Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-11-12

should oe put away safely before night. At
this season it will not be safe to leave this
tender tuber exposed over night, as slight
frost may spoil many.
1t is usual to let the pigs CLEAN the potato
fields But now that Paris green is gener-
ally used, the top should be gathered and
burned before the pigs are turned in.
Long acquaintance with this deadly poison
should not lead to carelessness with it.
Neither is it safe to throw the tops into the
yards where the pigs are kept.
Manure applied broadcast to meadows
early in autumn or later. if it has not been
sooner, increases the luXuriance Of the
growth before Winter and gives the grass
an early and iuXuriInt start in Spring.
Manure which was too coays, or lhrous ,
early in the season, has rotted enough, if :
piled in heaps, to spread well.
The Science of health says: If farmers
would avoid suddenly cooling the body !
after great eXertions, If they would he
careful not to 60 with wet clothing and Wei
| feet, and if they would not overeat when in
that exhausted condition, and hathe daily,
using much friction, they would have ltd" !
or no rheumatism
! In all cases where insects Of any kind
/ infest trees a good drcnchiug of water, with
one pound Of potash to eight gallons Of
water, two or three times Il week will kill
the last one. The same amount Of coperas
dissolved in eight gallons of water and
applied in the same way will dispel All
insects and has tendency to make the
tree hardy.
Harness that has beeen soaked with
water will dry hard, unless it is dressed
while damp with some kind Of non.drying
oil. First wipe oil the harness with a
sponge. and then with a cloth kept for this
purpose, you can apply the oil or dressing
thoroughly. y coating Of waterproof dress
ing given now will be useful, but the
harness should be thoroughly washed ami
made perfectly clean.
A farmer writing to an exchange says:
81 had mare some years ago that had y
large wart on her side, where the harness
rubbed and kept it sore. In the Summer
the flies made it worse. To prevent this
put on good daub of t"r, and in IA few
weeks the wart was killed and disappeared.
| have frequently tried it since on cattle
and horses and seldom had occasion to use
second applications The remedy is simple
and eitectual.'
MAllEOiS anu BtclS are not I3f'Iy, anu
should be put away before severe frosts. In
pitting these roots, it is we'll to remember
tina: to prevent heating, they should lie pat
into the pits when dry; the pits should no
be too high or wide, but may be as long a
desired, and a ventilator VIII be necessary
. at every six feet. 1t is safest 10 finish tn,
pit at first although the full coating 0
earth may not be put on until cold weathe
: arrives.
A farmer writes: The surest and mos
profitable crop is the osier or basket willow
| have had good success in raising it on N
Z cranberry lawn; a muck bottom wei
: drained needs no manure. 1t must be Gu
: close to the ground every year. which Wi
cause it to grow thicker and finer, Price
2 range from five to seven cents per pounC
9 and will cut twenty tons TO the acI
> after the first year. \ man can cut iroI
3 700 to 1000 pounds day with a larg
. pocket knife.