The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-04-22

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greater inportance the wild efer than
.he potates
Bug Remedy.-A correspondent of an
Eastern paper writes: Last season /
kept the striped bugs from my ca-
by satnrating Gshes with ksro-
sene and applying a handful on hill.
New Seeding Apple-California has
a new seeding apple resembling the
Belleaower in outside appearance, but
with a flesh Of beautiful Eose-pink
striped with yellow. It is of fair site
and pleasantly tart
irrigated Land.-Colorado has 1oo,-
600 acres under irrigation, and 80, 900
more of hay land, mhch of which is IL
rigated. In 1873 the irrigated land pro-
daced $3sl50: 900 worth of cereals and
other products. , = S>sSs Ezil
Covering Seed.-Experience will sat
isfy any one, that drill-seedins Is far
better than broadcast sowing; there is
saving Of seed, every good seed grows
and none is wasted, and the plants hav-
ing better FOOT, are hafdier and more
Yl2okDus-
LaHns.-One of the essentials of
beauty is we'll kept lawn. Nothing
can compensate for or take the place of
smooth gfSen grass. Without it the
gr1hnds win always have base unfin-
ished appearance. With it they will
always be attractive.
Poultry veriiin.-It is a very diff.
cult matter to keep log hen-house free
cracks and notches that are in the logs,
and it isa Almost impossible to fill such
Tobaeso Mouid.~D. w. Whitman, of
Hat County ssayshe pregen nted his to.
bacg0a sfrom amoulainga by spfsadinE 4
thick covering of dry straw over the barn
floor. The straw is as good an absorbent
as the tobacco, and will take tip so much
of the rnoistire as to save the CROP
Faraaers Home Journal.
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Home without a chicken. ..ABe.
sides the large numbers of poultry
raised for market, what would an Amer.
ican home be without Its chickens
Nothing on farm brings more pleasure
than the poultry Fheng we'll cared for;
it gives work for he children, and they
enjoy gathefing in the eggs and tending
to the little chickens?
The Virtue of Sunlight.-Grass will
not grow. well without sunlight, hence
in our planting I'VE must arrange fol
plenty Of it, but at the same time i
must not be forgotten that the contras
of deep shadows will always be pleasant
Perhaps the most attractive feature of /.
well Kept, planted lawn is the eve
varying play of sunlight and shadow.
fMMpSf 4tansseS ansseSSa7EoaaatEloah!!Mss q EoaaatEloah!.4!Mnss If tn,
most important requirements for a sue
cessfHf apiary is sloeation.-Wem may hav,
the best hive in use, the best race of bee
knwnlf for thering honey, tie apihis
mai" be, veil sdRpted to, the business
possessing all the knowledge necessar r,
forgsuccess,. but with a poor location i
is still but q poor business. 4H
Vigorous Life.-A strong plant digest
its food better than a weak one, aud it
appetite, 90 to speak, is more vigorous
1 precisely as is that of strong, health
young animal. 1t is with the plant q
with the animal; early feeding, an
vigor of growth, bring early and vigol
Gus maturity. The farmer should stud
to get early. strong and health
growth.
Think for a MOment.-There are seve
millions of soldiers in Europe, who al
non-producers, and expensive Col
sumers; two or three millions of arm
horses, all eating, and not working
emperors, kings, princes, and titled pc
sons of all kinds, who are supported j
the greatest luxury out of the publ
revenues; and the farmer pays fl
all"
| A Lamentable Fact.-The first NOV
toward making garden is to hire som
bodySto take away,your ash plies The
borfoW b hoe; and In this connection
may BE stated as ali agficuftdra1 trui
that those people who generally NAL
'Jfgardeh the most are those who never ow
their own tools. 4Jnst buy a spadir
fork Tand2see chowFquick tine neighbo
will find it out.-Elaifa Advertiser. ~
! No Fear Of Surplus.-The world
, markets are at our feet. The fear tn
we may produce more than can be di
posed of, is bug bear andsa phanto1
: 1t has been conclusively shown, that at
s certain price, we can control all the E
; ropean markets, and that this prie
while it pays us fairly, is too small fol-
; profit to the European farmers, who ha
: to pay large rents, heavy taxes, emplt
: expensive labor, and use costly ferti
! zers rs.
e Our Need.-The present necessity
! larger crops at the came cost, or a ID
proportionate cost, than our prese
: cured by additional fertilizing. T
= present average of our crops is not me
: than one-fourth Of that which the soil
! capable of producing, and this ext
: three-fourths may be produced witho
J any more labor by the use of fsrtilizt
i or additional manures; but fertiiiz'
!. chiefly.
: Salt as a Fertilizer.-SaIt that has be
d used for packing purposes would ha
q some SalIpetIe miNcu VIII IL. CaltPe
: is not injurious, but on the contrary
r AM extremely valuable fertilizer, ct
s tahing nitrogen and potash, two of t
n principal constituents of plants.
:. have heard somewhere that salt thath
a been used for packing is injuyioue
IS land, but can see no reason why itph6i
3 be. SO. Perhaps too great quantity b
been used on one spot. sfs q
Oats. is thought by some that O.
will take no harm from careless seedil
! But this is mistake; for a good scr'
y y deep covering in we'll prepared soil
&c needed; shallow sown seed does !
- - tiller; while that sown deep will til
y about as much as wheat; with go
II covering the seed may be. sown' niu
u : earlier, and will be safe against cham