New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-05

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FA0rs ABOUT BLACK RAsrBrRRrrs AND SUGAR
BEETs-W Person. Sterling. n. T.: have i-l6 OF an
planting It with raspberies Would it be advisable
II 30, which Ia the most productive bears the long
est. and Is the most marketablst How should t,,s
trained how are they packed for marketf Can you
give any advice about marketing or any other m
formation about tbemf shall be very much obliged
think the land will grow nice berries Tor some q
the common black raspberries along tho fence had
on nearly quart Of ripe berries every day. Ihey
were very much neglected and the grass grew up
OF the bushes How long before they viii bear full
oropi / would like to surround the land with
hedge. What kind Ia the bestf We have sort Of
native hedge which Is very thony and bears SORT OF
bean of red color which is very hard They grov IN
long, black pods 1t has leaf like the locust. !
think it would make very good hedge. planted sa
close and kept closely trimmed. The trees Go MOI
bear the beans till about 20 feet high. a.
Any information you can give me In regard 70 tne
culture Of the sugar beet and extracting the sugar
will be very thankfully received. would IKE
to try some next year. i can get the seed OF tho
white sugar beet Of James Wick, Rochester, n: l.,
and thought would get the JUICE by running them
mill" IL is crusher, with very powerful press;
Do you think it would dol What is the process Of
getting 1t to sugarf
Chairman Ely-It will be very easy for this young
man to make q mistake In planting that one
sixteenth of an acre. The frst question for HIM TO
ask Is how much quart can he get for black caps;
for 20 or Is cents aud the demand is large let him
get the Kittatinny black-cap. The most frequent
mistake that YOUNG cultIvatorS MAKE c Plsn'
for sugar beet he will be disappointed II he THINKS
to grind the roots and boil down the sap into sugar.
The process of extracting sugar from sugar beet y
costly works. II he wants to take the greatest
amount Of money from that patch, advise him to
plant ii in broom corn. in onions, or tobacco.
FERTuIZING STRAwBERRrEs.-D. Oglesby, Wash
ingtOn County, Ill. Permit me to inquire what fer
tizers best for plants IN the absence
of stable manure How do the bone phosphates an,
swerf How pure bOne-dustf How plaster or lime
Is salt benefciali How when, and in what guam
titles should the several manures be appnedf
bone-tust are good for strawberry plants. Plaster
and lime cannot be recommended unless III com
posts. Salt is not special manure for them. IL me
heap by piling up turf, mixing forest leaves Win IT.
and using some fine to hasten decomposition 10
this pile add bonc-dust, barrel OF 1t to each two,
horse load of the compost, shovel all together and
work it down fine. Then make the land mellow to
the depth Of foot, open furrow and shovel u iui
of this compost cover and set the plants In TINS en-
rched furrow planting deep, and pressing the earth
firmly around the crown Of the plant Keep clean;
and after crop, reward the plants with Iper ;li
top-dressng of the Same compost. He can get big
berries only by having large plants, and they VIII
grow only in rich soil 49,, - AZ.
EVERYBODY SHOULD Have MDDEN;-D. NC
to put my ungrammatlcal words in letter form ana
thrust them in an editors way, but having READ
much Of the ds2y9gS ana GUgs Of Dee nv
tation for plain talk on farm topics, venture
short letter on manure making. ANY one having
ditch bank, muck swamp w0Gd-pile dirt, or any
waste material can have hidden and those who
have never had will be surprised at the size their
pile will get to be in years time. For instance ;
The last of October made up new hidden, ana
If $50 will take it off these % the LIST of next
April, then am mistaken. How TO make hidden
Select the most convenient, place Tor mouse anu
privy for from these two places come the me OF
the heap and most of it must be wheeled or carried
while inInOst cases the muck or whateyerlt may ne,
will be cared on cart or wagon. Tour OF I'VE lOaus
should be dumped together for foundation leave
the top with hollow in it, and into this hollow
throw all sOap-suds, cham her ye, refuse feathers,
and salt If ehG ken rGg eat Mo of aEg m s0 IN fc
anything not worth saving for swlll should go on
the heap. The privy should be cleaned out IN Tue
Fall and we'll mixed with the whole pile, 50 that 1T
will get well rendered by Spring. A bushel or two
of old salt will keep goOd-sized hidden from ireez
ing, and will be found an important lngTedleht
as decency will permit, and whenever any one
washes let them pour the water into this barrel and
when it gets full there is no danger but it will find
If any one thinks that limo, ashes. fish, flesh, and
other ingredients, all put together. VIII so WorK
one the other as to hroT or ana ad T III ,no
will be avoided All kinds of uesh should be covered
as soon as put the heap or the cats and dogs VIII
make way with an .a M nse nenty Of muck Il
il is to be had, and you viii not iali I'd niahe "
hidden worth many dollars dining WI; iap rv ti my
Chairman Ely-I like that letter. Let other
farmers do like b. Mcdonald He is good farmer
for he is alive TO the Importance OF saving every
sort Of waste matter and composing ~ WIN muck
There is no thrift 90 important as tins wDich he
recommends. Take q family, OF say eight persons
and they can make dnnghil in one year IN Just ms
way as valuable as two tuns OF phosphate costing
at least 500. 1 hope he will wrlto us about ms
GONG 10 TExAs--S Higgins, Cazenovia, N. Y
l have thought for long time OF going west Dat
am vet undecided as to the best locality in that Sec
ton have heard good deal about great advan-
tages TO be derived from going TO Texas am ~
years of age, and have been brought mp on farm
Would it pay for mo IN. IN company with friend OK
mine-a man of 81 years of ageto go there and en-
gage in the business of stock-raising1 III so, now
would you proceed in commencing saad business
Would it, would it not require Inneh capital
About how much would it Iequlrei what IS inc
best Of tho year III which to start Tor LEXIS
Is the businessf stOckTaisng there very profitable
or moi : Wonld You advise me and my friend TO got
Chairman Ely-Adyisng man where 10 settle is
like telling him which girl to marry. lie must IN;
form his mind and get the data for forming sound
Judgment for himself This next letter may help
VIM. NJ. Long, veals Station, Parker County,
Texas Allow me TO inform the destitute and home
less thousands who now toiling upon old, worn
ont lands lch compel them TO observe the strict
eat economy 10 barely make living, that there are
and always1lave been. sufficiently good INDUCEMENTS
90 warrant wholesale emigration 10 North western
Texas. There are thousands OF acres OF land here
that the State is offering for settlement which,
as respects convenience TO wood water, and fertil
ity of SOIL are as good could no desred.s This is
the place to secure hOmesteads, ye starving thou
sands who have been rendered homeless bysibe late
great fires of the North. Il is wellkno"n fact that
il does not require one-balf the labor hero To make
living as il does in the old States therefore We are
unable to see why the destitute thousands will not
use little exertiOn andeconoIpy. and move West, In
fact all this country lacks for being settled up Is the
introduction of railroads aud protection from tho
Indians Allow me to assure yOu that all the rulnors
about Texas being notorious for its cntthtoats and
Iuffans il simply not so; no HI kluT, plenty OF
good vacant land ont of the Indian range to be
given away. 1850