The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-10-25
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

on the condition of the soil. PIow
ing should be done when the sol
can be pulverized, and never wheI
, it is muddy. Neither should
: sowing be muddled in. On all W
: lands generally early sowing !
best, but late sowing well done i
/ better than bad job in any sea
son.
To let potatoes remain in. tn
; ground after fully ripe is n ba,
pain. They should be dug Il,
early as possible. And let Tn.
vines be gathered and placed il
. the stable beds, where they vii
perform good service in absorbin.
liquid manure. Otherwise, left l.
wilt upon the ground, they vii
prove comparatively worthless. II
is taking care of the little thing
that makes the good and success
full farmer.
1t has been proved by expert
ment that the more rapidly an an
imal is tattened the less quantity
of food is required to sustain Its
mere vitality. Thus, an animal
can be more chcaply fattened by
consuming ten bushels of corn in
two months than if four mouths
were occupied III the process
Liberal and abundant feeding is
the most economical, and savin %
of time in producing the same re
suits is q gain in the profits.
The availability of,cern cobs n
source of supply for potash haa
been suggested. Analysis has
shown that these contain over
seven and one half parts in 1000
of carbonate of potosb, OF twice a
much as the best kind of wood.
In consideration of the average
production of corn in the United
States, it is estimated that nearly
%, 1000 tons of carbonate Of potas-
81 may be annually obtained from
this source, to say nothing OF u
considerable quantity of chloride
of potassium. u!l
During a recent discussion ia
England, it was stated that the
most successful lines OF short
horns were those in which one An
imal was the'sire Of the sire and OF
the dam also-thus making the
parents half brother and sister b.
the same sire out of different
dams. This system OF breeding
had produced some of the finest
cattle in the country. 1t was Il
so said that where cattle we've
closely inbred and preserved their
constitution, they had n tendency
to lose color, save perhaps the
ears, and to become whiter.--C'an
ada Farmer. ..
The American Farmer consider
it bad taste, i'll arranging group
of trees on extensive lawns, or
public parks, to mix up evergreen
kinds with deciduous ones, as tho
latter in the majority OF instance
overgrow and spoil the charactel
of the former, and then there No.
warmth or beauty in the scattered
appearance they present. We
prefer massing evergreens. by
themselves, and deciduous trees
the same way. With the latter an
eye must be had to the contrast
ing of the various forms of foliage
and the different tints of color
each presents in the fall. .3
What strikes Il stranger f16m
Europe on his first arrival in this
country is what may be termed
the intermittent character of the
farming. The large fields OF Eng
land, cultivated by energetic ten
ant farmers, and laden with grain.
clover, grass or roots, with never
barren spot for miles; or the
still more economical spade cul
ture of the market garden plots 81
the cottiers of France and Belgium.
from marked contrast TO the
scene which meets his eye In
Massachusetts,. Accustomed t.
see every inch of ground improv-
ed to the highest pitch by the
lavish use of both labor and ma
nure, the enormous extent OF
waste land on every farm ocea
sions profound surprise. Here
are two or three acres highly cut
tivated, next twenty skinned over
in pretence, and then lont
stretch of brush, wood. marsh o..
rocks.
The emulation that appears OF
the leaves of the alder, maple.
rose and some other trees, linz.
been examined by NJ. Boussince
ault, who finds that it is composed
of about fifty five per cent. ofcapf
sugar, twenty-five of unconverte.j
sugar, and twenty of dcxtrine. Ia
the healthy state the sugars elab
Grated by the leaves ofthese trees,
under the influence of light and
warmth, pass into the tissues OF
the plant by the descending zap.
but in certain diseased con ditions
these saccharine products accuns
ulate on the upper surface OF tile
leaves, either because they are pro
duced in excessive quantity, OF
because the movement of the SAP
is hindered by the presence of an
excess of deXtrine. This diseased
state, VI. BoussingauIt thinks, 81
not the result solely of meteoro4
logical conditions, though theS
exert certain influence: neitlseH
is it produced by the punctuecs lof
the leaves by insects, since tho
most careful watching failed to de-
tect their presence until after tho
emulation had commenced,