Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-07-04

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no doubt about its being the chief duty
of the gardner.) Tobacco water isyour
main weapon. and with a syringe or
hand engine, you can, you take them in
time, carry such slaughter into the enc
my's camp as would alarm the peace
society, il there is one among these creep
ing things.
Slugs on rose bushes, or the green fly
on plants, will make their appearance by
thousands and tens of thousands, as the
weather gets hot, and the nights sum-
merry. The time to open your light
artillery on the enemy" is very ear
ly in the morning, or just after sun
down, the latter the better timely all
odds. Find whether they" roost' on the
under or upper side of the leaves, or
nibble away at the tender points of the
shoots, and shower them TO the tune OF
"Old Virginia" l. e., strong tobacco wa
ter. If your plant is of delicate sub
stance, mind, however, that you don't
give it fainting fit, as well as the YER
min. Always make the tobacco water
by mixing some rain water with it, for
such plants, and il you have no expe-
rience in the matter, dilute and use some
on single plant before you undertake
your whole border After half a day
you can tell how it works, and act accord
ingly. What you want is just strength
enough to kill the insect, ard not enough
to injurc the young leaves.
USEFULNESS OF BRDs.-Few per-
sons appear TO be aware of the immense
number of insects destroyed by BIRDS
Different species OF birds prey on differ
ent kinds of insects in different stages.
Thus swallows, martins, &c, take their
food in the air, and catch insects while
in the perfect or winged state. They
hover much near water, and devour
myriads of those insects which live in
that element in their first stages. The
common apple tree caterpiller is eaten by
few birds, but for the cuckoo it seems
to be the natural food One of these
birds will in short time destroy a nest
of these injurious pests. They tear up
on the web with their bills, and besides
gorging their craws with the worms, will
kill many which they cannot swallow
Robins take their food mostly from the
ground-taking such worms as attack
grain, grass and garden vegetables. They
also eat angle-worms and beetles.
Many kinds of birds may be induced
to take up their abode near the habiation
of men. They seem to have an instic
tive idea that man is Cor ought to beg
their protector. If they find themselves
unmolested, they evidently enjoy close
proximity to the Lords OF creation,
and they evince their happiness by their
sportive actions and sprightly songs
Southern Planter.
SHEARING AND SAcKING WOOL
This should not be done sooner than til,
season will admit, as the sheep would b'
in danger of taking cold. Wool, intend
ed to be sent to distant market, may b.
put up and pressed in bales after tn
manner of cotton, or it may be crowde'
into sacks holding from 200 to 250 lbs
If designed to be shipped for long voy
age, it would be more economical to pres
it into square bales, as it would theI
occupy less bulk, and consequently effeC
a saving of freight. But in the interio
of the country where conveniences 70
baleing are not always at hand, sack
may be employed, made Of 40-inc
"burlaps," or 4jinch gunney-cloth,
7l-2 feet long, Each of these sack
may be made Of piece of cloth D yard
in length by doubling the ends unit
they meet, and sowing up the sides wit
Irvine.
The mouth Of the sack may next b
sewed to a strong hoop of wood or iro
diameter 25 inches for the burlaps, ar
% inches for the gunny cioth;) then lC
down its body through a circular holt
two inches less in diameter than the huol
cut in an upper floor Of the building, {
OF temporary scafloid erected for til
purpose, where it can swing clear b,
meath. One man may then get into Il
sack, while another hands him the feec,
hich he should place irregular layer
pressing them down in the mean tin
with his feet, until it is filed After tn
the sack may be 81 Chilly raised the hoe
disensaged, the mouth Of tue sack sewC
up with Irvine, and The operation Is con
plete.
O. Those who under stand the walt
Of time trea; it, as pru dent people {