The Placer herald., 1870-06-25
HOUSE AND FARM.

sesd 20 deep in the earth ms to render their
Ees,Bina,ion ditficull;- aud, in many instan-
ses, enfeebliog the life Of the plant after
Rsrmina,iou, so as to make the yield un-
profitable.
The seed of wheat or Indian corn deposi
ted At depth Of ten inches under the eur.
fsue will not sprout a; all-being below the
Influence of surface sgi,ations such as sun
rsy., showers, de-; a. seven inches some.
perhaps ten per cent, Of corn or wheat will
iorce out, bv. will be so enfeeblsl as not 10
mature seed-as, from actua, experiment,
corn planted about seven inches deep re-
quired twenty'oue days to come up, and was
" enfsebed that it grew TO the height OF
three feet and died premstursly, not matur'
ing grain. A like experiment with wheat
gave a few very imperfect Seeds AT four
inches the vitality Of the plants seemed pro-
portionately checked. the ger,niUation being
effected in sixteen days. The same grain,
rorn or wheat, planted at depth Of three
fou,ths Of an inch, or one inch, would ger
inmate in eight days as the days become
warmer.
Tie natural function. Of seed 10 germi-
nation is TO support the body Of the plant
until IL becomes sufficiently stout TO throw
on, suyface feeders sufficient for after sup
port, whes the powers OF germ are exausied
in germiuai ion when the seeds are so deeply
deposited as TO make the germination very
difficuh - lessening The support of the plant
1t . very cii ica period of its existence.
Counting tie loss Of seed that never ger
inmate at all, and the proporllonats loss by
being too deeply planted, and one can
readily see the loss Of carelessness Of deep
planting has not been over-estiDated
doubtless many planters who have made
extra forts for a crop and bad almost an
entire failure, could, by experiment, sscer-
lain the prime cause.
To THE FARMERs' DoYs.-Fsrmers' boys,
devote your evenings to reading, and not
saTy 10 reading, but to study, and you will
srqurs knowledge you will feel rich in
Possession o.; you will acquire home at
-tscbrnsnt. aud enjoy home felicity you
would not exchange for all the hllarl'y Of
public amussmehts and you can obtain a
rank in learned society. far less barrassing
than The vicisstudes and perpexiies of a
public career.
Do you wish 10 study, or TO review as the
case may be, Grammar, History, Biography,
Mathematics, Philosophy, Astronomy, Ply
siology, &C., follow the practice Of ssif-ma ade
men, study at your own tiresides, and esps
eally during the time that nature herself is
giving you iu the lorg winter evening"!
ORCHARDS AND PouLrRy An experienced
srcbardist say'
"The public has yet 10 learn the full ad
ysotage Of keeping poultry. Few seem to
appreciate what they may do among trees
in an orchard of a quarter Of an acre, where
they may be kept 10y picket fence four or
five feet high, putting in about one hundred
and twenty FIVE fowls, and observe the result.
He will avoid the annoyance in the garden,
Of which 30 many complain, while they will
worh among the trees, doing just what is
needed, keeping the ground well cultivated
and destroying everything that can injure
the fruit trees in shape Of bugs, worms or
other insects lay large number OF eggs,
which are a cash article, to say nothing OF
the chickens. which will pay for raising at
the present time. ILaye tiled it, and know
is to be so.
II bave abou. one hundred fowls. which
have worked admirably among my trees,
keeping the ground 10 good condition, keep
ing off the insects and promoting the growth
of the orchard. AIN satisfied that We have
yet TO learn the full beueft which may !e
derived from the proper management OF
fowls, and it is quite possible that tbs method
have suggested may offer the best way OF
getting your apple orchards into bearing
condition again"
TO WHITEN Wool. = The Mechanics
Magazine says: The following is published
in a German industrial Journal as process
for giving whiteness and weight 10 wool.
We give it foe what it is worth, without
promising that the result will be satisfactory
or that the game will be worth the candle.
The quantities Of ingredients here given are
for fifty pounds Of WOOL Make bath by
dlssolvng in water two pounds OF alum,
eighteen pounds of cream of tartar, eleven
pounds Of sulphuric acid, eighteen pounds of
starch, six pounds Of sui pbate of indigo, aud
three pounds of orchil. Immerss the wool
10 this bath, at twenty-five degrees Fahren-
belt, for three. quarters Of an hour In this
way it will get whtish tone, with which
many ere content; but the white may be
made deeper by rnsng and then transfer
ring it to another bath, consisting of solu-
ton Of one pound Of chloride of barium.-
This, We are told, will give very solid and
saiiny whitsness to the WOO which it 8
, quite possible may be increased in weight
by the treatment.
To RESTORE CoLoR-A scientific journal
says: 1t is well known that when the color
on fabric has been destroyed by acid, am
fbopia is applied to pcutralze the same. But
il is not so we'll known that after the appli-
,s.cation of ammonia, choloform will, in al
most all cases, restore the original COLOR
CbOloicrm will also remove paint from
garment when almost everything else fails.
How TO Destroy WEEDs.-The great
means of destroying most kinds of weeds is
to keep the leaves and stems from appear
Mt