The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-05-02

~cu.m IMPORTATION.

two 6oOu ""J" "''Hp
the snbsoilis uniformly blue clay,
and the area to be drained large, the
most economical way Of draining it
is by the use Of q mold-ditcher, such
las have been extensively used i'll
30 Ohio and Illinois. If yoa have album
dance of stone, a we'll laid stone
g drain, in a blue clay soil, viii last a
lifetime nearly, if is laid three or
-four feet deep, as it should be, The
costliest and the best drain is y tile
drain This, in answer to + b. T.,
Wbo, il ne has much draining 10 do,
will do to read French's Farm
Drainage, price $l.50.
LLcHY LAND.--Whothcr sandy
~landleachos or not, depends upon
the purity of tho land. Pure white
lake sand will allow water to pass
through it without fltering it. But
ifcharcoal, or muck, or loan is adj
dedto the sand in sufficient QuaMti-
h any liquid manure passing
trough will lose its color. Sow
clover on sandy land, and pillow the
first growth In, and the sand is sup.
pIed with substance which nbsorbs
iitliizlng materials suspended in
Nlter, or liquid manure. Clover
Supplies carbon to the soil rs well rs
Atrogen.
ltEsrLroF SELECTING CoES.-IIEy-
81 kILERED, Clinton Co., Ohio, sends
IS lew kernels of what he cllls
mammoth yellow corn" These
lernels are, certainly splendid, lie
obtained it, he says, by planting
large kinds of corn mixed together;
then selected the finest ears to plant
Tor q number of years, until ho has
u what he asserts tobo IA No. | yari-
ETY. OF corn" He selects the best
ears, and the best grains out Of the
middle of these best ears for plant
ing.
APPLYING Hen MANURE TO Cyn&-
.. SHERMAN is informed that SO
should mix about ten bushels Of 9yp-
sum or plaster, with the thirty bus4-
els OF hen manure, and drop IL small
quantity in the hill, hauling the
earth slightly over the manure before
dropping the corn. Or, if you have
much that has been exposed TO FROST
the past winter, mix in it IN equal
quantity with the hen manure and
applyin the hill.
Bresee's Peerless Potato planted
by A.G. T., FactoryyiIlc Pa., beside
King of the Earliest, Early Mohawks,
Early Rose, Excelsior and Breseo's
Prolific, No. 4, yielded Gin 1870 10
pounds for each pound planted, tn"
most prolific of the o!hor yNiietie!,
(Excelsior) yielding but % pounds.
In 1871 he planted 30 pound Of
Peerless and the product was 2i
bushels.
REMEDY FOR CuTwom N Cou%.-
The Practical Farmer says:-"AItcr
the corn is dropped and covered,
and before it is up, apply ON the sur
face Of each hill, about ono table
spoonful Of ground salt. Unless il
is carbolic acid, nothing makes
worms squirm like salt"
LIQUID SOAP FOR CLEANIyG Wow.
An excellent liquid soap for cIoau-
ing and washing raw wool, accord
ig to Mosor, may be prepared BY
sing n kettle in which tho moss can
. heated, by means OF Il steam tube
pening directly into it. The kettle
holding about $50 gallou8J is first 10
Q half filled with water, which is
hen to be heated, and IS pounds Of
austic soda of AZ degrees (B6 and
20 pounds of oleino added to it,,
\ This soap is to be boi.od thoroughly
\ OF twenty or thirty minutes with
| \,ontinued stirring, and is then ready
\ or use, forming II very homogone-
Gus so-called, soap-gluo, OF IL sirupy
Inconsistency, and especially adapted
Nor washing wool. Should tho soap
bo required for Iulling, an addition
Of some a%mmoniacal salt will be Of
advantage, to be introduced immo-
Niutoly bclOic uSlHb' I'o1Cd' VI
caustic soda, which is sometimes DIFF
iiCult to obtain, We may use ordina-
y soda salt, which is to be rendered
lustic by teaching through freshly
nrned and slightly moistoned lime.
even ordinary potash lye, obtained
from ashes, mixed with fresh quick
lime, can DO employed IN this pre-
paration.
Foor-Uor IN SHEET have tried
this with success Whenever the
liseaso appears let tho feet DO wash
cd and the hoof pared off " much
IS possible and ~notcause it to b.ccd)
md lot tho sheep stand upon II dry
stable floor, s%prinklcd with limo, for
iour hours. AT this keep them in q
Try pasture, and there will be no
.arther danger.
Or, after the foot has been pared,
pply spirits of turpentino and blue
1trol, in equal parts, bind IL cloth
or the foot, and Let it remain four
.tys. Sheep hat are diseased
thould be kept separate from the
lock, rs tho disorder is Infectious
u. II. W., Hardin Co., bua.
" H.