The true Democrat., 1857-03-31
Agrlcultural and Hortic ultural.

OkCHARDs.-In your apple orchards, young or old, remove the dead trees, or those that must soon dle Then prepare the ground by ueep SpaulhS, and by generous manuring, with well rotted manure eafmold, and a sprnkling ol oid lime. II thls kind of manure is yepe- rousiv applied, apple trees may be wisely plant ed where apple trees have stood before. There IS, we know, feeling that it is not the best But we think 1t is often best; and the evils that are feared may be avoided, if plenty of the right kind of manure is used Plant trees as soon as the leaves have fallen off, and when you have done the work, drive a stake near by, where the roots of the tree may not be hurt by It, and tie the tree to it. This will prevent the disturbance of the tree by the llosts of winter Remember that the fall is deemed bv the best orchardists the best time for setting out apple trees.- Ohio Turner.
 AGRICULTURAL DISCOvERY.-A Paris letter writer states that a scientific gentleman dis covered two years ago. embedded with some emoalmed bodies, species of wheat not then lh existence. In the time of the early Galic kings certain quantity of wheat was placed Ill the collins of embamed bodies Some of t Was soWn, and It welded from sixteen to twenty StaikS to gram, while there was on an aver age twenty more grains on the head than in the ordlhary wheat. considerable quantity of thls ancient wheat was sown on the government larn last Tall. Great reports are received of Its productlvenesS. The ordinary wheat of France Is believed to be only degeneration of this ancient grain, deterorated by centuries of reproduction. This production takes France Oack fourteen centuries for seed wheat. and it IS expected will put her in possession of one- eighth more agricultural wealth than she DOS sessed before the discovery.
 PRESERVATION BETTER THAN CURE.-One of the best systems ot medical practice ever known, and which will probably stand at the mead ot the list for all coming time, is n,nsinq. uood care will do more than all the medicine Ill the world without it. Medicine is sometimes very good, but the most skllfu physicians have found they could do but little witb serious cases without that intelligent and careful watching at all times required for the removal or prevention of irritating causes known as good nursing.
 The writer once owned horse suffering from an excessive cough. Numerous remedies were prescribed by kind neghbors, enough, doubt less, to have killed him at once. It was con. cluded to discard all, to give the best attention to his wants, and avoid evervthing which causes or lrolon9s d cod This was duripq the changeable weather of autumn-and he was oIaHketed Whenever chilly air was ap- prehended; he Was worked very moderately always avoiding precipitation, and he was fed on succuIent food which was supposed to favor eXPcctoraton and especially young clover. In a lew weeks nature had performed a perfect cure; and II any one of the nostrums had ac cldentIy been employed, and had not proved very preJudicial. 1t would unquestionably have received high praise for it's efficacy. It is of the most importance to discriminate between a recovery 6y 0"tue of medicine, and in sptte cf H
 WHAT EVERYBODY SHOULD kNow-A quart ol peas so"n III shallow box, fifteen inches wlde bv eighteen inches long, at any time of the year, and cut off when about four or five inches high, and boiled like spinach, with a little salt makes most delicious dish. The tops ot Jerusalem artchokes, cut off about six inches long, and boiled like other greens, make capital dish, which partakes in some degree of the flavor of the root Boiled water crosses also make wholesome, delicious dish. It must not, however, be overlooked For inn pared constitutions it is invaluable. In April and May late potatoes should always be peeled some ten or twelve hours, and steeped in cold spring water before they are cooked This is great improvement; it makes the potatoe nearly as good as those dug in October
 SALTING HAY.-This practice, we have req son to thnk, Is greatly overdone 1u0 quarts oi fine salt to each ton of hay, scattered through It, lS sufficient. It is wasteful thing to yet hay Tn half made and then attempt to save it With salt. Too much salt is as injurious to cattle as for them to go without any,
 The feeding of green food, such as potatoes apples, etc, Is strangely disregarded hy ma Jorlty ot American sheep-growers. This is prominent point of attention in German man. asement; indeed, 1t is thus in every section where Ine-wooled sheep are cultivated.
 WORTH A TEIAL-A farmer, in southern Alabama, advises persons smoking hams. to throw upon the fire occasionally handful of chlna berries, which he says will be an effectu aI preventative against the shippers Itis worth trying any bow
 Never waste animal or vegetable refuse.- The very soap studs from the laundry, are rich manure.
 All IeSumlnous plants, to which the clover belongs, are always greatly benefited with a srnklng of Plaster of Paris over the leaves when wet from dew or rain; and it will, there fore, be very beneficial on the clover.
 SPROUTS ABOUT TKEEs.-Allow no suckers O. sprouts to issue from the roots Of your fruit trees; cut them all even with the surface and arrest every new development as soon as it ap- pears. Every particle of new wood from this dlmlnishes the vital force of the system, with, out yielding any thing valuable in return Pear trees are more seriously injured by a neglect of ths duty than other trees, as they are more delicate and less hardy Gamattot0n 7sle- groph.
 ''The World Owes me q Living.,
 No such thing, Mr. Fold-up- your hands; the world owes you not single sou. You have done nothing these tNentY vears hnt rnnsnnnn d