Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02

| hb tuo FNbb VI ltOuu Dubn6iht VIII
briefly describe the mode OF culture
hoping that some one OF your CORE
srondents may suggest better one
After thoroughly. plowing, sub .soiline
and narrowing the ground, run fur
rows two feet apart from the rows, Ii
which strew well-rotte1 manure with-a
liberal hand; cover this by plow-
ing a couple of shallow furrows
toward it, thus making slight
ridge, Level slightly and pulver.
ize these ridges with bush OF the back
of light harrow. On this ridge, di.
rectly over the manure, drop the seeds
by hand, one to every ten inches. GA
seed drill, as far as we have tried, drops
it too thick, or else unevenly.) Weed
ard cultivate like any other crop, till
the leaves make such growth as to
cover the ground. We found using a
aubsoil pillow drawn by one horse), 90.
casionally between the rows, a decid.
ed benefit. By the way. j would sug
gest to manufacturers OF agricultural
machinery the want of machine
which would take fine, well-rotted ma.
nure and distribute it evenly in drills OF
IN hills. Such machine, / am sure,
would be a very great acquisition.
PLANTING PorAToEs IN MARoH. -Po.
tatoes planted in March are usually
subject to cold weather, great damp.
ness of the soil, and a succession Of
checks before the sprouts reach the
surface; and after this the plant is lia-
BILE to freezing and thawing and soak
ing to which it is hardly fair to expose
it. 1t Is a grand thing to finish up
potato planting early; and it is work
that may frequently be done when
nothing else can be. II we use choice
seed and wish to make it go as far as
possible, we are tempted to cut it in
single eye pieces for planting. Doing
this with most varieties, we would be
likely to lose half the seed, perhaps
more, early planted II would he
otherwise if the planting was to be
done in May Good sized pieces or
Medium sized potatoes planted whole,
are much the surest to give a good
set il planted in March. The cutting
should always be done several days be-
fore planting, and the heap turned
over, or spread thin, to dry somewhat.
An incrustation of the starch and
juices of the tuber, called healing,
takes place, which defends the piece
against decay. The best results are
obtained in planting the potatoes about
three inches deep in drills, on dry,
gravelly loan Am. Agricutwist.
WINDOW PLANTS. Window plants
should be kept very warm at this sea,
son. They should have all the sun
and air, and as little of the artificial
heat Of the room as possible. These
remarks apply especially to mignonette,
which is very impatient of indoor con-
fnement. Succulents, such as cacti,
are excellent window plants in this
respect, as the dry air does not affect
them. To keep the air about the
plants moist, is one of the secrets Of
window cultiire. Some who have very
fine windows veil stocked with fine
plants, make glazed cases with folding
doors on them, by which, ,Vhen the
room is highly heated and very dry,
they can bo inclosed in an atmosphere
of their own. Ia such cases, ferns
and moses can be grown to perfection,
and pendant plants in hanging vases
give Brazilian forest appearance to
our happy Christmas homes. = Gar.
dener'S Monthly D
POISONED Stock. - Many farmers
fad that sheep, cattle, aud calves, will
eat vegetable poison in spring aud au.
tunn, and thus every year they lose
mere or less. s
When snow is on the ground, sheep
will eat the grounding and the laurel; !;
lambs will eat the ivy when turned out
III spring, if it grows in their pasture.
Feeding plentiiully of salt to grown
stock, often has good effect, but when
they have lain a day or two without
discovery, its efficacy is lost when ad-
ministered.
A certain remedy is found in blood
root, (sanguinaria) aud brandy. l have
saved sheep that had lain helpless for
days. Into quantity of spirit, cut
enough of the root to make strong
extract, and keep it in bottle for use.
Give tablespoonful TO a sheep, and
more to calf In both cases give
several times, at intervals of few
hours. A. Il. L., in Country Gentleman.
STRAW MATS FOR HoT.BEDs, ETc.-A
correspondent Of the American Agri-
culturist, writing from Milford,
Conn, describes his manner of making
staw mats for hot-beds, etc. Stretch
the cords for the under side of the
mat, five is the usual number, lay on
the straw, then stretch above the straw
an equal number of cords, directly
over the others; then sew through the
straw, catching the strings both ways,
in the same way that brooms are
sewed. To straighten the edges, lay
straight-edged board on the mat, stand
on it and with an axe chop off the ends
of the straw. By this means the straw
is all laid on at once, and there is no
seams to allow OF the passage of air.
Western Rural.
SMOKING Our TICKS ON LAMBS. The
Ohio Farmer says that the flock should
be looked to at this time of year, and
ii the ticks are plenty on them, they
should be smoked out. Make a tube
either Of tin or wood, having one end
pointed so that the hole will be the size
OF straw. Fill the large part nearly
full of tobacco and put in a live coal,
then blow the smoke into the wool with
a hand bellows, keeping the point of
the tuhe near the skin; and over the
whole fleece, blowing in smoke once in
six or eight inches, closing up the wool
as soon as the tube is removed so that