Connecticut western news., 1880-02-04
FARM AND GARDEN.
HOW IT PAYS TO RAISE cURRANrs.

IaubS, duu uOto WhaV UAo GoSuAu ID AAOAy to be. A piece of land ftte d to produce a good crop of potatoes is in good con- dition to set to entrants. To set them four by five feet will require about l, 200 bushes, and they should cost abont $5 per hundred, or $6O. During the first season potatoes may be planted between the bushes, without materially inluring the growth of the bushes or the yield of the potatoes. During the second year beans may be planted between the rows, which, with what fruit is obtained, should pay the original $60. And the third year they should produce one and one half pounds to the bush, which, at six cents per pound, would amount to $1O8. After the bush has attained it's growth, with good culture, fair aver age yield would be about three pounds to the bush, which at six cents per pound, would amount to $216. The ex- pense for labor and manure annually would not vary materially from that re- quired on half an acre of potatoes after they were planted,
 DUST FOR LICE ON CATTLE.
 A writer in the Farmers Aduocote says "Some ten or twelve years ago an agricultural writer observed his bull to be free from lice, but not so the rest of his cattle; and thinking over the mat ter he came to the conclusion that the habit of paving the dirt over himself must have the effect of keeping lice off the bull, and he tried dry earth on the rest of the cattle with the best effect. Ever since reading the above l have used nothing but dry earth, and have fre-. quently put it on cattle having lice, and have found it perfectly eficacious both as preventative and as 8 cure. If in winter find it needed and cannot get it otherwise, I go into my cellar and get few quarts (no danger of using too much) and dry it on the stove. then sprinkle it over the back from head to tail, and the earth, working in and through the hair, soon destroys all lice. I believe the earth to be just as efica- cious, less dangerous, and less expen- sive than tobacco or any of the acids recommended"
 BLIGHT ON FRUIT TREEs. Lucian Chamberlain, Shelby Centre, N. Y., writes "I propose to show how fire and lime may be used 50 as to rem edy blight on fruit trees and prevent wormy apples. First, whitewash the trees with strong wash made of quick lime, just as the buds begin to start in the spring. The wash can be applied with an old broom. Next, during the last days of May, blow four furrows in the centre between the rows of trees both ways, SO as to leave a square plot of ground around each tree. Then throw straw in plies of about one hun dred pounds to each tree spread it thin under each tree to within three feet of the trunk. Let the straw remain thus spread about ten or twelve days and all manner of insects will hide under it. Some evening take one tree at time, set fire to the straw, and be careful not to have it too thick as to burn or scald the limbs of the trees. All insects that can be will be attracted by the fire, and 8 general destruction of them will take place. Repeat this two or three years, and the orch I'd will be free from blight and the fruit sound and good. have tried it."
 DAMAGE TO TREEs.
 The Germantown Telegraph says that there is more damage done to trees ir taking them up in the nursery by rough ignorant workmen, who have to be em' pioyed in the rush of business, than from any other cause in the transplan. tation.
 A GOOD YIELD.
 A breeder of Ayrshires informed the Editor of the American CWltivator, 8 day or two ago that he has kept 8 record of his milch COWS daily for six successive years, including heifers, and the average for five years is little over 20O0 quarts per COW per annum. That would be a little short of an average of 9 quarts o milk per COW day for 300 days. lii COWS go dry on an average of about siz weeks per annum. This habit of weigh ing or measuring the milk of every COW kept for her milk is good one. Would that it were more general among dairy men. If so, nearly half the COWS that are kept on some farms for their mill would be found to come short of paying for their keeping. A fsw dairyme1 keep milk records, but the maj ority C: them do not The latter are unable to tell whether their cows are source of profit or loss. Such, nevertheless, art the most assertive and dogmatic in theil notions and opinions" Let such learr to know whereof they aff rm, and they will say less.
 CORN GOES.
 The cobs of Indian corn contain { large amount of potash, its asLes con tain twice the amount of that minera than the ashes of the willow, which con tAins more than any other wood. Potasl is one of the minerals for which tho farmer pays in one shape or another large sums of money, and this frequently when there can be seen lying round hi, premises uneconomized quantities of thil valuable material. When the potash ii fed ground with the corn this large amount of potash will be found in ths manure, as the animal economy doe' not equal the amount of potash whicl the vegetable kingdom requires. might not be bad economy to grind and feed the cob if it was only to secure tht potash 1t contains,