Here And There

According to Bradstreet's, the consumption of fruit in the United States, as of many other producís, exceeds that of any other country. Although large producers and exporters, we are still dependent to a considerable extent upon foreign countries for supplies. The New York state fair will be held at Syracuse on the new fair grounds Sept. 10-17. Address the New York State Agricultural society, Albany, for premium list and other particulars. The premium liat lias been largely increased. A new feature in institutions for rural workers is the Beekeepers' college, for the purpose of giving a thorough training in the art uf keeping bees and harvesting and marketing honey. It was opened at öuelph, üiit., on May 30. The agricultural commissioner of Georgia says: "The common custom of sowing tlie worn out and refuse land in oats is bad policy. The oat is a generons grower and needs good soil. No erop yields a more profitable return for fertilizing. Oats well sown and matured rarelv ever faiL"