American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-19
AGRICULTURAL.

BALKY HoRsEs.-The Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals puts
forth the following rules for the treat
ment of balky horses, which will bear
reproduction
1. Pat the horse upon the neck; ex-
aiming the harness carefully, first on
one side then upon tho other, speaking
encoutagingly while doing so. then
jump into the wagon and give the word
go; generally he will obey.
2. A teamster in Maine says he can
start the worst balky horse by taking
him out of the shafts and making him
60 around in circle till he is giddy. If
the first dance of this sort doesn't cure
him, the second will.
;. To cure balky horse, simply
place your hand over the horee's nose
and shut off his wind till he wants to go;
then let him go.
4. The brain of the horse seems to en-
terrain but one idea at a time; there
fore continued whipping only confirms
his stubborn resolve. If you can by
any means give him new subject to
think of. you will generally have no
trouble in starting him. A simple REM
edy is to take couple OF turns of stout
Irvine around the fore leg. just below
the knee, tight enough for the horse to
feel, and tie it in bow-knot. At the
first check he will 60 dancing of, and
after going short distance you can get
out and remove the string to prevent in
jury to the tendon in your further
drive.
5. Take the tail of the horse between
the hind legs and tie it by cord to the
saddle girth.
6. Tie string around the horses ear,
close to the head.
SUMNER SAvORY AND OTHER SWEET
HERBs.-The cultivation of thyme,
sage, SUMMER savofy, ttiajoram and
other sweet herbs fbr market purposes
is but little practiced outside OF the veg
etable gardens adjacent to large cities,
and in more remote localities would not
repay the farmer if grown in large guam
whether they be pot, sweet or medicinal,
can be grown as . second crop-thst is,
planted In midsummer after early crops
have been taken off the Eround-a cor
ner is urged for them in every garden
for home use when it does not pay to
raise them for market. Experienced
housekeepers understand the value of a
handful of sweet herbs, which assists
them even in connecting the plainest OF
dishes to the most acceptable Of savory
odors and flowers.
| Hefbs in general incline to mellow
free soil. The seeds may be sown this
month in shallow drills; when they are
well up thin them otit to few inches
apart, and keep free from weeds until
it is convenient to set the plants out,
which is usually done from the
middle OF june until the end of
July. The distance apart for all va
rieties is about ~ inches in the rows
and or 10 inches between the plants.
Cut when not quite in full bloom and on
a dry day. By cutting out the alternate
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remaining rows to grow. nearly double
the weight will be gained than if every
line had been cut at one harvesting.
When dry, pack close in boxes or YES
sells, and keep excluded from the air.
Herbs are considered q very safe crop
for the market-gardener, because they
are less perishable than most other
plants grown, and if not sold while in a
green state can be dried. boxed up and
disposed of in dry condition whenever
convenient. In selecting thyme choose
the spreading variety, and give prefer
ence to the oad-leavcd sage.-N. Y.
World.
ONE-EYE Potato PLANTING.-There
are so many advantages in cutting po-
tatoes to one eye, before planting, that
we are surprised that it is not always
done. There is, first, great saving in
seed. There is usually twice as much
seed used in planting potatoes as should
be. II more than one eye to every foot
in the row be planted there will be too
many vines, and the result will be small,
inferior potatoes. If one desires guam
tity rather than quality of potatoes, he
may plant two eyes every Is inches
He will have great many more small
potatoes, but his crop will not bring SC
much in the market. When potatoes
sell from so cents to one dollar per
bushel, it makes great difference
whether one plants 5 bushels or 10 to
each acre.
After trying the various methods OF
planting in hills or in drills, of planting
large potatoes or small, whole or cut to
one or two eyes, we have found our best
success in the following treatment OF
seed: Two or three weeks before time
to plant we select well matured pota
toes of even shape. Are not careful to
have the largest or the smallest. We
prefer medium potatoes, well matured.
These we cut to one eye, and spread out
on boards in dry cellar to dry. We
sprinkle them with air-slaked lime and
await until the cuts have calloused and
the eye shown signs of life. Occasion
ally we find an eye thatseems shriveled
and weak. Such we throw out and do
not plant. After the cuts have dried
and the eye started, we plant them as
soon as possible, not waiting for the
moon to get right. If the ground is
right and the seed in condition, we ex-