The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-03-27
LOUIS 0. COWAN, Editor and Proprietor

moved. and all shoots ON the trunks should
he carefully cut away.
Dwarf trees should now receive thorough
pruning. 1t is useless to try to culnyAt'
fruit on dwarf trecs without the mos
thorough pruning and manurins. Certain
ly ons.half of las; years growth should b,
cut away, and this should be done under
Standingly. There should be design in every
cut. We have not space to discuss thi'
matter at prseIt.
Hot beds should now be started. IL the
weather is favorable, if designed for grow,
Ing cucumbcrs or melons. II intended only
TO r.ise plants for the open ground, the
middle OF March will be time enough.
APPLICATION OF M,NrRE.-To get the
greatest beneft from manure, 1t must b.
intimately mixed with the soil. I; makes a
much greater difference than most farmers
suppose, whether the manure il buried in
Jumps and clods, or whether it is earolulIy
spread and in,ermixed with the soil, US lar
Is may be by blowing and narrowing. The
richest fertilizer is OF no use to plant un-
less fitted for plant fOOd--so intermixed
with the soil as to invite tho roots, and 50
porous TO moisture rs 10 become soluble,
that the roots may take it up. Hundreds
Of experiments have shown that small
quantity Of manure, thoroughly mixed with
the soil-so as in fact to become part OF
the soil itsclf-will produce an immediate
aud astonishing result.
But this leads us 10 consider another fact
that barnyard mInurc, rs usually man
aged, is not readily mixed with the soil. 1t
Is in great part coarsc and strawy, or 1t de-
composed, full Of clods and lumPs. VIII
farmers consider this and give US their
views on the management Of manure?-R'-
raj Ne1 Yorker.
YIcIors CArTLE.-Thc common vice of
Jumping aud throwing fences is taught to
cattle, with scarcely any exception, by their
owners and care takers. Fences half down
.oOn ldll by the rubbing Of cattle, and teach
the first lesson, especially it cattle have any
shrcwdncss in observing cause and eftct.-
Very fine feed jus, over poor fence is the
next lesson letuns down the hars and rail-
fences to the calves, frOm lazincS, 81 the
animal has to leap, Is the third lesson; and
the tiSt is oltcntimcs fst, second and third
with sheep, until they will scale anything.
These three lessons are usually enough, hut
- fourth is often added, namely: placing
one additional rail on the fence each success
sivS day, us they become more Skilliul, for
tho ostensible object Of keeping the jumper
within bounds, bat really operating us u
most ingenious contriyancc to teach the art
ol yaul,ins. We have heard of French
being taught in six lessons, bat very few
animals require more than four TO take
French leave OF an ordinary enClOsurc.-
Dollar Newspaper.
WoLr TrEru N RsEs.-Wolt teeth are
quite common, and many good horses are
made blind by them. had two horses or
colts, which had them last season. The
cure is simple ard easy. Take piece OF
iron with a square end, one.iourth Of an
inch in sIzo. Let one hold the horse and
open his lip 80 us to cradle the one with the
iron to place i. asains, the tooth, and with
q small mallet knock the tooth out. There
is no root to the wolf teeth. The best way
is to take tho hOrse to u blacksmith's shop,
and the smith with his punch will knoC k
them out in two minutes. When you see
the horses eye begins To run and look GAS
~, look for the wolf tooth. |, is n small
sharp tooth, just forward of the grinders OF
the uppcr ,w.