The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-07-07
HOUSE md FARM.

OF some of our farmers in Central New York
to turn down sod in the spring, and put OF
| peas; SOW early and reap early, and then re
plant and put to wheat. This prepares the
ground, and puts it always in excellent
order.
It's known that peas have mell0wing
| influence on the surface; that they also en-
rich the land, only less than clover; and
that the soil turned up-the rotten sod-is
just the thing for a seed bed, while the soil
turned down is also mellowLthe whole in a
good condition throughout, not too loose.
and the manure sod well rotted, which
will favor the berry and the brightness of
the straw. If this sod has been clover
bed, all the better; this will enrich it below,
as well as mellow it, and enrich it at the top
and throughout. A heavy crop of clover,
continued for two years, if the soil lacked
vegetable matter. is tue best thing that can
be done for it, and cannot well be valued
too highly-so much clear gain from the at
mosphere, such mellow, dry soil; the effect
so deeply extended, and throughout,
plant-food and seed bed available at once.
For wheat you get no better land, it seems
Pens are next to clover; and we have seen
those who think peas equal, if not superior
20 clover, to be followed by wheat This
opinion is based upon experience alone and
we have seen the effect, which it is hard to
surpass. Plow the land the same depth as
before, so as to get just the sod; this makes
two plowings the same season, and is EQUIV
olent to fallow, while you have your crop
ofpeas for your labor and this crop, it is
found, is good one. There needs a little
plaster-just dusting-to start it, or a
sprinkling of ashes but if the soil is good,
these are not needed. After the wheat. a
crop OF barley or oats, OF, it for feed crop
of barley and oats, making heavy growth,
and then seeded down; or, if the soil needs
recruiting, and it is desirable, seed down
alter the wheat always sowing on the light
SHOWS OF spring This never fails here, of a
good catch.
To DESTROY WARTs-Dissolve in about
pint OF water as much common washing
soda as the water will take up; wash the
warts with this for minute or two, and
let them dry without wiping. Keep the
water In bottle, and repeat the washing
often, and 1t will take away the largest
warts. a-po
1t is said that one of the most powerful re-
NEEDLES Tor bots in horses is a strong decoc
lon OF sage tea, made very sweet. 1t dis
lodges the bots instantly.
1t is now claimed that LARGE orchards
breed insects and diseases after the manner
Of large cities, and that the remedy is small
farms and small orchards.
A farmer in Ohio had thrifty orchard
which bossolned freely but bore no fruit.
lie washed twelve of the trees once a week
with strong soapsuds, and was gratifed by
line harvest the subsequent season.
Whenever we find country divided up
into small estates, each and every owner
working his lands with his own hands. we
find brave, patriotic and free people. en-
joying competence and domestic comfort
with manly dignity.
CURE FOR FELoN.-Among our exchang-
es, we find the following simple method of
curing pest which has been very annoying
to the human family for centuries: "When
you feel the singing or humping sensation
procure small piece of fy-blister, place it
directly over the spot, and let it remain for
about eight hours; then remove the same.
and you Will see the felon, or matter under
the surface of the skin, and which you can
remove by pricking with needle" This is
said to be sure remedy.
SMOKING BABIEs-Mrs. Stowe saws: |
Children of smoking fathers often have |
their brains and nervous system entirely i'm
orcgnated with the poison of nicotine in
he helpless age Of infancy. A couple came
% country place entirely for health of their
,nly boy, a feeble infant. The child was
pale and sickly. The parents had but one
Dom, in which they lived with HIM. and
Which was every evening blue with tobacco
moke. Every evening that helpless little
reature took into its lungs as much tobacco
S If he had smoked cigarette. Still more
han this-the mother who was nursing that
niant did what was equivalent to smoking
ne cigar every evening-she breathed her
smoke Now, if your baby
mokes cigars, you will find by and by when
e comes to need brains, that his brain pow
r will be starry, fitful, morbid. full of nerv-
US kinks, and cranks, one of those wretch
d human beings who live life like that
described by Hawthorn in his story of
Feathcrtop only capable of existence and
fficiency while he is smoking, but sinking
ito dimness and stupidity when he stops.h
hAbII IN ANLMAlIS.-A writer to the |
oston Cattiodtor states that, having moved
is barn the past season to some distance
ON the trough where the animals had
'rmerly drank, a considerable stream of
alter during fresilet flowed through be- |
veen the barn and the old watering place.
n turning the cattle out the first morning
tier the tIeshet, several of the larger ones
assed over the stream to drink, though the
alter was so deep that they had to swim.
A STRAGE LAMB.-There is a strange
eak of nature to be found on the plantation
Jonathan I. Walker, Esq, in the forest
Qrince George, Md. 1t is lamb. 1t has
0 tail, or ears, or nose, but instead, has an
pening in the face, somewhat similar to the
outh of the human species, and as it wad-
les along on its little legs, only four inches
ng, presents quite grotesque appearance.
all other respects 1t is healthy, Strong and
tive. }Hs 81 is
OLD HAY.-Levi Snow, of Dover, VT, has
cen feeding out hay this spring., that has
zen in the barn thirty-four years, and it
lme out green, bright and sound. Cattle
e it as well, and it was as good in every
spect as hay grown last summer.
EARLY BEARING OF FRUIT TREEs-We
ave not the least doubt that allowing trees
bear heavily when young is injurious
9TH to the health of the tree and its future
caring. We have noticed upon our own
remlses on several occasions that whenever
e allowedyoung trees to bear unreasonably
affected its future bearing for two or three
ears. We have since reduced the early
roduct of a tree to from one to three speci-
ems, and have found the trees afterwards
} go on bearing regularly. 1t is the same