Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-10-09
Farm, Garden and Household.
Farm Noter.

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Now, Iaving established good farming,
she pl oduces loo, ,0o0, 900, four times as
much as Minnesota.
It said that in China there is q
"ring' of middlemen engaged in
handling the tea crop, which swindles
the producers outrageeusly. Thus the
tea which sells in our market at 81 q
pound is bought from the grower for
33 cents.
Reports from 60 points in the CORN
producing portions of Iowa and Illinois,
indicate that the area planted to this
staple the present season was less than
last year, and that the yield only prom
Uses half or two-thirds the general aver
age per acre, owing to the late spring
and the subsequent severe drought.
In an orchard where there is already
some clover, bushel of orchard grass
seed should be sown early in spring,
and the ground stirred with a light
harrow, and then, if possible, rolled.
This grass is very apt to bunch or stool
when sown thinly or with clover, and it
is better when sown alone and thickly,
say two to three bushels of seed per
acre, and it loves good rich soil and
endures shade very well.
An experiment made in England as to
the best way to grow oaks from acorns,
shows q great advantage in planting po-
tatoes between the rows, both growing
better than if separate, and the oaks
grow more in four years than they will
in six years without the potatoes. 1t is
a great object to have the oaks grow as
fast as possible for five or six years,
after which their branches interlock,
and then each tree seems to try to out
grow the other, which is agreeable to
the theory of the advantage of close
planting.
"The Oranges" whatever else they
may do, must keep a sharp lookout for
frauds and dead beats. A General +"
was announced to deliver an address to
the Patrons of Husbandry at Pelican
Rapids, Mimi, on the 10th ult., In the
following modest terms: "The elo-
quent speaker invites everybody to be
present, and hear one of the most mas
terly speeches of the age." Upon which
The Fergus CMinn.) Journal says
"While here the General was very spir-
tied In his advocacy of the Oranges,
and In reply to an invitation to speak of
Fergus, said 1t is not my (hic) op-
portunity (hic)!'"
To Plough Down Grass.
To do this efectually is one OF the
apparent impossibilities Of modern
farming. Every farmer knows it from
experience. Notwithstanding the ut
most pains and care in plougbing, the
grass, especially if long, will bristle up
in boards and tufts here, there, and
everywhere, injuring alike the appear
ance of the field and its capacity for
growth; for this grass, instead of being
visibly present to draw nourishment for
itself and impede the growth of some
thing else much more profitable. should
be buried beneath the surface to ma
nure the soil and assist in the growth of
its betters. Well, do you wish to RENE
dy this great difficulty? If so, use the
chain and ball to your plough. No
matter what kind of plough you have,
try them. A piece of ordinary trace
chain will be very well. Fasten one end
of 1t to your coulter, and to the other
end attach round iron ball of from two
to three pounds weight-having the
chain long enough to permit the ball to
reach back to about the middle of your
mould-board-and there let il drag
along, on the off side, of course. This is
not new idea-in fact it is a very old
one--but, like good wine, age only i'm
proves it. Just try it once, and we have
no fear of your verdict. 1t may not do
the work to absolute perfection, but it
will perform it at least fifty per cent.
better than you can without it. Canada
Farmer.
How to Bleach Cotton Cloth.
1t may sometimes become necessary
or convenient to bleach q piece of cot
ton cloth, although as general thing it
is better to obtain white cloths already
bleached. Home bleeching, moreover,
is apt ito injure the fabrics more than
the process IN use at the factories, es.
pecially when manipulated, as it always
is there, by skilled hands. However,
cloth may be bleached as follows: To
A'S Pouuuo VI CiOlu Jake tWelV6 ounces
of chloride of lime. Dissolve the lime
In a small quantity of boiling water;
when cold, strain it into a Sufficient
quantity of water to cover the cloth.
This must first be boiled fifteen minutes
in strong soapsuds, and rinsed we'll in
clear water. Then put it in the lime
water from ten to twenty minutes, air
ing it well by lifting up and down.
Rinse thoroughly in warm or cold wa
ter.
Indigestion I'm a Horse.
When the grain fed to a horse passes
from him undigested and he in conse-
quence becomes thin and hide-bound
and rough and staring coated, it would
be advisable to give him change of
food. Carrots or boiled potatoes, fed
nearly cold, with a handful of salt
sprlnkled on them, scalded wheat bran,
scalded oats with q handful of linseed
meal added, and cut hay or oat straw
might be usefully given. In addition,
a teaspoonful of finely powdered cop
peras, and another, heaped, of ground
ginger, may be given daily in the feed.