Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-05-23
Farm, Garden and Household.


and condition for Grain crons and the,
seeding down to arass The first is b
growing roots wifi the helm Of manure
to restore fertility and Get rid Of weeds
which can be done to most advantage O,
fields already well worked and smoothet
down by the action of the plow. tn,
other is by Summer following.
PoTATors tbc Farmers, Climb
Mr.. Nash soid. Twenty Years ogo
heard of some governments in nlecin,
potatoes on turf and coyorinG viii
mulch 7 tried tho nlon in . small wav
using leaves chiefly with n LITTLE over
LAYER of straw TO keen them in Mace
removed Che CROP in October and fonnf
the potatoes clean, and the Weld T est
mated at the rate of 200 bushels no,
acre,
m w.,
taken nm - dystv co,oot Jo no 'tonc ri' ' :
broom TO the floor nntil Won have taken
n dust.non and filled II with moist earth
from the Garden or elsewhere Scotte,
the earth oll over the aoor. then uSi
your broom rs if scmhb;nn and fnoil1
sweep all m tooetber Yon will fn1
that Won raise scarcely onv Gust in tbe
operation and Won viii have . Vow c1eon
floor, that scarcely needs monninS ot al
Don't fail to trv i oncn and voc, will
not need urcinG to ronnot II
GRAHAM AND INDIAN BREAD.-Take
not water, though not scalding, and stir
1n!o IL corn meal until 1t is about halt
thlck enough Tor good batter; then
batter bv oddina Groban, - gonr 'n nivn
the whole q good stirrinr mt into mans
about three inches deem lot if stand an
hour or so, then mt if into q hot ovan
and bake steadily two hours and = half
When taken out cover with thick cloths
for an bour or two II ia best e ooton
when warm, but is cool cold
A., WHEN TO CoI TIMBER. In the old of
'ho moon Oh August, loIo, cut down
apouI nan an acre OF small growth of
tnoer' mostly nc Aory, IRON five to four
teeh liicneS III diameter 1t lay In the
1ree Us IL zen tlli the following winter and
spfiHg; when trimmed 1t up and chop
Peu ~ lnTo sIoVe wood, ana put IN wood
no'loe' In Cle winter OF 1911 and 1872 |
i purneu IL lor common tre-wooi, and
ila noU discovered any worm-eatlng or
powyoer-post, as IS common for wood in
for ax-handles. sniff ono of tbon, fno
other day and found it as witty and frae
from worm eating as the dav Il wos ont
-CSrespon0eut q ~ "''' '"''
on, AN ICE bGTTER- BoX'--J L. Williams,
W on 'loI o"SVle, ~ L. would know how
' W maze re a a. Dutter, box with ice compart-
1nenI lor 20 or oo pounds, in half pound
S S"i, OF ;, paIiS' ana what wood IS pre-
1rhap. u, Inc hon Harris Lewis, to
W. TnGru ;ite !'t t was submitted, kind
~ iui ms 1, the following reply: The
WY p %t 'lilns lor butter box for ship
r. 9rnS pII'er any considerable distance
toS hoV weathef IS a good refrigera'
Voi mage 10 Vne size you need with con-
'ehleh1 handles The size Of the ice
GO nlu1,l must conform to the degree
G r. odpo oo,,n1 10 nea! while on the way;
with which to build it. You can Dur.
chase of those who manufacture refrie-
orators better one than you can make
and with it the right to use it. Ibelieye
they are all patented.
c,,nr NON u-u
nondont 81 IN tha - CL;o 9 cores
that tLe noisnn frar, H. 1 h:. states
doo con bo oI;r,inot n Iio que Vi MAD
hy y.nor Lotin i1i m from inc system
ticla IrirtoJ 10 Dc !uotes IRON ah ar,
bv Or Rr,o a - ao Ipis nle9iGal Journal
oson pLo n'' oa oei Ts french sur
dec1arod itsolf I" ,,,o. 10 Iuo disorder mas
and Ioovo 3in ,I pteStlioe single oath,
effecte1 Hrdr raCLeIC III unVll a cure Is
dovs Fvnor; n0l,no 1 may last three
tbat . onr np &c oaii mas proved to me
tbe orthroois 10 oe l ' .i Oh me trst day OF
fnl. and on H., on r Iiio second aay' doubt
,onnt Of th m ne difo eritu' hopeless on ac
not;ent 70 tbo o hnth 81 conveying the
And aS " Ir 'ilu ~I.h anu keeping INN IN,
haforo tbd' Saut never breaks out
norforn w 1 ousoiIn uay' there IS time to
- . i'Ds journey 10 OBTAIN bath.
GAS LIME AND W1rr-Uopys nov
of the London Eyc11 cove we
I have had some cxncrienco ' on + I"sS
made froro ~ al III 4, "cfG Oh garden ground
tbe rem oL O ut; !,lll l'9a, ana feel sure
Ibe end o o., W, "n l5 adopted will answer
years W. wa niS d 1alu Inc nrst and second
,v iraD worn was uteauiuLly pestered with
r ~ W" on u o My poIatoes' turnlps, car
tbrnno Jl ond T W ra, [oots, were pierced
IhouaI I , atr,, through with this pest.
NJ spont ' e.ar me mat the application
nio "p'a az F." 81. lime would settle my enc
Ihe Do ON S Gn l3 M Two carloads from
mivoJ m;,i o"s WORKS. and L had 1T
md nao ~l,m BIN Iimes as much good soil
r ra m maa aI eIual Quantities; the man
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