The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-18

use Of bone meal, and that the differ
ence IL very material. The cause he ex.
plains thus: The bone supply must come
from those kinds Of food largely made ur
Of bone making materials. and when fed
In considerable quantities, as when pure
raw bone meal is used, has the effect to
keen the bones Of the fowl or animal in
a soft or growing condition longer than
without its use, and therefore to post.
pone the period of the bones setting OF
becoming hard. After the bones are
hard the increase in size of the fowl may
be termed development; previous Ia
that it il actual erowth.-FdrDs House.
keeper.
-. Fertilisers On Petatees.
Professor 1Iazenby, Of the Cornell e.
pertinent station, Ithaca, N. T., gives
the result Of number OF experiments
he tried with fertilizers on potatoes, tbs
seed consisting of medium sized tuber.
cut into halves, dropped a foot and q
half apart in the row and covered five
inches deep The fertilizers were
strewed along the burrows and well
mixed with the soil before planting.
With no manure, the product was at
the rate of l39 bushels per acre; and
with Stockbride fertilizer only l35 bush.
els, probably q natural variation from
no manure, and showing it of no value
on that soil. Hen manure gave las
bushels, Peruvian guano 1853, Listers
superphosphates l64, and ground bone
2lS. Farm.yard manure, spread along
the bottom Of the turroW and the seed
dropped on it, gave only 1853 bushels,
but placed above the tubers the result
was 9O7 bushels. This difference mikLt
have been owing to several causes-as
the greater depth of the seed under the
manures, more moisture and q wider
spread Of the manure.
The value Of Ilosing.
An English farmer does not agree with
those who say that one good wedding is
worth two hoemgs. He says, never
weed any crop in which a hoe can be
got between the plants, not so much for
the sake Of destroying the weeds and
vermin, which must necessarily be the
case If the hoeing be done well, as for
increasing the porosity of the soil. to
allow the water and air to penetrate
freely through it. He adds: II am well
convinced, by long and close practice,
that oltentimes there is more benefit de-
rived by crops from keeping them we'll
k0ed than there is from the manure
applied. Weeds Or no weeds, I still
keep stirring the soil, well knowing from
practice the very beneficial effect it
has,"
Farm Notes.
Horses hate solitude, and are made
savage by being kept alone.
In finishing up the cultivation Of fields
leave the land as level as possible, as it
will facilitate the gathering Of thecrops.
A teaspoonful of ammonia to one quart
of water sprinkled every other day over
plants will cause lice TO disappear, and
not iniure the plants.
When the first brood OF grubs from
the potato beetle have made their ap.
pearance, Is the time to apply paris
green. Mix with plaster till it has
greenish appearance.
narrowing is the best way Of cult.
waiting email corn, because the teeth 20
right through to ADMIT the air and to
enable the soil 10 absorb moisture from
the air for the benefit Of the rootlets of
the corn.
Corn is excellent food for horses to
work on, but not for fast driving. As
soon as ! horse gets used to eating corn
there is no danger Of its producing any
internal disarrangement. Three or four
ears Of flint corn are all It should have
to begin o diet of this food.
Peaches require q warm, light soil. II
the people would take pains to raise
Seeding peaches they would gradually
get q race of trees much harder than
those brought from a more southern
climate. -.