The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-05-15

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~, though it has neither. received bav
nor meal since he got it. He cuts the
pest and finest hay he has, about two
!nches long and pours boiling water over
~ lets 1t stand until cooled to about /
the neat OF milk from the Gov, when the |
tea is given to the calf and the hay to 1
the COW. Both calf and COW thrive on /
their feed. We have fed a great deal of |
nay tea to calves, with good results.
-haaroI Nea0 Yorker.
SoRAPNa FRUTr TREEs.-Perhaps o.
tooer and November are the two best
months of the wear for geraning
ana washing fruit trees-apples and
pears. There is nothing better as a
= wash" with which to scrub the trees
than a preparation of one pound Of
whale OIL soap to large bucket of wa
ter, we'll dissolved. There is nothing
more nauseous to insects than this. It
VIII lay "cold" everything that we
have tried it on but the curculio that,
however, cares no more for the mixture,
even though accompanied with sulphur,
lime water and tobacco juice, than if il
were gingerly dose of pure spring
water. But rose-bugs and the steel
blue grape-bugs surrender to its power
lncontinently. Every farmer and gar
dener ought to have a supply of this
soap on hand for use whenever necessa-
ry. Apple and pear trees, well scraped
and then washed with the preparation,
will not only be freed from some of the
chief insects preying upon foliage and
fruit, but will sensibly feel its invigor-
ating effects.
ROLLING THE GRoUND.-On dry or
wet ground the effect of the roller is
found TO be salutary. PIowed and pre-
pared for sowing, dry land is much
helped by the roller. The blades of
grass spring up sooner and retain a
firmer hold in the earth. In a season
of drought, rolling has saved the crop,
when without it the seed would have
never sprung from the ground. In wet
and Heavy ground it is believed the
roller, smoothing and hardening the
surface, will have the soil Immediately
beneath the surface in a better condi-
ton to generate the seed. On grass
ground that has been hesved bv the
frost, the roller has an excellent effect
IN fixing the roots. Rolling the ground
IS also good when the land has been
laid down unevenly the previous year.
If the land is too dry, wait till just af-
ter soaking rain, and it will work cap
italy. 1t is a good idea to roll plowed
sowed ground before narrowing, as it
presses down the burrows that would be
turned back, and makes the surface less
uneven, and the harrow pulverizes it
much.
BUTTER WoRKMG.-The drudgery of
butter-working, which falls so heavily
upon farmers wives in dairy districts,
IS IN fair way of being done away
with, if a western example shall be
generally followed. An establishment
has lately been started near Beloit, Wis,
for putting into marketable shape I'M
washed and unsalted butter The but
ter is purchased from the neighboring
farmers just as it comes from the churn.
This, IN quantities OF from 500 to loo
pounds, is put into a vat made of two
inch PLANK, eight inches deep, twenty.
four ir ches broad and eight feet long
With wooden instrument the butter is
then separated into small pieces. whe1
moderately cold water is let in to cover
it, and then a wooden hoe stirs the
whole thoroughly together. Then the
butter IS put into another box with
wire screen bottom, through which it is
forced by means of lever, at the rat,
of 1000 pounds in less than five min
utes. Winter butter being white is
colored the salt is added, after which
it is put through another machine, by
which the salt is evenly distributed
and thus two men can handle and pack
ready for market, from 5000 to 5000
pounds a day, and the butter is of uni
form quality, sound and sweet.
SENDING PLANTS BY MAIL.-ThC
cheapness and readiness with which
plants may be s Mt through the mai
prompt these suggestions from the Ag
riculturist as to the best method o
packing: Many contrivances have bee
= made for packing, but none are bette
than sphagnum and oiled paper whe,
they can be had. Lay down piece Q
oiled paper of the proper size, spread
thin layer of dry moss upon this re
move all the earth from the roots of tn
plants by washing, lay them upon tn
moss, and roll the whole tightly the
enclose in a strong wrapping paper with
out sealing. Plants sent in this wa
will remain in good condition for tw
weeks at least. Where oiled paper ca
not be had, the next best thing is a G.
gar-box, as it is light, and may be ha
almost anywhere. The moss must b
dampened as for sending by express, a
evaporation will be more rapid than i
oiled paper. When plants are ser
either by mail or express, portion {
the leaves should be cut off, and the
arrive in better condition when a larg
part of the top is removed in the cas-
of all trees and shrubs, with the exceI
ton of evergreens. Herbaceous plants
or those of leaves and stems of whic
lie down, every fall, should be cut bac
to within two inches of the roots. Us
strong Irvine in tying the boxes, and
not wrap In paper. Bulbs not in
growing state must be packed in quit
dry moss or chaff of any sort. Whe
plants are sent out during cold weathe
or in the fall or early spring, the mos
ought to be drier than that used durin
the summer. Those sent to us froI
California and the far west need rattle
more moisture, as they are on the roa
so long. 1t should be borne in min
that more plants are ruined by bein
packed too wet than too dry.
A BIT OF RooK-woRK.-Therei is man
a shady nook and corner IN the viciuit
of country homes which might be beat
titled with very little expense-norther
exposures, where the sun seldom shine,
and which are left bleak and bare b,
cause grass and flowers refuse to grow
Auv time harness the old horse an
start for the woods to hunt up suitabl
material for what our English friend
term ga pleasing bit of rOck-work.
An unusually rough stone, all over al
giles and uncouth projections, is priz,
let such form load to begin will
Next collect supply of the unctuoU
leaf mould which has lain buried b.
meath its covering for many years, mt
it has become as dark and firm as I'll
most fastidious plant can requir,
These things, with the addition
some good sharp sand from the creek
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