The Placer herald., 1870-01-22
HOUSE AND FARM.

In n rAceut issue OF the 1uTQt lVeW OFEN
q Virri ia correspondent desired soins IN
formal 10 regard TO the use OF lime
Thousan.ls Of bushels Of lime are used 10 this
nephborhood annually. Lime, 10 TACT. is
the chief rsnova,or Of the worn cut lands
The usual mode Of application ls TO haul tho
lime out on land At the rate OF hfty to
hundred busheid per acre; or it " put IN
bushel heaps, aud spread - soon 10 ~.
The latter mode is pursued when IN ha"s.
Lime is sometimes scattered upon the cod, to
wash into tho soil by degrees, which
vsrv good way. A better way Ia to p'ow Tor
wheat .. usual, ,hen apply lime at the rate
Of sixty bushels per acre. sowing With tho
wbes, two or three hundred weight OF bone
dust or super ph"sphats per acre; then sssd
~i,h clover the following spring. The land
ia then permanently improved. The lime 10
no, liable to be washed out hy heavy ra'"s
as on corn land; il sssis's the wheat TO ex-
tract nmmonia from the bone dust. iocreas-
% the growth Of clover, and gives q body
tcths e.is Lime 10 wonderful agent IN the
Improvement Of .oil. All fertile soils con
tain more or less lime.
The Canada Farmer has and admirable
article on Organ za',oD Among Farmers
in which il asserts what is known to be a
peneral truth that while neatly every trade
or profession has an otQanzailon Tor the
general good of i,s msmb-rs, farmers have
none--and suggests that il some plan could
be devised that should combine those en-
paR-d in agricultural pursuits IN common
search af er the better, and q common
war upon the worse, great good would be
accomplished
Tha, there is room for such an oreanza-
tioo. and need for |. rs we'll. We have n"
question. Something ia done in this way
by farmers clubs and associat ons in various
.prc,aI d-Iar,nenls; but there is vet unoc-
cupi.d ground that associated effort could
pro6tably cover.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Country Gentle
naon. 10 spraking OF absorben's Tor manure.
accidentally alIudes to the great value ol
u,ins as a f.rlil'z-r, and suggesting methods
by which it can be saved proposes COM
posting With ls,. dried murk or loan; 2nd.
ssud; 81. spent tan; 4th sawdus'; 9th leaves;
9th, straw "sorts."
That the waste Of l:quid manure is snor-
nous. is beyond question That much thar
is wasted can be saved. is equally clear. and
that more must be If we would preserve even
the present produr'ivenes Of our farms. is
becoming painfully apparent. How to do il
n Tho cheapest and most effective way, is
stIl a questions that calls for earnest con
sidelallon.
The Southern Planter and Farmer, (R'ch'
mond, Va) for December is nearly hlisd
with The reports of the Virginia State Far
which, after a suspension OF uine years, was
held in November, and also the fsir OF the
Virginia horticultural and Pomol"gicsl So
cie,y. held in the same month both OF wbict
we're eminsntly successful.
II also contains a lengthy article upor
the sheep husbsndry of The State, which. j
alleges, is sadly in,erfered With by dogs
assuming that the keeping OF these worth
less ours that make such havoc. it permitted
will eventually. in a large sense, destroy lh
most promising frld Of industry.
1t bss long been question how tar p''-
vats individual preference for log compsn,
ionsbip should be permitted in a commu"'t
where the general interests suffer from 'h
existence Of such pets. We hope the Lsgis-
laturs to whom an appeal has been mad
will settle the question, and by all means 10
the sheep live, even if the dogs sbould som
Of them die.
The Rural Southerner (Allanta. Ga dis
courses in its December uumber somewha
upon deep ploughng.
The editor thinks it has the reconmen-
dsNon Of antiquity, as I'VE read in the sacre'
wrlir % where the prophet Elisha ""
plougning with twelve yoke Of oxen TO on
plough" which leads to the remark that "lb
necessity Of deep tillage was understood u
that age As We have not understood 1t Il
this country"
The article concludes with the remark
that when our people freely comprshsn
the true system of the cultivation ot the so
they viii be more disposed 10 three an
four horse ploughs than one"
The question upon which our contempo
rary has SO positively spoken is many sidst
as most questions are; but that deh"l'
rule can bs made that shall apply to all seed
all serlions, aud all soils, is 10 US matte
OF doubt.
TnE Journal of agriculture. Isl. Louis;
in An art,cls on Tho care Il farm 'mplemrnl'
institutes a comparison between the cost {
keeping Mr.. Slack's wagon and cart. bo,
of which are permitted to stand out 'of-door
from the years beginning TO i's end {
course never repain,ed), and Mr. Tidyman'
which, when not in use, are slways unds
the shed. and when the pant is a little wor'
are Immediately recovered with very ps
ceptable difference 10 favor OF the last ua,- q
gentleman.
Tha, the loss 10 this direction among car,
less farmers is at least fifty per cent moi
than il need be, is a matter about whic
there csu he no CONTROVERSY; aud We tru
that Mr.. Tidyman will have host Of mila
tors among those who have hitherto pattsrr
cd after the renowned MI. Slack.
A, ,CoRREsPoNDENT of the Western Rura
(Chlcsgo). says. in sort OF ms,sphorlc'
way. that every farmer may have a 9oI