The Lincoln County herald., 1869-12-16
AGRICULTURAL. DOMESTIC ETC

Az AGRICULTURAL. DvA4hcTlU EEiC' EiC'
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Grimes Golden Apple 10 coming late
favor iu oil parts Of Iowa.
Abbott's Lawn Apple 10 the name Of .
seeding fruit Of considerable merit.
A TOP dressing Of Ans stable manure
in Winter 10 Of great benefit to lawns and
grass plats.
"Dowuer's Late" was voted the best
cherry at the late PomologicaI Conven. |
At Philadelphia. . |
Some One calculates thss an' acre Of
buekwheat ylsldh fourteen pounds Of
honeysdaily i71I EiHt ~
AZ ! lats usstiog q the Iowa HSrsi.
esltural Society, ne Kittssinsy ma syeepd
the best blackbsfry.
In garden -culturs, asparagus may bs
sst ip fevs tWssvs inchesi apsst Plants
also twelve inches asundsr.
There have been 1000, 900 bushels Of
peanuts raised on the south eide Of james
river, between Pittsburg and Norfolk, Va,
this year.
Unipprovsl isndsfn Burnett county,
Tsxp). 0f The bssty quality. can be had for
hundred and sxty acres 81 land 10 apy
psrson who,vill SStsls aud' fave - for
three years.
The growth Of tsa in North Caroline 10
pronounesds . fksad- By The Hearth aud
Homo, which says that The plant ID 40
annual, ooarse.growing, native weed, whose
leaves ere worthlsse for even the adulter.
alton Of genuine tea. D. ,.to, ,,
TIE ssricultutal editor Of Tie Weekly
Press reminds boys who have to split
woSl, thss II spiits much nors easily up
from the root than downward. The stick
should be turned upside down before
striking II. So, too. Il is better to split
BY slabs than to strike through the cen.
ter Of is.
Coal sshss spread undsf gooseberry
and currsnt ,buahss, to the depth Of three
or four ipshes. are said to 10 . sure pre-
ventative. Of the attacks Of caterpillar
which strips the folisge from these shrubs.
They are also q nssiul temdy against cur.
rants, peach, and apple tree borers.
There 10 an orange tree In Los Angeles,
CAL, on one half Of which hang $500
ripe oranges, while the opposite branches
are thickly covered with fresh blossoms,
which load the air With their rich aroma.
The usud time for orange trees 70 bloom
10 thst secstn y in Rsbrvary. -
| Every year u, on the 9Th Of fOosober, tte
Orange trees Of tie garden Of the fuA.
leriss ere put in the green house fot the
winter. Thsss srs 14S Of them their
average age is 800 yoars. Each orange
tree, with its pot and earth, weighs 6,000
pounds. In txo minutes an orange tree,
boz and earth, are put on wagon made
to move them. Three wagons move
them 10 three days. .l. ~
Al . recent meatipe of, tie, Farmer
Olub Il tls ,Aueslcla .Iustltsts, sesdlsss
apples we're exhibited by Lysander Bar.
reit, Of FrsHeh' Creek, Wsst virg,nis.
Mr.. Greeley alluded y the current opin.
that seedless apples may be produced by
invert,ng . branch from an apple tree,
and planting it in damp soil. He thought
the specimens on exhibition must be
taken % an evidence that seedless apples
can be produced. '''' =
;Soot i'd one Of the most valuable nAaS.
rssss, sna nothing but-the Most culpspAble
.earelessuess and indifference will suffer II
to remain > standing penaee to life and
property Whsni II can Be easily removed
from chimueys, stove-pipes, etc., and
turned to useful account in the garden OF
6eld. Twelve quarts Of SCOT in . hogs
head of water, will make most valuable
liquid manure, which will improve the
growth Of root crops garden vegetables
oSHo"eH.'0i JssNl priri -
VALUE % &otrs rox vrocx.LAs
roots arc q very. valuable for stock 10
winter, aud not Only hslp The young ami
mails to grow, aud keep III good health
every Kind Of beast, but save such deal
Of hay-thus enabling any one to carry
through the cold season . much heavios
number of cattle and sheep-it 10 sur.
prising that more attention 10 not given
tasths rsisiag Of this exceedingly valuable
crop; for BY simply looking forward end
setting onward every spring operation
there is nS I'D !diitfseulsy q y overcome and
d thS' EnkmhN u rmSf, wAo doss not owl
. foot of the soil hs 'lavms, eroTsn 'footi
extensively for the sake Of keSping uT
The fsrilityauA stsmiaa Of the land hl
cents, surely 'the,s Who own their ,fWwa
i j. ~ 81 & sSs
Ilped BY yshs inettastd quality ofnnanut,
mAde byA osna,mp Non ,M ssdtA 'aat
themselves By the greater sQeunt, ,qf pro
duce from tho ground and the improved
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