Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-10-25
FARM AND FfRESIDE.

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ao9s FARM AND FfRESIDE. 7'oy a5'
| CHANGE OF SEEDS. i made many sinqui-
ries and collected quite a number Of items,
facts, or at least supposed facts, in relation
| to the change nof farm crop seeds. but as it,
would require entirely too much spaceto give
the details of tenth part of them, mustlf
content myself by giving a simple statement
of she conclusions [ arrived at, based Of
course, upon the statements detailed to ME. =
I 1t appears that anyfarm crop as wheat, forv
example, may be much improved by culturea
on a farm, with appropriate soil; but there is
a limit to this Improvement to this variety,
! which [ will designate variety A, on this
farm, which / will designate as farm No. H.
After the limit of Improvement has been at-1s
tanned on No. l, it will then, for a series Of
years, remain stationary, and after that even
with. the best culture, will deteriorate. But
I it,. when it las attained its limit on No. j.
and IS transferred to farm No. g then it
will improve again on farm No. 2, setcl---os
Whilst the variety A Is, deteriorating on
farm No. I, the variety II, under proper
treatment from farm No. or 3, will inns !
prove by the side of it. Hence, the, German
| farmers, have adopted a, system of seed exit
changes and are anxious to obtain seed from
foreign countries. They seem to have given
this subject a great deal Of attention, iand'
take into account the kind of soil ,orieteorol-Dq
ogy, and level about the sea where the seedsd,
were grown, and / am INCLINED to think they "a
make it point to obtain good seeds from :
elevated regions grown on an inferior soil, -
4 The exchanges are conducted mostly by ithen.
4 I Il
hansen agricultural association shave maderls
1omany experiments in the exchange of seeds,
and now recommend, as the result of their
experience, that 'sseeds from a good rich
/ soil, to a cold and indifferent aoneiis proftaod
ble and rice cerst. ID. FL. KMppART, q cinoi
Western Rural. Baa yi;ssrsoa risdt .s1adag;9g
7 THE THEORY OF DRAINAGE INA NgT-
-HnELL-7The draining, away of superabpn
dant water, especially upon stiff soils, has,
always been the chief difficulty in English
agriculture Hitherto the means employed,c
for getting rid of it were imperfect Nows1
however, the problem is completely solved.
Take this fower-pot," said the President
/ of meeting in France lately ''what is the
meaning of this small hole at the bottom 60
to renew the water And why to renew the
water p because it gives life or death life,
when it is made only to pass through the
bed of earth, for it leaves with the soil its
4 productive principles, and renders soluble IS
the nutritye properties destined to nourish 4,
the plant ;; death, on the other hand, when
lit remains in the pot, for it soon becomes :
putrid. and rots the roots, and also prevents
new water from penetrating. The theory
of drainage is exactly describedin the figure. s
i -Rwm Economy Of England, Scotland
and Ireland.
SECURE THE LEAVES. The woods are now
full of leaves. Indeed they appear to be
more abundant than ever, but farmers do
not value them as highly as we think they
should. For barn-yards especially they are ,
profitable to haul in. They are obtainable
too when there is little pressing work on
hand. Gathered up in heaps they can be
readily loaded in carts and wagons with
close shelvings by using either cloth some
two or three yards square, or with wooden =
rake and the arm. .Hogs>are very fond of
them for litter SO are cows and for conf
post they are excellent. AS cat straw is u
now usually fed to cattle,, and ryetcstrawdi
commands a high price in the market, there n
4 is nothing left for the purpose of littering
except wheat straw Hence forest leaves
should be held in higher estimation than they
commonly -Gern,antown Ieleyfap7td n1E
KEEPING AND SETTLING CoFFEE.-The
following appears ,, valuable; .ssFor one ~
pound Of coffee take one egg, and beat it -.
we'll. When the coffee. is nicely Drowned
and cool enough not to cook the egg, poor p
the egg over,it, stirring it untilaevery kersoS
mel is coated with varnsh, and let it standsz
a few minutes in warm place until it dries.
This will prevent the escape eff all aroma, is
not affected by moisture, and the egg helps7i'
i to settle the coffee when it is ground and or
4 stepped. This is the good old way Of our
grandmothers. Tile .lEtzytand Faemer.
Too HEAVY FEEDING, BAp.-,Poor ap:- :,
mails do not always consume large quantities
4 of feed proftably Better increase their q
daily amount gradually, as they appear to'ie
improve in flesh than to commence feeding
Z larger quantities than they can assmilate.
4 An excellent rule in fatteningTall kinds Of
stock is, to feed moderately until they showoi,
improvement in flesh, then increase. the F.,
amount gradually, according to the capacity
4 of the animal Never feed so much that
they will not eat it clean, and appear to want, 4.
little more This rule followed, secures
good appetite and digestion. 30
\ a f'cub'"S to4 tps.T .arlfsW .9re<
SALT AND ASHES FOR HoRsEsl -Theses1
keeping horses. should, twice week, throw soi
lin handful to each of salt and ashes. Mix
them by putting in three parts of salt to one
of ashes. Horses relish this, and it will 'li
keen their hair soft and fine 1t will pre- = nj