Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-06-01

hNNRAAAN NAAAAlu VI NAfNAAA WIN WNNAes "a
your soil is kept light and mellow, well ex
posed TO the influence Of air and the trans
mission of moisture the plants will grow
better and stronger. Crops have "A good
start; assist them in keeping Il.
II. Prepare for haying. See that all your
tools are in order and sharp. Moving ma
chimes should be examined, and If any re-
pairs are needed, let them be done immediate
a. He is poor farmer who leaves undone
such work until the day the tools are needed,
and if he loses by il gets what he deserves.
Ill Root cut thistles, cookies, &c, from
grain fields and everywhere else A crop Of
thistles in the fence corner, or by the road
side will seed your fields as well and quickly
rs if raised in the middle of the field Nip
them in the bud; don't let them get n start.
Lock upon them as enemies, and act accord
ingly The best time 70 eradicate weeds is
when. the ground is sofl, or just after rain
they are then easily pulled up by the roots.
~. Sow Hungarian grass seed, if there is
any danger Of light crop Of hay, or if you
need larger amount Of forage than your
meadows will at present yield. Profit by
your own past experience, and that Of your
neighbors, as to the best localities in your
section in which to grow this grass.
V. Keep your fences good. Stock often
get among growing crops when the fences are
poor, 10 the loss OF crop and temper. More
breechy cattle are made by poor fences than
by all other means combined. This fencing
out your neighbours cattle is an expensive ai-
fair, but in the present state Of things cannot
be avoided.
How TO KEEP FLIES FROM HORSES AND
Cows.-A little fish oil, rubbed over the. ami
NAL with bit of sponge or soft wOolen rag,
will eifectually keep off the flies, do no in-
Jury to the coat OF the horse or cow, and pre-
vent very much suffering by the beasts and
considerable growing from those who handle
them.
SOFT SOAP AND TOBACco WATER.-A mix
ture OF soft soap and strong tobacco water,
made OF the consistency Of thin paint, and
washed over the bodies of trees with brush,
will, in great measure, prevent insects from
depOsiting their eggs beneath the bark.
Look To YOUR GRAFTs.-Gral(s should be
carefully looked over, at this season; all the
natural buds rubbed Off the banding Of the
graft loosened and re-tied and if two or
more buds are growing, and one appears
weakly, rub it OF, and let the strong bud Or
shoot have all the food
DENOMINATIONS EXUDATIONs OF ROOTs OF
PLANTs.-Many persons, in filling up old
orchards, by replanting the same variety
Of tree in place Of those that are dead, are
troubled to make the new planting succeed
The question as to the cause of such difficulty
has been generally answered by the assertion
that the soil was exhausted Of the elements
necessary to the growth of the tree; but this
is not shown to exist in the adjoining tree Of
the old planting, which continues to grow
as vigorously as ever. Others assert that
every plants throws off excrementitious mat
ter, that remains inert in the soil; that the
plant so exuding, goes on pushing its new
roots into fresh soil and thus the excrement
has little or no injurious effect upon it; but
that taking out the larger tree, and planting
new one Of the same kind, but smaller, the
poisonous matter is at once in direct contact
with the feeders Of the roots, and as a conse-
quence, lingering life or speedy death re
suits. We confess we lean 10 the correctness
of this excrementitiOus, poisonous exudation
theory; for in our experience we have, we
think, tested its truth in practice.
CULTURE OF THE DAIsY.-The double varie-
ties of the common daisy-BsLHs pereHnis I;
gown, of the Scotch-is much use1 as an
edging in Europe, especially in the small gar
dens attached to the cottages Of such Of the
poorer class as are fond of flowers and we
know few flowers that make prettier show,
and are easier kept in order We have seen
many neet little flower plot, with the walks
edged with red and white dasies, planted al
! ternately at greater or less distances. Being
| indigenous to Europe, they are perfectly
hardy, neither freezing out in winter, nor
burning in summer; but in this country the
case is somewhat different and they are very
/ apt to fail in want of endurance of our hot
suns. For many years, we have tried to cul-
/ tiyate them as an edging, and can now say,
with the greatest success. They naturally
grow in a clay loan, but will thrive in near
! " every soil. Ours is dry, gravelly one
! that needs great deal of manure. The
whole secret of cultivation is TO keep them
! if possible, covered in the winter with snow
Straw or leaves is not beneficial, as the leave;
grow during the cold months, and are sure to
draw up and blanch, and the plant loses il
vigor. In summer, water them regularly
Never let the ground get perfectly dry; nei
ther shonld it be allowed to sour by an over
snpRly of moisture. We have to divide Oul
plants every spring or fall, otherwise they be-
come too thick At present, we see a wall
of thirty feet in length, edged with eight va
rieties of these flowers.