nMiiU 
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than Eastern. But in spite of their exorbi¬ 
tant claims, they have everywhere been 
obliged to sell their beef below the prices for 
home-killed beef, to establish a trade, and in 
no place do they command first-class patron¬ 
age. The National Stockman points out that 
this is the en.so not only at home, but in Eng¬ 
land also, where American cattle, even after 
the fatigues of a long land journey and ocean 
voyage, sell, estimated dressed weight, on an 
average, for two to three cents a pound more 
than exported American beef... 
When animals in a state of nature are not 
disturbed in the conditions under which they 
have lived for ages, as the bison, elk or deer, 
the individuals of the race are remarkably 
uniform, all peculiarities of structure, color 
and character being transmitted from genera¬ 
tion to generation with unerring certainty. 
Hence, with them there are few exceptions to 
the maxim “Like produces like.” In the 
truest sense of the word they are “thorough¬ 
bred.” But even among these absolutely 
pure, uutnixed races there occasionally arises 
an accidental variation from the type—and 
this is frequently called a “sport.”. 
Such variations are liable to be transmit¬ 
ted, though ordinarily, when the conditions 
of life remain the same, they disappear withiu 
one or two generations, and the normal char¬ 
acter of the race is resumed. When such 
variations are antagonistic to the conditions 
of life to which the individual is subjected, 
they are not perpetuated; whereas when they 
are in conformity with the existing conditions, 
and hence better fit the individual to succeed 
in the struggle for existence, they are likely 
to be perpetuated ... .... 
Ah to controlling the sex of animals, the 
theory now most generally believed is that 
naturally animals which usually bring forth 
but onofttabirth, will produce the sexes alter¬ 
nately—that is if the first ovum produces a 
male, the next ovum, if impregnated, will 
produce a female; consequently if a cow or 
mare, after producing a female, is impregna- 
days. If we paid, he would have to wait a 
year. After notice, sometimes the land is not 
wanted for two or three years. In no part of 
the United States is richer manuring given 
than here. Cow manure is the favorite for 
fertilizing purposes. This we consider the best 
natural fertilizer, and prefer it even to guano, 
which is largely adulterated. Horse manure 
is excellent on wet laud and for forcing plants 
in hot-beds, and, worked in a compost for a 
year or two, it is nearly as serviceable as cow 
manure; but in its ordinary condition it is too 
coarse and dry for field use, h. l. f. 
Pennsylvania, 
Nunville, Lebanon Co., April 16.—Our 
wheat fields look poor at present—too early to 
tell what the harvest will be, but the plants 
don’t look healthy now. r r 
over half a crop. Very little spring wheat is 
grown hereabouts, so that our aggregate 
wheat crop is sure bo be short. a. mo. n. 
Illinois. 
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Elgin, Kane Co., April 18.—The butter 
market ruled dull to-day, with small sales at 
■ cents. The offerings were large, the mar¬ 
ket weak, demand light, aud sales were hard 
to make. No uew. butter has yet appeared, 
and grass is decidedly backward. The cheese 
market is quiet: full creams, 12 to 13 cents; 
skims, 5 to 8 cents. The summer factories iu 
the West will not he generally started until 
the latter part of the month. h. c. M. 
Fakmingdale, Sangamon Co., April 10.— 
The weather is very dry here and the small 
fruit prospect is being considerably injured 
by it. A shortage in the hay crop is also 
probable. E . B> 
Louisiana. 
Jennings, Calcasieu Parish, April 16.— Our 
country is especially adapted to stock raising, 
(there being plenty of good grass and water), 
and fruit-growing. Nearly all varieties can be 
propagated from cuttings. Peach and fig-trees 
fruit the second year from plantiug pits and 
cuttings. We cultivate the poach (the trees 
are loaded with large and fine specimens and 
the early kinds will be ripe in May) figs, nec¬ 
tarines, apricots, pears, apples, quinces, Japan 
persimmons, grapes, plums, etc., berries, 
English walnuts, Spanish and Japan chest- 
uuts and pecans. Our climate is a specific for 
catarrh, asthma, etc. e. r s. 
New York. 
Seneca Falls, Seneca Co., April 14.— 
Frost has not been out of the ground since last 
December. We have had a splendid winter; 
not much snow, but good sleighing and wheel¬ 
ing. No settling rain as yet, but roads good 
and dry. Wheat is looking poor; a good rain 
would do it good. This being a manufactur¬ 
ing towD, butter, eggs, etc., are generally 
higher than in New York City. My bees in 
chaff hives are all right as yet: but those in 
the Langstroth hives are about half dead. I 
have not lost a colony in chaff hives for five 
years. My chaff hives, all complete, cost but 
£1 apiece. I get the “Falcon’ - cover and cor¬ 
ner posts from Jamestown, N. Y.; they cost 
46 cents a hive. I then buy hat boxes of our 
dealers; the ends aud sides furnish inch and 
half-inch lumber. Of course, I don't call my 
time anything. In this way I get my hives, 
and I think them as good as any for which I 
would have to pay $4. E. D. B. 
Upper New York, April 20.—There are 
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Plants Potatoes in a single operation. 
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Scrotum 
Probably no form of disease is sc generally di 9 
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Almost every indindual has th s latent, pois £ 
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Canada. 
1 hat am, Ontario, April, 16.— Fall wheat is 
greatly injured in the western part of On¬ 
tario. There has been no snow since the end 
"* January; while we have had frequent 
