Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-06-09
Farm and Garden Notes.

Farm and Garden Notes.
Lime applied to the compost heap
will effectually destroy the seeds of
weeds.
We found last year that the Beauty of
Hebron was subject to scab more than
the Snowflake or Early Rose, both Of
which were planted under the same
conditions. Burbank's Seeding is said
to be especially free from this disease.
All soils are improved by mixing.
The physical properties of the soil have
an important influence upon its average
fertility. The admixture of pure sand
with clay soil produces an alteration
which is often beneficial, and which is
almost wholly mechanical. The sand
opens the pores of the clay and makes
it more permeable to the air.
There is no one special fertilizer that
will meet all the needs Of grass. A good
mixed compost is the best. Such a one
could be made of swamp muck, rotten
leaves or manure, or even earth fer the
basis, and gypsum, salt, bone -four, or
super phosphate of lime and fish guano
OF nitrate of soda. Ten loads of the
coarse material and 100 pounds each Of
the others would make an effective top
dressing for an acre; or the artifcials
might be mixed with one load, and this
applied to an acre, if the coarse stuff is
scarce.
The cheapest meat for the farmer is
mutton. It may safely be said to cost
nothing, as the fleece from sheep of a
good breed will pay for its keeping.
| Then, for additional profit there is q
lamb or two, the pelt of the animal if
killed at home, the excellent manure
from its droppings, and the radiance Of
the pasture from Weeds, to which sheep
are destructive foes. With the exception
Of poultry, mutton is also the most con-
venient meat for the farmer. A sheep
is easily killed and dressed by single
hand in an hour, and in the warmest
weather it can be readily disposed Of
before it spoils. Science and experience
both declare it the healthiest kind of
meat.
An exchange says: We had a calf
which refused to take milk or water.
In a pailful Of water we put handful
Of bran and bit Of sugar. The calf
drank the cocktail and licked the
pail. 1t grew very fast.
No man will ever get first-rate, even,
or profitable flock of sheep, who does
not make practice of yearly culling.
Facts and experiments go to prove
that COW high in flesh will yield more
butter in proportion to the yield oi
milk than one in low flesh.
|
| Corn requires fertility and cultiva
!; ton, without which, it matters not how
Z good your seed, you VIII never have {
Z good crop, however propitious the sea
! son may be.
Boiled cabbage and potato skins art
highly relished by laying hens. Onions
, are regular delicacy for all kinds o
poultry.
Vines are said to extract from tn,
soil only about three-fourths the quan
, tity of potash and phosphoric acid which
the cereals take up.
Potash is an excellent fertilizer for tn
' grape vine. Fork in around the roots
few pecks of wood ashes. Cow dun.
/ contains large portion Of potash an,
| but comparatively small amount o
& nitrogen, consequently it is bette
/ fertilizer than horse manure for tn
/ grape vine.
A New York farmer writes that b
+ planted eight acres of low, mucky Ian
t with red kidney beans On the TWEEN
4 tieth Of July, after cultivating the bean
t for the last time, purple top strap les
s turnips were sown between the row
@ with hand drill. The beans yielde
e twenty-one bushels to the acre, and th
; turnips were splendid crop. Thi
n being his first crop Of turnips, is ver
!. encouraging experience.
y To make q complete manure frol
q swamp muck, says DR.. Stewart, "
l. would proceed as follows: Take of SCI
lr soned swamp muck forty bushels, I
g one two-horse wagon load; m
to thoroughly with it five bushels of voc
!y ashes, 100 pounds of fine bone fou
y 100 pounds of finely ground plaster al
Of throw it into heap, in which it vi
ys heat and ferment, and leave it for ty
y or three months. This will be equal
IN twice It's bulk Of the best COW manul
re IL night soil could be added to it
" would be increased in value.
y,
de Recipes.
of A SUMNER SoUP.-In an article
"Summer Soups" Mrs. Beecher giy
Ia the following as recipe for m,
'ly delicious pea soup: Put half pou
to of butter into soup kettle over Their
no and add to it quart Of green pc
to Shake them round constantly for fife
cir minutes to prevent their brownil
he Then take out half the peas and
h aside; then pour in two quarts of veI
he table stock, OF some prefer boil
pm water. Gut fine about pint Of spina
mt half dozen green onions, little ~