The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-07-29
AGRICULTURAL.

The ESSENTIALS TO PRoDUcrIvE FGRMING.-
The following essentials for productive farm
ing are from the pen of the Editor of the Amer
ican Farmer, which is, we believe, the Oldest az
ricultural paper in the United States:
l. Good implements Of husbandry, plenty
of them, which should always be kept in per
feet order.
2. Deep pIOsriRg, and thOrOsch Bzlssrizafion
OF the soil, by the free use Of the harrow, drag
and roller.
3. An application Of lime mari or sshes.
where ealcareOus matter or potash may not DO
present in the soil.
4. A systematic husbanding Of every sub
stance on a farm capable OF being converted into
| manure, as a systematic protection Of such sub
stances from loss by evaporation or waste Of any
kind, and careful application Of the same 10
| the lands in culture.
>. The draining OF all wet lands. so as 10
lieve the roots of the plants from the III effects
of super-abundance Of water, a condition
equally as Pernicious as drouth, to their health
fui growth and profitable fructi6caiioB. .
D. The free use Of the PlOw. cnliivator and
hoe, with all raao-eshsred crops, so as TO keep
down, at all times, the growth Of the grass and
weeds, those pests which prove 50 destructive
TO crops. I.- s1.
Z, Seeding in the proper time, with good
seed, and an equal attention as TO time. with
gard to the working Of crops.
b. -Attention 20 the construction and repair
of fences, 50 that what is made through the tolls
and anxioas cares Of the hVsbandman. may not
be lost through his neglect to protect his crops
from the dePredations Of stock.
y. Daily personal saperinteadence, on the
part Of the master, over all the operations Of
the farm no matter how good a manager he
may have, or however faithful his HANDS may
be, as the presence Of the head Of farm, and
the use Of his eyes, are worth several pairs OF
hands.
10. LabOr-saving machinery, so that any
enc may render himself rs independent as
needful Of neighborhood labor, ~ a sense Of
the comparative Independence Of the employ
er upon such labor begets a disposition Of
obedience and faithfulness on the part Of the
employed. - - .r.e- ~ :.
III. Comfortable .stabling and shoes, for the
horses and stock, all necessary Outbaildings for
Inc accommodation of the hands, ana protection
Of the tools and Implements, as well as for the
care of the poultry. eI .l l-l. 81.
~. Clover and other grasses TO form a part Of
The rotation Of crops, aud these 10 be at proper
periods plewed in, TO form the Pabulum for sue
ceeeling crops. l. l-s. ..,'-.a ls. rr
-. To provide good orchard and garden
the one to be filled with choice fruits, Of all
kinds the other with Vegetables Of diferent
sorts, early and late, so that the table may AT all
times be well and seasonabiy supplied, and the
surplus contributed to increase the wealth Of the
proprietor.
CoLoRISo WooDo--Freneh cabinet maksrsca can
now make wood Of any color they please, by
letting the roots Of the trees absorb the coIorsd
huids the year before IL is cut down. A solution
OF iron passed mp one root, and Of prussiate Of
potash up the other, viii give the wood a per-
manent blue color. sos q 1e.l lreHue is.f'l
A NAV FRUIT has been introduced at Charles
ton, 5. G., from Japan. IL is an evergreen, and
bears flowers of delightful almond-iike fra
GRANGE, twice year. Last summer, The fruit
IN small quantity came to maturity in July
This yearit bore more luxuriantly, and the fruit
Is now ripe. II Is Of d rich orsngs color, about
the size and shape Of the nectarine, althoughs
title more elongated.