Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-04-19
y.uvrg's WORK.

.ks, s~rsns ,s-e yesou. end are washed s~sy ~
Al. ,ssn, snd sseas 81 iall saS winter. hsh'
ses sAirA 10 asisrsiiy ,es IScse fe' ier'r, .os'd
10 tass-~A w late gsH ra~sehsng. 10 p'euf A'ng
4. nAs az cav des.ssgsiep. bet mote rsr'essH,
Ira, ,u,i. esrs shoald se nien TO drsw The Tor.
rsus 80 nesris iev.l ss ho'frcrisiiy {" pcs''s'r
-o4hers.ss .t.fy fsfrsw beoos-es iLs shsnnel Of e
S,,,- eoa-,r. ard The irh,esi saS bcs; psr 81 III,
l,,S ;. 90 cot a-ss n the issd is light and ssndy
n ~tll be BE-, 10 ia'n - "a, as possible -
H,rrox Il lenrthStse q the fsuos, 50 &c to o.
the htiis intervals bel .crn the faffow shoes. and
tee. bes,y roller u,sr It. Bot Il the sod - 81 .
s,H. heavy. adhesive nature, tie fouss fiees ncei
no, he ia,e 81 Cat TO prescai ar from pefvsdias
tiset, .tdef and l0~cf PARIS. The depih al TIC
ploushing should be rcgulstcd by the s'nd Of crop
s.oso.ed the depth Of aeulS. and the means 81 an.
prosiag o. IL 10 wrong 10 ivfn %. ~ once. great
body of h0Lgry earth. uGisss you have plenty of
nsaure With ~h,ch 10 fced u. 4 so,i naturally
shallow should be made deeper By degrees and m
more bsrr,a earth should be turned up a; time
ihsn Jou have tic mean, ~ onrcA'ug with ma.
nufe.
Sprisr Tleoi. We believe tina, wheat would
flourish better ift buried deeper than Il gen.
erAliy 10 IN broad east sowing. Whoa, has Two
d.s,iact Gets az roots which serve To as the plant
6ss.ly IN the ground ard TO draw nondshn,eui
ffor. different quarters. a practical farmer rec
oasmssds The following process to be observed 10
tie culture of ik,s mporian, product
The ouly r0ocessivl course Is 10 prepare the
seed shout ten dsvs before sowing tune. This IL
done by selecting clean pump seed, passing i, ihto'
water in a tub shout alf bufhel At Il time. and
washing H. and skimn,ing 90 oil matter that floats,
then empty IT into basket 20 drsin then lay It
q clean floor ADD take in two quarts &c Stacked
lime and one guar, e plaster to the buehel. and if
too cry sprnklc on water, and continue TO stir II
I'LL all Is covered with the lime and plaster. In
the way YOU msy proceed til yo1 have prepared
your whole seed. let il remain ia beep one DAY
then spread II and remove it daily al II becomes
perfectly dry; I, 10 then fl 10 SOW. shen you sow
IL, the land should be quite vet.
'Hhc quantity of whea, TO acre should be one
tushcl and twenty quarts. 10 the process of SOW
ing you may not be able 10 appor,On your seed ex.
sctl, to the acre therefore when you have sow
cd and plougbed IN The quantity proposed for the
acre, you may gather eli that remains with the
lame and plaster, and II on the whole niece Of
iand. passing across the burrows. This will make
II even and cause very equal distribution OF the
iced. which nsy then be narrowed. After the wheat
Lss come Up three OF four inches above ground
COW one bushe of plaster 10 The acre or house usbes
equivalent as gou please. or escred as.es i1creas.
ing the qusnilty.'
Osts esnno, he sown TOO early Ia the spring, az
ter the ground is ,haweJ and becoure DRY enough
for eoainc. Three bushels Of seed, sccording ~
Desne. rs the usual quantity sown acre
This quantity will be rather than enough on
rich soil: If the soil be poor. the quantity OF seed
should be greater.
Os,s have strong piercing roots, and are called
hearty feeders, so that they con find their Hourish-
men, in s'if soils aud for the same reason they
o. he aft o., n.
ing. II wac formerly the custom to cross plough
and harrow for os,s. bu, il has been found that
when sward land is well turned over the sod ought
not TO be disturbed uottl al least two crops have
been taken from The Geld. Plaster is said To be an
excellent manure for oats.--.Ntr Engiaad Far
mcv.
y Hoe to Kali the D.. In September. 1922
young lad. aged IL years. in Westerly, r. l. one
day while going TO pasture after the cows, had oc-
cssion TO pass through wood, where he discover.
ed on tree q, some distance from the ground
large and furious sn'ma'. The boy ran home aud
told his parents tina, he had seen the devil HE
father promised his son quarter ola dollar If he
would XII him. The boy took his fathers gun
charged II well, and repaired with all haste TO the
woods. where he found the aforesaid su;,nsl. uay-
ing planted IA stake almost directly under him 10
rest his gnn upon he fred. and down fell panther
weighing one hundred and forty pounds ~ which
he quickly despatched II Albany Trans.
The following distressing account OF the starvs-
ton Of cattle and sheep, from the NewbutrA
Gazette 81 Saturday. Private letters confirm It's
trp.h.-.E. y Com Adr.
Hundreds ofcs',lc dying 10 this country from
wsnt pf feed aud the unexsmped severity of the
sln'ef and spring. We yesterday heard 1t estima.
ted BY clergyman living IN the interior. tia, on
teAh OF eli the cattle and sheep of Orange courdy
had persisted previous to the deep .now ~ Tues
ssv last, WHICH must greatly increase the dlstres.
Of our farmers. The average depth Of snow and
ice - nov, and bs, been for l25 days. about three
fee, over The whole cooniry. and there can be no
prospect OF any grazing until Msy. Ia the mean
tame the stock Of has and grsin hss bceo dslfbu.
ted sHd Few have retained sgaiclea, 10 last until
the MIDDLE Of April.
AMusISo. Our readers will remember
that some time ago a Mrs. Hunt advertised
her runaway husband, with a request tina,
Editors throughout the world" would do
justice TO her case. Forthwith they onened