, 1880-05-17
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

New Why uf Delivering Htilk-Do 1t
Now TriMinlnE Hedges - sardcn'
Cu1lurc-1Jcayy Naltis.
Iy.,m OHr OIttt Correspondent.
CHANpA11S, ILL.,, May H.-WG have on hand
two or thrcn ictsers asklng our nt'lnion about
"plantjnx III Tho ,noor." 10 fur rs experiments
conducted through series Ut years 70 10 settle
nnyhinf. they settle the fhct thnt tho moon h"a
no ncrccptlblc influence uptu the terminating
of sce.t or on tho yield of nny crop. Recunt cx-
reriiI,c,lt1 made with tho electric light to test
Tho effect of continuous dnyli9ht upon plants. go
~ ehw that pllt,,ts treated grow more rapdly
rl,nu thotc e1puseti to only tho urafnnry amount
of light. That thcro Is auite elect caused NY
nloon'faht,- t,-pGrh,ps q greater grpwth tnan
whcn there Il no mbUn.-t1Ny pc lntoffc0 from
these experiments, II seed DO plnnicd In "tho
old or tic tnas,tl.' and it nppcnrs aboye tho sur
fnce 10 that tho .noon gives 1t light during It's
oartl9r atnpcs of growth, perhaps growth inay bo
n,trc rapid thin 1t It Hcrmlnalcd lust nt tho be-
ginning OF "tho dark OF the moon;" yet We
doubt ercatly whether the difference could DO
perceived by the nnkcd cyc. an exchange
sAya: -
yuent crrcr u wi.nut ] a,S,ie sSr. ii basis Tor it:
AMI ihMt which AttrihtifGs influence upon veg
rtnbl4 growth tu tho InntH while 1t - ucils1un
u: tic intEnn uf il. Light is ncccssury for veg.
etoh, xruwti. ai,I tho ilcrc4sc ia Rrt'wth Y N
rcrIos' whrrs tic sin does nut set for several
werks or ,,luutt., tho grew Ut vegetation sg1.
ccn*Ivcy rA eurrst"llng 70 sn1 s1eGss Mr,ni1 oa
the ,Ir,ts. Whri, the noun b full and @ tho re-
nns nr" t. Khs. vngcn'o e.. gn,wth ',1, %a! %n! ~
G.psSn efact IT,, vegesl5, bt b. no fnrtcr IL sup
pose lHit 1t c,+:.a buails to tfytnc about poe'
Or sHrt t,ssa II IN With Il ~ IT,
nur.t,lt persons 1ftun lI"!ulEe.
The Superstition rrglrlIrlY tho tlule of plnnt-
trg III conform 10 tho diAcrcut phnses VI lilo
n1uul,. l1.ls probably NJ bitter fuiludAuon tnlh
ts,at Frl,lny Is I'LL ,inlucky day Ia begin Jour
ney or that brcakinP u mirror portends a death
In tue family: or that spltng salt Will bring on
quarrel. Our alvtce Is: Got your soil III good
order, aud thon uant-tnoon or no mooa'
10 KEEP DOWN SPROUTS.
"DuxLAr, H., May B.-r!case tell me. through
The Fnrn and tiurtett.' how to prevent th9
| snrul,ts frntn growing up around the ros,ts ot
ny Observation-Disclosures ana sGxjel1e".s' ~ =
| sproptIus from around tho RIOT Is habit
with enniu trccB moro than With others- It Is
usually II sigu Of IN tinheaithy tree. The COM
s!hsd of set,ins r Y s 70 sh2p
crGuscs tho trouble. A stui. or more of less
length is left stundtns, and this In time throws
Did trimming has only tho aame effect, II care
tvsly dune. Tho proper way is to remove the
9eSw S"1 Mege ur aa he
tprut,t. taking caro DOT to bruise any OF the nd.
jace,it bark. Then M IN ,he so md +, most n
birk. and usually Indicate u discussed condluon
of the sts Alter htaaitins a1y fe,, ,sots
Ul8o.
CHARACTERIZATION.
Western farmers. ns IL rule. do not pay much
owin. a,re,.n.. r IL eu!,Fs aso timely and
nrc froM tho Now York Times:
"Celery 1s segot4hls which wo g oannot too
grown M t"ra ii pubic cstcem ihan this: II is
lis vory appearance OH ths table III wintcr Is
npput,x!uH. Enrincrs hty0 not attempted It's
siG i scnf Witb narH asy aot &c.,
sury work ab.aat IT,, Deep trenches wero dug:
I'll 1 lis M htt eor II nov @ 1s dIsverasd. rho piSw VIII
n1aku nll tho trcsch required; and Any so!l thnt
wa 5nk rus "" Fw Ts pans for
curly fuii use should he sllrted IN q hot-bcd.
trnnspInntcd to tho trcnches IN June, frequently
The srcd for tue plnta designed for winter ilse
e aow y thO pea r. Mir ~ ay H trasnantsa
AID fiji ii itho iaiisr part M of tLo ast n,onth stored
iu i,Uxoa or bnrrc.s lii tito cellar. II tukrn up
with consllcrA1te dirt ~ the r1Mss. IMcksa; ~ y
grow and bleach. At Than nksx'v!nx ,und Christ:
Celery s i lily feet lang; ans il hS hss rise;l
una twice rs long. he Will ba more, thankful
NUoston MARKET Is tho pest Var'e&y.
| NEW WAY or uELlrKniHo MILK.
,,ija ,,,ip T. s,siircr.h fron, i Er,,n FIRM
MUIR l4itchiied. Conli.. VIC lind In slo Country
tienltfn,at.. WI 500 uo rcasAn why It lnay nut To
Rdoptcd by the farmers who supply Chicago
| wifi its inCtcal tluFd; .-.7'. -.
AT the .'airy thore has been added Cd, new
which cost several hundred dollars. 1t Ia mad0
OF tho hest possbla mntcFlal And y takes one
bottlc Tu I'LL tho hotties for tlEkct, uontriv-
| ance bus hoeu Adticd hr which twenty bnttlcs
liluy ho tnt Ut IL time, nild in mhaut forty sec-
oiMs per twenty bott!es; Also COolcy creamery,
| in which MI the cream that lehves tho fhrm ts
pFoEhrca lInt tho MHst iinpof,s,ant Haprstf%so. Hpt% W.
!oha ~ tos sHu. is ~ II NV r.u u' ., " r,no
~ Wy vc 10 nnwer and b1,ior oS twcnty
- ,,.os ~ hosnti,e .,,,rT,n.ns 1A
p1m&Ts & aos n,,1,,, nea,"1 n s cro.,n tbat ccvas
hn ts,, XIII, ~ ,,,,w 80 ~ XII taf liz mi
no tMt t s3S 3 s,t,t,'n r. ~ ,rt%r"eI r. r.,sst.n1
W. ns,in ufI s" y , to fon,iics Z, whe, to
h ~ n1s.sM " sit a. ~ a"uoatt., ~ ,,in.,' ,i,s MI
k u afso ~ tnw hav ~ m"n t.nut1c'I.
GT T " .;ss ~ n" rnSvn n",,n"v MID
a%n % ~ ~. T. nti,"I . ~ s..nninv ~ .,lc",s
tnsco hu ~ ~ ~ ~, m,srtsmf f"ut,,r"s ~ ~