The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-19
Rockford Rich in TrolIeys.

the special rates. This means any
one
Rockford Rich in TrolIeys.
The trust proposition has included
the trolley, even in this northwestern
country where we have scarce begun
to build them.
+ Down at Rockford, with million
dollars capital, number of lines of
electric road have been grouped, with
a light and power company thrown in.
Some OF the lines are not yet built and
others will be extended. The directors
talk OF extending the line from Belvi-
dere TO Elgin, making a connection
there with the fast third-rail electric
trains for Chicago. This would place
Rockford within about an hours ride
or Chicago, and make the Forest City
suburb of the metropolis of Illi-
nois.
Garden Harvest Echoes.
Ihe Gamers report this a good sea-
son in Wisconsin for corn, both sweet
and field. The pickle (cucumber) crop
is unusually large. The tomato crop
is disappointing, as the heavy rains
delayed the ripening and frost is not
far away. Invention is ever busy to
broaden the field of horticulture, and
sometimes it is mere luck! The heavy
artillery practice at Fort Mott, New
J,n Of no
lower part OF Salem county from the
caterpillar plague. The conclusion of
the great guns broke the caterpillars'
hold on the limbs and the fall appar
emily stunned them.
AS an instance of ingenuity: A
Houghton, Mich, man has invented
machine for picking bugs from potato
vines. By the means of his machine,
which is pulled by a horse, he gath
cred bushel of bugs in two hours.
Hard work will accomplish much
A kentucky garden raises tomatoes
two feet in circumference. They are
Of the Ponderosa variety. Near Long
mont, Colo, is a current patch of 100
acres and an asparagus field of 100
acres-both, perhaps, the largest in
the world, and owned by one man!
A Cross of Berries.
But even more fascinating are such
curiosities: y fruit grower living near
Wichita, Kan, claims that he has sue
ceeded in producing a cross between a
cherry and plum. A farmer at
Ravenna, Mich, has succeeded in
crossing the strawberry and raspberry
The fruit is as large as the largest
strawberry, brilliant red and has no
resemblance to either the fruits
crossed. The flavor is said to be less
delicate than either the strawberry or
raspberry.
Science in Farming Saves Dollars.
The work Of the agricultural schools
/ is of Il very practical nature, and worth
many thousands Of dollars to the
| farmers as shown by the advice to
treat oats this year with formaldehyd,
and thus prevent smut.
The thing was given test at Marsh
field Fields owned by several farm
ers near that city were SOwed with
oats, some Of which was not treated.
and from 5 to Is per cent was lost
while the other fields were clear.
The professors have been consult
ing with a Washington expert as to
irrigation. Some of the experiments
will be made in the vicinity of La
Crosse and the possibility of growing
various kinds of tobacco in western
Wisconsin soil will soon be tested. 1t
is believed from experiments made by
farmers that the tests in growing
Samatra tobacco will be successful.
| Making Wagons in Wisconsin.
Carriage and wagon making is an
industry in which Wisconsin is we'll
to the front, indeed it's total of 436
establishments is surpassed only by
Pennsylvania and New York (Which
| have over 500, and by Ohio, this puts
| Wisconsin in fourth The notable
thing, however, is increase since 1890
from 15S establishments. This is
an increase OF IS per cent, rate sur
passed only by Pennsylvania in
crease
Wisconsin capital engaged in the
wagon and carriage industry is &c.
100000.
Automobiles formed a new item of
product for 1900, there being manu-
featured 1901, with a value OF S4,-
6SO,276.
The trend of the industry is toward
the central states, where land is cheap
er, where suitable lumber is abundant
and prices are therefore favorable,
and where also the developed railroad
systems afford abundant means of
transportation. The same rapid de-
velOpment of the industry is seen in