The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-04-28
RURM~PTCs.

RURAL TOPICS
Written for the EMPoRIA NEWS
by one Of the most experienced
farmers, gardeners and fruit grow
ers in the United States.
DEEP FLOWING.
1t often happens that some the
oretical writer recommends deep
blowing, without stating the whole
case, and sometimes farmers in
jure their lands, by following the
advise of these writer's, some of
whom never pillow rod of land in |
their lives; but as they are often |
admitted to the columns of res
pectable agricultural papers,
whose editors are not practical
farmers, their subscribers are
sometimes inclined to follow their
instructions, if not well posted in
the matter, and often to the injury
of their lands. 1t is sheer insani-
ty, so to speak, for a farmer to
pillow his land foot deep, where it
has but three or feur inches of
fertile surface soil, as the good
soil is buried Under a mass Of sub
soil that is as barren as the sea
shore. The pith of the whole
matter lies just here-never pillow
over two inches deeper at time
than your fertile surface soil ex-
tends. Then if you put on
little manure, and can get good
"catch" of red clover upon it, to
be turned under the second or
third year, blowing two inches
deeper than before; and if you
keep up this system of turning
under crop of clover occasion
ally, the second crop of the season,
Saving the first for hay), rolling
it down fiat after a rain, so as to
be covered we'll, you can In few
years obtain a soil eight or twelve
inches deep, where but three or
four inches before existed.
PEAR CULTURE.
At the last meeting of the
Western New York Fruit Grow
ers Association it was stated that
one orchard of 1900 dwarf pear
trees existed in the vicinity, all in
, perfect health that among the
sorts that had generally done
! best were Bartlett, Manning
/ Elizabeth, Duchess d'Angouleme.
Lawrence, Sickle and Early Cath
arine. These varieties; probably
L are all good for any section OF the
n country. Duchess, as it is usually
: called, is the best late pear tn al
q exists, but it is rather too late fol
q our extreme northen states. l. is
3 of immense size and very deli
cious. No one can make a mis-
take in growing Bartletts, the
: best variety for all climates tina
It is known; but it does best as 8
d standard. The most productive
l. dwarf variety was said. at th'
# above meeting, to be the Louise
+ Bonnie de Jersey, which is true
n. Owing to the hundreds of choic'
e varieties of pears that exist, one il
:. liable to be confused, and no
- know which to purchase, but it il
best to grow but q few kinds
N For mild climates, the three bes
t. are Duchess, Louise Bonnie de Jer
y sey (as dwarfs) and the Bartlett
ut as the standard; and in the north
d ern states merely substitute Elem
" ish Beauty tor Duchess
OF GOOD WALKS.
err When a walk is made, it shoul
Id be well done, as it is for Lii
a time. In the first place, procur
it all the cobble stones that will L
70 needed to fill in eight to ten incl
al es deep, and place them whel
they can be easily reached with
9, wbeelbarrow. Then excavate th
OF walk foot deep and remove I'll
OF earth to some other place; the
CHI fill in with the stones, topping Q
to with small ones, leaving the to
rs about an inch below the surfac
tie of the ground. Then procnl
nd enough coarse gravel to make IL
walk in the center about six inc
es higher than the level of the q
"o joining ground; and as you appl
at this gravel, rake off the coars
on parts as you proceed, SO that I'll
of finer portions SHALL lie on the So
ais face. If a short walk, wet it vii
of a water pot as soon as finishe
III and roll it with hand roller
20 soon as the ground is sufficient
IN dry; and for extensive walks, Il
On rolling may be done soon after
'ro rain. Such a walk will endure f
ed ages, and always be dry.
Vi A GOOD wHITEwAsH.
IAN The following described whit
ny wash is very durable, aud may
len used on wood, stone or brio
are Stake half bushel of unslak
wn lime with boiling water, keepiI
is it covered dUriug the process
my Strain it. and add a peck of sa
rse dissolved in warm water, thr
elf pounds of ground rice put in DO
- ing water and boiled to q past
1ho half pound of powdered Spani
whiting and a pound of clear glI
ase dissolved In warm water; N
these well together, and let t
en- mixture stand for several day
nd Keep the wash thus prepared il
mo-. kettle or portable furnace, a
MI when used put it on as hot as d
:. ;. sible with either painters
WhiteWash brushes.
POULTRY IN LARGE NUMBURs.
About 100 hens are as many
~ a farmer can keep profitably, I
all less he gives special attention
lan- the business, owing to the liabil
Ties. of the fowls to become diseas
q of In no case has any person, eitl
day, in the United States, or in Engls
she or in France, ever kept ], 900 70,
Their successfully in one yard, or for.