The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-06-10
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

he has known lis father, eighteen o
twenty years ago, TO gather as much q.
forty bushels of apples from singls
tree, and these of the most excellent
varieties In the same region. it nov
takes about forty trees to produce one
bushcl. Apples began to decline in
that locality about 1850, In his faith.
er's orchard the progress of the disease
Twas quite marked. Bitter rot appear
ed aud the apples dropped off prema-
ljurely.sb The. disease spread until final-
lly.tho VIII ole orchard became afecte'.
His father hauled muck and put il
around the trees, and straw aud leaves
He nranured, mulehcd and pruucd, all
to no purpose. The trees sickened and
died, In his opinion, the death of the
trees was caused solely by climatic
changes N
9S When large crops of apples were
raised IN that locality, there we're
swamps and ponds near, .he country
had been but slightly cleared; the air
was damp and humid; there were dense
fogs and heavy dews. Tho same inau=
7epees which produced rich, juicy fruit
likewise caasgd ague and intermittent
fevers. "A. good fruit year was always
a fever and asue year. By and by the
country was cleared up, and the ponds
were drained; fogs and dews were rare,
and droughts frequen the agu, disap-
peayed, but the app es grew sick. They
could not do without moisture. Apples
are almost as choice of their locality as
grapes. La o timbered country, well
watered and not toe far north, they will
bear immense CROPS, with scarce any
atEentian. In other places they may do
fairly, but in a dry climate they can
not succeed.-Farmer, 40
lo SowiNa Grass SEED.-Mr. gephas
Johnson. said he had usually made
practice of seeding down to grass with
the oat crop; however, any other grain
could be used. The ground is put in
good condition; then the grain desired
to be used is wet up lightly by stirring
it up with water and training SO as on
ly the surface Of the grain shall be
moistened.Then to every rhree bush
els of cats turn on twelve quarts of tim
othy seed and one and one kalf pounds
of glover. and mix thoroughly with the
grain. The grass seeds adhere to the
kernels of grain, and both can be soWn
broadcast at one operation The grass
seed is spread very evenly by this meth
cd, and is vefy sure TO take Mr.
johnson taought the grass seed, being
in contact with the grain, received
considerable nutriment from its decay,
and for this reason was sure to take
and do we'll He remarked tliat when
the land was manHred in the spring
PREVIOUS 10 seeding, he omitted the clo-
yer as his soil wac natural to clover,
the clover coming in too thickIy if seed
and manure are used at the same time
Mr.. Willard said he had tried the
method recommended by Mr. johnson
and found it to succeed we'll Utica
Herald.
LAW For FARMERs.--In a ease re-
Gently tried in Philadeiphis, the follow
ing points we're decided by The court:
/. A tenant of farm, under lease
ilom year to year for agricultural ppr-
poses, is entitled to the waygoipg crop,
ard such letting must be presumed to
have been made if nothing to the con-
trary be said, a - o -. 's
+: 2 This duplication cannot be rebut
ted by implication of bad husbandry,
III tresspass by the landlord in de- |
tie tenants crop after the |
expiration Of the leas,, cannot be jus:
tilted by an alleged breach of contract.
3. II there be bad husbandry, the
is by suit, and not by confisca
tion of the tenant's riohts
4 There being q crop in the ground, |
whether good or bad, the teuants had
a right to it, and to take it away when
it ripened,
CrRE FOR HORSE DIsTEMpER =
When horse is first taken with the
lisseut er, almost the first symptoms
5f The disease which Will be noticed,
ne7that the animal refuses to drink wa
er when offered, appears languid and
hull, and eats little. After two or
hrce days the horse begin to cough
md swell under the throat. TO cure
his -discase,.is to take away most of the
eed, especially Lay. Dissolve a small
Iusptify of indigo in a pail ofwater,
nd make the horse drink it. Let him
rave 10 other water but that which has
he indigo dissolved in it. This is said
o be sure. cure. u " 5l .
: OLD TINE PRIcEs.-The following
Grticle gives the prices of eatables,
oDs, llpg time ago. This will do to
with The extrayagant prices of
he present day; ea 8
zip l130 bread enough to feed one
hundred men one day cost twenty FIVE
,ents :and sheep sold for eight cents. /;
n 1900 the price of the best wines was ,
aised to twelve cents "a quart. One
ent loases of wheat bread varied from
ixteen to ninety.six ounces in weight, !
ccording to the price of grain: Wheat
vas three cents q bushel in 1885 The ,
aw fixed the price of1tWo pullets at B
ents, and q fat lamb at from; Seto 1 2
ents, according to the season of the
ear, in 1899. IIl307i the best wine
ost fse dollars ton. In 1890 wheat ,
Fas tbnty seven cents "a bushel, and
his was deemed famine price By the
of that period, who desig- ]
ate this year as The sdearth year, In :
he time Of Henry the Eighth, beef /,
nd pork settled down to cent
,ound, and gGaba at a cent and half.
'hree ,pints of milk were sold for q
ent. The best. of it vas that these
prices were fixed by law, and so placed
mt of the reach of army contractors,
h hoddyites.s brokers, and the long train
fFeyils WHICH regulate the prices ID
his country at she present time. These
rices are reduced for convenie nee