The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-07-29

other. In this way, bees were seen
to visit blossoms in successor which
were on different trees. Very likely
some of these flowers were crossed.
Mosquito netting was tied over the
fiuit to keep the birds off Seeds
were saved. Prof. Kcrtland of
Cleveland, Ohio, originated many
fine sorts in this way. We want
something more hardy with good
quality and yield.
PEACH TREES.
In the autumn of 1874 we had
two young pcach-trees, with shock
of corn fodder about each. In the
spring of 1875 they were found to
be completely dead. The mercury
had been down to $50 below zero;
besides, We had many severe winds
with mercury frequently at 25o or
more below zero. Two other trees
were covered with hay, and a bar
rel set over the each. One of them
showed some life for awhile, but both
have died. Four others were bent
down and buried in sandy soil.
They were taken up by mistake
early in April, and looked green
and promising. A severe cold snap
followed and all died. Perhaps
they would all have died ut any rate,
but l think they should all be left
until about the 10th of May or later
before uncovering.
CLOS rs.
Several closets at the agricultural
college are built OH ground slightly
sloping, with the back side toward
the foot of the slope. No pits or
holes arc dug. Along. the back
side are doors turned down hori-
zontally and hung OH hinges by the
upper edge. The doors usually
hang down to the ground, but may
be easily raised to remove night
soil when necessary. A small room
in the same building is filled, in
dry time, with dry muck loan, or
dust from the road. Clay is better
than sand. Every day, or every
other day, or twice day, a small
quantity is shovcled into each closet.
Ceppcras-watcr, lime, plaster, or
other deodorizcrs, are also used in
addition to dry earth. Every few
weeks, or even once or twice year
for small family, the night soil is
cartcd away to the compost heap.
If cared for as above there is
almost no unpleasant odor; nor is
it moro disagreeable to cart away
than so much manure from barn
yard. The advantages of some
such mode are: Tie closets may
be cheaply made and kept nearly
free from unpleasant odor; they
may consequently be placed much
nearer the house, or even connected
with it; there is NJ postilential filth
filtcring into adjacent wells, or
otherwise ausing "mystcrious cp-
idcmics" in the family; the compost
heap is increased in value. Some
thing like this, or better than this,
must some day become the univer-
sal custom in all the best private
houses, schools, railway dcpots, and
hotels.
Stops from the kitchen can be
run upon heap of dirt which may
be occasionally shovcled over and
changed after it has absorbed a
good deal of filth. 1t is then we'll
worth removing to use as fcrtil-
izcr. 1t is better than running un-
foreground into pit where the
odors generally find some way of
escape, often into the kitchen, on
account of some defect or stoppagc
Of the pipes.
The use of dry earth is vastly
better than to wash the filth into
sewer, thence into river to con-
the air and water. A lit
tic mouse, dead frog, or squirrel,
'r a few dead worms, will spoil the
water of a well so everyone will
smell it and refuse to drink it.
The same subjects are completely
leodorized by small shovclful of
Try earth.
w. J. BEAL,
Prof. Botany and Horticulture.
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