The Bossier banner., 1879-07-24
AGRICULTURAL Norps

TURNING under the surface
often as once a month in psrS soil Y
fowls are restricted 10 ratb, : os clos. Naen
ters' has obvious advantages bss tbss q0as
than pay for the labor. 'ua' nos
PENNSYLVANIA has plscad a,
the ' service OF its Entomoloeist'v y p.. Wa
5. Rathvon Of Lancaster, with rI., .soi
prepare a State Report on ;rsaa.n,h
furious to agriculture. o's u
A CONTINUOUS use of Me,ioo :,
builds up, upon a stock of irferio, oael' os
a hock OF fine and densely wooIsa tses se
mails, with marvellous rapidditv wy au NJ
lean eve shearing ne pound ~ aei'
WOOL II bred to a pure MerinoI ISsas ssas
Will produce lamb which, when ., 0ass,
old, will shear at least three ponnip : -, J,
much finer wool, and the nroana SIus
this lamb, if a eve and bred f. tuu's tSssi q
Iino, will go up to four and fonr ~ - se'
half or five pounds of still finer vaa, aad
ALL our young readers, saws ,hsT IN
York Tribune, may not know - .,.s 0es
small pot filled with good esr,h a t'a' ~
sunk IN the ground under straahsaa ssa
runner, at the point where it beo;'as
root, and tie nection between 1.as ,ss.a, y
and offspring severed when M pA,sa' sa
growth is well established, will o;,s ass
plant that can be transferred NIX ssvs 4
adhering soil 10 fresh bed in Anns.
or September and bear good croa nsds ~
following spring. Or the runner m.s -
be allowed to root in the natural ",
and be taken up on a spade and s., ~ /!
hole previously prepared for it. 4
IT is a question whether we coula !
advantageCusly let our grass land. - :.
main rather than pillow them up for i.
corn crop. ga sod for corn has hss,
the rule hitherto, but circumstarcos ~ 1.
yond our control are forcing new conSi
lions upon US. One of these i n.
necessity for producing more ues,
milk, cheese and butter, and less gr,;,
than formerly, and for these we nsss
grass or other green crops. Cornha
grand crop, and our climate suits Il. bu
the best corn we can grow is not =
profitable as roots. Our practice mus
change as the times change, and itseem
probable that we can no longer sacri6s
an excellent sod for the corn crop.
IT has been proven that by the pls,t
ing in drills larger yield Of corn cu
be produced than from hills. In ulsn
of hills three feet apart each way. m,h
drills three and a half feet apart. sM
drop the seed every IS inches. In the
first case there are 4 $40 hills and in th
latter S,4OO to the acre. Two stalls
may be grown in each hill, or, il there
are three stalks, in the former case
there will be 1880 stalks and 1880
in the latter, with one good ear tos
stalk which is possible there will be
145 bushels in the one case and 1863 il
the other to the acre. If this is posi-.
ble, and there is no doubt of it, vhyt
then, should it not be attempted
PETER HENDERSON, the veteran gs.
dener, Ms le very significant state
ment during the course of bis remarks
here before the convention of NURSERY.
men and florists. This statement en-.
bodies the remarkable fact that il gar
den seeds, when planted in the spring.
are firmly pressed when under earth BY
the ball Of the foot at the time the gar
deners are putting them in the ground
they will invariably grow, droughta
no drought, and, what is more in.
portant, they will spring up earlier aud
grow faster, and mature better than any
of their kind which have not been sub
jected to this discipline. The same rule
of pressure, he says, holds true inr
gard to transplanting trees, shrubs and
plants. Henderson said that though be
had been extensively and steadily en-
gagged in the business of gardening for
more than quarter Of century, yet
he had not made aud proved this dis.
covery until few years ago.-ClsrelaM
Herald.
AT late meeting of the Cincinnsu
Horticultural Society the subject d
peach culture was discussed. Lewis A.
Finch advised the knife as the beat
remedy for the borers which injure the
trees. He also advised hot soap-sudA
which not only tend to keep the trees
healthy but act as a fertilizer. Asn
pruning, Mr.. Finch said that when tne
trees grow old he trims them out 50 o
to cause a new growth Of wood, ims
being only tn. growth of the previous
year. George w. Trowbridge said tnis
heading back and cutting off extrems
ends of branches would cause more new
wood. DR.. Warder cited instances when
shortening in and heading trees 70,
had been exceedingly beneficial. he a.
SO said that vegetable growth Will sisuu
much more heat than animal BODIES
The worms in peach trees, unlike "
pie tree borers, are near the surises
and easily killed with hot water. a sue. M
cessful preventive Of borers is winaias
a piece of wrapping paper around ans w.
body of the tree for few inches apo''
ground.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Soatae's. !.
Enterprise describes his methoa y. !"
training and pruning tomatoes, WIZ -
alleged advantages: / provide s'1ons ~
stakes five or six feet long. Inese ~ =
driven in the gronnd to the distance ~ y
one foot, some two or three inches iIvI w
the plants, when they are about as n,ss X
as my hand, and they are tied 70 ~ ~
stakes with cloth string. Tbey y. y.
tied loosely to allow growth, pisG;,uss u
the string as high as possible ana rs !m'
above a limb to avoid its slipping aonaI vi
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