The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-26

with from the face of the earth.
What? Why, every one of those
harmless, innocent hooking millers
that you see; pretty and harmless as
they look, each one is the father or
mother of an innulnerable and infer
nal brood of loathsome worms, cater
pillars, etc., to destroy your fruit and
crops. Men and brethren, women
and sisters, young and old, do not
neglect to destroy all the millers and
moths you cpme across Do this
without the slightest compunction or
hesitation.-Erch0nge.
20 THE California Farmer is excited
ION the wheat question, and claims
that the farmers of that State can
raise and sell wheat for 12I cents a
bushel. We advise them not to dol it
as long as they can get higher price.
THE Neto England Farmer says:
1t is the province of agricultural pa
pers to repeat knowledge, rather than
to give new. People forget, and must
be reminded. New facts, worth re-
cording, are few and far between. -..zo
THE american Agrtculturalist says
there is not the least foundation for
the view that wolf teeth cause disease
of the eyes in horses, but thinks they
may very properly be removed, which
is easily done by smart blow with
mallet on wooden pin placed against
the tooth. <a-i-5I
IS THE american Agricultaualist says
tallow is the best article for greasing
wooden axles, and also recommends
castor oil for iron and steal axles In
either case but little should be used.
p THE Senaca black cap raspberry
new variety. It resembles the Doc
little in many respects. but is said to
be eight to ten days later, with larger
and sweeter berries. ltis also claimed
to be well adapted to mark citing, from
its firm texture. It's Iateneas adds to
its value as, a market berry.
q Hot weather is upon us, and It is
high time everything about and in
the house and other buildings was
made sweet and tidy. Pay especial
attention to clearing out the decayed
vegetable matter from the cellar; the
health of, an entire family mag be
seriously endangered by an undue
neglect to this matter. r. Is -.
= If people VIII but add to their or
binary lists of garden vegetables the
the Brussels sprout the
egg plant, the martynia, the oyster
plant, the sweet potato and celery,
they will. if ordinary success crowns
their efforts, thank God more heartily,
and be inspired to higher and nobler
thoughts and actions; for what can
be more inspiring than the thought
that these come directly from Him.
A BIT of 1shr1bbery in the yard,
vine climbing by trellis, strip of
refreshing green spread from the
door, are sure to make a place of
greater marketable value; which,
thought Of before any other.
Z KEEP the hoe or the iron rake GO
ing in che garden, and the cultivor in
the fields; aud don't forget to tie up
the grape vines, and to keep a sharp
look out for caterpillars on the fruit |
trees.
i! TWELVE quarts of SCOT in hogs /
head of water viii make a powerful |
liquid manure, which will improve the
growth of flowers, garden vegetable |
or root crops In either liquid or a
solid state it makes an excellent top
dressing for grass or cereal crops. S
FEED stock regularly, aud cut and |
cook food as much as possible. Few
farmers do it,
The potato is a great absorber of |
Therefore wood ashes are a
good manure for it.
SMOKE from rags, dry wood, or
corn eohs. Is better than from tobacco
IN pacifying bees to remove honey, etc.
CARROTS are recommended for
horses to aid digestion, and tomatoes
to COWS TO improve and increase the
milk.
EXPERIMENTS seem to prove that
fence posts set up the reverse way
from which they grew, will last much
longer.
HANGERS should be low, and stables
well--Yentllated and well lighted,
Many horses are made blind By being
kept In the dark.
: If the roots of trees are dipped into
water just before planting, the earth
that sticks to them will give immedi-
ate support to the small fbres.
II is difficult to tell colo from bots
in a horse, but a tablespoonful of
chloroform, IN twice as much mucil-
age, is good remedy for either.
NINE TENTHs of the diseases which