New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-13

pared leaves with avdity: NJ. bndr' cerhe' 70 the
fresh odor the preserved leaves proving om erenps
from decay alteration, and fnrtb'r expresses the IA
lief that the process, IL destined 10 render great service
especially in moderate minor agriculture. wher,
sheep not owned to provide for the ieed.g o. Tie
| some scarcity Of forage for the Winter.
| In comment Prof Whitney said it will probably
be some years at least before beetro3t culture vii
| be sufficiently extended to render the method "
much value in TINS country ~ the preservation Of
the materials upon which 1t ~ nscd abroad, While
the greater expense OF labor ana ara WIZ nnch re,
with the results Of foreign practce but thsre are
innnmerable instances in which any probable IN
crease in the cost Of milk - az nothing 10 10 VaIns
ma heathful article Of food III such cases the crop
from an acre Of heavy grass clover, or sweet corn
kept green and sncculent, ana continued YIN ~,
cake and dry feed enough TO correct any bnTtfnl
tendency of its watery character Woud iuiihsh req
by which mich COW should be kept IN inil yleh VI
milk throughout the Winter months.
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
Arthur RuQy whose question WAS not ngricul-
tural was referred to the Weather Bureau az wash
ington-Jarnes NJ Bell, Henrietta. Mich, wrote ~
regard TO a LOusiaDian who is reDOvatlng his Ia1s
with clover and whose example Is WORTHY 10 De I",
lowed by oil farmers, North and south .-.Ioh mn -
can come of topping hedge but good rather ~ 10
thickens the g9wth and makes the ostI ted fSss
he tried the plan Of boring holes io sfumps, filing
them with kerosene, and after bile setting them
on fire, and found it didn't ,E work w?Lth
the draft was bad.-E. W. sOuthwEk, ha9Eon,
Ind. called attention to the cruelty Of the check
rein Chairman Ely agreed, and said pe nah Oh
served with much satisfaction that not only this but
binders also are being discarded by the owners OF
the best horses in New-YOrk.--Mr. Fuller said. Tor
James Bundy, Sydney Plains, n. y. that pear tree.
NAV be either grated OF budded in the nursery; THAI
both operations amount TO the same tblng IN tno
end, and nan may practice Whichever snIl s i,,s
convenience best. N. Moeson Of Croton Flour
Mills n. Y, informed Fred. Weber, Lo, Angeles
CAL. that soda in cold water vii remove
the flour from boiling ciQn Pni oma' TT.ectirsi
experience in milling and always had 10 throw away
boiling cloth which by any accident got Thoroughly
wet.--For the tenth time Mr.: Fuller repeated IN
this instance in reply to }. S. Nesuall, Muscatine
Iowa that chestnuts, hickory and similar nuts may
terminate after becoming pat3ep taeg them moist
in sand, follow nature, ana SOW mem as bpph
as they fall from the tree.-oG; "; brown, Or-
well, Penn, was informed that Il. h Bliss o. cons
are reliable seedsmen-none more so; Dnt
that the Club cannot undertake to lnaofse
any new. thing they. or other parties. may ~
well but only the test of time can prove whether
or not it is worthy Of general ult,'aton' -
Dir. Brurn, WHO has been sucGes'i nm, wn Of Gus
paragus.-Henry Stewart advised > i1ke 10 burn
over bis swamp, plow IT, and sow Alslke cioyer-hvs
pounds per acre.--Dr j. N. Crowell, Glen Cove,
/. L. said there is reason on earth why each ana
every farmer who Owls spring or brook should no!
have ali the year round good supply Of sReekled
came ont that Dr: {. IL going TO wl1te ItIls
pamphlet telling them how this may be accom-.
Rshfd at that Ee peDaT mt Of Acu
ture Report for 1868 contains practical paper on
p;icglture prospective hoTcaitf n t. r NM
to answer was advised TO send 70 THE TRIBUNE iof
Thomas's American Fruit Cultnrlst, Qqlhhs
Money in the Garden" and Mr. BaIrys book
Henry t. Cotton said the Japan clover - only Talu-
able fertilizer for southern Iands;-Hchy
Stewart said he was at loss to comprehend whas
w. d. Fisher, Hridgeyille, Dell means by SPitn3
turnipsp The climate of his State Is hardly suited
TO turnips unless they be sown in August.
The hat white tuTnip or the yellow ADof,,
deem, sown on wheat stubbe, well ploughed ana
MANFRED with barn-yard manure and 30 pounds OF
bone-dust or supeTphospate scattered IN the drlii
might produce a paying crop g929d' Ilon;;
mellow loan Is suitable soil. Inc seq
should not be over or two years Old OIL
Bowen. Nineland y. j., Teclted the following e&-
perience: Most all writers agriculture ana nor,
ticulture recommend the planting OF hedges ana
timber belts for wind breaks. have neghDot
who is cutting away belt OF timber from the west
and north of his orchards says he lost many hund.
killing the fruit blossoms. On trees in exposed To-
calities no hurt was done. Upon my own farm III
the Spring of 1906 think late frost killed graps
blossoms. tomato plants DC, growlng In sneli
were unframed. - William Orr. Hamilton.
Ontario said he prevents the depredatons OF crows
b. scattering few kernels of corn on the surface OF
the field. He has yet to find any, crow fool enough
to dig and dive for what he can have without TINS
trouble.-Reuben Fretz. Centre Point, Ind, was
informed that the specimens he sent were merely
eggs Of the katydid-E I. NJ. Fletcher, South
Hero VT, forwarded description Of Windmill OF
which he Is inyentor.--Judge H. II. Gresham,
England who 'contemplates crossing the ocean IN
My in company with several others, to spend some
time In looking over our vast country WITH the IN
tent TO invest largely in lands to influence other
foreigners to do likewise. and 10 try TO establish
plan Of cooperation among phianthropists IN En-
rope and America, whereby many worthy iamiy
in extreme poverty may be aided to emgTate to tho
United States, who by industry and economy may
rise to comfort and comparative independence