The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-26
AGRICULTURAL.

fron TIA American 4 gr.rr.,--f.-,
WOzK Foa Mar, SoCTH .-G.zs-z! R---7-E,
This . cousldsssa The most Important r,-rb
Z Tie whole ear, whsa We tEEz INA scccuar
he Cultivation Of re young grazing c-c-1,
because much Ct ths future Iz51r Nil 5sv--
IN The quality ard SsaH,ity 81 Ia w5Tk .c-.
aOw- Ii Il be vel done, as q shozi5 -, Ia
crops vii net - scan 5scJms f1El. ara e z-cL
II IA Be don-. the PisatsF vii e z5is u rsSssTs
an earlier return.
Working Cs.f5a Fisi2s Yours cotton sIz--s
must Be cleaned OUt as soon as prsct.cabie .ftsr
he first leaves are developed si.a he swear
cGltlvstor SAD hand hoe.
Hesd.zg Csrs.-kssP year earn feldz -
good OrGsr. snd free from weeds.
Gaze Fislds-See that your cane feds 40
sept clean, and as sGOa as ibs plants have yroaa
shout Il inches hIg1, a small quantity Of sz-tf
,hould be drawn towards them: ar IN Ia
course VI the tao succeeding dressings, ts1
-horld be formed fer them Eve ~ so Inches ~
isp;h.
TsJasco Pl4sis.---Ths earth srouni Asss
hoEd frequently be stirred With the o!ow, cz.-
-igator, or hoe, and kept free fr3a weeds. "A
5ool as The plaaIs are suiieiesIy largs. thsy
'hoaid be Primea, topped, suck-rel. az
EOmej.
Harrsstisg HintT G-siH Most o. the VIA.
ter grain that was sOWn in October last, y Il re-
4Girs harvesting this month. That 70 Be usea
for feeding stock should be cut ju,t before IL
begins TO turn yellow; but that left ror aoo1
should be cut when The grains are in the mix
SIX COc00Hs--SikEorIs wiil have w0Bat
their cocOOns from the 81 70 the 20 b Of thTs
month. Those you wish 10 rec, nav Be Isft "a.
the hot ssn day or tao, or they may Be sx-
posed lev hoars IN al oven OF kilr, heated
efficiently warm 10 eaHse bees wax To melt
Those iRtended u produce eggs FOR the nsxt
-. 81 L.
moist paper, In a cool, dark rocm. From 100
TO 100 pairs Of nillsrswil produce an ounce Of
eggs Each female lays from go 10 500 eggs,
averaging about $50. An ounce Of eggs c0n-
tains about 81, 900. IL well saved from yoos
millers, aud safely kept, they viii nearly a.
hatch aud produce good WoTms Oar climate
"a admirably adapted 10 The prodss,ioR of Ia
silkworm, as i shown BY the fact. thsf zaiis
average Of 30 TO 50 per cent. of TIA <orus
are lost in Europe, frOm climate. food, ana
disease, scarcely i've per cent. are lost Ia this
country.
KifeIsa GsTSss Plant sa1llve, shalots, IsntiIs.
peppers. ard generally all that i rsc0mmendsd
for April. "The cid gardeners Of the country"
saws Mr.. Dian, "PFetsnc that nothing viii come
10 perfection Il sOwa ia this mOath.' BEt,
from sixteen years expeFienee al New Orleans
he fsels Justified In stating that the plants re-
quirs only TO be set further apart because thsy
grow more vigorously on account Of the in
creased dow Of the sap.
FSuh GaTdsH, SarsSbsry. Se.-Ksep the
earth loose and clean around yOar grape vines
Plant and water cuttings Of Cape jasmines.
UsE oE LzE ~ vAULn-Thers can u
uothiag more wasteful TO the fertilising proper
ties Of night soil. than throwing gaick lime into
the PFiyies. IL expsls the offensive odors, a 3
true, but these are precisely what are most stE-
onIy to be tolerated by those who never make
any use Of the contents Of their vaults. The
strongly alkaline properties Of the line Gem
hins With the carbOnie and other acids, already
IN combination with the ammonia, thus driving
OF tina Invaluable fertilisiag materials Of the
hattsr. Fine eharcial, charrsd peat, plaster Of
Psris. sslPharie acid, ana eomm0n copper1ss
(salPhats Of lrOa.) are the best additions foE
vaults, where the contents are to be used as fe--
tliserS, As they absorb the gases, ammonia, &c.
and retain all for manure II these are wsEt-
| Iag, add dry mold or peat tan-bark, OF saS-
dust, though these are much mere bulky lhan
the former, In the ratio Of their absorbent 2oz-
srs. These may be added from time to tire,
and whsh safiieisntly accumulated wilbi-sza
/ for nss.
When the earth contiguous 20 pTiEiss s "a
posed to satarati0n, By which the contents nay
Be diluted, aud thRs drained OF. the vaults
should have perfectly tight boxss, whieh can BE-
easily drawn out from beaind a. last 6ile6.-
The addition Of wood ashes = 10 be placed IN
abs sane category with lime, though these are
Issls ohi-ctiOnsbls. TIE alkaIiss Of the sshes
Iepsrals ia the same way As the stronger ard
/ mare aeIvs slkal sf ne line, thoaEb tn less
Intense degree. Bat tss Siadsrs II the sshes
are sbscrosRts of the gases ana . Re extent
that they exist. are eirseuy bsasEes-. n IA
CEN binatian.