American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-12
- Agricultural. CIV.
saesNess.s!ssEaass9tes 49,
From the american Farmer.
VOL. 1.


Mn. SKINNER,
Dear Sir,-I have observed in the American Far
mer, Number forty seven, enquiry made by a
Virginia farmer, for information as to the best means
OF preventing hogs from being infested with yermin,
and how to destroy them when they are infected.
The means use is nothing more than little tar
and grease OF any kind, sufficient TO make the tar
quite thin, then pour it the hogs when fed,
sufficiently, so to have them we'll smeared with
the tar this may be repeated often in The summer
and lall as conceive it to be excellent thing for
the health OF the hogs--or in good weather, you
may give each hog small table spoonful Of sulphur
in their food, Of in damp weather, have them
well sprinkied with strong wood ashes either of
these remedies will prevent or destroy the vermin.
Yours very respectfully,
JOSEPH w: BALLARD.
Mount Pleasant Isle Of Wight County, Va.
March 11th, 1922
Method to hreServe seed corn from being destroyed
by 6irds.-Gilbert Barclay, Esquire, of Sunderland
of late years. has had hill of Corn destroyed
|by birds or other vermn, by preparing his seed in
the following manner.-yiz Take a quart of warm
tar, and gently pour on it about 1 or 90 quarts of
corn, stirring 1t at the time, then add much
dry lime will prevent the kernels from adheriDg
to each other, or the persons fingers who plants the
same. The corn thus planted will be longer in
sprouting, but the blade will be stronger and Of
darker colour, and will sooner come TO maturity
than that planted in the common way. The ex-
pense Is very trBng, and vast property might have
been saved to our farmers by this preparation.
Trenton Federaist.
An intelligent and well written article on the
subject of Whe-washing Fruit Trees, appeared in
the "New York Evening Journal and Patron Of In
dustry" of the 10th of July last-I request its nser
ton in the Statesman, for the information Of our
farmers, recommending to them while pruning &
ENGRAVING their fruit Trees to lime them also it will
occasion but little additional labor and expense,
which am convinced will be repaid NTH interest,
lby the improved health and increased productive
ness of their orchards.--A. \. Statesman
WHITE WASHING FRUIT TREES.
This practice, which contributes SO essentially 10
the rapid growth and health OF fruit trees, is too lit
tie known among our farmers. If on setting out
Ia young orchard of 200 apple trees, one half Of
them be whitewashed every spring in the month Of
April, those that are thus treated will be in fine
bearing condition two thee years sooner than
the rest of the orchard and will. in the of
four years, be at least twice as large & much more
thrifty; bark or epdel mis-, will retain the fine
smooth appearance OF young nursery tree; and
furnish retreat for caterpillars other destruc
tive insects. have witnessed the success OF this
experlment on several orchards within the last IA
years; and l have no hesitation in saying, that it
not only contributes greatly to the growth of the
tree, but that the quantity and perfection OF the fruit
Is much improved.
The coat of lime or whitewash, put on the trunk
of the tree, should be about the with that of
the common coat oil white wash no salt should be
used.
The astonishing effect of treating trees in this way,
will not be surprising to those who are acquainted
with the rationale of its operato.--Car6on is the
principal constl uent OF wood and is essential to the
growth of the tree. The car6onic acid of the
atmosphere combines with the quicE time of the
white wash and forms the carbonate of lime, and is
brought in contact with the bark of the tree, by
which it is decomposed the carbon furnishes food
for the tree, whilst the oxygen of the carbonic acid
is set al liberty in the gaseous form.
AS soon as the carbonate of lime is, by this pro-
cess, dacomposed, fresh dose OF carbonic acid
combines with the lime, and the carbonate Of lime
is regenerated and this acts constant conduc.
ting medium for the supply Of carbon to the tree.
]. B. Q.
HEMP SEED.-The machine recently invented
by Mr. Macdonald for dressing Hemp and Flax,
promises to be OF great advantage to the growers
of those valuable products. AS there is great
scarcity OF Hemh Seed throughout the country, it
would be prudent for our farmers to sow the pre-
sent season, small quantity for the purpose OF pro-
ducing sufficient seed fer next years sowing. "a
word to the wise is sufficient" RUsTIcus.
Encouragement to raise Ffar-The following is
copied from the Goshen (Orange County, Patriot of
Monday -
Mr. Silas Newman, fthe town of Goshen, sowed
last spring. thirty quarts of Flaxseed, on an acre
and quarter of ground-Irom which he raised
five hundred and Ga pounds Of Flax, and IA bushels
and 4quarls OF Seed This, at the present price of
flax and seed, would amount to about 60 dollars the
acre. The expense of Seed cultivation, and clean
ing, according to the usual redous mode, could not
be more than thirty dollars; here then would be a
clear gain Of thirty dollars on acre OF land, in one