New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-06
Agricultural; Ifems.

CHIyCH BUGs-FESCrHo TsBA OUT.-One OF
the greatest pefts Of Illinois farmers 10 an insect known
as the 'Chinch Brr." account Of an odor IKE tha
Of the bed bog. They often destroy large crops. d.
b. Norton Osle Co., H. tells how he healed of the
enemy. In sletter TO The P,a'r,s Esrrs,r ~ follows
'Tf any western rusties are verdant enough TO sup
pose that ohinc bngs cannot be suihanked headsd on
aud eonqusred they are entirely een r We ss u% n.s,
season by Mr.. pnvis, Supervisor Of the town 81 sco
hundred acres growing sons sds Of oxtensv" fields OF
suai grain. The bugs had n'ished NJ the latter and
we're preparing to attack the former. when the owner
being II genioos turn. hit upon happy plan Tor
eiyouniyentine them. lie surrounded the corn with =
barrier of pine hoards. sct up edgewise and part,
buried In the ground 10 heep them ~ position oaisie
The upper edge Of tho bsard kept constantly moist
With coft Of coal tar which was renewed every day
The bugs, according 10 their regular Tactics ad
vapced To The essanlt In ssd coIumos swarnins by
millions and hiding the ground. They essty ascended
the board but we're upsbc ~ cross the belt OF coaar
SoInetiues they crowded upon another. so ~ u
bridge over tho barrier. but such places immed
ntely covered With new coating The success Of thc
defense was complete. The Invaders were Ia wore
Gnshdary than that OF Butler and Weitzel at Fort
Fisher and Ia this state Of mind crept backward and
forward until they tunhed pto the deep holes aforc
tad. These were hi.d, erd he svarmiEg myrads
were shoy sled OF them literally ny wagonoad-ai
the ate Of hrty Jriy bEshss day-and buried up In
other holes dug for the purpose asr-qored. This ma.
s.em credbe 20 persons cluantsd with this l,t!e
pest. hit no one who VS. secn the countless myriads
which the earth harvest approaches VIII feel
inclined to dispute the statement Is an nnimpe.ch
.s eeusd be aoveled out Of the holes. whoa was
abandoned The was completely protse.ed, and
yielded beautifully"
CAsT.oYY CRISoLisg.-It has long been q
serious auction with housekeepers what 70 do with
N hoop.skir,s and thousands OF them have been
thrown In the streets Of New.York where they are
hA Aht Hnnt
utterly reject them as not worth picking up. Yet In
Boston they have value Hear what Tia Nss'E"S'
land Farmr says:
"Tuns upon tuns Of Just such used.up WORKOUT
hoops annually worked up In cannon, shafts Tor
machinery &C, vt the iron works Of Lasei Perkns
Co.. Bridsewater Mas Any junk dealer would proba
bly, buy them. by the pound"
Another use has been suggested for portion Of this
waste material As follows:
LAY tho discarded skirt spon one Of your garden
beds plant small POLE nbou ~ high a. lady In the
middle oft and attach the ssr 70 the top 81 the poe
by strings from tho upper hoops then SOW seeds Of the
morning glory some other vine 1t proper distah.H
mid of living green rainbow color at small trouble
and less expense. Add the money saved In woodsn
trelscs ~ your wifes allowance for dress ana sne wi"
find Il o highly profitable speculation"
II strikes % that while the vines were growing the
old skirt would not be considered strictly ornamental
Another suggestion 10 to snrea the hoops and use
them for grape trellis wires. For this they would
answer where the trelis II made with two, horizontal
wooden bars, four feet apart with upright wires
What 10 wanted some plan to utilize all this great
waite Of steel In cities that ssry old skirt would be
gathered with - much avidty old rags and psper
are now.
CHICKENS AND CURoULIo. following
statement was made 10 TAs Nee England Har~0 some
years ago BY William Ksnriek (author and nursery.
mani;
"Dr. Barnet informed me that he had fine tree Of
1.-THE Prince Imperial Gage Plum. This variety,
although naturally one Of the most valuable aud pro.
dustve VI all pums yet would never produce crop Of
fruit on his grounds account Of the abundance OF
The cuYeuics, bur by adopting the following sIpedent
la most bountiful crop was produced; Early In the
Spring or a. soon the tree was In bloom hen coop
soptsinin g hen and early brood OF chickens wss
ed boneath the tree After the cureuos Had arisen
hon the EARTH ard before they were prepared " aseen
the tree every one Of them appears, was devoured
hy the brood, and owing Ia this orounstancc and no
other cause the tree rpcned and matured most extra
ordinary crop Of fruit Cucumbers. melons. squnshee
&c.. are often preserved In this way. Tue chickens
insects ~ completely tLinned out that the damage
they are enabled To effect is merely nominal WINE Lns
chickens very nearly support Themselves ielnsiss 80.
very little lood from their owner espeoispy " 'H''"'
are plenty"
WEIGHT OF MILK, CREAM AND WAThh
q Otis writes 10 The Rural Neg Yorker that ne care'u"'
weighed eousl quantities. about . gallon escn: $40
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