Show E RIT 0 it J A LS rut put butting rUI ting TINO ON GRASS GRABS ni ju HOPPERS bed bee la 19 bp the thod theD opinion pinion wat putting rutting u it h a price U abou op the grass grassi i tt jl I 1 ti it 1 1 s tl IJ I 1 OPPS pot nesb ness but bul moro bf a fai fal failure lure and all through the iho lack bf among the gr grasshopper hunters the be abee bays says i i ii i the attempt to extinguish the devouring devo aring hopper hoPp erf by paying A bounty of wf BO 0 much per bushel which was inaugurated in id minnesota last yearl does not seem to meet with nith aa as much success as was anticipated theire there is ducly dissat in southern so thern Minnesota iu regard to the bounty policy in blue earth county where the bounty pys system item was most t thorough ly tried last laah year it IL had a most pernicious and demoralizing effect upon the community leading to a wholesale course of lying cheating and everything mean and low by which the county could be swindled on the other otner hand band handtke the appropriation for seed grain gives general satisfaction and if it that thador fon ton for bounties had hd ben gen gon added to it much iv erv ery I 1 ra and worthy wod ay relief would have been tivi given 21 i X AMERICAN I 1 d 1 I SOCIETY THE tre american amerlean society 1 organized organ fri iri 1848 expects to A I 1 holdia 1 session in baltimore i af rid ld on n invitation of the maryland horticultural society on Wedi ies les dayl dayi thursday and friday hep rem tembert 2 21 asand 0 1 all agricultural and kind awra are invited to bend send ag as large delegations deletra aith aa 1 1 i e nd all persons i r I 1 I 1 in interested ee in lu fi are are aro invited to be precept and take seats inthe luthe in the convention A full attendance of delegates is is expected from all ail parts the fy the following id hom A om in fhe the circular ci rc u lar of the ands of general interest To f gub abt yoi joi fruits aults includes fiat fifty r 81 States atai ind territories most which have havu their whet columns filled with agrest ak of ti tion obas as ta the ruit adapted for culture in the locati locations ons ous many of these are et incomplete and it ithe lathie albect of the society from year to jaaj year to fill the blanks and bring brin g its catalogue nearer to perfection perfect ion iod to TU accomplish thib this object hi as fully as hs possible the chairman of general fruit committee P barry esq rochester obest cr M N y will wiil send out the usual circulars of inq diry and it is desirable that these thesa e quirles inquiries iu should he be answered at an ali early day T the he various state and bodal lodal committees af aie e urged to respond to the circulars aa as soon as practicable the coming bession will wili derive a rp r P hjal olai interest inte rest reaf from its location in ibe iho midst af the great region ol 01 0 the atlantic coast coasto aud and also from tha fact that it is the tho first meeting held since bince the expiration of the nire fire birst at century of our pati Aati national onal history it is desired in this connection that the vice vlee presidents of the several states territories and and and provinces should furnish or procure as far aa as historic sketch ba of the thu rise anu anti progress of fruit culture in their respective districts from their settlement up to the year 17 1376 to then ther end that the forthcoming report may give given w completo I 1 view W jbf the tho poni hilmy odthe various pant part 4 of the tho cou country latry sate and aud local horti cult culi cultural ural urai sudi societies eiles are respectfully top tor operate aud kid aid in in this s work i I 1 arrangements will be made with hotels andas andi as tas yas possible with the various 1 okd lines flues terminating iii in baltimore Balti morel for a reduction of fare wherever possible it will be best that such arrange arran ments menta should be made by the ai various J delegations wilb with roads roady in their localities as rates made by baltimore roads will apply only to their lines Al members embers delegates and societies are requested to 10 contribute collections of the fruits bf their respect 2 tive tivo districts und to td communicate in regard to them whatever may aid in promoting the objects of the so clety and nd the science of american each la Is re isted to prepare a SL q complete list this f i hl i collection and to present pres enythe the sa same rhe the with its fruite that a report of all the 06 vallet varlet varieties les ies entered may be bc submitted to tile the meeting aa as burly early as practicable by vote af aal tre soi sol clety no ho muney premiums wi abe be offered but a limited number bf lof vilder medais medals lii ill be awarded nar nan aarder aar ded to meritorious oba objects facts 1 cecii at the bame time from ephem i ber if it to 14 14 iu inclusive tha the maryland 0 o horticultural society gil will I 1 hold a grand ran exhibition of fruits ut plants flowers and other products 0 horticulture ti by which an au increased ji terest interest w will wil wll 1 be pe 1 gi given V e 14 to he occasion hion nion packages of fruit with the of the contributor contri buto rs yv be addressed addi ie d as s follows follow sJ american i P society car care of W wm M W B sands bands baltimore all persons desirous of becoming members ean can remit tho tha fee to thomas P jarll Jarli james sEs esy esq q treasurer r cambridge gambridge mass mars iafe lare member ship twenty dollars biennial four dollars life members wll will be supplied with back n numbers of the proceedings of the society a 1 taras tanas bof possible as it la Is expected that a paper on nim atlon of apples will bd ba pre presented dented b by prora Pr arora ProfI orA org JW bealon the college lansing michigan una uha lill orid one dil on tile tho the pathology of cultivated lani plants iani by y prof A N prentiss of cornell university also papers by other ellie gentlemen on the Sr species ecles eeles odthe of the apple tho the bitter hitter rot bot of the apple and other important subjects connected with fruit culture bonar sonar a as s utah is concerned if the society y arc we re to take hold of the codling math it might be a good thing that being t the he worst apple appie enemy in this region I 1 OUR STAPLE CROP it tue tun san sau francisco chronicle discusses the question ork of our future staple crop cro p i reference to balf call cail forn fornia la and states chat chao ishaq it bas has had a wide range of staple stapie crops bagi beginning n with gold which kept the palm fo foe ten n year yedra put yut but impoverished the mountain counties without compensation to the valleys aud and abd seacoast sea coast towns then wheat became ca methe the recognised 4 staple stapie 0 of the state that I 1 distinction for four or nive five f ive lve years when wool divided the I 1 honor with it both since sinca remaining ho two industries 3 et neither proving ing altogether satisfactory or reliable P the thi nel net one year with another ir being in inadequate ad equate equale to the amount of capital mid wid aid nid labor re lequir 11 j red ed many craps crops of wheat eat impoverish the best laud land and ruin el the lethin thin and poor soils besides th the bad seasons aru uru as numerous as the good with an occasional 9 and almost total failure there there are aie the file north wind blast rust and smut to lessen the crop raising alo also aio starves oat out tie tle native ly impoverishes the soil the average ot california land ia Is far from being as rich as the average in the western states and it needs needa careful cultivation egyet yet 11 says baya the CA chronicle ronicle hwe pwe we have treated atas it as if inexhaustible and nind find from sad experience that thousands and tens of thou thousands sandhi of acres which twenty years yeara ago aro were es teemed bodd for forty bushels of or bar barley leyor or chairty of wheat are not now worth planting not good for eight to ten bushels in the average year 3 thia this isi lai an observation that utah farmers should well consider out california contemporary con cl eludes that it Je advisable for that siale stale to look jook out for a stapie staple crop of another kind and that such a crop gau pau be found in tile the grape for the following readus reasons the grape has a reputation in california above eve every ry other production the best varieties in that elmate climate cl mate they can be grown any anywhere ybele and ano on soils too poor for wheat the state has haq more acres adapted to wine grapes than to wheat and ano barley with further experience and skill california m may ay mith within lii ili twenty years take tike high I 1 rank as awine c country ou n try there Is s no reason why that state slate should not some day make as good wines a france then rhen california would davd havea t staple stapie abre more kingly than cotton more liberal libe ilbe raLin in its returns thap gold and wheat and w wool wooi 0 i ol 01 bom combined bin I 1 a and iid rid a savior rather than a des eio lio desolater olater t r pathe of ae soil I 1 most countries states territories regions and have cheit staple crops and while reading coi col concerning ap f rig california staple I 1 9 capps FP pa W we a egan an to voudoo won dor what nhat was ef sharie avle aple i nop crop thia this territory raises good wheat corn oa oats barley rye pea beans fu turnips gnip EC clover I 1 lucern apricots peaches s ficq bums ma cherries apples bodIf codling mig fig M moth oth permitting pears c currants cants go gooseberries goose deberri berries raspberries rasp berries b blackberries ac P al silver sliver beef pork mutton tout tour wool wooi iol Ta utter c cheese eese eggs and earlb various s ot other r t things ings but v we fe scarcely y k know n OW which hi c te to term the I 1 staple sio crop drop 4 hardly a 1 wheat hardly perches peaches and these are afe two of tho the best on oh further consideration we wp 1 must us come conic to the conclusion gri bri that ta the staple crop of utah consists of none of the things mentioned ried tied above but bub xe 0 another and a very different kind of bf production jt it seems to us that Ut alls ails staple stapie crop is chil chii children dren this is a 1 er crop op of universal production throughout the tle territory no matter the altitude the latitude or the ibe longitude nor sw hether r an aha tha the mountains or in the valleys on the gravelly be benches cheb ebes the if alluvial fluvial bottom lands or t the sage sige and arid s bandy sandy ady deserts a all ail pit pil platea wa ilithe in the territory are much alike ailko 11 fruitful in regard to tp ifil his one cioppo clop no matter how illg un fruitful as fo 0 others neither are there phy aby any bad season seasons 5 all seasons seem to be propitious u for his crap erod crop 10 1 no o north wind winds blast 9 or mildew 3 or rust or smut 0 or r diou dlou droutz ltv to les ies lessen 5 till bill the product utah atan stands d a at a th the front rank in regard d to this dr cropf we ye do not ilot af pf f any ay iy 9 Te territory rillor or sta sia state te in so prolific in this s p r nor any anywhere where is it go so generalli gener allyan ana ant so 49 e x nearly yearly every man and woman in the territory raises th this is crop and to a liberal mtr degree e e ft A is a crop more kingly than cotton more liberal in returns thun than goldana gol goi gold dand and wheat and wool wooi and is a s savior 4 vior and a rather than a ji desolater deso ater lafer of odthe sap W j I 1 I 1 iA TRAVELING SCHOOL J ii J t i i s kurfirst TuR THE finst first nas was of idaj tu d denos oh audy nudy Y tom tow lo 10 europe ju tote tope pe 0 ond adt ebelis plan left i new ew york per the tha agthe of the hamburg line march 29 tile new NOW Y vork york 0 r k herdia sh sas ya rhe the arisio mcm Jr mrm isio took gui vui P put ut not p only WY an unusually usually heavy burden of female loiell loveliness ness but lut the greatest number of babies bables a over ver seen teen ona on a european steamer 11 1 the lady students i aa and aud andker were e fromi u various states kates east and west including nevada and arid another instalment installment is 13 to leave X bew w york on llam liam burg april 12 the tho paper named above gives the following M a g the I 1 plan af travel elof ulof of the bev hei 0 op liehs the n i n za i tile pupils clr i 0 ve i d eife recty i to berlin where they afu aru study dy until june 3 30 0 wh when en abe the summer bummer vacation begins oh saturday jine june so 30 th they ay leavo leave fb dresden seeing it its gets I 1 in c carriages carrh cArri ages agea for three throe days and on tuesday anly 3 the they y travel through saxony switzerland and prague atter After visiting the cathedrals and palaces palace of prague they journey along the banks of the them to vienna after spending three days amid the gayeties gaieties gaye ties of the germai germait paris they go through the rom romantic in tie tic soni boni sommer nier mering pas pass to Adels adeis adelsburg brg where they inspect the great cave fil allu liu ill U for the occasion with isoo 1800 burners besides several magnesium lights an effect ind ably grand P then thon along the shores of the tho Adri adriatic atle atie to irl ill open gondolas for four days daysun abne eddy e day in Verdi verdria iel iti two in milan alid and irence lo 10 lake como the ladies take boat for lugano on the thu lake of that name then go from lugano or barese by carriages to the they shores of lake maggiore and thence by steamboat ae the length of the lake to baveno babeno from baveno babeno by carriages through the simplon pass spending the night on the summit of the pass sll lii the hospice simplon Sim plon from sim simp lon along the winding mountain road over bridges through galleries and aud tunnels aud and udder under waterfalls falls rails down into the rhone valley t by the rhone to brigne for lulich lunch io toMar Mar from Mar in smal mule carts up the ibb zigzag zigzag mountain path overlooking the rhone valley to the valley of unix by mont blanc bianc and two days are spent in excursions in ln the valley where misa wixon will have an appropriate opportunity of singing the vale of chamou nix illustrated lectures on tha geology of switzerland and the structure and action of glaciers will twill be kven agven to tho class during these travels than then through aha the tho mountain calp relays of over nifty fifty morses horses to 0 o lako lake Ci geneva oleneya enesa two days in in geneva the length of ladd geneva by steamboat to montrena Men trena au and d aa the castle of chillon to berne luzerne a and nd by the cogwheel el overlooking the most wo grandi grandl of mountain chains valleys valleye lakes jakes and to the summit of the regi kulm a reason geason of rest in lu zerne and eo on to baden baden raden heidelberg Frauli frankfort fort along niong tile the rhine to colo coio cologne gue then to brussels paris parts to w which eight days w will ill lii be devoted b london mel rase rose y edinburgh rg and ano to glasgow whence nce some of ahe the pupils who only make the partial embark for new he while til the others return to toi berlin to their regular studies it 6 1 SALE OF DESERT LANDS THERE may have been some little excitement over the recently enacted law of congress fior the sale of desert lands in parcel one section election or a mile nille square to teach applicant Tha marious various provisions of ther jabr law however hb wever should be taken laken infix due one ono qui is the tha payment of alve cents rents per acre adre done jone one fifth of money at the time of application and another ia Is that the applicant ifil must actually conduct water upon the land for the purposes beer seEr of irrigation I 1 swithin with three ears yeara after the time timea bf appa cation catlon I 1 this last provision may prove |