Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-04-20
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THINGS DOING.
An Attempf to Ascertain II the Coffee
Tree Can BE Grown Here.
MADCIJAIT

An Attempt to Ascertain II The Cote,
Tree Can he Grown Here.
BY ]. T. MARSHALL.
1t has been an idea of some of thu
people of the department of agriculture
that q hardy species Of coffee tree
might be naturalized here by growing
it from seed Of the original wild coffee
| tree, as that grows in nature, unculti
waited by man, and it is thought that
the coffee tree of Abyssinia would re-
spond better to the environment of the
western hemisphere than the Arabian
stock from which the coffee trees OF
the world at present originate. Consul
Skinner, who has just returned from &
trip to Abysslnia, completed arrange
ments by which seed of the wild tree
of the country will be forwarded TO the
United States as soon as it can be Sc
cured from the interior of Abyssina.
Whatever its prospect Of success, this
project is certainly IN interesting one
to the great army of American coffee
drinkers.
Corn Growing Interests.
The corn school was one of the most
popular features of the Illinois farm
ers' institute meeting and drew n big
crowd. Professor Hume Of the Illinois
college was the instructor. and L. b.
Close of Indiana Judged the exhibits
"More good bushels per acre" says
Professor Hume. lis the object Of the
study of corn" The discussion follow
ing Professor IIumes address pointed
farmers present that seed corn this
year is low in vitality. Thorough test
ing before planting was urged by Pro
fessor Hume. An unusually fine corn
exhibit was brought ont by the prizes
offered for the best corn to 20 as ILL.,
nois' representation at the st. Louis
fair. The first prize went to the Messrs.
Sutton for white corn Of the variety
Farmers Interest, which will head the
Illinois list at st. Louis.
Make Their Wants Known
At Des Moines 300 members of the
Iowa Meat Producers association ap
peared before the Legislature with pc
titiOn In favor of the Delano stock ship
ping bill. At the hearing given by the
house committee on railroads of testi- |
nony against the bill the railroad men
advanced the arguments that high |
speed of stock trains tends TO danger |
md that fast traffic had SO increased |
he cost of moving stock that the re-
luction of speed, with consequent re-
luctiOn of cost. had become measure
# necessary self defense. The Delano
ill establishes 2 minimum speed Of
wenty miles an hour fof stock trains
nd obliSes the railroad companies to
ssue return tickets to cattle shippers
II the discussion before the committee
he stoclmen not only demanded the
assaEe Of this bill. but asked that Il
neat packing plant be established at
he State Agricultural college to teach
Dung men the trade. The annual
leeting of the shippers association.
ED the same day. ratified these de-
lands.
A New Range Country.
1t would appear that stock growing
to find a fresh territory IN Alaska
'hch may in time rival the glories of
le old ranges. While the temperature
frequently very low, it is claimed
lat the absence of severe storms
akes the climate more kindly to stock
ian that Of the plains. Present plans
Washington stock growers contem-
ate the transformation of some of
le Aleutlan islands, with their wide
'eas Of rich grass, into great ranges
n cattle and sheep. One thousand 8
leep have already been successfully !
inferred there. Eight thousand sheep i
ere recently sent by company 9
hich intends to ship large numbers Of y
,th sheep and cattle. 4,