The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-04-28

LIME TOR An ORCHARD.


Lime is good manure for an orchard,
because Tie trees require II for building
up their trunks and branches. and In the
formation Of their foliage and fruit III
may be applied al any time, but late III
the fall or early in the spring Is the mos
suitable rcriod. II should be put on II.
the Shape of dry dust, aud he sprca'
evenly over the surface and harrowcs
in. You may give u good dressing, thcr
is no trar that you will give TOO muci,
for at the present price OF lime il is no,
likely iha, YOU will apply large guam
ily. A b,shc, 10 Tie square rod may
be safely applied. but a peck, or even a
quart, will be better than none ut all. IL
is probable that plaster will answeryour
purpose better than lime. for II Is COM
posed Of lime and sulphuric acid and
water, the latter ingredient being no ass
TO the crops Wood or peat ashes arr
excellent manure. They should be spread
evenly over the surface, aud should MOI
come in contact with the trunks Of the
trees, for fear Of damaging the BARI.
Lime from we'll burned limestone il the
best for your purpose. 1t should be
slaked by pouring water upon it, and
when it has crumblcd into dust, it should
be applied before it becomes heavy and
damp BY extracting moisture from tho
atmosphC re. Ii a comparatively small
quantity OF lime is mixed with muck Of
rich soil OF any kind, allowed TO remain
in the heap for considerable time, and
then applied TO the orchard, &C., ii will
be more beneficial than n much large,
quantity applied without mixing
Western Rural.
Feed your poultry on raw onions
chopped fine, mixed with other food
twice week. 1t is better than dozen
cures for chicken cholera. Fowls OK
posed to dampness are APT to be troubled
with tirrh. which will run TO Group II
not IT., nded to. Red pepper, mixed
wi h soft &c, d, fell several times a week,
will remove I &c cold. Pulvcrized char
coal, given C .asionally, is a preventive
OF putrid affections, to which fowls art
Very subject. Sitting hens can be curc,
by patI.rg water in vessel 10 the dcp,l.
Of 81 inch, utting the en- into Y, M
co, e.'ing the top of the vessel for twenty
four hours. The vessel should be deep
enough to allow the hen 10 stand. Pull
verified chalk administered with sofi,r
feed, will cure diarrhGa. This disol-
der is caused by want Of variety in
food, or by too much green food. Gar
lie fed once or twice n week is excellent
for Gods. -lGartieners' Magazine.
TALKISG AT TABLE.-Is it proper to
TAX at table! by all means. We ar
aware that some few consider it pro, - 4
10 observe perfect silence while ut table.
We do not know how such hOrribl,
custom originated, We; we have few
times been Il guest at such tables, bur
hope never to he again. The table l.
just the very pl &c to talk, and the mci
hours should be among the pleasan e I
of the day. Don't talk business and dis
cuss what work shall be done after din
nor, but give the time to social cha.
This should not prolong the meal incon-
,eniently, but there should he enough of
il 10 prevent the common custom Uf
is.'id eating.
From Maine, the headquarters Of po-
tlto growers. comes the following: "A
good farmer ia this county, in a recent
conversation, spoke Of tile value Of leach
ed ashes and platter to his potato crop.
On three acres Of potatoes he applied
fifty bushels Of lcachcd ashes, mixeIi
with five bushels Of plaster, and admins
tered at the rate of handful 10 the hill
The land was a good, strong, heavy soil
aud the results were most beneficial
lie regards lcached ashes as wortl
twenty-five cents bushel Us manure.
The editor Of the GARDENERS Monthly
SAYS liquid manure made from rolteI
wood is capital fertilizer for violets
Once, he thought, as shady places wcr
the natural places where violets grew
that rotten wool WOuld he n good thin
in the soil, but they sometimes get sic
in il; but the liquid Of stepped r0ttc
wood does not seem to have this effect
OH the other hand, lively green is I'll
result. lie never waters the plants unit
they show signs Of drying.
A correspondent Of the Southern Tal
mer says that, having tried many RENE
dies for the destruction Of vermin o
fowls, he finds nothing 90 effective as
tmalI piece OF lard rubbed on the bac
aud under each wing. lie has cure
hens in one day that were unable
stand up ON account Of the ravagcs I
lice.
Cranberry Tart.-Stir the cranbcrri'
with plenty Of su gar, but no water-'
the berries become beaten they wi
burst and furnish plenty Of mOistur
Have ready fine puff paste, and whs
the cranbcrrics are quite tender,put the
between a top and bottom crust, al
bake till light brown. Eat with swee
encd cream.
tTA proposition was made Tuesd,
night to the city council of Nashville
that civ to Lease the Nashville and ID