White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-03-31

GRASS SEED WITHOUT GRAIS.-A correspon-
dent of the Louisville Commercial Gazette
writes on this subject, (and his experience CO.
incides With ours,) that:
"The common practice in Kentucky is to
SOW grass seeds with oats. wheat or rye. OF
the three, oats is the worst, because it shades
the grass more than either OF the Others.
have frequently heard it urged as argument in
favor Of sowing grass seeds with grain, that
the grain shaded it from the hot sun, thereby
protecting it. This is a great mistake. The
grain smothers it, prevents the dews from reach
ing it, and causes it to be sckly and puny.
Grass seeds should never be sown with grain.
If you have any doubts about this, when you
SOW your oats in the spring, SOW one land with
out oats. and see il your clover or orchard grass
does not do much better on this land than
where the oats are sown. Sow your orchard
sible. Ifyou will SOW in February on corn
land, it will not be necessary to pillow your land.
The freezing and thawing will put it in the
ground. Do not pillow your oats in; if you do,
much of it will be put in SO deep that it will
not come up. Plow your ground first, theu
SOW your oats and harrow them. you will
SOW your clover with your oats, brush your seed
in after narrowing the oats, and do this before
1t rains"
Our Northern readers should bear in mind.
that February, in Louisville, go fer as the
growing season is concerned, is about equivalent
to our April, or latter part Of March.
GARDEN SEEDS TO THE AcRE.-A market
gardener near the city of New York has, for
the past dozen years. been in the hsbit Of
using the following quantity of seed per acre:
Bush beans-2 bushels per acre.
Pole beans-l quart will plant l. 90 hills.
Beets-4 pounds per acre.
Carrots pounds per acre.
Cucumbers-2 pounds per acre, in hills.
Watermelcn-3 pounds per acre, in hills
Onisns-415 pounds per acre.
Parsnips-3,a pounds per acre.
Peas-l3 bushels per acre in drills.
Rsdishes--4 pounds per acre.
salsify-5 pounds per acre.
Spinach-6 pounds per acre.
Turnips-2 pounds per acre, in drills.
Turnips-21s pounds per acre, broadcast.
Squash--3 pounds per acre lin hills.
This is on the basis that the seed is all fresh
and good. In planting beans, our farmers sci
dom use over one peck to the acre. l have
never. as yet, used seed enough, though the
quantity has been increased from year to year.
] now plant hills one foot apart, in rows little
less than two feet. This is done with two
horse drill planter, ofthree feet eight inches,
doubling the rows. In this manner the plants
will shade the ground, and keep down all
weeds after once hoeiug. Beans should be put
On clean lands; and sod land, trench piJughed,
have found to be the hes. for the purpose.
The BUTTER MAKER's GOLDEN RuLEs.-The
great secret in butter-making, it seems, con
sists in attending to the following poins:
let. Securing rich, clean, healthy milk
milk obtained on rich old pastures. free Of weeds
%. Setting the milk in moist, untsinted
atmosphere, and keeping it at an even temper
allure while the cream is raising.
Sd. Proper management IN churning.
4th. Washing out the buttermilk thoroughly.
and working so as not to i3jure the gram.
5th. Thorough and even Incorporation of
the salt, and packing in oaken tubs, tight, clean
and well made.
Cleanliness in all the operations. is of inper-
atire necessity.
Judgment and experience in manipulating |
the cream and working the butter must of course |
be used willard.
The florist who succeeds in producing q