Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-04

When trees hollow, 1t will he necessary In exam
tered TIE baik wood which you win know by tb.ir
peiiorzt.sg the bark. ~ there Ice any they must hr
carefully cut ont before the composition is applied
OF TIE MlLDEW.
Lee mildrw, a disease very hnrtiu to plants 4. a
Mhu "i thieS caiimy moisture, which falls rather
uahsplfes nom the leaves and blossoms OF plants
THIS tianmy substance, by stopping up IN, pores, nr,
vents perspaton, and binders the growth OF the plant
but what IS commonly called mildew is an insect
- utPu'hu! toHnu IN vast numbers feeding upon this
ih"isiuTe. Mr. SeEar, IN treatise upon this snbeei
SAYS hat 'he niidew Of very sharp corrosive ma.
e hhu ny ats acfimony binders the circulation the
nutritious sap IN consequence Of which, the leaves
Dss to fade, aud the blossoms and are great,
ihJuted. Whenever danger appreh,nd,d wash oi
spfihhle the trees with urue aud lime water niNrd :
ano should the Young and tender shoots he much IN
eS,eu lhey should be Thoroughly and powerfully wash.
OF THE HONEY DEW.
me hohey dew is sweet saceharinc substance,
round on Tie leaves Of certain trees aud Us general
supposed 10 tall from heaven, like dew but this is \
mistaken opinion. enc Kind of honey dew transpi,es
rom the leaves of the trees where is found aud the
ouei is tue excre'aehts OF small insect called
ifeiter, species of aphis. AS the honey dew BY t
Nscons qnais closes up pores and stops ,he pers
ptatiVn o the trees, II must, Ui course lie very hufu
To them This disease should he lreatee IN the same
manner as Tie mildew hut care should he taken
'eal Tue trees should be washed early curush 10 the
iogei dry before the cold OF the evening coues on
be thcy Should not he washed Ia the dde of tue day
while the sun shines as it will grea,, uiure Them
"e"ee" e'sEt ahd nine O'Clock ia The ,nsTnn. the
most suitable TINE. PENN CARNER
From the Vera,ont Yeomar.
NEW SORT OF INDIAN CORN
ms was en- my way TO Boston. ia October, 1917, an
acquaintance OF inine told that a man IN Bedford
~ tue name otfsTer had raised that ye,< a mew sol
OF corn thstw2s early aud large our corn ha, mr. been
ei OFT oY Tue ost 'or Two OF three years.
10 embrace an opportunity o yet an earlier sort, and
;he eight we'd corn was So uuuroductiyr 4 did ma,
cho"se 10 plant II. and had not fof many
therefore called an AIR. Porter, WHO took lie ino his
corn honse, where Showed IA. most handsome
bln OF corn ever saw. rhe large aud right
aud from TO IL inches long and there were from 10
10 49, hhi generally nom IL to 10 AN ear. Mr
fortei told me that IL was fortnight earlier there
tiian the little rowed Canada corn bouyt aLnut
pecks "iit psii of IL in the show It's quality,
gave away several quarts my irieuos IN In,
wa! nome. On The ssih day OF May, 1878, planted
piece al ground containing 81 rods by exact measure
meh', with some of said corn. I nfrOaed my ground
ano" 81 feet apart one way tho3 took yard manure
mat was carried out aud laid Ia large hesp lhe faI
before and spread IT al, along in the furrows then
TOOK morse aud plough aud twrued The burrows hack
On VIC manure then pgt three kernels in h aud
p-heu he n',s aheui 20 iEchcs apart, which made IL
ah"nl twice as lrk that The oIher n grew very
Ia &C. ana was admired. 90 saw the like vas
Hs eeheIl EXPRESSION oi ali who noticed IT. Some of
l reghhoIs wished me To certain the auanli,y that
grew ON that pirce OF ground, witch have done AS
nearly as coUld with convenience. In Seute,nb-r
picked ipr seed the INST ripe all over the piece
Traced up just 10 ears in trace 100 traces which
produced 5000 ears. have since sheIl,J oui ,rea'er
paIt oil II, aud calculated tse remainder with which
have sseed, and ind the whole to aiount TO ~ hush
els The tore part Of October gathered the remain
der, and kad it husAed ST in one evening and lad
III hcap Ill my cOTu house and the next day we pick
cd over, and that which taen sufficiently dir, TO
old
- bushels OF shctn conn., and had 10 baskets which
we Jnhge would be is mach more tbau 20 busb
els oil sh.ed corn which, together with rs bushels nj
seed corn, makes s. busL.ls aud we concluded mai
part which we refused TO pt4 the bin was enuiva
iet 70 The tour rods hch the piece of grornd
eu over ha an acreand by the cobs MT in ia. nsI
we Judged tat the hens and turkeys had deyoured mr.
bushels. therefore concluded that the whole uro
orct was as much rs al the of one hundred ana
SLlf6tn bushels 10 tbe acre.
IL beins good season for corn, doubtless / sbould
nave had large crop if mad planted my old sort hur
presume not so much by ssfc than one Qgarter.
TINS ascertaiTed by planting some side by side and
round Its produce to be less dian the new nv nor i'm
one quarter. Finding this sort of corn 10 he 81
valuable an acquisition and wishing 10 have IL prona
gated as much as possible saved LARGE ouauity OF il
'oT seed and that there inigHt be email b,ginnno
ei II al least IN each town IN The state took so
IL last octo.eT and carried them 10 MoneIi,r i'm,
ths members of The legislature vho live So remote %
tbey WoGid not otherwise have opportunity 10 Obtain
II, might each OF 'heu take ear.
,....,,., SALMON BUTTON
AfLtMiNG JAMES < CO.-JfaTkeE BRIDGE
:. now resolving a choice assortment OF FRESH
GoODS-Among which are
Extra London blue, black aud fancy co!or'd cloths
$40. do. do. do. and CO. cassiurres
An elegant assortment Of vestiuss !aew patterns
Elegant beayeIett cassiiEeIes, for s,.-L.er
- "A liz lima ~