Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-08-10
PINGS.

IL is estimated that the effect Of the
New York Rsines law, forbiddiug
saloons 10 offer free lunches, has closed
an annual market for ut least l5,OOo,oOO
pounds OF cheese.
IL Is conceded that our country Is now
harvesting the second largest wheat
crop on record, the crop OF 1891 being
the largest. The winter wheat Is now
principally cut. while the spring wheat,
though late, Is rapidly nearing maturity.
Corn il making a miserable mess OF
irving 10 get on towards crop. Those
farmers who changed their plans and
sowed their intended cornfields TO Hun
gsrisn and oats and peas, at this writing
have the best OF IL.
Alsike clover stood the unfavorable
conditions Of the winter much better
than the red clover. On much OF the
land where this variety Of clover was
seeded very fair stand OF the clover has
been found at the cutting. This Is fact
worthy OF note by farmers In general.
Is IL a fact that alsike clover as rule
and through a service OF years can be
relied on TO withstand our winters better
than the red: What have our farmers
TO say about IL:
A comparatively new market Is being
developed for the surplus wheat OF our
country. IL Is estimated that nearly 10
per cent Of the wheat crop raised In the
Pacific states last year was exported TO
China and Japan. This traffic has
shown a gradual growth since Its estab-
lishment about ten years ago. The in
crease Of exports last year over past
records was very remarkable. 1t Is pre-
dicted by good authority that this
trade will before long absorb the entire
wheat surplus Of the coast states.
Thirty steers have been shipped from
Chehalis County, Washington, TO Circle
CITY. Alaska, where II is expected they
will arrive some time in August. The
cost OF getting them there Will be about
$40, 900, but profit Is expected, as the
steers weigh on the average l,s00 los.
each and the meat will sell at half dol
lar pound. The steers are old ones, as
Young ones could not stand the journey.
They will 90 by steamer to juneau and
then be driven TO their destination, where
they will have a months grazing before
being sold.
Many borers pass the winter as Larvae
either In dead or dying twigs that re-
main on the trees or have fallen TO the
ground. All dead and dying WOOD
should, therefore, be removed from Or
chards in the winter. Almost every
dead or dying branch contains borers In
some stage. and should these find their
way to the brush-feap they should by
no means be allowed to lie till the fol
lowing summer, but ought to be burned
before the first Of April.
The tendency TO ecouomize at the
farmers expense continues very marked
In the Connecticut legislature. The lat
est move il to abolish the board OF agri-
culture. but we see no genuine effort TO
abolish less useful and more expensive
Offices. In Massachusetts,, the tendency
seems 10 be toward state Capitalization
without reference to economy. A Oil
has been before the Legislature to compel
Towns to unite in employing superin,
tendent of schools. The next step VII
be 10 transfer the entire management OF
the public schools from the people to the
state board of education. Both these
tendencies should be scotched.