The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-09-03
Agricultural.
fARM. GARnEN ANp HOtsEHoLp.

EARN. GARDEN AND H0tSEBOLp,
lFedrr by rHr wAYspr, 1Tae auhoritie
dfmoft German VILLAGES ~ opt f16t tree
along the Sides of The highwayA Tbk
CROP n farhedout every year and tAough
the village children appropriate wind-falls,
the. fruit IN the trees, however ~ never
pilfered, but is even snfer Than in our in
closed orchards 81 OJ bejo-
FRAoRANcE CHANGED ny CULTIVATION
Verbenas that grow wild, M they do in
some portions Of the southwest are
slightly fragrant. The same is true Of
verbenes hat are raised directly from the
seed; but Il they're p%ropagated fby cut
tings, "a they ordinarily are, they soon
entirely lose their %fngrance. On the 9th
Ell hand, wild roses acquire fragrance by.
cultivation and only e1hnie Q e%ratefol odot
after they have acquired the habits OF civil
ization. s.r.frHt ...G o.
CLUB ON CABBAGE Thousands of cab
bage plants are lost annually by the dis
ease called "club." This is caused by an
insect which deposiis it's eggs ON the root,
and the grubs eating into the roots, from
gall or excrescence known as the club. To
prevent this the market gardeners of Lon
don mix equal quantities of SCOT, COW dung
and clay, with wnter enough TO make them
the consistency Of paint. With this they
'puddle" the roots by dipping them ia u
before planting. "a
DRnLrSa wHr,r In the Monthly Re
port for April of the Department Of Agri-
culture, il tx said. 1T is worthy OF careful
mention and notice that IN every location
where wheat suffered from freezing, those
fields that wofe planted with the drill ARE
comparatively unscathed, while the broad
cast sowing is in Il misemble cOndititn II
is also found that thorough tillnge enables
the thrifty and VOL rooted plant to endure
the action Of the frost while the caEolessly
sowed wheat Is mined ~
CtorH FROM HOP VINES. A process has
been devised IN Belgium for converting the
fibre of hop vines into cloth and ropes.
The stalks. after the blossoms have been
gathered, nre macerated in water Tor some
time, and then spread ont to dry. After
this thew are beaten with a heavy mnllet to
separate the hemp-liko fibre from the ac-
~companyinp woody tissuca Afterwards
this fibre is carded aud woven in the same
manner as hemp. The cloth made from
hop vines is very strong aud substantial,
rs are the ropes made from the same ma
terial .f.H r.I
wATrEiNG TBrEa In very dry seasons
il is very important 70 water newly trans
planted trees; hut the common mode is
very Objectionable. When the water Is
poured on the surface, the soil il apt to
crack and let the moisture below escape
through the openings, so that its utility
may often be very doubtful Latterly, I
have applied water differently. Dig q hole
near tie trees 20 as not to. disturb the
roots. and pour in a pailful Then draw the
loose dirt until the hole Is filed and cover
up completely so that nothing wet
Is visible. and no cracks will ever appear.
A tree planted in this manner will not need
watering again fol- at least a week, Us but
very little Of the water will escape by eyap-
Grafton.
Rocks ABOUT GRlrE VNEs.-Tbe Amer-
can Journal of Horticulture thinks rocks
are an advantage to grape vinea, IL says
The whole secret OF the thing is, the
rocks absorb the heat Of the sun by dry,
and give Il of at night; keeping the tenn
pemture about it more fully equalized.
The same principle Is observed in cities,
where grape vines arc trailed in front Of
brick wallis, which absorb the heat hy day,
and reflect IT when most needed by the
vine. We propose to test more fully the
value of such treatment for the vine, by
placing stones about the roots Of several
bearing vines, in different parts Of the vine
yard where they iailed last year to rpen a
single grape
SWIMMING A HoRsE The rider having
taken up and crossed his stiTuips, thereby
preventing the horse from in amy way en-
tangling himself or the rider, should he
commence plunging or struggling IN the
water, must quite loosen the curb .reins, and
scarcely feel the bridooni and any attempt
to guide the horse must be by the slightest
touch of the rein possible. He must also
have his chest Rs much over the horses
withers M he can, nj the same time throw
ing his weight forward, and holding the
name, to prevent the rush OF water carry
ing him backwards,
Should the horse appear distressed, a
person who is unable to swim may with
great safety hold firmly by the name, and
throw himself flat out on the wRter; by
that means he will relieve the animal from
his weight, aud on the horse coming once
more into his depth, he may recover his
position IN the saddle. go Prairie ttume.
SAVING TIMOTHY SEED. Timothy design
ed for seed should be allowed TO stand until
fully ripe before gathering, and then cut
in the morning or evening while-n little
moist with dew, TO prevent loss by Smelling.
In places where the cradle cannot be hand
lily used, cut with a sickle never use the
scythe if il is possible 10 get along with
out il. The grass should be bound ia rs
large bundles as can be easily handled, and
bound tight, for the purpose OF saving all
the seed. Large sheayes give protection Ia
a greater number of heads than small ones,
and tight bands hold the seed that falls
into the centre. Set the bundles up, two
by two; and when all moisture is dIiedout
and the heads strip easily, draw to- the
barn in a tight boxed wagon, and thTesh
Immediately Run the seed through q fan.
ming mill, and then through q fine wire
sieve, holding it high in a light breeze %
that all Of the chatfy matter will be blown
away, leaving the seed entirely pure. 0h;C
Farmer. .
THE GRAssHoPPER PLioUr.-A cores
pondent of the Prairie Farmer, writing
from Pnge county, Iowa, says; On Satur
day, the sth inst the grasshoppers return
ed. During the night of the 7th inst,
strong wind commenced blowing from the
northwest, which steadily continued durinl
the next day-As early as nine o'clock a
m, large numbers of grasshoppers coult
be seen flying very high up; at about thre
O'Clock p. m the wind ceised TO blow 8
strong elthough o good breezel was KEEP
up. The g~rasshoppers commenced light
ing, which they did in fearful numbers, il
many places bending the tops Of the corn
stalks on which they settled, and CON
menced their work Of destruction. The
I, are yet with usi and have already injure
, the corn crop in many fields much. All
/, the early corn is too far advanced to. II
: ceiye any damage from them but much
/, the corn crop is late, because of the Yor
( of the grasshoppers Matched out here la
snriro' 1ete cron Wilt he ,nuch in