Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-04-13

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Mexico got some for the irrigated
portions. Texas received some be-
cause of its rich soil and abundant
rainfall Mississippi and Louisiana
also got some. We hope by this
means to find some place where the
Easter lily can be brought 70 perfee-
ton and then the florists can do the
rest. The money now sent to Ber-
muda for bulbs will be retained in
this country, and every one will be
able to have Easter lilies. J.,
"The Californians complained that
their fig trees were like those in the
Bible which bore no figs. They had
fine trees, fine tlowers and very
favorable conditions. Everything
was there except the figs. Our SOL
entists examined the situation care
fully and decided that the trouble
was that the pollen was not reaching
the female flower. This Was demon
strated by means of artificial fertili-
zation. The pollen was blown into
the flowers by a 5low-pipo, and those
flowers produced fruit. An agent
was sent to Smyrna 10 see how the
trees there were fcrtilized and he
found peculiar bee which lived
among the fig trees and carried the
pollen from flower to flower by
means of its hairy legs. Tho people
of Smyrna did not want to Let any
of these beee 60 out of tho country,
but our agent brought some away on
twigs. Unfortunately, they were
dead before thoy reached us and
some moro wi, have to be obtained.
"On the shores of the Meditera-
mean, in Algiers, is a branch of this
department. We find that the date
palm fourishes in Arizona, so our
agent in Algiers has had the date
palm grated and planted, and when
tho young trees are ready to be re.
moved he will take them up and
carry them TO Arizona, aud we will
produce our own dates.
"Some years ago there were no
beet sugar factories. Now there arc
a large number, but not nearly
enough to supply the country with
sugar, We experimental until we
found where the best sugar beeta
could be raised, and then we induced
the farmers to plant the beets and
the manufacturers to build The fac.
tories. AS a result, VIC arc turning
out hundreds of tons of sugar and
keeping thousands Of dollars at
Come. Across the Northorn row of
States we find tho best sugar-beot
country Of the United States.
Northern New York, Northern Indi-
ana, Ohio, Michigan, etc., are all
adapted to the culture. To provide
them with the best of seod we have
imported twelve tons, now in New
York. This seed was purchased
from the best growers in France and
Germany. There the beets are
carefully selected according to sac
oharine matter, and those containing
the highest percentage are selected
to bear seed. First the seed is
planted, thon comes the beet. This
seed is again, examined, and that
which contains the highest percent
age of sweetness is planted. That
year they get the beet. Tho next
year the beet is planted and they
get the seed. It ia tins seed which
we have purchased.
"To ascertain the best grain fol
our Northern States and to procure
the most hardy seeds, VIC have ar
agent in Southern Russia who is
going among the farmers asking
What is your best grain How dc
you plant itP Which is the hardi.
est variety2 He will send us the
wheat which they use and Other
grains. The WeItcrners complained
they had no gro 81. that could stant
the drought, TO we went to tho
steppes of Russia and got some o
that grass. Here is a sample O.
grass that was green after six month,
of dry weather, and when the rain
oamo it sprang up to two feet o
more. 1t is in this manner we ar,
utilizing the seed appropriations"
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