The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-05-20
rHE DAILY EMPIRE.
AGRICULTURAL.

OLD APPLE ORcuARDs.z-A writer in the
New England Fdrmer gives the following
account of his experience in renovating old
orchards ~ have had two farms with old
orchards where the trees were on the de-
cline. One of them plowed and trimmed
off the old and decayed branches aud left
the young sprouts to grow, and in the
course of six years had some quite thrift
ty trees. On the last farm have adopted
another course-that is, have put in hogs,
through the spring, summer and fall. and
find saving in expense in keeping, and
the advantage to my trees far greater than
anything could do with the plow. They
not only dig round the roots of the trees,
but eat the apples that drop and destroy the
worms"
To PREVENT CATTLE FROM JUMPING
FENCES The following singular statement
was made at a late meeting of the Ameri-
can Farmers Institute Club at New York
TO prevent steers from jumping fences,
clip off the eyelashes of the under lids with
a pair of scissors, and the ability or dispo-
sition to jump is as efiectually DESTROYED
as Sampson's power was by the loss of his
locks. Tho animal will not attempt fence
until the eyelashes are grown again. OF
this we are informed by Samuel Thorne,
the great breeder of Duchess county, who
assured us that he had tested it upon pair
of very breachy oxen. As il was of great
value to him, he hopes it will be tried by
others"
TRAIEING HEIFERs. - A Pennsylvania
farmer who has trained and MIXED hciiers
for more than fifty years, and never has
any trouble about their jumping, kicking
or running, gives the Rural American the
following Secret: "When intend to raise
a heifer calf for milch COW, always raise
it by hand and when feeding frequently
handle it by rubbing it gently over the
head and neck until it becomes tame and
gentle. The rubbing is done at the first
feeding with milk and continued until |
quit feeding it; / never afterward had any
trouble about milking them.
PRESERVING FURs.-The following for
preserving furs will interest our lady read
ers about now: One ounce gum camphor,
and one ounce powdered shell of red pep
per, are macerated in eight ounces of
strong alcohol for seven days and then
strained. With this tinctuTe the flrs aud
clothes are sprinkled over and rolled UP in
sheets. This remedy is used In Russia, un-
der the name of "Chinese tincture for
moths, " and is found very effective.
FAST WALKING.-The Germantown Tele-
graph, in speaking of breaking colts, says
during the operation of halter breaking
great care should be taken always to make
made part of their education, and they
will never forget it during after life. /
know Of no colt which may not be made u
good walker if properly trained when
young, but this is fast time, and walking
is too slow to keep up with it.
FRUIT AND GRAIN PRosPECTs.-We can
assure the readers of our Agricultural De-
partment that, at this writing (May 2O,)
there is, from all regions of the west, and
especial ly of Ohio, an almost unanimous
report of bountiful crop prospects.
From Gallia county, Ohio, we have the
report that the appearances now are that
our fruit crop will be one of the largest
ever known. The peach crop particularly.
promises to be unusually abundant.
From Delaware: Fruit, especially peaell-
es and cherries, very flattering prospect.
From Riehland The prospects Of fruit
and crops of all kind never was better and
should nothing untoward happen hereaf-
ter, we shall be gladdened with bountiul
harvest. The country needs it.
From Tuscarawas The indications so
far 90 to show that we will have more
than usually abundant fruit crop in this
section of the country. The late frosts do
not appear to have done any injury what
ever.
From Knox: There is 4 fine prospect of
a large crop ofcherries, plums, peaches and
apples in this county.