The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-10-06

reported the greatest peach crop sint
1880. The pear crop, like the peac
crop, is large and unremunerativ
The crop of Concord grapes is repor
ed about 80 per cent. of full crop.
The Agricultural Department {
Russia has this year planted poppy
seed at various points in Caucasi'
If it proves that the plants do well tn
culture of opium will probably b
pushed in the districts found suitable
7. II. Hoskins, of Vermont, tells i
Orchard and Garden that in his test
ings during the past eight years tn
Russian and German moreiIos, or am
arelles, have alone showed themselve
able to endure his climate and frui
freely.
If you are going to buy cow fol
your dairy, test her first. A certain
dairyman, when about to buy a COW
rides through the country gathering
samples Of milk from the cows offered
for sale. He tests the milk at his
home, and buys accordingly.
Secretary Rusk wants the steamship
companies CARRYING cattle from Amer
lean ports to British markets TO pro-
vide = feet, S inches as the minimum
space for eacn steer. The last Con-
gress authorized the Secretary to pre-
scribe the regulations.
Western men are getting cattle TO
market in a manner never before
equaled. During July and August
they marketed SS,400 head, against
$4,000 during the same time last year.
This rush shows that the cattle are
good, and that The owners are ready
10 realize.
AT the last New York State Fair
The grand total of live stock entries
was larger Than ever before. The
gain was among the sheep, swine and
poultry entries. the latter Of which
nave more than doubled within the
asst eight years. There was falling
If in the number of cattle exhibits.
In consequence of the withdraw of
Prof. w. O. Atwater, Mr. A. w. Har-
is, has been Director of the office OF
stations of the United |
states Department of Agriculture,
nd Mr.. A. G.. True, the first assistant
irector. Prof. Atwater retains q
with the Office as a special
gent in relation to European ihvesti-
alton in agriculture and as a scien-
itic advertiser.
The returns from the statistical
vision Of the Department of Agri-
uituro for the July report give a care
al estimate of the average weight per
eece of wool shorn this year. The
eturns show that some improvement
as been made sincn the census of
$40. Then the average weight was
lightly more than A. pounds; now it
40 pOundS-nearly half a pound
lcrease. Alabama returns the light
It weight. "a pounds, and Iowa the
eaviest, 6.S pounds.
n cargo Of African vegetable fibre,
} be used aS substitute for springs
nd the like in the manufacture of
rnilure backs and seats, is now be-
Z landed at Philadelphia. The fl
re is as tough as steel itself. The
iles in which it is imported have to
, bound by bands of heavy steel, as
e fibre is so expansive aud so easily
fected by higher temperatures.
his grass is only found around the
,lcanic mountain slopes of Oran, and
up TO within a short dis
nee of the craters. The latter are
ways in active state, and the earth
ound Is so warm that not u plant of
~ kind can survive, or is ever seen
grow, except this steel-lilic plant.
hen dry and spread out it will
cree the body like knife. and is
ed by the natives to fight their {
Tristan brethren in war; New I
rleans Times-Democrat. 1
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