Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-09-08

is easily done. AS soon as the crop
is gathered from the vines, pull them
up and burn them all up clean and
you will destroy the incoming crop of
bugs. When | first tried this few
years ago, there was not a bug iD my
garden the following spring. A neigh
Dor called on me at that time, stating
that his vines were wholly destroyed
by these bugs. | told him | had not
one in my garden. He would not be-
lieve it. offered him ten cents a
bug for all he could catch in an hour
He started for the garden. thinking
he could make good job of it, and
looked over all the vines, but found
none. l then told him of my plan of
prevention, which was a complete
success. Tell the gardeners to try it..
1t would be well, at the same time, to
burn all the weeds in order to destroy
the seeds. "-RuraI NeU Yorker.
FALL PLOUGHING.-WithOut elab-
Grating the many strong points in ia
vor Of fall ploughing, a few Of the
more prominent benefits may be brief
ly stated as follows:
/. August and September is a good
time to turn over bound out sod land,
and manure and reseed it at once to
grass, obtaining crop of hay the fol-
lowing year.
2. October and November is an
excellent time to break up sod land
for planting the following spring.
3. Tho weather Is then cool and
bracing, and the team strong and
hearty for the work; while the wealth
er in spring is more relaxing and the
team less able; and spring work be-
ing always hurrying, it saves time to
dispatch as much of the ploughing as
possible during the previous autumn.
4. Sod land broken up late in au
tumn will be quite free from growing
grass the following spring, the root.
Of the overturned sward being 50 gen
orally killed by the Immediately sue
ceeding winter that not much grass
will readily start in spring.
5. The frostS of winter diSintegratt
the ploughed land, 50 that it readily
crumbles in fine particles in spring
and a deep mellow seed bed is easily
made. The chemical changes anC
notifications resulting from atmoS
pheric action during the winter, de
velOpe latent fertility in the upturneC
burrows, which, together with the mel
lowing influences, materially increas,
the crop.
6. Most kind Of insects are eithe
wholly destroyed, or their depreda
tions materially checked by late fall
ploughing; especially the common
white grub and the cut worm.
I. Corn stubble land may be plough
ed late in the fall, and thus be al
ready for very early sowing in tn
spring, thereby going far to insure
good catch of grass; the roots Of tn
new seeding getting hold well or be
ing well established efore tn
drOughts of summer come on.
Most land in New England need
deeper ploughing than has general,
been practiced. Where the subsoi
is fine grained, and unctuous, and close
or where there Is hard pan of gooC
quality, deep ploughing may be a
once resorlcd to with decided advan
tage. Where the subsoil is poorer
the pioughlng may still he advantage
ouSly deepened by degrees, say al
inch at each new breaking up. Blu
in far a majority OF cases, deep plough
: ING may be practiced at Once-indee
: it may be the rule, with safety, Will
shallow pioughing may be the eXcel
: ton. PIoughing say nine, ten, eleve
: or twelve inches in November, tn
: subsoil turned up will grow sever;
, shades darker by spring. The frost
5 and atmospheric influences Of winte
e will mellow the soil, the inorganic e
= ementS and all latent fertility will |
n made more active for benetitting tt
t crop. In spring, spread the manu-
: and Dlow it in or mingle it with tt
}. soil, to the depth say of four inche
}, or little more or less, and you hay
5 the very best attainable condition #
Il realizing good crops. Deeper ploug
t ing may thus be practiced than wou
e at all times be safe, or eXpedient,
: the plougling is delayed till spring.
! LIQUID MANURE.-We believe the
:. is no system Of enriching the land f
: small gardens, with view to perte(
= ion of crops, so truly economical a;
y so easily available as that of uSil
!! liquid manure. We occasionally he
= of a gardener, or an amateur grow
% Of some special plant or crop, that h
20 practiced enriching with liquids, b
~ it is only occasionally; yet the resi-
- Of every record is i'll its favor, and
20 searching inquiry into an extra pl
duction offruit, flower or plant almo
=, invariably watering with liquid Il
: nure as the cause. There is in almC
' every family waste of liquids, viii
20 3 usually 90 into the sewer or drain,
70 possibly upon the road, where tn
ns are Of no avail, but if saved by bel
~ conducted to a tank, would enri
81 the entire garden spot of vegetabl
- small fruits, furnish stimulus to t
" rose and other flower borders, a
keep the grass plat green and frt
W. even in the hottest and driest wea
nd er of midsummer. The use of a lit
ch plaster GYPSUM occasionally thro
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