Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-15
THE Daily PRESS.
AGRIoULTuRAL.

old English moralist, and he knet0. The fact
is, that no vegetable Is eaten in Paris,
Vienna or Verona land all three Of these
cities, and especially the last, is famous for
good eating more priced by the gourmand,
and more indispensable to good dinner
than the caulihower. The Convent Garden
market, in London, is supplied with them, at
one price or another, all the year round; aud
it makes q mans mouth water to see the
stock of good things in those great reservoirs
of eRtables, in the great cities.
We have heard complaint from some gar
deners, this year, that their cauliflowers did
not head up well; and saw the other day sew
eral hundred of them in a garden, and not
decent head in the lot; but other gardens have
succee ded well this year. The vegetable
must have the sun, the whole day. from sun
rise to sunset, and must have the full benefit
of the night-dews, in order to thrive and
the soil must be just right neither too rich
nor too poor neither too dry nor too moist
in order to bring this delicious species of the
cabbage TO perfection. Boil it a long time.
Just like cabbage, until it is perfectly tender
in all its parts; slice it into quarters serve
with hot-drawn butter, and you will like it
with boiled or roast meat, but more prop
erly with boiled. The vegetable is often
seen in our markets, and ought to be more
steadily kept on hand than it is. 1t is bound
to grow into the public favor as a more
deheate substitute for cabbage Hartford
Comm Corant.
PROPER USE OF THE CURRY-coMR. The
tongue of a COW or OF is suggestive. It is
armed with q compact bed Of spines, very
rough to the touch, and adapted to a variety
Of uses. With this pliable member, it draws
grass between the teeth for cropping, and all
other articles of food when necessary, II
comes in play in reaching up into the limbs
of trees for foliage or fruit, or in reaching
over walls and fences after forbidden crops,
The tongue is also used in disturbing the
hair and skin on all parts of the body within
reach, and the inaccessible parts of the head
are curried by mutual accommodation. No
sight 10 more common in herd of cattle
han this reciprocal toilet of the tongue,
Here is natures hint for the use of the card
nd curry comb. These tools are especially
called for Id winter, when cattle are kent in
stalls, with their heads confined, so That
they can not use their tongues upon their
own skins.
1t is said by hostlers that good curryinp,
brushing and rubbing-down once day, are
quail to feed of oats for horse. How
yer this may be, there can be no doubt that
greatly promotes the health and comfort
horses and cattle. 1t removes all 9Th
from the skin, which is apt to accumulate in
stables, unless currying is attended to daily.
NAS SeA1 70 NChotdAbAl tnAOWluR OH eUcIe
matter, which collects around the roots of
the hair and stops up the pores, unless it is
in some way removed. The tongue does this
partially, but the card and curry.comb do it
still better. This Office is performed for the
horse quite regularly, because he is more fire.
quently exhibited in the presence of his
owner, and the cleanliness of the carriage,
and of the clothes of the family, depend
somewhat upon the condition of the skin of
4 ln bOroa Ruf fba bo 4 Al.
animals, are sadly neglected. It is not un-
frequently that yoke of oxen will come
out Of the stable in the spring with thick
plaster of filth upon their hams, the accu-
mutation of a whole winter-a disgrace to
humanity, and to the good husbandry of the
owner.
PREVENTION OF BEES FROM Sr1NGrNG.-
When bees are alarmed for the safety of their
stores, they Immediately rush to the cells
and fill their sacks with honey, apparently
to provide against any contingency that
might arise. When. in this condition they
are perfectly harmless, never volunteer an
attack consequently, if you wish to tame
bees, or render them docile and easily driven
or handled, simply take advantage of this
peculiar instinct. To confne them closely
to their hive, rap repeatedly on its sides for
few moments; this alarms them, and they
will gorge themselves with honey, when
they can be handled and controlled at pleas
ure, But we have adopted the following
plan, which we find best adapted to our hive,
and recommend it to Others, with the assur-
ance that it will give satisfaction: Take
clean cotton or linen rags, such as are used
in the manufacture of paper; make a nice
roll Of these, about an inch in diameter, and
from six to twelve inches long; wrap this
pretty tight, either with narrow strips or
shreds torn from pieces of cloth; or what is
more convenient, use wrapping-yarn of some
k'ndi prepare number of such rolls, and
keep on hand in some box, or in any dry
place Tin or near the apiaryl, together with
some matches.
When you wish to open hive or perform
any operation, set fire to one end of the roll
OF rags; it makes quite a smoke, without
any blaze. Upon opening the hive, blow the
smoke vigorously among the bees for a
minute or two, which terrifes them, with
out doing any permanent injury; they i'm
mediately rush to the cells and fill their
sacks with honey, when you can proceed to
lift out one comb after another, and perform
any operation with perfect impunity, with
out any fear of being stung, unless by those
from other hives near at hand Should there
be some, however, that would show signs of
battle, blow little more smoke upon them,
and repeat it from time to time until the
close of the operation. Toward the close
OF the honey season, when they are rich and
increased in stores, they are harder to con-
troll than at any other season of the year;
when this occurs, put small portion of to-
baeco, or few grains Of sulphur in your
roll Of rags; this renders the smoke more
pungent, and will drive them with perfect
ease.-H HarbisOR.
The ADVANTAGE OF PRoTECTISG BIRps.S
II Gun agricultural friends wsuld read Audu-
b0n's account Of the number Of insects he
has found in the craw of single wren. a
robin or thrush, ETC., they would feel con-
WINGED that small birds should be protected
and encouraged. They are cheaper than in
sect powders, and should not be DESTROYED.
There can be no excuse at any time for
shooting either of the following: The night
or mosquito hawk, chimney swallow, martin
or swift whippOorwill, cuckoo, king bird or
bee martin, wOodpecker, claip or hfgh-hole.
catbird, wren, bluebird, meadow or brown
thresher, dove, fire-bird or summer redbird
hanging bird, ground bird or cheWink, bob.
o'link or rice bird, robin, snow or chipping
bird, bluejay, and the small owl = .
RATUBB OF TEE MOUNTAIN SEEDING GoosE-
BERRYy-The mountain Seeding, a variety
which received from Shaker settlement
in eastern New York, is quite distinct from
the American Seeding Of the Cincinnati gar
dens. / have had il bearing three years,
and am highly pleased with it. The plant is
OF robust habit, often growing Eve or six
feet highi branches upright and strong;
leaves deep, glossy green, and very large;
the berries grow in clusters Of three or four,
and are large; color Of berry, duh red; quail
ity. equal TO Houghton. The plant is very
productive, and never mildews. II is un-