Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-02-03
Gor tl)e farmer.

Fruit TREEs.-Ba careful in planning to give
the trees a fair chance for life and health by
digging the holes in which they are set wide
and large, so that they may be surrounded BY
loose earth, that can be easily penetrated by the
lender fibres ofthe roots which are TO convey
nourishmcnt for their suslcnonce and growth
A tree properly planted will grow as much in
five years as one careessy aud badly set in will
in ten; and often the chance Of suryivorship is
dependent on slight circumstances. Az excel.
lent plan for preventing young fruit trees from
becoming hide bound and rossy, and for pro.
moling their health and growth is to take a
bucket of soft soap. and to apply ii with brnsh
to the stem or trunk, from top to bottom this
cleanscs The bark, and destroys the eggs or
worms Of the insects; and the soap, being dis.
solved by rains, descends to the roofs, and eau.
ses the Tree to grow vigorously.
ASHES, MEADOWS. When we increase the
crop Of glass in meadow by means Of gypsum
we remove a greater quantity Of potash with
the hay. than can under ordinary circumslan.
ces be restored. Hence, after lapse Of years
the crops Of grass diminish on meadows ma
nured with gypsum, owing to the deficiency OF
potash. If the meadow is srewed occasional.
| Iy with house or leeched ashes, the grass will
thrive as luxurienrly as ever.
Book FARMING is ii! Common bool;
farming is learning by means of books. new
facts, opinions, results Of experiments, mode OF
operation, and the using of such parts of The in
formation as may be turned TO profitable ac-
count in our individual situations. | wonder if
this will be called folly! If SO, the more lhsre
is of it in the world the better is it for the far
mer. Let us know what others are doing. and
then we will soon find out whether there is any
lhingmore that we can do TO improve our farms.
Look al the agricultural matter in newspapers,
and see what is going on IN the world.
MANURING BY MEANS OF CLovER.-Messrs.
Editors-'Fho practice of manurng by means
of turning down second crops of clover for
wheat, and the experience that teaches it is by
far the cheapest aud mos, efficient Of all dres-
sings, seems 10 have taken possession of the az.
ricuUral' community in many parts oIlhe coun.
try, particularly where the farms are so large
that sit gives them the heart ache, even TO think
of carrying abroad and spreading manure from
The cart" The fact is, manuring by means oil
clover, has introduced a new era in farming, and
it begins TO be seen thai one-hall the objection
to large farms is done away, when, by some IN
teigent, enlightened cullvator, the system has
been adopted and properly pursued. was q
good deal amused while at the house of friend
who was turning down crop of clover two
ions to the acre for wheat, 10 hear his wife coax
him TO permit the cows TO be turned into it for q
single day; but he would not spare an ounce o
il for love or money Boston Culirator.
To DRIVE RATS AwAY.-Mr Charles Pierce
of Milton, recommends potash for this purpose
The rats troubled him very much, having eater
through the chamber floor; they appeared il
great numbers, and were very impudent ant
troublesome so that he felt justified in resorlins
10 sratugem and severe treatment for their ex
Ipulsion from his premises. He pounded up pot
ash and slrewed around their holes, threw some
into the holes, and rubbed some about the boards
where they came through. The next night HI
heard a Squealing among them, which he sup
posed was from the cauStic nature Of the pot
ash that got among their hair, or on their barr
feet. They disappeared, and be has not beer
troubled with them since that time, which wa!
nearly year ago.
Corn BlNS.-Our Dcerfeld friend mentions
method pracuced in his town of erecting corr
houses with cribs very convenient and safe anc
with very little expense. The Stats leaving opel
{ spaces for drying corn in the ear exposing tht
corn in wet waalher leave it sometimes liable e
9 injury. The stats and spaces being Of the sam
1 width a second set 10 fill the open spaces ma.
be so constructed as TO movein and cover thos
: already made; and the movement Of opening
and shutting may be made with tho facility O
+, opening and closing the ordinary Stats Of u win
dow blind. '" ..a
, SLAUGHTERING SHEEP.-.The Warren, O.
!. Chronicle says that Mr.. Fitch, of that place
slaughters 500 head of sheep per day-and de
signs 10 use about % 900 this season-lor thei
pells, hams and tallow. -.,
t OF Farming is an occupation Of which an
man may we'll be proud.