The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-22
evening State Snllrnal.
Observation-Disclosures.
lrrom our Travelling Correspondent

/ Iron our Travelling Correspondent
The soil in many locations of Virgini
has become badly exhausted of its wheat
growing capacity, SO that a more extensiv
rotation and growing of other crops il
especially necessary, to restore the soil.
Besides. the wheat crop in this countr,
and Europe will be below an average q
the coming harvest, which will make tina
j grain in demand at good prices hence, it j.
! wise that as much other wholesome foot
products, as possible, should be provided
leaving as much wheat for sale, as may
be. rs Is .5s'f ~ .,i1s "a ly IS -
For some twenty years or more, there
has been much disease and defect in the
potatoes, which has rendered them an un.
certain crop. This disease is caused both
by defect in the tubers and by exhaustion
of the necessary Subsidiaries and phos-
phates-from the soil. To remedy both
these difficulties IS comparatively easy, with
j reasonable care and effort. z
/ Some years before the war the writer OF
this, in view of the general disease of the
potatoes, gathered several quarts of the
little balls from the potato vine, in the fall,
planted them; and from this ball seed
| Suoil posasoesT.Ie oiIo " ClaD-aPPieS-
We're produced, and perfectly healthy; the
next spring those small potatoes were
planted and produced good yield OF pure.
large potatoes, free oil any sign OF rot or
defect, which yearly produced sound pota-
toess OF pure sorts; Inc same process
seea rom tne paiis-Wili produce good,
nealtny varieues IN virginia, ana better
cnan getting SEED from the North; try II,
I,xsA <yr L. .
iriends. Bs.aJ -. 10 9 -,
linen again, IL was found from careful
experiment that mixing liberal quantity
Oh asnes and SAT- with the earth 10 the
MI, almost entireiy prevented rot and
Dhgnt IN tne potato crop JUST as supply,
ing tnese artlcles' ana IRON nnngs around
tne FOCUS OF peach trees prevent blight
ana yeuows. t4,,,,. 81 M ss..,
Nwill De good economy to substitute
more oat meal Tor bread stufls, In place OF
wheat, IN view OF the threatened short
CROP oat meal IS very nutritious and
makes excellent breakfast cakes, even
more neaitny tnan Duckwheat. we never
ianed 70 nave lt IN our own family even
wnere wheat was plentiful, ana we were
very iond o. It. Good, SOUND, oats should
pc selected and run through the smut ma
chine &C the mill, then De hnely ground and
polted, and It makes excellent cakes,
m9h1ns ana lgnt roiis.
speaking OF tEe virtues OF oat meal, the
IulnDurgn iMeolcai journal OF recent
pate, says; ~ IS made INTO deliclous
2reakIast cakes, cracknei, very palatableJ
cocoanut cracknels, taiso pleasant to the
tasteJ and piecrusts which are sweet and
crisp. Dus we are informed py the same
authority that IN It's raw state, when 1t is
mixed up with water, 1t IS becoming fayo-
rue oisn. Inc prose OF AUD scotland
IS beng relished.and, we are glad to note
TINS, because we believe y to De a healthy
ana emuscle.iorming commodity-6y the
nunters ana trappers Oh the west, VINO are
suDstltntlng oat'meal III TINS form ior
parched and indian corn. The same
prawny fellowsT.whose powers OF endur-
ance are proVerDlal; whose scorn OF Iatlgue
Is known 70 al readers OF tfavel and natu-i
ral nis;ory.nave Iound OUT that q very &C
ceptaDie drink Is made by putting about
TWO teaspoontuls OF, oatmeal into
tumbier OF water; we have often estab.
i i the excellence OF TINS ourselves.
Inns, stney-tne hunters ana trappers-
aver TO De the pest drink tney can use, as
u - az once nourlsnmg, unst'muiatlng, and
satisfying, ms drink, we are also as
sured, Is rapidly coming into use IN large
establishments where men work much IN
gne heat. " mas long peen USED IN the1
large glass factories and iron fOundrleS OF