The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-18
AGRICULTURAL.

The CuRCULIU. Mr.. Ransom, who, i
may be remembered, last year discovered
anew method of dealing with the curc,lio
by means of bark traps, has again com,
forward this year in defence of his method
Prof. Hull, who made visit TO Mr.. Ran
SONS neighborhood last year, detracteC
somewhat from the value of this discovery
by asserting that it was only useful in Tho
early days Of spring, and that on the ap
proach of warmer weather they cease to. &c
under the bark for shelter. Mr.. Ransom
denies this, and says that he caught then
up to the end of June by his device, ant
further, that there were more curculios
destroyed in Michigan last year by this
means than by all other means put
together. Having three apricot trees
full of incipient fruit, on which we no.
ticed the curculio had already made its
mark pretty extensively, besides eating of
one of the budding leaves, we laid down
some of these heaps of oak bark. A few
mornings afterwards we examined them,
and found eight under the three trees. In
the afternoon there were seven more. Since
then they have fallen off in number. Mr..
Ransom's theory or statement is, that the
curculio works by night, coming down to
the ground soon after daylight, where they
take shelter during the day either in the
earth, under leaves, etc., or under the
traps if placed there. -. Vineln,d Weckly.
THE BUCKwHEAT CROP. -Judgine
h tloL y .at ". oaa ,eali, .ne culture o.
~ .as M.a; - a:'ohs .le FARMERS VIC
=, ., ort o,a''eu a. S;s - .aVolile cr9p
nd...aJ ~ i a. hah MliIli aIu peculiarly
au o9o ~ {. ;.a o maD n1s ~ VIII groW ano
Xiv thot s ,a .p u, l,u 81 rugsea aho
tillage will grow. Indeed on steep hllsides
and nearly covered with small stones,
where it is difficult to get any other crop
it not merely does well, but these apparent
drawbacks add to the quantity and value OF
the grain. f,.,5s'.s-. an $685.. III
Buckwheat is raised throughout Europe
and Asia, and has been known for many
centuries. 1t forms q crop to some extent
upon almost every farm, either for market
domestic consumption, or both. The crop
is sown in the Middle States about the first
week in July, and il drilled. a half b,,shel
to three pecks of seed is required per acre.
but if sown broadcast about one br,shel.
It is, next to red clover. the best green cron
to pillow underas manure. When SO intend
eu itilc CTOp SiiOulu DC put i'll 1TOm Tile ICLfl
to the Doth of June, the ground being plow-
ed deep, and pretty literally manured.
The seed should be sown broadcast with 4
bushel and a peck to the acre. Ii should
DC proved down when II has Its full
CROWN. some farmers roll II well before
turning under, ano others use chain at
tacned 70 me cies,s SO OF q piow. Bone aust
or Done pnosphate is recommended as an
excelient iertiiizer ior TINS crop.-Ge1mdn-
'o'o" leeegrdp".
How TO KEEP A CHrRNi From
FROTHINa OVER one dav to
visit the house of a friend who kent cow
and made butter. L there saw a, simnle
method he used to overcome the great from.
BILE Of all butter4makcrs using the old-ash-
ioned upright churn. viz: Take the body
of the ch,lrn and cut a groove around the
inside mouth. about three inches from thc
top, and three-eIghths Of an inch deep, and
then remove nail the thickness OF the wood,
making shoulder all around then take
tne cover ana CUT II TO mt t nicely inside, and
you nave qone away with an the Old Mis-
ances u cioths, tupS, pans, &C., heretofore
lequiiel 10 save .he cream tnat flowed
uVei. any man, almost, can 90 TINS, or
.lle cli9iii may oe taken 10 carpenter and
,les.eu lor a iew Gehts. MANY an IDEA OF
us ell''i tlils ~ patented, out
az may ake TINS one ior what gave for it.
MOVING iIAWNS.-A fact that MANY