The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-07-05

third leaf. ,y,,o,. Aha reoch
,o.,s Mt succeed well, planted upon i iss
80 hocause of the soil being too sun
fH ."s,, "r wet. it will be found that II !he
Zach NE budded on the plum it VIII thrive We
we'll and give good crops OF 1ralI; an o,,a ~
~ came time, give to the tree moro haroi-
Ihe SYM. w ondnre extreme changes of tempera-
ture. Tho aod;tor If
the monthly report of the department OF agrl-
culture of Washington, J. X. Dodge, Esq,
has been on 1.goss His sn eSssg
.mt there lead him to- the conclusion
that the manner ofwheat culivatioRdn that
sectiot, is wrong, and must soon prove ruin
Gus to the farmers who practise it.. ny the
course of cropping pursued, the y,eta per per
to thirty bushels to an average Of twelve to
fourteen, and is yearly diminishing. To ar
rest this downward tendency it is proposed
Is diversity the crops more, thus giving the
soil a chance to recuperate while supplying
a greater variety of product. =,
FISH GUANo.-This refuse of the fish Oil
manufactures is of much valne when used
as a top dressing for grass lands. we ex-
nerimented with five or six tons OF 1t, the
mast wear, and found the best way to mt 1t
for application was to compost 1t with peat
or soil. When bed is formed Of alternate
LAYERS of fish and peat, and kept moist, the
fab soften and undergo putrefactive fermen-
tation, liberating valuable gases, which are
absorbed by the peat or soil. After few
weeks. the bed may be shoveled over, and
allowed to ferment again. In this way
compost is formed of great value and OF easy
application. To increase its value for grain
crous. ashes, bone dust, or superphOsphate
may be mixed with it. 1t gives an early
start to corn, producing luxuriant stalk,
and vigorous rapid growth. The phosph"lir
acid element of the bone is needed to given
weight and plumpness of the kernel.
Sowing GRASS SEED.-A correspondent
saws he had usually made practice OF seed
ing down to grass with the oat crop; how
ever, any other grain could be used. Inc
ground is put in good condition, then the
grain desired to be used is wet up lightly
by stirring it with water and draining so
as only the surface of the grain shall be
moistened. Then to every three bushels OF
oats, turn on twelve quarts of timothy seed
and one and u half pound of clover, 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
method, and is very sure to take. He
thought the grass seed, being III contact
with the grain, received considerable nutri-
uent from its decay, and for this reason was
sure to take and do well. He remarked that
when the land was manfred in the spring,
previous to seeding, he omitted the clover,
the clover coming in too thickly if seed and
manure are used at the same time.
H1lli VS.. Low LANDS FOR FRCIT GROW
IhG.-A correspondent says very truly 81
is O common remark that our hills are COLI
during the winter, and they who live upel
the plains and in he valleys ttatter them
selves that they favored with sheltered
situations and IL milder atmosphere. Bu
the mercury sinks lower on the low land
than it does on the hills; the frosts are late
in spring and earlier i'll autumn the seas"
is shorter, and, consequently, the hills ar
than the wales. For several years have OF
served that the peach orchards on the hill
and mountains have borne full crop whe
every bud will be killed on the plains.
is SO this year my trees are now in bloom
while not flower is seen on the Hats half
mile below, and only a few hundred fes
lower. So it has been with the cold durin
the last Of April Though the ground froz
en- the hills NO fruit buds were iniure<
while the cold was SO severe below as to do
stroy buds on tile cherry tree. That II
season is longer on the hills is evident. fIpl
usually thoroughly 1natured as high mort
rs the south line Of Massachusetts,. But b
early hosts cut them ON low lands al aroln
me. In the plains in the evening one fhels
damp chill in the atmosphere, which chang
to warm current upward as you aseel
the hills" ed ,,r-:f. anu. !,
iMpoRrANr TO FRUIT GRowERs.-A CO
- respondents says: I" 1t may be interestin
as we'll as useful, to some readers to kne
of a cafe and effectual method by which t
fatal attacks of the peach borer may be pr
vented. Having tried all the plans propos
for the last Ave years merely as an expe
ment upon neglected trees, have fOn
them all deficient in one thing, namely, Pl
venting the renewal of attack. Nine yea
experience fully proves to me that the wa
water Of salt works, called mother lique
or bitter water is a sure preventive.
viii not aver that it will kill the worm VIII
once in the tree, as my experience is 1
conclusive on that point, but 1 do assert Il
it has killed them by thousands when par
in the tree and not entirely shielded by
bark. 1 apply it any time during the 8,