The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-03
rHE DAILY EMPIRE,
AGRICULTUiSAL.


suBsoiI PIowING, GRASS LANps.-The
suOJeet OF deep plowing Is beginning to be
appreciated, and Il will be foundtn their
returns of crops large Increase by its adj
vocates over those who still adhere to the
way their grandfathers "skinned" the sur
face, The roots of many plants run down
INTO the soil TO great depth. Take for
instance, clover. The fne roots of this
plant may not unfrequently be found in
'profision two, three, and in rare cases. four
feet below the surface; hence the advan-
tage OF THIS plant to the soil. An old Eng
lish writer on this subject wisely remarks /,
"ln forming kitchen garden. had occa-
sion to trench a wheat field, and found the
soil matted with tibres to the depth of
about four feet, six inches but stronger
roots extended even below this depth. and
were traced down five feet six hches /"
This applies also with great force TO those
roots that grow down In what are called
taproots; an instance has been revealed of
carrots running down Is, 20 "a and 80 in-
ches; thus it must be apparent to any re-
fiecting mind that deep plowing is highly
necessary TO give the roots full play, and
the secret seems to be this. to turn ND the
subsoil. The deeper the ground is plowed
the prospects are Increased for crop that
will pny; that is, If you manure literally
In addition. Manure is the key note in
farming. ". ~. -
FRENcH METHOD OF RAISING ToMAroEs.-
AS soon rs cluster of flowers is visible,
the stem Is topped down TO the cluster so
that the flowers terminate the stem. The
erect Is, that the sap is Immediately i'm
PEELED into the two buds next below the
cluster. which soon push strongly and pro-
duce another cluster of flowers each When
these are visible, the branch to which they.
belong L ais topped down to their level /;
and this Is done live times successivelv. By
this means, the plants become stout, dwarf
bushes, not above eighteen inches high. In
order to prevent their falling over, sticks
or strings are stretched horizontally along
the rows, SO as to keep the plants erect. In
addition to this, all the laterals that have
no flowers, and after the fifth topping, all
laterals, Whatsoever are nipped OIL In this
way the ripe sap is directed into the fruit,
which acquires beauty, size and excel
lence unattainable by other means
How TO AVOID THE CUT-WoRM.-Gt has
been said that the cut-worm is peculiarly
bad in corn planted after an overflow. The
Pldateys' Banner says: .f'.
A planter suggests to us that whe re
ground was plowed and ready for planting
before the overflow, corn may be planted
as the water leaves it, in the overhowed
regions by thrusting it into the mud, even
where the hands wade in the water In wa
ter furrows. The corn comes up quickly,
and is soon out of the way of the worm.
Our infoTmer has tried it and met with the
best success in former years, where other
planters have lost their crops by the worm.
Soaking the corn in lime water is also said
to be good protection against the worm.
We have heard tar water recommended.
MEASURING PoTAToEs. The following
rule for ascertaining the number of bushels
of apples, potatoes, etc, in bins and boxes,
ls recommended as simple and accurate.
For the number of even bushels, multiply
the cubic feet in the bin by eight, and point
off one decimal. For heaped bushels, null
tiply by eight twice, and point off two.
BEANS FOR SHEEP.-A correspondent Of
the Country Gentleman, who raised last year
l,700 bushels of beans to feed his sheep
considers them worth equally as much as
corn. He says it is necessary to feed care
fully at first mixing in some lighter feed,
till the sheep become accustomed to them,
as beans will clog them sooner than any
grain he ever used.
CURE FOR SOLDERING HORSES A cor
respondent of the Boston CultiUdtOr SAYS
that this Is disease in horses. Saltpeter,
tablespoonful for dose, has found to
cure the worst case he ever had, and has
not found 1t necessary ever to give the
fourth dose. He gives a tablespoonful in
the morning, and in three days, if the horse
is not free from it he repeats the dose.