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ess'er sEtele IN th rrsirpsspa 81 psruisio1s psas
thap The ana 10 b fuhra an4leT he head 81
Depaftmtag'' il III snSlose paperi ii you ~,
y0a vii ssafss iAEor ~ giving il 10 tAsra for,
Hsoa some sagte. ssEgAa yssda are insrsaaine -
pialy in CHS seslioa Vi aoaplEy.
IeslieYs shs.wsel speksnsf u ..yyhits " ed, ]
"ok-eyed DaFsy, aad ssAosher Riehsrdsea'.
Pink,n ii he sema w call sJ'fisby Weed. ia
Nhsh i II othsr pSrts me ssate ssied .ox eve
and Is truly ansst pettfarbaa Ons, and the snOabs
stleation i pai,so i.shs better. some fsmsrk saI
i .'Dog Fennsh 2 (which i great .nstake--sa6
liue s4a,ninatisn 1isi Is sufficient Is
ef their sIfosAe sAsll BsiRg altogsther diiTsrent
i we'll asatAe hstmasion Il lAs ssosK.n bruoeaeE
Il yen s4nnos 5Evseban SssssyY t asse,sals,9s
IS IL your estnhssnsl 81
4 Kefpd, u rThe New Genesee Far,
mer ana Gardener Journal, which. by
ltheIby, NE commend 10 our readers Al Ia
excellent psriadicsl. q communiealsoD
\ from A Young Farmer, requesting d
VI know how 10. extsrmlnase white weed, OF
OK eyed daisy. This weed il known, ID
some places south Of Mason s pixou' J
line, by the name 81 Mother RichsrG
Ison's Pink land 5ys v hateysr name ii Is
Irecoghizsd. il N lroublesame sturdy in
| Tadef, aaq prpPsgales itself with wonder
i fpl tapidisy.
| The editor Of TIE n Eenesee Farmer
very PROPERLY directs the u 6ung farmer 10
good tillbgs, sand laying down The .land
with clean grass seed, Is the remedy,
which IL notssntiTelv successful, must be
foltowedhy ibe hapd, or1hoe. But good
g,illage wal al aaysbe unsuccessful. unless
the plough beSused atthe FigAt lime we,
offer thefefo1s. shs following amendment
10 the. direciisns given in|l helpaper refer.
red 10 abDve.l H=}
et5thelland. infested With the pea
tifsrous Weed5 when The plant is in Iull
blossom. and shgtoIe any sf the seed has
lripeped; 8andsbyIlhe aid of aheavy chain,
fastened ~ ohe eldto the main swingle,
tree, l'and 8the loihef. TO the plough, at the
part thrSAgh Ahicb the coulter passes, al,
lowihga sufiSient length Of chain 10 adj
nit Of lis bruShing lhessRfard as il is turn
ed over by thS mold board bury tie weed
completely. 1.-THE necessity for covering
The blossomssarises fEom the tenaeitv4to
life inherent Ii The plant. If any psn .oi
the top be lstt uncovered, some 81 The
seed will fipeh. H
/ Ploughsng ~ the time. we re com mend
is essen,fsi Vi success. II the lbloughiog
! be done early ID the sppihg,/the seedof
the preceding year MT having sproulsd
il will De buged BY the ploughj ia 4 con.
dliion TO lves etatel whepeyer, BY subse-
quent tilhge. it shall lbe brought near
enough g tas saElaes,.;- ala gail tRee
| ing Be done dfer the lime We hayeindi-
Gated. ihesseed Of lhe present season will
vegetate the following year; bur II the
| plough iDg8 ba performed while theplapi
| is 10 BLOSSOM not only will The. seed 3of
The present year bs destroyed. but that 81
the preceding yeRr having spronteds the
Young planlsI will BE all killed. by being
turned unaes The sod. However indie
s,ructible by Jhe plough ihe seed Of plants
may Be unsil they yegei ate, they Will cer-
ltainly be lkaaa .by being covered over
with aarthisfaf theI process pf' yegeiation
has begun.H :s,
The nex dsficully arises from he ne
Iuessity Of fnasurlng With the products 81
the stable ana barn yard, which contain
the seeds bf :ths daisy collected in the
1 hay Of the preceding year. Happily this
also admits Of remedy The vitality Of
1 The seeds may be- destroyed. willis they
are WI among the gatherings Of The sle:
4 bic ard barn. ysrd, and by-a process which,
will add ingensely 10 ihs value Of the
manure. Mike your anure into CON.
post. Take i. lrom the barn yard and stu
l bIe 10 the field oh which YOU intend Eo
spreadit, immediately sfier ybur corn aud
IIpolaioes arr rianieA. Ting will be, com.
i paraliseIy ID leisure time.A Plough up a
Il fence row. lot soms Sthe4conAenient spot.
4 Deposit ihc manure. id thick layers, al.
Il ferp4led With layers Of earth. the richest
\ yo1 can get; theIaeafth thrown ous from
Il bitches which have been Distracted, i
Il excellent. RaiseEYour compost heap e
y The height ef from6F 70 leightfset. Take
care that YSour manhre< be very wet and
II ID ihe proeessof dftohposition there viii
Il be heatenbFsh generated 10 destroy thd
\ vitality. of alf kinds IolIseed, however an;
n meroas thay may he and the layers q
\ earth absorbing v HATE Ssr would otherwise
H be exhaled from ihd vegetable maitel
II com posin Il The fnAnpIe 10 d state Of fef.
l mentationl will be srestiy enriched and
ada very mdth vi The value 81 the ofigi-
nal materials.
II Now, al tEiis puts tbe fafmp. 70 moi ont
4 shilling additional cbst, except he1s com
/ PEELED 10 ta4I the garth for bis compos
4 ifom 4 distance; and ibis il worth NOR,
q Than Tie exEeuse.jII liz he5can procure tics
earth. TAX lie EHhole process together
II He Intends bis land fo!. crop Of wheat
Of rye. THE right tine for the 'fis
Apiouahing. Il il be grsss sward, whethe
HI meadow 81 pasture land il exactly whel
the daisy j 10 fnll blossom, and ills ais
: il / time when biz spring planting an
sowing has seen finished. and bis cofupes
!, bas been made. The selection Of III
light time; taen, imposes no extra cost d
hthe farmer Now then for tho coinpoal
The phnuse Is 10 BID tske d from The barn
1 ward " I'LL Geld al soase time. The i'm
proposed has The advantage Of being ii
Y most leisuie time which ocoufs after I'll
stock are turned III pastare. The tim
I required to prepare The compost heap
I not vsEy cplssiaerAlle, though i anusiIt
!; taken lnto5the caidnsaiion: and We col
''Es Tend that II viii be more than compeas
hi tea for By havingiit al. the place where
.Nlfs wanted il seeding time. sPpFesesae
every: ss1aslF ii Itp pofsant 70 the &
mel. So Kueh work comes upon Ii
asIiuss al thai FINE, none Of \ hich win II
0lR III; i IetsnSa ils,. 4 sYIsis, esal Aenandencai