Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-07-14
RURAL TOPICS.
Written for the PERRYSBUR0 JoURSAL by one
Of the m 'st experienced farmers gardeners,
aud fruit growers in the Uuited Stales.l
TuR CODIIHO MOTH.

TnE COOLING MOTH.
The CT llinR IN ith, or apple worm, DESTROYS
a greu dsIl of fruit in many orchards. In
spme States il IL estimttel that one third or
the apple crop is destroyed. There has been
no cimplelo remedy for the depreciation Of this
insect. SIms farmsrs whose orchards nre ex
tensivo have adopted the plan Of turning heir
hogs iniD their orchards, when the wnrm-eaten
fruit brgins to fall freely, and others keep
large drove Of swine in their orchards all sum.
mer. they devour the fallen apples and the
worms in them. This lessons the number
greatly. lfthere are more wormy apples than
the hogs can eat, some times a aick Of sheep
are turned in for day or two to eat the APP
piles. In orchards that are not very extensive
the fallen apples may be picked up daily and
when enough have been gathered to make a
few btrrels of cider, it is made, and viuegas
made Of it. II bands OF coarse paper, or made
Of hay ropes, be placed around the trunks Of
the trees, two or three feet from the ground
the worms that leave the apples will 60 under
hese to form their cocOons, or "wind up" as
it is callel, and many can be destroyed by re.
moving the bands once in ten days. Some
claim thatthis is the only remedy that need be
practiced.
SCIENCE IN FARMING.
The word "sci euce" in farming is not pop
ular ex preston among the masses Of our farm
ers, because hundreds Of theoretical writers,
after having obtained little owledge Of agri-
cultural chemistry, have thought they were
ablein few articles to reValutionize our sys.
tenn Of farming Some IS years ago it was
stuutly coutended, BY these humbug teachers
Of scientific agriculture" that every farmer
should have the soils Of his diffsrep. fields an
alyzsd, so as to know what particular fertilizer
TO apply. The chemists felt q wonderful in
terest in the subject, an1 offered to analyZe a
gill of earth and give ga letter of advice" for
$50 Then the world was excited over what
Prof. Liebig, the great German agricultural
chemist, claimed to have discovered which
was, in brief. that every crop grown needed a
special fertilizer, and to ascertain what this
fertilizer was, they should take the dry straw,
stalks, &C., Of crop to an agricultural chem
ist IN be burned and their ashes when analyz-
ed woud show from their chemical consiitu-
ents Just what XII nd of a commercial fertilizer
each crop should receive. To be brief, was
going 10 say, that the truO s~isnca nf "a rr,iu q
lies in being well read and thoroughly posted
IN practical agriculture in all its ramifcations,
No man can fully understand his business. in
these progressive times, without reading at
east one good agricultural paper. He will of
course find much in such a paper that is OF
no value, but in the end it will paw him to read
such a publication, by dischareing the chaff
and storing up the wheat against the day to
bring il into use.
DOS'T OMIT THE TURSIPs.
Turnips are a profitable crop, if grown on
rich land. Five hundred bushels to the acre
are often grown Al a cost Of about SIS, includ.
ing gathering and putting them into a cellar,
root house, or bnTying them, maxi ing the cost
only three cents n bushel. Some varieties
mas be sOwn in July the fat variety in par,c-
ular, which is frequently sown among corn
Immediately after the last hoeing Care
should be taken not to sow the seed too thick
as thinning nut is not generally practiced,
when grown in this way, nor is any wedding
done This is decidedly the cheapest way that
crop Of turnips could be grown. Cover
the seed with brush drag drawn between the
two rows Of corn. Some farmers object to
growing turnips tn feed to cows on account Of
giving The milk an unpleasant favor, but this
ia nhviated by feeding the turnips either when
mil king in the Morning, or immediately after,
and no bad favor is impaired to the event ng' s
milk.
ROOT CELLAR OR HORSE.
In bulding a barn good large root cellar
shnu Id be built under il. But where no snch
cellar exists, one can be made at n small cost.
Suppose your barn is near hill, facing tie
east or south, it would be very easy h. dig nut
y &C liar on the side Of the hill, wallng il up
and pla cling some timbers across the top upon
which place cheap twO-inch pine chestnut or
other dnrable planks to support the earth roof
The door should be thick and made {, shut
yery tight and then no frost would enter snch
cellar, unless in very culd climate, where
two dnnrs would be necessary. IL no such
side hill exists near ynur barn. root house
can be built on level round. II you can dig
down two or three feet and can drain the
house by laying drain pipe, so much the better.
In this case you go down say two feet, Law
your walls and bank four feet outside all
around excepting where the dOar is tU go, Put
a double pitch rooI On it, shinRled, and across
the plaIes lay jnists to support q 'or. In the
gable end, over the door, n small door should
be mace to admit hay or straw to all the space
we'll packed. The bank around the building
should be sldded up in the spring, and you
will have a root cellar. frost proof. and not nm
slightly. Such e cellar should be made u
summer after hayinR, as you can spare time.
DIToHING LANDS.
There are but few farms where no ditcling
is required, and It must I've done in dry wealth
er Let yOnr crops be attended tn 50 that in
August you ca put men To diichng where il
ia eeded. Many a swamp can be made IN be
as good as aRv land on the farm by draining
them in judiclnns manner, aud ever man
must be the Judge Of how deep and how fai
apart the dlIches should be made, according
| 70 the quantity Of water TO be carried ef, aud
the fall.
rHE BEsT AFPLEs.
II Is very diiicnlt IN ascertain what variety
ofapples are best Cor different States. Even
| the northern and southern sections nt the So me
| State require some difference in varieties. The
American Pnmolog ieal Society has done much
in regard to olassif ing fruits for different To-
calities. Il has recently published in its latest
| report, from which c0ndense the following
| important information to fruit growers. The
| two varieties Of apples that received the most
votes as succeeding in most states Of the Union
we're Red Astrachan and Maiden's Blush. II
would be safe to set trees Of these excellent va
retes n every State in the Union. The Bald
! win and Rhode Island Grsening q ~ rish be 81
! in the Northern and Eastern States, and Ben
Davis and Winesap are especially valuable foI
the West. Among other popular sorts are the
follnwing; American summer Pesrmain
! CarnlIna Red June (South aud Wesll, Duchess
Of .OIdenbnrgh, Early Harvest, Fall Pippin
Faineuse, ,Gravenstein, iIubba rdston, Noncsuoh
Jonathan, Sweet Bough, Roxbnry Russell
Summer Rose Tallman Sweet, and Twenty
Ounce, all being popular in the Middle, North
ern and Eastern States, and some Of them Dc
we'll at the South and West, but they are no
particularly designated for the latter sections.
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Last News from the Spirit World.-Me
dium, "The spirit of the late Mr., Jone
is present." Jones widow with emotionl
az hope you are happy, Jonesl" Jone
traps outl: "Far happier than | ever wa
on earthv "Jones' widow; "Oh, Jonei
then you must be in heaveuw Jones
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