The Washington union., 1858-02-09
AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION.
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AGRICULTURAL INFoRMATIoN.
COMPLIED ron rng wAenscroS rsios.
U DeqA of fse Horse The beautiful Morgan stallion
Three Rivers died the LIST instant, at the farm Of
g. G. Oliver la North Andoyer, Massachusetts, of rhcu
matte fever This horse a powerful and fleet road
stcr very kind aud tracbe ard n said TO have closely
resembled the original dustin Morgai m shape size
| aud color r..
Cureg and keeping Ham, to have it sweet and good
the wear round is matter which nteress every house
keeper and lover Of good ham, Through the summer
and autumn months nothing can be more desirable than
good supply Of this delicious food To so pounds OF
ham take ounces brown stsat ounces OF saitpetre
and pint of fine salt Mix well tcgetker and rub the
paste all over the hams Let them lay iS hours, then
pack away in casks adding quart Of salt TO each 80
| pounds of ham. In IL 20 days smoke, and return
them to the brine where they will keep year or more
perfectly sweet and good z tas
Wall Roscs.-lhe secret Of growing roses against wall
might be packed in ladys thiulbe. two-teet deep
border of strong lo four osise foet wc ~ be rich
as rotten dung make it, the border to BIC thoroughly
soaked with soft pond water twice week in dry weather
and when the IN bloom, to keep them thin In
the branches if they peach trees and to play the
against them for house on hre from the
rs appearance of insects I'LL more come There is
reason everything under the sun and the reason fr
insects attacking In general, and those wills
more particularly is from too much dyncss at the roots
causing the juices to be moro aatabie through the ac-
tion of the leaves.
Name is the only New England State In which agricul-
tua pursuits have increased in proportion to other call
ings and IL is said that her prosperity has thereby been
retarded In 1850, Maine had 1872, III males over Is
wears old II ,0s2 farmers, and 49, 2H were com
mcrcsI &C., Sc 10 s33 were In labor not agricultural,
and l5 649 engaged in navigation 80 large pro-
portion of aarcuurss is not favorable to growth Eng
land the richest Of nations because her people
ployed in the greatest variety OF pursuits
Quantity of Seed p Acre.~Iast spring, having field Of
acres of very uniform SOIL upon which wished to SOW
OATS resolved to try what effect an increased quantity
Of seed would have upon the crop. Accordingly sowcd
upon ~ bushels per The least quantity
of seed gave Yield of 1924 bushels and the larger
gave 100 bushels, by measure triting difference by
weight the latter exceeded the former two pounds per
bushel Weighing 81 pounds TO 70 pounds per bushel
This was upon ground which had not been maIrcd for
the last six yearshad raised crop OF harley and one Of
corn previous the oats The difference in the weight
Of the crop Is something which cannot account for with
satisfaction my mind the seed was Of the
kind the ground plouged Of uniform depth, and all
sowed and narrowed il ON the same day.
Vino CatareThe number of under vine cultiye-
ton in France exceeds 100000, giving employment
| in the cultivation OF the vine and the manufacture of
wine to about 900 600 of persons, iinos.ly ienales
and in its transportation and sale 10 OO0 The vine
disease less prevailing in all wineproducng
countries has increased the average price Of wine from
100 to 175 per cent The French government derives
considerable portion of Its internal revenue from the
ufactue OF this beverage about 30 600 900 gallons of
which are annually distilled into brandy the expectation
of which under special government TcSrlCtiOns Next
to wheat the vine is the most important OF the vegetable
productions of France, and extends the southern
half of the empire. In ls49 there were produced in
Frunce 925, 600, 900 gallons of wine.
4 Wastes Of he Farm--So much is now said in aercu-
tai Journals about the wasting of manure that it ia hay-
ing perceptibe influence upon the practice Of farmers
in all parts of the country Barn cellars for the prcser
walton of manure are now the order Of the day. No
farmer who takes the papers observes what is going
on around him. thinks of building barn without
n Hjd in he can
have manure cellar underneath. The worth of muck and
absorbens is beginning to be understood But there
other wastes quite valuable that are still overlooked
If farmer loses sheep or COW, or hog, or horse from
disease the dead bodies very likely drawn into a
swamp, distant pasture and there left food for
crows. This is great waste of much more valuable
| fertilizer than stable dead horse is
worth at least five dollars for the compost heap and with
labor and muck to its gases will be worth twice
much before it reaches the field The amount of muck
dead horse will charge with amnioniaca gas and their
fertilizers is truly astonishing. Dana thinks twenty
loads of good manure may be made from one animal He
is wide of the mark if the heap be properly treated
The dead animal need not be carried to distance With
six eight cords of muck the work may go in your
garden without disturbing any ones oltactocs Labor
| spent in saving those wastes will be richly rewarded
Use Of the Potato.In france the frina is largely used
for culinary purposes The famed grayies sauces, and
soups of France largely indebted for their excellence
to that source and its bread and pastry equally while
great deal of the so-caed cognac from France is the
produce of the potato. Throughout Germany, the
uses are common; and, in Poland the manufacture OF
spirit from the potato is most extensive trade 'Stet
tin brandy well known in commerce, is largely import
ed into England and il sent from thence to many of
foreign possessions the produce Of the grape, and il
placed on many table of England the same while
the fair ladies of general country perfume themselves
with the spirit of potato under the designation of Eau
Ctoqae But there other which this esculcnt Ii
turned to abroad After extracting the arina, the pulp
is manufactured into ornamental articles such picture
frames snuff boxes and several descriptions of toys and
the water which from it in the process of manufac
trrc is most valuable For perfectly cleansing
woollens and such like articles, IL is the housewife pna
cea and If the washcrwoman happens to have chblans
ehe becomes cured by the operation.
Measstay Grond--It is often very desirable TO the
farmer to off from lot OF land fractions of
acre. for the purpose of making series of experiments
upon different modes Of planting, cultiyating, ma
nuring. To facilitate this, give below the measure
nent of the side of square containing the following
| fractional parts of an acre
Feet square.
/ l-I6th of an aero contains about ..----- 80 1-3
/ t-S - 13 IL
! Ia :" l04 l-3