The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-29
narrowing In Gral1.
Written 10 lAs r ,ss.sr ssd Dsmoers,

narrowing In Grsi..
Written 10 tAs r iosssr sad Democrat
The usual method Of covering grain is, alter
the ground has been ploughed and the SEED
sOwn, 10 drag it with heavy harrow twice
lengthwise and once or twice crosswise Now
we have an idea which we are led to form from
experience aud observation, tina, there Is much
time and labor uselessly expended, with det-
riRsnt aiso To- the srapy-,-, We bass seen esI4.
narrowed lightly with wooden tooth harrow,
going over the ground once so as to allow the
harrow to lap one half its width on the previ
o,isly made iurrow. An adjoining field was
narrowed with heavy iron tooth harrow,
twice each way, the teeth going in the whole
depth. The result of the experiment was, that
the Gry, mentioned field, seeded with three and
a half bushels Of oats per acre. yielded forty
eight bushels per acre, and was entirely free
from weeds; while the latter. sown With two
and hall bushels per acre, yielded twenty five
bushels, and very foul with fox-ta grass and
wild buckwhest. Hence, we believe that all
that is necessary 10 broad cast sowing, is TO
take pains to cover the seed well and stir up
the soil a. little as possible after the ground
has been well prepared to receive the seed.--
Instead Of the usual heavy narrowing, the use
of the roller would he Of lar more benefit
SuBsoIL
PRorECrIsa CoRs FROM Crows Your cor.
respondent from Cream Hill. says that the
pig with full belly will never root around
or a hen with iull crop scratch the GROUND.
This Is not 30. A pig, filled 10 repletion,
will dig into the soil for worms, moisture, or for
the mere fun Of roofing. So with hen; give
her corn. or bread crums, she will eat uutil sat.
isiied, and leave to scratch. Try It. There
many small worms, insects, PEBBLES. etc, in the
SOL which they relish - desert, which Cream
Hill has not got In his vocabulary.
With regard to killing crows with ST. yej,nins,
also doubt, though have never tried it but
have seen thousands OF crows in field sown
over with wheat STEPPED in arsenic, | y VI. to
the bushel bat never picked up dead crow
A very few grains Of such wheat has killed o
hen that was foolish enough to eat il. Crows
will not touch tarred corn beyond hill or so
also think il protects II little from insects
but il 10 a longer time 10 coming up. | lost
four acres last year BY not tarring Il had done
so with the bulk Of INV corn--but the weather
being so wet was not ready to plant these
four acres until the first OF June, and in order
to gain time, omitted the tar The crows
took it US soon - il made its appearance |
planted sgsu, strung Irvine around and across
my lot. but il Jared no better, and lost my
crop on . virgin soil. The other WAS never
touched scarce hill being missed at hoeing
time
Tar Cosr OF FKScrNa.--The Canadian .fg-
publishes some statistics upon
fencing in Canada, by which II appears that
according to the last census. there are in Upper
Canada 3,69s,724 acres under cultivation BE.
sides the woodland, much Of which Ia fenced,
and assuming cost OF only % dollars an acre
for fencing which Is moderate calculation. it
appears that the cost Of fencing in Upper Can
ada alone ia about huty m,ii,ons dollars; and,
within twenty-five years, for new fences and re-
pairs there will be necessity Of farmers in
curing an expense Of S5O,0OO0OO.
To avoid this enormous taxation the editor
does not propose the only true remedy dis
live for dead fences. BIT this win not bring
tpuipittt EctFl. slutt utSlktS Clot N ufAl OF AL-
nual labor to keep them in order
But that Is not the grand difficulty that Is
stated by JOS Beckett, Millbank Farm. Youge
street. near Toronto, as follows:
Il approve OF Live or Quickest fences, where
they can be introduced by the farmer without
inordinate labor. The Hawthorn. which lends
such charm to Eoglish scenery. and proves
so valuable and durable fence, does not sus-
tain its character or thrive well in Canada. nor
is it to he dspepded upon as durable fence
ior the following reasons In the second or
third years growth after being planted the
plant is attacked by small glutinoss insect,
the one 30 well known by its ravaess on the
pear and cherry trecs.) devouring the whole Of
the leaves, and, 10 some seasons, leaves moth
ing behind but the hare stem and branches,
necessarily weakening the plant and checking
its growth. II Is next subject to the depreds.
ton Of . smaller but more destructive insect
than the one just mentioned. which. am told,
is well known in the Caitcd States, and called
the American spider. As il settles and multi |
plies % the stem ADD branches Of the plant, it
has exactly the appearance Of boar frost, and. |
il allowed TO remain undisturbed, will kill the |
plant down TO the earth have tried oil the |
known rsmoaies for the cure OF this evil such |
~ the application OF plaster. lime. and 6ne
road dust, aner shower Of rain. or before the |
dew Is ID in the morning, but without avail
The spooss and water IS the only efSectaal rem
sdy, but time and labor preclude % costly a.
application upon . large s,Ale. The plant d.
70 suffers severely some Winters from the rsv-
ses Of 6e'tmice in frequently cutting IL down
10 the root. For these reasons ! have ahan-
iooed the Use Of the English Quickest, a. un-
'uitable for permAnen; fence 10 this climate
This very valuable piece Of information Is
hot ooly suitable TO Canada. but, % far a ".
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