The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-11

The Institute Of s,ock-Brecders and
Farmers Niil bee held in the CITY Hall.
Columbus, on Iuc-day - q Ncduc.-
dag. January l3 and H. 1891. also IA.
annual Agricultural Convention viii D.,
held, in the Seulic Chamber Ihusday.
January 10Th. The rogumme. which ie
before Us, promises rCmal kablF interest
log curriculum In both associations. sueep
husbandry; pi-.raisiu-: ensilage; the
profitable sheep; the h"E tor farmer and
packer: sOillng ". pastures: causes OF de-
preston OF the cattle interest; short-hora
breeding; profitable feeding; the Holstein-
Fresian as dairy breed; mathematics on
the farm; pOllcd Durh1ms; horses for
proht; the trOttlng horse; lectures, ques-
lions; election Of new members. Nc., are OF
The subjects O. be considered and attended
10. The Ohio ShOrihOrn-braCders's \ ssOcia-
ton, The ohio Jersey Cattle Clue. The OHIO
Spanish MerinO shoep-breeders AssOcia-
ton. The ohio WO)l-growers' Association,
oxford DOwn~breetcrs' Association. The
ohio Swine-bTeedcr,' Association, The
shropshire Down-breeders viii each aud all
hold their annual business meetings aud
elect Ons, at places in Columbus designated.
during the three DAYS mentioned. Ar
rangemenis have been made for securing
reduced railway rates. Those interested in
rural atfiiis-and who is not will war
rant a large attendance at these highly i'm
portant meetings.
In California returns Of raisin shipments
are substantlating the most s3nguine eX-
pectatiOn5 From one point ia SOnOma
1900 boxes; from another in Butte county.
1900 boxes; ana from "a small town III
fresno county $4,000 boxes, indicate stu
pendOus sum total Of liticutura wealth.
From OrOyilie the first Eastern shipment Of
oranges is reported. ard ripe bananas are
coming from san BerndrdlnO county. Dates
are also reported from several localities. Ia
tact We hear more, nowadays. about Cali
fornia fruits and wire than Of California
gold. On the other hand, Eastern house
wives are complaining OF the failure Of the
fruIt cIOp. and the consequent high prices
Of preserves, jellies and canned nuts.
Peach preserves and canned peaches are
already from 90 10 100 per cent. higher than
last year; and apples are scarce and high,
averaging the country over. IL Is needless
10 say that this state Of things Is not ac-
counted for by many as a consequence OF
the MCKINLEY bill.'
Yick's magazine for December brings us
the following pertinent ramarks on "a busl-
ness which is rapidly grOwinI in this cOun-
| try, VIZ; AS TO iruit-grOWing. as bush
ness, this is now 50 developed that there is
go danger that il VIII be neglected where.
eOr it can be made remuneratiye. OF
course Orchadists Tor a few years past have
met with serious reNerses, and this il true
in a remarkable degree the present year.
| when almost ali tIe tree fruits have failed
in the Northern and Atlantic States. But
the causes Of the failure are directly or in
! directly climate, and as such cannot be eX-
| pected perm Iuently TO prevail. We 90 not
| lose faith in the IuitprOGucing capacity OF
those regions and localities which have al.
ready become noted for these p'Oducts, but
believe that the trials which our Orchadisfs
are experiencing VIII ultimately Lad I'D ar
enduring triumph. The achievements oil
the past, the acquired xiii, The indOmi,aal1
perseverance OF Iruit growers, and the ap.
! plicati0n OF science will, M time, Danish lne
evils which have iusidi0usly spread them
| selves 0yerOur fair fruit regions"
| IL is not genera ~ known. SAYS a wrlleI
| in Nature, that 1.-THE Chinese gov tho chry-
slmihemum as a standard Tree, especially
! for selling. They gran ii upon a stalk al
| artemisia There is species Il artemIsia
that grows wild and covers the waste
ground around Pekin. 10 springs from Cd
every year, and by autumn attaiEs 10 a tree
eight or ten feet nigh, VITA stem one aud q
/ III inches thick" Although the whit "A
Ina Pekin are very III, the Chinese garden
ers are very ingeniU8 IN grading he Chry
sanlhemum aud other flowers. on the stalk,
Of trees, 10 resemble fans and other iantasii,
shapes. This they do out in tue weather
having no glass uses.
Mr. George T. KING, in the Garden anc
Forest. makes the following interesting oh
seryatiOn: "rhe first and most important
function OF mountain forests is the preser
walton Oi the mountains themselves bj
clothing them with soil. The soil now pro
duces the trees, but the forests has pro
duced the soil which nos nOurlshes it."
The Long Island and New jersey people
predict a cod winter 10 come because Of IN,
| irequrnt appearance OF white or Arctic ONl'
In their districts. More than a dozen have
been shot on the east end Of Long Island
and quite number In New Jersey. fhi.
owl Is seldom seen s0ath OF Hudson bay
say old sailors.