The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-12

tLHeto6. The not makes her appear
ance between the middle of May and
the first few days in June; she laws her
eggs, the larvae develops and enjoy a
plentiful meal at the expense of the
clothes and furs. The use Of camphor.
tobacco, cedar, and any strong smelling
substance will keep the moth away but
the best and simplest protection Is 10
prevent the moth from depositing her
eggs, for the moth alone does no injury.
turs and WOODEN clothes, blankets. etc.
when put away, should be sewn up in
linen covering, and the h~ousekeeper
must be quite sure hat there is no
opening This method Of securing
WOODEN clothing is the one in use in the
United States military stores for the
preservation Of soldiers clothing. and
the precaution i taken of waxing the
seams. There are barrels offered for
sale which are excellent for the purpose
OF preserving clothes. Quite as good
a be made by any one by taking good
strong paper and pa>ting it not only on
the inside but on the outside of a bar
rel. Then after having beaten the
clothes thoroughly, stow them in the
barrel, and, putting on the top, paste
paper on that, 50 that it is impossible
for anything to get into it. The carpet
moth Is a rare insect, and carpets In alb
solute use are not frequently injured by
them. Nothing will prevent the intro
duction Of larvae. If they exist. take
up the carpets and beat them thor
Oughly.'
Salem Press: As far as our observa-
ton extends, the crop of corn is gene
rally backward, but clean and looking
well enough where the soil is suitable.
Wheat harvest will next
week. Some winter oats will be cut
this week, Hay-makine has com
menced and will be in full blast next
week. Extensive watermelon patches.
we notice, are looking fineiy.-We
learn that Daniel Reich, of South Fork
Township, while STOPPING to drink wa
ter, was bitten by a moccasin snake.
He promptly used the whiskey remedy,
and no evil results followed, either from
the Whiskey or the snake bite.
Judge Archibald's decision that
General Littlefield, the railroad man,
cannot be taken back from Florida to
North Carolina upon ~requisition, to
stand trial in the latter Statefor alleged
fraudulent practices not u~nconnected
with the Issue and disposal of State
bonds, taken a load off the minds Of
an unknown number of North Carolina
politicians of both parties, How were
they to know that the General had 0
initiated the prudence Of the late
Cakes Ames, in keeping a little black
memorandum book ~. 7. SIN.
The average yield of wheat per acre
is )! bushels in Russia, - in the Uni
ted States, l24 in Austria, 10! in France,
and %! in Great Britain. In the Uni
ted States the average yield might easily
be doubled, but the cheapness of the
land, the use of machinery, and the
cost OF fertilizers, make it cheaper to
cultivate larger areas rather han to
work for large averages. Col. Polk
says the general average for North Car
Dina is )! bushels.
A Vermont paper says that a few
Sundays ago, while Mrs. Mary Fulford,
Of Peacham, was playing the organ in
church. she was taken with a partial
paralytic shock, and was unable to
take her hands from the keyboard,
keeping one chord going until the
choir was compelled TO stop. In an
hour after the service she seemed to be
as we'll as ever.
Vermont furnishes this story:
about two weeks ago a farmer IN
Richmond left a two quart basin full
of large board nails at the end Of a
hollow tree some four feet from the
ground. A day or two ago the nails
were wanted, and on going after them,
every one was found on the ground,
and a robins nest in the basin with
three eggs in it,"
Mrs. Ellis, of Ithica, n. Y, has in
house a large room, the floor OF
is covered with sawdust and
with two ~leafiess trees and many bam-
boo perches in it, where she keeps
more than a hundred canary birds,
raised from a single pair which she
a few years ago. She can
almost every bird and tell its
age.
Copperas water-a solution OF sui
phate of iron, ) pounds to 40 gallons
Of water-is recommended as valuable
for tomato plants at three applications
the season Of growth. 1t is re
ported as increasing fruitfulness and
earliness, and ~prolonging the season.
It is also said to be beneficial to roses
md other Towering plants.
1t is related of a rejected and defect
I'd youth in Worcester county, Md,
hat, mortified at the repulse of his at
by the young lady, he took his
title Ratchet and cut down all the