The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-17

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Furnished BY A. y. Norris, H., dfeirr IN Seeds,
] Trees, ines, Tnp'cmcnis, S., K STRAIT, near
Iiccny-Slc0ad, mar PrnHsgiraHid GrCHIc and
Circlc, TGhin1ioR, d. C.-Fnrncrs arc again
buByj blowing for winter grain should be i'm.
mediatcly oomplel ed. BY the 2jth VI this month
! grain seeding should be over, lil ing another
Interval Of rest. There 10 always something to
demand the farmers attention. Warm weather
will soon be over. See to your winter supply Of
fucli repair dilapidatcd fences; gather up
| tools and implements, and put under shelter;
! clean and off the polished parts Of plows, re.
move all gum from mowers and rcApers; 1t Ia
easily done by using bcn7Inci make prepare.
lions TO keep up your orchards with peach,
pear, apple, plum and cherry trees. They
will reply you well, beside the thanks Of
your postcrlty which you should aim to de-
serve. Look TO your live stock, see IL you
good stock. You can easily rid sheep Of ticks
and vermin by using the funigaior. Good
points for cows are; head small, lean, bony,
prominert, bright aud clear horns jght color 5
ears long aud thin, neck short and thick
through the heart, back loins and hips broad
and an, wide, iegs short the s.in should haye
roomy behind, and the teats standing wide
apart of convenient size, chest broad. In
choosing young cows select one which has her
frat calf In June, rs pasture is then good.
She will make better mixer than one that
calves In fall or winter. All her parts that
tend to the secretion Of mill are developed to
their utmost capacity In June, and the udder,
the teats, the milk veins become permanently
enlarged DO not sacrifice the caiI 20 Of your
beat mixers to the butcher The latter part
OF August 10 the best time for young heifcr
to make the intimate Acquaintance Of M ale
companion If II can be 40 arranged; 10 cents
gallon for milk and IS cents per pound for
these prices. glover and blue grass Is better
for milch cows than timothy aud green grass
sturgeon oil applied with feather or sponge
will Keep flea from annoying horscs and dogs
ears, nocks, &c, when uslug N luurc on your
lands pillow 1t 10 Immediately. Save the DIAM
lngs OF your baFn-yard pile by pumping It
back again; 1t is worth gold, especially so by
the addition Of small Quantities Of salt and
plaster occasionally to the pile. Sheltered
manure possesses superior value, also shell.
tered fuel and sheltered stock. List Of best
seed wheats broadcast q bushels seed to
aorci drilled, ~ bushels do; French white
chat Mcditettancan, 10 bushels per acre
bcardedi Weeks white, 10 bushels do. beard.
Boughton or Tapnah lnnork, 81 bushels do.
smooth; Blue stem, % bushels do. smooth;
White chaf Mediterranean, 9j bushels do,
ae SSaed Tsi eArs S%sf y
bushels do: bearded. For a good cheap
fence, use the Usage orange. In kitOhen gar.
i . hoe and eletn crops Of .rinseh, and
large leaves During iiIst week prepare good
soil well manurrl, inr II crap for fall and
winter use. Plant cat lettuce sowcd LIST
month when OF proper Size. Winter radish
should be gown during the first two weeks In
light moderately rich soil, and curled cndvo
transplanted for late use; tie up cndivo AZ
directed In August, on dry days; Earth w
celery AS its growth alV Inoesi do not bury
the hearts Of the plIntsi II you bTulsu tho
stalks they will decay. Sow corn said aud
chetvIl for winter anu early spring use. Keep
an eye to the tuLnlp crop; II planted in drills
hoe and weed. To produce early summer cab.
bagcs this Is the time for sowing cabbage seed
In good rich soil, thoroughly titled nd heavily
manured. Sow caulnJwer between the Goth
and 3Oth OF the mouth. To late crops OF cau!t.
flower aud broccoli give occasional wateTings.
Gather all ripe seed, spread them on cloths or
mats, and transplant all hardy herbs. Upon
the receipt of ~ Mr.. Morris will transmit full
instructions relative to the growth Of hops.
The lower garden, this month, more than re.
pays the attention giyGnit. SOuhsve enjoyed
your spring and summer flowers, but you now
have the dazzling beauty, luxuriant growth
and fragrance which renders the garden so
lovely and attractive, the delicate foliage, the
pleasant shade, beautiful blossoms, magnin.
cent fowcrs, and dewy petals nj autumn.
The double Gambia lowered halstm IL splen.
did. several varieties Of nowrr seed should
now be planted to bloom clrly'nc\t season,
which do not bloom the iirSt SESSION they are
planted. Herewith IL list of flower coed tOf
fall planting pink, hOllyhOrk, mimuius, pan.
flower, canterbury bcll-all very beautiful, aud
should be in every garicn. Stake and water
and asters, at this season the pride OF the gar.
den. The reader Is especially reminded that
September Is the proper time to conclude
what Kinds OF trees are required for irult or
shades also, Vines and small fruits, rhubafh,
asparagus, currents, g0oscborriCB, rhspbCrriCs,
grapes, Ne. Mr. Morris has for sale u stock of
several thousand fruit trees also, vines and
small fruits, AMI solicits that oldcIs may be
sent in early in October. As the time for
transplanting IL necessarily abort, they viii
he illled in rotation, and trees delivered In
Washington, Baltimore anu Philadelphia free
of freight, and hrst quality. Annexed is
partial list Of names Of some Of the best fruits:
pears-summcr, tyson, bell" lucrative, beurFe
diel, buhum, duchess; winter, glout, morcCau,
lawrence, vicar of W. apples-sunmcr, artra-
cham early harvest, rcd streak, golden sweet
autumn, drhp d'Yr, jciri's, Jersey swCcii"2,
fall water ~. r.. Orlci carly. Call and CN-
anime list Of peach, pluG, cherry, ~, A fuIl
assortment OF the chuicrat variety.
Social joy, G,r which unuk Iud ID aim,
BY trees and fruits NJ | Movers !, mach euhauc, D.
Social sorr w lose. Ia III, pain
Trees and Seeds and Plants, New seed
store X street near TwCnty-second.
FERMENTATION OF HA,ur CuLuUE-Thht
public spirited and gontlrmHnly citizen, JULH
I. Given, esqr after whUW one Of our yacht
clubs naHCd their pretty boat, yesterday pre-
scented to that club fine suit of eolors, To-
foot streamer and u 3OXiO-Inch national nag,
Manufactured by HOrstmln Brothers q Co,
Philadelphia.
ARRIVED HoMg.-Thc wcIl.knowu caterer,
M. Wormlcy, who kccUs the House OF Repre-
scntativcs restaurant, has returned from Eu-
rope, he having accompanied Hon. Rcyc!dy
ranging the household matters Of the min.
ister.
HEAR YE, PEOPLE, ASD LIsTES 70 rHR
yOice or WIsDoM.--fhOsc In want OF gcuts'
furnishing goods, good goods, At low prices, go
to the original Franc, i0i Scycuth street, Ge-
tween ID and T., where you Will find splendid
assortment, twenty per cent. cheaper than in
any similar establishment in the city. His
motto Is, "a quick penny is better than slow
dollar" remember the placc-4yI seventh
street, large platc-glasA front, six doors below
L street. No branch store.
THE Iron GLAD will steam mp to-day, tho
nth instant. An lovers Of steamed oysters will
call at the old original steamer, where they
know II Ia done up brown, \
I. NJ. HARVEY,
Corner Pennsylvania av and Eleventh at.