Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-05-26

grain. Sow various kinds,-carrotS, beets,
parsnips, mangeI wurzes and ruta bagas
SOW in small patches on different soils, and
then, whether the season be wet or dry, fair
crop may be expected.
BEANs.-The bean is very tender plant
and ifplanted before the ground is warm, OF
ifcoVered too deeply, il is very likely to rot
in the soil, or if il germinates at all becomes
sickIy and Improbable plant The first Of
June, in this state, is early enough to plant
the principal crop for beans.
MowINc FIELDs.-See that the drains are
all free, and gather up branches from the ap-
pie trees or brush left on meadows which
have been overhowed so that they may moi
be in the way in haying time.
PLowlNG.-Plow deep-take hold little
lower, lower than you did last year ali inch
of yellow subsoiI will soon become more than
an inch of black upper soil. Remember the
proverb about having corn TO sell and keep.
To GARDENERs.-If thy neighbor's hens
trouble thee, inform him thereof; if they
trouble thee a second time, shoot them and
throw them on to their owners premises !;
the third time, shoot them and eat them thy.
self.
Put some ashes-soot is better still
around the roots Of your peach trees. Scot
especially prevents the yellows.
GARGET.-A correspondent of the Argus,
writing from West Bethel, says, that the root
called gdrget, although valuable medicine
for cows, is death to horses. Mr.. Ward re-
Gently lost very fine marc from eating a
piece which had been left in the barn. We
once knew little boy TO eat avery small
piece Of this root, which has sweetish taste
and from its effects upon him, we should
think it enough TO kill horse if eaten in
any considerable quantity.-POrt. ADJ.
The ANGLo-SAxoN race have always
evinced a strong love for agricultural life
The whole line of their march, from SoutI-
ern India across both continents, is marked
by the care Of cattle and The culture Of the soil.
To these things they owe much of their de-
vslopment-their bodily and their mental
vigor, their calm. collected notions, and their
practical good sense. Communing with ma
ture ia the industrial toll that lilis the parent
al fields, is the happiest and most serene
condition OF man. 1t should be al once the
wealth and glory of the american. No ma
ton. in ancient or modern times, has owned
richer agricultural Inheritance than that
which is possessed by the United States;
and when the American farmer brings TO his
pursuits the contributions Of science, farming
will be the great source Of national wealth.
Popular Educator.
CoRN.-Manuring IN the HH.-There is
no plant which is benefited more by hand
full Of compost applied in the hill than corn
1t assists its termination and pushes the
plant forward in the early stage of its growth
two things very important to its success.
1t is not very material, whether such appli-
cations are made n the hill with the corn at
the time Of planting, or upon the top of the
hill, after the corn is dropt and covered !;
though we should prefer the first mode.
Hill Compost. an acre of land-l0
bushels Of well rotted dung, intimately mix
ed with FIVE bushels of ashes, and bushel
Of plaster.
WORKING CABRAGE PLANTS. If you have
cabbage plants set out, see that they are reg
uiarly worked, and kept free from grass and
weeds. There is no liquid manure suits the
cabbage better than soap suds. Occasional
waterings with il will ensure vigorous growth,
and destroy vertnin. Dustings at intervals
with plaster serve good purpose.
A writer in the Lewiston Farmer and Me-
chanic says
The potato contains
Water, rs parts,
Starch, Is
Gum and Sugar
Potash and soda
The ashes OF the potato are nearly one
half potash and soda-the potash largely pre-
vailing.
The watery part Of the potato contains
more or less phosphoric and sulphuric acids.
Lime also contains both.
Common salt contains quantity OF soda
which is manufactured from sea salt.
Swamp muck contains the vegetable mat
Ter required by the potato.
From these facts he deduces the following
conclusions, the swamp muck, lime, gypsum,
ashes, potash, and salt. will make just the
kind ofmanure wanted by the potato crop
One bushel of Stacked lime, one of ashes, TO-
gether with one peck Of SALT (made into pick
le) should think about fair proportion for
a cord Of muck Let all be thoroughly mix
ed 10 or I2 days before using.
He advises potato growers TO Try this mix
ture and we hope some of our friends will
accept Of his advice.
A genius in Westche ester county, proposes
going into the milk business on large scale
He intends to buy 10000 cows, and four
acre mill pond. The latter is to be cleaned
out and lined with cement, after which il is
to used as pail TO milk the cows in. This
is the reservoir for distributing 'the liquid
clover about town. He does not intend to
resort to milk cans or wagons, but TO sys-
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