St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-10

There is no mode that we ever tried so
etfectual III transplanting tOmatOe, cab
bage. cantelOupe. or any other tender
plant from the hot bed. or from one
place to another. as to prepare Il vessel
filled with manure water and rlch SOIL,
about the consistency of thin mush.
with which the roots of the plants
should he well coated. and set i'll hole
made with round piece of wood or
dibblc. After being rather firmly plant
ed moi>ten again with manure water
We have never failed in any transplant
ing when done in this way. and the
trouble is very slight.
How TO CURE Corn STALK>.-I have
never before been able to carry my
stock through the winter on so little
hay. and never had them do better.
The season was so favorable for curing
coin-StalkS that they are eaten greedi-
ly 10y the COWS and sheep. My corn
was on low land. and knowing that if
we should have IL heavy rain it would
he IL difficult matter to harvest it. | cut
it early and drew it in us soon aS it was
thoroughly cured. without stopping to
huSk it. We tied it in bundles and
slowed it away in the barn and sheds.
We did not get through husking the
whole of it until the middle of Fehlua
ry. The ears were damp, but soon
dried ont in the corn house. and the
stocks were never so good. 1t may he.
;IS some say. that corn stocks are not
injured 10y being left ont in the field I'M
til wanted in the winter. But do not
believe it. They may he better than
stalks left out during weeks of rainy
weather in the fall. and then drawn in
just before winter and put III the barn
with mud and SNOW attached to them.
But if cut early and drawn in when we'll
cured. with not IL drop of external
moisture on them. il is clear to my
mind that they must he Swcctrr and
more nutritious than when exposed to
nur heavy fall rains. Hereafter | mean
to raise more corn. and take pains in
curing and preserving the stalks. ia
>'ph HU1iS.
Sawdust for Bedding or Manure
OF late We have seen several articles
i'll the Pio"ghmdH approving" and dis
approving the use of SawduSt in nur
stables. As Il mattcr of economy every
thing else being equal. We would say
Il>r it. as il can Ice had in many places
free of charge except carriage, Whereas
straw delivered in ON Villages is worth
SIO. or 80 per ton. Some sin or eight
wears ago WAS short "t hcddin" for my
stock: having Il SAW mill ON nv prcmi~-
e. and Il plenty of soft pine saWdu>t. we
hauled several loads To our barn and
used il freely in my stable HnC lcanto>.
\ ucighhor thought it would iniurc the
land on account of the pitch. hut ii oc-
cured To me that it Il given amount
WIS boiled. Il very small quantity of
pitch would rise on the surface. | have
used it more or less every wear. and
have seen no injurious effects on grow
ing crops. and a> Il top dressing for
meadows.
Now We dO not suppose Il dressing
of raw >iWdu>t would lie of amy great
manulial value to our lands. neither
WuUld oIN straw ol boz hay until il had
absorbed the Liquids, of the stalls and
barn cellar. There j. NO greater all
~orhcmt than dry >aWdu>t. and when
wet it retains the moisture.
For winter use il ought To lay ever
summer in bulk and f,rmcmt. fnr va.
should aS soon think of hcddin" With
SHOW as green aWdu>t. We have an
apartment under cover some sixteen
feet square where the dust i deposited
five OF >iN feet deep. where il heats
and frrmcnt> during the warm weather.
In autumn it i in condition for winter
Use. For two Years past III the season
of flies. have used green >tWdu>t. and
the stalls have been less infested with
them, which We attribute to the strong
and pUngcnt smells: no doubt the dust
from green >plucc or hcmlock would
hc more cifc"tual.
And nothing makes 81 soft and easy
Il bed for uur ''Dumb Animals" as SAW
dust. more particularly the horse. a> il
Is natural before laying down. either 10y
paving OF stepping back and forward
I" brush all their bedding. if straw is
used. under their hind feet. but would
he less liable t" move the Sawdu>t.
AZ it regards injury to horses feet. or
lungs. ON account of inhaling the dry
dust We know of II stable where horses
are let. and WAS Informed 10y thee own
ct that he had used sawluSt for twelve
Wears. and never had been able to dis
cover amy bad effects from the Use of it.
and pointed out several horses that had
been thus bcddcd for ten on twelve
Years. and had sold the manure at the
usual rates. and never had heard of
ANY objections on account of the SAN
dust. correspondence Mass. PIouJhman.
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