The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-10

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! n a dry day and spread them on II floor
IN a dry, airy place. Save Irish pota
hoes by spreading them in a cool, dark
place, M seed for a fall crop. Carefully
work your strawberry beds TO kill all
weeds, and then mulch the ground "
you desire new plants, leave a space
between the re Rs, very lightly mulcheo,
in which the runners may take root
Rurai CarOltnian.
THE PROPAGATION or CELERY.
Celery ia "A native of Norway and
Sweden, where ii grows neal the edges
Of swamps. This plant ia rarely culti
yatod as il should be, hence the stunted
specimens which appear in our markets.
A deep trench should first be dug, at
the bottom Of which n layer Of sticks Of
wood, say six inches thick, should be
placed, n drain pipe being placed end
wise upon M or both ends of the layer.
The sticks should be then covered with
about n foot of rich mold. wherein the
plants should be SGT. in a row and about
five inches apart. The plantsshould be
kept well watered, the water being sup.
piled through the drain pipes. 80 that,
passing through the layer Of sticks,
which serves az a conduit, the water is
supplied to the roots of the plant. In
earthing up, care should be exercised
to close the stems OF the plant well to-
gether with the hand, 30 that no mold
can get between them. The earthing
process should be performed sufficient.
y frequent to keep the mold nearly
level with the leaves Of the outside
stems. II these directions are carefully
obser led, the plant may be grown at
least four feet in lenpth, and this with
out impairlng the flavor, which doteri-
Grafton ~ commonly noticed in over
grown vegetables and fruits.
CHEAP POULTRY YARD.
Set posts firmly in the ground six
feet high, eight feet apart. Take No.
3 wire, and stretch from post to post
outside, fastening with staples made OF
wire driven into posts. Place three
wires one inch apart, one foot from the
ground another three, ut three feet ten
inches from the ground, another three
Mt top of posts. Take common laths
and weave in, leaving three inches space
between sides of each. This makes the
fence four feet high. Then take other
laths, picket n end, and chamfer the
other like n chisel blade and Intervene
among the top wire; then shove the
chamfcred edge down beside the top
OF the bottom hath tapping under wires
two inches. This makes cheap, dura-
bile, pretty fence, that ia seven feet
and ten inches high, and fowl.tight.
Wires should be left somewhat slack,
as Interviewing the laths will make il
up,-Pouttry WORTH.
Potato ROT.
Francis Gerry Fairfield writes, in the
Scientific American, that n bland eolu-
ton OF carbolic acid in common whale
oil or kerosene is the scientific remedy
for the rot. He says
The best way to use it would, I think,
be to dip the potato, just before plant
ing, in the solution, which il very mex
pcnsiye and very easily obtaine). ]
may add that my experiments convince
me that carbOlic acid in this bland 80
lutlon, in no way impairs the gcrminal
activity of the tubor; but by way OF
certainty, let me recommend your
farmer readers to first try the expert
mcnt on n few hills this spring, and, If
successful, to adopt it as n remedy for
the blight.
WHEN TO Buy SHEEP.-As n rule the
best time to buy is in the late summer
as ilockmastrrs who have kept their
sheep through the winter prefer TO shear
them before selling. IT is usually most
profitable TO do so. After the first to
middle Of August the lambs are ready
for weaving, and the farmer knows
pretty well what the increape of his
flock ia 10 be, md also what his crops
OF grain and grasses will allow him to
winter properly. The seasons yield at
home also affords the buyer a better
opportunity for gauginR the number of
stock to suit the probable contents of
barn and granary. Ordinarily, where
u seller of store sheep can be found
in the spring, ten can be found in the
late summer or falL.-NatiOnai Lire
Stock JGnynai.
The following remedy is given for
blight in pear trees TO half n bushel
OF lime add four pounds of sulphur,
Stake to the consistency of w~hitewash,
and, when it is applied, add to each
gallon OF the wash half ON ounce Of car
bolic acid. Apply this to the deceased
part. Where the bark ia diseased, re.
move the outer portion before making
the application.
THE American Agriculturist SAYS tho
rlch farmers arc those who raise grass
and roots, make produce, stock, or but
terand cheese, and make manure enough
TO raise occasionally big crops of grain.
The poor farmers arc those who de-
pend on corn ana wheat alone
As newly set grape vines begin to
throw ont shoots, attend to them, and
allow only II to grow, and not half Il
dozen feeble oncs spread out over the
ground. Only II vine should grow,
and that will he strong and vigorous.
Tue total number OF short. horn cattle
sold last year in the United States was
2,676, the amount paid for them being
Sl,O3l, OO5, an average of $i07 a head.
A WRITER in the Oskaloosa Herald
says he is informed that one bushel of
salt per acre will always save n crop
from the chinch-bug.
Some Huge Playfellows.