, 1875-04-03

MowlnE m beam .ttrtp, on weEl-IrRncd land
a. leaat FORTY good tso-otso loads OF long MA
! Hllre. Ii!on hhnl moro ur lcss-tAc Hoto the
Ecuer-of nne manure. i''TinE tho Winter
Whom tho land ID III rotifsiun. karrow thin tr
Ntef spreading. II tho woels start beforo plant
Ing time. harrnw agaiu.
limit heforo planting ttmc. but always uhon
tl'o land ~ 30 dsy that 1t will not DO lMrpy. r!ov
THO lind about or s inches deep. Mark y feet
. ihcllGs apart. and plant~-ttrorpinE four grhina
o, eced that you aro sure will grow. H"tro",
70 gorminatc, aud roll immediately.
40 soon ~ Jou can SEQ tho rows,
harrow again. and, In two or tslroo days. cnttt-
rom hall-tongacs, instead Of tho t!husl p1ows.
9e1t sho enril. Cultivate oioto to the corn. and
denp. sineo tho narrow tonE,'es, ~ inchoa vide.
will cast but ittlo dirt, 1ins work tho corn both
row ones farthcnt from, tho corn. aud cot t',crn
90 they viii work deep while tue xtio onoa mkt
Tho corn work moro shallow. Go both nays
through tbn corn in this manner; Then con-
t,nqo s 70 ea!tlTate, say once week. nustl the
II weos continue to grow. aud II thor do not.
cultivate with one horse and a horso-hoc, but
NOT deep until tho t'sss taesels ol tho corn 40.
pear and, 4 thu 0csnon III good ono, yol will
aet corn al big AZ It can 9row. and 4 hig crop Of
corn to l'oot.-from Ton 10 l25 buntc!s pur aero.
This you may iucroAao II t50 bushels an aero,
II sou choose 10 tnke the trouble to mako COM
post of llnlf barrol OF plaster, 210 pon1n Of
Enano or b{0od-manu1c t!iscb or fonr bntrols Of
untssctlcd sallca AID wagon.loal Of trS Hnil or
oath-yard scTaptuEs, mixed Intimately toEethcr,
TO 10 tisotl On sWo or tllrc6 acres Applied over
tho check-lnatko Of the planter Immediately after
planting. This costa sons money. bat i Is ono
OF the wa5h. ami. tn many ocatittes tho very
best anu the cheapest plan. Ut ratainR corn.
| LABELLING oRcliARn-TnEEa.
| In nino casos out Of ten. the farmer who
p!ants NJ orela. will find no fittle difficulty IN
r{a$ frrSf AkA1H
| attached, enc to each bundle OF vartctco, havn
bceomo illeEible, which. being msrsed in pencil
on strip OF wood, thcy soon do. Upon plant-
luz an orchard, whether Of pip OF stone frllltH,
diagram on paper SHOULD be made. showing
acctratoty tho locason Of each row. and the Va
retlcs thorctn. Tho way to do tha will eaaily
suggest itaelE, II trees arc last from hard witt
o.Aer vnsioliea, corresponding alterations should
| bo made in tho map. VIC fonn1, years a6o, thla
plan to work Nell.
Nov. Il to this you add good, durable, legt-
bio, and conspicuous fabe! to zach tree, vine.
nuHh, or shrub, not onlF yo'1rsef and your FAM
1ly Viii Hoon botnn's familiar with varieties, but
| little ooBorvation mill cnallo any one soon 10
distinguish very many Of them ut sight by tho
pacultnEltic. Of WOOD OF growth.
Ono Of tho dffficnties in this direction ID that,
it tic 1abaa arn Put On with tsne, sst,Elo ses-
ron rota 1t, and t,e lal,ct il lost II pnt On with
wire, sooner Or lhtor III sirdcs tho limb to whcll
| 1t IL attached.
yAR1ou. PLANS ron stAnR1Ha
hare boom adopted Iram tmc to tllno, MANY OF
than patented, mud uone of them arn especially
valuable. Among tie lAtcet labels wo haro aeen
ara worry small oreD OF zinc. ath!nnfl with any
name desired. Those are, Of courto, as lasting
AZ the metal itself. but thaY arc inconspcuouB,
and. va think, prepostesously high In priro. I}Y
fastening at ono end "trip Of rcd danue1
or o!hcr Light cloth. eithor by punching
aud wiring, or, better, by leaving 4 strip long
t,k
fastened In tho fold OF metal I; BY painting, orby
tho various other rays TINT will casily nlRgnst
themselves, it won1d be an improvement. Ths
word various ianacd 6eeatiso wo wish 10 cover tho
not stenl Tho idea. and rush down the place
whorn patent il given for anything that carfiea
the lee With it. So, thts combination Of metal
And cloth. paint, etc.. iusuros both durability
anil cOnBplcuouHncts.
II tho other ond Of the label be pierced. and
wire attached. ending in loop at tho other
end, through which tuck or very small brad
may be put and drisen into the troo; or, better
again. II something like gtazior'a pulnt ptorced
into the smallest limb or fastened ii any way
e1cept around tho branch, we llayo very nearly
perfection III thia direction. Wo want agatn to
cover tho ground against plant patents, and thus
you may have !. label beyond which little need
be desired: at least VIC found 1t si1 years ago.
except wc uacd labels n,arked with intictible Ink
OH strong white cloth rhicIl wero troublesome
to writo, and not all thaI could b. desired in
other respects.
Whom ii tho nnrscry o{ Arthur J,ryans, Jr.,
near Princeton, ILL.,, Inst full, no saw n system
Ut labels in a there that wo considered iivalu-
nblo. For the ground. Atnkea about Is inches
long Wero prepared. We think with como colnpo-
flton Of gsstar, atu., 10 far they entered tie
ground. Tho top wan lieu soaked In oil and
stenclled with common lanpblack. Tho tsce-
lahols wsro sljps Of wood, large enough 10 take
q, ftir~sszca 'ctier; thay were Hoakod III oil. and
then ssoncl1cd like the ssalon.. Thoy wore at
strong t,5ine soakol, titetho lahc!a, in OIL Thus
loopcd on, Of course tllero could DO IN danger
ot glrilllng limb, or Of damage thoreto By
BtranNulstiou.
Tho question vt
furEN1eHAn1E WOODEN LAhELh
and how 10 make them 10, hfn long occnriett
aciantltic investigators. An o1celeIlt, cheap,
and simple plau ia given ,u tho London 0ardt7l
for rendering Wooden labels impesiebable, by y
l'httial resrlfactlon. artiticially.
After tho labels arc made, thcy aro soaked In =
strong solution OF sulphato Of Iron, then thor
soughy dried, and afterwards soakcd In strong
llulo-water,-the clcar solution. not Mlk of lime.
has thoroughly pormoatsd tho poroh Of tho
wood. 1hus i1soubie Hul|,hata Of limo will bo
formed throughout thu poros ol tho wood, pre-
wanting tho absorption of water, aud consequent
decay. Twins for tying plants may be treated
srn1sa-rEEDtsu or bEEs.
BnarmB that arc weak m1Ht be fcl. Honey ia
best: but toIerably-thIck s!rup made Of good
sugar. is good enough. The ingenuity Of tho
bos-keepes will easily suggest flask bored NTH
holos 10 support tho bees, md through which
they may eat.
II tho bees have plenty Of store, Of course they
need not bo fed honey but tlloy should alwaya
be supplied with .plontY Of 1yo-,neal aud tic
feeding Of this ahoutd be continued until beas
can gnt plenty Of pollen outside Tor, after blos-
som tinlo, they Mill nat require, nor indeed will
tAey est this artificial food.
0at.moal and ryo-inpai mixed. arc prob
ably rrefaraa!o 10 syo-,neal, alone. II
supplied. The boo.kecper will ind tho livca
will contain bread and young booa far
Eoonor and in greater numbers than II fosding IL
withhold.
II eithnr honey. OF meal ia fed outside. mems
must bo taken 10 provent wnsso from tho weather
Or otLcr cAuacs. 1t must b. fed In somo any
mannor that Tho beee will have no dttticu1ty In
finding. tho ontranca aud e1i.. II Ia always
preferable, howcver. 70 feed either honey Or
taaal in the hive II possible and tliH Ia easy
enough vhcso modern blvas are uued. +.
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