Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-09-04
agricultural.

Men whp have not minds clear enough TO
comprehend such simple fact as that hay OF
vefy ini-Fi quality when made from grass
viii, l. commencing to form seed should eat
e,'ne I.tincr ether salad which has begun
10 reed
Tie Janesrille. Wis. Ga-afe says that
81 acres " wheat were recently cut in one
day with a Glow reaper. drawn by one pair
IF horses. The grain was in three fields,
and time was lost in gong from one to an
Other the ground was al-a uneven and IL
regular.
4. Florist and Poiomogisf says that pine
aprles are now imported u England from the
Azores. The fruit is not only large and Of
excellent quality, bat is not conveyed IN
fresh and perfect state. The first batch
brought into Liverpool in the pots in which
the plants were grown was 50 fine, that the
lot. upwards Of fifty, was sold wholesale to
one purchaser at 80 shillings each.
i farmer Of Camden, y. J has small
Apricot tree. only six years old, which bore
four bushels Of apricots last year. The first
hushel was sent to commission merchant IN
New York who gave him n dollar for quart
Had the entire fruit been carefully picked
and marketed, the tree would have yielded
Sl2S, 90.
\ correspondent Of the Western RuTai
gives the following as n remedy for an ex-
cess Of hies - Take one egg. one tea
spoonful Of molasses, one large teaspooniul
Of ground black PEPPER; beat NJ together m
plate, and set where flies can get at II.
You viii be surprised to see how It VIII
make them fzzle out
j. f. writes to the Country Gentleman to
ask if any one has made satisfactory eSpe-
rimcnt to settle the matter, whether plants
abstract anything from the soil or not lo
which the editor replies. by asking how 9th
erwise can our correspondent account Tor the
mineral matter contained in the plant, as
shown by the ash left on burning II?
The Tfioa Hrad advise all farmers tl
keep "a farm Journal, in which should be
daily and weekly entered memorandum ol
operations in the same manner as the trans
actions Of a banker record showing date
mode If operatiln amount Of labor and cE-
pense Of each branch Of industry, would
prove OF great value 10 the keeper, and save
him many hundreds of dollars.
Usually cucumher. fr pickles, when
grown in large quantities. are preserved II
brine and sid ia that state 10 be afterward
picked. The following plan Of preparing
them has been recommended Tut Oh tht
cncumbcrs. when 0ne-third grown, wit
scissors. 80 as not to displace the vines OF
tear of the stems wash them IN water and
Law them in a suitable vessel without wiping
Salt enough 70 fill the spaces between Inc
cucumDers should be put in, which, with the
water left on the cucumbers. will form mix
turc which will keep them for long time
They can be picked at leisure. To save ez
tn, handling, the water, salt. and vessel io'
the i5-;:-el.ers may b. taken to the field anr
the work done there.
Cows that hold upmilk, Mr.. Johnson says
can be cured If they will drink sour milk
After drinking. and as soon as they begin t
lick the rail. they will give down freely lie
has tried it with cows that would give abou
two thirds the proper quantity, retaining tn,
other portion Then he gives them the mill
to drink. and waits until they begin to hci
the nail. when be has no trouble in obtain
inc the reminder. lie has tried meal, sal
and various things, but found nothing t.
produce such an effect as sour milk.
Near London, meadow grass lie often Gu
twice. the second moving being too soft an'
not making as much az the first cutting bu
a. it il the rule for every one taking hay t
London. 10 take but eighteen cwt 10 load
and to return home with at least two tons O
good horse dung. the land is kept mp in
first rate condition It Is the fine, silky
feathery heritage growing in the moving a
well rs the pastures, which Is encouraged Il
England and the .' bottom grass (as tn
is essential to the grass land Of every dee
cripton, excepting that which Il sowed wat
the intention Of being plowed again