Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-06-11
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ExPERlENCE WITH CAEEurs-A carre--
pondent OF the GermantOwH Idcgra5A .s...s
that paper as follows: II manu9cd a ui.eg
oI sod Tor this crop. pIowed it in a'tegyvH.
log, sowed about 200 pounds guaao to g..
acre, narrowed it well. Ydged slightly. III.
drilled in the seed. They did pot conc ,r
well Oh account of too mnch vet al ...
time. One half Of the seed was uf the --:-
low variety; the other was white. We a!r
now harvesting them. The white ones aro
much easier takeu up; as thsy grow out ~
the ground as well as in, they can .a pu''s.
with the hand. The yellow require a 1-.n
iurro" drawn close tO the row 10 get hem
out; the white viii make nearly douola q.
number et bushels, ana to. Iced think ,Aey
are quite as good as the yellow"
RINGING THE GRAPE VMh-An expcr
ment has been tried in France aud in IL
corntTy, on the grape rine by wh:sh the sfs
and quality Of the fruit lrey te increased au
the period OF its maturity hqstehed. 4 ua-.
row rhg OF bark IS taken from bearing ster
near Its junction with the main stoc'i l.
must be as deep as the H1er, c., penetIat'fs
the Two barks. The effect is to CHECK tle
Formation OF leaf, accelerate The growth Odd.
rlpening Of the grapes bv at least rortuirht.
tI q
have been shown nt tho Exhibition ia P..-
The fruit was larger than Of he ua.rllrel
branches. of the same vine. This is an Inter.
esting experiment, and may b. ..,ed TO 81
extent sufficient 20 gain prac:itle test with
out injuring the plant.
PREsERyING DRIED FRvIr.-Some time ago,
While purchasing lot OF dried fruit, Wo dis
covered small pieces of sassatra5 bark miAc
among It, a1d, upon inquiry were informed
That II was preventive against tie worms.
1t is said tha, dried fruit but away with C.
little bark, isay large hanGfal 20 the bushel)
will save for years unmole5ted by those
Troublesome little insects, which SO often
destroy Hundreds Of bushels ii a single season.
lhe remedy e cheap aud simple. and We VEN
ture TO Say good cne.-Lertn Jt0n IS. C.
Flag.
SrRlNG BEER.--To make coed svri5g
Beer, take small bunch Of all or & part OF
the following: Sweet fern, sarsGparilla, win
tergreen, sassGtras, prince pine, su1 spice
wood. Boil with three ounces O. hops to four
gallons of water, and three raw potatoes pared
and cut in three slices. The strength Of the
/ roots will be thoroughly Obtained by boiling
/ IN two waters, for the hops have q tendency
10 bind moro than to extract the juice; the
roots should be boiled five or six hours.
Then strain, add n quart of molasses TO three
gallons OF syrup, brown half pound oi bread
and put into it; ittoo thick, dilute with cold
water. When luke warm, add Tint of FRESH
lively yeast that contains co salt. Keep in
q temperate situation, cover, bat rot so tight
as to entirely exclude the air. When fermeu.
t'd keep in tight keg, or bottle, and cork.
To KEEr EcGs.-A lady writer ia tie
Country Gentlemen keep eggs perfectly good
| and fresh eight months. Here arc her oirec-
tions =" Procure shallow baskets, which are
rather course or open (they should hold eight
or ten dozen eges;l carefully place the eggs
| in them, aud without any covering Sang
, them on nails or hooks driven into the beams
| OF the cellar. The lighter and more airy The
cellar is the longer the eggs will keep good"
BARN ITcu.-This disorder is q trouble.
some and uusightly difficulty, and one which
is very liable to run through herd Of cattle
( to the serious detriment of the appearance of
| the stock The remedy is very'sinple aud we
are informed by Paoli Lathrop, ESQ, CT
| IIadley Falls. Mass, very eficacious one.
! Take cob and rub the effected par, until lLs
surface is smooth and apply some grease aa
an emollieut.
To DESTROY RATs-The Grifiu (Ga.I En-
pire State says that lady IN that city, whose
house became so infested with these trouble
some variants, gives the simple remedy of
dissolyinG copperas in water (make it stlolgl
and sprinkle in the most prominent places,
will maize them leave al a two-forty rate and
no mistake. She tried it successfully; and
has not been troubled with rats or mice siuce.
1t is simple and will not cost much to try it.
DFATH TO TIVE BuGs-The following RENE
dy is said to be infallible. Vake two pounds
of alum, bruise It, aud reduce ii nearly to
powder dissolve it in three quarts OF boiling
water, letting it remain in q warm place Til
the alum is dissolved. The allan water is TO
he applied hot, by means of brush TO every
Joint and crevice. Brush the cIevices 10 tho
floor Of the skirtng. board If they are susp5c-
ted places: whtewash the ceiling, putting in
plenty of alum. and there will be al eud To
their dropping from thence.
IT MAY Dol; is stated that scattering a
few lettuce seed in different parts of the gar
den is o remedy for the cut worm. Tie
worms get under the leaves oflhe lettuce ard
live on them, and do not touch any other
plants Scatter the lettuce seed freely, aud
when the plants get TO be in the way, pull them
up.
ANOTHER IlIST-Il is not necessary that
your hoGe garden should BE- fuN of ell kinds
of plants aud flowers, hot il should Ne neat
and well kept. 1t is the cultivation rather
than the kind of flower that makes IL attrac-
tive. No Que, with ouly half an eye, can fail
to see this.
WORMS IN lIoRsEs.--A 4 correspondent writes
that "a single hindf, ,ll'' Of salt given to
horse in cut Iced, three times day. proved
eileetual in riding him of worms. Another
writes that tablespoonful Of copperas given
to the horse will carry Of the worms Boston
Caitirdtor.
SODA 8IscUIT.-Ileve ready Que teaspoon
ful of soda dissolved in pint Of sweet milk
rub two teas poonfuls Of cream tartar in the
-four you use apd also lump OF butter tie
size or an egg. Make the batter aboat SS
otiff nc for oihar huisruits,