The Osceola times., 1878-05-18
Farm Meter.

A MIXTURE OF guan0, superph0sphates
Of lime and potash salts Is an excellent
ieitilixer for beets.
THE Hessian fly only nourishes in
damp or wet seasons, while the chinch
bugs Aourisbes in dry years.
lT is estimatad that over 300, 900 trees
were planted in Ote county, Neb., Arbor
day and the day previous.
The bill to provide for establishing an
agricultural experimental station in New
York State has passed the assembly and
bids fair to become law. The amount
appropriated by the bill is $4,000.
PLANT calla lillies in the garden in
summer, and in the autumn pot them a.
follows: One-third sand and the re.
mainder good garden soil; water with
hot water, and in the pot saucer keep a
sponge saturated with smmonia.
1T Is economy to feed ground grain to
work horses. A psilful of moistured cut
hay with three quarts of ground feed
mixed with it is good quantity feed
for one horse. Give it nearly dry. A
good feed for work horse is equal parts
OF corn, oats and wheat bran.
As room as the upper portions of the
straw Of the cereal become yellow, no
further increase takes place in the
weight Of the seed. II the grain be not
cut down soon after the appearance of
this sign, its quality deteriorstes and its
weight diminishes,
The Point Keyes estate in California,
is credited as being the largest dairy
arm in the country. II keeps an agyre-
gate Of 4,500 cows, whose milk is worked
up by thirty dsiries. Among the items
credited to this "ranch" is $50 900
pounds OF butter, valued at Sl75, 900.
1t Ia quite a d" COW pasture"
To KILL the Rose Slug.-Dust the
plant weekly with powdered or air.
Stacked lime, road dust or ashes. and
repeat as often as may be required; or
the plant may be thoroughly sprinkled
and washed with strong suds made of
soft soap. Another excellent remedy il
whale oil soap, one pound to eight gallons
OF water; bend the bush over and apply
with whisk-broom.
AFTER a wet piece Of land has been
underdrained it may be best seeded by
blowing and sowing with eats rather
thinly. Oats succeed well upon cold,
moist ground and upon a sod, and II
there are no more than two bushels OF
seed per acre used, the grass seed will
take very we'll with this crop. A mixture
of four quarts OF timothy, a bushel of
red top and bushel of blue pras. peY
acre would be preferable.-[ American
Agriculturist.
FARMERS who live in sparsely settled
districts, sbounding in large, dry pas
turs, can afford to give the time of a
faithful and intelligent lad the whole
summer through, TO be devoted exclu.
sively to rearing turkeys. The Young
broods must be watched as constantly ss
ever q shepherd watches sheep in a region
infested BY wolves. Every night, or
during the day, on the approach Of rain,
they must be driven to roomy shed
with a tight roof The mother birds,
and the young, can be soon trained to be
driven as easily a. cows are driven IA
pasture. Give good forage ground. and
keep out Of rain and dew, and success i,
almost certain.-[The Poultry World.
HUNGARIAN grass, ii sown for hay
should be cut before the seeds form
This will allow Of its being fed regularly
10 stock, and will he found a profitable
and gssd serage. II allowed e
crpsn the seed before cutting, there Il
danger In feeding it regularly. because o
strong diuretic properties Of the saed
We had, last reason. report from
ttock raiser In the blue gras. region Of ,
serious and fatal malady smong his stool
which We astribu ed to ovsrie sdng ant
pro.rzctxd feeding on Hungarian hay
Tpe hay was discontinued, and there wa
no further trouble Seed may be sowr
st any asoD, as it only requires abou
sixty ive days to mature ifsown broad