Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-16
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'',i ssI..f, an,s 'ar,d Notes for ApslA

6HEIs4I3l1lkkIl ~ Ass1> \ SuerSIestions and Notes for ApTiL
 The showers ofaApril melt the icy fet q,
 4vii6h kaye bound ths Northern streams ant
 tlST siijg their hynIn Of freedom us they raI Aai~fv. iile ufaeliiIig Of tn American Sprins II ia n fefy nrsttcr uf-iaet season. " iiavelieA Mnf tbe. flowers which have had tue charinso
 En9iish poetry added to thefr own sloveIihsss 1gThe sSnoNdrup does not bloom through oul sussftiag sneWs, nor have We iEal,y Spring How
 srs that haze been widely celenr.,ted ill sung M9he Ak1gueu--the fragrant and modest May
 Auwer sfthes F Pilgrins--did it ouly groW all s0s6r ihe country, mlght well be taken as our Nsusblsmatic Spring Flow T, but this is found
 inacU1nparativeIy fewslucalities. 0arm. sGcoil. mon hamburger vf Spring bears the uliseeniy
 nafne of Skunk Cabbage. This with it's curi-
 Rnsly shaped and mottfed horns which are lift
 ei up in tine swarIps, is tire forerunner of the Xrcat HUral procession which Will soon come
 cruNding oil. Showers and sunshine in htiul
 alteration are the characteristics of April. Under the influence the dull pastures bfignten
 into . tender green, aud the sonbre hue of Lie
 woodlands is cul.venvd by the red of theanaple buds und the warm gray of the popular tasseis.
 Nature begins to paint the great landscape.and the farmer, did he but know it, is an artist
 w0tkIng with. nature to kelp make up the pie lure: ln blowing the fields he Is preparing he
 caiivas Ou which the waving grain and ripen
 ing corn shall paint gorgeous and ever chang ing col0rs.
 Ltt us stop here upoi;he threshold of Spring
 work and consider fl the plans formed during
 the seasUh of rest. have included al th..t may ghn nccumplished. The main work of the farm
 been nsiafdaout and the labor for that must be
 done. ilaYins prosidedsfoisthess staple crops, is 'tllers luts suule other Spring work for which
 time cah besrared. and mhichswilH H,aid lnIch
 tUtle colAs0ft and auttraeliyeness of the homs
 stsad? In the Autumn we loos upon t:ls. or
 clflrd with its rlIiening fruit, with great inter
 est, but we are very apt Co iofset t in-the
 Spring. In spite of neglect the ssnerous Lees
 still Jleld iruit which might be increased both
 in quantity and quality, by little extra care.
 If the oFchard bears good fruit, it may be n'a ie
 to bear better by q coat of thorough manuring now, and sjudicious pruning at late season.
 If the trees are st Il vigorous, :" natural' ones
 which bearfruitS fit for cider only, now is the
 time to renew them by grafting. If they are old and have suffered from long neglect, now
 is the time to plant new orchard to replace thenl Last year established the value of or chards. It was one of unprecedented plenty, yet, in most places, good fruit brought remu- nerativs prices, and orchardists are extending their plantations. An orchard of well selected trecsswiil be great comfort in ones declining years, will be an excellent inheritance to leave children, and, if the homestead should have to be sold will add to it's value an amount that will pay well for the investment.
 Another thing that should claim attention is the front yard, or approach to the house. A honie.ike look can, with little pains, be given to,a very rude dwelling. It is not boards and brick and mortar alone that make an attractive home 1t IS the manner in which they are put together. Every one, no matter how poor, r,has certain. materials at his disposal, and the char acter of his home will depend upon the wayin which these are used. In the first place, let the front yard be neat, and if there is neither time nor taste for adornment with flowers and shrubs, have a smooth grass plot with here and there anselm or maple, ors other forest tree.-- We have seen climbing rose give to a log house an air. of rural beauty which is quite wanting in the bleak, staring white hous .s that many q wealthy farmer builds. Were farmers dwellings made more attractive both within | and without, their sons would be much less willing to leave them.--Am. Agiicultnrist for April 3a -yits 4+-aa's9z
 NEW SPEcIES OF fOTAT0.-A member of the Belgian Central Society of Agriculture has recommended tothe attention of the society ueu xafiety of the potato, which is remarkable in the triple point of view of flavor, abund- anee, and facility Of preservation. It appears to De variety of what is called chardon, in Bslgsnm. Its stalk ere~swta2 the height CT twelve inches, and throws out many branches. The blossom is of pale violet color, and pro duces no fruit. A field oi one acre of third | cIasg quality lightly manured, produced s22 GOO kilogrammes of sound potatoes. The neigh
 boring farmers were astonished not only at the enorn ous produce, but at the absence of any unsound potatoe. The crop was dug ont on
 the 18th of October. vs.
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 "OPPosIsas THE ,PARIsH."--When John
 Brown, D. D., first settled in Haddiugton, Scot
 land, the people of his parish gave him warm