The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-30
FARM AND GARDEN.

Wait not for the crOEning tuberuse
10 make sweet the last sal hours:
But while, IN the busy household band. 3
Your darllngs still ne,.i your guiding hand
y, nii their lives with sweetness"
Contrary to general expectations, the |
past winter was very severe on potato !
beetles.
Insects on vines can be driven OF by
sPrinkling the vines with plaster, SCOT or air
Stacked lime.
III you will plant seed OF the castor bean
where moles are most troublesome, il will
drive them away
-P.airie fires have done much in the
West to retard any timber growth that
might have gained foothold.
1t is said that seed corn covered with
glue ard rolled in lime and guano before
planting, will produce a double yield.
Nothing beauties house more than
healthy house plants. To be healthy they
must have proper care and attention.
DO not trim up your trees five or six
feet. Let the limbs OF the tree come near
the ground. In othe words, shorten in
your tree.
This is lifetime of year to plant Mangel
Werizel reed. II Is great mistake To plant
two or three inches deep. One inch is
enough.
The great English agricultural writer
and practical farmer (Jethro TALL living
and writing 100 years ago, held that frequent
blowing and stirring the soil WAS equivalent
TO liberal coat OF manure.
1t is stated that 800 new cheese factories
are to be put up in the State OF Iowa this
| spring. Other parts OF the West are also
increasing the number OF their cheese fac
tories. In New York the same tendency Is
evident.
Worms in horses are caused from hard
work, poor food, and general neglect. For
| ordinary cases of worms, common salt, nu-
tricious food and pure water will prove
satisfactory. Salt should always be kept
IN the stalsl OF horses.
| -Cauliflowers should be transplanted in
rows some two feet apart, leaving about
two feet between the plants. Cultivate as
cabbage. Aid the growth by liberal ma
nuring, and protect from the sun by break
ing its leaves over the head when in flower.
Cauliflowers succeed best in a deep, rIch,
moist soil.
CamphOr for Flowers.
Camphor is used TO strengthen blooming
house plants. 1t has about the same effect
on the petals OF the flower that amonia does
to the foliage.
| To Clear CisIcrn Water.
To clear cistern water, adj two ounces ol
powdered alum and two ounces Of borax IL
a twenty. barrel cistern Of rain water that Is
blsckened or oily, and n a few hours the
sediment will settle, and the water he clar'
flied and fit for washing.
| % il Unity that brings success.
| Kansas Spirit, -
| To be successful, Patrons must be con
stanty earnest workers, and above all We
must learn TO cooperate work together
1t is pull altogether that will succeed.
Farmers should Set u Good Exam.
PIE.
Prairie Farmer, PSI
The farmer must recoll,ct that his sons
, will learn by example and not by Precept
II he spends his days in town his boys vii
follow his example.
Broom Corn Retng Exported From
the West.
Prairie Farmer, -.
Broom corn is being exported from th,
West to foreign markets. \ Cincinnati
firm has Just filled an order for broom corr
: from an important European house, which
il is believed will lead 10 further trausac
tons with foreign dealers.
Remedy for Burns.
Exchange
The white Of an egg has proved nos
efficacious remedy for burns. Seven OF
eight successive applications OF this sub
stance soothe the pain, and excludes tho
burned parts from the air. Th' remedy /
simple, and seems preferable to many We
hear of.
The Time Of Year When Cellar,
should be Ventilated.
There is no part OF the year when cellars
in which vegetables are stored, need vesiti
Iatfon oftencr than the present. If the
cellars cannot be thoroughly aired every
day, the vegetables sh,aId be removed.
Wan NCN. learn the Value Oi
Money.
Exchanged
/, The most careful business men Of town ol
country began life on The farm, aud early
, learned the worth of dollar. Such an
early training to young man is worth Il
him more than fortune combined with
indolent and protigate habits.
A Good Method for Washing Linen
Dresses.
ICor Chica 90 Tribune, .
Take an armful Of hay, place it in the
boiler. fill the boiler with water, and let il
, get pretty hot. Use the hay-water To wash
rinse. and to make the starch with. used
. hay-water in which TO wash mihe and il
, looked Just as good as new.
How Long would IL Remain No.
WHY is it that class which supplies the
world with food and raiment has so little
TO saw as 10 how its products shall he sold
or what shall be the price paid? How
long would a merchant or manufactures
continue in business II his wares were mar
keted in the same manner OF the farmers
to-day?
The Correct Way 10 Judge n Wan.
Not by the sheer of the Young lady who
puts on style, nor by the contempt for plain
manners by the fast young man who Is
spending his fathers estate, shoui Id aSrIeul-
ture be Judged. But by the safety OF in
vestments in such business The health
ness of the employment, its influence on the
morals and well being of society, the habits
of industry inculcated, and the rich lessons
of self reliance is taught.
To Remove the Marks Of Matches.
To clean off the ugly scratches left on
paint by lighting matches upon it, cut a
sour orange or lemon in half; apply the
cut half TO the marks, rubbing for a mo-
ment quite hard; then wash of with rag,
dipped first in water to moisten il, and then
in whiting. Rub with this rag, dry thor
| ougbIv and nine times ont Of ten the uply
marks will vanish OF course, sometimes
they are burned in so deeply that they can
not he quite eradicated.
Late GOo.eberry Bushes should be
we'll Trimmed.
[Colman's Rural World.l
Those who buy current or gooseberry
bushes as late as this, will do well TO cut
them severely back. No fruit would be
born this year if this were not done, and
the expanded leaves not receiving sufh-
cheney Of sap from the roots, will exhaust
the stems and cause weakness from which
it NAV require a year or so TO recover.
The Parasite OF the Pear Tree.
| Fruit Recorier.l
This troublesome disease, so much in the
way of the pear grower, has been very sue
cessiully traced for Its origin TO vegeta-
bic parasite OF a fuDgoid character. The
remedy is a vigorous growth OF the trees
| A tree entirely healthy and vigorous Ii not
liable to be attacked BY a fungus-decline
and decay are the conditions favoring
| growths Of that character.
Splendid Advice Ia the Young Far.
/ mers
rCor. ST. Louis Rep 5lican, 81