Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-08-04
FARM NOTES.

Hide dealers have formed combine in
Chicago.
The Mississippi river carries to the Gulf
of Mexico every year ten square miles OF
soil 26 feet deep.
A lawyer can raise more eff Ire line
fences than the farmer eff all the is be-
tween them.
The money comfortable wasbhouse
would cost, will buy a handsome coffin
for the woman who will tie economical
enough to wash out in the calf pasture.
The Southern California Silk associa-
ton is to send banner to the worlds
fair. It will be bone made and hand
made, even to the fabric.
Besides the sc, 900 bales of raw silk and
cocoons shipped to other countries Japan
ships the silk worms largely to France.
Her production in the silk line amounts to
s37 ZOO. 900 annually.
A garbage cremator with daily capac-
ity of so Gu. yds., of refuse is TO be built
at Salt Lake City by the Engle Sanitary &
Cremation Co., of Iowa. Tue contract
price is sl2,0 00
Extensive drainage system of some of
the recently flooded areas in Chicago are
projected at reported cost of some 81
600, 900. Several large pumps are includ-
ed IN the plan, which seems to involve the
construction flarge storm sewers.
Since the advent of warm weather the
death among hogs in transitibas been very
heavy. One days arrival in Chicago in
Guided 1000 dead hogs, representing s18,-
600 Don't overcrowd the cars in hot
weather.
Mr. Hancock, residing near Fort Meade,
Florida, is said to have on his property
the largest orange tree in the country. A
few years ago it bore 1000 oranges. Two
feet above the ground it measures q in
ches IN diameter,
A careful estimate by Bradstreet shows
Lose unexpected results from loss of crops
IN the central West and in the lower Miss.
issippi States: Illinois, Sl2,000,000, Iowa,
SIS, 600; Missouri SIS, 900 900; Arkansas,
81 500 900; Louisiana, 100000.
The total value of exports of domestic
breadstuffs from the United States dur
ing the eleven months just ended, were
S272, 476, O23,, as compared with $l06, 656,
984 during the corresponding period of
the preceding year; an increase nf over
$3.50, 100000.
Four years ago 100000 pounds Of Cali
fornia fruit was sold in New York; LAST
year, 100000 pounds and this year they
expect go ship 100000 pounds. The
fruit crop of California, last year. was es-
timated as worth $50, 000,0 900, while the
product Of the gold mines were only $751;
100000.
A garbage cremator built by Mr..
Heavey has recently been put into expert
mental operation at Chicago, ILL.,, and the
city officials are said to be very strongly
In favor of this method of garbage dis
posal. The present furnace has capacity
of $50 tons per "a hours, and is divided
into four chambers.
Flowers that are faded by being worn
on the dress or carried in the hand may
be restored by cutting off an inch from the
end of the stem and put directly into
boiling water. The petals will smooth
and resume their beauty in few moments
Colored flowers will revive almost perfect
ly yellow.
London alone requires 100000 COWS to
supply it with the products of the dairy,
$4,000 of them being net ded for milk
alone. Some 10000 are kept within the
metropolitan radius itself, in 1000 sheds,
by 395 cow-keepers, and there are prob
ably no fewer than 900 horses engaged in
the delivery of milk in London.