Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-04-25
AGRICUEFJJRAL ITEMS

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DRAINING is important ION some farms
ii is important to know whether it VIII DO
any good. 80 .sal..ess:ss,s e 1. Sss
INSECTS will not be SO destructive IN an
orchard wen cultivated as in one that IS
left in grass.
R4Fs, ON an average, weigh three to a
pound and each pound represents 1s - I'VE u t
bushels of corn. - . : - - : .
BE careful to remove all suckers that APP
pear around the roots of trees-cut clean
witt. sharplknife.l @d y Ii
-..- CLEAN III. strawberry beds before they
commence towering. After that time leaVe
them alone, as light brush or touch wnen
in flower will often destroy impregnatlon,
and Of course thefrrlit. a.lf ,gniITom yebse
THOSE who keep their buggies and car
riages in good order, should placeja wrench
on every nut at least once month; ms
will save nuts and bolts, and prevent rat
Ting and wear and tear. 81 2d" .ao2 . II
THE BEST 'WATERMELoN.-Mr. T. r.
'Comstoek writes that he has been growing
watermelons yearly for fifteen years. hay
ing during that time tried many varllesles'
but that one called the Strawberry" he
has always found 4" best fo-i1q J .It7I
Hoe CHoLERA.-A Vermillion county,
ILL.,, farmer, whose hogs have had the chol-
era, says he saved them by feeding 3 parts
wood ashes 2 parts salt, ia parts copper
as, ~ parts pulverized sulphur, mixed
with wheat bran once aweek. 81 TytiS ~
A MIXTURE of three parts fine charcoal,
two parts bone meal, and one part plaster
(gypsum), applied in quantity of about two
to four quarts to the roots of a tree or vine
when planting, have been found to fully
repay the cost in increased Nigor and
growth during the season. .5yi9 tsxi9.
| FLIES ON SHEEP There are two species
of flies which also cause, sheep much an
noyance, and, frequently lead, to .unfor-
tunate results; by smearing with coarse
whale oil, after shearing, the sheepwill re-
main unmolested and the application pro-
mote the growth of wool. -. a.
Coop RECEIPT FOR PLAIN PIE CRUST
flake one bowl Of lard, one bowl OF
water, (scant,) and three bowls of flour.
Mix all well together, using patent flour if
convenient. In the preparation of pud-
,dings baked in crust, the under crust can
be made by this plain method. ~ "a q %.
SHOULD all animals except the COW die,
the loss could be borne Should she alone
die, you would have mourning. She should
be treated as tenderly as ones wife, Keep
her clean, feed her well and respect her.
Think of a cow standing all night in a
fence-corner, and her back covered with
ice and snow.
J. r. GLOVER writes to the New York
Farmers Club, that he has not had his
clothes off more than two and half hours
in any one of the twentyifour, for the last
three months. The result of his perse-
vering labors he sums up as follows ''I
have used up about 1 500 eggs, and have
now on hand, , in good condition, sixteen
chickens-just one chick to 100 eggs p
Still he believes the thing can be done il
we only knew how. 54a 7es 81 ""aa ID j
STEAM PLowING IN ENGLAND.-The
Steam Cultivation Commission appointed
by the Royal Agricultural Society, find
that some 400 steam cultivators are at work
on 1000 acres of arabic land. displacing
$500 horses. The machine eats only when
working and thus saves in that item at
least $500 year to its employer, while
doing its work deeper ana more thorough
ly and rapidly than it can be done by
animals ..,....
/ TRY IT.-A correspondent of The C0uaa-
try Gentleman asserts that red cedar twigs
bound around the bodies of fruit trees,
bent upward, will effectually protect the
|. tree from insects And if fruit trees, why
not shade trees? Col Dewey of Hartford
writes The HortSculturIst that in his vine
yard, grapes trained upon red cedar posts
and trellices are free from mildew and in
sects, and those growing closest to the posts
have the most healthful appearance and
are the most productive. c19Ta'ay
FROZEN FRUIT TREEs-A correspon-
dent of the Prairie Farmer gives his expe-
rience to the effect that shaking apple trees
when frozen by untimely frosts, destroyed
the trees. Six trees thus gathered never
varieties that were not shaken received no
injury. The effect of vibration-if that
were all-upon the frozen veins Of the
tree, is conceivable, but extraordinary
Violent winds at a similar juncture would
destroy the whole stock of apple or any
other kinds of trees 80 ~E"iio
BEET SUGAR-Some 10000 pounds OF
| beet sugar, manufactured at Chattsworth
in Livingston county, arrived in Spring
field, Illinois, lately, and will be sold in
competition with Southern sugars of the
same grade. 1t is a superior article of cot
| fee or sc sugar. Almost 100, 900 pounds
have been manufactured at this point dur.
ing the past season, which is but mere
sample of what the company expect to dc
| the coming season. There is every reason
to expect that at period by no means dis
| tant the manufacture of this staple will be.
come one of the leading branches of in
dustry in Illinois. .ehg,4 aaaa4 q
l. "A CONVENIENT TABLE.-The following
statement is given by an exchange as
guide for estimating the quantity and
cost of nails for given definite piece Of
work = vi abna'a aa .gaaoY g15q ID
3penny. ........1 inch. ....... .557 nails % b
/ 4penny. IL inches .......,35S nails IS
5penny. ~ inches 80. ..232 nails 6
-9penny. .........2 inches ........ 1877 nails 8
7penny. ..,,s...2A inches ....... .141 nails 6
8penny. *S.......2H inches 49,. 1O nails u
10penny. ..2A inches ~ SO nails 6 Q
12penny. ....<....3 inches. ...... 81 nails $
20penny. .........3H inches ........ 81 nails ss
Spikes .........4 inches ........ 16 nails s.
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