The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-13

The Leavenwerth County wheat crop
will average twenty-five bushels to the
acre
Sowing for Succession.
Sowing for succession must be kept in
iaind, "a the season OF many vegetables NAV
be greatly prolonged. Bush beans. sweet
corn, etc, by sowing every ten days or two
weeks, may be had Sntil frost.
The Quantity Of Milk lO the Pound OG
Butter.
american Agriculturalist, June.
II milk contains 10 per cent. of cream, 1t
will require about 80 pounds TO make
pound OF butter. \ quart OF milk weighs
% 10 pounds, so that about l3l quarts will
be needed.
How 10 Make Good Axle Crease
IInter-Ocean, ST.
A very popular compound, sold at the
stores, is made as follows; Dissolve half 4
pound OF common soda in gallon OF water,
and add three pounds OF tallow and six
pounds OF palm oil. Heat to about 20j
degrees. and stir constantly until cold.
The Rake is Better Than the Hoe.
IAmerican AsrIculturist, June.l
The value Of the rake as wedding i'm
plement has often been referred TO in these
columns, and at no time Is its utility more
manifest than now, when the hot weather
brings the later weeds on in great profu-
sion. With long-toOthed, wide rake, the
surface can be stirred very rapidly, and
this will so disturb the terminating weeds
that the sun will soon finish them. The
frequent Use OF the rake will save much
hoeing.
whence Plants Derive their support.
lCor. American Agriculturalist.l
Air and water together Weld the mate
rials out OF which fully ninety TO ninety
eight per cent. OF crops is built up. The
soil has TO give for their nourishment only
the two to eight per cent. of mineral mat
tiers, which remain as asheS when they are
burned, and the one-haif to two per cent. of
nitrogen which they also contain"
TOaas d Blessing 10 theG arL en-.
Kansas Farmer, )
Don't kill the toads. They are the gar
dener's very best friends, from the fact that
| they are the mortal enemies of insects and
| worms that depredaie on garden vegetables.
Being perfectly harmless, it Is far better to
carry them into the garden than TO injure
them, as is 20 frequently done by thought
less persons.
A ''Sure Cures for II FeIon.
lExehange, Lii
When 1t first appears, procure some poke
| root, aud roast a piece sufficient TO cover
your finger, When it is roasted tender, cut
| II open and bind it on the felon as hot as
can be borne; repeat this when the root be.
| comes dry until the pain subsidies. If the
| felon Is too far advanced TO put back,
| this same remedy will hasten it on and cure
it in a few days, as it softens the skin
Two Good Ways 10 make N Salad.
lCor. Chicago Inter-ocean, 81
As this is the time for lettuce, perhap:
some receipts for salad will not be amiss.
Into half cup of scalding vinegar stir
one beaten egg, half a teaspoon OF mustard
and piece of butter the size of a walnut
a little sugar if desirable. 1t can be turned
on the lettuce hot or cold, Just a. one pre-
fers. The same is fine for cabbage.
| Another: two tablespoonfuls OF thick
cream, one tablespoonful of sugar, and vim
egar to taste, This l. much liked by those
who do not like much seasoning.
do Not Fail 90 Cultivate Your Or.
chard.
| lCor. n. Y. Tribune.
| Plow and cultivate your orchards, Young
ami old Do not soy small gr,;n and go
bnr nIant 10 corn not,roes and o,bar boaJ
crors Sowed grain and Grass gIow ,b.
early mart Of the season the sam. inns tbf
trecs grow then the cron i taLar 81 anG
sometime. the warm rains Of AngTs, and
San,emba- will Start tho ,re.s - It.
orowtb really IN their damaca To, -
with corn or notatoas. tbeir c-or,h !.
mostly !, JnIv ami An,u., tb, ,;rno ra
wish IN check The Growth If he tres Tbara
tore do moi pIow the orchards after JuIv
| untiI near cold weather. tban IL i oftaT
beneficial Tn destroy insects and IN mellow
| the oround ,hropgh winter Duckvba,t i
| an excellent orchard crop. Harvest some
OF 1t where the ground is rich, but where
the orchard needs fertility and mUlching,
let it fall to the ground and rot. Mullen
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that because | am farmer need not
know ANYTHING of history biogranhv affairs
If government and the sciences IndoaJ
there i no other class has Greater onnortu-
mites for the cultivation of the mind in its
broadest sense than the agricultural class.
No class possesses greater chances for nm
allowed happiness.
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pc, ~ iD' ''oyo o. c1iS; ,n, oi l'oth were
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ing only. The total quantity r,ckaa iron,
March 1st, 1871, 10 March lat, 1873, was
',ofo,cUp ,d noss' lie winter product 9i lard
"e 'Oi ueiees, re VI noN ooV POUNDS each, ana
Vi e''reu meats 'o'''oo'ooo IDS.
Chickens Always On the Watch for
insects.
tExchanse.l
Your chickens and ducklings will get
large part of their living from insecfs II