, 1860-07-20

.er II Ana 1nB nay crop, says our Ne"
York friend" is noue tho less valuable, because
t IL mainly ccn.uued at home. Indeed II
rule, il will pay farmer larger profit to uts
up Ill hia eraas and hay upon his Own premt'
Bes, than to sell It at Tho market price. This il
the most economical method Of increasing the
OF his farm. II Ill the hay he
At home. it will make large heap OF
manure. It it be aAved, and this will bring larger
crops Of hay, grain and Vegetables, 70 iced yet
larger numbers Of animals. The outside limit
Of tho pToductiveness Of the soil has not Jet
been reached by the most Bkilltul cultiTators-
The hay crop for tie country does not average
4 ton to the acre. Some farms average throe
tons, and single acres are known to produce |
four and five tons. There can be no doubt that
most farms can double their present yIa!d OF |
grass and hay, to the great pecuniary advan-
iage Of the owners. They want more Of these
crops. and cannot farm successfully until they
have thesn."
The writer then proceeds to show the benefits
Of good drainage on the hay crops: The best
lsnds for prasB are those which nIe naturally
moist. swales Of reclaimed swamps. II theae
are properly drained. they may be kept in grass
without plo"irg., Lands that have large per
nuck swampe, are greatly benefited BY top
d easing Of line gravel, OF loam from the adJs-
cent upjande, Ii The surface is cleared Of brush,
and male smooth, the grass seed may oa soWn
Immediately upon the gravel, without harrow
n q
Eren if the ground is too soft Tor carting in
nu1nmer, the gravel csu be put on when It IL
frr7en- The seed may be soWn any time IN Feb
ruary or March. ming. 50 that 1he water
vii not stand anywhere within foot Of the sur
tare. is essential 10 the highest success. Two
feet or more would be better still.
cHHcH nuGs.
Farmers ssy that these pests hare not this
vear been as destructive US usual. Burning tie
) liz e 14.& inn FQrnfnfnRH3-
ID rolling The land Immediately after Sowing
ia another: deep fill p'owing Is third, and we
I'm ai8er II the best. In the southern states
this peruicious insect makes its appearance
about the last Of May OF first OF June, and
little later farther north according to tue sea"
son. Dry seasons seem 20 ~ mo's ;,o
to It than wet. Tha perfect insect deposits us
epra in the ground during the latter part of
simmer or ea,ly fall, aud the warmth Of the
ensniuu spr,ug develops the young, tlava1
which Soon betakes itself to the nearest whs A.
corn, grass, or other vegetable matter en''ed 70
and By means Of its sharp proboscis sucks re p
| iuices, causing it to dry and shr1vel: IN lis
] if;rst Two stages it is a fat, rounded object.
| moving about upon ak le9x. and changes more
| in size Than il appearance during these stages !;
| in lis last condition it IS q complete pug
absut tvo-twelt,hs Of au inch long, OF black
color. powdered with white, beak brown. W1ngss
white. wing cases blsckened At their origin and
with a large black spot agalnst the margin ;
two black lines are also dlscoverAble running
arainst the spot. Its form is narrowed, with
tie sides parallel and somewhat more taickeneo
cases. with The well defined black spot ma kee
uoon them. renders it rather conspicuous
otiect, They appear 50 suddenly, being hatcn
ed mt nearly at the sane time, thatit fft qnent
iv bnnpens that much mischief is occaslonet
6e.ore they are discovered TO be present.
The ch1nch bug never appears as maggo
it is patched FROM the egg With sig long less,
Wv nctiye. a1d at once capable Of doiug ipjur.
tn the crops 1t is very tenacious OF lite, an
fioaa mt always die with change Of season
Birds derour it gresdl'y. and If ignorant me
j and bows would permit them to lire, this sof
,, evil might in great measure oe 9emo'ea'
CHEESE MAKING IN w1s1Ea-
4 correspondent Of the Rarat Af~ forft
regards the present practice OF MAKING u T.,
the summer both absurd and t1pens.se. ,,at
winter. be saws, is By far the best tlne to mas
) cheese BECAUSE the milk is richer, more easl
mauaced, and there il no dagger from htes,
sonrinr Of vessels. There IL also more tim
: md milk can be produced cheaper, md OF
? better quality than in summer.
Q WALKING HORSES.
d A correspondens Of the country Gentzen'<
d suggests the offering Of premiums Ut annu
connty fairs for last walking US well IS ia
trottlng hoEses. ne says ne Ane" a.au - ao ~ =
IS md aud never allowed them to trot at oil J
\ he made the distance in quicker time than /
ne,Ctbors. who made their hur.es trof NJ eve
eonrsuient place. lie said that when hoF
; walked after trottbg, he walked much SLOW
r than His common gait, if kept continually
II, the walk.
IL LINE on PEAS.
" ....rJ 4srrara nr ffrni
land. near the Ohio 1iver-aub.soil deep r
nrnhably the decomposed rocks OF the "b'
rens Limestone "-susface soil dark chocoi,
:! coIor- containing considerable quantity OF i
" saud-two rows af pess had been planted ~
ar row{a., Daniel O'Routk, or species OF 6tta
il. ing pea). When the plants were r. shout
'e- twenty feet in length, was lined with eurP
Ia. quantity Of lime, which had been procured
~ wh1tewe.biug, the lime had air. Stacked pe1fe
T.. | ly. and being ia the wny and supposed 10
10 spoiled, to get it ont OF tue way II WIS tal
lb, into the garden and distributed alonG par
ID. / one OF the rows Of growing peas. Mhen
craving meas were observed aud the ab
'@1 stutement received, the condition Of the C.
60 was in this wise: The row and halt which
re- received no lime was in good growing COZ
ho tiop. about three feet high, with lar croi
=. pea pods on the vinss just about IN eonait'of
IT. mex for use-but mark the d.derence4 the T
de. If A row which had been lined Was about
III feet licb, orowing most luxur1antly, the 10
~. | mart of the vines Us full Of peas as the OF
~ i,art Of the rows ss high as they we're, v
ian lie three feet which the lined part stood al
those not lined was even more loaoea VIII
and pea pods in various stages OF Gro"tn'
vines still growing vigorously and blossom
VAS at the top.
in STRAWBERRIES.
'ass The editor of the Portage county u
are Dernocrak thus dcecrlres new method OF
hat ipg strawberries adopted tour years ago by
$ Applcgate Of R4yena: "uss method OF C
.ay. ration differs from any system we had
tee seen; the plants stand distinct from each Q
b in long rows upon raised beds. but two Of Il
An rows being permitted 10 be consecutive;
tpe- dust coating upon the .cp Of the ground,
Glenn straw upon that, keeps down I'LL gre
! # Of foreign kid. and makes it pleasant for
r Of ing, Upon single plant in this garden we
ow. a, least one quart Of berries, and single .
nv measured tour and h7e'elghtns ol an INC
ma circumference"
raw Goodyear the India Rubber Paten
fect The Scientific American thus speaks o
nter struggles Of Charles Goodyear, whose d
ate has recently been announced, 10 Introduce
The use Of rubber fabrics:
% as eve presume that the story Of this ere
was life will be made public in some more 70
to mode by the friends Of his family, End "
lraw not attempt u FULLY trace the progress Q
more inventions, It YVES in 1884 that Iii. Gooe
did turned bis attention to the manufacturer OF
.hAy rubber. There vas mystery aoous tu1s
,ath- cal gum which gaze it a strange cnafm II
j ch. imagination. ltwas not an article Of comm
'uble bat appeared from time to time only as
ming curiosity brought from torel2n lanes:
have savages who possessed It Kept the mooe
old manufacture profound secret. u was
snds, only under the burning sun ot Inc eauat
pays the gloomy swamps OF the une1 plofed r. AN
saTe or the lungies OF Asia ana AHcs, ~
grass was as mysterious as us mr1g'n toe eue
!, put who examined It wer: oafn "a IN tnei. atst
r. re. | tn make it OF prNctlCM use. 4pktuloHl