Ellsworth American., 1875-08-19

DO not purchase dwarf pears or dwarf
apples for tins State Tor a 4 rule they Will
not thrive here.
Gather flower and vegetable seeds
fast a, they ripeu. Ifieft exposed to the
weather. they will shell out aud be los.
Squash vines if inclined to run to vines
30 much, should have the end, pinched
OIL. which will favor the growth of squash.
calves need little extra attention to
/ keep them IN a thrifty condition. \ little
grain or early cut hay will help them along
very much.
Young trees should br mulched to
sandy and dry soils, all kinds OF fruit tree,
should be freely mulched
-Beets and turnips should be thinned
sufficiently to afford them ample room to
form their roots. If crowded. there will be
an abundance of tops, but small roots.
In feeding fodder corn to cows. small
quantity ofmeal is needed to 90 with it, to
supplement it in those elements In which it
is deficient as a milk-producing food.
Winter wheat should be sown early;
either the last part of August or the first OF
september. Ii sown late. the plants are
too tender TO withstand the cold of winter.
In order to be successful in farming,
one must study the elements which enter
into the crops produced. and then supply
such as the soil i found TO be de scient in.
Sprinkle little line salt upon the cab
bage heads occasionally to promote the
formation OF heads. Cahblgcs require the
presence of salt in the soil to insure the
best results.
Cows need extra fcei ihrou ghoui the
autumn. pL-turc- are short aud afford
only part of the food ncedful Corn tod
der and cotton seed IA cal. or corn meal and
wheat bran should be freely used for them.
Every farmer who has wet land should
underdrain portion of it each year until
the whole is thoroughly drained. The wet
lands are usually tte richest. aud prove
the mos. productive after undertaking.
A tricky horse is very likely 10 pro-
duce colts OF like characte-. \ mare when
taken TO a stallion, should be in the best OF
condition, slightly reused by eXerlion, but
not wearied. and the stallion should be
fresh and vigorous.
The favorable action OF a manure or a
combination of manures upon one field do
not necessarily prove that the same will be
equally as beneficial TO another field. In
all conclusions drawn from experiments
this should be borne in mind
Potatoes should be dug as soon as ripe.
and stored in cool place. Dry sand or
/ dry earth is a good substance to pack them
in. They should not Mt first be placed in
/ large heaps or piles, but in thin LAYERS. so
as 10 admit of the evaporation of moisture
/ Potatoes often rot badly by sweating, when
stored in large piles.
All the elements OF the food OF plants
1 belong TO the mineral kingdom. The gas
eous elements are taxed up by the leaves;
the fixed elements by the roots. The gas
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of the soil, and reach the interior OF the
plant by the roo Is as well as by the leaves
Every man who owns Il foot of land,
should have one grape vine at least and
more according TO his space. No kind of
fruit is more easily produced. Even in this
State we have several hardy varieties
which flourish we'll There is no good rea-
son why there should not be an abundance
of this iruit grown.
The slow filtering of rain water through
soil does notdissolve and remove a trace
of potash. phosphoric acid or ammonia. If
these salts are dissolved ia the water be-
fore the liberation, the soil will separate
and retain them. The most continuous
rain cannot remove. except mechanically,
by surface washing. any of the constitu-
eDts Of fertility.