The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-04-18
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Questions and Answers.


how long a time is required to make
a good hay crop of Hungarian grass?
Farmers generally make q mistake in
seeding too. soon; it needs but seventy
days Of good weather to make n ~satisfac-
tory crop of hay.
How about top dressing grass lands
this month?
A better time may not Ne chosen. Use
all the barnyard that can be
spared. Put a Soodly .",:oly of ashes
on moving and pasture lands try bone
dust Oh clover fields, and. later apply
plaster. When bare, thin spots show
themselves, after applying ashes and
other dressing. harrow and reseed them.
What is the disease denominated
"yaws?"
Geo. P. Burnham says it is nothing
more nor less than 4 violent attack of
Group" to which has been given this
novel name. Nurse the fowls affected
the same as for "roup" and they candle
saved.
What food should be given to lambs
that have to be raised by hand?
Fresh cows milk, sweetened a little
with the best refined sugar, a teaspoon
full to a pint of milk. The milk must be
warmed to the proper temperature before
feeding.
What is phosphoric acid?
Phosphoric acid is a compound of
phosphorus and oxygen. It is not found
III a free state i'll nature. 1t unites with
other substances-lime, soda, etc.-and
forms compounds known rs phosphates,
which are found in all fertile soils, and
which seem to be necessary for the
growth of plants.
How much does a bushel of lucern
seed weigh?'
Sixty pounds.
Does it make amy difference whether
an orchard is planted on high or low
ground?
Dry upland is much the best, though
the more hardy fruit trees do we'll on low
land.
Give a recipe for making grating wax.
Three parts of rosin, three of bees
wax and two of tallow make o good wax.
What soil is required for growing
celery?
Any good loamy rich soil will grow
celery.
Why is snow called the poor mans
fertilizer?
Because OF the ammonia it brings
down and holds i'll the ground.
Root Pruning.
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roots of trees to make them bear fruit.
1t appears to me that the more extensive
the roots. the more fruit the trees ought
to bear but I may be mistaken. An
English fruit grower says in al English
paper that having some very free grow
ing plum trees which bore no fruit, he
dug Il trench two feet six inches from
their trunks, half around the trees in O
semi-circle, cutting'otf al the roots as far
rs he dug, and with q sharp knife
smoothed the ends Of the roots cut off.
The result was that the first season the
trees did not make SO much wood rs pre-
viously, but many spurs formed all Over
the trees which were covered with buds g;
and the second season they bore n large
crop OF fruit. He closes his article as
folloSs: "The inference gained is to root
prime all gross growing mfruitful trees.
We proved the good of it years ago in
the treatment OF apples, pears, and even
figs, besides plums, and there is no bet
ter time of the year for performing the
same than the month of October. The
great art of fruit growing is to SO manage
Il trees that they shall possess sufficient
vigor to produce fruit Of good quality,
but not to overgrow that limit, by max
ing good growth at the expense Of Il
crop Of fruit" It il quite probable that
root pruning in certain cases may cause
barren trees 10 produce good crops but
we need more light on the subject than
VIC now possess. lii the above case the
roots were cut off but half way around
the trees but it is evident that he would
have badly Injured them if the entire
roots had been severed two feet and a
half from their trunks. A better way
than to cut half around would be to dig
further from the trunks of the trees,
according to their age and growth, and
to cut off the roots entirely around them,
from four to six feet from their trunks -
7. Il. Miner, ia tie .NcW York World.
Serving Up Eggs.
CCRRlED EGGs.-Take six eggs, boiled
hard; into a lined saucepan put three
ounces of butter or three tablespoonful
of butter and three dessertspoonfuls Of
curry-powder; slice two boiled onions,
finely minced; cook until soft, when slice
into the mixtures the eggs, with q tea
cup of cream, and let it simmer, not
boil.
BUTTERED EGGS. -Beat we'll four
fresh eggs, and with two ounces of but
ter melted in q water-bath, pour into a
lined saucepan, stirring. that they may
perfectly assimilate. Serve hot, spread
on buttcrcd toast.
DEv1LLED EGGs.-Boil hard aud let
them lie in cold water until cold; take off
the shell and cut half iii two; take out
the yellow and make into e paste with
melted butter seasoned with cayenne
pepper and a little mustard aud vinegar.
Serve on Il bed OF crosses, lettuce or
chiccory two inches deep, previously
prepared with a plain dressing.