Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-11-24
AGRICULTURAL, &C,

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by some of our most eminent Entomologists
to plow corn-ground late in the autumn as
a remedy against the tlepredations Of the
grub, which in many instances proves so
! destructive to this important crop. The ex-
perience of some of our best farmers is also
in favor of this practice. But the plowing
should be done only just before the ground
! freezes the grub at this period is buried In
the earth for its winter quarters. If he is
turned on to the surface and remains there
the cold weather kills him, but when the
plowing is done too early, and spell of
warm weather follows and continues some
time, he arouses from his dormant state and
again burrows in the earth.
1t course manure is at hand spread it on
the sod before plowing. The harrow should
not be put on the land before spring. The
inverted sod forms drains, and the surface
soon becomes dry after the winter has pass
ed. Then harrow and use the gang -plow.
If es that time a coat of fine manure can be
! applied to the field, q large crop is a certain
result.-RuraI " Y.
! BONES FOR MEADows.-Mr Willard, in
his last letter to the Utica Herald, says that
| immense benefits have resulted from the use
Qf bones on meadows and pastures. He
| says:
! "The lands are boned every 12 to IS years,
| at the rate Of 10 cwt to 10 cwt. bones to the
acre, and | am sure if our dairy farmers
could see what vast improvements have been
made in the use of this material on pastures,
they would Immediately commence applying
| them.
FEEDING SwINE.-An sold subscriber" to
! the n. E. Farmer protests against .he prac-
| tice of feeding swine with the refuse of the
slaughter house and butcher shops, in the
shape of decaying and putrid meats and the
like. He asserts that no matter whether
these be mixed and cooked with other ma
terials, they impart an unsavory odor to the
pork, besides rendering it unhealthy as an
article of diet. 1t is a prevalent idea that
anything is good enough for the hog if it
| will only make him grow, but experience
and observation have induced a oolviStiop
that it is mistaken one. r.,
CANADA THIsTLE.--The editor of the
Northeastern Farmer agrees with cores
pondent that salt will kill this pest, but
! thinks it rather expensive remedy, as it
| will take half bushel to q square rod.
The way to apply salt to the thistle is to cut
| them to the ground before rain and put
about tablespoonful of salt on the stub.
| A bushel Of salt would answer for half an
acre unless the thistle was too thick to make
| the ground ofany value for farming purposes,
in which case it would be question of
economy with the farmer whether he could
better afford to apply all the salt required or
| allow the thistle 10 grow on and spread over
| his whole FARM Germantoacn Telegraph.
KEEPING APpLEs-A correspondent of
| the northeastern Farmer gives his experience
in his attempts to keep apples through the
winter. He tried various ways. He buried
! tbor, int n1l faah ;,,t
he put them in boxes with alternate layers
of chaff, where they heated and nearly all
were lost by the bitter rot he put them in
barrels with wheat screenings, where they
wilted, very much affecting the flavor he
then tried packing in barrels, with alternate
layers of forest leaves and apples, aud they
kept WELL Some Rambos. variety we'll
known in this region as not exactly win
ter apple, kept to the last of April. The
barrels were placed in rather open loft.
He continues to adopt this plan, and has no
trouble from freezing.
HOG PEN MANURE is exceedingly conceI
tratcd great deal is wasted in the pens
and yards. To remedy this, and increase
the quantity of straw, forest leaves, potato
vines, or some similar bedding and absor-
bent. Fill the outside yards with these it
don't pay to let fatting hogs lie in the mud.
CRATE CUTTINGS, made as soon as tho
foliage of the vine drops and planted out in
wel.prepared land, will start early in the
spring, aud make stronger and better
growth than when made during the winter
and planted ou. in the spring. So says the
Mass Pio~man.
A COLORADO FARM.-There is a farm iI
Colorado, 1S miles long by 12 wide, which
pastures 5000 head of cattle and 5000 sheep,
and last year yielded $50, 900 worth of grain.
1t is worked by Mexican laborers, who are
fed and managed by officers, like an army.
PoTAToEs are best preserved in their
freshness by putting them in dark cellars,
and sprinklng every six inches, as the bin
is filling, with lime. Covering the bin with
boards or old carpet or rugs, aids to preserve
-Germdntorn Telegraph.
CORN HUsK BEDs.-Farmers' wives are
not perhaps as much in the practice Of max
{ ing husk beds as their health, comfort and
interest ought to lead them to be. If the
inner husks of Indian corn are taken, reject
, ing all the hard ends, and cut in strips from
quarter to half inch in width, they will
, make as desirable bed as feathers, and
much more healthful, and cost but little.
How TO BEAT WHITES OF Ea6s.-On
breaking eggs, take care that none OF the
yolk becomes mingled with the whites. A
I single particle will sometimes prevent their
foamng well. Put the whites into large
fiat dish, and beat them with an egg beater
; made of double wire, with tin handle, or
with "A cork struck crossWise upon the prOngs