, 1860-06-22
can, after sir years, save 10 the State of Illinois
II fencing yearly. over $4,000, 900.

Remove oats. chess, and cookie from wheat.
fields before cutting, that you may have pure
reed to sow in the fall. Theffequepcy with which
delds sown to wheat apparently turn to chess,
has not Jet dispelled the notion that wheat
sometimes does 20: 4 person who believed In
agricultural discussion at fals last winter where
the chess came from, ii not from nheat3-to
which he received the apt reply: From the
same aource other weeda come from" In hoe
ing potatoes and corn this year, do rot allow
yourselves to follow the force Of habit, and bill
il best. II there is in your neighborhood boy
or man who kills birds, take occasion, in an
unostentatious and friendly way, as you hare
opportunity, to "post him up" as to their Use
and value. Ten chances to one it he knows
they were made for anything else than to shoot
10 doing this, however, take cara and do not
On many farms are to be found various kinds
Of weeds, which are coming in flower, and will
soon produce seed. See that they are destroy
ed before the seeds ripen.
S.ye the seeds Of the small fruits, strawber-
ries, raspberries, blacfberries, etc, a. they
ripen, aud soM them so Is to produce new. aud
superior varieties. II you wish to produce
earlier kinds, saSe seeds that ripen first; if late
kinds, those that ripen later. II il probable
that fruits adapted to all localities can be best
or1einated in the places designed for them:
Wherever you 80, OF whatever you do, have
your oPen to sa.n eyssythinga snd in
which we take in knowledge, and it should. as
general rule, be kept wide open; Otherwise the
most important facts may lie at our feet, and
n3t be discovered.
Almost daily the PRRss AND TRIBUNE army Of
correspondents furnish its myriads Of readers
with The latest and most reliable intelligence OF
the growing crops. This department Of a2ri-
culture We leave in their care; but we shall
have our say in regard to planting, tending and
gathering. And now, as haTirg and harvesting
suggestion. Let every farmer who CHI afford
it provide himself with barometer. Good
ones, we are told, can be had cheap now. To
the farmer this instrument is almost indiapeu-
eable. To those who hare them, or who may
get them, We would say, do not depend on the
glass. The following rales are considered quite
reliable:
lst The sudden fall Of the mercury is usual
Il followed BY high winds and storms, I'd. The
rising Of the mercury indicates generally the
approach Of fair weather; the falling shows the
spprosch Of foul. Sd. IL sultry weather, the
falling Of the mercury indicates coming thun-
der. In winter rise indicates frost. IN frosty
weather, a fall indicates tGaW; rise. SNOW.
4th. Whatever change of weather f.llows
sudden change in the barometer, may be ex~
pected to last but a short time. 5lh. WIN
the barometer alters slowly. long continuation
Of foul weather will succeed if the column falls,
or Of fair weather, if the column rises, 9Th. 4
luctuating and uncertain state Of the barome-
ter indicates changeabte weather.
CUTTING FENCING TIMER.
Late autumn is the best time for telling tim
ber for almost auy purpose, and it's particular
II SO when the timber is TO be worked up into
rails, or stakes, or posts, or fencing. At that
season Of the Tear the new wood has arrived at
its maturity, and there is less sap aad a1bumen
in timber than there Is at any other season Of
lucnce of the weat er, hastens the decay Of the
timber. If the timber be cut and split out in
the latter part Of autumn, the seasoning pro-
cess is much more gradual and perfect, because
The grain Of the timber contracts much more
easily and uniformly, rendering the timber firm
er and less porous, and less cracked than
when it has been cut at auy other season Of the
year. Timber cut late in autumn, and sawed
before spring, will NOT be injured By woTms or
rot. Such, at least, is the testimony Of au old
and experienced Ohio farmer.
1NsEc1s IN c1srEnx8..
Nothing is more annoying thau to have a cis-
teso Of good wnter taken possession Of by in
tects. heep the clsteIn covered, and It soon BE-
gins to smtIl : open It, and thousands Of " wig
g1es," the IarSae Of motquitoes, appear, and be-
sides making the water dIaagre cable. supply an
abundance Of little blood. .suekers 70 feed Upon
US during the night and disturb our s1umbers.
An ensy way to put an end TO the "wiggt rs"
is to place number Of small 6sh, mionows for
exumpte. in the cistern. These will speedily
devouz the insects and keep the cistern clear If
all such. II u lead-pipe IS in the cisteru, the
fish will die in q day OF two. Place close wire
screen over the lover end Of your pump stock,
,rJ +ha AZ, will n tc 1rA 1vu
FALL pAs7rnISe.
Feeding moving lands in the spring is not so
generally practiced as formerly, but The habit
facs aloue. many argue that it is no injury to
the land. Nus this il q N atakcn idea As soou
Us the crops are harvested, horses, colts, cattle
aud sheep are turned in together. The copee-
quence is, the fail rains cutue on, the ground
being roll, especially newly y-seeded pitces, the
cattle leuve iarge holes, which become filed
with water, and the ground treezes, water and
ALL The next year you will hear The farmer
wondering why the grass looks no better where
the whe. t. oats or barley MSS last year. 1t is
uneven; the grass not starting at Ill in some
places. Whereas, il the aftermath or second
crop of grass bad been allowed to remain, it
would have served double purpose; as a pro-
lection for the roots through the winter, and en-
r1ch:ng them tie succeeding year. Moderate
feeding might be pr2ctired ia the fall, and not
be so Objectionable, If the stock were not allowed
on those portions recently seeded down; but
so lorg as neither precaut,on is attended to, the
practice seems decidedly injurious.
now TO LAY rP FENCE.
An old farmer in SaDgamon County gires Us
the following rules for fencing: Set stakes for
single line then hare one stake made smooth
With an arm Of tough wood reaching out two
feet if your rails are ten feet loug. The end of
the arm shows where the rails are to cross
Lay the smallest and strai9hsest 1t the bottom.
md the large ones on top. After the worm is
laid, put under The chunks. Then, a. yon build,
put the large ends Of the rails in the low places
Never notch your rails. if they were split as
they should be. When laying the Lest course
before stalking. be careful to have small end
come under the stakes. BE careful to cross The
stakes the right way: and lay the big ends OF
the riders on top. Theu tue passer.by, as be
goes pondering along, will take notice, and say,
.IHk mn that laid W t1at fencs: kaktp lQtp."