The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-06-06
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.

H0o TO enlarge Vegetables. A vast increase
VI 1000 may be obtained by managing judiciously,
nnu Systematically Carrying out for time the
principles OF increase. Take, for instance, pea.
rant IL IN very rich ground; allow it to bear the
nrst year, saw haf-a.dozen pods only, remove
all others, save the largest the following year,
ana retain OF the produce three pods only; sow
.ne largest the following year, and retain one
pou' again select the largest and the mex year
'he sort VIII by this time have trebled its size
ana weight Ever afterwards sow the largest
seed, and by this means you will get peas, or
anything else, of a bulk Of which we at present
nave no conception.
I'ecay of Apple Trees. The trees require
large amount of potash aud lime, and good pro-
portion of vegetable matter in the soil. Add
these, in the shape of ashes, lime, and coarse
manure, with drainage and good cultivation and
your trees will flourish. Corn grain. and tall
grass inJure trees Scrape off the old bark, and
wash the trunk and limbs in lime or potash wa.
ter Graft the vigorous sprouts, and then cut
away the decaying trunks and dead limbs. Gov
er the cuts with mixture of tar and brick-dust.
ln this way many an old orchard may be reno
waited in two or three years.
CARROTS. There is no root cultivated which
yields SO great an amount of fattenng properties
per acre, as carrots. Horses, however poor, if
healthy, will get tat in few weeks with car
rots only. No hay, no water-in fact, they will
not drink il you feed entirely on carrots. One
bushel per day, with hay, will keep your horses
III goou working order, without corn. During
the prevalence of the potato.ail, farmers should
return to carrot culture. 1t is sure and profit
able crop Ii well cultivated.
Crotos Us. GrdsshOppers. Sow peck of corn
over the surface OF your field, and the crows
will not disturb the hills 1t allowed to live
near you they will eat up all the grasshoppers,
and thus save the ialI feed Tor your cows
Encourage the Birds. If robbins and other
small birds are encouT aged 10 build near the hab-
ltatlons OF man. they will prefer such locations
to extensive forests and swamps, where hawks
and crows and snakes are more apt to be their
neig hbors.
Butter. 1t is an opprobrIum to American
farming that we have so little good butter. The
Shakers say that cask made of red oak slaves is
preferable to any other; and it will add to the
flavor to work in little sugar at the last working
over-say table spoonful to four or five pounds
of butter.
Kerry COtcs. The Albany CuItivator thinks
the Kerry breed of cows from Ireland would be
advanageously introduced in this country, es-
pecially in the northern sections They unite
hardy constitution and easy feeding to excellent
milking properties. Colman says that dairy OF
tive OF these cows in Ireland yield 800 lbs. OF
butter each in season.
To Keep PiOughs from Rusting. Take lit
tie good lime and make whitewash, cover the
bright steel or iron with it, and putt under
er, where the rain will not wash it off, and not a
particle OF rust will be found.
To FATTEN POULTRY. Confine your fowls
in large airy enclosure and feed them with
broken pieces OF bread, Indian corn or mush, aud
with raw potatoes cut into small pieces; bits Of
fresh meat are also good. Care should be taken
place within their reach quantity OF charcoal,
broken i'm small pieces; this they will greedly
eat and thereby thrive much faster. Stacked
lime, ashes aud sand are also very good BY
these means they will iatten in less than half the
usual time, and with much less expense.-D Dol
lar Newspaper.