Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-11
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.
Most of people when planting peas
plant them from one to two inches deep.
This is grand error, and plainly SO to
any thinking mind. The pea has but few
roots; consequently must be planted from
five to six inches deep to bring good
erop-Erchange.
An Ohioan, who has three fourths Of
an acre of ounce orchard-from which
last year he sold 300 bushels of first class
fruit-spades the ground in the spring
and scatters peck Of coal ashes around
each tree, also a quart of salt, and another
quart when the ounces are half grown.
Good Vinegar-Put into a cask q
mixture composed of forty.oDe pints Of
water, eight pints of common whisky, two
pints of yeast, and two pounds Of char.
coal; then place in proper situation,
with the bung open, for fermentation. At
the end of four months you will have very
fine vinegar, as clear as water.
The Neo E, gland Farmer thinks that
if farmers will make accurate comparisons
between the profit of getting twenty tons
of hay from twenty acres, and the same
amount of the same variety of hay from
ten acres, they will be much more likely
to drain some Of their lands than they
will without such comparison.
"A correspondent of the Germantown
Telegraph says that his own experience
and observation and that Of his neighbOrs
show that small potatoes if planted may,
for the first year, produce nearly as good
crop as larger seed; but if this plan is
pursued for more than one year, deteriora-
ton and small crop of potatoes will be
the result.
There is no better fertilizer for straw
berries than ashes We remember that
one of the best crops we ever had was
raised when the only manure used was
wood ashes. All soils will not alike be
benefited by such an application, but it 10
always safe to use ashes in connection with
other manures. If ashes only are used
there are fewer weeds, as no seed can be in.
troduced by the manure-Maine Farmer.
"A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer,
who has been a wool-grower since 1850,
says he finds nothing that pays better,
since raising grain has got to be SO uncer.
tain. His opinion is that sheep that will
average four to five pounds per head, an
nually, are paying investment at present
prices, and wool at fifty cents per pound
There is another advantage, the money
comes all in lump which is better than
to get it in driblets.
1T is held BY some to- To-. it ruins /.
thrifty growing orc lard to graf, it. Thisis
!. -,cr the case when the opera
non has been properly performed. The
head of the tree should not all be removed
at once. The branches in the center
should be first cut away, and the gratis
put on their stocks. The following year
the branches next the center should be
operated on, and the third year the out
side branches should be removed and the
grating completed. Cherry.trees should
be grated early-apples and pears about
the middle or end OF ApriL-HsdTA ana
Home.
When farmer loses horse, or x,of
any other animal, instead of leaving, the
carcass to be devoured by dogs, or crows
he should cover it with six or eight times
its bulk of earth, and thus arrest the ief
tilizing gases which will be thrown on IN
the process of decomposition. By SO doing
he would secure q quantity OF manure
which would pay him five times over
for the trouble it would cost him; fof
there is very little land in the older por'
tons Of the States which might not DC
greatly improved by the application Of
Western Rural.
Rules for Painting.-The following
rules are given for the benefit OF thoss
who wish to do their own painting: l.
Let the groundwork be carefully prepsreu
and dry. q See that the colors are wen
ground and duly mixed. 8. Do not NIL
much more, or any less, paint than you
think will be necessary for the presen'
work. 4. Keep the paint well mixed DE-
fore using. 8. See that the paint is neither
too thick to work well, nor too thin
cover properly, and apply it evenly. y
Do not apply succeeding coat before INC
previous one is dry. Z. Do not use :
lighter color over a darker. 8. Do no.
add driers to cOlors long before using ~
Use Just as little driers as will DO INC
work. 10. Do not overcharge the brush
with paint. IL. Begin with the bigns'
part OF your work and proceed down"a'1
If farmers would look at the theoUo
rolling the wheat and rye fields IN INC
spring, it would be resorted to much mo's
than it 10. Occasionally INC
winter and spring have been SO fsvorsp,e
10 those crops Is to render it urn cesesT'
But in three seasons out of four II 10 new
essary, and doubtless adds considerable
heir productiveness. The thawiDgs ~
of the ground, Throwing en-
,pewing out the roots and exposing "a
70 the drying winds of February ~.
March, very seriously affect the .nii
Passing roller over it as soon as inc Ia
q flt to enter upon, presses back ne I'm
INTO their beds, and gives them t.lr snr
lgain upon the support on which tne1to
must depend. This must be apparent
very one who will look ct It's opeIeTs
We have no doubt that rolling clover ~ re
hat have been badly thrown up
,ost voud ajso have : beneficial e6ecA
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