The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-21

at once and covered with straw mat. In
case the weather be pleasant, the mat be
taken off for three or four hours the next
day. Two days from the time of making,
under ordinary circumstances, the earth
may be put on. This should not be done,
however, until the manure is well heated
inside the frame. Blk or eight inches of
leaf mould, or good garden soil, free from
stones, will answer. Two or three days
from the time of putting in the earth the
seed may be sown.
The secret in growing strong plants is.
when they are well up, to give an abundance
of air at the right time. For instance, if
the sash be opened soon after removing the
mat, the chances are that the young plants
will be injured by what gardeners call
"damping off While the plants are
young no air should be admitted into the
bed for at least an hour after the mat has
been removed Each succeeding mild day
more air may he given to the plants, to
keep them from growing spindling. The
bed should be watered with tepid water
when the surface becomes dry.-QWihR's
"WoHcV in Tie Garden.'
VARIED DIET FOR FOWLS.
There are no animals more omnivcrous
than fowls fish, flesh herbs, and grains
being dcvoured by them with equal relish.
We say equal, for though they commonly
pounce upon meat with greater avidity
than upon grain, this is generally because
it affords rarity, and flock kept for
awhile almost entirely on animal food, will
show the same greed for few handfuls of
corn.
The fondncss for variety shown by
fowls is as significant of real needs rs VIC
have found it to be in ourselves. In pur-
vcying for them, II judcious variety, Sc
lected from the three general divisions
| fresh vegetables, grain, and animal food
is at all seasons absolutely necessary for
young and old, in order to make them per
fectly thrifty. True, they will not starve
| on hard corn and water, neither will they
pay profit SO kept.
Cayenne pepper, mustard or ginger can,
with great benefit, be added to the food of
fowls, to increase their vigor and to slim
| late egg production.
This apparently artificial diet will be
seen to be natural if we remember that
wild birds of the gallnaccous species get
access TO very many highly-spiced berries
and puds articles that give the ''game
! flavor to their flesh. The ordinary food
| of the domestic fowl is not, indeed, entire.
! lv without some such addition, since there
| is more or less of an aromatic principle in
wheat, Indian corn, and all other grains.
! Nevertheless, it is not sufficient in quaint.
ty to supply the place of the specs, q
taste for which is part of the fowls inner
| tied constitution. A moderate quantity of
cayenne, etc, added to the ground grain i:
always productive of health and thrift il
poultry - THE Pantry UorW
MILLEr.
Millct seems to succeed everywhere, will
| any reasonably fair treatment. 1t can be
| sown early in the spring, and will produce
II succession of crops, by continued sow
ings up to the middle of July in this lat
itude. Scarcely more than six weeks ar,
required for its growth, and the crop shout,
be cut, it for hay. when the tops OF thu
seeds begin to rpen; if saved for seed il
may stand until the seeds become brown.
Millet requires IA good soil, well prepar
cd and as rich as may be made. Deer
ploughng is effective is effective in thu
cultivation of this crop against drought, a
it is with almost all others. There is moth
ing better as manurial application thar
mixture of bonedust and Peruvian guano
or good superphosphate. Barnyard man
ure, when used, should be well rotted
-Four or five pecks of seed are sufficient t
the acre when hay is the object. Whel
sown for the Seed when the ground is nu
tritious and fattening, rather more scet
should be sown.
There are number of varieties of millet
but our remarks above apply to that com
monty in use, known botanically as Pan
icun mi}dCeum. OF its great value Their
can be no doubt and we hope all our read
ers who can do so, will SOW at least a small
patch of it, if only as an experiment, to ties
its adaptability to their situation We onl
add that the hay it makes is excellent il
quality, much relished by cattle and horse
and frequently reaches three to four tons t
the acre in quantity.