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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[January i, 1892, 
, POOLTKY SCIIATCHINGS, 
Use plenty of white wash in your chicken houses- 
Green food is needed for young and old ohiekens. 
A dust bath witli a little carbolic powder mixed 
4S a sure remedy for lice. 
Charcoal, oystershell, hooemeal and gravel should 
be kept within roach of your fowls. 
Du not expect that more thnu three-fourths of all 
jour chiolrs.will live to maturity. 
Young turkeys have to be kept out of damp 
quarters ; old turkeys will stand auything. 
Try and set yonr hr-ns so as to have two hatch 
out at the same time, and give the broods to one ben. 
Hood care, under all circum'tauoes ami at all times, 
is a prime necessity to mcoeis in breeding fowls. 
Care must bo takeu that cbiokecs are not brooded 
on cold, damp ground, and the bed, whatever it be, 
must bo renewed when soiled. 
There is no one thing which conduces more to 
cleanliness siid heaUbtnlness in poultry breeding than 
a liberal and judicious application of whitewash ou 
the in and outside of the poultry house. 
Farmers, invest a tow dollars in pure brod fowls 
for the benefit ol yonr boys if they hai-c a fancy in 
' that direction. A boy needs something that he cun 
oalt his own. Don’t compel your son to lead on 
altogether Immdrnm life. You wore once a boy 
yourself . — Rural Californian. 
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HINTS ON WATKRING PLANTS. 
A report of the Ohio Experiment Station contains 
the following ; — 
Kain water is better than spring or well water. 
Hard water may ho greatly improved by uilding a 
drop or two of hart-shorn or a little soda — a amsil 
nugget about tlie sise oi a pen, to every gallon of 
water used. 
Time. — ilurning is best, next, the. evening. Never 
.water bouse plants when the sun ia shiniug brightly 
upon them. 
The supply of water must be regulated according 
to the demand of the plant. 
The condition of the plant and of the surface toil is 
the best guide. 
Never give water when the soil is moist to the touch. 
Nearly all plants require more water when in bloom 
than at any other time ; they require more in a warm 
temperature than in a cold ; more whim in a abate of 
active growth than when at vest. 
Plants in open rooma usually requite watironcc a day 
and some that delight in moiAure, need it twice. 
All plants stiouhl be examined at least once a day 
with intent tu water, if that is necessary. Experience 
adinie determine the proper amount to give each plant. 
Cleaulinega. — The leaves of plauti should bo kept 
free from dust, heaoo frequent washiugs are absoluU-ly 
cssciitisl. 
Never wet the flowers of a plant, nor allow drops 
of .water to stand on the leaves in the sunsbine. 
Never allow water, to stand in the saucora of the 
.pots mil«B3 tlio plants atu scmi-aquatic, — i'lorUta 
Di^pateh. 
gooseberry is indivciious to Great Britain. Apricots 
are indigenous to the plains of America. Pears were 
origina'Iy brought from the East by the Romans. 
Papers originally 'grew wild in Greece and Northern 
Africa. The wa'nut is a native of Persia, the 
Caucjiaus. and Chino. The clove is a native of the 
Malacca Islands, as is also the nutmeg. Vinegar is 
derived from two French words, viii aigre, sour wine. 
Cherries were known in Asia as far back as the 
seventci-ntli century. Ga'lio eamo to us first from 
Sicily aud the sliorca rf the Mediterranean. Aspara- 
gus w.aa originally a wild sea coast plant Slid is a 
native of Great Briiiain. Ned urine rrceived its native 
name from nectar; the principal drink of the gods. 
Tito tomato is a native of .South America, and it 
takes its name Irein a Portuguese word. Greengage 
ia called after the Gage family, who first to- k it 
into England from a moii'stery in Paris Parsley is 
sail! to have come from Egypt, and mythology tells 
IIS it waa used to adorn the bead of He.rouUis. 
Apples were originally brought from the East by the 
Romans. The crab apple is indigenou-s to Great Britaioi 
It is a curious fact that while the names of our 
animals are of Baton origin, Norman names are given 
to the flesh they yield. The onion was almost an 
object of worship with the Egyptians 2,000 years 
before tie Christian era. It first came from India. 
The cantaloupe is a native of America, and so called 
from the name of a place roar Rome, where it was 
first cultivated in Europe. Bofuru the middl of the 
seventeenth century tea was not naed in England, and 
was eiitire'y unknown to the Greeks. - The word 
biscuit is French for “ twiro baked,” because oiiginally 
that was the modo of entirely depriving it of 
nioiatiire .” — Florida Agriculturist.' 
BABK AND DRUG REPORT. 
(From the Chemist and Druggist.) 
Lonoon, Nov. 7th. 
CixcifoKA.— A supply of more than average exteut had 
been declared for sale .at Tuesday’s anctious, but at 
the last moment about 5oo packsgea ot East Indian and 
Ceylon bark were ' withdrawn, rn coniieqncnce, it is 
believed, of the death of one of the owners and the 
transference of bis interests to trustees. 'Fhe quantity 
oRorod for sale was, therefore, ua follows 
Pkgs. Pkgs. 
Ceylon ... 1,31 1 of which 1,20U were sold 
East Indian ... 433 do 427 do 
Java ... .33 do 33 do 
South American ... 238 do £33 do 
Total 2,020 do l,8U4 do 
The quality cf the bark calls for no partlcnlar comment 
—there were no very flue p reels, but the average of 
the assortment spp. ared to bo a pretty high one. Root 
bark was oiTored more plenUfully than usual— one Ceylon 
plantatton alone contribntlng about 12 tons of succirubra 
root. Competition waa fully active thronghont the anc- 
tious, aud nearly tlio wholo of the supply was taken at 
prices quite equal to these of the preceding auclluns. 
The unit may he phtoed at 1 1-ltlthau. to lidper.Ib. 
The following are the approximate quantities purchaaeil 
by the priucipal buyers : — 
WHERE THEY CAME FROM. 
** Lemons wero used by the Roinans to keep moths 
.4‘rom their ftorraen^s, Hiid in the lime of Fliuy they 
. were ftconsidiered ao excellent poison. They are natives 
of Asia. fcJpinaoh is a IVrriau plant. Florse radish 
■ui.a native uf Eu^fland. Melons found originally in 
Aaia. Filberts origina’Iy came from Greece. Quinces 
came oriRiually fconJ Corinth. The turnip is a na- 
tive , of R me. The peach originally came^ from 
Feraia. 8ago ia a native of the south of Europe. 
Sweet marjoram is a native of Portugal. Tho l)Ciu is 
•aid; to bo..a native of Egypt* Gamsou originally 
came from liaBoascus. The nasturtium came originally 
from Peru. The pea ia a native of the south of 
KujFopo. Ginger is a native of the East and West 
lodies. Ooriaoder seed came from tho lOast. Tho cu* 
camber was originslly a tropical vogutablo Tho 
Llifl. 
Agonta for the Mnnuhoim and Ainstordsm works ) 
Agents for the Itallon and American works .... 
Agouts for tho IhiiuBWick factory .... 
Agents for ihe Frankfort o/M. and Stuttgart works 47.59 
Messrs. Uowurds & isons 33,048 
Various inanufacturers* agents ... 14,49 
Sundry druggists .... 43 UUj 
Total quantity of bark sold 
Pought in 
473,700 
29,911 
Total quantity of bark offered 6u.%7oti 
It should bo well understood that tho men* weight of 
bark purchased affords no guide whatever to the quiulnu 
yield rtpresouted by it; firms who buy a siobU qtmiitity 
of bark by weight frequently take tho richest lota 
aud vice versa^ 
Essential Oils.~OII of C'itronella offers on the spot 
at ll-lCtha d. per oz. for tiuf. To arrive there ia no 
business doiug, 
