The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-06-13
asritultural.
SUGGESTIONS FOR The FARMER.

SauA,nKs. There are few vegetables cul
tivated on the farm moro valuable or NOR
universally admired than the squash. Th
soil best adapted to the cultivation Of III,
vegetable, is light andy loan, bat IL ma.
be grown on almost every kind Of soil, from
the heaviest and most tenacious clays, Il
the ligh,cst sands, II properly manured. i
Is much like the pumpkin in this particular
though it does not perhaps possess the sam'
degree Of hardness, and requires more care
fal nurture under circumstances uncongenia
to its nature, especially when young. Yo'
may grow good squashes on pasture land
Of a alubriors texture, by manuring will
strong compost formed Of clay, putrescent
manure and ashes, thoroughly incorporated
and placed in the hills, and giving the plant
an occasional dressing Of lime, gypsum ant
SCOT. Hoe often, and keep down the weeds
When the vines commence fruiting, remove
oil supcrauous blossoms, and shorten In the
runners; this will increase the energy oi
the plants, and secure large and well-deyel-
oped fruit. The squash may be dried the
same as the pumpkin, and applied to the
same uses.
PoXp Mup. This s valuable fertilizer.
When you have leisure, cart out quantity
Of 1t, and mix il with your compost, or put
Il in your cattle yards and pens to be mixed
with the solid e1crement, and absorb the
urine. A few cords Of this will be Of great
value to your fields. Mixed with lime and
ashes, it makes an excellent top-dressing for
lands in grass. Potatoes manured with it,
in the hill, also do we'll; and so also do
most garden vegetables, particularly the
artichoke, tomato, beet, carrot, etc. For
this purpose, however, il requires to be
thoroughly decomposed, and its efficiency as
stimulent is increased by aslight admiIture
Of gypsum.
Saw DUST. Spread saw dust over the
floors and stalls Of your cattle houses every
morning and night; cleanse them thorough
ly, and let care he exercised to prevent the
unnecessary accumulation Of filth. Saw
dust placed in your hog styes, sheep cotes
and ho,e stalls, will come out excellent
manure, highly salutary to most crops, and
capaciied to effect most favorable results.
Every particle Of alimentary matter you
save, adds to the actual resources Of the
farm.
SPECIAL FERTILIZERS. lfyou use special
fertilizers-and Twill be for your interest
to do 50 when you can obtain them-use
them 50 ss to enable you to mark accurately
the results. Guano, poudrette, sulphate Of
lime, nitrate Of soda, and superphosphate,
are yet but imperiectly understood; they are
doubtless valuable, but require to be more
carefully studied In their results.
Soar SrDs. Save all the suds from the
sink and the laundry. Ifyou do not want
II for purposes ofirrigation, let II be convey
ed to your manure heaps, or mixed with
material for compost. No article of
liquid nature possesses moro powerful ali
mentary properties, and its economisation
will be found source ofconsidenble profit
to any one who will properly use it. 1t
contains the food Of plants in state Of
solution, and therefore Is prepared to aet at
once and with energy. BY mixing it with
sods, ship manure, muck, refuse straw,
green vegetable matter, or indeed, any kind
Of decomposed rubbish, and allowing the
whole to fcrment slowly, most excellent
fertilizer for Indian corn may be prepared,
and one that will bring forward the crop
with greater visor than almost any other
article that can be named. II is also very
valuable rs manure for culmiferous veg
stablcs = melons, squashes, cucumbers, &c.
SpRorrs AROUND Txkr. Allowing no
suckers or sprouts to issue from the roots Of
YOUR fruit trees; cut them all even with the
surface, and arrest every new developemens
as soon as Il appears. Every particle Of
new wood from this point, diminished the
vital sorce Of tho system, wi,hou. Welding
snv,h;nc valuable in return. Pear trees
ara moro ser;ou.lv injured bv n neglect Of
th;. Iu,v than other ,,ces A. thew ara more
delicate and less hardy.
UsrSr. Prepare a system Of spou,s and
reservoirs in your barns and ou..houss for
the preservation of the liquid voiaing. Of