, 1870-06-13

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taken. E. CoLRERT.
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
The Weed Patches ca--Thc Pu:cnt
Gonab.1snidc-Enrcn EIAfMs-Enrt11
Closets and Enrth-Scwngc- Scct:
Corn--Top Dressing OF n1cndowz-
Picking FrtsILTae Crops.
(FKoN ouR A0RlcELTCRL CORRESPONDENT
CuANfAtGs, ILL.,, June IL
TIE WEED PATCHES.
Here and there in the grain fields sre patch
cs OF weeds that have been neglected the past
two years, On account Of wet seasous-in
short, they could not bc reached, and now that
the season is favorable, theeo should be at
tended to. Two OF three Of these octur in my
cornheld. The lands have been laid on four
rods vide, so the dead furroHs will assist in
their drainage. 1 hare found on trial that
the surest way to luing these paschos
under culture is to trench'plo" them. and
to eow to Hungarian grass or buekwbeat. By
trench.plowipg the grass is auothered out
and, as the deeper dead fur1ow and ridgiug up
d1ains the lind, VIC hive it in good condition
for the next years crup. One OF theBo wet
epots waH thus treated last 9ear aud nov It
has fine stand Of corn, It IL surprising how
many such basins may be drained with these
dead fur1ows, where 4 little pains is taken to
lay OF tie lands properly.
Yesterday I was on cornf1eld Of forty acres.
ncrcss which ran a slough that IN such
season as this would produce good corn,
hut which WAS difficult to cross last year, and
which could not be plowed. This occupied
4n1t
Quo to rix rods wide. I proposed to have
this waste land put under culture st once, By
/ p]owipg outward following the outer lines Of
| the slough, and making the dead fnrroH At
! the lowest points. By thus ptoHing with two
tcams, t1enching it, good crop Of Hungarian
| miilet or buckwheat could be obtaipcd this
| season, and next spring the hands could run
A1oas this vet strip, taking caro- to run two
or ihree tur1ows across to take out the loose
earth and to keep open channel for the
heary raiEs.
! We hear much about deep pioNing Of svard
land, and that it will not rot. This is not
true; sod will rot when excluded from the
| air; ty it on tl1ese weed aud gtass
patches and you will be Convinced Of The
fact. It is not farmer like to leave
| thcso sink holes Of trash to disagure the
zelda, nor profitable to have 30 much land SO
to waste. It costa xs much to FENCE in an acre
Of such Land IS ono that contains corn, and
when one has to make two tuyns On land, In
stead OF one, SO much time is lost, In abort,
i, costs more to 50 around these patches than
II you could 60 through them. In case the
rims of these baeins are two feet which they
seldom are, fcr turns in tho dead furrov
v ith the plow will do tho work.
| THE rA1EN1 coMD-or1DE
The history Of this matter appears as FOL
lows: Langatroth claimcd that lo invented
this comb-guide, OF triangular strip Of wood
rai.ed to tho top Of his movable
ccmh-f1ame. to guide tho bees
tn building combs, IS far back
as 1859, and applied for patent before it had
been in use two years. ssE, in 1854. At this
time Geo. II. Clark made 4 sini4r application,
both Of which were rejected On account Of the
fact that it had been in use By Huber and
other bee-kcepers. In 1859 it would appea.
By come means this 31t. Clark obtained 3 pat
cnt for this esmo comb-guide, that had beer
in public use in thousands OF Laugsttoth's hires
since 1852. Ms.LanGstroth contends that, eveu
il the patent was valid. it does not Interfere il
l1is movable FORMS as the claim of Clark ia fol
| its use On bars.
In attempting to enforce this claim, at Nadi'
son, Wis, By A1r. kidder, who, it Is alleged
made some important misstatements in bis
testimony, in fact, 50 much 50 that the grand
Jury has invited him to give further expiaua-
tors before tho court and = jury in regard K
the matter. II would therefore appear adris
able to await the decision Of the court in tht
premises before parting NTH any money te
the agents Of this patent. Il the claim is I
valid one, tho nwuerB need be in no hur1y
and, if it is proven bogus c1aim, ~
Ihave no doubt that it wi1l be, the money VII
| be saved. Thousands Of Us In this State hast
purchased the right 10 use the movable co1nt
frame Of Langst1oth, and bare used them II
nj eases with this guide attached I have hai
them for thirteen years 1t this point, and stal
! await the result Of this suit, and would al
rise al others to do the zane. understand
that tho ovnerB Of the 1angst1uth patent pro
, | pcee TO defend this. what they call spus1ouu
clain, for the conb-guide. Not that Lang
etroth claiued to have sold it, hut That b
represented that tho patent WAS 20
: defensible. It appesrs, also, tha
active attempts are making t.
; have farmers .ett1e for this claim before th
, Kiddes trial At Madison, which, I hear, i
! | ret for September. It is not probable thx
any new sui.s will be commenced, but that ii
, ! agents. like the Chinese ta1-conector who's
, | meritotious deeds they appear to emulate, wi
: collect N that they can without resartinE t
law. II this patent is successful, NE shal
> have i whole brood Of them to ANNOY and haz
: aea the farmer.
A patent deed, to be valid, must be reco.des
8 in the Patent Office 1t Washington Who, O
al our farmers usiuC patents and hayio;