The Virginia star., 1881-07-23

smooth down with piece Of shingle and
sprinkle very carefully, 80 as to displace
the seed. Then vet three or four thick
nesses of woolen cloth in hot water, lay
over the cloth close down, and set the box
in warm and not very light place. When
the cloth becor4 4es dry, or nearly so, repeat
the wettlpc, and 30 on till the seed starts.
At this point the water should be just
warm when used. After the first leaves
develop remove gradually to the light,
with but thin cover Of cloth (mosqulto
net will do, using two thicknesses at first. }
By giving this attention, there is little fear
Of failure
The BEST BREED OF Cows FoR MILK
DAIRY-Each breed has its merits. If q
large yield of milk is desired the Dutch or
50 called Holsteln is to be preferred, but
these cattle are very high priced and q
milkman could not afford to purchase them.
Good, well-selected native cows, with
short-horn blood in them, are the best in
some cases, because they give abundant
and good looking milk, and when the milk
fails they are easily tatted. No milkman
can afford to raise calves unless he has
cheap land and plenty OF pasture. If he
has these he had better keep Ayrsh-res or
at least select the best native cows, get a
pure AyrshIre bull from good milking
strain and raise half breeds. SO far as re-
CARDS the cost of milk the Ayrshires, &C
tording to their special advocates, take the
PAIN over all other breeds, as they are
easily fed and milk freely.
TABLE Corn. With frequent paintings
through the season, dish Of boiled green
corn can be on the table daily after the
first mess, until late in October. AS it Is
deseTvedly regarded to be one of the most
desirable things that can be enjoyed, there
is no reason why even people with small
plot of land should not indulge in it, There
is now an early variety of sugar corn for
the first planting that we have found to be
excellent. 1t is called the extra Early
Crosby Sugar" A single planting OF this
is sufficient, to be followed by ''Stowell 8
Evergreen Sugar" which is the best vari-ll
ely for the general crop that we have yet
found, and have raised it for the least
twenty-five years A planting should take |
place every ten to twelve days, and the
season will require from SIX to seven crops
altogether. These willglv daily supply until
s1e Litter :se7 ::,rel7'&of October. Z,
- !. :. ours,ne. a,r fne drft..c Then the ahee
craaka upon the sxle of aaWagon. Thi
is not q bad figme Of spej The driver
Who neelects the frequenY greasiDg of the
axles Of his wagon, deserves something
more than the "cursing" Of the wheels.
lie not only permits the rapid wearing out
of the parts where the friction occurs, but
he nlaces an additional burden upon the
poOr beasts that haul his loads. A hired
man wAo is too lazy or too negligent tc
keep the axles well creased, should be
promptly discharged; ard the farmer him.
self who is guilty of the same negligence
we'll, he leglects most things that shoulc
be done at q proper season, and moves
away to some other place, where the LAM
IS richer and farming ig more likely TO pay
a MUzzLE FeR BITING HORSES. There
has been a number Of inquiries Of late a.
to an easy and effectual method curing
the habit of biting In horses. This dan
gerous habit is taught the horse by thought
less owners or drivers, by playing VIII
them when colts, or teasing them whel
full grown. A sharp cut with WhlI
across the horses nose when he bites may
serve to break him from the habit bu
when the case is worse and lncuraDie,
rnuzzle for this purpose may be made
strips of light hoop iron or Of leather.
band may be made to encircle the muzzl
TO which strips of leather or iron are fast
ened. At the bottom Of the muZzle
round piece Of leather should be fastene'
by rivets to keep the strips in their place
a REMEDY FoR SCALE BUGs.-At re
cent meeting of the California Academ
Of Sciences, DR.. Gibbons exhibited q larg
bunch of beautiful roses Of exceeding IT.
GRANGE; and in full bloom, which ne gain
cred from bush in his garden which tW
months before was Overrun with scale pug
and nearly dead He applied to It mix
rure of crude petroleum and castor OIL
with a feather, daubing it slightly on tn
leaves and stem, not allowing any to tal
q the Ground or reacL the roots. Raj
followecr and the plants were throwing on
their first growth of leaves, to whlcl tn
scale bugs were directing their attention
Now no sign or any scale insect can o
seen in he whole garden.
decoction Of strong soap-suds Wit
tohscco stems (the more tobacc) the BET
terl will extermlnate the red spider and a
other insects from all plants and shrub
without the slightest danger Of injury.
a. SON as the leaves Of the currant an
x,assah4rry are fairly expanded th
sssworm,, may be looked for. The eggs al
,oid nn.n tie under side Of the lows
iaayes and If these are removed and d.
Ioofo' Il +ror hle is ayerted