, 1877-11-26

nec'. bc no cxrnslyc preparation forit sclcct
opcn trenches viii, rlor, fo'r 81 llvo incea
derp, an1 four feet npart. Into ths french
drnp, tho n1autA-onc year oil Is the hest ncc to
hahala-nnc foot nuart, taking rare that the
natural manner. Cover with = hoo and 1cycl
tho Ground. The second year after planting. 2fO
plants viii supply larTcc, famfly. viii, all tho
asparae,tn they can use. Tho staff pa'me,l on
Is cut under. the soll, mud II Is tough aud
atrinRy. It shoull he broken oil At tho surface,
and, Thsn II docs not break with n squsra frac-
ture, It Is not 1T to use. 1fote1-siewards 1lnyc
rart TINT can be eaten. We were ptcascd to
Into that last sprtnX there Was little demand
for tho green hnnchcs:. 4 coating Of manure
should be applied annually a. n top-dresslng.
Eus-scctl, about 200 feet long. II has since
Crnwh up with blue grass, but still continues to
furnish az abundant and carly supply for tho
table, without any care. Asparaeus,scsd is
several days, until it begin. 10 spread, before
It. Is planted. Fall Is tho bcst ttma to let Tho
plants, ae they start 80 carly in the spring that
many q the buds Will be broken oil IN hand
ling Set lot. 1t not too late; but, II II Is, do
not neglect It carls next spring.
CouNTf AGRICULTURAL noAnps.
recent Issue Of the I'rd;ris Farmer con-
tained many excellent suggestions upon the
propef manner Of conducting County Fairs. 1t
1aya
,ntroluctioh Of tho Yarious sido shows OF moro Or
less objectionable. morality. IIosse-racne nccord-
s pn e II tas. ' "ss 'ss w to s, es
Esaeclal1y ls tho prncttce Of allowing wheel..of.
fortune, tho .,. at.eloth and othe! Of ths low
Of the fairs ve haye Visited Til. }nll 70 be snc.
cc.sfu1. fairs, whether county or State. must bo
people, ese They a:! atfmataiy III! fof vnnt @ q
support, The object Of fairs q % fura,,ah Al
tloards q Agfculture Of tho several States Is to
loca!. the county. and district fatF organizations
To 20 tlia IN the most perlect 1anncr. t!oy sou,d
u T. hs s a n.ns
cysrY importnnt i9dnstry; and III onr pablisa
ing In stated conventions to fix upon cerstn cognatc
lines applicable TO the fraternity At large. Why
should Mt tepregenta.lves Of THO various ennnty
to dlscu's those principals which ars cons.sntiy I
Ssem nd Tafe .Ss illinois "aia e. nsss AssuI
Ianaary i the siate. iion'e At spr!nrasld WY
#hoH,l not delegates from such county aud district
osEantzatlons as sec 1T, meet at tho sama place.
nnt dnrin. the .an,e T. week. to tiecass matters Of
EEHGEHl lHkEEEnLT 4nCrG ~ YGt L}t0E cnGt3l to &C.
compiish tllis.- AZ a sargesilnn, wo may notice
tho necessity al mora general uniformity In max
Ing up prcmam:llsts. It il lsue, In certain Dis
incncc. AZ r!lc, however, We think the aug.
gcatio,n VII apply. And certainly better under
o ,as.tes .y s w . TIE
light. The good accomplished will my tho eI-
penso many iitncs over.
We certainly agrco With tho abovo, especially
uniformity Of action may bo tho result.
snainKAoE or CORN.
1t appears to bo u question with most farmers
rs to which Is the beat time to sell corn: when
1t to arst gathered, OF to wait until surtuQ. Tho
amount Of pounds is takcn,-;from sevcnty-i1ve
10 eighty pounds to the bushcl. Regarding tho
amount Of s!lrnkaee, Messrs. 7. lstsser & Sous,
lni'lers and extensive corn,buycrs, Mt Onarga,
recently inale Some carefu! experiments With
the following result: Onu bustcl Of ca7-corn,
weighing eighty pounds to tho bushel, after bo-
lux dried weighed sixty-fonr and onu-etghth
pounds. This sl,owa shrfnkagu Of utmost
20 ncr cent. This shows that corn sold at Is
cunts now ls better than 20 ccnts after tho grain
is thoroughly dry, according to this experiment.
There arc, however, certain conditions to bo
taken Into consideration. .somo reasons nav
corn Is quite light and SHELLS rendllY wlcI, frat
le long time before 1t will be ID condition to
shell.
noup IN POULTRY.
Owing to tho lonE-continucd rains, and 90
comparatively little attention being paid 10 tho
many Of tho fow1s arc now suffering Iron. from
ro,ip,-a disease which usually attacks thcr,
after damp spell, and which makes tts pres
ence known bT swelling Of the head, running
at the nose etc. a medical corresponding o(
the New York Tribune, writing Of remedy tor
this disease says:
Tho treatment o? tho disenso involves tho en-.
ployn,ent Of both medical and hYg!enc remedies.
ssfy measures ass Of iar more % mporanec @ 1am than
SURGERY. The quarters for tho fowls ,nast be -
eotafortAble % poss,b,o; They should be dry,
b. asolded: Tho fowl. must ho projected from
Istitaas q New York In soDtsmbar: October, and nd
IA soon a. it ts dlacovored that sny Of tho fowls
show symntoma Of tho dtsease,-as xn!d!ing,
.:noe.iug. q: snipp!ng shaking The head. running It
lookout or soup, II ho 1i1os north of tho io1tteth
u tshsfI %s oss S.f D Ge
fecEed arc 10 bo treated thnA: Troparo a yoIution
Of H4sphats OF Einc-conmon whlto .vt.iol-of a
wsief viii smsii sPonsc % " sa.h T ths SSHss aesS' d.
mouth. and thfoat with ihis solution. ~ viii aos
.m.ll syringe intact sems Of the solat'on lnto tha
mouth and R0strlls.
Wash out tho eyes carefully. and taen nuotnt tho
parts with preparation Of earbo.lc-acsd and gyc-
ersno; thl. nsy bo made with ono part Of crystal
swo appl!eatons ltke this viii eafa fow>, L i i
so waim foed lo Vita az strpna III 'ea of s,a saY
:hoald ha,o tow drop. y :ptits q hsrtsSo,n Ia
When tho fonp, .geta bad Ia lock, il ID natd 10
nlannRo and Will give much trouble to yet rid Of
~ he ealssens =, are mostn fGulsy
euro It. and oseDroftable.
TlIA ABsT 0nAp8.