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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 912, 28 January 1868, Page 2

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From the " Proceedings of the American Institute Farmers' Club," " * '

A new species of clover, named the Lcspodosa Stratia, supposed to be from China, and introduced into Georgia in 1862, is spokeii Very highly of. It chokes out all other vegetation, and on good soil 1 grows to the height of two feet:

The instances where men arli either satisfied or successful in special farming are'*very few. Even dairy iarming/ which is more successful .than any other, gives the house a look of dilapidation. Notoriously, special fruit-growers are disappointed ; and we have yet to see a dozen who have got rich at the business, while there are tens and tens of thousands of general far« mers who have accumulated from ten to fifty thousand dollars.

To make a horse shine, take a piece of sheepskin, with the wool on, oil slightly, rub him smooth, and this will make a dark-colored horse shine : beautifully.

A lady writes from Illinois that she has had several years' experience witli beesj and they pay her better : than, the 'same amount invested in covrs, .taking one year with another, and -with much less work. She has sold more dollars' worth .of honey from seven swarms of bees than of butter from the same number of cows, and has thirteen good new swarms.