The examiner., 1848-06-17
AGRICULTURAL.

| MISUNDERSTANDING THE SOFIA great tss.
Is gained by early weeding. When weeds IN,
start they may be easily destroyed, aud il th-
land has been recently ploughed and planted. i
Will be light and mellow, and the hoelng Il q,
an early period requires but little time, con-
pared to what's necessary when the weeds have
become large and almost formed a swari, an
the earth has become compact and hara--
Another disadvantage in delaying weeing OIL
late, Is the hiding OF the plants BY the lu1uri-
am weeds. In some cases the plants cannot b
found without diligent search, and then, per
haPs, the weeds cannot be removed without
radically disturbing the plants, which from
their fragile forms, growing in the shade Of z
weeds, can hardly stand alone.
BESIDES the great saving Of labor in Weeting
early, there Is great advantage to the crops, ioI
most all plants that stand in a good soil, free
rom Weeds, will grow twice as fast for stirring
the soil around them. When there are no
weeds, plants will come up, grow a litiIe. and
then remain almost stationary for weeks. whsn
little stirring Of the soil around them would
give them a start and cause a luXuriant growth
inns Is often shown by part Of a row or piece
OF land being hOed while another part is left
90 great a difference Is sometimes produced by
merely stirring the soil, that the casual observer
has supposed that there was a difference in the
manure, time Of planting, or something else
which he would regard as more important
than the mere stirring Of the soil, as he wOBid
regard it,
We have an account Of a trial between tive
euitvators who Competed for the greater sue
cess under The same circumstances as 70 soil,
manure, seed, &c- One thought to excel by
hoeing his lot twice week, aware Of the great
advantage of frequently stirring the soil: but he
was much surprised 10 find that he had been
beaten, and was anxious to learn the manage
ment Of his competitor, which was his OWn
plan carried to greater extent, for he had hoed
his lot every mOrning.
farmers will hnd il profitable TO prepare their
lands, and arrange their plants SO that most Of
tne labor in destroying weeds, and stirring the
soil, so esse ntial to successful cultivation, may
De done by animal labor. In this there will not
only be saving Of expense, but a greater profit
oy large crop, for, BY the use of a eultivaiOr
or plough between rows, the soil will Be stirred
deeper than by the hoe, and It may be cone
more frequently also A good steady horse, in
a well arranged field, in tie hoeing season, will
DO as much as several men.-Bosfoa CElh-
UafOr.
PRESERVATION OF CUcUMstRs.-In Germany
and Poland, 1t is said barrels Of cucumbers. Of
various sizes, and ages. headed mp water tight,
are preserved fresh, from one year TO another,
Oy nnmersirg them in deep wells, where the
uniform temperature and exclusion Of the air
'eem 10 be the Preserving agents
To SToP THE PRoeREss or DEcAT N OLD
iREEs-Choose dry day for the operation,
md nave the decayed wood cleaned completely,
'nd carefully out, 50 as 10 leave none 10 spread
Injection again 10 the sound part Have ready.
n vessel that can be kept hot in the garden,
% orchard, a mixture of one part rOsin, and
nree parts clean grease, which, while hot, sP-
'iy with aPaiat brush, II the cavity be small. or
white-wash brush IL il be large, and put
hick covering Of il over the newly exposed
vood; then I'll the hollow with earth. j have
'newn very old and much decayed Tree 50
reaed, that seemed TO be completely renovated,
md continued TO flourish for many years, and
'cait probably still have survived, had il not
cen blown down during severe ice storm three
ears ago, E.S-