Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-14
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increasing. The useful little animals
are employed as insect destroyers, not
only In the gardens of that country, but
thousands of them are packed down In
baskets OF damp moss and sent to other
countries TO be sold to gardeners. The
more observing horticulturists and Hori-
culturists have long been aware of their
value as insect destroyers, and have
utilized them TO greater or less extent.
And it is not much TO the credit of Amer
lean gardeners and farmers that they
have never recognized the services of
this helpful and innocent little reptile
Nature conducts her operations by re-
ciprocal means, and If she gives us the
hurtful insects 10 eat up our crops she
also'gives us the birds, toads, ETC., to eat
up the insects. The farmer should keep
close eye on nature, and seek TO make
her manifold operations helpful, instead
of casting hindrances in the way by de-
stroying her agents. Many things as
loathsome looking as the toad are the
farmers friend.-Rurdl Messenger.
BaNtuE eIOFeT~SCed.
The second crop of clover is the one
for seed. This should be cut when the
m ajority of the heads have turned
brown and before they begin TO shed off
the little seed pods.
While the quantity OF seed depends
much upon the weather, the crop is
largely increased by moving or feeding
off the first, or hay crop, early as posi-
Bile. The harvesting OF the seed crops
may be effected with machine for the
purpose which simply removes the
heads, or the cutting can be done the
same as it is with the grass crop.
When thoroughly cured the crop
should be taken to the threshing floor or
barn and the seeds beaten out with
light fails, or. better still, with thresh-
ing-machine, especially clover huller
and sepa-ator.-NeW York World.
Turning CsrcaAses into Fertilizers.
The following method is given on
good authority for not only preventing
the escape of disagreeable odors from
carcasses, but for converting them into
valuable fertilizer: For a large ami
NAL, draw four or five wagon-loads OF
muck, sod or mold; roll the carcass on
to this, sprinkle freely with quick-lime
cover immediate) with a generous
quantity OF soil en- or twelve wagon
loads will not b 100 much. In less than
year, without giving ofense TO any one,
the owner will have bis loss restored to
him in part, in the form of goodly
number OF wagon-loads of excellent fer
tilizing material. Any number of car
cases may be put in a heap together
provided lime and soil are added in pro-
portion to the size Of each.
TranspIAnting Apple Trees.
Apple trees may be transplanted at
any time from the cessation of growth
or the fall OF the leaf in autumn until
the buds begin TO open in spring. when
the weather is not cold or freezing.
The usual time Is from the middle of
October till the ground freezes, and
from early in April until some weeks
afterward. The advantage of autumn
planting is that the soil becomes more
perfectly settled about the roots before
the growth commences. The disadvan-
age is that the surface becomes crusted
and is not broken up and made mellow
as it should be in the spring. Care
should be taken that tue fall-set trees
are not whipped about by the winds,
and on heavy soil perfect drainage
should be provided.
Spreading Manure.
From the time the manure Ia dronnad