The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-06-19
HOUSE. FARM AND GARDEN.

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sifted on dry, the wind too often carries
it away. By mixing it with water to
apply it, the lower parts Of the bushes
are reached, where the little pests begin
their depredations. BY this method we
cleaned them all off from several thou
sand bushes, two years ago and nave
not been troubled with them SINCE
This, too, is a sure remedy for the III
sects and bugs that infest CONSCIOUSNESS
SAVE THE BEST Fowls FOR BREEDING.
It is the worst possible policy to kill all
the best and handsomest fowls, and a V
only the mean and scraggy ones to breed
from. This is precisely the way to run
out your stock for the like tends to
breed like, and the result is, that by
continually taking away the best birds,
and using the eggs Of the poorest, your
flock will grow poorer and poorer every
succeeding year. 1t would seem as
though this was too plain to be insisted
upon, but, in fact, cline upon line" is
needed. 1t is the crying want oil the
poultry upon the farms the country
through, this careful and intelligent &C.
lection of the best for breeding. Moth
ing is lost by a little self-denial to start
with. The extra pound or two OF poult-
ry flesh that you leave on it's legs, IN
stead of sending it to the market, IS as
good seed. and will bring forth ten-fold
and twenty-fold in your future broods.
Save your best stock for breeding
Poultry World.
CHEAP WAY TO MAKE VNEdAR.-l
take quite q quantity Of common IRISH
potatoes, and wash them until they are
thoroughly clean, then place them III II
large vessel and boil them until done
now drain off carefully the water that
cooked them in, straining it if neces'
sary, in order to remove every particle
of the potato. Then | put this potato
water into n Jug or keg, which ] place
near the stove, or in some place where
it will be kept warm, and add one pound
of sugar TO about two and one-half gal
Ions of tho water, some hop yeast, or n
small portion of whisky. Prepared IN
this way, and letting it stand three on
four weeks, You will have most excsl'
lent vinegar. Indeed, it is the only
vinegar that will preserve cncumber'
cut fresh from the vines without the aid
of salt. nIhave not n plcntyo potatoes,
when I am boiling them for family use,
| put on moro water than IN necessa-
ry to cook them, and drain of the water
and treat it as above described, dimin-
ishing the ingredients to suit the
amount of potato water. The whole
cost of really superior vinegar in this
way does not exceed six or seven cents
per gallon. Cincinnati Gascttc.
How TO CULTIVATE ROSES. There is
n great deal Of unnecessary mystery
thrown around the operation OF prcpnr-
ing soil for roses. We unhcsitatingly
advise our readers to select n good fri
able loan, and incorporate therein pIen'
ty of we'll rotted stable manure Tho
old.fashioned idea Of planting singly
upon the lawn, dotting them here and
there, does not produce II good effect
A circle-or ollipse, filed with the VA
rious c%olors, will invariably give the
most satisfaction. New soil, highly en-
riched, will yield splendid results bu'
old garden soil does not prove suitable,
no matter how much good manure w
incorporate therein. As to varieties,
tastes differ. A few of the most rclia-
BILE boomers among the hybrid perpetn-
ais, such rs La Refine, Baron Provost,
Nine Charles Wood, Gen. Washington,
etc, and then the Bourbon and Bengal
classes will give n succession and variety
of colors that should satisfy the most
fastidious. Keep each plant neatly tied
to n stake, and occasionally give them {
small portion of the weak manure-wate
through the summer. We prefer to cuI
the plants down to within q few inches
of the ground upon the approach o.
winter, and cover very lightly will
rough, coarse manure, not to keep then
warm, but for preserving them from TIL,
direct rays of the sun, n fruitful cause
OF injury during tho winter months
In warm, sheltered situations tn,
Noisette class may be used for climbers
but for general purposes, such MS GOV.
ering unsightly buildings, nothing can
possibly excel the hardy prairie roses.
CULTURE OF MELoNs.-Melons can be
grown 10 choaply that every family
should have at least n small patch de-
voted to their culture, and they will be
found q decided addition to their bill
OF fare in summer and autumn. As
o as the soil is warm enough the seed
can be planted, and the soil for each
hill should, unless the ground is dark
and rich, be mixed with a fork-full of
old, decomposed horse or COW manure.
Then drop five or six seeds into a hill,
and cover them about an inch with soil.
Scatter a handful Of wood-ashes, plaster
or bone-dust upon the top of the seeds
10 keep away the bugs. Wood-ashes
are an excellent preventative against
both grubs and bugs, and for the first
month Of the growth Of the plants it is
we'll to apply them once q week 10 each