Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-05-18
MAsuRrs AND THEIR ArpLrcArros.

MASrREs AND THEIR APPLICATION.
My experience is that manures
containing straw, hay and the like
should be lowed under, but those
containing little or no straw should
be spread on. Coarse manures will
rot much sooner if plowed under,
and they also serve to Tighten the
soil, and this is the one gres, want
of those old farms which have been
cultivated many years. Other ma
nures should be applied on or near
the surface, first because If applied
in any other way they lose much of
their fertilizing properties by evap-
Grafton and by wash, while if appli-
ed on the surface in small quantities
each year, the crops receive all or
nearly all the benefit, and second,
tecauserthe labor of application is
much less. Viewing a fine farm
burdened with splendid crop of
grass, remarked to friend on its
fine appearance, that ten years be-
fore it was one of9the poorest farms
ir the town, and that two things
had made it what 1t now is. One
was, the present owner had built I.
barn, and with it large, fine cellar
in which he kept his farm manures
until be was ready to use them,
thereby saving all the solid and H.
guilds, and the other cause was, he
applied the greater part of his ma
nures on his grass as top dressing.
l once had field Of grass nearly
run out, and not able to plough it,
spread or about three cords Of ma
nuie to the acre for three years and
now it IS as fine field Of grass as
one would wish 10 see.
! haye found plaster one Of the
best fertalizers for grass land on
clay loan, but not on sandy soil;
and should like to hear the expert
ence of those who have used it on
such land.-W. s. ", nNaine Farmer.
NAY PLANTING.
The following, from Gardening
Made Easy, by j. &. Thompson, is
Just in season:
LIMA BEANs.-These being tender,
should not be planted before the
10th of Mag, except in warm local.
tiles. Prepare good sized hills,
with plenty Of manure, four feet
apart, in April, or very early in
May, and Sc: the poles. Then at
planting time fork up again and set
eight bears to bill, on the edge,
eye dorn, leaving the top of the bean
even with the surface; cover lightly
with sand, and thin to four plants;
Musk MELoSs.-Make large hills
2 feet or % feet across, and 6 o. z
feet apart, forking in peck or
more Of fine manure. Stick in 20
to 80 seeds in hill, point down
ward, and cover half an inch deer.
If the first two or three melons are
left on each plant, picking of all
the others as they appear, they Will
be Of extra size, weighing from to
10 lbs. each. AS the plarts begin
to run, fork up all the ground rough
ly between the hills, and spread on
plenty of manure. The rains will
take down the essence of it to feed
the roots, which run out horizontal
ly FROM the hills near the surface.
Rake occasionally between the hills
70 smooth the rough ground and
kill the weeds. When the plants
have five or six leaves, thin out to
three in bill.
WATER MELoN.-The habits OF
this plant are directly opposite to
those Of the musk melon, the roots
running down like beets or carrots.
Hence the manure must be put deep
in the soil Dig holes at least 8 feet
apart DO would be better), 2 feet
across and Is inches deep, making
them large enough to hold a bushel
or more Of well rotted manure
Reserve the best soil taken from the
hole to form the hill. Loosen the
soil at the bottom Of the hole for
draining, tramp the manure vel
down and cover with earth six inch
es deep. If the earth is heavy mi,
some sand with it. Stick in 70 o.
more seeds, point down, inct
deep, scattering them over the hill
Ashley grow, gradually thin on
the weakest, and when the. plants
have five or six leaves, reduce t.
three plants, rake over the hills
drawing the earth up to the plants
4 to 8 hills will give an abundan
supply to q family.
| To. REMOVE STAINS Table linel
or any whice clothes that have COTE
Il or fruit stains on them, before beini
pot into soap suds. should hay
boiling water turned on them, an
rlremain in it till the water is colo
; If they are put into soap suds wit
the stains on, they VIII be set so this
, no subsequent washing viii remoy
them
-In A HOME MADE DIslNrrcrANr. =
a Dissolve . bushel of salt in ba
f, rel OF water, and with the salt wat
q slack . barrel Of lime, which shoul
o be wet enough TO form a kind
e paste. For the purpose of dist
y fectant, this home made chloride
3 lime is nearly as good as that pu
AZ chased at the shops and drug stors
Use it freely about sinks, cellar