The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-07
AGRICULTURAL.
CONDENSED Article, ., ss.,,s-.,..-.

Water may be purified, BY sprinkling a table
spoonful Of pulverzed alum into a hogshead of
water, the water stirred round at the time
After the lapse Of few hours, the impure par
ticles will be precipitated TO the bottom. anc the
water so purified as TO be found 10 possess neariy
all the freshness and cleanness Of the fines,
spring wafer pailful, containing four gal!
ions, may be purified by single tea-spoonful
Nsr use Of Cotton Batting.-A writer in tn
Boston Cultivator says he protects his cucumber
and other vines, by peeling off cotton batting in
thin nakes, and placing il over the young plants
so that a bug could not get near them. The edge
OF the cotton he covered with earth so that i,
staid in its place, and his plants grew finely. the
cotton being no obstruction TO light, heat. or air
Before sianghferiag Animals, they should be
allowed 10 fast for something like tweniv-f -four
heurs, IN order that the stomach and bowels NAV
become empty. This is particularly true of
sheep or horned cattle, in fact any animal that
Eliminates, as such animals retain their foo.
longer than others.
lie frairie Farmer ADDS, that the meal of an
animal butchered while the stomach is full, l.
much more liable 10 purify in warm weather
'hah that Killed IN proper condition; hence this
rule Is specially TO be regarded at this season Of
the year.
Sering Grass Seeds.-There is much differ
ence OF opinion as TO the best time to do this
mends the latter part Of August. In the Spring
Of 1915 he sowed thirty-five acres, a part IN
FEBRUARY and the other in March. The sect
caught well and looked finely until harvest; af-
Ter whichit begun TO wilt. and finally died-,he
change, from the protection of the wheat 10
sudden aud entire exposure TO the sun, being too
much for IT. He recommends the last Of August
or the INST Of September. About the 2Orh of
August, iesS, he sowed border around the fied
that was seeded in March, He gave the ground
a tnorough narrowing, put on the seed. and then
rolled it. He got a good crop Of yr,,. from !,
last year, and tried the same plan on two differ
ent pieces last year, and with a common season
thinks ne shall get good crop. He has as We,
conhned himself TO Timothy; but he intends 10
try clover this winter
10 k,Hf the Peach GrsS, a writer in the Gen
nessee Farmer recommends the following:
L. In the Spring examine the roots thorough
iy, as long as they exude red gum, CONTAINING
"e erar'@ Of the grub. Draw with the hoe, a
mound OF earth about six inches high AROUND
the body Of the tree, and not remove il till the
hrst frosts, and then examine; if there are any
grubs they will be so high up that thew are east
ly discovered and killed.
= Draw away as before and apply around the
body quantity Of straight straw, about one
1901 high, letting the lower ends run out few
inches on the ground TO cover with earth, and
bind with astraw or other hand in two places
., n'nd on sheet Of straw paste board or
binders boards, and if tarred. all the better. In
an cases clean the tree the first frosts as after
'nat Perlod there Is no danger Of the fy's i'm
ORIGINATING the tree, being past its season. Its
OF no use to tar or apply any offensive substance
I'd inc body Of the tree. for as il grows and ex-
Pands. the bark cracks and exposes the tender
part, where the fiy deposites its evvx
Inc parent Of this grub is not unlike the black
wasp with steel blue>wngs, and a yellow ring
around its abdomen Its habits are very sly and
active, and not easy to detect. In Julv the grub
goes into the chrysalis state, euve',,ed in red
aism g'azed case, and lays the g., # the earth
at the root Of the tree.
manure and improve peach orchard al
ready set out, put il under the operation of ZONE
hoed crop. Manure and work among the trees
Is II they were great corn hill, and 50 Keep do
ing tiii It Is in a thrifty stafe when il may Law
e"n''e IN grass, but not to clover; their long tap
roots get rather more than their share VI the
nuuiment and moisture of the soil.-Cin. Gas.
M IMPROVED OK YoxE.-The NsssseAusett,
. gums mus describes the first improved
Ox Yoke heard of during m. I,sf hundred
years. II is in use in Seabrook and found to be
d great advantage 10 the farmer:
Inc bows go through q slide which is fitted TO
mor''ce in the yoke which IL made or inch
= longer than the slide, making it changcable
% inches, which makes the difference between
long and short Yoke The mortice il made
pa men wider at the bottom than the top, with
groove In the centre, half an inch each side for
'"o s'oe TO rest upon, an iron bolt at each end
- Me morssce and one in the centre, which goes
,...;l:. . mor'ee in the slide and preserves tho
pcn nssP attached to il and enters holes In tho
s. oHe nam an inch apart, which makes il easily
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