, 1864-07-11

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Level CuLrryArIox FOR CoRx.-For
any ground that is sufficiently dry and
warm to be suitable for Indian corn, am
confident q level cultivation is best. The
common plow is not the best for working
corn. Il throws the ground too much into
ridges, thereby exposing too mncI surface
to Be dried BY the sun; and from its pres
sure on the ground, It leaves that portion
below the furrows harder than twas before.
On very light land, mere surface cultivation
will answer for corn; bnt where the soil
tends to pack too heavy, as il will where
there is too much clay in It, we must use
SOME tool that will loosen and phlverize il,
or the roots of the corn will be cramped
and the tops stuntsd. A narrow shovel.
ploY, or d tool like coulter, two OF three
teeth, according to the strength Of the team
to use it aud the state of tho soil, to be set
in q proper frame, are best for compact
soils. Allight harrow and culuyator will
be found sufficient on light soils. A late
essay on the cultivation Of corn, read before
a aiWestefn Agricultural Society, advocated
this method. The gentleman who read the
paper had pract sed the narrowing or 9 rake
method" for quarter If century, aud
found IL TO answer well. lie docs not plow
atall-he simply works his ground over,
mellowing and cleaning the s9rface. lie
does this often. and thus keeps the weeds
down and his crop clean. The soil Is stirred
perhaps thee inches. His land is plowed
In the fall six or eight inches deep. being
careful to bury all the vegetation. He
! plants his corn from the 10Th 10 the 25lh
Of April, laying of the rows four and a.
half feet each way and leaves three stalks
to the hill. He says: aThe reason Why
sosre farmers fail in The use Of the rake Is,
that instead of plOwing their land in the
fall, they only scratch il, and insteadsof
killing the grass in the germ, they wait ill
their fields get foul, and then abuse the rake
beeanseit it will not perform work ii was
never intended to do.n s3aa i.,..ssssi issi
How 70 TRASsPrAxr TREfs.-Many
Of The disappointpents to amateur fruit
culfnrists might be avoided BY The exercise
Of greater skill and earesi1 transplanting
trees Theatteniion ofiihe readers Of this
journal has often been called to the import
anee ofa careful selection Of trees from
the nursery, and also TO the even more es-
sential particular Of transplanting them
with the utmost care. As the season for
TALL planting IS near at hand, it may not be
aniiss TO repeat the Suggestions in respect
10 transplanting: The hole should be not
less than three feet in diameter and eigh
lteen inches in diameter and at The bottom
| the ground loosened up d few inches more.
Fine rich soil should be ready to Gil in, in
case that at'where the tree Is TO stand is not
sufficiently good; lay out all the roots rat
urally, and withthe hand see that the soil
Is compact about them, As the hols Is
Hlled up, press down with the foot then
moisten. with water from q waierina.pot;
when completed. apply a plentiful inuiching
Of rich barn-yard manure, to the extent
Of the excavation; then stake firmly, let.
ting the support stand at an angle Of forty.
Eve degrees; bandage where the stake and
tho tree meet with leather or wooden cloth,
and tie with tarrcd twine.
To,make ahome-made poudrctte," /" q cor
respondent Of Che Plosghmaa suggests that
farmers procure q largo box or cask--a
mplasses hogshead, for instance land fill Il
about ihree-iouTtls foil of. finely pulverized
mncks place in convenient position, and
make It the receptacle Of The soap-snds and
all the waste material from the family. Al
short time before using. take out and thor
|oughly mix together. Il IS contended TINT
: qfertilizer may be thus obtained, superior
|tothe -poudFette's purchased 10 cities at
great cost
A'corrsspondsnt Of The Boston Caltiua.
threonsiders the early planting Of tobdeeo
plants Of thelfrst importance--by the 25th
Of June atthe lates's sa ss