The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-05-13
FARM AND GARDEN.

drudgery-especially that class who are
not strong, to whom a change is de-
sirable and necessary. 10 these we
would say, il you are living within
three or -four miles of a good home
market, and cities not far away by ran
or steamboat, a change TO fruit growing
will be both profitable and pleasant,
The first thing to do is to rent out most
Of your land or let it out on shares, re-
serving your home, and say ten 10
twenty acres Of land for your fruit
growing operations, and if you have a
love for the business, and go at II SyS,
tematically and energetically, you Will
make more money from ten acres OF
land than you have ever made from
your farm, and that, too, with less real
hard work.
Plant only leading, dwell. tried sorts,
that are hardy and productive, give
them good cultivation and plenty OF
mulch, and you will reap a larger re-
ward and, too, this kind OF work
makes less hard work for the women
folks, and, besides, supplies tho table
with frnit daily throughout the year,
There are farmers who have no liking
for growing fruit but, as II rule, these
have gOns or n son who have, and VINO
do not like farming. These are very
anxious to keep their sons on a farm,
away from the city, 70 such We gay
let such Il son have the use OF a few
acres to grow small fruits and the
longer he is engaged in it, the more he
will like it, and consequently his at
tachment for home strengthened, and,
too, by this the table is supplied with
%luxuries you would not dispense with
after one seasons experience. There
are 50 many inland towns not supplied
with fruit and vegetables that we advise
the readers Of this paper to take ad-
vantage Of such openings. -Fft" He-
cOrder.
TREATMENT or SICK ANIMALS The
Live Stock Journal says "Nearly all
sick animals become so by improper
feeding in the first place. Nine cases
out of ten the digestion il wrong.
Charcoal is the most effective and rapid
corrective. 1t will cure in a majority
Of cases, if properly administered. An
example Of its use: The hired man
came in with the Intelligence that one
of the finest COWS was very sick, and a
kind neighbor proposed the usual drag5
ard poisons. The owner being i'll, and
unable to examine the cow, concluded
that the trouble came from Over-eating
and ordered "A teacupful Of pulyerized
charcoal given in water. 1t was mixed,
placed in a Junk bottle, the head held
inward, and the water and charcoal
poured downward. In five minutes I'M
proyement was visible, and in an hour
tho animal was in the pasture quietly
eating grass. Another instance OF equal
success occurred with n young helfer
which had become buddy bloated by
eating green apples after a hard wind.
The bloat WIS so severe that the sides
were almost as hard as n barrel. The
old remedy-saloratus-w tried for
correcting the acidity, but the attempt
to put it down always caused coughing,
and did little good. Half Il teacuptuI
OF fresh powdered charcoal was given.
In six hours all appearance OF the bloat
had gone, and the heifer was well.
SrARrNG SWEET PoTAToEs. Sweet
potutoes are started in n moderate hot
bed or forcing.pit. When but a small
number of plants are wanted, make I
bed of fresh horse manure twelve inches
thick and two feet wide, and longeI
than the frame to be used. Then cove
with three inches of old rotten manure
put the frame in its place, and sprea(
in it two inches Of very light, sandy
soil; rake level, and place the tuber'
close together over the surface. Sinai
tnbers may be used whole; large ones
should be cut once lengthwise, and the
euk side laid down. Fine soil is ther
sprinkled over, and between the seed Sc
thnt it is covered about one inch. Pu'
the sashes on ut once, and keep the bee
rather wet. There is little danger o
keeping the bed too warm as long al
sprouts have not started; after these
i, appear above ground the bed has to b.
3, filed up again with two or three incheI
of fine soil or mould. When the sprout
have pierced through this layer plent,
, of air has to be given during the warn
4 days to make strong and thrifty plants
In about five or ak weeks from startln.
| the sprouts are large enough to be sepa
A.. rated from the tubers, and fit to b
planted out. After this is done othe
0 sprouts will start which can be pulle'
4 in Il week or ten days. In this WI
Il three or four crops of slips are raise
t ftom The same tubers. When sashe
are not at hand and the plants arr no
wanted caIly, frames covered with mus
= lin may be used instead, and the Who'll
covered with boards in cold nights
The Young plants are very sensitive
cold, and should, therefore, not b
planted ont before all danger from fros
il over.
y Plant 4 GRAPE VINE FIRST. Not on
farner i'll pyenty will buy grapes Q
, other fruit, except apples for hlmseI
= and family /; but grapes are so easll
u and cheaply grown that no family wit
, n square rod Of ground should be witt
= ont a few vines. Grapes can he got j
bearing earlier than any other fruit
v executing strawberries; and with well
;, rooted layers ! have had one bunch O
\ grapes the first year after setting. Ye
many II mlu spends $50 or 800 in sci
ting an apple orchard, which will no
! bear till six or eight years after, VIII,
would begrudge 50 for o dozen of vine
of the choicest grapes, which he nigh
n cat within two years and have an abun
4 dance before five years had passed.
:. do not object to extensive and earl,
4 planting Of apple orchards "this ough
ye to have done, and not have left tn,
a other uudOne." IL seems to mo tha'
/ the first duty of n settler on new Ian
/ is to plant Immediately half II dozen
grape vines, and after that as many as
, he can afford. Fresh fruit is q neces.
sity to the health Of family, and moth
ing is more quickly, easily or cheaply
grown than grapes.
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