The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-09-04

1 loN bit CuIIcilI vi ar 70 oioW oii t4ic u'1sV
Tho effect is che same as current of ali
ON u human being, producing cold, feveI
cough and consumption. Nor is this all
this current OF air, which is all the good aiI
the horse has, comes in from the manure
heap, and is bat adding more poisonous sa'
to tina, already existing.
IL is wrong morally, Us well as ccononi
eally wrong, thus to treat the hor~e, one o
the best and noblest of the brute creation. =
Ohio Farmer.
CaJ6Ggs HSeets.-Anbtry, or Finger ana
Toes, and Lice on CaJ6Ggcs.-Probably th,
very best specific for the dire disease Of An
bury ON cabbage, is Mood ashes. As this IN
all country places is extremely easy to h
got at, IL would be well for all those who
take an interest in their garden to have thi'
material saved for it, instead Of giving it tC
the "soap man." For independent of its
utility for this purpose, il Is fine ior keeping
in check the fly on c.bbage, and it is well
known as useful agent in the way of ma
uurc. What we would advise Is this. Have
il always collected and kept dry, IN barre :
or otherwise, until wanted for use, and es,
Pecially during the season OF making, tho
winter
In the spring, if moreis accumulated than
is likely to be wanted for Use in cabbage
planting or dus;ing to keep of insects, ap,
ply it to the ground, and plow or dig in
with other manures.
At the time Of planting cabbage, get
some Of this wood ashes, and about its equal
bulk Of sand, and mix together; take a
stick or crowbar, and make hole where
each cabbage il to 90, and fiji the hole up
with the mixture-set the plant with dib.
bic thick in the centre, and no Anbury will
ever trouble the plant. provided there was
none on il at the time Of planting.
Perhaps this is too much trouble for
many who read this, and inapplicablc for
the immense numbers plantod-in such case
a tolcrlble good substitute consists in max
Ing "mush" of the Slme material, thick
enough to allow it to adhere well to the
roots, and dip the same into i; before plant
ing This has been found good prevent
i've in many eases. IL is always worth DO
log, however. on land where plants are
known to be affected. in the cass OF cauli-
flower or broccoli, which gets il tsOoucr than
the cabbage itself
\ good deal can be done in Kidding cab
bagc of lice, ir.cen to in time, and that is
directly after they make their first appear
ance. Tobacco dust would prove eaectual-
ly, only that il cannot be- made to lay on
the shiny leaf of large cabbage. Our
remedies are, lime busted over them, and
wood ashes.-Country Gentleman.
Ctlcry bei,reH rolrs of Corn. lis the
practice, and a very excellent one, Of one
of our most successful gardeners, tn grow
his celery between the rows of corn. BY 81
doing, he is enabled to have two crops off
the same piece Of ground, and neither one
nor the other suffer in conseqnence-while
on the contrary, the celery is better than
when occupying piece of Land by itself,
from the fact that the corn forms an excel
lent shade and screen to the young tender
plants.
At the time of celery planting, say July,
a trench in the ordinary way is taken out
IN the centre, between the rows, heavy
coating Of manure is lOrked into tho bot
tom Of these trenches. and the plants set
ouE the first favorable day. They may want
watering in very dry spells, few times af.
ter planting, otherwise they viii require no
further care until they are fit to earth up
by which time the corn will be Ont Of the
way, and they have full possession of the
soil at the very time celery grows tine most
vigorously. Country Gentleman.
CrcrNBER PICSLES. An esteemed friend
in Waldo County requ sts US to say what Is
the BEST method OF picking cueumbcrs. We
ca not say wha: is the tesi, we can only
tell how we do the work, and tins is good
enough for US.
We gather the cucumbers when very
small and tender-the handsomest we can
find on the vines, though beauty il not in
dspenable-wash them in clean water 80
as to remove al earth or DIRT that may be up
ON them, aud put them directly into atub or
frkln oI pure, hut rather weak, cider vine
gar. There we let them remain tlll the vim
egar needs clarifying, when we scald is over
u bright lire, add a quantity ol stronger vim
eSar To il, together with such spice as we
prefer. and reimmersc the cueumbers in
this pickle We put in little alum and
salt and peppers; and in this way our pick,
les, with an occasional scaldiug Of the vine
gar, keep for years. They should never bc
put in brass or iron vessels; sweet ash
wooden tubs as good as any thing.
ANOTHER S,GuT WoRlT SEEING. Rock
County, Wisconsin, is one of tho finest, i
no, the bes, of all the counties for farming