Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-03-13
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THE pnospuATEs.

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THE PHosPuATEs.
Lands which have long been in culture will
be benefited by the application Of phosphate
Of lime, and it is uninportant whether Il 9 de-
ficiency be supplied in the form Of bone dust,
gua4o, native phosphate Of lime, compost of
fle h, ashes, OF the oyster shell lime, or mari,
if the lands need limestone. Liebig says ''of
all the principles furnished to plans by the
soil, the phosphates are the most important;
for the soil in which the phosphat, are not
present is totally Incapable Of producing core
alsn
The cultivation Of the cabb'ge for stock
feeding has now become quite common in
many sections Of Our country. That the cab
bage is a valuable vegetable for this purpose
there can be little doubt. The specific guam
tity of its actually alimentary matter is, how
ever, very ineonsiderable; YET when fed in
connexion with other vegetables of more
solid and nutIitiye quality, and which, al
though they greatly exceed it in this respect
ale yet inferior TO il in volume or bulk, it sub
serves very important and valuable purpose
in the economy Of alimentation, and aids ma
teria)ly by the stimulus of disten ion which it
produces.
|
Trees are imported in bales and cases, chief
| ly from France, England, and Scotland and
seeds are invoiced by the ton. Their aggre-
gate value for the season it is difficult to cal
culate; but as thenurserymen chiefly import
through single agency in this city, some APP
Proclamation may be made. The largest nur-
series in the United States are ia the vicinity
of Rochester, where there are something like
| 1000 acres of young fuit trees in process Of
culture. A single firm has as many as 400
acres AT Syracuse there is a nursery of 800
acres and very large ones are TO be found in
nearly all the principal western cities-even in
| Des Moincs and Dubuque, which were recently
in the heart Of the wilderness The dcstruc-
ton of trees by the severity Of the two last
v inters and the rapid settlement of western
lands, but more than all the encouragement of
the culture Of domestic fruit afforded by the
formation OF numerous agricultural societies
throughout the country, have given an impe-
tus to this business which is quite unprece-
dented
cANTELoPE MELONS
Can be raised with all the certainty of the
cucumber and the pumpkin. A sandy loan
is always to be preferred; but any light friable
soil, with southern exposure, free from pre-
vailing moisture, will answer. The ground
should be converted into a fine filth; the hills
should be dug out to depth Of ten inches,
eighteen inches in diameter which should be
filed with one.th third well-rotted manure one
third sand, Should the soil not possess any,
and one-third rich earth, well mixed The
hills should be from eight to twelve feet apart
each way and the seed-say five to lillian
inch below the surface When the sprouts
are two inches high give them sprinkiing of
wood ashes, while the dew is on, or after wat
ering them, and repeat three or four times
This will drive away the insects. When they
are six inches high remove all but two or three
vines, according TO the space between the rows,
and carefully put round, not TO- the vines
little guano In moving the weeds from the
beds the vines should not be disturbed, as the
rUotcts which supply the principal nourish-
mcnt TO the fruit will be destroyed. Nothing
more is needed 10 yield an amount of this de-
licious melon that will astonish the uninitiated
HORSES COATS :
Lately, going to the country Says the editor
of PUrter's Spirit OF the Tines to spend few
weeks with a friend Of mine, | drove a very
handsome horse, and good 'un, but was al
ways annoyed about his coat, as it was more
like lot of b. istles than horses smooth skin,
and all the grooming he could get wouldn't
do it 10 good" my friend, who is q great
horse breeder and fascer, made me try giving
him few carrots every day out of my hand
saying that he would have good smooth coat
in three weeks; aud he was right, for in that
time my horse had cauiful, sleek, glossy
coat, aud AL fr m eating few carrols daily
lie ttls me il is inf'tliblc
USE OF Hen MANURE on CORN.
| have been in the habit of III ing hen ma
nurc, applied in the bill, on corn Tor a number
of years with excellent success | take my
hen manure TO convenient place. (say barn
hoor) and pulverizc IL thoroughly, then mix two
sixths ashes and one sixth plaster, whitman equal
proportion Of the manure in bulk, Of both ashes
and plaster. After preparing my ground by
spreading SAY 20 cart loads Of stable or 9th r
good manu- Q on the turf, and plough it under,
mark out my ground without either narrowing
or bushing and then drop one gill Of the above
mixture in each hill, either Plating my corn
close beside, or kicking on little dirt with my
foot over the mix;urc, and planting directly on
it. row both Ways, three and one,ball feet. In
thisway have succeeded in getting fine crops
| generally use about Is bushels If hen ma
nure mixture to the acre but ifi ! used no
other manure TO carry out the crop. would
ceftainy use at least 40 bushels OF the same
think most farmers miss il, in running over
too much ground TO get bushel of corn
when by manuring heavily they get the same
grain on less ground and make saving in
labor, and leave the soil in better state for
stocking down. NJ. 49, 1850 4
@ TOMATOES. h'asrA ~
x A correspondent Of the Genesee Farmer
gives his mode OF growing tomatoes. He for.
wards bis plants 10 hotbed or green house,
and grows them in pots until they are foot
and a half high, turning them out about the