, 1873-12-06

ot Marcli, but not for tho fnAt dozen years.
MAen sho streams and hloughH wcro full OF wator,
lilo springs early; but, siuce tho land has boon
clattvAted, the alougLg dried up, and tho streams
becono low, tho wi.tors hAyo been much colder
nnu longer continual; and HOW Heo no reason
to expect any particular change, only aB orchards
| aud forests shall lncroaae, ANA by their sbado
retard evaporation.
Suc1 l,us boon
THE METEOROLOGICAL HISTORY
Of tho country from Maine to ths Missouri
Hiyer. and oven tho cotlou States have, by tho
cutting down OF forests, invited tito froyts to
slnlt tnem , Later In tue apring aud more curly iu
autumn, thus moving the tlmo Of cotton-Crow-
ing ~ least degree farther south.
GRABS ON 4 D1uFF-slDE.
KogNFOND, ILL.,, Nov. %, 1879.
DEAR RunAn: I wish il you have lelssrc, that you
what kind Ut grass-sec to OIL tho Yide Ut biutI
10 oba!a binding nod. Tic bluiT faces tho cast aid.
ot about 45 dagrees sna /. noa.ly nl,ale by forsst
trees. Tho aol IL black. fr!abe mold. The buT is
limestone, and overlooxs lsock River.
IN told that quack or witch grass would do. How
would 1t answere
Tasrc ato onc or two patches Of June graas wh.ro
II you will lleass snsmer tlle above, aud also tell
when aud how to aow, yon will rery much ob1ige =
SSnsaat Tnnast r'''F Of your in'er''ns otte;; to E
In tho first place, you must thin ont tho trees
and lot in tho sunlight. ana then you will find
Juno grass to spread over tho surface. This
juno t;rnss H. i'll ronlty, Kcntucky blue grass and
tho very best grRss for your purpose. You can
get plenty Of tho seed at tho socd-atores, and
aow it during tho winter mud you will hayo q
good turf in two Or throo yelrs. Tuis grass is
bion in starting, but it will aoon mako firm
sward.
ron B1IADY rA9runEs
there is no grass equs to tl.is and ali it needs la
mir aud a little sunlight through the tors Of tho
troes, and It will take poaneason when tho soil is
reasonably good and moist. Aud then tho roots
nf RI
as soon III they are wet with shower, thoy show
u green surface. Then, il you want = winter
woodland pasture, this grasa may DO left to
s' mafe al full a growth a. and o , on the ground
other stock will cat it during tho winter. My
lawn ia soWn to blue glass, and III May aud Juno
IL ID cut Tor soiling. aftor Which it is permitted
to grow through the autumn. whom it will have
made a soft carpet OF aftermath. The frost has
blcaohcd it out, but aspiring colt is making =
good 1iylug OIL 1t, and worry much prefers 1t to
hay, as ho has tho privilege of tho stablo and Tie
lawn, Tut, oyon in stormy weatlaor.. be prefers
tho latter, though he iB pretty careful to keep
Oh tho loe-si1o OF aomo largo Evergreen that
shelters linn from tho wind.
IN KENTUCKY
those lawn-liko pasturcn Of blue grass aro highly
valued aud for = long tfme it WAS supposed tint
tElA blue grass was now sro.ies peculiar to thst
State; but It WAS found that this was due to tho
phosphatcs that are lnixcd With tho lime iu tho
soil tho partial shade Of tho paaturos mlu
to wash tho nutriment from tho blades Of grass,
leaving them li1o cured hay, or similar to the
grass On the plains Of tho trans Missouri cou1l-
try. Last winter wiutered pony and IN old
family horse on this blue grasa, letting them
run on the lawn and in tho orchard during tie
entire winter, and they out in iino order in
the spring. No grain had becn fed them, aud
they had not beon in tho stable moro than weok
in ALL during tue worst storms In tie fall there
was heavy growth OF the grass lying on the
ground, through which lire would have made
rnpid progress; but. when apring camu, a]l of
this had been pasturod down close, and tho frat
spring shower sent forth new growth.
WE uAvE NOT FULLY APPRECIATED
this grass tor summcE-pasture, especially for the
summer-dsought. II the spring growth ia left
to ba fod Of Ut such time, it will soryo to tide
over the drought. For this purpose it has IN |
especial value for horses.
pearlng, as no young trees arc permitted, BY tho
arc ar Rnt TO use for both farm and COM
sSt "StGial B,Iap pnIpo't%s % On the pr.iFes
maple. ena and baBswood, soed the land l, to blue
erase after tho trees wero or years old, aud
pasture in the winter with horsos aud colts,
cattlo. Tho nut trees, such as hickory, black |
walnut, and buttornut, will not do for this pur-
poso, Al tho dripping from thoir leaves chechs
tho y growth Of tho graHs, aud ia not reisLoa by
II you go into storc that keeps supply Of
wagon aud carriage timber you will find mich Of
it marked
KENTUCKY sEcoNp-onowru,
Inis 70 tho oak md tho hickory Of theae wood
land blue.grasa pastures, that tho Keutuckiaus
tind 20 valuable for wiuter pasturage, and Of
which thcy arc 30 justly proud.
Two weeks ugo, "Tho Farm and Garden " had
something to say i'll regard to
THE Hc1ESoE OF FARMING;
snd now 1t ia most happy to state tLht, uuder tho
ae" management OF tho Industrial University,
Sc have tho promise of aomethiug useful
o the culsivasor. The Legislature did
SHOULD pursue at lenat two atudiss rotating to tho
md President COBB aud the Board Of
llustoos are to be thanked that these are to be
,nforced, notwithstanding tho protest Of tho
:. al tho Last monthly meetlng of tho Champaign
:;ounty horticultural Society, rrof. stewait,
% Jlemlst OF tho College, read paper in re-
THE PRODUCTION OF NITROUS Ac1cp.
Tie Professor has giyon this new subject, nug-
'oated by Fteno!4 chemist, much attention
luring tho past six month"; hut ~ tic inyusti-
'ationn are lot yet complete, 1t is too carly %
'rcalct thu results. 1t would appear that nitrouB
'cid. tho equivalent Of ammonia in tho growth OF
,lants III produced In the soil udor colt tatu con-
lltions, and that nitric acid. or Haltpetro. is
ornod from this by the addition u anothor
10 alternate Waiting and drying Of the soii.
ivory tino tho soil is mauo wet by .
hover, and drying lollows, a supply Of this ncld
lurmod. Tie 1itut question in regard to this |
aned by wettiug different soils, drying, aud
hen washing tI!oln to determine tho yield 81 the !
cid. saullY aoiln, or rather pure Hand, do not |
leld tho acid out our pralrie.soiIs. aud puro !
and aud ground marble or any Ut tho lin1cstones ,
round, produce Il; 20 slso Of gypsum, ami tue ,
'rofeshor bnggesta II tha III not ono OF tho s
uuctions Of THIS substance and that no n1ay ,
ayo giyen an undue va1uo to its power Of /
king tho ammonia or holding 1t TOR the plants,
large number Of tosts woro made on p1anss, +
. aacorsan II this nitrous acid formed part OF
he structure Of tho plants; but only III \ fsw /
ould 1t DO dotocted, and theu only n tue leayes
I'D tho germs Of tho planss. Tho akin and eyes \
I tue potato contained It, Willis lAosa was none '
! Tho atarohy portion Of tho potato. !rha pre- !
a!nptlou ID, that this substance. uudergoes q
arther cllAugo tn tho growth Of tho a
liant, Without coming to any dennito
there is strong suspicion that NO /
ave boon giving credit to ammonia that may '
n t}nR n thtp atf1. | =