose operations are of con-
siderable extent and Importance.
Its orchard here comprises old standard varie-
ties for comparison with new and untried kinds,
and for specimen trees. There are 800 varieties
OF apples and about forty each OF pears, plums,
peaches and cherries, and these will be added 20
and promising kinds are brought out.
Russian varieties, fruited at the Iowa station
and considered desirable, are in the collection.
some OF the pears are said 10 be as good as the
seckle Trees of these kinds sent TO Luce Coun-
ty last spring went through the winter without
any injury. while trees near them of our COM
mon hardy kinds were badly hurt; and like
reports come from Crawford County, where, at
tho branch station AZ Grayling, 800 trees were
planted this spring of kinds fitted TO that dry
soil and the cold winters.
Fruit growers are being continually imposed
upon by new and worthless high priced plants
With their cooperation the station directors are
eQQpaVOrTn To bring aDOut a tasting n NIL "A
kinds before they are placed on the market.
such a state OF facts would save the farmer
much waste Of time and money. With this in
view fifty new varieties OF strawberries have
been added this spring. many OF which are un-
named seedlings. Twenty-four plants OF each
kind are taken, and twelve are grown in hills
and twelve in matted rows to find which method
OF culture suits the variety best. OF backber
RES, raspberries. gooseberries, currants and
grapes there is also complete collection.
In the vegetable garden many varieties
being tried with various methods OF culture
ana training. For example, potatoes-different
amounts OF seed. cut whole different dis
tances, depths, and kinds OF fertilizers are be-
ing tried.
Complaints are often received from farmers
regarding the vitality of the seeds OF certain
firms, so last spring, in order 60 test the value
OF eeds supplied. collection OF common gar
den seeds was obtained for the station by
outside party from each o. the leading seeds
men of the country. They lcluded eighty kinds
o. beans eighty o. peas, sixty OF radishes, fifty
~ cabbages, 100 Of tomatoes. and many others
Their vitality tested hoth in testers and in
the soil. ana thsir average vitelity was found
10 be fair. although many packets were utterly
worthless not single seed sprouting.
Experiments have been carried on to deter
mine the value OF various chemicals for the de-
struction OF the fungi injurious TO cultivated
plants. Particular attention was paid TO apple
scab, with the following results An ammoni-
acal solution Of copper carbonate applied in
water-copper carbonate, three ounces aqua
ammonia. one quart water thirty gallons-at
intervals of three weeks between Maya and
August TO- 1882 resulted in 70 per cent. less
scaly fruit and an average gain Of one barrel
70 each tree. Copper sulphate in the form of
modified eau celest gave the same satisfactory
result. The value Of the fruit of the sprayed
trees was about doubled.
Columbus Ohio dispatch to Detroit
Free Press: Detroit Knights of st John
had the honor of leading the parade of
the national order The turnout was
simply immense, and undoubtedly was
the finest ever seen at any of the eleven
conventions held in the past. Colum bus
was in holiday attire, and thousands of
her citizens turned ont to give a most
cordial welcome to the visitors who came
from far and near. The procession was
about five miles in length, and moved
through the finest streets of the capital
city. Each member of the Detroit Com
manderies wore a special badge de-
noting the city they hailed from, and it
was the general remark that the compa-
mics made the best showing in the great
parade. The Columbus papers speak
in the highest terms of the Detroit
companies and their fine military bear
ing.
The following articles OF association
have been filed with the Secretary of
State Homer butter and cheese factory,
Homer, 81, 800; Grand Rapids Plaster
Company, Grand Rapids, Sl2j, 900;
Warren Scharf Asphalt Paving Company,
SEQ, 900; Zoophyte Lubricating Company,
st. Clair, $4,000; Port Huron Paper
Clothing Company, Port Huron, $4,000;
the Hunt Chair Company, Detroit, $780,
900; the Natural Gas Fitting and Supply
Company, Detroit, $4,000; Macatawa
Park Company, Holland, SIS, 500; the
Vermilion Il Masaba Iron Land Com
pany, Negaunee, Sl,0OO,0O Appleton
Mining Company, Norway, Sl,OOO,OOO;
Northeast Negaunee Mining Company,
Sl,000,000.
Judge Green and d. b. Richardson
will establish box factory at Bay City.
Saginaw City will issue $4,000
bonds, and with the proceeds erect a
handsome city hall
Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti are to be
connected by an electric railroad.
Otto Newkirk of Milo. Oscoda Coun-
ty, who speaks six languages and can
shake hands in six more, has gone to
Castle Garden to act as a polyglot tele-
graph operator.
1t begins to look as though the Sault
and Hay Lake Channel improvement
would not be made this year, as Congress
is evidently opposed to the appropriation
asked for.
&C. NJ. westbrook, q Macomb County
farmer, living near Romeo, lost forty
flesces of wool by thieves.
Nearly every town, city, and village
in the State has been passing through