Evening star., 1869-08-11
HOUSEHOLD AND COUNTRY.

"A root OF clover nNa feet long has been
hIhited at C-ntreville. Mich.
A little spirits of ammonia is said TO be the
best known remedy for bee stings.
The 18th Annual Far of the Orange Co
VT Agricultural Association will be- held n
their grounds in Bradford. on Tuesday, We'd
Eesday. and Thursday. Oct. 5th. 9th and sth
"A Maine farmer fattened a cow chiefly on
turnips. and the fesult surpassed expectation
The besf was OF fine quality. and the tslIow
unusually abundant.
-Orcherd grass sod ar exchange SAYS, on
being plowed up, is always found 10 b. black
and rich. II Is an amelIOrator and improver
of the soil.
Mr.. KiIburn, of Worcester county, Mass
raised 2,0i0 pounds of the blue stem winter
wheat. sOwsd August %. He remarked that
be had sOwed that variety yearly for twenty
years, and ~ had not deteriOrated.
A good remedy for veTmin on fowls Is to-
nacco smoke Puff IL into The feathers OF the
fowl. The only trOu BILE Il TO get IL thoroughly
through the feathers: for If one spot is un-
touched the WORK all has to be done over again
"A correspondent of the Utica He raid finds
nothing equal, as a destroyer of lice on cattle,
70 strong snds OF soft soap and rain water, to
which is added common salt. This is applied
by rubbing thoroughly over the animal.
Mr.. e.. X. Fuller states in the Rural New
Yorker tina, his father killed a horse by ad
mInIstering sassafras tea by turning 1t from a
bottle into the anImal's nose. On opening the
horse, its lungs Were found full OF the tea.
Take sharp wire, watch your trees regu-
iaTly and dig out the borers the moment YOU see
signs of their work. Haul the earth, stuboie,
grass, and weeds away from the crown OF the
Eoot so tnat ~ Will De exposed, and you can see
the enemy whenever be makes mark.
"A hungry light sand is not good tor apple
trees, neither Is heavy clay. Potatoes and
corn furnish about as good an analysis of soils
ior apple tees as any OF our chemists can.
Whsreyer they grow well we expect that ap-
PIE trees will do the same.
Gen Karney, of Keokuk, has the largest
vineyard IN Iowa In two different en- closures,
ne has seventy one acres set in grape-yines
with fine oak posts and wire TO tram them off,
he has expended in all some S35,UO ON his
vineyard, and in enclosing the grounds, build
ing tenant houses, &c.
Three important reasons why clover should
always be grown with timothy. First, the
clover being tap-rcoted penetrates deeply,
Siands drought, mellows the soil, and the
timothy grows much stronger and holds up tue
clover Secondly, If sOwn for pasturage. the
timothy almost universally prevents the clover
nom swelling cattle. Thirdly, hay is too
binding, especially for cattle. and clover too
Wssby (succulent, hence both together are hat-
trr tben either alone.
The following ant-trap may probably be
used 10 advantage. Procure a largo sponge
wssh u well and press il dry, which will
teaVe The cells quite OpeB then sprinkle sugar
over H. and place 10 where the ants are trouble
some Ifey will soon collect upon the sponge
and In the cells. IL Is only necessary 20 dip the
sFonse IN seaiding not water, which will wash
them out dead Repeat the process and il will
soon clear the house OF every ant"
The best iruIt rooms are built above
ground. They admit OF more perfect control of
ste temperature, and may bs kept cooler
Trough aUtunn-a matter of much import
Snce. For such rooms the walls must OF course
b. double and hlled in with Do wdered char
coal, ashes. tan, or similar substance, which is
rather better than 10 have the enclosed SPACE
occupied only with air. The ceiling or roof
mu, also be double, and we'll secured from The
Intrusion offrost from above. Such rooms NAV
oe made 10 open on he north side so as to be
II z ~ he fraS
OF winter. Fruit IN an apartment thus mana
sec, will keep much longer than otherwise