The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-20
FARM AND HOME.

in hot beds, leaving three plants in one hill
10 each sash. For general crop, SOW IN May
CT beginning of June, after the ground has
tecome warm, IN very rich soil, in hills four
to five feet apart each way, elevSting the
hills little above the ground. Put eight
81 eds in each hill; having burned some
warm, half rotted manure therein, cover
half an inch deep with fine soil and lightly
press the earth over the seeds with the back
of hoe. Keep the ground loose and clear
of weeds, in dry weather water occasionally.
Thin out, leaving four thrifty plants in each
hill, when insect danger is past Sprinkle
vines with plaster, SCOT or air Stacked lime
to protect from insects. warm location is
most suitable.
CrLERY.-Sow seeds in hot beds, or very
early in the open ground, half an inch deep,
in drills one foot apart. Transplant when
three inches high into rich soil, finely pull
verified, four inches apart. Water and pro-
tect until well rooted, then transplant into
rows five or six feet apart, either on the sur
face or into well manured trenches foot in
depth, using thoroughly rooted manure.
Set the plants from eight to twelve inches
apart, then give a good watering. To branch
them earth up two or three times during
their growth, holding the leaves close while
the earth is drawn up so that none of il falls
into the center of the plant, and taking care
not to cover the tops of its central shoots
FrRRows.-T comparative time lost in
turning at the ends OF long and short fur
rows, in blowing long or short fields, may be
seen from the following calculation: With
alength OF furrOw measuring 230 feet, and
a breadth of 10 inches, in a days work Of 10
hours, the time lost by team in turning
would equal five hours and eleven minutes,
while but four hours and forty-nine minutes
would be devoted to blowing; with length
of furrow of 40 feet, two hours and forty
four minutes would be lost in turning, and
seven hours and sixteen minutes devoted to
plowing length Offurrow 1000 feet would
necessitate two hours loss of time in turn
ing, with eight hours of blowing while, with
a length of furrow of SD feet, only one hour
and twenty-eIght minutes would be lost in
turning, giving eight hours and thirty-two
minutes out OF the days work for actual
blowing.
FEEDING YOU'VE CHICKENs.-In some To-
calities it is difficult to get chicks through
the first two weeks after they are Matched,
for the little complaints of this early period
are often more numerous and critical than
at other periods of their lives. Feed is the
first consideration, and pure water a great
essential to them from first TO last. Corn
meal is the one article OF chicken diet which
has been the main dependence for genera
tons, but some experiments with rice last
year convinced us that for young chicks it
Is equal to anything, If not superior 10 any
tulnS else. DfCOuS upon dlOue ill
lived and grew finely on single handful at
a feed for the hen and her brood. An infe-
rior quality, known TO the trade as broken
rice, is Just as good for feed, and it takes so
little for a feed that the expense is no
greater in the northern states than corn
meal while in the south il will be the
cheapest feed known
Coal ASHES AND CURCUuO i have for sew
eral years saved my plums from the ravages
of the curculio by the use OF coal ashes.
They become so completely disguised with
it that they leave for other parts. Just so
soon as the blossoms fall l commence with
my ashes. | take bucket full of theeshes
under my arm, and with the other hand |
dash the ashes all over and through the
trees, covering the plums completely with
ashes, and go around every few days and
give them another dose. If the rain washes
ii Off renew the dose and keep at it until
my plums are ripe, when | am well paid for
my trouble. / had, this year, eight bushels
on seven small trees, which sold for $50. /
have several trees of the Rheine Claude
variety upon which l did not use the ashes
because the plums were so scattering. /
thought it would not pay, but there was one
limb of one of those trees that was close to
those | put the ashes on; il got its share of
ashes, and that limb ripened up all of its
plunlS, but not plum was there left on the
other part of the tree or any OF the other
trees of that variety. This was conclusive
evidence to me that it was the ashes that
saved my plums. When first commenced
the ashes, my brother told me that would
not succeed, that he made sure of saving his
plums by placing sheet under the trees and
shaking the little Turks Off his trees, and
catching them on the sheet and killing them.
But when plums were ripe | had plenty and
he had none.-Ohio Farmer.