Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-10-22

| COVERING STRAWBERRIES. - Often
there is much said, and especially at this
season of the year, about covering straw
berries; and many persons are induced by
what they read To act so as to heartily re-
gret 1t when the spring comes round. We
have known people to act on this sugges-
ton, and cover their strawberry beds with
manure, aud find the whole completely rot
ten ID spring. And yet a little covering
with the right kind of material is not bad
thing. Ii the plants are entirely unpro-
tected the leaves are browued and often de-
stroyed while it must have been noted by
every observant gardener that the best
fruit comes from plants that have manag-
ed to keep their lerves bright and green till
their spring bowers appear. And this is
why a covering Of snow the whole winter
is so good for the strawberry-crop. As we
have remarked, when the leaves are brown
ed the crop is small hut when the snow
covers the plants all the winter long, they
come out in the spring in the best possible
state for fruitfulness.
But we cannot always depend on the
snow. 1t does not come, always continue
in regular way. So If some light mate
rial can be put over the plants, that will
not smother and rot them. and yet will be
just enough to mako shade from the win
ter sun and screen from frosty winds, il
will be doing good turn to the strawberry
plant. Manure is bad. There is a salt in
it, especially when fresh, which is de-
sstructive to foliage but clean straw, OF
swamp or marsh hay that is from weeds,
answers the purpose very well. But il
must not be put on very thick. The ides
is, just enough to make thin screen, ant
yet not enough to hold moisture long
Shade without damp is the idea. SucE
light protection is good for the strawberr,
plant.-Gernaantoacn Telegraph.
| PoLLED OR HoRNLEss CATTLE
correspondent of the Country GentleDla
thus aliudes to an increased profit whic
may be gained by breeding the horns o
our domestic cattle.''
all the cattle at some time, those who o.
serve and think, know to a certainty. The
see that the cattle of certain value Will
out horns Can be raised and kept cheap,
than horned cattle. If the difference is bl
fifty cents per head, that settles th
question in favor of poled cattle. Compui
the expenses of repairing the injury dol
by means of the horns of cattle, the ado
tional shed and stable room required
horned cattle, and the expense of CROWN
warming, and carrying around the hor
the horns are mere dead weight), and t
expense Of horns upon full-grown car
will be found to be. not fraction of d.
lar, but dollars for each head.r As
how these horns may be got rid of and be
fast the change may be made, he sai
writer says: Working off the horns frc
horned cattle is much less difficult th
might be supposed. The progeny of
led bull and horned cows are likely to
more than three-fourths hornless, in c.
the bull has no near horned ancestry
D possesses good vitality. The progeny
poled bulls aud horned cows have gen
ally been more than half hornless, VIII
the bull has had but sinsle line of ho
less ancestry"
Although the above quoted writer g
at the matter in too much dead eaInesi
} make a joke of it, yet there is more of tr
than of poetry in his suggestion. Hornl
cattle would prove quieter in the yard,
unruly on fences and less dangerous
their care takers. Who will make the
move in the direction indicated? g?
POTTING PLANTS. s.-The mold for
ting plants should be light and loamy,
fertilizing material used being well dec
ed. Ifthe soil is rich of itself, it is be
to be either very spaEing with the fer
zer or to dispose of it altogether. In
bottom of the pot, place several small
ken pieces of crockery or similar mate
to assist the drainage and in setting
plant, be careful to keep it well dOwr
the pot and pressed !; the mold should
about half an inch below the level OF
top of the flower pot. Slips should
planted close to the sides of the pot, an,
small pots.
When plant becomes pot bound,
is when the roots have become ma
around the sides and bottom of the
the plant, as soon as it has ceased bic
ing, should be repot:ed in larger pot.
is not necessary TO remove any of the
from the roots but simply to ill in
space in the larger pot with new and
mold.
Plants kept in the windows should
turned every morning, or the light stri
on one side only, will draw the poin
that side so that ali its branches and lie
will turn toward the window. The
IN the saucers should never be apple
the plants. In cutting slips OF any pls
always choose the youngest branches
cut off the slip at the junction of a plai
leaf, since the roots shoot more res
from such joints. If you follow these
rections and put sufficient sulphate of
mOnia to just taint the water apple
your plants, you may cultivate with
cess almost any plant.
We see inquiries made as to the prot
ity of the Horse Bean" growing in
! State. We can answer that as a ga
| crop they can be raised as easily as
and are considered by many people
good tor the table. They should be
ed from one inch to two inches apal
| the row. But we do not believe that
can be grown with profits as a fld.
for feeding to horses.
HOUSEHOLD.
From. the Germantown Telegraph.