, 1870-01-07
apd n nav land ,te sais viii 10 doubt be the beat

EufaCc thorough narrowing. THIS viii let in III
heat and a, 50 essential 1t this per.od but It I'll
do more, for 1t further prepares the 4oil aad Whes
the tol Ia thoroughly prepared, the crop II hul
Tiled. A few days later, the leld roller should b
passed over the no!d, and, 80 snon as the rows o
corn fully appear, It b rcady to be worried witl
tie bnlkJ cIltiystor. "A weekly sLtrrtEE With tnf
cu1tlystor until the brace roots appear will be use
fu' There will be little need OF q hoe, uuiea5 a
the st cond working, when, the wceds ART uo
fully destroyed, they WITH ne.d the attention ol
the hoe: and should thefe be any scatte11ne weets
after laying by, they may be cat ont. On peoe
OF similar land, last season, l reduced the crop
from si4tJ.6ye 10 nfty bushels per acre, by laying
the corn by with latnca plox. ins:ead
OF the sulky cul.vator. The rams
had brought forward the weeds and
prevented the Torktng OF the laod at the proper
| time, and the attempt was n ade till them, but
II came near killing lie corn. We may cultivate
deeply At the beginning, but not after the corn
gets vel! along.
Thtse c!orer eods Wil give US some new results
In corn and polato gro H1ug.
COOKING FOOD P0R STOCK.
Last fall I obtatced frtm Batavia, Ill, what is
called "a flrmeEs' boiler" Of the cap ,cty OF 10
barrels In this hsve cooked tHo to threa hundred
bushels Of potatocs, with which has been mixed
bran, shorts AID shelled corn- This has been ted
| 10 fattenlng hogs plgs and u.lch CO ~s With the
| Most satisfactory results. The cost OF the boiler
! as &3G ard freight, anu Its cost has beeu more
than net IN the enhanced value Of the food IN
addition to the fuel and extra lsbor. Five busnels
OF sofs Illlnots coal will boil hundred bushels Of
food. IttsA want Improt ement on the old ''Mo.t"
| or Other Eattetn-made hollefF. use coal. trim
n1pgs OF tees, corn cobs, old casks. OF rubbish o,
any Kind for fuel, very small anount Of which
will suf1ce for eoIltE A cuTer dts close to the
sopso Us to utilize the heat nave met seyesa, par.
ties wEo have used there home made boilers with
| equal satisfaction. ne[ghoor has a steamer that
! coat 0Ttr eighty dollars, that would not trade
ny boiler foT. He undertook to steam corn in taa
ear, and, atler four tluurs gave II up Crest el-
lGfts arc being nude to cell steam apparatus tor
COOKING lood, but N most cases the noer or a
| con mon CAuld10n eet IN 81 arch x: be foQ1u the
bes! hn'ted to this matter or cooking fuoa caeapy.
P'gs EeHt In Maru PEI, AID fed vita warn
food, will fa:sen rgh' eng without regard to the
| weather outetde. and Ill be fouEd 70 psy better
than TO run out. and fed jus& enough to take them
through to Rraes. Watm etA,ies car,y cut bar
atd small quantity Of boiled po.to ard short.
maze coed o-tug ~lt1 butte. at ,h!sty 10
thilt!.1re centa p0urd.
OLe serious objection to cooking food has been
the cost Of labor, AID a1ushtr Of fuel: but.
With Enitaole ap1a-at the coba from tgo
bushels OF crrn viii bou hu ,hel OF
curh mixed tsth four OF potatoes.
notwithstanding the loss by ltost, there is q
qElred tcr human food AID Feed d,-and mi, surplus
ehLud be cooked and fed out TO to sock lea.
til ate ttat my potstoes uoH to the cellar are
With forty ceLts buahel tu be turtle !tto pork
Fork H1ll It ten the green'acss, aii thus nave
hone naEket for crop that no5t people thought
could not be eold
Eastern farmers psy dollar buqnel for cur
COIL 10 feed TO Their pigs; but II Never fed ia It's
1AW STATE; It IL ground, boiled soal ei fry, aud
then Often mixed with cheap, coarae food, such
as potatoes. oats or bran Thu.e who have plenty
OF lUtatoes Will do Ell 10 looA After thl1 masrer
Of cotAIg. When passing through Lee County,
Ior long since, farmer Was maaiag
Inquiry III regard 10 obts'n', corn from the cea.
tal rsFt Of the Sta'e to fred h,a large .tocf OF
hops htopRh tue winter Why don't you buy %.
ta1oes: "Buy potxtte4 Why, hare twelve hun.
dfed busee! IL NV cellar that erd to ship to
Chicago IN The spsi1g." Ard what Will tney be
WcTtD." We'll. not 1tts than seventy. uyc ceats:
ttey fetch SIXTY uow." Yea, they 90 50, when Iii
the distsnt supplies arc cut on BY the cold term;
but asture lie owEers OF potatoes Of |
Two weeks OF coed shipping weather, !
std the market would b x:n1red. There Is |
ro dtmaEd IN Chicago bs,oud the supply |
OF tie c1st conalmptor. The ten ihou.artl small |
t0s rs tsat have been supplied from thst d!stut-
ul'Dc oIRt haye potatoes to EEL. Get sou boiler
ana 80 TO cooking your potAtoes, sud feed them |
to JouI pigs. you can buy barrel cauiiton for
ecAto unE VI TOUT D2FFtl& 1oF E1Hty, I
"fa1mers' boiler" for GhrIy.ti1. Get Il ter
bushels Of meal OF Ealil.teed to mix with The poa
toef. aud feed It varn TO your p'ca, AID yo1 wilt
be able 10 bridge over thts short corn crop.
GKAFE IRA1hIhO.
"R1cuyIEN. Ill NV. %, 1862
on spiral !rstntLg OF the grape. Your r-asoa,D2
.eeua TO be common ren.e. 4 late article nsl.gs
Il before ne .as'c. srd rannsn 'ould ark 5ou
your opinion Oi Eh2t had presented itseI to n1J |
i seems mat toc, mu.t d deeper 81 IN ordeii
My lcea il this: Stretch ! wire viii l. the T 1or or
arKpes, putting In snbstaattal posts se1en feet
apart STAPLE The n.rer 10 tne4e. Theu, for the
Two or three staEts foE the EIxpe use ipch.sa1afe
plne. or other sott word, veil patted aud itapled
TO the eue; The lower lestiuR In the gTonld; the
nrpef eno ABOVE The ~irt about txo feet. The
lo"eE end might resl on tusA dat s:oGe II du
statas be batter thar STAKES siooe Yonrs ttal,,
~ II. AiSswon-u "
A stake STE feet long. driven In the ground one
foot, viii stand any load Of grapes nad grape wood
that can be grown from single cane wound
ssourd 1t, aud will need no further attention IN
that respect.
The plan proposed is veFy Objectionable and |
would destroy the system Of spral trAtn:Dg for In
Ehi. case the cAne II WOUND around the Stake 90
Closely thAt The nores Of the WOOD ART cre2lta.ed
os split, Ar this has the effect to arrest the noH
II rap doFneart, nniIar to the rigging OF the |
!
5de s'akes ana do not Interfere with the tsuf,!n9
E1ne. which has access TO light, hea-, and air,
hts 10 the hes. OF all systems Of training for the
asEeE, ard will Inau5e him supply Of delicious I
1nt When at Ottawa, / visited
Vineyard trained on srell!ses. TIE ovne. hal
Employed "a Gernan Eioe.dresser, Who {
SLEW Al abtut grape g1oE1rG." TINS mau had
ut every laEcral bark TO ore eye, azd, 20 rsr AZ
le hat, progressed, cut on all hopes If the next
:Iop. ~ cnttlEg OF the ifutt buts. A conuca OF
pslctlcal grape FRO -ers was called, and the vine
yrower 1efnsnded to TIE ttab es here he co7lu he
cade uscfut. We have IsrSe supply If this class
u VII ke"AEesftra, Who uay as 'one per:od or their
lTeH, nave pasted vineyard, but had never been
'1tos ed inside II oLe ul I'll Eov ;an, |. would hare
zen l. rtuaate II this wh"le tribe Of p:eten1trs
lad teen tep1 cut Oar Arttcau grapes will i
:ot hear the cloFe p!anstng ap pruning rsactls ID
e E rope.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. r
This futse eolcs It's third N nual meeting at
).xor, Janoa1v - ri, a.des. E1ch t7enotr paving
10 dcflsfs II 10 receive one cion each OF E1te-
zen Aatlttitf Of Russtan apples. These bev va
itt!ee are said to be very harty, aud no loutt 7
eut ol thth Will ftuse satulsie. RURAL
unsontc lnscrtp15uf,s on Put.ie
Hutfd,pgs.
ID the kJite, er The chtaoo Tt1o,r<;
Loic- 'C your paper Of tocay letter u2n1 ire !
b. We fnhi c, IRON Phllo Catnentes, Ed, 0! tais
lts. Pta'Ie1an whom all that kco r,m esteem a
cry highly fer hts e1ceency OF cnsrarter and
1eh rncIai rel uatlon: bat Ike Many other 20 Vi ::
Ltn he hss MS cro!cnets, one Of wnlcE-poss,b!y
he !ah!-1a 10 run 1!it ap8lrtt Maforr7
1t Is 3 sad eeyvess!on Of tlre aot n.oEeE 10 be
q tinl:tsed-'hat ls, Reek'IQ to destroy Id ,ns,.
ut1on phcse objects are ccmnerdabl--ratter | il
ban txe1tinR the same trarc4aI ard neral force | {
tu:Ie tue tnn1al mighty tnAs II 20 rampant IN G
'ty part Of our cii5. We thorid tuppofe the =
VI trct sior. OF vice u s.! It, fotus otrc1 u,rp i
'sltlahie work fl Chris IA pn,:ahtheopss. a
Ent s n1efttt complaint r., that the cor er- II
:Gie- Of hHil9cRs a4d ny Ma.o11c cereuon.e4 C
nlnM have the fupnoaed a@. Of the ~0rt! upon ,
Een. ra'csr tim the tc.1 of onf L,n1 l-cs A | u
Z 0ass the rtAbel Hh, Ha1 ne not IL rep1 sar. r
nsf MAsoury IS not Cars.f 10 Chuf..J. ID; I:
sire hfck M the ChEtt1an era in lt4 ni+r7t.r- !.
r'itH 4 Can utly da:e Ma ori:as!t Ech 'u:itl- te
g. tA they ate to lay co.nef.-ro.es or IL
the su1nt rlses having ine conuo. OF tue edl- e
.ts to ee pfec Ell. VI
i But, "a Mutons We t.ke higher oronrt, aol CAV Z
-! ca ,ls1ert Fe Go no1 strk to iXt ca.f- 81
'1Lcs OF hu digs, We 0: i do Tits ay feuur.;: ri
I'd. II 5ru do lot Wish It done. pr ass a.. US e,
- ttonnse aEu tIptnke. Bit, II the be4u. full y
re EotJ ss sol.ctd o. the Gra. Il Lrf.e- o! ne n
'att s. Ire Mas obc body has the undoubte. rtytt
c. I'm ur CT ulttry 10 p,t The tnc ua'e 5.
scrd CUTS len aoou' "rte NGIm2cs, the Bag IL
IS, tie Cor ~ est.ot aisrr or th cat1i 1cs p2t tt
Eg tttr ps cali II eEec'n II 1ce- wa'c1 are Pi
01Hnn plorffs, rhE nptf II The Officers -
, lay re rusLef. stones Of pu':c t,ii1ces. =
Z rec no r akon ~ny The AforCJoas esuo., uot III
1t On Ter erbtPmt, Z thy hare as Bn, 5e u
Eesy whether atr of trt N -o71 he a=ke4 TO 20 10
Tie Yesu.t fEd,c-1-c. lC
As to lEe Par tat.-m OF the P,lc.!rs OF Pls. l.
cum HtcS. The iets rad a3uH' II The t,eittr T.
re rlirr Of Christianity lie ~h,. At ee-Ali ~