The Portland daily press., 1874-07-28
Farm and Household.
sKININuNG THE SEINE.

Of all the things in the world which appear
utterly worthless, are soap-suds. Mr.. SIM
monds takes a different view. He tells US
that 'soap-suds as a stimulant of vegetable
life, cannot be too highly appreciated" We
cannot go into his arguments on the great
value of soap-suds, and it is sufficient to say
that, when poured out as a manure, they are
of prodigious efficacy. The French, who are
up 20 everything in the chemical line, have
taken proper view of the value of soap suds.
Whether from private dwellings in Paris, or
from the barges of the Bldnchisseuses, the
Seine must bave a good deal of soap floating
abbefMh abeMh 81 te YsSssgl . knd Of May a to say say
dogs and cats. There was fortune, if prop
erly looked after. An enterprising firm, for
titled by the authority of the Project, deter
mined to begin system of skimming the
Seine. You would imagine it was nonsen-
steal idea. Quite mistake. BY uniting tho
skimmings of the river with the offal from
hospitals, the firm is able, by the aid of chem
istry, steam, and cookery, 10 fatten 5000 pigs,
and to produce annually 100000 pounds OF
soap. Let England touch that if it can Can
any one mention a town in Great Britain
where the most valuable products are not
senselessly foated off down the cutters and
sewers, never more to be of use TO human
beings s?-Chdmbers' Journal.
FRUIT GARDEN.
The thinning of fruit, watching OF insects,
especially the borers in dwarf pears, ounce,
apple, and peach-and Summer pruning are
the main subjects OF attention at this par
ticular season. Where the soil is not very
good, as may be noted by week growth OF
the trees, a surface manureing may be yet
given with advantage. Every days expert
ence more decidedly shows the great advant-
ages to the pomologst of this method of ap-
plying manure.
1t used to be, and is yet to great extent,
the recommendation OF writers to cut away
raspberry canes as soon as they have borne
fruit; fruit-growers know better now. The
slight shade these old stalks afford is agreea-
BILE to the new growth which is to bear next
year.
The raspberry dislikes exceedingly to have
hot sun pouring down on the earth about
their roots, and a surface mulch left on so as
to never be disturbed.
In regard to training fruit trees this is the
most important month in the year. II
shoot appears where it is not wanted pinch
it off; this throws the sap into other direc-
tons where strength and vigor is desired. A
good summer pruner does not leave much 10
be done in the winter time.-Gdrdeaer's
Monthly.
CARBON FOR HOGS.
There is no doubt in our mind of the ben
eft from feeding crude carbonaceous matter
to swine when they are kept in close pens.
The avdity with which hogs eat rotten wood
is we'll known. Charcoal is but another
form of carbon. Btuminous coal is still
another form. The utility OF feeding wood
and coal has long been recognized. We
some years since substituted the ordinary
western stone coal with the best results,
where from 200 to 500 hogs were kept in
close pens and fed on the refuse of city hotels.
Something of the kind seems as necessary to
them as salt to strictly herbivorous animals.
We have known them to consume pound
10 tho course of day, and again they would
not seek the coal for some time. Just what
particular use the coal is in the animal econ
omy is not so easy to answer. Swiue are
especially liable to scrofulous and inflamma-
tory diseases. Carbon, in the shape of coal.
is an antiseptic, and the probability is that
it acts an this way in purifying the blood
Western Rural
FASTENING THE RIPENING OF FRUIT.
Acting upon the principle that renewal
the earth Immediately Surrounding the roots
increases their activity and accelerates the
maturing of all parts of the plant, including
the fruit, Mr.. Stall removed the earth about
an early rear tree eight weeks before the nor.
NAL period cf cfripening, for aspace of thirteen
to fifteen feet in diameter, and to such an ex-
tent as to leave depth of earth over the
roots of only about two to four inches, which
could be thoroughly warmed by the sun. He
was surprised not only by the rpening OF the
fruit in July, but also by It's superior juici-
ness and flavor. In another experiment the
removal of the earth from the north side of a
tree alone caused the fruit on that side to
rpen several days earlier than that on the
south side Frequent watering was OF course
necessary in the above experiments.-V
gard Gazette.
BUTTER MAKING.
We note by the Western papers, and other
sources OF information, that butter making Is
receiving an increased share OF attention over
former years In some places they are in
deed talking about the business being over
done. This is almost always the case when
anv great industry is taken hold of earnestly,
and is a trouble which soon rights itself by
the weaker brethren falling ous Of the track.
From the same sources we note thai il is be-
leved the quality has somewhat degenerated
in the main, and this also is general result
OF over-producton. Many have an idea,
when the market is poor, that il does not pay
to do things well. The sharp-witted take az
vantage Of this. 1t is their golden opportu-
nifty. Most people who make money by farm
ing or gardening, do L by always having
firstrate article. The more poor stun In the
market the better theirs sells. Whatever L
in general and steady demand viii always
have an omen market for the good article.
We DO not expect butter making OF toe right
sort viii ever be oyerdone.--Fh@0desPha
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