The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-06-23
w NJ. :
SheibH Shelby Co, Ohio.


SETTING OUT ESs. Those WHO have
trees to set out ne ~ fall. had better do il,
as soon as the fall of tue leaf will allow.
tor the two follow ug reasons, VIZ: First
the earth will have become more compac,
and settle about th cir roots before winter
! mas hozea IT, than it would otherwise if
transpianled later. Second, auv urepc
ration OF mulchnG, Or any defence aCains,
mice or any other Winter enemies, can he
better and more Thoroughly made than
! after the cold has set in with more inten
s!ty. Last year the field mice DESTROYED
! thousands dollars worth Of fruit trees
We do not know th at there has been any
occurrence in the n;,tural world to dimin
ish the number of The vermin during the
summer. II, theref ore, the coming win
ter should be severe. and the snow deep
we may reasonably expect re occurrence
OF their ravages.
REMEDy FOR LEA Kb.- a correspondent
ofthc Lynn (Msss.) Ne1cs. SAYS:
Some years ago, i had leaking L.
Every northeast STORM drove its waters
N. | made conn @stion Of four pounds
OF rosIn, one pint irseed OIL ond ounce
red lead, applied hot with a brush TO the
part where the Il JOINED the main house.
II has never leaked since. then recon-.
merded the compo. Iibion TO nv ncighbor,
who had Luth cran window which
leaked badly. ii E applied it, and The
leak stopped. 1t has always proved a
cure for leak"
n SECRET WORT IL KSowING.-I tried
curious experimc ut with n few potatoes
this season. Twelve months since | saw
letter from fan 1ner stating the great
success that had at tended An experiment
the writer had ma de m sne previous sea
son. IL consisted in inserting pea in
each potato set, md planting The potato
set IN the usual W AZ. The result, lie sta.
ted, was large ield of peas and spIcn.
d'd crop OF potatoes, but the most imDor.
tant result WAS the entire freedom of 30.
tatoes from disea So, while all those plan
ted in the usual way in the same field
were extensively deteriorated was
led 3y this statement to try the expert
ment on asmali scale in my own garden
th's season. | planted not quite halfa
peck, only fifty set, in six ranks, cutting
a piece out Of each, and putting a pea
hrmi IN. Tn. peas grew up and -four.
ished well, and last week dug the pola
toes. They were perfectly Tree from al
ta'rt 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 which were rot.
ten. l lea se your readers to draw their
own concIrision.-Letter in the 1Gricul.
turdi Gozttie.
a tub full ofsoGpsuds, farmers should
remembg, is worth as much as a wheel.
barrow pfgood manure. Every buckle,
OF sosPsIc" should be thrown where it
will not be lost. The garden is good
and c"nvenient place in which to dispose
OF but the roots Of grapevines, young
trees, or anything Of the sort, will do "a
weil---Gye Illustrated.
BRoEES WIND OR HEAyEs.--I will oiye
my experience for what it may be worth.
Some years ago I had horse which had
the heaVes very badly. fed him cut
straw and meal wet, ! put with his
teed lump OF mutton tallow the size Of
a'hens egg, TO each mess, until fed
shout l5 pounds. knew him three or
four years after the cnre, but heard Of no
more heaves from him Country Gen
temon.
10 PREVENT CANDLES GUTTERISG.--A
scientific correspondent informs us that
by using the frustrum Of cone Of wire
gauze or perforated metal on the should-
or of q candle, 1t will keep tho candle
from flickering and the grease from gut
tefips.