, 1860-07-20


S. Pierce, writing to the Maine Farmer,
relates that in his youth he met with the
statement that one part Of the English me-
thod of laying down land 10 grass, was to
"plow or harrow in seven bushels Of salt
per acre, and the result was, they q q
heavy crop Of hay for ten years." lie has
employed salt on potatoes and corn with
good results, bu' having only few acres
Of land, and no permanent meadow. had not
thoroughly tried this experiment. But one
Of his neghbors, who was noted for cutting
almost invariably heavy crop of hay, and
generally two crops in season, told him
lin reply to his mention of the English me.
thod mentioned above) "that is the very
secret why get SO much hay" His mode
Of applying was to put on six bushels per
acre, and harrow it in before sowing his
grain and grass seed.
How TO MAKE SWINE PRoFITABLE.-A
successful farmer in Canada West thinks it
bad practise to keep Hogs over winter.
lie keeps only the breeding sOws, which
bring the litter in March. The young pigs,
when two or three weeks old, will begin to
eat, and can have a srparate apartment from
the SOW, where they can 60 in at leisure,
and be fed milk and little meal. They are
weaned at eight weeks old, kept well fed aud
allowed the range of small clover pasture
convenient to the pen. After harvest they
have the run of the stubbles; as soon as
they have CLEANED these, they are at once
shut up and lattened on chopped barley and
other grain, and boiled potatoes; and when
killed, at from seven to eight months old,
they average from 200 to 2 Opounds. His
pigs are a cross between the Byefield and
Suffolk. Those pigs that come IN the fall can
be allowed to run with the will three weeks
old, and then killed for Ioasters.
PRESERVE THE BIRDs.-The owners Of
land can have birds, or they can have de.
strdctive insects-it depends upon them to
choose which. Ii they like vermin on
their trees aud crops, on the tops, the
branches, RIOTS, anywhere, then they will
get rid Of the birds, of course. But il the
pretty, singing, hopping, chirping, flying,
origh,-eyed birds ave preferred to canker-
worms, curculios, grubs, aud all manner Of
unsightly worms aud bugs, why then they
must get rid Of or punish tho boys and
men that hurt the one and cause tho other
TO increase, and multiply, and devour.
They will even take particular pains 70 put
up boxes and houses for wrens aud parrows,
and the like, to live in, and to feed those
who stay among US in Winter.
TREATMENT OF SrAvN.--Confrmed spa
vim is never radically cured. Firing and
blistering are the old remedies, and sonis-
times produce apparent relief, but they are
now discarded by careful practitioners. DR..
Dadd recommends rest during the inhamma
tory stage, and the application OF cooling
lotions 70 the parts. he uses a mixture q
four ounces Of muriatic acid, and six ounces
Of tinciure Of blood root, in two quarts
Of water, and apply this daily with sponge.
Or another rumedy equally good, IS mix.
ture Of four ounces Of very strong vinegar,
two ounces Of proof spirit, and three ounces
Of common salt, dissolved in a quart Of
wator. This IS applied by fastening a
sponge on the affected part and keeping il
sa' urated ill the Inflammation subsidies.
DRIvISo Posrs FoR BoARD FENcEs.-A
correspondent OF the Ohio Farmer says that
he can set posts better and far more rapidly
by driving with maui or irun sledge,
when the ground is iu,t FREQ from frost and
sill wet and sOft. than by digging holes.
His posts ase sawed seven feet long, ami
four BY Eve inches in size, and then carefully
and regularly sharpened, so as to put the
Htop end down." The postsare held steady
or turned when necessary, by using long
handled iron wrench, made just large enough
TO slip over the top Of the post. On loamy
Or cleyey land, fee from large stone, posts
eau be driven with great expedition and will
stand firmly, the earth around them beng
well packed BY the crowding Of the post.
cucUnnEns.-Plant seeds ii small squares
Of turf Keep them in the hot-bed, or in a
pan in the house until May, when they can
be transplanted without disturbing the
roots. Plant in open ground, il sufficiently
warm, IN hills Of rich sandy soil raised six
inches above the surface, and six feet apart
each way. Putin plenty Of seeds, planting
in each hill several times at Intervals Of a few
days. The bugs will attack the tender and
younger plants. and leave the more vigorous
nnmolested. They can be thinned after the
insects have finished taking toll.
FoRnuEA ron Eee.Nooo.--A correspon
dent Of the Baltimore Sun gives the follow.
ing formula for egg-noggi
Take the yolks Of sixteen eggs and twelve
tablespoonsiul Of pulverized loaf sugar,
beat them TO the consistency Of cream; to
this add two-thiIds Of nutmeg, grated, and
beat we'll together; then mix in half a pint
Of good brandy or Jamaica rum, and two