, 1861-04-26
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Agricultural.

to often been advised to do, save your seed
corn by selecting the best ears in the field,
don't lose another day, but go at once 10
YOUR corn-cribs and pick out the handsom-
est ears that you can find, and store them
np in some dry loft, no matter if it is
very smoky one, and as hot as July sun,
Il won't hurt the vitality of the seed.
1t is of tho highest Importance thatyour
seed should germinatc Immediately after
Won plant it. That is of mora Importance
than early planting. Gerufnation cdn
undoubtedly be hastened by artificial means.
DR.. Chamberlain, Of Buren, county, Illinois,
has made some important discoveries in
this direction. The Republican says:
"Last year DR.. Chamberlain, of this
place, made some practical experiments,
and demonstrated that nearly half of the
time may be saved in terminating the seed
by the use of chloride Of lime
"Not satisfied with the success Of last
year, he is again experimenting In his
Office he has four boxes; in the first is corn
planted without soaking, and the seed not
terminated; in the second, the seed was
soaked in warm water, which has Just com
menced to germinate; in the third, is seed
soaked in solution Of lime, and green
blades are just peeping from the ground J;
in the fourth, is seed soaked in solution
Of chloride of lime and copperas, in equal
parts, and the blades ore now nearly three
inches above the ground All the seeds
we're planted at the same time, in the same
quality Of soil, and taken from the same
ear. The boxes have oil had an equal
share Of heat and light, neither allowed ad-
vantages yer the other.
This experiment should attract the at
tention Of farmers. We conclude from four
to six weeks may be saved BY the use Of
chloride Of lime and copperas, which is a
matter Of no ordinary moment when we re-
feet that q delay Of termination of the
seed of two weeks frequently places the
crop within the reach Of the frost in the
fall. Another fact Of some Importance may
also be mentioned: The copperas used in
soaking will prevent the birds, squirrels,
worms, etc, from eating the seed.
DR.. Chambcrlin assures us that one
pound Of chloride of lime and one pound Of
copperas, in water, will soak enough seed
for twenty acres. The cost will not be
over seventy-Gye cents. Every farmer
could afford 10 make the experiment"
MANAGEMENT OF HENs-Two Eees A
DAY.-A writer 10 the Maine Farmer says:
Your correspondents have had good deal
to say OF late about hen husbandry. Per-
haps it will not be amiss for me 10 state
my experience. ...-.
Aud first, it is not good policy, even il
practicable, to keep your hens laying oil
winter. They should have some time for
rest. II you coax your COW to give milk
up to her calying, it will be at tho expense
Of diminished quantity afterwards. Hens
o year old and more, usually moult lato 10
the fall, ind it takes them the most of the
winter to regain their vigor. Hens should
not be kept more than two years they
should be worn ont in that time. Chickens
hatched in April, and well fed through tho
summer, will lay by the 6rst Of September,
and prove your best layers for the succeed
ing three months.
The way to have fresh eggs all winter,
is to pack them in bran in October and
November. aH -l g-.a
The best food for laying hens Is corn
meal dough and new milk. This supplies
oil tho animal and vegetable matter a hen
requires. Hens may easily be made to
hay two eggs a day with this food, provided
they are young and vigorous. II any one
doubts this, let him in the spring take a
young ben that has laid ber litter out, and
wants to set; or better still, one that has
set and hatched her chickens-con6ue her
In pen on plowed ground, where she can
obtain gravel and burrow at pleasure, al
lowing the chickens their liberty keep o
basin in the pen supplied with warm milk
from the COW night and morning, with q
sufRciency, also, Of corn meal dough all the
time, and you will have the satisfaction Of
seeing your chickens thrive, and in ten or
twelve days look out for your two eggs a
day, or twelve per week. Some milk or
bonny-clabber kept in a pan where your
hens can have free access to 1t, will also
produce wonders.
Hor WATER CURE FOR CoEc.--A cor
respondent Of the Waler Cure Journal.
writing from Americas, Ga, under date Of
Dec. 10, says:
Afew evenings since in returning home, /
found man, who had just hauled US load
Of wood, with one of his mules down, and
very bad of with the collie, and he said he
had been down several times on the road.
Seeing the animal in such distressing con
dition, / thought would try the virtues of
the water cure on him, though not the
cold water cure" as some people call it,
but this time tried the hot water cure.
We put on kettle of water, and heated
1t as hot as we thought he could bear it,
and then gave him about q half gallon Of
IT, and in about twenty or thirty minutes
he got up and went on his way rejoicing.
If it was generally known that hot water
is sovereign remedy for collie, in either
man or beast, it would, no doubt, relieve a
great deal of suffering, and save many q
dollar in buying worthless drugs.