The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-06-11
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

"A FICuChman, after experimenting oi
the subject advises that potato VINES should
be prevented from Towering, that The
buds be removed by hand as soon as they
appear, ~ their formation requires nour
ishing principles which should 60 to the
tubeF3.
In urging the Importance Of growing
corn for sOiling mich cows, Mr. Willard
Say the sweet corn will give the best te
suits in milk, though dent corn will give
the largest yield. lie thinks not less than
an acre Of ground should be slWcd for
each eight CONS In the herd,
A correspondent of the Southern chi,
tipdf0r says his garden was oyerfun with
bugs when he put in tia hen with a brood
Of young chickens The hen was kept in
the coop while the young were allowed
to run AZ large, and very soon they had
eaten up all the bugs,
Railroad Cake. Two eggs broke into
a teacup, then fill the cup with cream, one
cup white sugar, one teaspoon soda, two
teaspoons cream OF tarter rubbed into me
and three fourths Of flour, lemon or nut
meg. The above Il nice for tea cake
bake in a long square tin or in two, and
spread jelly between,
"A writer In the Cuiada Fifrmor gays
the plan now adopted by which to destroy
Canada thisiles with the least time and
labor, Is TO let the thistles grow until they
arc in flower, then NOW them and
thoroughly plow the land. The thistlea
have made their utmost growth and the
roots are in their weakest state.
"A correspondent Of the C0uHtry Gsa.
HemdR says that our gardens are made too
early, He advises to put out the garden
stuff the end of May or the beginning Of
June, and not even then it the season II
uniavorable, The rule should be to have
the soil warm aud in order; then thef,
viii he u vigorous and continued growth
"A correspondent Of the Ki1gllst
FiaIm1r says that he has el~lectuaIly pro
tected his mellon, squash, and cucumber
vines from The striped bug by making I
strong solution Of hen house manure
say enc peck Of the manure 10 one and a
half gallons Of water; lot II stand a
hours, and sprinkle the plants freely witt
it after sunset.
The editor of tho Gernqai0Cn TIE
graph says that the first moving Of lawns
ought TO be done as soon as the grass Is
three or four inches high. II tho grass
i5lCft until it grows eight or ten or more
inches high, the roots become somewhat
exhausted, bare and yellow spots appear
and the lawn or plat takes nearly a whole
year 10 recover Its YerduTe.
DR.. Randall, in the Rurdl Mt~ Yorier
in response to an inquiry as TO the mean
ing Of the word Mefchantable as applied
10 wool, says unwashed United Statot
fleece wool; wool not washed as clean as
It Is usually sold in market that which
has dung or other impurities in it bury
or cot,ed wool fleeces with dead woo
placed in them, are all understandable.
"A correspondent of the EWlid
journal Of Horticulture says that he hai
never found any covering for small seed'
equal 10 short grass mown from the lawn
This Is strewn over the seeds to abou'
half an inch In depth, aud then the usua
watering is given. II soon shriyels ant
becomes light, SO that the plants cont
through IL freely. The birds never at
tack them, and the crops never fall.
The Agricultural Department RepoI'
for March and April says there is some
thing radically wrong in the management.
Of swine, or else the genusi ia an unhealthy
one and consequently unfit for food. The
mortality Is remarkably large. II init
mates that a greater variety Of food, par
ticularly roofs, etc, with occasional feed
of charcoal, bltuminous coal, sulphur, etc,
will be found etiic4cious In preventing
the different diseases known as hol
cholera.
"A Kicking Cow.-Tie a rope AROUND
the hind foot, near the hOof, with a slip
knot, for the convenience Of u~ntylng
Make the other end Of the rope ias'
around the under jaw, with the foo
drawn G little down. Then make hcl
kick until she will raise the foot and re
place it without a kick, which will be in
q few minutes, and the cure IL complete
The plan lie equally efiicaciOus with horse
and other frisky creatures. Let milk Ell
and others fully test this safe and %effectua
remedy, and | am satisfied they viii
neither need nor use any other. 49, Er
change.
-"Before washing any colored fabrics,'
EAyo VIC 'ttcHtJV anna F'Ni ~ u itIpiil
mended to coax them for some time II
water, 70 every gallon Of which Is adde,
f a spoonful of OK gall A tea-cup Of ~
in a pail Of water Ia said to improve tn
: color Of black goods when II ia necessar,
10 wash them. A strong, clean tea 0
, common hsy will preserve the color Q
French linens. Vinegar will brighter
those colors, and soda answers the sam
). end fdf both purple and blue"
, Almost every plant cultivated In on
, gardens Is infested with some one or NOR
| species Of insect. A constant watch |
I required 10 keep our enemies in check
I and dry lime, ashes, and sulphur shout
2 be provided In season, and kept where
4 handful or more can be used when re
. quired. We kept the asparagus beetle II
check last year by the use Of lime; al,
the white-pine worm was entirely dt
stroyed by the free use Of the same ma
c terial There are few insects that COZ
withstand an application Of caustic lime
p particularly If applied when they are We
with daru mr. rain Tho rOfnunu urav p1i