The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-05-07


A correspondent of the Journal Of the
Farm says he raised 1900 bushels of su-
gar beets TO the &C on soil not over
six inches in depth.
Three hund ed and City basl els / 4
potatoes remove ninety pounds of pot
ash from the soil on which they are
grown; consequently, wood ashes is
one of the most valuable manures for a
crop.
There is man i'm the West who
moves so often that whenever a cover
cd wagon comes near the house, his
chickens all fall on their backs and cross
their legs, ready to be tied and car
ried to the next stopping place.
Notwithstanding the soil of England
is growing richer, clover il SO uncer-
tain that it is sown once in twelve
years. This is because roots have ex-
tracted the clover element from the
soil and the attempt { f the agricultural
chemists to supply it has failed.
c1f. Lb' A1hfftJY w AAo AaA5Ch ihoA0bNGe
the present season at the rate of $50
bushels to the acre, and onions at the
rate Of 622 bushels to the acre, stated
at q late meeting of the Waltham,
Mass Farmers Club, that he had
found air-sIacked lime to be sure
cure for the onion-maggot.
A Way 10 Remore Foul dir From
Wetis.-A correspondent of the Scien-
tifc American had a. we'll ''so full of
carbonic acid gas. that it instantly ex-
tinguished a lighted candle, He
cleansed it thoroughly by letting an
umbrella down and rapidly hauling it
up a number Of times in succession.
Kidding a Henery Of Lice.-Daniel
Kembell, of Mt. Holly, n. j., is pos
tive ''if you mix about a gill of gas
tar with a pail of whitewash, and APP
ply it with a brush to all exposed sur
faces these pests of the roost will either
die quickly, or go away very fast"
The recipe is certainly worth trying.
The Utica Herald says: Averaging
the results of several careful expert
meuts in feeding corn to hogs, shows
| that two bushels of corn in the ear, or
one busheI of shelled corn, made nine
and seven twentieths pounds of pork,
while the same amount ground into
meal and mixed with water made O.
leven and one eighth pounds of
| pork"
Lard should never be used for greas-
ing wagons, for it will penetrate the
hubs, and work its way along the ten
ons of the spokes, and spoil the wheel.
| TalloW is the best lubricater for wood
axeltrees, and castor oil for Iron ones.
| just grease enough should be applied
to the spindle of a wagon to give 1t O.
light coating.
To Destroy Lice on CdttLe.-I have
tried many remedies, yet ! have found
none which effects cure SO quickly
and thoroughly as to make strong
suds of soft soap and rain water, adding
q handful or so of common salt, which
forms thick paste, like substance.
Apply this by rubbing thoroughly over
the animal. If using it upon colts,
blanket them well to prevent their
catching cold. I have known one ap-
plication to entirely obliterate all tra-
ces of these pests, leaving the skin in a
natural and healthy state Cor. Rural
Ne,c Yorker.
How TO Make Good Yedst.-A farm
er's wife sends US the following recipe
for paking good yeast:
Take eight good sized potatoes, peel
and boil them in gallon of water un
til quite soft; then smash them very
fine, and put in two thirds of cup of
salt, and one cup of sugar; pour over
them the water they were boiled iu
and let them stand until cold. Then
put in some good yeast, and pour all
into good clean jug let it stand in a
warm place twelve hours, then cork up
tight, and set in cold place. 1t will
be ready for use in day or two, and
| will keep month in summer, and
any length of time in winter If kept
tightly corked.
Fine BLdckiI;g for Shoes. Take. four
ouncesAof ivory black, three ounces of
the coarsest sugar, a tablespoonful of
sweet oil, and a pint of small beer;
mix them gradually cold.
n strong Paste for Paper.-To two
large spoonfulls of fine -four put as
much pounded rosin as will lie on a
shilling mix as much strong beer as
will make it of due consistency, and
boil half an hour. Let it be cold before
| it is used.
| A Durable Paint for outdoor Work.
Any quantity of charcoal powdered,
sufficient quantity of litharge as a
dryer, to be mixed smoothly with lir-
seed oil. The above forms a good
black paint, and by adding yellow
ochre an excellent green is produced,
which is preferable to a bright green
used by painters for all garden work,
and does not fade with the sun. This
composition was first used by DIR. Par
| ry, of Bath, on some spouts, which on
being examined fourteen years after
ward, was found to be rs perfect as
when first put up.
4 Orchard Caterpillar. This insect
'eomes and goes" abundant in some
years, and in others nearly disappears.
Where the millers or moths have left
their rings or eggs on the shoots of
trees. now is the time to destroy them.