The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-05
HINTS FOR THE FARMER.

HINTS FOR THE FARMER.
> A MASSACHUSETTS lady last year made
$500 from the cultivation Of Titles In q
corner Of her garden.
LEACHED wood ashes make an excellent
top dressing for old orchards which are
denomlnated hlde.bound. -
SURFACE manuring and cultivation are
forgrain, and In Particular for Eiruit-
buried manure. and deep cultivation ior
vegetables. %
AN experienced hop cultivator says
that on most soils, barnyard manure once
In three years, and ashes and plaster every
year, will best meet the requirements Of
the hop crop. IDfReU DIES gCiT1G'r
THE State Entomologist Of Missouri
says that the washing Of fruit trees with
soap, or the application Of any alkaline
solution, is an iniallible protection against
borers; and this Is confirmed by the expe.
rience Of some Of the most extensive fruit
growers of that section.
Dr.. GEORGE SPRAeuz, the prominent
breeder Of live stock At Des MoInes, Iowa,
says that for every animal that has been
injured by Syerieeding, ten thousand
have been injured In their growth and for
breeding purposes by being scantily nour.
ished and insuflciently housed.
In caring for young fowls, provide them
with vessel Of lime water for an occa.
sional drink. 4 4 lsprepared by, pouring
hot materloyef quic lime, andaRef Tie
lime has settled and tho water Covering
It has become clear, puur 1t of. It viii
keep TT for use for considerable time.
IT is suggested by the Rural Carolintan
that even worn out" land, with lime
could be made to yield forage for turning
In. The real trouble Is that when people
see q nice green crop growing they, often
think 1t pity It should be buried to i'm.
prove the soil, and thence they quietly
kill the goose that would have laid the
golden egg.
An exchange gives the following re-
ceipt for raising potatoes: Take one
cask Of lime and slack II with water, and
then stir In one bushel OF fine salt, and
then mix.iE loan Or ashes enough so that
It will not become mortar; It will make
about five barrels. Put half pint in a
hill in planting. All manures containing
potash are particularly suitable for potato.
Ashes contain more than any other, fer,
tilizer, and should be freely used and
carefully saved.
THE cabbage moth (AGnneStd 0raSstcG)
has already made its appearance, and will
visit the young cabbage and caulifowers
as soon as the plants are large enough to
hold the eggs which produce the Larvae
called cabbage worms. A capital remedy
for these voracious fellows is that used by
Quinn, Of New Jersey. The mixture Is:
One part carbolic powder; two parts
quicklipe;, twenty parts fine superphos-
phate. Dust the plants once or twice q
week, when the dew is on the leaf.
THIS is one OF the "insect years." The
west swarms with potato bugs, chinch
bugs and locusts; the Hessian fly and
clouds OF grasshoppers are deYastingT the
| fields OF Los Angeles county, Cal, the
black caterpillars are worse in Arkansas
than ever known before, and are stripping
the leaves of the forest; Virginia planters
complain that never were the tobacco
flies so numerous and destructive as this
season; and throughout the South is dis.
may at the number, size and voracity OF
the mosquitoes. 80 Is
Now Is the time for sending for per.
msnent turf, and care shouldsbe observed
in selecting the right kind olgrass seed,
so rs to form compact and enduring sod
for pleasure grounds, and-tb obtain this
desirable object nothing but dwarf
and fine grassess should be s6wn: Or.
chard grass, timothy, and rye grasses are
too coarse and fluffy. Where the ground
is likely to be much tramped, like the
outer edges Of side walks and play
grounds, the best mixture TO SOW Is com.
posed of tescues, crested dog's tail, creep
ing bent, Kentucky blue, red top and q
liberal sprinklipg Of Dutch clover. These
form strong, close and permanent turf,
though they do not spring up quite
so quickly as the coarser grasses.
The proper management Of grass lands.
will be, before long, lift is not Just now,
the key to successful agriculture in Amer.
lea. We find difficulty in maintaining
the productiveness Of our meadows and
pastures, even with annual top dressing OF
barn yard manure. There needs 10 be
something more. Not only abundant
artificial resources are necessaryto main.
tain perennial vigor, but the mechanical
process Of narrowing and rolling are
needed. These destroy moss, loosen and
open the surface, admit the fertilizers to
the roots and prevent the formation Of
tults Of heritage, which in time would
render the surface uneven. By these
means grass lands have been kept pro-
dpctive Tor centuries in European coun-
tries. .-..-... go