The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-06-25

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b,iShsIs 81 seed t0 the acre; must be
thick or viii grow in tufts: makes
good hay, and, for pasture, grows
fster than any other grass
HUNGARIAN GRASS. ~ Sow last
week In Mays lialf bushcl to acre;
cut before seed ripens, to prevent
Injurious effect on stock. It draws
heavily on the fertility Of the soil,
and should be sown only when a
deficiency Of other hay is likely to
occur.
PorAroEs are q standard article Of
food on most tables, but they ere
often 50 badly cooked that they are
neither paIatable oE wholesome. AS
breakfast dish they are excellent.
We like them prepared thus: Select
the smaller ones leaving the larger
ones for dinner--scrape. off the skins
Of the new potatoes, put them into
cold water for ten minutes, have
water boiling, and cook them twenty
mfnutes; pour off the water and add
a cup Of milk or cream, and thicken
it with a little -four and butter rubbed
together. Butter never floats on the
surface when mixed with -four thus,
nor does the -four trouble you with
Jumps. 1T is just as well, however,
to leave out the butter, mixing the
-four with little cream. - Prairie
Farmer.
SALT Fox GREEN WORMS ON
CABRAGE.-A correspondent writes:
Last fall a green looking worm ate up
most Of the late .cabbages in Central
Ohio. It was rare thing that 9
patch escaped. Visiting friend, 1
noticed they had the finest kind Of
cabbage heads. Upon being asked
how It came that they had such nice
cabbages, while other folks were alb
destroyed by worms, the Lady re-
piled that she noticed the worms
were eating theirs, and took common
table salt and sprinkled them quite
freely; thatdt seemed to rust or burn
the plants d little at first, but the
worm quit at once, the cabbage soon
recovered, and made the best crop
they had had for ten years, ] de-
termined to learn a little nom this
good housewife.
SALr.--A Maine farmer put on six
bushels Of salt to the acre, and har.
rowcd in before sowing grain and
grass seed. He says: That is the
secret why / get so much hay.
have used salt many years on corn,
putting 1t on the hill before hoeing,
as we do ashes. Upon one piece
put ashes one-third, on one.third
plaster and on the other third salt,
and the mlted portion was decidedly
the best / broke up two-thirds ol
an acre Of poor land, and, not having
any common stable manure to put on
1t, sowed, after narrowing ovel
once, eight bushels Of salt, and har.
rowed 1t in and planted potatoes and
peas. They came up as strong and
grew AZ rank as they would have
done had there been an extra coat Of
dressing plowed in. That seems q
sound as II there was some decided
benefit from the application Of salt.
SQUAw CORN VS.. GRAssHoPPERs'
In conversation with Mr. Water
house who lives on the Platte siS
miles east Of here, he informs mC
that last year he had 1d0 acres o
corn that was all taken by the grass
hoppers, and one acre and quarter
OF Squaw corn alongside of 1t from
which he received so bushels; tht
grasshoppers did not touch 1t. Severa
Of his neighbors lost all the corn they
had except the Sguaw kind. Nov
this may be a subject worthy Of con
slderation, and we would invite ou
farmers to give their experience. |
Is well known that grasshoppers vii
not disturb sorghum or broom corn
and II II should prove that SquaN
corn Is also exempt from its ravages
tho fact may be an important one. 70
our State. Mr.. Waterhouse als
states tiiat he can farm more acre
here with one team than he coul
with two In Illinois, and intends put
ting In one hundred acres OF Squa'
corn. ~ H n IN Ne6. FitrOn.
LOOK OVER THE MowTNGs.- =
Now, bsEore the grass Is any highel
is the best time one can have to
over all the moving fields, and pic
up every loose stone that may be
way OF the scythe or the mowin
machine. II there are many,
would be better to take team an
carry them of at once, than to thro
them In, heaps to remain, no o.
knows how long, y source OF vexatic
to the driver OF the mower, heade
or horse-rako. This old-fashione
style Of picking stones Is pretty mu'
zone by on all thrlftily nanags
farms. The best time to pick stqn
Il when seeding down, and just befo
rolling the land. Ifali the large on
are cafted OIL, the rollers will cru
the small ones Into the soil out cf q
way. A few however may work
under the teeth Of the horse ralH
and It Is these we particularly rel
to now. II tho number Is small, tn,
may be carried of III h.wheelbafrt
az even basket The main point
10 rave bad breakagcs next Sumn'
BY q forethOught now.
PARIS GREEN IN THE GARDEN.
To kun Or cure the million squas
hugs that quartered on my vines i
season, j applied PAIL. green ~ sol
tion offour times greater strength th
used fnr potatoes. The squash
grew-the bugs didn't The >
about the vines was painted gree
and remained 80 until late In the FL
Thfee large fanllles ate Of the
squashes ahundantly, and many VIZ
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