St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-22
farm, Garden and JousrhnM.

Il fertile source I'll W tihDtSS. liz Iotd-
to is perennial plant. propagated from
the eyes or buds of the tuber, and the
tubcr is not Il part of the root. but rath-
or of the top. The whole object of its
formation, as far lis nature is concerned
is for the purpose of pcrpetuatimg itself
The roots. leaves. stalks. and all parts
of the plant. are there in embryo ; cut
ting. therefore. rudely sewers the en-
bryo and must inevitably weaken it
/ That it continues to grow only prove il,
great natural yigor. Try this practice
upon the apple, peach, pear, plum oil
any other tlcshy germs. and So" If You
can continue to grow them. The skin
of the tubcr is almost impcrviou> /,
fluids. and protects the stored-up foo,
| from injury until the plant gets Il start
Cutting it opens the Way To injury from
water, and causes the seed to rot. dwarf
the plant when il does grow, and de
prives il Of the materials which nat,lr,
| placed within il tor the Sllstcnance %
/ the plant while Young. if we woul,
/ restore it, we must cultivate it upon
/ high lands. cease stimulating it viii
animal manure aud tcCuicnt matter I,
/ grow large cropS.-givc it instead min
/ cI;ll manuIcS. more room. and more air
Ovcrgrown tubcrS are deficient in starch
wAtrry. and less nutritious. Few oi
lis have ever had the happiness of eat
inc this food in its best cState.-J0HTHdl
Of Cbcmishy
RoLLING TIE GRoUND.-O dry OF
wet ground the effect of the roller is
found to be >alutarY. Plowrd and pre-
L 81,
helped 10y the roller. The blades OF
grass spring up sooner and retain a
tirmer hold i'll the earth. In il season
of drought. rolling has saved til" 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 leave the soil Immediately
beneath the surface i'll better condi-
ton to generate the seed. On grass
ground that has been heavcd by the
frost. the roller has an excellent effect
i'll 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 Il Soakin" rain. and it will work cap
italy. Ii is Il good idea to roll plnwcd
Sowcd ground before narrowing. as it
presses down the burrows that would he
turned back. and makes the surface less
uneven. and the harrow pulverizes it
much.
CULTIVATION OF SMLAX.-Mr. j.
Wick. than whom there is no better
authority aS Il florist. gives the follow
ing directions for the household culture
of this plant. now 81 much used i'll
floral Decorations. for twiming in the
hair and tor trimming party dresses {:
with little care it can lie grown sue
ceS>tullN as Il house plant. The seeds
>houli he Sown in il box OF in pots in
he house, and should he kept moist till
the young plants appear. The seed be-
my rather slow Ia terminate, Nou must
not think it bad If it does not make its
appearance in two weeks. The Young
plants should bc pnttcd oft into three
mrh pots AZ soon as they are three or
foul inches high. Once IL year the
bulbs should he allowed to dry off and
rest. hey will start int" growth again
in about six weeks. The vine does not
require the lu'l sun. bat will grow well
in PARTIALLY shaded situation. 1t can
be trained on Il small thread across the
window or around pictures. 1t Is Il
climbing vine, aud will attach itself to
Il string i'll Just about the right condition
to use for wrcatll>. etc. or when re-
quir, ! !nr lighter work. the branches
Whici Income entanglcd can be separa-
ted
FARMING To ADVANTAGE.-l have
knOwn1U - kinds of indust riOuS farmers
do not / dude the sluggish and ncgli-
gent. iir' al the real hard workers
the are tN distinct classes. They both
rise witt. ne dawn and work after dark,
and are worthy of success but one class
fails for want of proper thought and
manag. 'nen:. These will PM their
ncwlcc; other things which need them
more. | knew one man who was 81 i'll
tent - finishing piece of board fence
that sc worked hard at it at the very
time thai the weeds in his root crop
grew from one inch high to ten inches.
increasing the labor OF cleaning ont at
lenS, tcniold. and reducing his crop
about one half. Another buys costly
tools and lets them rust and rot in the
fields bccarISc he is so busy with some
thing else, although the labor of housing
would he il mere nothing. Another
builds IL costly barn. and uses up his
means for manuring. cultivating. and
draining. when cheaper buildings would
ave answered. Another works Il wet
.ield year after wear at great cost and
Inconvenience. and with small results.
because he Is too busy to underdrain it.
He does every thing at Il disadvantage.
Very different is the course of the good
manager. He looks at all his work
has it mapped out before him-esti-
mates accurately the labor to accom-
pliSh each job. and the time when it
should he done to prevent loss. and then
goes on Systematically. 1t does not re-
qlIire great genius to do this. but COM
mon sense, and for the farmer to keep
his wits about him. This is what
makes man practical. and successful.
tor Country Gentleman.
HEN LICE are among the greatest
to the pleasure and profit of
the poultry yard. They are especially
in small yards and coops.
where the fowls cannot have free access
to green food and dry earth. We have
tried various remedies. and have found
kerosene oil 10 be very etfectual and
safe one. 1t is applied with very little
trouble. Pour it from the can upon the
perches where the fowls rOost, and when
the hens are ready to brood saturate
the inside of the box before the clean