Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-03-27
Agricultural.


Spice, of Hartford county, has made a r.
port on the profit realized by him from Il
culture, last year, of patch of tomato
of about one sixth of an acre in exten
He selected a sandy bam, 100 yards lol
by eight in width. This was plowed ear
in May and boned at the rate of 400 pouni
to tie acre, narrowed in thoroughly. {
the Goth of June the rows, five in numbe
were marked out with a one-horse ploI
and the hills, 100 to each row, prepared
putting in each bone at the rate Of 2
pounds to the acre and covering to &
depth of four inches. Plants of the tropl
variety were obtained, and about the "a
of June season was made and set OIL
Although the season was a dry one
more watering was done, and only a f'
plants-four or five-were lost. So raj
was the growth only two Civilizations col
be given them.
Receipts-Twenty-two bushels tomato
S31 0S !; sixty-six gallons catsup ats cen
$40 so; twenty-four gallons canned ton
toes at so cents, S12 total s92 So.
Mr.. Spicer thinks be applied TOO mt
bone for field culture, unless trellises W
used to ripen the tomatoes on, which
thinks is the best mode. The cost Of
ture is not given, but is not more t.
other crops.
MANAGING HoGs.-Procure a tub
barrel and put fifteen gallons of water
half bushel of wheat bran in the barre
let it stand till fermentation takes pla
add one tablespoonful OF madden, :eac
full of copperas, and six grains OF arsel
and slops as often as four times per day
much as they will consume, but never
it to them unless it is thoroughly sour.
the barrel of swill lowers fill up with w,
or kitchen sleps, soap suds, etc., (which
still better than water and add one /
of bran, and also tablespoonful of mad
teacupful of cOppeIas, and six grains
arsenic, once a week. About three We
before they are to be slaughtered put Il
in a smaller enclosure and give them
much corn as they will consume will
wasting it, and continue stopping. arse
The corn will harden their fat Give q
warm, dry, bed, sheltered from the
ther, and keep them out of the cold
mud as much as possible. Dry bedC
and regularity in feeding are a safegI
against most diseases the family of sv
are heir to. have managed hogs in
way for good many years past, and
always succeeded in having better
than most of my neighbors, and at
cost.-Cor. Rural Messenger.
FOoD FOR Cows. The Practical Far
says: 1t is well settled in the opinion
all our best dairymen that bran greatly
notes the milk secretions in cows, and
fed almost universally. About eqJ
mixed with corn meal is the usual pro
ton. This mixture seems to promote
quantity and quality of milk. From sey
sources we hear that buckwheat bran
great producer of milk, and it is being
considerably among our Chester col
dairymen in about the same proportio
the other. Thos. Gawthrop, near '
Grove, Chester county, also by repe
trials with his own cows has fully sati
himself that they do as well with corn
cob meal and bran. The amount of
ment in corn cobs is 80 very small that
result will have to be explained on the
position of the ground cob acting to
mote digestion by distending the stom
The presence of bulky material being
cessary to promote distension and FL
the stomach of Illuminating animals be
digestion can be accomplished is freque
last sight of. Hungarian grass is also ft
| for milch COWS to be rather superior 10
ordinary run of hay. The last year OF
Hungarian grass has loomed up wor
fully in the estimation of our dairy farn
and q very large scope of land will be Sc
with it the coming season. 1t mature
cutting in about sixty days, and proc
two to four tons per acre-the latte
course on good soils Three pecks to
acre is the usual allowance of seed.