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Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29
written for the Nebraska FArmer.l
Cultivation OF Tobacco.
Yours truly,
GEO. MONTAGUE.
Junction CITY Kan.

Ma. EDlToR: As the cultivation Of The
above named article must, from the ne
cessity Of the times, become profitable 10
a certain extent, correct information upon
the subject may be acceptable TO many of
your subscribers. If you believe with me
on this subject, / propose to furnish three
communications First, the subject of this
will be the cultivation from transplarting
TO the time of gathering and houseipg
Second, at the proper season, housing and
curing: Third, for next springs operation.
the best method of producing the plants.
The soil for tobacco growing should be Of
light, friable kind, commonly called a
sandy loan, must be rolling, not liable TO
drain in excessive rains, new ground in
timber land is best. 1t is useless to take
up space in your valuable paper describing
the preparation of the ground, it is enough
for a good farmer TO know that it must be
we'll prepared and checked by running
burrows each way three feet apart, large
fat hills should be made with a depres-
sion in the centre, at the cross Of the
angles, the plants should be removed from
the hot bed to these hills IN the latter part
of May, or as soon thereafter as possible.
In taking up the plants great pains must
be taken not to bruise or break the stems
or leaves. Plant one stock in a hill about
the depth il stood in the bed, press the
dirt firmly but gently about the plant,
afterward pour On a pint or less Of water
and cover with moss or a broad leaf and
your plants will live. Hoe out the weeds
and draw a little earth to your stock when
the transplants are ten days old, which is
all the working your ground viii require.
Your next great lrOnble is with tie
enemies to the plant. The cut worm
will be the first while plants are tender, A
shower Of soap suds will bring them to
view, when you will, OF course, destroy
them. The bud worm must be watched
after transplanting. II viii destroy the
buds IA a short time if allowed TO remain.
The black head next will bread in the
leaf, and eat its way, leaving little but
the stem unless prevented the green
worm will eat along the edges and stems
Of the leaf, curling the leaf and hiding
in them, hnnt them out. The tobacco fy
quhe early in the season win deposit its
egg on the smooth aud upper surface Of
the leaf and hatehes the horn worm which
eats through at onee and continues TO eat
until the whole plant is DESTROYED. A
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29
10 IL Nsbraska Farmor.l ]
Pure Chinese Sugar Cane SeeI

Pure Chinese Sugar Cane Seed.
Ma. EDIroR: In the March number
Of the .Hms1'ican .4griculturist. on page
68, will be found an article enquiring for
seed Of the above description. Chinese
Sugar Cane Seed in the country has be-
come deteriorated somewhat by hybridiz-
ing with other plants of the samegenus,
such as dourah corn, brUUn corr, imphee,
Sc, and that frequent enquiries had been
made for pure seed, where they could
be obtained, which they could not answer.
In the April number Of thar very useful
journal, on page l0l, may be found an
article headed pure Sugar Cane Seed not
obtainable, stating that in France and
Algiers pure seed could not be obtained
known to be unhybfidized. For general
information / viii state that in the year
of 1855 1 received froa the United States
Patent Office two packages Of the seed
of the Chinese Sugar Cane, which had
been obtained from M. Vilmorin, Of
France. and brought to America by Jay
Brown, Esq, and distributed for the firsr
time throughout the country. 1 planted
one package in my garden, the other in
the field, for the purpose of obtaining
seed alone.
In the Spring Of 1856, I used the seeC
obtained from the field package for farth
er experiment, whilst that of the garder
seed was laid carefully away, wlthou
farther use, and would, perhaps, have
yet so remained had not the article al
luded to met my eye. l have since taker
it from its resting place and excluded al
other seed Of the sorghum or sugar cane
kind, as well as those Of its genus, such
as doarah, broom. or chocolate corn, from
my place. I lave now planted, Of thi:
pure seed, as much as three acres, which
will produce as much seed as will for the
next year satisfy the demands OF this parl
of our country. It can have no other
chance than to remain pure, as there is
no broom corn or others of its sDecies
growing within miles or my place. have
tested It's vitality, some Of it is already up
and growing frely. More on the sub
ject hereafter.
Yours truly,
GEO. MONTAGUE.
.Etnc4;on Ciff,' Kon.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29
Planting Cabbages.

A correspondent of the Mark Lane
Erpreas, who highly extoles the cab
bage for feeding mileh cows, store
cattle, sheep and swine, and more es-
peciaIly for spring feeding Of lambing
ewes, says that the average product
per acre in England may be stated at
25 tons. He gives the following d.
rections for planting them:
The cabbage plants freshly drawn
from the nursery-bed, with the ex-
treme end ofthe slender ibrous root
cut off, are brought to the field and i'm.
mersed in tubs of water, with the roots
downwards, and taken from the Tessels
as the plants arc required for use.-
Persons provided with dibbles insert
the plants on the top of the drills, at
the distance of two feet from each
other, making hole with the dibble
for the insertion of the plant to the
depth it has stood in the nursery bed,
and pushing with the dlbble the sides
of the hole together, in order to give
the plant firm position. 1t must be
very carefully observed not to insert
the plants deeper ormore shallow than
they stood in the nursery bed, as a
Transformation Of the exposed or
earthod up skin is the consequence,
and a necessary delay in the onward
progress of the plant. All plants with
a large foliage require much moisture,
and the dung that is used for cabbage
must be thoroughly moist, and even
wet, whether it be cool or fermented /;
the plants immersed in water, and the
insertion in the ground should be per-
formed in the wettest weather in which
the work is possible to be DONE
When any plants are seen to be dead,
the places must be Immediately filed
with fresh plants in order to ensure a
full crop all over the field.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29
NO. H.


day must not pass without great diligence
in this part Of your business, the green
and black headed worms may be killed
by simply pressing the leaf between the
thumb and finger, with the bud worm
skill Is required or you may do as moOh
harm as the worm, BY destroying the bad
Of the plant in killing il, for remvRler
the smallest piece pinched viii destroy
half the leaf. On rhs Rannero or the pres
cation Of this part Of your work viii de-
pend your success In tobacco raising; when
the plant has attained It's growth there
viii be formed al The top a gem or button
which will throw out flowers, finally
throwing out capsules containing the
seeds. Having selected a few Of the
best stalks for seed, top lhe rest Of the
crop BY breaking off the button soon
after il is formed, if your plants show
diminutive growth top lower than thebu'-
ton, break of the suckers and elbow
nothing to interfere with lhe proper de-
velopment Of the leaves on the main stem.
More in season.
Yours truly, G. ~
Junction City, Kan.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29

hatched, if they survive the first forty
eight hours-the grea. dif6culty--are
afterwards no more weakly nor trou-
blesome than others.
Whether for Matching or eating, it
is advisable to collect the eggs every
afternoon daily. They should be
shaken as little as possible, for fear of
rupturlng the ligaments and mixing
the albumen with the yolk in the
meantime air should be excluded from
the plants as much as possible. They
should be carefully packed in oats,
bran, cut straw, or any other dry, soft
substance. It is best to set them on
end, and not suffer them to lay and
roll on the side. Set them into a
moderately cool, dry room of even
temperature. A careful observance of
the foregoing rules may save many
from disappointment in rearing some
of the choicest varieties of fowls.
We have before said eggs for hatch
ing should be as fresh as possible, and
| if early in the season, care should be
taken that they do not get chilled or
frozen. as that would destroy their
vitality; as soon as layed they should
be marked with q pencil to show their
age and stock.
The last week in March or first in
April viii be a good time to set your
hens, aud the pullets, if we'll fed from
these clutches, will lay through the
following winter. Select the eggs Of
good laying hens, of good shape, and
of regular size /; by this means you
may much improve your stock. Some
who are very particular in these mat
ters will only put eggs from one fowl
under setting hen, in order that nc
mistake may arise as to the identity ot
the chicks. In raising game fowl:
this, of course, will be very impor
tant rule; as the mail bird is the
object desired in this stock, observe
eggs of good shape, that are longest
and sharpest at the small end are
| generally found to produce males, but
not always, while the round and large
ended ones produce females. Last
year in clutch of thirteen eggs there
we're ten cocks and one pullet Matched.
Many persons 80 r = : ! -irssIIlgg 3
IL: l.g.ss lrUr lrUr want of little attention
to them. tits an old but true axiom,
that ga thing worth doing at all is
worth doing well" and this will apply
to the rearing Of chickens as well as
to other matters. Convenient nests
should be provided for the hens to lay
and hatch in. They should be secured
| in sheltered places and filled with cut
straw, hay, or some soft substance
| Old nests or boxes should be cleaned
-scalded with boiling lime water, and
the bedding removed and replaced with
fresh. A good hen will cover fifteen
of her own sized eggs, but some think
thirteen are sufficient number, and
there are others who give the prefer
ence to eleven we think the medium
the most successful.
Place all the eggs, whether eleven
or thirteen, under the hen at once, and
mark with chalk or pencil, in cons
spicuous place on the box, a date
twenty-one days adyance-the time
occupied in hatching.-Cor. Country
Gentleman.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29

A country exchange comes to US with the follow
ing DAD to Spring" which after highly lauding it
attributes to the PrairIa Farmer. We havO no
recollection of its having appeared in our columns
before, though it certainly is worth place. We
hope the apoit" has taken his "lisens. prairie
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29
AGRICULTURAL.
VITALITY OF Eggs.

Eggs for Matching should be as fresh
as possible. Some say they should not
be over two weeks oid-about the time
It takes hen to lay clutch of eggs
It is no easy matter, in fact it is i'm.
possible, to tx upon any precise period
when the vital principle in the egg is
destroyed, since it varies from the
first, according to the vigor of the
parents of the enclosed embryo and
the mode Of preserving the eggs
A safe rule, however, is to secure
fresh eggs. Those who are anxious
to secure q valuable variety, one
chicken of which would be worth a
whole brood of ordinary or common
sorts, viii run all risks; after seven OF
eight weeks their chance isnot entirely
gone; some of their chicks viii be founc
dead in the she'll, but those that are
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29

BrownEil1e, Sept. 5, 1861.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29
From the Prairie Farmer.
DAD TO SPRING.

UAD JO DHKlNUs
A country exchange comes to US with the follow
ng " DAD to Spring" which after highly lauding
attributes to the Prairia Farmer. We havO 1
recollection of its having appeared in our column
before, though it certainly is worth place. W
hope the "pOit" has taken his isens."-Prair7
Former.
Well, Spring, youv cum at last, hev you ?
The poit SEE youv bin sittin in O.d Wintur's
Lap-now, aint you ashamed of yourself?
spose the old feller's been bussen you,
should think he had from your breth
A bein SO eold-bu that's the way them
Old feilers heE a doin.
Well as was saying,
7ouv cum at last with your "bamy
Breth" blowing from the NOrthWes-
Wesconstant or Nebraska, spOse,
Crate Kuntrios for BAN rekin.
Now yO7 cum yen
Everydodi's feed and Korn and things,
Hev all bin fed out Now luck at
Our Critters, will ye7 See our Katel
On the lift, hevin to be steddcd by
Thur tales when they gets up a mornia's
Lux at our hossis, watts all reiuced
To skeletons weepin over troftj
A hull troft full of kObsl
hull troft full of bitter rekeleckshuns
Lux at them shepe lien in
The fens corners a waitin for grasI
Yis! an they've bin waitin sum ov
M ADd ,f thav voank
Puld they'd bin "shakin ther lOx
Atyou an sed-"U dun it," [That thur
Is frum Hamlet, won ov Shakspur's plais.)
As anoth er poit sez-"Gras difured makes
The stumak AXE" So these shepe viii
Never open thur ii on to gras agin-No.
Now lux at them hogs, as has bin
A folerin them Katel wat heV bin
Stuff With ha See EN- win ye, aereepin'
Round as if theys fetched with KOrns.
LUX at thur eres, will ye-bigger than
Enny eabbitch lefel
See the shOtes
A lenin onter the fens 20 squele!
Lux on them nifty eres "a hangin pendint"
Onto such little hogsl See hundrid
Gud shaats rcjuced down to a even
Korn baskit full
Yes. taat thurs ol yer doins,U
Tardi loiterin Spring Ia hsngen bak
AS youv bin a doin.
But now youv com
We feel yor cheerin presenz wen We
Git round onto the southsde Nv tho barn
We hear the hens kaklin when theyv
Laid egI We see the hOrsradish
A startin up a long side the gardin
Fensl The Wommin is q lukin into
The old tepot after garden sedesi
A-d all these things max Hae think youv cum
Ef 20 be I've rilcd
We, Spring, showing up O7 yer short cummin'
Jes set it down to havin potts lisens,
Tho haint taken wun out yet, low to.I
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29
POETRY
From the Rural New Yorka
"MOVE ON, AIENy0


'Move on, men p was Gen. Burnside's answer, ol
reception Of the flag presented tp him at al
ly period Of the war
Move on, men and the men moved on
To the good old song our fathers sung
Move on, men and the men moved on
Meath the good old fag our fathers fung
kid the million hopes and the million fears,
A nations prayers and nations cheers.
Move on, men; and the men moved on,
Moved on with their banners gay
through Colum bias darkest day.
Move on, men and the men moved on,
Step so firm and heart so brave,
Moved on O'erthe watery wave;
Moved on mid the dismalroar
OF the mighty winds, from shore to shore;
Moved on, moved on, tempest tOst,
With the rudder broke AID anchors lost
Braved the tempest, stemmed the tide,
For the good old ship, the nations pride,
In which our fathers fought and died,
Where God'svoice in thunder spoke,
Whilst the waves tumultuous broke,
Burnside msVed to Roanoke.
When an hundred year are Ger,
When other hearts shall read the lore
That's written on ColumbiA'sshOre,
When old Times assuaging hand
Hath wreathed its ivy Ger the land,
Then the poets sonl shall Cow,
Then the pstriot's heart shall glow
Then romance, with magic spell,
To the listening world shall tell
How the winds and waves awoke,
Mingling with the fery smoke,
Cannon's roar, and saber stroke,
When Burnside moved to Roanoke.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29

Farming vs.. Professional LiTe.

Farming vs.. Professional Life.
Ed. FARMER: / was much pleased 10
read in the April number the Outspoken
words Of Justice on the above topic.
I endorse every word, and even 60 farther
than he by saying that the farmer is at
fault somewhat for this state Of things.
! believe all men TO be under q sentence
of labor, and, consequently, the man who
accepts the sentence and faithfully carries
il out is a nO6ler man than he who tries
to live other than by the sweat Of his
face" / said he farmer was at fault, l
should have said the farmers are at fault
for no solitary farmer can do much alone
TO remedy matters. Let them club to-
gether for their own improvement, and
agree that they will set their own prices
on what they sell instead Of saying
ssvyhat will val, eriua mo y I.Aa.sl-.--.se--1
Physiology and the Laws Of the Stale
they live in, and they will be likely 70
give ga tremendous letting alone 70 two
.personages who figure very largely At
the west, mean the Lawyer and lho
Doctor. =. - r.s srs )
In my experience l have found that 10
madeleine was safer than l0roHg medicine.
and feel quite confident rhalhe is az
Intelligent physician 1uhO does not some
times giUe 8rong medicine M
Il seems 70 me high time that farmers
were awake to the wrongs they suffer-
from men of other Occupations.
W. b.
~ Al p
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29


An instance Of canine fidelity IS fhds
narrated by Chicago correspondent Of
the Boston TranscraPt
"A remarkable instance is related Of
the manner In which Mrs. Pfieff, The wife
Of Lieutehatant Louis Pfef. Of Chicago.
who was killed al Shiloh, was enabled TO
find her husbands bOag. No person.
when she arrived on the field. could IN
form her where her husbands body vas
buried and after searching among the
thousands Of graves for half day, she
was abeat to disbandon The pursuit Ia dis
pair. Saddenly she saw a large dog eons-
ing toward her, which she recognized as
one which had left Chicago With her hns-
band. The dog seemed delighted 70 find
her, and led her to d distant parl of lie
field, when be stopped before a ssnssse
grave. She caused j. 70 be opeOeda and
found the body of her husband. Iiap-
pears, by the statements OF the soldiers,
that the dog was BY the side Of the lieu
tenant when he feii, and remained with
him til be vas buried. lie then Took
his station by the grave, and there Do had
remained for twelve days, until relieved
BY the arrival Of his mistress, only leav-
ing his post long enough each day 70 pr3-
cure food. si
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29
cHEAP FLOWERS & FRUITS

/ will send, BY mail, postpaid, 100 SMALL BULBs'
mostly mixed TULIPS. for one dollar, and Large
Bulbs Of same, for 81. Cther Bulbs, namea, low
HEFBACEOUS PERENNIALs, Of SO sorts, 6ne
mixed ROSES ard other HARDY SAROBbEkf
~ sa 7rrotcE soRIs about double price; and Hore
Ia srnaIl selected gots--in al, SEQ varieties.
ssSHALI. FRUETs Of AL scrts intending DELAH AXE
and CoYcoRD GRAPEs, equally reasonable.
FRUrT and CHS AESTAL tEEE = per per cent ,o roS
- JOHN A. KINNIC0TT,
The GTsYs P. o., Cook Co. HIS.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29

Make hay while the sun shines.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1862-05-29
Olatha, Kansas.
UgefaInegs Of Toads b GardIeas.

At recent meeting Of the Brook
lyn Hort. Society, the subject Of toads
in gardens was under discussion, when
Mr.. Burgess, an sold country garden
er of long experience" stated "that
thirty years observation had Convinced
him that it vas the snail and not the
toad which deyoured strawberries and
their vines. Most people atsribatsd
the destruction to toads, but be was
certain that they were harmless. in
gardens be considered them Of great
use, and all gardeners should look apou
them as their best friends. Mr.. Fuller
endorsed all that had been said upon
the subject, and be was glad to hear
it. He believed the toad q most val
liable auxiliary TO the gardener. They
were worth $500 q piece, as they keep
the ground clear of insects entirely
Besides they can be domestieated -
This was not generally known 4; peY-
ertheless it was true, Those il bis
garden knew him, and would follow in
order to get the insects, easerpillars,
eEc. Their preservation ought TO be
attended to. Mr.. Burgess was Of the
opinion that there should be fine for
killing them. Country Gentleman.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-11-06
Virginia News.
New York. Nov. :

New York, Nov. 2.
The Herald's Wheatland torres
pondent says the rebels have q
strong force between Suckers Gap
and Philmont on the West side Of
the Blue Ridge.
A Purcerville dispatch says o
large rebel force is in the Shenan-
doah Valley, just beyond the Gap.
A large body of rebel cavalry was
seer passing to Aldic. Cannona.
ding was heard and shells seen ex-
ploding in that direction. 1t is sup,
posed that Bayard's and Stewards
cavalry werc engaged, as Stewart
passed through the Gap tho day
previous, with several thousand
cavalry and four pieces of artillery,
and encamped at Union, and on
yesterday passed down the Valley.
The rebels are in force in the vi
cinity of. PerrysvilIe, and appear
determined to hold SnickerSville
Gap, while their army operates in
the Valley.
A Philmont dispatch to tho
Herald says the rebel cavalry has
been driven out of that place. The
rebels are in force at Uppervillc.
A Frederick dispatch to the Her.
aid says secessioni't ats there say the
rebel force from Western Virginia
has joined Lee and been added to
Jackson's division. After the next
general engagement peace PROPOSE
tons will come from Richmond.
Port Royal dates Of the goth ult.
state that two British steamers, the
Angela and Scotia, have been caps
tured. The vessels and the Brit
ish rebel steamer Mimic were run
ashore and destroyed. 1t is report
ed at Port Royal that q rebel ram
was coming down the river from
Savannah.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-11-06
Weekly Summary.

nurrah for the great Eastern
City New York has elected q
grand majority Of Democrats. The
State, we doubt not has done the
same noble deed, and many other
States will be found on the Demo
cratic roll. What sudden, what
a bloodless, but glorious revolution
in favor of peace, law, order, and
the salvation of America. "Cheer
boys, chee"-better days are COM
ing, and the ship of State will yet
come all safe into port. Hurrah
for the American Democracy Of the
North.
There is no war news this week
worth recording, but both the Nor
them and the Southern armies are
preparing in the East, South and
West for bloody battles and terri
bic conflicts. Whether Lee will
give battle to Mcclellan, or make
off for Richmond to draw our ar
my after him, is thing of which
we have no knowledge.
The largest funeral ever held in
Dayton was in that city on Tues
day of this week. Poor Bollmeycr
has been sent to his long home IN
the noon-tide of a useful, active and
telling life. Peace to his ashes
sweet reposc to his soul! We went
as far as Hamilton to be present at
the solemn service, but as the Day
ton train had started Just before We
reached the Hamilton station, we
had to return home. Well, oul
hearts best wishes were there; es'
pecially in the afflicted widows
house of mourning.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-11-06

will shake the American continent
and they viii qaench the fire of
the musket and cannon in their
democratic blood. This they will
do to save 'the Constitution "a IL
is and to restore the Union as N
was," and leave the negro where
is. Sir, l do not take the part
|of the North against the South,
nor the part of the South against
the North. l think that both the
North and the South are greatly to
be blamed-thi is my opinion
Ibut I do condemn war as an nm
christian and dreadful evil, and
prayerfully hope that the present
contest in America will soon be
brought to an honorable, safe and
complete close.
Sir, | have the honor to be,
Your Excellency's Ob't S'yt,
WILLIAM FERGuse