The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-07-14
AGRICULTURAL.

From the American A gricslturist
SAILING HAT.-We have often cautionad Ia.
,rlers against sailing their hay too profus.Iv.-
NO more salt should be put on bay. tban ant
mals would voluntarily consume while ealing IL
u the salt was given 10 them separately. We
are astonished to find, in a valuable agricultural
journal, advice TO add ten or twenty ousr,s 81
salt TO ton Of clover hav, which will ~ A.
preserving il, il rather green
The largest qUantty-tweptv ousrts a Al.
ton-wo1id be about twice the amount givep 10
morse IN year. at the usual allowance Of an
ounce per day, or half pound per week. -Four
quarts OF salt 10 a ton OF hay, IS as mueh "a
animals commonly consume when they have
lher own choice Hay is greatly injured BY the
use OF Large quantities Of salt TO save il, when
put INTO the NOV only partially cured; and m
some cases, diseases and death among stock
have been the consequences Of a too liberal use
Of salt as preservative.
How would man like butter with four oun-
ces OF salt TO the pound, in order to save il
without The trouble Of working out the butter
mix We have been particular on this sub
Ject, as dealers inform Us that much hsy BROUGHT
to this market is injured by Over-salting, Tor
the purpose Of saving il when housed too green.
N E. Farmer.
GREEN swARD FOR RoOT CRoPs.-Mos, far
found it highly successful. Few. boWeV-r
have tried them with beets carrots. taruios. &c !.
lor which the sward is equally beneficial. Ts
Ohiy preparation needed, IL to add long msnars
enough TO AFFORD supply Of vegetable FOOD be-
.o"' tnen tnrn over a good growth Of grass.
oarying u deeply, and follow with the s1b.oil
Piow; and on the surface scatter wsII-rotted
manure, gusno, ashes, or plaster, and harrow
thoroughly lengthwise of the furrow. The sur
= alIr -
rotting OF the manure, grass and roots. Keep
me under soil loose, while the preparation from
the subsoil Plow will give greater extension
70 lhe roots. Let some Of our readers try this
plan at the present season, no matter II the sod
Is not turned over before the 18th Of June
Try Il and let us know the result
CLkARIN0 LAwNs-The most ef4ectusl ,,a,h-
90 OF clearing lawns and pleasure ground. At
snAs, grnos and worms, that We have ever trial
IS 10 allow fowls 10 run at liberty in t,e .a,n,,
snd early spring. They will pick rvsr- 49,,
OF grass clean; scratch around the roo,. 80
Trees and shrubs, Ay into the branches 40
Slear mem al larye and chrysalides, hppt nm
uer 'ne edges Of stones and fences. and dr.
mem 70 iight; and finally they greedilv eat ths
9eos OF weeds, and such foweriug shTuh. :.
become almost nuisance BY .pringipg nm bv
thousands, If you neglec, to gather The seed
vessels in the fall.
FRIED fortroEs-The French cooks at the
,slge hotels sss making this dish very fsshiOna-
PIE Inc potatoes are peeled, wiped, and cut
INTO thin slices, then thrown into a frying-psn
containing an abundance Of hot lard. As soon
as they become brown and erispy, they are
thrown into colladsr to drain, then sprinkIed
with salt, aud served mp as A. as possible. II
10 used at breakfast.
The crop of wheat u much injured By rust. Our
farmers SOW whest>c9 late BY month or six
weeks The recent rains have drought ont the
corn crop amazingly; and the prospects Of an aver
age yield Is very hattering. Hemp, as a general
Thing, looks badly. fheie is good field here and
thefe. Ufoats there will be an average crop. =.
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