The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-01

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'"' i.,,o,,,.h .,,o lost h,t ono Of Tho club
,oca; l.o III az haaf hats tbc attendance
sessions tlll ,ne neat ao'.es' ''ic "''e''''''''
"as qui'o i pl,, . r,o Lotion Of q II
Eahi'4 W. r0i1 Dr. No ms the f;rst |
ny1es' "ese ! "llS ,,, r, II tbo nro.
reaa: ne reports a. ,or.o"1 I,st;t,,t .o Nav
S az y, ene &c Stoton Island cy-
MI ilolipsinf ~ aa,,,, ,'ntatoos
n1o'.eu ilis ,l'e ,,t 10 ototoss IN ba,yes and
lie s.'t tl' ny oe sod q boves after snromt
inp he cuts apart. and in this manner he
expects to obtain new potatoes in 60 days
from planting. obtained of Mr.. Gregory
of Marblehead, Mass, the early rose.
This / cut to single eyes planted, without
sprouting, the 22d day of March ; on the
10th of MAY they were in blossom on
the 18th commenced to use, having plenty
as large as good sized hen egg fifty days
from planting, The land is new, this being
the second year. [ MANFRED with partly
decomposed stable manure, and thoroughly
mixed with soil. The soil thus made acts
in some degree as cold frame or hot-bed,
and the result is always satisfactory with
me. At this writing my potatoes are ripe,
vines dead, and the yield is excellent of
large sized potatoes, few small ones.
shall dig about the 18th of this month, and
plow. manure the patch again, and by the
last of August shall harvest my second
crop from one seed and from the same
land. With the early rose | have always
been successful in raising two crops the
same wear in this manner. For the benefit
of ali seeking new homes in a healthy
climate with rich soil. where land is cheap.
will saw in this country there is yet SUBJ
ject to homestead or cash entry 100000
acres of good farming and grazing lands.
go. c.e,a, n-,,,c wv
"A uooD OoMro 81 Dh4'oR.bl vi w.
callcner, Dlooli ao ~, ~. L.. ns an
Iailner vi Oyer oo ye',s cAPe.i aI rn i.,
reauer VI .ne piooeoenls IN y, my oiu ~, ~
Always INTERESTS me, wiz therefore .' an
.e noer.y 70 'sN so,,iG il,n ', " .,,o
scielceo, SeiItieiieii Vi ,iie ciup DIS " o1in-
pound tnat I use yearly Oh my own MAKE
take ~ bushels OF Wood asheS, ~ push,
els Oh men manure, ~ ousi,eis ol ullsi'lchcu
refuse illne, one paiici OF oiloli''aSa pas
ter, ana TWO ptsiiels OF common SAT-. 1
use the compound lof hops, corn anu pota-
toes. | nave always put II on al.ef corn
anu potatoes were up uou'iu y p u pce,er
IN tne NIL, ana Whatyq'antlty OF SAT- can ps
used IN the ABOVE COMPOUND WIN pei'ei'
W0ula you aou , more pi'seer g..
rrol. NASH W iieii .iie le.tei was nls.
read over thougno ne was az w[ohg ~
mixing ms hen-aunS ana ithe, lor the iil,le
would dflye OH the ammonia, oue as ne
mixed plaster tilae ehece Is preyehtea' ms
compost Is gooa, SOUND comolnatlon % o.
ine ler.illAnlg eielllcnls ~ .neory, anu y,
llcient no 9ouot' upon ms croPs. ne VIII
get more ulrecL eject OH tlie ''ise crop ny
using II III ihe NIL.
". niiiitil, speakills oi coiiPosts, re-
MINUS me OF tlle Pfacllce o. our alices a,
VINO landeu at rlymouSn woes. aney
1ouna the sou OF Eastern Diassachusetts SO
poor Una. our piisIhn iatliels saw searg va
al'ui, oquanl0 py name, toiu theiii 70 caicil
Herring anu pli'ile tlell M1'il ,lie eoi4 eiiis
they oiu, ana lii'"'e gooa crops Aee US
take lesson from oqualleo, anu Jung our
co11i w1.n oc''i lnoss1 ~, tsu ,... a.,
-. DIueli-NoM II 'Gil my ii'eis . llsil
seoIy' me-" !. man vi i-olls isli'ilu .liae
iiau i.llll Wy ppoi " spi1u. nay pealis
SO ne ,Grlomeu 5ne sea anu anu, sasea s4i,ie -
found his farm in the hands of a stranger.
Some tenderness had our mariner toward
the old acres. for they held the bones of
his sires: SO he bought it for 80. 900. and
instead OF blowing 1t he Kept on blowing
the sea and hauling in moss-bunkers. ne
caught millions Of them, and when he cot
ready he snread them thick all over his
land turned them under. and sowed wheat.
: His CROP was 40 bushels to the acre on 10
acres. which he sold for 81, so q bushel. and
thus maid for The place twice over with the
first cron. and il was the fish that did Il.
Dr.. Smith, have another little fish
story about little fishes, In nv travels as
yoIlng man I was in Germany and talked
with that great iuminary ofTeutonic science,
Herr EhTenburp. One day Ehrenburp
asked me if Isknew what made the Niioctic
mnd so fertile. Yea. ouoth T. il is yeeeta.
bic matter brought down from beyond the
upper cataract. from the latitude of Sene-
gambia and the Mountains of the Moon.-
Nav. moth he. not vegetable matter.
have had this marvellous Niloctic mud undel
nv lenses. and have found It full of name
less little fish. reptiles. infusoria: thes,
make the mud of the Nile SO rich, mss
A condensed and excellent paper was
then read by Mr.. III. l.. Reade. as follows
Ngss tr.u,,e,.r,e "a, =. ,ost
- ns $3.50 a. NJ nlA d.La III iao.
e nay ao oiup e N Tue ol.ep ola'es aliou In1
o 40 o,5n E,o sons, Woisn q: sass. III q,
1850. yei'is ii'.s me- -, ioaseu 'ti
Dy az least oie-eii'. OK $50 SO d1at Inc crop