The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-03-22
farm aud Household.


AgricuIturnl Notes for March.
Painting aEricul urai implements Gun Q
attended TO during the warm days Of MTch'
Sky blue is one OF the cheapest, most beau
tinl aud durable colors for painting th'
wood work Of al kinda OF farm implements
But lit1s skill Ia required 90 prepare such
paint. Proonro boiled lineeed oil and n
can Of white lead, Purchase also about
one.fourth as much liquid drier as oil. TlIen
mingle three puts OF bo lsd oil with one
part Of drier. aud stir in powdered llue
paint into the ewhite pnipt until the d. sired
shade is obtained About two parts ol
white lead and one OF blno paint viii make
q beautiful blue color. o. o dollal's worth
Of such paint win add many. dollars to tho
value of fow implements II the oil and
drier are Off fair quality, such paint wll
become hard in tow days.
During tho month OF March the outside
OF buildings may bo painted, aa. paint ap.
piled in cool weather is far moro durable
than il would be we're the same paint laid
on in hot weather When the surface IL
90 dry that much Of the oil is absorbed
from the paint, lot the pores of tho wood
be filed with water. Then, as soon Ms the
surface will hold the paint, let the brush
play lively, BY wettiDg the dry wood the
oil will be kept on The surface, where it il
required to protect the wood from the in.
hucnce Of the weather.
II the fruit trees have not all been scraped
aud pruned, let that important job be
completed before the growing season con
mcnces. stait 1850 utL a| It..
One of tho mos, convenient aud success
fu ways TO start few early tomatoes is
TO procure few sods, about Que foot wide
aud two feet loug; place tlIeui, the grass
side down. on aboard, and put them on q
shelf in warm etore.foom.h Thtn pla'd
tomato seeds, 30 that each plant may oc, u
py thres inches square. Lct the soda be
Of fne soil, and keep them well watered.
As soon as the ground is sufficiently warm
for the young plants to be set out, let the
sods be cut in pieces about three inches
square, ami transplantcd. Plants started
in this manner are never che ;kclfit their
g'owth by being emoved, .,.
Seeds of egg plants, or other Vegetables,
m be started early ip the growing season,
Ia tho same manner RV tomato seeds. if
Lawns that are not top dressed last fall
should recciyc dreks ,ng of some iertilz
ing matter as early in tho sprilg as may
be praeticable. Gao OF the beat CONNER
cial fertilizers is raw, ground bone, har.
rywed in, or raked In with an iron-toothed
rake. From Eve hundred to ten hundred
rounds ofraw bone, ground fne viii lie q
li6erul dressing for dne acte. One luu per
acre will do no injury, yet such a bUnnti,
ful dressing womb make the grass grow
with wonderful luxuriahce
Understandings parts of fields, or entire
fields or gardens, should not DO neglected
where there is q surplus OF water in the
soil. Wherever the soil does not dry out
and become light aud lively when spaded,
in day or two after shower OF rain we
may feel assured that il can never be rem
iered highly productive until effective un-
derdruins have heen made wherever there
was aupel abundance of water. Neither
bushes vinbs, fruit trees, nor culinary veg
tables, can grow 30 as TO beccme fully de-
vel0psd where the soil is cold and wet.
Plant more fruit trees. Young fruit trees
and vines OF the choicest varieties arc be-
ing offered for sale amazingly cheap by nu.
merous nurserymen. There is q growing
demand for more fruit than is produced at
the present time. Consumers of apples are
now required to pay more par pound for
pears aud apples than they do for wheat
flour. Three barrels of fruit may be raised
Hftor the trees have come into full bearing,
cheaper than one barrel ofgood nonr Pears
sell at q shocking price. Our mrkeis
night all be we'll supplied with cheap peais
il farmers would plant the trees. Good
pears might be as abundant as apples il the
trees were only cultivated, There is nc
danger ofprodueing too much fruit. There
will always be q ready market Tor oil the
fruit that is not required for heme cousu,np
ton. A bushe of sweet-Spples is worth
in the spring to foed, in Connection witt
grain, MS raueh rs a. hushel of OATS. Lei
farmers and all classes OF citizens Obtain
and plaut more fruit trees the present spring
Do not forget the hower garden. Pro
cure good supply of choice seeds, that
there may be no delay when the soil is
ready to receive the tender bulbs or the
tiny seeds. a
Let the children haveR corner. Manure
il, spade II, rake it, and show each one how
TO plant, TO cultivate, to prune, to train aud
to enjoy the products of little secluded
nook that would otherwise be overgrowr
with brier and nettles aud repulsive thorns
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