The People's vindicator., 1876-08-05
Farm and Household.
FundaI1, entail Elements OF Az
riCulturc.

Funda1n entail Elements OF Ag'
riculturc.
lst. N! land rn which clOrer q.
the grasses are grown must eithe.
have lime in it naturally "r it mus
be artihcially supplied in the form q:
stone lime, oyste, she'll lime or mari.
2. All Improvements Of land must
look to lime "a it's basis.
3. Lands which have long been in
culture vii, lie benefited Ivy applica-
,ion in the form OF bone dust guano,
native phosphate Of li'i'e, composts
| of fish, ashes, or in oyster shell lime
Of mari, If tho land needs lining.
1. NJ land can he preserved in i
high state Of fertility, 'yhess the clio.
yer and the grasses arc cultivated IL;
tho Observation-Disclosures
$. M"n,l IS indispensable IL every
soil, and a healthy supply can alone
be preserved through the cultivation
of the clover and tho grasses, the
turning in Of green crops, or hy the
application Of c"mposts rich iu the
elements "f mould.
! i. al highly concentrated animal
n,anurcs are increased iu value aud
the pentts prolonged by the mixture
Of plaster OF phlve,izcd charcoal.
z. Deep pl"nghing and subsoi|ing
greatly improve the productive pow.
c1s OF q variety Of soil that is not
wet. =,
8. ali vet land should I've lrained.
8. All grain crops should be liar:
vested several days before the g,aia
is thoroughly ripe.
10. Clover as we'll as other grassce
intended for hay ahoul;l be .uowed
when IN bloom.
II. Sandy lands eau 10 most etfec-
tually improved by clay. II such
lands require lining, it is best done
by a compost Of lime and clay. Ia
Stacking lime, salt brine is better
that wafer.
II. The ,chopping or grinding Of
grain t0 bo fed to stock effects 4
saving of at least twenty y'live per
cent.
Il. The drainage Of wet land AIDA
to their value by making them pro.
duce more and better crops, by pro.
ducing them earlier, and by imp!ov
ing the. health Of tic, neighborhoo.l.
ia. To manure or lime wet lands Is
to throw manure, lime aud labor
away.
Is. Shallow ploughing operates I'd
impoverish the soil, while decreasing
production.
10. BY s,abling and shedding stock
daring the winter a saving "t one
fourth Of tho food required is made.
more than il they were exposed 10
the inclcmeucy vi tho weather.
II. A busl.cl M plaster yer Acre.
sown broadcast over cl"ver, will add
from 10 to 100 pei cent. I" its pro-
duce.
le. Tho periodical application Of
ashes unleachcd, tends t. keep up
the integrity Of the s"il by supplying
most If not all vf the organic sub.
stances.
IS. Thorough preparation Of land
J Ia absolutely necessary to the sue.
cessfal aud lux0riaut growth ofcrors:
2O, Abundant crops cannot be
y grown Oh the same land in succession;
, Suless fertilizing matter Is returned
to it ii equivalent proportions to those
taken away.
i Growing Cabl,age.--Mr. Hyde, id
the New York Times, offers The TO-.
lowing suggestions On this subject:
y ut il of no nse to Try to raise calS:
!" basc on pm T. s"il. They require gossd,
u strong clay loant and plenty Of ma.
). nure. Most soil is adapted to tl'ci,
Q growth, but It must hot be 40 rcteu-
D tive "f moisture as to keep the roots
Q soaked. No plant or a,iiMai--cx'
: cept aQna,ic IN their uature-car
;. thrive with their feet constantly il
l. water, but the cabbage is impatiep'
j. Of 4 dry soil aud l'ot Summer. !!
"a thrives most in the wet days o'
. spring and auturi. Never plant
q cabbages for two gears in succession
y Oh the same land. They are exhaust.
: ers of course, for they contain much
Q putriment aud require much. Fol
70 fertilizers use = variety. Barn.!yard!
+ manure is tue best If only one kind
u ia used, but q compost II barn.yari
j. mature with night soil, ashes and
+ salt, is better than any single fertili
!; zer. When the plants first start the!
~ are apt to 10 eaten BY q little bIact
T. beetle. To prevent his ravages and
u, at tie SAME time stimulate the growth
,e of tile plant, dust tile leaves will
~ soot or plaster. There il no dauEe'
81 Of overfs~ding cabbage with any or
ne diuary manure. Salt IL excellent fo
them, but au overdose may caus
them to wither. Whether to SOW th
F.. seed in tie hill where the plant is CT
to pected to grow or to transplant 1t is
Il. question about which cabbage. grow
r.. crs disagree. The former involve
as the least labor; but there eau be o.
lat Question but that ttansplanting tend
e. to render the plants stocky. II tn
nd seed is sown in bed the danger
to that the plants will grow too ti.ickly
On and rdn up With long aud slim sts'it'
YER 90 that, gu the whole, we give IL
. a preference to sowing iu the hill, THU
Iis ming out early; aud leaving tho NJ"
ed vigorous plants to 60 up to pcrfr'
m, tiOn."
D" Good -four pahc.kes may be mad
nm 6f rich bdtteriMilk; with 0our stirit
ou into proper thickness. q little a
OF and sufficient soda dissolved ID war
nm Wster to make it sweet and rptire|
81, his Deutralize the acid. The proportia