, 1861-11-21
Agricultural Items.

| their summer foliage, the tinhe Is most pro-
pitious and Opportune TO make those neces-
sary examinations, as to the insect eggs,
which the health and the prosperity of the
tree and its fruit crop during the coming sea-
son demand. The tree being entirely di.
vested Of leaves, other objects concealed
Though the summer are now exposed to view,
and hang out in bold relief, inviting our ef:
forts in behalf of their immediate removal.
The pendant follicles of the drop worm" Of
the last season are conspicuous. True, many
of these are the deserted habtations Of the
the pupa case, or the female, filed with eggs,
in many instances numbering from two to
four, and sometimes five hundred, each of
which contains in embryo young drop
worm" that will be excluded therefrom as
soon as there is heat sufficient to hatch and
sustain them. These follicles should all be
carefully clipped off with a sharp pair of
pruning or other shears, and then burned.
But in addition to them, there are other
enemies to vegetation and the fruit crop,
that may in some measure be circumvented
by little prevention at the proper time.
The eggs Of the American Tent Cater.
pillar" the female Of which deposits from
three to five hundred in number in q girdle
around. the branches Of apple, pear and
cherry trees, are now distinctly visible,
where they exist, II close examination be
instituted. It is well known that these ca
terpillars appear sometimes in large numbers
very suddenly, and in an incredibly short
space Of time spin and web over the leaves
and feed at their leisure, free from interrup.
ton or injury by wind or rain. Where
these appear on tree, they ought to be i'm.
mediately removed by clipping off the
branch affected, with pruning shears, and
burning or singeing them in q smart fire 1;
but by far the better plan isto remove the
eggs, These girdles Of eggs can be seen as
phinly and almost Of as great distance as
bracelet can DO seen on lady's wrist.
The eggs Of plant lice, and Of bark lice,
mny also be seen on close inspection, and
those on small trees can be removed by an
| application Of soap suds, applied with stiff
brush, thoroughly rubbed on.
skiMMIEo MnK.-A dairywoman in west
efn New York speaks in this emphatic tone
as TO the best time Of skimming milk. She
says that the right time TO skim milk Is just
aS the milk begins TO sour in the bottom Of
the pans Then the cream is all at the sur
flce, and should be at once removed with as
lftle Of the milk as possible. II allowed
tp remain until tho acid reaches the cream
o. to become thicks il diminishes the cream
and impaits i IN quality. The housewife
Or daiEy-maid who thinks to obtain q greater
quantity BY allowing tho milk to stand be-
yond the time, labors under q most egregi-
Gus mistake. Any one who doubts this,
lias only to try it to prove the truth Of this
assertion. Milk should be- looked to at
least three times day. y.
| CHorcn or DARv Cows.-Oae Of the
Delaware County premium dairymen re-
marks, In tine last volume of the New York
States Transactions, as the result Of much
experience and observation on this subject,
as follows s-"l II o man wishes 10 buy q
dairy Of cows for beauty, with handsome
red color, nicc horns, and Of a trim, spright4
II appearances, LEI him 20 TO the Devons. II
Ne wants to get those Of large size, good
consumers, such as will make the most beef
when he has done milking them, let him 10
to the Durhams and Herefords; but il he
wishes to buy q profitable cow for the
dairy, he will quite as likely find it among
the Ayrshires, or among the common stock
| Of the country, as anywhere"
SIR roR CABBAeR.-A correspondent oi
| The Farmer and Gardener tested the value
Of salt on cabbages, and with satisfactory
results. After planting them out he watered
them some two orthree times q week with q
salt water containing about fifteen grains Of
salt 10 the pint. The cabbages grew bean
4 tihflly and headed up very finely, while
those which had no salt water produced
loose and green heads, which were unfit fol
any other purpose than boiling. Rain
water was given at the same time, and in
tlIe same quantities as the salt water, He
does hot Know how strong q solution Of saIl
the cabbages would bear without injury, but
Is fully satisfied that solution no stronger
than that he used is decidedly beneficial.
ITALaAx Brns-The Ohio Earmer says
We would warn our readers in, regard q
obtaining Italian queen bees for improving
! their stoclsss Get none except from per
sonally responsible parties. Theprice asked
may invite some person or other to send
out half breeds or queens 6ecundated By
common drones, and thus half improve
ment only will be made. No one can tel
lpoSidvely whether aqneen i absolutely purV
breed ornot By merely lool1ingat her abt
II there were any common drones in th,
vicinity Of the hive where she was raised, ol
even . mile Distant her progeny may prov,
; but halfbloods. Take care, therefore, whom
you buy Of
Il WEAEHER-PRooE NAns.--A writer in th'