Connecticut western news., 1875-06-18
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
Hints from the s sAgriculturist, ;,

Hints from the "ARrfculturist.'' "
 dltSwine should by all means have run at grass, or in clover field. Pigs are scarce this season, and pork will proba- ply be a, profitable thing to have on hand by-and.bye. Eqaga ss0g. 1a gs.-. 'i5 ..g Hay caps are inexpensive. They need not be more than @ yard square, costing only fifteen cents each. A hundred will cover ten tons of hay. By using them the hay may be left out safely until a whole field IS down and ready to draw into the barn. "Atlantic A, or yard wide sheeting of the same quality, is the best cloth for caps. .1a...o..I !
 Fodder corn may be planted on ground that cannot be made ready in time for the main crop. Late corn planted in drills thirty inches apart, with ten or twelve grains to the foot in the drill, and some active fertilizer scattered near the seed, but not in contact with, will bring large quantity of valuable fodder. -a. Clover hay, to be of the best quality, should be cut at least as soon as half the blossoms appear; the advantages of early cutting are well known. The hay should be cured in the cock, and kept by itself in the barn, for young stock and milking cows next winter. Orchard grass should be cut in early blossom, orit will be poor hay No grass suffers so much from late cutting as this.
 Potatoes may yet be planted, but the later the crop, the more work there will be to save it from the Colorado potato beetle. Have on hand supply of paris green, ready for the first appearance of the beetles. One pound will be suffi- .cient for an acre. Cultivate we'll and keep free from weeds; this is the secret in raising not only good crsps, but a good quality of tubers. Beans are afallow crop. They arenot exhaustive, and the necessary cultivation and hoeing will kill the weeds. They are profitable crop if well managed. They may be planted in rows twenty seven to thirty inches apart, dropping three or four beans in hills one foot dis tant from each other in the rows. Cover not less than two inches deep. Plaster is good fertilizer for beans. -. sS 2.
 See that the mower is in proper order, all bolts and nuts screwed up tightly the gearing greased with tallow and black lead; all the bearings clean and kept well oiled; and the knives sharp. Take one of the emery harvest sharpen CTS into the field, and while the team is resting touch up the edgesof the knives. A sharp knife or scythe makes easy and clean work. It will pay to have 8 mower even where there is but ten acres of hay tocut each year, if proper care of it sis taken. sI -HI B S5-si aalEz.-slE s5'Esl
 Ewes from which early lambs have been taken may be fattened very quick N. Give pound of corn meal or oilcake meal, ,zseven when on good pasture. Keep sheep from swamps, ponds and streams. Water from springs or wells, given in wooden. troughs, is the best for stnena.i A handful of crushed oats and corn or bran will force the lambs along, and nursing ewes should not be forgot ten in the distribution. Give salt from the hand once week, which will make the flock gentle and familiar with their owner. r.--sz4- ------1a--
 No quarter must be given weeds. They must be killed as soon as they ap- pear. Myriads may be killed before they are visible, by the use of the harrow and euldvator. Shallow cultivation is better than deep,, asz the weeds are left on the surface, where the sun kills them at once. When very young, they have little strength to resist. Early and ire quent. cultivation will save much hand labor hereafter.,) While crops are young, the Thomas harrow is most effective cultivatof. 9'aia i-f; -a 1s.s
 It is as easy to raise, eight hundred bushels of rutabagas to the acre as it is to raise four hundred bushels It de- bends mainly on the preparation of the ground. The after culture for 8 large crop costs no more than that for small one. Rich, mellow, clean soil is neces- sary for good crop. Two hundred and fifty pounds per acre of superphosphate, or fine bone-dust scattered in the drill, will greatly help the young plants. But large crops of roots cannot be had with out good barnyard manure as the basis. Sow two pounds of good seed; if it is not fresh, and cannot be depended upon, use four pounds per acre in drills thirty inches apart. The soil must be fine and mellow. When the fly or 'sfea" appears, dust the young plants with air slaked lime. To prepare it, as soon as the seed is sown. put a bushel of fresh lime in an open shed, and sprinkle it lightly with water. It will slake to fine dry powde, by the time the plants need it. An ounce of carbolic acid in the water will be 6 great help in keeping of insects. Thin
 
 soon as they are established. .I
 Ayicious Horse Cured. > A letter from President Ely was rea6 before the American Farmers Club as follows: have received communica tion containing a story about 8 horse which think ought to be read and pub ished in the report of the club meet ings A horse in Pennington, formerly driven in 6 meat cart, was bought by its present owner at a very low price, be cause reputed vicious. He would bite rear, kick, run away !; was utterly un controllable. Soon after changing mas ters, the people who had called the pur chase 8 fochsh enc, were surprised a the difference in the horse's conduct He would go fast or slow,- as desired stop instantly at s'Whoa l" follow hi, master, come at his call and rub his heai on his shoulder. What had made the change2 Not force the poor horse hai been beaten, kicked, and starved before and grown more and more stubborn No; he was well fed, well bedded, vel / watered not overdriven or overloaded never whipped, kicked. or scolded Kind words were given him, and nov and then an apple or lump of sugar NO g6nGter, SaFer, more 1alGnIu morse went on the road. But Indian fashion he forgot neither benefit or injury. Oc casionally, when in harness, he saw hit former master. Then, invariably, all th' fire of his nature was aroused. Hi eyes rolled, he champed his bit, ant showed an intense desire to get hold O his.enemy. Only the voice and caress ing hand of his kind new owner coult quiet him. What power is kindness the power that even the Almighty love best to use l