Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-11
NUMBER r26S.,
eiaEy should be ordered without delay, as

. elaliy shouid Oe ordered without delay, as
early grass will be fit tocut next moDtLla
| MGhgels. This variety of beet s. one of
the most productive and. valilabIe 10 tie
| farmer, as food for stock; it keeps well tin-
l til grass. Sow In deep mellow land, In
| rows, feet or feet inches apart, to be
\ thinned to s to IL inches intlie rows, ac-
cordinng to yigor of the plants apd strength
/ of SOIL no. 0EO20fRiC 0iGtl n6I
Manure is like money. No farmer ever
has too much of it, who appreciates inwhat
his wealth lies. The days, Of profiigate
waste of manure, even on the praifies, are
fast coming to an end. Manure hoed crops
heavily, especially corn. Sorghum should
have similar preparation of the soil 1t
is better to use fine manure for roots, and
potatoes in localities where the rotis feared,
will not bear that in q state Of active fer
mentation. Superphosphate, ashes, etc., are
good substitutes on the last named eFops.
Make tank for liquid manure, to save all
that leaks from the dung lieapsand all the
urine of animals, to be pumped over the
heaps again, or used in the liquid state
diluted d,I with water being applied by the
Notvings.-Bdy hay, rather than pasture
the moving lands. Top-dressings of solu-
/ bic fertilizers, such as gypsum, 0glano, am
monia salts, ashes or liquid manures, are
effectively applied now, much more SO than
stable manures, or vegetable and animal
composts Irrigated meadows may be ma
! nured by putting well rotted manure, ldung
and straw into pool from whichthe water,
after becoming charged with Its soluble
/ portions, may be spread over the feld--the
best method of manuring grass.ie eu,i,y
Odts.-lf oats cannot be gotten in, before
the cold rains and wet weather we usually
have In May, 1t is often best to devote the
Z n orr nnfo nnf Iakn Alr~
gooG hay, and the grass seeding does better
than if they ripen. ,,,- s.t ll,,,n,,5 hur,
O1ltons.-Take pains to get good seed; the
supply Is very limited. Sow early, A lbs. of
seed to the acre, in drills IA inches apart.
If the land Is now first used for onions, sow
carrots in alternate rows. pf 1ac -JGeaf
Peas or Peas and Onsc-It is best to plow
in the peas, and harrow in the oats lightly.
Sow before the middle of the month. Peas
alone may be sown later on good soil. The
mixed crop is satisfactory. -. Yeu -isiuu
Potdtoes.-Plant early--use no heating
manure. .1 N..r.. ..... 4,I 1o ,hs,T
POultry-Confine as soon as the garden Is
sown. Orkeep them out of it. Put hens lin
coops) and young chickens in the garden.
Turkeys eggs ought not to be set before the
first of May; when hatched, put the brood
in dry, warm shed, where no other poul-
try have been in the habit of frequenting,
and keep them out dewy grass fora week.
PsHapkins.-7On under draining manured
land, pumpkins do not interfere with the
corn crops. They do better alone. Prob
ably the cheese pumpkin Is the most mar
ketable and best. u1.vH.a aiIia4s
RdkeS.-Do you own a horse rake? H.not,
it is time to procure one for raking hay and
grain stubble. There are large number
( Of wheel rakes, with seat for the driver,
most of which will do good work. As d
horse rake is used only few days in ayear,
it will be matter of economy to employ a
pair of light buggy or carriage wheels for
carrying the rake, and the axle arms may
be ordered to fit such as you have. By pro-
\ curing good wheel rake, a lame man, or
an active youLg woman can do all the rak-
| ing. No wire iakes do the work so well as
the wooden toothed ones. ''ii 's@9iSHD'
Rdcks.r-As soon as the foddering season
is over, remove the feeding racks from the
/ yard to some place where they will not be
/ damaged during summer. Stored under
shelter, they will last years. L9fl i3mH2
Roads.-Level down thesides of the beat
en- track of the, highway, and sow grass
seed. In many localities the sides Of the
higway are moved, and the grass yields
| good burden of hay. Where the earth is
liable tovbe washed away during heavy
| showers, sow Kentucky blue grass or red
top and form sod, so that transient streams
/ of water will not wash gullies in it. 9i7lih@
Sheep.-Make timely and suitable prepar-
ations for protectngall kinds of sheep from
the cold storms of rain and snow, whichare
usually called "May Lamb Killers" II
sheep have been turned to grass, they ought
to be allowed access to- a good shed, during
most OF the time, while SUCH storms pre-
vail. Also, to prevent scoprs, caused by
changing from dry feed to grass, let them