Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-08


the cellar. In they spring they are plunged
IN the earth 10 the tops Of the pots
All roots should have room. II stand
Ing thick, they should be thinntd without
mercy. Unless on newly cleared lard they
grow best in drills. for they can be Guilt
waited.
Fine. well roitcd manure, applied to the
surface, gives the wheat plant strength to
60 we'll through tbs winter. and it fi's the
ground for receiving clover seed early in the
spring.
Thirty years ago . man in Massachusetts |
planted thirty acsss with acorns. and the |
result 10 flns oak forest, with trees from
IL TO 10 inches in diameter. or course, he
who planted 10 still living.
COOKING SWEET coRS.
That sweet corn may retain al It's rich
flavor and sweetness, 1t should be cooked In
the following manner: Loosen the husks
at the small end OF the ear, and remove all
the silk that can conveniently be got It,
Then replace the husks, tying them with u
string; put the car into water that Is boil
Jog, being careful not to pu. 50 many IN The
kettle at the time as to essentially reduce
tho temperature OF the water. l, IL a good
thing u place little white sugar on the
corn hen the husks are loosencd. To
those who raise their own corn We would
say, do not break OF the ears Until they ire
wanted for use.
FACT ToR FARMERS.
II may not be generally known that the
ssed Of the slnflower is tho most infallible
remsd, We. discovered for the speedy cure
| Of founder in horses. The directions, which
ve CLEAN from brief sr,clc on the subject
in the Essex Banner, says:
| ..Immedia,elv on discovering that your
horse is foundercd mix a pint Of the white
seed in his food. and it will effect perfect
cure. The seed, when fod in small quaint
ties TO horses, is very healthy, giving 20 the
hair a peculiar gloss. II 10 diurstic in its
tendency. Fowls like it much, and thrive
| on it,
BOILING ERuIr.
| A writer in the Gardener Monthly, Ia
referring to the difficulty Of using glass
jars for putting up fruit, on account Of
brsakags, says: at 10 customary to put
tho glasses in cold water and grad ally heat
them up to the near boiling point, when the
heated fruit II put in and closed up. Bat
with oil my greatest care glasses often
break. New get wet towel, double it
four or Ave times, and set tho jar in this
while pouring in the warm fruit / adopted
this plan all the last season, and did not
have a single glass crack. II seemed so IN
reasonable too cool them instead Of warm-
ing them, that | was afraid to try it. and
very reluctantly experimental With two
summer"
| THB VINE AiLDEw.
A writer in the English journal of Horti-
culture gives . remedy for the odium or
vine mildsw, which has proved complete
remedy whenever applied. II consists OF
one pound -four sulphur, one pound Stacked
lime, ono gallon rain water; to BE- mixed
we'll together, and when boiled twenty min
u.os to be taken off and strained then to
be- added to the liquid one gallon moro wa.
ter, and boiled twenty minutes longer next
let the liquid cool ct will be Of fine am
. Der COLOR, and put It into large jar, AID
cork.
When used take pint of the above aud
mix with sixteen gallons Of rain water,witl
which syringe your vines. and it will no
| inlure the fruit or leaves. Ii the vines arr
! under gas, syringe with cold water a few
days after its use.
The writer says nc has used the abov
, Cor tie past few Years, swinging his vine
scon after blossoming, and when the frut
= was about the size OF . small shot, and
le acts az = complete preventive to tho disease
h showing itself in any form whatever.
!. has CURED the disease even after il ha
made considerable progress. The mi xtur
- il on no account 10 be used during th
II blossoming on the vines.
y cser PROSPECTS,
L The crop reports received at the Agricu
j. tural Bnreau OF August and September, ar
h Of decidedly encouraging character
Though the average yield Of wheat pc
" acre over the whole country is scarcel,
z equal to that of last year, the increase
i. area sown will secure an aggregate some
VITA, larger. A few localities have suller
81 to limited extent from iust or tn
| cllnch bug. Tho Germ crop il in flu
eond ton generally. since june the sea
sen has been very favorable, ard with th,
8 unprecedented increase in the arer plant
100000 OF acres, o. about nine
ceut-theic must be an immense aegrcgat
yield OF this great staple. There la. beer
& an increased product Of hay all thf
d Northern States, with tho exception o
Illinois, which reports decline of two pei
cent. rhe valic OF the crop 10 likcwis
largely enhanced. owing TO its having bee,
harvested in an excel 1T condition. Their
+ will be full yield OF oats. also of rye ane
barley. \ slight increase in the avcrag,
; Of huckwhoat is reported. Potatoes hav,
suffered considerably from the bug. Littl,
, ! injury has Ms vet bssn produced, however
= by the ret. Wool SHOWS a general decln,
; in weight Of usecs of from three to five pei
cent. as compared with an average prod
1 | uct. Though a smaller area of cotton wa.
planted than last year, the culture 10 gen
orally better and the prospect Of a fruitful
yield more promising. Hops show larg,
. increase in acreage. There will be On aver
. age yield Of tobacco and full crop OF ap.
/, pies. peaches and grapes.
The report Of the Bureau is . msdsl o.
csncissness and dsfnitensss.
vINrYArp on RvsRY Farm.
Some day in tho future the art and prso,
r tics Of vine making will DO % familiar ane
universal among us as the manufacture o
!, cider 10 now. And the luee Of the grape
properly prepared, 10 greatly superior &c
that Of tho apple in strength and health
70 giving elements. 1t 10 an easy matter for
}. the majority Of farmers to provide ampl
|. supp!iee Of wine for their household use .
. comparatively triaing cost. A half acre i,
each hundred Of cultivated land, So. will
n vince Of hardy varieties, would be sufficisn
- il we'll cared for. to furnish both fruit an,
II wine for the number Of people occupying
on an average. that area. Doubtless thsr,
are limited regions in our country whsr,
8 grapes would not succssd-but the area i,
vast whore they would thrive to q suflicien
q degree to mako the growing OF them 70,
!. family use satisfactory. although it nigh
Be far from profitable to raise them for N ar
u kes. In any neishborhosd .rlocality wher.
70 . solitary vine does we'll. it 10 certain tba,
Il enough others will thrive TO supply tn,
, wsuts Of the population. By such univer
cal planting only can We hope 10 see the ri
y raj population oil our land supplied will
10 fruit aud wine, for the products Of the IA
n vorsd grape regions, where the culture il
a carried on extsnuivsly, will be mostly ab
sorbsd BY cities.
Let every farmer have his vineyard, q
+ we'll ~ his orchard, not planted with visy
r to selling its products, but TO consuming
them in his own family 1t is pretty safe t,
assert that where apple trees viii flourish
Il