The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-06-21
AGRICULTURAL.

| Mainly to prevent the waste of the most
valuable part of the manure. Muck or peat
absorbs the ammonia, adds to the bulk and
value of stable manure, and for most farm
'ers its carriage pays.
RAW INDIAN MEAL FOR CHICKENs.-A
recent writer says that he found out more
than fifty years ago that raw Indian meal
will kill chickens. He feeds wheat, or wheat
screenings, mixed with a very little cracked
corn, with bread soaked in milk or water,
and scalded meat.
BUDDING THE RosE.-A writer adopts a
plan in budding roses which greatly expe-
dites the work, and is attended with COM
plete success. Instead of haste or wOrsted,
common adhesive plaster is substituted. In
this method no tying is necessary, the plas-
ter adhering at once exactly where it is re-
quired. The plaster used is the common
adhesive plaster bought at the shops, and
the writer statesthat by it's use the budding
is performed with greater neatness and ex-
actness, as we'll as rapidity.
LIMA BEANs.-Among all the garden
vegetables generally used in late summer
and nutriciOus, and more generally esteemed
than Lima beans. The best mode to raise
them is to have well prepared border of
good soil, and in rather a warm location.
Plant about five beans in q circle and set q
good pole in the centre, training the vines to
the pole as they grow up. When about five
feet high, pinch off the leaders; this will
cause them to put out laterals and bear most
abundantly. OF course they should be hoed
frequently, and kept free from weeds until
they are in bloom. 1915.
"GooBER PEAs."-Arachys Hypogea is
the botanical term. A correspondent of the
Mobile Tribune says one hundred bushels
may be raised to the acre, on suitable land,
properly prepared; that one hand can
easily cultivate thirty acres, and the peas
may be usually sold at from two and q half
to three dollars per bushel. Of course, ad-
ditional help would be required in the
gathering, which is tedious work. Double,
if not quadruple, as much money may be
made to the hand in raising ground peas as
in cultivating cotton. We believe the lands
Is in these diggins" are admirably suited to
the purpose mentioned, and we give the
item for the benefit of farmers.
APPLYING MANURE TO GROWING CROPS.
IF, from any cause, broadcast manuring has
been neglected, it is frequently desirable to
apply manure to growing crops. This
should be done before they are half grown.
upon the grass crop, with excellent results.
1t is easy to double what would be light
crop of hay, by applying Peruvian guanc,
or the fine ground fish guano, in the month
Of May. A great change is seen in the color
and vigor of the grass within two or three
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rainy weather. Ashes alone, or ashes and
plaster, are good top-dressing for potatoes.
Any of the concentrated fertilizers, if hon
estly made, will pay on the corn crop at the
first or second cultivating. All garden
crops are benefited by top-dressings, and if
nure, SO much the better.
ONION SETs-But few persons seem to
know that onion sets can be had in any way
but by raising the top or button onions
The market gardeners long since found q
better way of getting sets, and at the same
time, such as make better onions. AS this
is the time to plant, we propose telling our
country friends how to-raise onion sets:
Select as poor piece of ground as you
have, and after blowing it, harrow or rake
down level, and then SOW onion seed, quite
thick, in drills about one foot apart. AS
they come up do not touch them unless they
get too weedy, in which case pull out the
weeds. When they grow till the onions are
the size of a bean, pull them up and lay
all, then put them away in some loft where
they will not freeze too much next winter.
Try this way of raising sets and you will
never want buttons or top sets again to
plant to raise onions from.
SAwDusT AS MANURE.-The common
practice of throwing this article into the
streams on which sawmills are situated, is
reprehensible. 1t would not pay to spread
it upon a muck swamp, but upon any sandy
land, or light, gravely loan, deficient in
vegetable matter, it would prove a good
dressing, and in time would show good re-
suits. The best use we have ever seen it
put to, was bedding for animals in stables.
1t is4an excellent absorbent, and will keep
cows clean even better than straw. 1t is
also very light, handy article in the hen
merry, and more clearly to handle than muck
in common, open, privy vaults. The article
tensively used upon floors in eating saloons,
and for other purposes. At country mills
it can generally be had for the carting, as
mill owners are glad to be rid of it. 1t is
good substitute for straw, and this is now
worth SO much for manufacturing purposes
in many parts of the country that no thrifty
farmer can afford to use it for bedding.
The NEW STRAWBERRIEs.-We clip the