The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-05-07
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Seventy different species of vcgcta-
bles, with over 400 varieties, are grown
in the gardens of the United States.
II brooms are wet in boiling suds
once a week they will become very
tough, will not cut a carpet, will last
much longer, aud always sweep like a
new broom.
Four thousand fig-trees, imported
from Europe, Asia and Africa, were
planted on Fairnie hill, neat Pensacola,
Florida, last autumn. A neighboring
fig orchard contains $500 trees.
Fat sheep mako fat wool. Tho diff.
ference in weight, secured, between the
fleece of fat Cotswold and q poor n
Is about 20 per cent. in favor Of the fat
sheep, by reason Of greater length of
staple.
Before raspberrles begin TO leave out,
the old dead stalks which fruited last
year should be cleared away by break.
ing them off with the hand; do not al
low the use Of the hoe for this
as it might bruise the young live stslks.
Early potatoes should be put into the
ground at the earliest possible date,
When started in boxes they NAV be
greatly fastened; in planting take
care that the tender sprouts are NOT
broken of. The soil should be light
and warm for early potatoes.
MIX q half pint of vinegar and a hal,
pint Of milk. When they have formed
a curd, take the whites of five eggs and
boil the whole together; sift into them
sufficient Quicklime to make the whole
into a paste. 1t is a good cement to
hold broken glass and crockery.
A correspondent Of Vick's Monthly
says that one spoonful of coarse-pow.
dered saltpetre to a pail of water will
destroy potato bugs, squash bugs and
other insects. For roses it is unsur.
passed. For maggots that work at the
roots OF squash vines, pour about a pin,
OF the liquid on the root of each vine al
o as the pests indicate themselves.
Don't be in a hurry to plant corn
says the New England Farmer. True
tho carly planted enjoys the early soa
sons, but It has also to endure the lat.
frosts. "The early bird catches m,
worm," but as the lazy boy said, 9Th,
carly worm gets caught" Quick-ma
turing varieties of corn should never i,
planted very early unless in garder
soil.
Professor A. j. Cook, of Micbjpa,
Agricultural College, saws he has fo1n,
"London purple" very effective NO
poison for the potato bug. One nom,
Is sufficient for 100 gallons of water
For such insects as cankcr-worms' Leaf
rollers, In fact all l~eaf-eatinQ insects. i
Is very eflcacious. 1t is more diffnsiv
than Paris green, and 30 needs less sir
ring TO keep it well mixed with water
There Is good profit In raising cur
rants Tor market. Twelve hundre
bushes, costing about $50, NAV be 81
on half an acre. The first season nots
toes may be planted between the rows
the second year beans. This, il Is ca
culated, with the fruit obtained. wi
pay the first cost of the bushes. tn
third year the half acre should viel
Sl0S worth OF fruit; and after the I'm
growth Is attained, about S2l6 worth
The outlay for manure and labor bein
very nearly that required for half a
acre of potatoes.
A correspondent of the Prairie Par
or says. In order to raise Watermelon
successfully, plough the ground deen
pulverise 1t well, and mark Of The re'
eight or ten feet each way. pnt
shovelful Of weIi-rotted manure in esc
hill: Keep the soil well cultivated q,
I'll the vines begin TO run, then tbro,
the vines over and plough them he,
ways, turning the vines back 10 ~
proper place again. After that cut or
all the weeds or grass that NAV oom o
mp, and you will raise plenty Of dn
melons. 10y NJ
A woman In Wyoming Territor,
who q raised large numbers Of han
says that after vainly trying the recon-
mended remedies for lice, she hit mo
the plan Of giving them, once or tw;S
. week, a large loaf made Of grsna,
hour In which a handful of sulnbnr hs
been mixed: The hens liked H. we,
meed from the lice, and kept healthy .
through the summer.