Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-04-16
AGRICULTURAL.

hill, on corn for number ofyears, with
excellent success. l take my hen ma
uure to convenient place, (say barn
floor,O and pulverize it thoroughly, then
mix two-sixths ashes and one-sixth plas-
ter, with an equal portion of the manure
in bulk, of both ashes and plaster. Af-
ter preparing my ground by spreading
/ (say) 25 cart loads of stable or other
good manure 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 planting my corn close beside,
or kicking on a little dirt with my foot
over the mixture, and planting directly
on it. row both ways, three and one
half feet. In this way have succeeded
IN getting fine crops, / generally use
about ) bushels of hen manure mixture
to the acre but if | used no other ma
nure 10 carry out the crop, would GER
tainly use at least 40 bushels of the same.
| think most farmers miss it in running
over too much ground to get q bushel of
corn, when by manuring heavily they
get the same grain on less ground, and
make a saving in labor, and leave the
soil in a better state for stocking down.
A SECRET WORTH KNowING.-I
tried curious experiment with a few
potatoes this season. Twelve months since
| saw letter from farmer, stating the
great success that had attended an expe-
riment the writer had made in the pre-
vious season. 1t consisted in inserting
pea in each potato set, and planting the
potato set in the usual way. The result
z he stated, was large yield of peas and
a splendid crop of potatoes but the most
= important result was the entire freedom
of the potatoes so treated from any dis
case. while all those planted in the usual
| way in the same field were extensively
deterioated. I was led ia this statement
t TO try the experiment Oh a small scale in
2 my own garden this season. 1 planted
not quite half a peck, only fifty sets, in
r six ranks, cutting piece out Of each and
.. putting a pea firmly in. The peas grew
g, up and flourished well. and last week
: dug the potatoes. They were perfectly
r free from all faint or speck of disease,
= and very fine and large, while in the
: same bed close TO them was another lot
! planted in the old style, nearly half of
3. which were rotten. l leave your readers
d, to draw your own conclusions.-Letter
p In the agricultural Gazette.
: SHOULD WE PLANT FRUIT TREES IN
: THE HIGHWAY ?-I answer yes, for sew
!, eral reasons: the first Is, there Is a lack
> Of fruit in this country, the demand be-
ing much greater than the supply; and
/. every fruit tree that is planted and prop
: erly taken care of will bear fruit some
n time, and Of course help to supply the
o demand. Another reason is, trees prop
G erly planted and arranged on the side of
5, the highway help beautify it, and make
n it pleasant for those who travel on it, be-
II sides an addition to the farm upon which
. they are planted, and a source of constant
" pleasure to the owner.
" Now, while write this, I have par.
n ticular kind of fruit trees in view, and
ii that is the cherry not that there are nc
Of others as good, but because there is the
II greatest lack of fruit at the season of the
e year when cherries are ripe, and because
Ie they supply food for those true friends O
ID the farmer the BIRDS GeneSsee Farmer
/ THINNING PLANTs.-Cobbet said. il
" speaking of the culture of cucumber, tina
d" two plants in a hill would bear a smaller
IOP man OiC3 tiittS l6NS IMAM TWO, lOul
- less than three, until fifty plants would
~ bear nothing at all. The remark vii
apply to all cucurbitious plants, as melons
squashes and pumpkins-which are Otter
allowed to grow too thickly. A singl,
plant, (or two plants at most, so as to in
: sure one in case of accident to the other
=. on rich, well prepared and well cul
tivated piece of land, with a space of 81,
or seven feet, is far better than larg,
r. number. The culture of turnips, anC
r. especially those of the ruta baga tribe
requires bold thinning out. A movie,
, in the culture of these roots may be read
-, lily distinguished by the thick drills. Wit
- would be startled at the ''frightful waste
! OF thrifty young plants, which the ex
l., perienced cultivator boldly practices, AM
: with such decided advantage.
- CABBAGE.-The cultivation of tn
~ cabbage for stock feeding has now be
D. come quite common in many sections O
. our country. That the cabbage is val
so liable vegetable for this purpose Their