, 1862-12-18
aht tarnlsr's Corner.

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SAwDusF ron ORcHARUs.-A year last
AN, hauled load of old rotten sawdust,
and threw around my young apple trees.
Ny neighbor over the way Is one Of those
characters who plods on, in the same old
track that his father and grandfather did
before him, believing that they know all,
and moro too. My neighbor said, If put
sawdust around my trees, should surely
Kill theml | told him would risk Il, any |
how. put fresh stable manure around one
row, and saR-dnst around the next. Around |
another row put leached ashes. And the |
remainder Of the orchard manured with |
rotten barnyard manure, and in the spring
spread It and well planted the ground with
corn and potatoes. The result was, many
trees grew very luxuriantly, but the trees
where The sawdust was grew the best, the bark
being smoother, and the trees had healthier
Appearance Twill state, also, that that part
oftheolchard planted 10 potatoes done much
belter than that part planted with cOrn. The
sOil was clay loan. #f .a'r
Piscie1lture," says the SieeIt, "a Paris
paperl ais to water what agriculture is to
land, and fishing Is the harvest Of the for.
mer. Water, when we'll cultivated, is as
productive as land. In large pond near
Montmirail, IN the Department Of the Marne,
which was stocked only, three years ago,
and Is now being drained for cultivation,
the first haul with the drag-net brought to
shore no less thn 5000 pounds weight Of
fish. There Is Is much wealth in the rivers
Of France as there Is on the land, and future
years will doubtless prove It. Why do not
our people cultivate the rivers and streams I
sALF roa FEscs Posfs.-A correspondent
Get some white cak posts, about twelve inches
square, thirty years ago, and, on examining
them the other day, be found them all sound.
Afler setting, he bored into each post, about
three inches above the ground, with & two
inch angsr, at an angle Of about 45e, and
filled the hole with salt and plugged it up.
Ittooh about half . pint Of salt % each post.
The plugs are yet IN, and the posts look as
sound As when set. He tried none without
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LOOK 70 nm CansIs on roUR AxIMAIs.-
"A late writer says that wide, deep chest
IN an animals, Is an indication Of robust
eonsIiluIiou, aud b no doubt the point Of
shape b which breeders should look when
selecting either males or females Il Is not
enough that bull or q COW should show
aide, fnll breast IN front, bot the width should
extend back along the brisket and show it.
solf d1dar and between the elboNa. Fullness
through The region Of the heaft Is indispen-
sable IN either sex.
To Paorncr A SuINaLn RooV FROM FIRK.
"A rnsh composed of lima, sah and fns
sand, l1l aood ashes, pot on in .he ordinary
way Of uhileuashing, renders The roof ifty-
lold more safe against taking ERE from cindera,
Or Otherwise. in case OF FIRE IN the vicinity.
Il pays he expense a hundred fald IN iis
preserving influence against the eject &C the
weather The older and more weather beaten
The shingles, The more benefit derived.
BocrunnAr srnAw.-J. A. Hubbard,
wiring froma locality IN Maine vi. this
grain . extensively grown, says that buck
wheat straw q Is Injurious. TO young pigs,
and II ibcy LAY in it 4 win ~ them crlzy
and they Win finally die. i Is hnrllul 10
hoQs and young stock 70 run through Il when
green. making their bead and ears sors and
kchvery much" Is this sol l
How r Snlkrns llrIoAD HAr.-Mr.
b levi Bartlett says TINT ~ oNaEor1 at Tan
i1IbulT. N. III, have constructed q barn 90
as De load Adaen % the upper sbpry,
end the bay $ pitched down. in.lead Of
up. Formerly they nscd graphing book
nd horse power which ut i0uT grabsn
would carry large Ioai % tie Iop Of The
buildlngi nov they have % Use ct t.
War.ro Gin Rn or FLras.-we ,hlnk
We shall deserve 3 epecial premium for he
foI1N|n1 t1t.I|o pls1. which We nov aito
toeeif Of Gas hoiha sleeping partmtni.
SCI le nleht light in q pan oi soapsuds
upon ne 1oor Of The room; the neas vail
naturally eek he light and fill into the
aoap.ualer. and one who tries it will end
- plan sure 10 rid ihem Of every aea in
thc room
Brnluoa.-srcoio oil occasionally robbed
over b1laloada. chair-boari1. Sc. will Il.
feciually prsVeut ihs appearances II bodbugs.