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JULY 18 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
A “proposed farmers’ trust ” is now agi¬ 
tating the politicians. 
Gophers and squirrels threaten to se¬ 
riously deplete Washington’s wheat crop. 
Fears of the spread of the dreaded Gypsy 
Moth over the whole country are enter¬ 
tained. 
A motion in the Canadian House of Com¬ 
mons to place binding twine on the free 
list was defeated. 
American hams are stamped and sold in 
the Irish markets as Irish hams, therefore 
bringing higher prices. 
The West is said to be becoming full of 
women running cattle ranches. They are 
styled “Cattle Queens.” 
The steamer Servla, which was disabled 
her first day out and returned to port, 
had 18,000 boxes of cheese aboard. 
The New Jersey Retail Grocers’ Associa¬ 
tion will endeavor to secure a law making 
a 16 quart peach basket obligatory. 
Destructive hail storms passed over large 
portions of North Dakota and Nebraska, 
destroying thousands of acres of grain. 
A wild hog which has been ve y destruc¬ 
tive to crops in Landis Valley, Pennsylva¬ 
nia, was killed after being chased two 
hours by 15 men. 
A South Csrollna County Farmers’ Alli¬ 
ance is endeavoring to inaugurate a move¬ 
ment to reduce the acreage of cotton 
throughout all the cotton-growing States. 
Arrangements are under way to run a 
special fruit and truck train from the Del¬ 
aware Peninsula to the new market at 
Thirtieth and Market Streets, Philadel¬ 
phia. 
The Inter-State Cjmmerce Commission 
has denied an application for a rehearing on 
a case concerning freight rates on peaches 
recently decided against several railroads 
running into the peach country. 
Higgin’s Eureka salt is highly recom¬ 
mended by chemists, dairymen and butter 
dealers for its purity and its superior 
strength, flavor and solubility. In spite of 
the tariff the Importation is constantly in¬ 
creasing. 
Several new beet sugar factories are to be 
put into operation in Nebraska, Kansas 
and Iowa. It is hoped that at no distant 
day at least a dozen States will each make 
sugar enough for Its own use. The profits 
some of the farmers expect to make from 
growing beets, we fear are greatly exagger¬ 
ated. 
Some provincial journals are still pub¬ 
lishing that old “chestnut” about the 
titles of two plates of edible and poisonous 
mushrooms being changed in the last an¬ 
nual report of the Department of Agricul¬ 
ture. They were not, for the simple reason 
that the titles formed a part of the plates 
and could not be separated from them. 
The removal of Armour, S vift and Mor¬ 
ris with their immense slaughtering busi¬ 
ness from the Union Stock Yards at Cai- 
cago, has created consternation among the 
English owners of the yards. It is rumored 
that a packing company with a capital of 
$10,000,000 will be organized to compete 
with Armour, Morris and Swift in case the 
latter finally remove their plants to Tolles- 
ton. The money will be furnished by the 
present English owners of the stock yards, 
and it said that they have already made 
arrangements with one of the best known 
packers in the country to take charge of 
the business of the company as general 
manager. 
Agents of the Department of Agriculture 
have gone to the arid regions in the inte¬ 
rior of Texas to continue the experiments in 
the production of rain by artificial means. 
Experiments will be made both by bal¬ 
loons charged with oxygen and hydrogen 
and dynamite attached to the tails of huge 
kites and exploded by means of an electric 
battery. We are told that the agents will 
seek some sequestered spot in Texas where 
the noise will not disturb any one and will 
then make a thorough and exhaustive ex¬ 
periment as to whether or not rain can be 
produced when needed by means of explos¬ 
ions near the clouds. Congress last session 
appropriated $7,000 ta carry out these ex¬ 
periments. 
A British ship has been loading with 
wheat at Tacoma, Washington, direct for 
England. It has been contended by under¬ 
writers, ship-owners and also wheat ex¬ 
porters that the shipment of grain thence 
in bulk could not be successfully accom¬ 
plished, owing to the length of time in 
transit and consequent fear of the cargo 
heating, and also danger of the cargo shift¬ 
ing and foundering the vessel. Against 
these dangers every precaution has been 
taken. The vessel’s hold has been separated 
by bulkheads into four large compartments 
or bins. A layer of sacked wheat nine sacks 
wide, was placed around these walls to hold 
the loose grain more securely. Canvas was 
spread upon the floor for additional pro¬ 
tection against moisture. 
American pork Is surely winning its way 
abroad, and the American hog is gaining 
ground among the nations of the old world. 
The French Commission of Hygiene, 
which is a board consisting of the highest 
scientific authorities, has repeatedly de¬ 
clared that American pork was perfectly 
wholesome. When the importation into 
France of that product was forbidden In 
February, 1881, for the first time, to be per¬ 
mitted again during a period of three 
months in 1883, and then again prohibited, 
the board was often asked for its advice, 
and it was always given in favor of the 
freedom of importation. But the French 
packers wielded a strong influence in the 
Chamber at that time, and American pork 
was excluded from the French markets 
under the false pretext that it was un¬ 
wholesome. 
From St. Petersburg comes the report 
that it is semi officially announced that if 
the hai vest proves a failure, the govern¬ 
ment, cooperating with the public authori¬ 
ties, will provide ample means to ward off 
anything like a general famine. The large 
government stores of grain maintained for 
military purposes can be distributed in the 
distressed regions. The Ministry of the In¬ 
terior Is preparing for the expected scarcity 
and has sent officers to make a tour of the 
threatened districts. An inquiry is also 
proceeding in the grain centers to ascer¬ 
tain how far it may be necessary to restrict 
the exportation of corn. The latest reports 
from the grain districts are reassuring. Re¬ 
ports made to the government represent 
the present inflation of prices as largely 
due to speculation. It is probable that the 
government will intervene in order to put 
an end to the artificial embarrassment in 
the markets. 
Condensed Correspondence. 
Brown County, S. D.—Crops good 
throughout this county excepting within a 
radius of five or ten miles of Aberdeen, 
where there has been no rain to speak of. 
Crops In northern Minnesota look well. A 
new artesian well has just been sunk here 
for use in the city ; it throws about an 
eight-inch stream. It commenced to flow 
this morning. Many are quite enthusiastic 
over the prospects of what irrigation may 
do for this section. T. E. B. 
Pulaski County, Ark.— We are having 
a continued drought which will cut the 
corn crop short. Early potatoes a good 
crop; nearly all harvested and sold at good 
prices. Fruits of all sorts, fine crops and 
selling at very remunerative figures. 
W. P. T. 
Kent County, Del.— Harvest and hay¬ 
ing about over, hay a very light crop. 
Wheat made a good growth of straw; 
thrashing began a week ago; the crop not 
turning out an average. The apple crop is 
something wonderful to behold. Peaches 
are beginning to ripen; some few are being 
shipped. The estimated crop for the penin¬ 
sula is 6,892,000 baskets. About 24 000,000 
quarts or 3,000 car loads of strawberries 
were shipptd. Corn, although somewhat 
late, looks well: some fields are four to five 
feet high. Oats promise well. Farmers are 
short on grain, and corn is very scarce. 
Many peach t rees show the yeilo ws; this will 
cuttais crop short thousands of baskets. 
We have had a very fine growing season, 
just enough rain. Markets are pretty well 
stocked with new potatoes, peas, beans, 
cabbage, etc. Apples are being shipped to 
New York and Philadelphia. New wheat 
$1; corn, 90 cents; oats, 55 cents, potatoes, 
(new) $1 per bushel; eggs 20 cents; butter, 
10 and 15 cents. Every one is in a hurry to 
get his wheat thrashed and five or six trac¬ 
tion machines are working within whistle 
call in this section. A. G. s. 
Berks County, Pa.— I began cultivating 
my potatoes before they were out of the 
ground and have continued ever since with 
cultivator and hand hoe. I pull up every 
weed as it shows up and slightly hand hoe 
to the ridges along the row. I Paris- 
greened twice and hand-picked the bugs 
once. Indications promise a large yield. 
I have done more work on the potatoes and 
corn this year than ever before and my ex¬ 
tra labor seems to be well repaid. My 
Thoroughbred Flint Corn from The 
Rural is doing grandly. The different 
seeds I received were all planted and they 
promise to be the best in their line. The 
poppy seeds were also sown and the flowers 
are the wonder aDd attraction of all behold¬ 
ers. The Ever-bearing Cucumbers I con¬ 
sider a great acquisition. S. H. F. 
Niagara County, N. Y.— Onr weather 
since April 15 has been extremely dry, and 
as a consequence many crops are poor. 
Much corn has failed to come up until now 
—July 4—when we have had a very fine 
rain. Hay will be less than half a crop, 
particularly so on old meadows, and on 
some of these there is net enough to rake 
if It were mowed. On some soils (sandy 
loams) new meadows are very good, and in 
some sections there have been local show¬ 
ers, so that some meadows are heavy. I 
have just finished drawing 41 loads of clover 
as big as the team could draw, from 16 
acres. Apples will not be over 12% per cent 
of a fall crop, while Greenings have, per¬ 
haps, a half crop. Bald wins—and by far the 
largest part of orchards are of this variety— 
will not raise five per cent of a crop. There 
are next to none on young trees. Summer 
and fall apples have a fair crop, Maiden’s 
Blush particularly. And, by the way, I 
know of no better fall apple than this, and 
wonder why more are not planted. Peaches 
will be an excellent crop. The trees are not 
loaded as they sometimes are, but the fruit 
will be large and fair. Pears will give half 
a crop, and this mostly from the top of 
the trees, the fruit being killed by the trost 
on all the lower branches. Wheat is look¬ 
ing well, and if we have good weather for 
harvesting, we shall have a good crop of 
extra tine quality. Pastures are badly 
dried up and stock is not looking first-rate. 
J. S. w. 
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A mammoth creamery has recently been built at 
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ments in dairy machinery and supplies are used, and 
the fact that “so and go’s ” salt or separator Is used 
here, Is proof that it is best in Its line. 
In the matter of color, on which perhaps more than 
anything else, depends the sale and prices, the most 
severe tests were made before supplies were pur¬ 
chased. T. M. Deal, the manager writes: *■ We have 
given Wells, Richardson & Co.'s Improved Butter 
Color thorough trial in a number of ways, and find 
it superior to any we have us<d.” This is a valuable 
pointer for dairy and creamery men, as it proves 
conclusively what is the most natural and economical 
coloring on the market.—Ada. 
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As produced by the 
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Is the Best Feed for 
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DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 
The large and increasing trade the Detroit Linseed 
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Write for further particulars, referring to this 
notice found n the Rural New-Yorker. 
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