, 1873-07-14
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Nop.Grovlng nlial n Mixed Hx1tAbnntry
--Dnisics for IFny, and Hliocp-1Illa-
Dnndry~-Sl1nroM SPrf1sKs~-E'enclnE--
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.-Dnisics for IEny, and Hhocp-lINa-
bn11lry--Shnr0n SPrfNKs1.EencknE--
selling Corn to Enrmors..FIour-
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From Our Agricultural Correspondent
Mr. BuMatEn Toun, Ju,y 2, 1878,
MONTGOMERY Co., N. T., July 3.-Thia county
Is ono Of tho grent hop-growing counties Of tho
State. The farm on which atn now stopping
contains 180 acros, or a quarter section Of land.
Five acroB nro Iii hops 40 acres, monlow; 80
acres, woodland; 40, pnH!uro; corn, 81 noros
drilled corn for soiling, noros i. wintor wheat,
s acres; outs, 4; potatoes, nero; orchard;
houso-grou,.ds, yard, anl buildings, acrcs.
Twenty-Five mloll-cowa, 1 head Of horsos, and
calves Fro all tho stock tho farm will carry. This
farm-work Is all done by tlreo mon; and, In the
wintor, tho wood ia cut, and hauled, and pro-
parol for tho year.
THE Nor>yAnD
is tho source Of sho greatest snxioty, both oa
account of the yield and tho price OF tho crop,
which Ia liable to great fluctuations, ranging
from 10 cents to TO conta per pound. At tho
former price thore is q 1oes. Hops vary largely
in yold, say from 600 to $500 pounds, tho aver
ago being about 1000 pounds.
THE uor-1NsEoT
is a great drawback to hop-culture. In ordcr to
saye The crop carly picking is resortea to, and,
rs tho yinos have to be cut for picking and as
thoy bleed, this bleeding Roriously impairs
thom for tho uoxt crop. This Insect is OF tho
family of plant-1ico or aphides. and thus far no
remedy Inns beon discovered. Nostrums havo
been patented from time to timo, bnt thoy hare
boen Of no practical value.
There Ia also the
worm that cats or the roots. This grub oan
be destroyed by exposing tho roots, near tho
stem Of tito plant, when thoy may DO hand.
picked, and the birds also aid in destroying
thom. They cat OF the etom at tho root; but,
If the root ut thnt point ia cxpoHed, tho grub
will not modest II. II is, therefore, Of the frst
importance to attend to this work.
1 said there waa nc remedy for the aphdeB, but
vigorous growth u hops, as in all other plapta
do with tho result therefore. early aud con-
slant culture will havo its gooa objects, and 60
far to ward OF the damage.
In hop-culture, manure Ia essential to auccess.
md dry, gtavclly laud ia considered tho boat,
and wo seq hop-yards on tho bills :. and, this
morning, have boon looking through my glass
ut hop-yards Mt tho highest point Of culture on
tue Chorry Valley Mountains, spur OF tho Adj
Tondaeka. We may, therefore, infer from this
TINT tho cosn-1ands Of Illinois would not be tho
1ost adapted to this crop. Heavy lewa aud
foggy weather sometimes blight and rust It.
showerY waather, alternatcd With hot, scorch.
ing sun, Ia also disastrous to the crop.
IN nEoAnD TO CULTURE,
there must bo no neglect, and all tlro yards
that havo Soon arc clear Of weeds as the beat-
kept garden, while tho vines have boon carefully
tied up, A. yard Of 8 acres will keep ono
man constantly employed until the hops arc fully
tend.
Tho plants nro set by foet, and two poles
are set to aach hill This leavea tho space cul-
tivated by plow aud cultivator by feet and in
zlI. q
We havc few hop-yards in Central Illinois, but
tho owners appear to know nothing about the
business, IL ono is to judge of the management
here.
order Of the day in this part OF the country, and
though hops occupy a. iargo space in tho businesa
Of tho farm, thoy really occupy small part Of
the arca, aud raust DO dankod With stock-gsow-
ing or tho dairy. that will supply tho manure
The poles, and hop-houso for drying and stow-
ing, are large items OF cost. White cedar poles
como from Canada and cost on tho cara 1215 cents
each; add to this tho cost Of Anullng from the
depot, sharponing and setting, and we have, for
hRR been q time OF great prosperity, when hops
commanded so centB pound but now tho BUSH
ness is considered rather precasious, On account
OF the inHecte, and low, tiuctuating prcgs. Many
yards have been abandoned, and the poles put to
SHARON sPR1Nus, July A heavy rainfall
this morning ~ hailed with grcat joy, as the few
light showers had done littlo more than to Law
tho dust. Some farmers have commenced hay
lng though there ia little else to cut thnn
WHITE DAISIES,
that manage to grow in spite of the droutl,
Iheso daisies are source OF annoyance, and
snn only be destroyed by summer follow and the
pasturing Of Hheep but the tariff has bad Of
feet on ahcop-huBbnndry, and we seldom 800 q
dock Of sheep,. and these few are Of long wool,
md kept mainly for mutton.
ESS1
Is summer resort unt IL largely pstropized for
Tho ealubrity Of itH climate, mid tha Btpposod
medicinal value Of its waters. Tho elevation
above the 500 ia about 1000 feot. The soonary ia
wator ia moro pa1atable than TINT of Saratoga
Tho humorous hotels and boarding-houses are
beginning to fill up, and tho season may DO snld
to 1;f rs fairly in tue tide ,;o of prosperity.
uphaaysl. % Above ' t}a ''S eprinrs sunwns are are
largo deposits Of water-lime aud other i'm
pure limestone, and some of the free Btono con-
strongly impregnntod with this mineral in the
form OF aulphurous gasos, az to be sensible
to tho olfactorles for u long distance. a littlo
aoo7e, are the n,agnesia springs; lower down.
those Of a9al{lbe!ato and above ail, tho iron
IN the same neighborhoou, nearly all people find
one or moro OF them to their taste but It is
probable that, after all, tho pure mountain-air
AAb A4uAo W AQ 4bI luFAiu6 Than IQ6 Wafer IBRlf,
The people have 1ocked iu to-day from tho
country to
CELEBRATE THE DAY;
but the visitors took no part in the festfyitfes.
and remained IN thcir rooms until a late hour III
the afternoon, whom tho streets we're fillod with
fashion, and the springs were crowded with
drouthy invalids. Wo lind m oration from q
6prig Of the law at Albany, who gave q fair
eynopsla Of Lossings History OF tho Revolution,
to which ho added q comparison between tho
Congress TINT met at ph|1adolphia, July 4, 1776,
md the late Credit-Mobilier Congrosa, not fiat
toring to tho latter. Tho day closed with climb
Ing a creased polo, colorod gentlemen walking in
sack, running whcolbarrowB blindfold, and t{ro.
works. The lovo of fun ia always first and foro-
most with the Hollandor. and these people from
the farms are mainly descendants OF tho country
OF dykes and canals. Quo Of thom told me- tlat
his father waa Hesaian officer under Gen. Bur-
goyne, and fought at tho battle Of Saratoga.
This hiii-country is devoted to hop-culttlso and
tho dairy; and. II ono could judge from the gen-
eral good appearance OF the farms, he would DO
5tUDroBHei with tta {Haa 1f foe