The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-03-27
FARMERS COLUMN


plants are sold; or because they dHnb
want the trouble to make abed to raise
seeds of such plants when they woulc
want but few dozens of each kind. Bu
where this is the case, all one needs may
be raised in a bcx Of earth in the Kitchen
window, or any part of the house where
there is light and very little warmth.
This is often done with The tomato, but
the cabbage can be raised in the same way
or even better. for the tomato must be al.
ways secure from the frost, while | tile
of this W i'll not affect the young plant or
seed of the cabbage. OF the early CAB
bage few people want more than twenty
Ave or fifty, and ten cent paper and
box about foot square will produce this
quantity with a very little trouble. For
early cabbage they may be sown at once
in this way.
There is often much trouble IN raising
late cabbage seed. on account Of the raw
ages of TIE fly, when The attempt is made
in the open ground; but where only a
few are needed they might probably be
raised in this way and thus be secured
against danger from this little pest. N"
doubt, from fifty TO hundred could very
we'll be raised in small box of this
kind, and unless where there Is Il tOlera-
bly, large sauetkraut barrel, ought to fur
nish re pectahle supply for any decent
family GermantOaOn Telegraph
The time has arri red. when, in many
parts Of our country, the want Of forest
trees for the pur poses Of building, fenc-
ng, fuel, shade, shelter and general effect
in the landscape, is being keenly felt 1t
Is, therefore, plain enough that in the
clearing of farms great care should he
taken to leave belts and masses of treeS
for although single trees and little group,
when stripped Of he protection of larg,
masses, may not be able to withstand the
elements, still those of greater extent
serve the most desirable purposes. both
for use and ornament. The mania, in
many regions of country, for stripplhg
the whole face Of nature of every tr c
ami shrub, is SO great as to-destroy some
OF the finest # cts Of the most charming
landscapes. Would it not be we'll TO use
great judgment in deciding hat trees
Should be cat down? The tree, hun
dred years IN growing, may be cut down
in an hour Then let the NOBLE and
beautiful trees, save WHEN they have to
be removed for the purposes Of profitable
cultivation of the soil, be protected rath-
er than destroyed, and let our young men
plant young tees. They will oent fl
their children il not themselves, and
serve as very expressive mementos of their
uscfu res, The snow. natures over-coat
for llrr soil, j. drlted in the absence OF
shelter from the high winds, and IN many
instances, in tie absence OF trees our
crops are laid bare to the biting blasts of
winter.
How TO USE A GRINDsToNE.-Don't
waste the stone By running it in water
but if you do, don't allow it 10 stand 10
water when not in use, as this will cause
a soft place.
Wet The stone by dropping water on it
from a pot suspended above tue stone,a
stop of the water when not in use
DON'T allow the stone to get out Of or
der, but keep it perfectly round by use ri
gas-pipe or a hacker.
Clean off all greasy tools before sharp,
ming, rs grease or oil destroys the grit.
Observe: When you get stone thai
anits your purpose, end sample of the
git to the dealer to select by; halt
OF ce sample is enough, and can he sent III
q letter by mall.-FTunbiin Journal.
Prof. Tyndall illustrates the value Of 3
single potato by supposing that every pc
tato in the world but one were destroyed;
that one would contain in itself the posi-
bilitY OF again stocking the world with
az '"'t@'""CtS @'RiSIO VIZ Aoo't' u oHe P''-
toto would produce, when planted, only
crop Of ten potatoes, in ten years tho
total product Of the produce Of this one
potato would be equal to ten thousand
millions, which would be sufficient t.,
stock the whole world with seed. The
real value of that single potato, then
would be such that it would be better
khat ,ha nitv IF Loc6on Or New York