The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1870-03-03
FARMERS, COLUMN.

will do it.
The Canada Farmer says that the
natural course of vege alton does not
exhaust, but rather enriches the soil,
by eliminating plant food, and restor-
ing it to the land in decayed vegetable
matter. 1T is the artificial method of
growing crops and removing them en-
tirely from the land, without any re-
turn, that exhausts or impoverishes.
Something may be done this month
in getting together materials for fences.
On most farms portion of the fence is
of wood. On some entirely so. Posts
may be split out and mOrticed, and
rails sharpened. For ''hars" that are
frequently to be taken down they
should be straight, light, smooth, and
made of strong material.
Associated dairies originated in Switz-
erland, where the poor peasants were o
bIiged to combine the milk of their sim
gle cows to make cheese to compete with
theirrich neighbors. American dairy
men combine to perfect their produc-
tions, by securing the best tconveniences
and appliances fo: converting milk into
cheese and butter, fit for transporta-
ton, and of style that shall suit the
taste of consumers,
a mysterious and alarming cattle dis
ease has appeared at Catawba, Clark
county, Ohio. Cows have been milk
ed according to custom in the evening,
and nothing unusual was noticed
Shortly after they became uneasy, and
in five minutes fell down dead. They
commenced swelling shortly after-sO
much so that they burst when the hide
was punctured. An examination was
made by skilled cattle men, but they
could ascribe no cause for their death.
Millions of dollars are yearly receiv-
ed for fruit, where but quarter of a
century ago, there was nc one thought
of selling. And this is the case TO a
greater or lesser extent with many 9TH
er products. Potatoes are an impor-
tant cash crop in many places where
but few years ago there was no de-
mand for them. There is an increas-
ing demand for the various animal
products; many Of which are made
from grass, hay, and other coarse and
cheap feed. And yet, after fruit, some
Of these products are foremost among
those increasing the fastest in value
Many of these products are cheaply
grown in mixed farming, the refuse of
some products affording food for 9TH
ers.
TIE St0eet Potdto.-The New Or
leans Picdyi0ae says that the sweet po-
tato impoverishes the soil far less than
grain crops, and is produced in far
greater abundance. 1t yields from 15,-
600 to 10000 pounds to the acre, while
corn yields only from 1000 to 1900
pounds. The trouble has been that
these potatoes cannot be kept. A pro-
cess of desSication has been invented
and put in practice, by which this PC
tato is dried and preserved. so as TO
keep any number of years, good, sweet
and valuable as when green. All that
will decay is gone. 1t can be packe d
in warehouses or sent abroad, or taken
as ship stores or the like, with perfect
slfety.
Ho,o to Keep Eggs.-As frequent in
quiries are being made in your paper,
as to the best method Of keeping eggs,
I will send one which we have used for
several years with success.
Take lump of quick lime as large
as quart measure, slake it in COM
mon water pail; dissolve half pint
of coarse salt and add to il, then fill the
pail with water, and let it stand till en-
tirely settled, then pour the pure liq-
uid over the eggs. which must be set
on the small end, in a jar or tube, af-
ter having been minutely examined to
see that none are cracked. Eggs put
up in this way last May are perfectly
fresh now.
The eggs can be held in place by a
plate or bit of slate laid on them before
pouring ca the lime water.
A good Fertilizer or the Gorden.-
The following, a 5imple but good gar
den compound, has been used with the
best results, bringing into requisition
material that in many instances would
otherwise be wasted Cheap dirt and
refuse salt, no Insignificant element in
the formation of vegetable matter: u
bushels of ashes II bushels of hen
manure 80 bushels of cheap dirt Tor
nllcisl. Heap your hen manure in a
pile and dampen it with brine from
your salt until it heats. Then mix in
the other ingredients. The fermenta-
ton pulveriZes the mass and kills the
grubs so apt to be found in cheap dirt,
relieving it of a doubtful expediency.'
This compound is as valuable as pou-
drette, and can be cured with but
small cost and labor, during the calm
that proceeds the busy opening of the
spring.
To Secure Tender Jftttton.-The Prdc-
ticat Farmer says: "Conversing recent
ly with prominent sheep breeder of
New York, who had travelled extern
sively in England and on the Conti-
nent, we inquired his opinion asto the
cause of superiority of the English and
Continental mutton over what is usual
ly found in the American market. He
had been struck with this himself, and
made it point of special attention in
visiting large flocks, to inquire as to