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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1876)
53.00 per Year. PLTOI AND PEUNE CULTUEIU Olyjipia, XV. T Jaw. 21, 1870. Editor Willamhttj: Farmer: Dear Sir: ' Several months since you requested mo to contribute an article on Pi lines. I urn now ptepared to moro than comply w tth your re quest. An artlolo from my own pin mould have been simply tho result of study and oh serration of wlmt others havo done, mid consequently not of that value which veara ol actual experience alone can give, I talie great pleasure, therefore, in enclosing a pipr on this subject from Mr. J. M. Patter-on, of B.n Jnse, I'al, Mr. Patterson's orchard has Jboen characterized as "one ot tho hot in ihe world," and troui ll niRiiy tlii'Ussttd of rut tlne or scions have been -ent. to Oion. While some of jour renders mav dU-cnt from Mr. Patterson's views on the subJMjt of fruit-drying, I beilevo Mat tils nrnei us m whole will he received as a valuable enntri button on tho Prune culture. E. L. Smith. E L. Smith, Esq , Dvar Sir: By your re quest I tetid you my experience Iti Prune culture: Soil The Plum and Prune do bivton clay loam. IJndnon end Uteeu countUs, re,tr Al bany, N Y. raise nr-arly nil of the plunm lor the Now York market on that kinder sell. My tuniill orchard Ih on a clay loam. Prppjro the soil by plowing thorough and daep. Harrow both ny. In sfdcotiug a si e I r an orchard be mi re the under drainage Is good so that no water will annul iifar tho routs. On my soil I have found 12x12 feet tho bc-t dislauce to plant. If the will in uot v try rich lOs.15 will do but never over that. Dig hulesjust largo ouough toiakelu all of the roots without crjmpiiig.aud deepHiiimub ' so that tlie tree will stand two iuiii.es deeper than whon in the luirwjiy. The hole tum-t ba deepest in the edpes uud lilxliost in tho center; piece Hie rools ia poM'iiou with the soil taken from the hole. Don't put manure mer tho roots. Spread m.mtire on tho lop of the ground and rnltlrale in, I uso tbo plum stock nllogelher; any good, thrifty eeedllng will do. Gralt in the nuriti-ry, or aet out the seedling where tiiey aie to stand, nnd tho second year (never the Aim') Rind two feet froua tho ground, put in a graft Willi two buds nnd if both grow nip olF the top one. Allow only one to grow. When tho graft has grown about two feet nip oil" tbo top in order to throw out side limbs, always .keeping a leader In tho center. In pruuiug cnt tha end of tho limbs just enoiie.h to keep tho tree in ships and the beftd of tho tree open to admit the pun and light. As the plum and prune are generally upright pro were sot a piece of shluylo em tho south and west side of the treo to keep the sun from burning, as it nomotlmes will alter grafting. Keep tho tree croivlngtbriillynnd thera is no danger of bsrers. I prefer eraf. log, an I havo touud from oxpirUnn t.iat a jjrafied tree will bear two years aoouur than -when budded. 1 know that a great many will olj-ct lo Imvluf: the IreeM so low llmt they ejiwii.t f,r t the Usui Vloi-o up to the tree to plow. I would tay to Mich: An orchard i.evarslnuld be plo ved, bat cultivated I use wht we a)l tho 'fttrlolorj cultivator, invented by O. yv7. ''c!e(on, n Josr, Cal. uud tuado for two boe?! It la atiuvl of anything now h, us8 ,0r BU u.i... v .-;0ft!jJl.e Jivftw". 0:4 is fccl8 vllt lhu rBJ1(0J. 0, h t6 fuel itlO loiigeiit, to hhlch U allauhed two hatidle. The renter one cau be irWoii out and il cm then be ned with ope toiss. tin each of the baaiut), uonnectMl by stand rd, U a doubln wini4e I hoOj made of 3 Itu'h spring etrel, with a point liVe a plow point, the point down slightly. Three 12 in wliceU Tegulntu the dp.li, which shoulii be .1 inohe-s It can be run both ways in tlie orchard and 11 ci t nil wrtdt. out w ilhin oce loot of th") tri-o. Afrwlicks linUhos all up. Kinh of carrots, beels, or quaslies cm be plumed be tween the trcos for 3 or 4 jeari. Never sow praln or plant corn in an orchard, liy hav iugthetr.os braiieli out low one third the fruit cHii by picked fcUnding on the cround Whenever jou step on a ladder It is liiuo lost ami expense. The Lest varieties of plums I havo found to be the Washlnion, Columbia, Heine, Claude deHvay, Gen Hand, Iokwortli lui jieratricn, (cllny, must be dried with pit in), 'Jho test pruees 1 hvo ound for drying are Gjos Prune d'Ageu, which Is very Urge, tint And odlih.-ers to the stone, but can be storji d villi a pitler. This fruit fold frum the Ai de n dry hoiii-e last year at 30o )er lli, wbole- ale. It ebijw well to the t-attln market by int.1 freight, and commands gofxl Jfiit, s Ihey ore try large and dhowy. The i''lle. lart; I consider beht of all, as it Js ;ooj eiza, pits naturally, ha good liivor, linn ll.'h, iuid dries well with plU la or out. Petite A Four-Pago J fr SALEM, Prune d'Agen, or Ourgundy Prune, has fln 1 flesh, lijuioyand f-ucary and very pleasant naor, adheres slightly to the stono but is blest dried with thh pit in. It will dry away u out otio half wiili tde pit in, in the sun; with the pit out it dries In 1 days in the sun I have had 30 lbs of dried iiuit, with (! lbs of p ts, from 100 )b of prunes. With pits in it bvings 13 ets f or lb lowest pric?; with pits nut 20 to 25 cla. The drying factories here fjiy fioni 2 to 214c per lb at tbo otchird. The above are the brut varieties ti-Mcd. Tho JJros Priiuo d'Asmi iiuiki be picked ty hard, Is It don't full elf. All tho plums the fame. nit don't allow them to g-t too ripo. Tho ''ellonhutgand Pedro d'Agen should bo sha- :en off by putting a chuvus under the trees, !ilhahlitin it to lake in three. A slight sbakn will get oil" all that aro rip, then po o the nest. Piuir-a should never Iim dried mill perfi ctly ripe. Ijylng In tho tun 2 or 3 Jlays bifrirn geirg to the dry houio viould UMk'i a b-iter article. The Prench pick by the stem, In the morning, beforo Iho tun is up, to pieserve (ho blourn, and lay it on a a leaf, hut. there 1 gimeially only one tier ol noil fruit on Die lop of the bix. The bst prunes made in Cull'orn'a nro drld in tlie sun. I know those interested in dryers don't mtrrn lih mo. AKi Id make A No. 1 r.ds 10 it muit be dried in die sun, A good cotik In ral-iu can be made in a drjer. Am for uortiiM gsliing into iroit while drying in tho isnn, it is nil bo-di. Worms will never gt in boxes of trult unltt-s they aio put awuv in adarkplno and the boxe.1 left oyen. I havo kept them yeats and Ihey wein all nice. Four j ore from the grafs I had trees, Jefct j-eir, thatlmd 10 to 12 lbs of prunes on tliom; eight j ear old tnui bore 1H0 lbs to 150 lb, and twelve yeai old trees SOOlbsi and older still jicm -100 lo U'O lbs. Never lot a lite o- orbi-ur: i.hJuout by band; don't be afraid but II. will r.i, a better article can ho rais'd uud the trees will bear ovtry year end will not be liable to break, down. Don't be afraid of ovtrdotng tbo business of fruit raising, tho eslern market wantr, It, but ruust know where tlty can ptt n nipply. Don't stop at drj ing but &et out His varieties that are good for canning and are in del land in tho market. For i-ueb plant first and tho b s'. tbo true CJrton Gia,e. It Is small, but theie is no vfilely that can compare lib it. If Is a pood bearer wirh mp, artl I hasolCO tnvs in bearing. Thoro is such a di.in.ind for itiu the liisicrn maikFt that the Imperial Dago is extensively canned and marked Green ige, but of course that vill not la', as tho eastern people are well ncqnalnte.l with it and will no', be gulled long. Alto the Jeffett'on and Magnum Itonutn nro in good dcn.aud. Thtre in land enough on this const, adap'ed lor the purpose, to supply at least all tho United. Slates with all klnd.5 of friiifn, oricges letnoaft, raMus, llir", al- uiind", .ijrunet, si d every olher Uud thai f imported, urd so keep our money ut brine. You aeVeil, vhut kind of prune.-" will do on lie ptfich at'.'Ck? I aueir, v ihg kfuds montiocfd v. ill do v. oil eti jwach pfocft, on liht soil that U nilop'ed to iho permit, but I uliuiilil thiuk where ibiro ar-, suuimrr idiow era tho plum stock will bo best. Tie poach l-i shorl'.r 'ivd, bin, docs well In a wurui, dry ollmaio. Soma cbjeot iU?,t the nluai B Huuuiusrimrooriiii, uu u culll vatiou 1 raouimeud Ill ts"jav llU lhat B8 ittJojrscvery'hlt'gottt Old plum IrCG1; lien. jap unalabl9 fruit o?n bof rifted to bear any of tlie desired varie ties. Scrape off the uwjs and whitowanh the bodies of mch trees and fset boards f-mnnd tbem for two years;" the first year allow all suektra to prow en the tree, when winter souioh and the mp Is down trim all off but the jsrufts. If the treo U larse also lot every thing limw the neuaiul year and tho next winter trim end it will bear a uood crop that year. Never raiso poor fruit. I hae trees ovor 20 years old grafted in thia way and doing well. lean rnoiuiniend the following plums lor UHrket ltoyal Haltlun, (fo, a great bearer and ripf,n here in Julj) Wf.shiuKion, Jefier ou, l'f Ei ken boss, (larie and for labia use ouly) ColuiiibiH, (trie, Kd dryor,) Urton Gaye, Ickwortb Iinperatrice, (ripuns in Onto bbi) uud last, Coe's late lied, (a free stone thai will hang on Ihe tree uniil January). I have had a number ot leiu-rs of inquiry lu n-grd to ihe cherry plum; it is not raised iu tins vadey, It do belter imr ilarysville wheie it is warmer, I cuKsSder the ltoyal Haitinu u much bt-tler plum In ruite, mm it pllb nice, can bj dritil and I'Otni-H In early. JaVKH M. I'AITEBiOX. San Jo&e, ChI, Jen. S, lSWi. 1..,. nrlll I . ...f.- (.l A Joint stock company Iiaji lvjen organized at Eiklun, with n capital or pj.Gtu, for tho pu rporo of erf ct'Dg a tteain gi iat aud satvinlll Kt or near the mi utU of Kill ireck. Tboexck w neatly oil tskei.v Supplement with tlie -v-vrO -, VJ-sLlA VC( OREGON, JANUARY Letter from a Farmer's Daughter. COUKTRY UOJIK, IjAUB CO . Oil , ) Jan. 21, 1870. Editor Fabmeh: In perusing the Farmer of Jan Hth, I s.iw a pi6co written by "Happy rui," eulitled "Farm E -boss or Prosn of F.irm Tjifo," and I do not altogether agree "Ith him, especially wheu he remarks abont fie "musical jliiglliig and jingling of the IipIN as the cows como slowly homo" and milking Just after daylight on. a cold wot inornnur, standing shoo month deep in wa ter and sJusu. in a muddy ynid. It is not really necessary to strnd In mud quilo to uoen; he can drive the cows inio a pood barn or f-hed end i.ot get shoo mniith deep in wa tfr aud slush; but of eonrso if ho would r.ilhir work in tho yard where tho mud is so deep than drive the rows in the shed, just hwoiihn it is uut quite so much trouble, I will allow him the privilege of doing po; but I do not wantjou lo think all farmers do so becauso he dos. The writer is iu cllocd lo think friend Hal was not raised on a farm, tor ho seeim to sco no beauty iu firm life, nor has ho bouotno uipiI to the rough drudgery fas ho terms it) which con slitutesfirm Irtbor. It In true, at home M;a suiis of Ihe j'ar he can not dress as cleanly as he might w!t-h to, but, at other times he rr drea as clean I v and neatly as any olher budf'-") man, aril btciu-n he is a larmar he iieMl not eat his dinner or meals in Mlouce. If he is the right kind of.a njiiu he can surely fluil onle stibjert that will interest his wifo and cbildreu. Neither is ho obliged to get up at four o'clock uiuo-i ho iches to do so to retail or wrilo. Again, he tajs tho farmer 'iu not take that little trip after he has his grain all in, ivnich bit bus o mush set bis I'oirt on. He cm not only tako a li'.llo trip, buttdioiild ho wish ljeiMin take atrip urouud the world aud return home in timo for bar vest, as it only takes eighty days. Perhaps Happy Hal Is wbn may be termed a " tem porary farmer," building fences that will blow over lfoue would blow their breath on them. I think ho dof-e not do justice to farm llle;)iissidoof the picture is too dark; reverse It aud have a brighter one and I llnak ho will succeed much bBttcr. Bui I will egreo with him in rebate! to education. As a general tbiug the fai mcr-i ere able lo afl'trd their sons and daughters a good education. I tay give them a thorough education, find lojg may tht fsrnn r Jive lo eejjy tho blastings cf It. He seems to tbmk the l'.irntcr-, of the Wniimi.'.to hlliy li.no not linauliful tuid pleasant hoinon. Again I beg leave to dla jiwo with him. Wrjatllfeis moro pleasant than the life id a farmer, when h,t returns home after hit days work and has u uiim supver pupared (or him, (but not eaten In i-iieuci-) iv tli lii'eroj'ingsu'ij ws to coinsrw ibout. Af'ir tiio nipf er dlshesania!! nicely TajUstlUk'd fH'.RWtv, the iV.U'My rjlMrn (u mo .niiijgro.in), wt.ei,. thera i.t ,i nlio lite, uud ham tome uniiii, slngitif, Uieir dr.ugli lore rar.u iirtiing th iicuiiiupinluiBiilou tbo Ijimuororyiuaud :liu liroier Ijing on the louugo (alJug liis comfort. It.: n A Farm Kit's IUrniu.r:jt, lottsr from Coos Coanly. OfQUii.t.n, Or. , Jan. 10th, 1S70. Hditoii Faumi.u: Wo havo had, ami eon lloue to have a very rainy and blowy winter ilo-iu horo so far. Tho river has been vtry high, and many trees hare bsea blown down. Two lives Iive been lost by falling treea, iu this county ,and several hoiikes have been crushed, or morn or ls injured. Effort It being made hero to procure aid from Congrew lo Improve ll.o hoiborsof thh, o muty. I Hinctroly bopo that our Congress neu willcen lha utipoitance of spptiillog a little of our Uncle'ti monoi hire, as 1". Will bo ' putting it where It will do the most good " PeiitloiiH will go forwarded to Congre-s for Coot Hay. Her lur really neods impioving, und I hope she will pel a baml-ooio af proprla'ion. Mr. Hoover's now rw mill Is now running on the Upper CnqulilM, and Copt. ParkeiV mill on the lower rivur U progressing. And notwithstanding tho fteuoral stagnation of biislnOfb lu Uns county; this valley is Im prolug a little. Oxjuiljo Cltv cannot be salt to be devoid of Hoeiety. Wo have a Lodge of Masons, e.f Odd Fellows, a granite, a division of Sons and ., (,mv,.. iiiii.ii.ii .. inxinnnu nperaooe, (no saloon) anilaj nvlavii of name unknowti, ilv eicrv night. Thehoii, Dutghtersof Tern peculiar t-eeret co which iuis-im rem sjm-k1; of ms ting "in council;" and tho p)o of ineelliig Is (leiiniiiliialeti the " War (J - dc;" bin llio tih)ro:H of the HMlety. or lhu natuteor any buhluest wiiloh nuy ltd tran sAcled II eie, is kept u profound secret. W'm also had a literary tnclety, but it has Mirt d tbo fate iu eturu lor tho "third term," project, Farmer this Week. 28, IS 76. IVor the Willimett'i Fanaor.l FAEII ECHOES, HO. i. ' Borrowing Money. Tho trite but truthful maxim of, "ho that gootb a boriorelng, goeth a sorrowing,'' is es pecially applicable to room of tho farmers of this beautllul valley. Through ct.relesstiess, a very obvious want of buoluesa talent or it may be througli misfortune they are forced to borrow money to reliovo present needs, and this at onos. deprives them of their in dependence, aud limy go about with a load of debt continually weighing thorn down and may be a mortgage resting ou tho farm, which is home (o wife and children. The debtor is fettered by Ihe just cluims of his creditor and should things not gone well with him as be nxp-cted ho in more th.ui likely to become bankrupt, and his family homolcco, through a lack of discretion, and injudlciou borrowiug iu tlie ti:st place. I) ) not borrow if il en possibly bo avoided; do n lktle, aud if necessary a groat dal ol planning uud contriiinsr, before you putjouelfui'dorob lltjutiou lo a money lender. Tho inlore?! you pay will swallow up your income and al the oud of overy .sue'ceodlug year jou will Ilud jourself woiao off than beforo. Should tho crop tUll or grain not bring hslf tiio pi ioo you hoped to get, tho interest mimt bj com pounded and in a slioner time than at lirst you would bellove, you wdll tie paying inter est on mice as much money as you burrow ed mid ued. Your newspaper nicoy will va nish, mid thtu if your tables be iuany degree lltoiary you must go boirowliu? ut your more fortunate neihburs, ami your fteo iu all likelihood bo grotiud on thttfjriudslont of debt all yonr natural lift Thetc aro mny such mtn iu Iho country, who as each suo cotdlng jear weaves the meshes of debt clos er about ihem, go waudorlug dlscous-olatoly u p and down ihe couutry, not exactly seek ing whom they tiny, devour but to find if thero aro any simple enough to lend them uioDey to pay off impoitiinaio creditors, who are getting uneasy about that neat little hum loued so long ago. Why don't tho Improv ident creatures stop trying to borrow, anil go honestly to work as men should to earn n competence and not sink, as mauy do, Into a stale woif-o than bankruptcy, their credit, if iheiy ever had any, a thing of the past, and their futnru darkent d by tho shadow of debt they have allowed lo creep over, nnd darken their Jives. Thus unable to moot tho dumnuds which eucouipat-u ihem, wh.u won dir ia ii, that thero fire so many despondent lai mom who sen no chance ot ovor attain be coming free num. flow can su'di men ukcp eaully in tin ir beds, without being hduu id by droiius of dunning creditors or how In tliftlr wvklug hours can they do otliorwiL'o than feol tho clanking chains of debt wel.jli lfjj liiCin ijrtwn continually. Think Miriuus Iv Jwfc 470U UtiOIOl't W b?r"w, cud if there U any omor wuy ItllJer lie atiti 'A Wt'UtJlJ'h your dllllculllos dou'i do r, for by borrow ing jour lioublo will I o Increased inn feu fold ratio and youi self placed iu an uncml.i- ble situation. IIaitv Hat,, 7 i, th(S23J JJeath of a Student. Ia this city, on Sin. day a afternoon liiri , ot'Ij pnoid fevet, llolvri (J, it, ten, i.,oiJ t, Uol alioui ilineieJil oirM. 11 ; parents live lu WabhlUKton Torriiory,uud kuew uoihiiig ol his sluluiajc. Mr. Uylcs vaa n ((udent at the WiKaractto University, and also a member of Iho Mkn socle'.y. He was highly esteemed by his toacbora as a good boy and tchol tr. During his short Illness he was carefully alteudod by ujeiubsrs of tho Alka, society and lih room maie, who also accornp.inlod h!s rem.Ius lo his homo iu Washington Ter ritory, whoto they will be Inlerred. A com inlUce (;oui osed of Mofl-srs, X. N. SteoTCM uud Goo. Wash burn ht-virg Ihe riuiaira ia charg i lufi on Tuet day. Tho whcla tchuol oacortcd tl o body to the. depi"t. yr. Jlylts was net astraugortoourofuer, ai Is w.w his custom to oomi horo to roid iho pipor.s from his home. 'Ihu WHUmetlo University baa lout one of its brightest f-cholare, and Iho members thereof u useful companion. The afliioted nirents have the eympatlty of all. The news of his death will come to Ihem without prepir,tIon as thoy knew nothing of bis illueiM, which was of short duration and not considered dangerous, until near lis dote jOpr thk UaIi 'i'lto C'Mpiairt of Uio DivurP Viy rpoiu lhat ho was suinal dnya off tlie Columbia river bar.boloro I e coil d come In, ou uccouiii oi tlie iitgugeni toiiiieci oi wie pllols. On Wednesday u.orulu a pilot rlike him, but tie did uot get a pllrt illi lhu ioiluwiii MniiiU. .Several o.utr Mytal were kr-pt wsliin 'jIimIiIj lhu lis , and many coiiijljlnt-s aro I card rfg.lut tho uniil agemeul of the pilotage ut Urn luouiu of tae ColuiubU Itlver. Evening Journal. X Voliimo VII. Number 50. Covers for the Protection of Sheep. Mr. T. W. Davrupoit TTrlt: " I lmif thought about mailing enters of ducking, but it oiiv'uriodlo inntuatcloth heavy enough to turn rslu would Keep thosvreat and sttwra of natural evoporutlons next the skin and mike tho slif op lender and dolleito ef oun slttution, Will yon glie your views of this point through the I'vi!Mi:ti?" Asswjsn Doubtless, to make heavy water proof eovera closely Ibtlng nnd covering, neatly all tho iherp's frame would be injuri ous. Shop might, be ronderoJ almo3t worth less by oicooslvn care. That point was t cached Cfy ye.iw ei:o by tl,o sjsle-m of brosdlngand nyqtom t.f (jonaral minagoiiiont of trio Sixou Medno. My views nro to put mi more cloth on than mn be fastened to stay and piotrct tho shtep along the back and as much up tho neok as possible, como doii tolbeundorsidi!s,and tho cloth shon'd be of hu llic'cnt strength to not give way un der tho attain of tyin,; and keeping to ita place under stress of tho sheep crow ding to gether. Tito tnclhod of tvlng on I gavo in myoonimuuio Hon wa taken from Stephen'.! " Booh of the Farm," bit. I have found that the sheep from their hibltef placing tho lsa unilor thotu wb6ii lying down, got their font under tho strings that are crossed under thn body, I tiieicfoio mske tbem fist by pissing uuder thn foro legs, bo to sjeak, and in frctn the tluik bick to (lie hip and tie. This with a broad bull aioutid under the neck keeps the covor even on ihe shtcpaiul yet Is frco enough from coinpresnlon on tho ilteco to admit the circulation of air underneath tbo covor, and they can bt quickly taken off by lifting the feel aud slipping them out of tho loapsand pui-hing ihn nt ck belt forward over thukuad. It is justasqiitikly put on again. J. M. Eemediea for fits. A Lad' sendii us the following: East Poim.Asii, Jan. 01 h, 1K70, Ed, Wim.amktti! Faumiui: Will you al low spi'oe In your paper far u few wipes for tho prevention and cure of Ills and as I ui-lz nothing for the same jou oiunot coinplalu of tno price. For ti ti., of hang'.itinosH and prido. Walk into tho giHvo.vutd and Htudy Ihe in scriptions upon the tout Imtones. They will show what mwu Is at best, ltotd tho second chapter of Uelesiasiis aud hear unit wiio ban proved tliee ililujjt My, that greatness and luippluinis w not alw ays hand In h md. For a lit of grumbling. Look upon tho untoriuuatt-b wlto are liimo aud Muni, visit ilinee vvliuun. ill, or InMino, or sullcrlng tho puijittef povtity, and bin h wJtliNhiino for isoiiiplaliilni! of your cuiupirulively light trixibltis and annoy inees. If thou hast duiuifirtlUli'j , go foibo Lord and uk to bo f irg'veii arid .i ve tm.s" In Ultn and uppieoi- a h Ui-i miny MswiluQo wo will nover find rg w;il t'j toinnN'n '."h.-.tirer bo oar lot. i i fli J 1 AwU'.iiiK-i:.- C iishUr Iww lnu 11 ba 'aLcii tno w'w t id beut of it eu to hud on: l.o ililln iney Iftow and how much ti'ure Is to In. in; roun mhurthat thfcso mi ely display llitiir wIhIoui wilhuul cau'ie', or blast of i pisseHsioii. A good merchant tloeo not put hla goods lu tho windows but k';o tho most of them htsido and produces them only wliou wanted. For fitfi of doubt or dlscouragf incnt4- IlMoIlsot lUM Provldcnoo ftlwiiy; I.etjsv HiOsn who help litemsoUes. Put your trust iu Ulrn by doing all you can to merit its care and do not expect, to fill your pockols with qoldoryour head with wisdom when you are asleep, blithe that irusteth In God, and Joeih His will, s,ball be happy. Mns, K P. Tho old frigate Constitution ham not played jut hor hand yet, It seentH, as she is ou tho dry docks and will bo repatrod and uot afloat iatii almost as good as when sho compelled ilio llrillsh frigate to throw up the sponge. Her skeleton bottom and ball-battered cut water aro the only portions not replaced with new limber. Sho will preserve her fdotitity, however, and while clumsily mov ing 11(1 and down the Dataware uuxl year vill be greatly appreciated by visitors lo tho C'outennltl, Iloaldis exhibiting purposes, wiio will lio used an tho recelvlugbldp of tho Navy Yaid. d Tiio enormou. crop of tiuttgel produced by ','INld of Irilgitluu on I.ord Warwick's firm in Knglhiid was referred to last year, but this Haakon has produced nveu moro surprising liutch; att'iit initio Altow rm-ently held at lllngley Hall, illrmlnjtham, M lusts. (Jartor it Co, of ITi.JI'O'M, ihlbl-od rMi'u f'om 'i ciuli weighing iiiiioiy uvt-i ions per acio. t UK in x4!d to bo tho heaviest loot crop ovor reported. jm di l