The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1892-07-19
Agricultural Notes.
Ohio held l24 institutes last year, at
a cost of less than $4,000.

Wisconsin appropriates $4,000 pei
year for institute work. Seventy-siS
farmers institutes were held in that
State last year.
The estimated number of sheep in
Australia in 1892, according to an
Australian exchange, is 60,000,000
against 81, 100000 in 1884.
The Department of Agriculture has
issued bulletin on the adulteration
of food and drugs, and the conclusion
reached is that 16 per cent. of the en-
tire food product of the country is
adulterated.
The California Fruit Grower says
zone OF the drawbacks of California
is the large landholder. Fortunately
he is becoming less numerous, and the
subdivision of large ranches goes mer-
rily on"
The retnrns for the census of cereal
crops indicate very decided increase
in the acreage of oats in several OF the
Western States, notable changes in
the wheat area and large increase
of corn acreage in the West.
The Farm Friend and Stockman
says that calculation has been made
of the comparative results, from an
economical point of view, of the SUBJ
stitution of lowest grades of pan mo-
lasses for coal as fuel, which is now
being practised in some parts of the
South.
Readers interested in the third ex-
hibition of the New York and New
England Agricultural and Industrial
Society, to be held on the grounds of
the Albany Fair Association during
the week commencing Sept. 10, can
obtain the premium list by application
to the Secretary, j. G. Cuyler, 445
Broadway, Albany, N. Y.
Syringe the fuschias freely and re-
pot as often as they require it.
T. V. MInson considers the Herbe-
mont much better wine grape than
the Clinton.
1t has been reported that Maine has
shipped 143.000 barrels of apples to
England since the opening of the sea-
son.
Meehan pronounces the prickly
pear Gpentia Ratinesvuii as one of the
new cactuses hardy in the Eastern
States.
The California Press and Horticul-
turist thinks an excessive use of nj
rate of soda decidedly harmful to
orange trees.
All vase and basket plants require
water in abundance, and will be great
ly benefited if treated to liquid ma
nure occasionally.
The area devoted to the tomato in
the truck farms of the United States,
outside of the regular market gardens,
has been estimated to be 22,S02 acres.
The old strawberry bed, if too foul
to be kept over, should be moved and
burnt over before turning under to
lestroy insect pests. Plough deeply
and sow to turnips or plant with late
cabbage. Select fresh spot for the
new bed.
The New York Legislature has
passed the Chamberlain Anti Black
Knot bill, which declares every in
ested tree a nuisance, and provides
or the appointment of commissioners
o burn them when the owners fail to
10 it, as well as for the punishment
If the owner.
The White Star steamers have been
pecially fitted up with refrigerating
'ooms upon the principle adopted by
he the California Fruit Transporta-
ion Company, and the first consign-
nents of fresh American fruits have
lrrived in Liverpool in good condition,
trawberries, tomatoes, ETC., obtaining
air prices at auction.
Mr.. J. S. Woodward, at a New
York Horticultural meeting, said that
le always made sheep pasture Of
lis orchard, and it was true that sheep
made the best insecticides he ever had.
lie would advise keeping one hundred
heep on every ten acres of orchard. !,
70 feed them enough, give them plenty
# linseed meal and bran, which will
make them ravenous for apples. The
eed, the apples and the scattered
rass had answered an excellent pur- :
ose, and although he had not .