, 1873-04-07

Tnrntus 1-.Tllo Currnnt and Its Car-
1slrn--A Wonderful Discovery In 1ko-
glrd to the Destruction OF lnsccts""
Moro hn'tmbnRs santeu.
CHAMPAIGN, H., April 9, 1875
aEEp1Na TO GRABS.
s1Anon 20, 1873
hayo 200 acres ncnr pootnno, In VIII County, that
spring or no1t fall and can barrow 1t In on the
ssunnlo; and now nlooa seoo 70 'ao aefef y. W.
II In grain-Btubblo, BOW nt once about quarts
OF Glenn acod to tho nero; and, ae aoon "a tho
i,ra Ia T., ,o.,o,, In nut IN tia too., ~o,, IL,
1,.,t ,aa ~ 49, i,o,ro,v aomo roraona .aoa t1o
atabblo aftor harvest, but, Of late, tho long, dry
""'"1Ao 1"'o o'oA "AesoeAnbt.s' ~, o1"oo 'eo'u
may be sown with any OF tho spring grains; but
.no u, n4tfo"g 7nou w v,a uot1te son'ps
tho grasa-seod' nhlesa neht natIow 'a asou, IN
ensu so,a @ IT. Iuss w., e4oa to oror @ ' ~ s1re
.s;a !. a's W o. ,o".,.. a.. % ~, ps -
grain Is very 1 hoav sn tho ,at Will mheo a t nS
lowed with hot, dry weather, tho young plants
eEED1ka w1EH conn.,
1oom nu., y. oe" ,a sna
ma onltivotinc. thon noyn. md the wlolo rol)od.
m.a .o., a.a.a T.. .,,.t ,aaa ,ro, o,,t 49,, .,,5
nv .ot".olop' ~ 1.l"s ea'o, "As oa' " auo
oioeAo'4 4ot 4ooa' - VIZ noou''5 " o'n5
graas, gront doal depends on tho condition Of
the soil ut tic time Of seeding md for Bono days
thoro,ftor mi. aeo7 ,v,11 <,rozv n n vorv 1oo,
to,,nor,t,,ro .nd Io,,co oor1z s.o7n, ID 7o,Ir.
.onpsla..e, n4u nonso .a.s soea'ne ~ uea
ablo' as 1t Will DO loss itnblo to injury from drout:
Thon again, the scotls arc very small, and, II
doop1y covered, thoy will not gorminato, or, II
thoy do it is not possible for tho tlo1icato plant
to forco tts wav to tho surface. When wo har-
INV ~ T IN tho ~ ao:a ~ 1vo n,st ~ nocosaitv covar
largo portion OF it too dooply; for this reaaon,
tho surface should bo nicely prepared, md tho
aeel nresged In With tho roller,
QUANTITY TO THE ACRE.
Many 1armerB lnefBt upon sowing peck to
and tho aeod good, half Of TINT quantity is abu1,-
aans' y, lMe yoals' II nas peeh my enuoayor 70
ha7o 1ho latd 30 thoroughly prepared thas tho
seed will all grow, md throe or four quarts Ia
abundant In sowing, the condition Of tho
soil must DO takon into consideration. Usually,
stuoo1o-ana IN 'no spring ID IN eooo conoition
for tho secd to gorminate, and got percentage
is lost in tho stubble by lodgmont; but the
atnhb]e. noting aa a mulch. nroteota tha vonno
.>,a,ta ~ =, ~, ,,ooo,,a ,,'o1i ronto5
why THE onor FAILS.
Tho catch Of grasa Ia eaid to bo uncertain, and
may peoplo loy ao"u aPoo,uv a lu'os .osaiu =,
quo tl.ne OF BeoanB, ano yo' .nn' na8 aea7 70 W
with the result than tho condition OF tho soil. l
l,ayo had good SUCCESS in midsummer, and have
loss faith In tho particular time. In case Of q
dry goaaon, like tic three pnat oncs, my early
seeding has proved tho bost but, in case Of q
wot season, wo ,nny SOW On stubble in August
with insurance Of q good catch. Any poraon,
30 email aa tllis will not stand bot sun and dry
soil at first, but must have timo to booomo estab
llshod. LII too many casos wo have dopondod
too much on arbitrary rules, rather than look at
tho facts that mako Tho conditions favorable or
untayorablo.
o1nEn AND CIDER VINEGAR.
qALENA, IL, hlareh Is, 1873.
lave 6esn vory much interested n your essay on
Cider ana Cider Vinegar. hss9 resa an y reroad IT,
Wi. pH seno oana III no e1reqeco meht nnertako
the eaid business. o1pecnR to auceccd and If not.
viii you gye me such Information as Will enabo mo to
do so2 Tho coalingmoth is destructive hors that
t Ia impossible to keep our apples with profit through
tue "ltef can yon te me wnSso @ aaa,aoG DIG, crater