Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-09-17

POULTRY HoUsEs.-Haye these cleansed.
And, as the manure is most excellentfer-
tilizer, the droppings Of "a single hen, in 4
year being computed to contain all the ele-
ments Of 20 bushels of Wheat; if its MANU-
rial virtues are properly economical, it be-.
comes matter of interest to every wheat
grower to save all of it he can It would,
therefore be good policy to have the drop :
pings in the hen-house scraped off weekly,
put into a barrel, slightly covered with a
busting Of plaster or pulverized charcoal, and.
kept under cover in dry place. '.5'.'. '.t.* :.
Attention to such small matters ensure big
results. From 900 to 500 lbs if properly
managed win be found full dressing for an,
acre in wheat, whilesno better manure caHbee s
applied to. fruit trees, or tosany ofthesgr sfth
crops. - y 40
SHEEP. Keep asupply ef salt under coy
er, accessible to your sheep. stall ftimes.
N MATEaIALs AND Cosip posTINs - !. one
,can,tell the vast quantity of good manure that
may be- accumulated in the course of q sea-
,son, but he whe; may have made trial :
and we would therefore recommend to each
cultivator of. a farm. to employ team and
hand from this to the end of autumn, in the
collection Of rough materials, and in the
forming Of compost heaps: Labor thns2be-
slowed this fall will bring you back princi-
pal and interest, next year. There are ma
terials enough on and around your place, if
properly economical, to 60 over your entire
lands appropriated to spring crops. Then,
we ask, why should you permit them to 60
to waste? Say not that you cannot spare a.:
hand; for such employment would put more
money in your purse than anything else you
could put him toedo, as it would enable you
to- make two barrels Of corn next season
where. you. make but one now. Believe us
when We tell you, that the making of man
ure heaps should be the first duty, the first,
object of every farmer, as mould is an es-
sential constituent Of every fertile soil in
deed no soil can be fertile without it,
DESTRUCTION or HssRATs. Before housing
the grain crops Of the present year, it would
be well for you to. destroy the rats that infest
your premises, and to aid you in this desir-
able undertaking. we give below a few re-
+: + urm a 1srsrr 0r uouz,n " nour; wrrrr
few sweet almonds and mixed together with
small quantity of molasses, add few drops
of the oil of aniseed cut the dough into
small pellets and spread it in the resort of
the rats. Feed with this 5 or 6 nights, un-
til they take it freely, never giving them
more of the mixture than they will eat up
clean then add a teaspoonful of carbonate
Of barytes to lb. of the paste, and you may
rely upon getting rid of the rats.
g Lay few fresh fish in the resort of the
rats for or successive nights. Rats are
excessively fond of fresh fish, and will de-
your them with avidity and to insure the
destruction of the greatest number Of them
at once, it is best to bait them with the fish
alone; then sprinkle arsenic over the fish 4;
and the rats will unsuspectingly get their
quietus.
3. Mix 1-2 1b. of wheaton -four, 1-2 lb.
powdered sugar with or. of dissolved phos-
phorus, and water enough to form the mass
into dough, form it into pills the size of a
pea, roll the pill in dry -four. A couple Of
the pills may be thrown into each rat hole,
or place the whole on plates in any dark
room where rats abound.
5. Mix 1-2 or. of Mac Toneica with IL
lb of oatmeal, form the mass into dough,
make pills ont of the dough the size of pea,
scent them with OIL of Rhodiune, and place
them where the rats abound.
g. Cut cork up into small pieces about
the size of duck-shot, fry the cork in lard
until brown, then place it where the rats
abound.
To show the Importance of making every
effort to destroy rats, we will state that it has
been computed by an intelligent English
author, that a full grown rat will consume
half peck of wheat in a week, to say no~
thing about his injury from soiling that which
he does not eat. Now if rat destroys on
ly half the quantity, his destruction is of
vital Importance, and should be considered
sufficient to enlist whole neighborhoods in
the good work of exterminating the whole
race.
PASTURES. Those who have pastures for
their stock, should, in the course of the fall,
dress them with mixture, per acre, of B
bushels of ashes, bushel of lime, 1 bushel
of salt and bushel Of plaster, and harrow
the mixture in.
MEADows.-If your meadows are old and
turf bound, you may greatly improve them
by giving them good narrowing, sowing
thereon bushels Of bone-dust, 5 bushels
of ashes, 1 bushel of salt and 1 bushel Of
plaster per acre. This done, roll and har-
row the whole in.
A COOP ONE.-The following is reported
as having occurred in Bristol county: A
witty clergyman being accosted by an old
acquaintance by the name of Cobb, replied,
Il don't know you, SIR My name is
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