The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-20
AGRICULTURAL.

There should always be a pile of rails
ready for any emergency, such as the
blowing down Of fences and breaking
of rails by storms, &c. New fences
will require large quantity IF rails
old fences are always requiring re-
pairs.
GARDEN TOOLS.
The Westeyn Rural suggests that
set Of good implements greatly facili-
tates garden work. The garden spade
is an institution in itself, which can
not be dispensed with altogether, al
though 10 many places it is superseded
by the digging fork, which is better
instrument, as with it the ground can
be titled more effectually and with
less labor Hoes of different shapes
and sizes are a necessity IN every gar
den The Dutch shuttle hoe Is an
excellent implementfor cutting weeds
and grass on gravel walks, as with 1t
the work can be done without iDjur-
ing the walk. A reel and line are in
dispensable in laying out walks, Dor
ders, or rows for vegetables. A set of
drill markers of different dimensions
will be found useful Rakes of yari-
Gus sizes, sprinklers with fine and
coarse noses, wedding and transplant
ing trowels, a hand roller, a water
cask and Wheelbarrow are also neces-
sary.
POULTRY IN SMALL ENCLOSURES.
You can keep a score of hens, and
raise chickens from them. on five hun
bred square yards. If it is not all
grass you will have to supply them
with green food. They must have
green food and dust
TO MAKE HEN SIT ON A STRANGE
A broody hen may be made to sit
in a strange place by being pat on her
eggs at night, in the dark, and shut
down closely. After a day or two she
will keep to them.
FOWLS FOR THE TABLE.
The agricultural Annual says:
First of all we must place the gray
DOrking, the white DOrking coming
close after, both of which are good
sitters and good mothers. Next, In
all probability. for full grown chick
ems, come the French fowls, which are
pOer as nOnsitters. For early broil-
ers-the very earliest Spring chick
ens-no fowls are equal to the Brah-
mas, dark and light and various
breeds of Cochins-buff, partridge,
lemon. etc. These make also heavy
and good fowls, which fatten we'll for
the Fall market. The Brahmas and
COehins are hardy breeds; the hens are
good winter layers and persistent sit
ters, but clumsy mothers. The Dork-
ings fatten very easily and quickly,
and ia this particular, are hard press
ed By the French fowls The first
cross of Dorkings with the India
fowls. Brahmas and Cochins, are IN
surpassed large table fowls
TRANSATLANTIC CARRIAGES.
The Gardeners Wonthg recon-
mends the following mode for enrich
ing the soil for young cabbage plants
just before they are set out, for the
purpose Of giving them an early and
vigorous start: Make holes with
dibble where the plants are to be set,
and then fill these holes with manure
water. It soaks away into the sur
rounding earth, and becomes perfectly
ditfused through it. The plants are
then set in the holes
CLOVER AND TIMOTHY.
A Hadley. il a communication to
the Northwestern Farmer, gives what
he regards as three important reasons
why clover should always be grown
with timothy. First, the clover being
tap-rooted penetrates the soil, stands
drouth, mellows the soil, and timothy
grows much stronger and holds up
the clover Secondly, if sown for
pasturage, the timothy almost univer-
sally prevents the clover from swell
ing cattle. Thirdly, hay Is too bind
ing. especially for cattle, and clover
too washy (succulent,) hence both
together are better than either alone.
To these we may add, under the head
Of the first, that whore grass comes
In rotation, 1t is of the utmost import
ance, on a clay soil, that at least a
part Of this grass crop be clover. 1t
viii serve to mellow and loosen the
heavy soil In a remarkable degree, so
that when turned over with the piOW,
it will not only be rich, but loose and
friable. If, on the other hand, tim
othy alone Is sown, (Which some do
because the hay sells better the soil
will turn over heavy and clammy,
and be unfit for any crop which Is to
follow. The same correspondent says
that he is partial to rye for calf or
sheep pasture, which he occasionally
sows In the Summer or Autumn, after
a crop of corn; and then, after being
pastured Winter and Spring, it Is
turned under for aspiring crop-corn,
if the soil be strong enough-or 1t
may be allowed to go to harvest.
SETTING TREES AND SHRUBS.