The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-08-08

mixer, and then abundance of rich, nn-
tricons food for the COW.
Ar THREE feet apart each way there
are 1850 hills on an acre. Potatoes yield
ing only one bushcl To every thirty hills
would give upwards of l6o bushels per
acre That this Is much above the aver
age crop, even in good years, shows
how great are the possibilities for i'm
prosemcni IN potato growing.
NEW IloGs-A new breed of swine
called the Victoria, has been produced l,y
crossing the Poland China, Berkshire,
Chester White and Suffolk.
\ PIECE of rye near poultry house Is
very useful during the fall aud spring,
and sometimes in the winter, as hen
yards is also an excellent plan. What Is
scratched out will be eaten up clean, and
plenty of scratching and green t"od are
what they nee.l.
IRISH POTATOES 10Th OF August
is our time for planting the second crop
Of POTATOES in this climate Cut poiaioes
are better than whole, and Goodrich aud
Early Rose hest known for second crop.
Sprout the tubcrs before planting, if pos
sibIe. TO sprout, says "A grower, put them
in trench and cover with a few inches
OF earth after sprinkling them with water.
Cover the earth with straw At night
cover the bed with a sash or boards, which
remove in the morning. They should
spront in four or five days
\ LADY writin. To an exchange says:
Never give np choice hut dccaying
rose bush Ill you have tried watering il
two three times with SCOT tea Take
SCOT from chimney or stove with which
wood is burned and make "A tea of IT,
When cold, water the rose bush with H.
When all Is used pour boiling water
second time ON the SCOT The shrub will
quickly send out thrifty shoots, the leaycs
will become large ami thick, and the
blossoms will be larger and more richly
tinted than before. L" keep the plants
clear of insects syring- them with quassia
tea Quassia chip can bc obtained from
the aIotht4-arieS'
WIDsO"sE PLrMs. s.-TheSe are VERY
snowy and attractive fruit, hut moi near
:" good a many of our common plnms
Our trials of them in a warm climate un
" 4,
fine plnmS did not pay for the trouble
AMI the trees would not hear the knife or
the pillow.
CAKES which are particularly nice for
picnics, as they can be carried in
basket without much danger of crumbling.
are made of one cup of sugar, half cup
of butter, two eggs, half cup of swee,
milk, one teaspo"nful Of cream of tartar,
half a teaspoonful of soda Tor two even
teaspoonfuIs of baking powder). Mix
with flour enough To make the dough a
stiff as for sugar cookies. Roll out, or
cut in strips, twist these strips like odd
fashioned .loughnuIS, bake till they are
a light brown. They may he favored
with lemon, or with cinnamon, or they
may be dipped in coc"anut and sugar
while hot.
CELERY. Plant seeds in August In =
box or sheltered situation, of very rich,
well puverized soil, To be kept moist
When the plants have several leaves, and
the stems begin Ia turn up, put out in
rich, damp land that has been broken
deep and well mixed. Plant The rows
eighteen inches, and the plants six inches
apart-work we'll and draw up the earth,
but not over the bud.
FUcHsIAs, after being exhausted with
blooming, should have the terminal shoots
of all their branches clipped off; then set
aside for two or three weeks, giving very
little water; then repot in a soil com
posed of welliecomposed leaf mould,
mixed with a sprinkling Of good garden
soil, few rusty nails and a layer of
charcoal ut the bottom of the pot To
secure good drainage In n few weeks
new shoots full of flower buds will start
all over. growing very rapidly
UNDERDIAINING-A Actual experiments
made and reported from the L. y Depart
ment of Agriculture show the increased
production from undertaking toaverage
about As per cent. This is equal to heavy
manuring, but if the two should he used
in conjunction, what would be the result?
Is it not worth trial i?
STocK IN SUMMER-It is not wise To
keep the milk kline or dry stock nibbIing
stubble in the exhausted pasture or in the
woods, when there is an abundance of
good, rich grass in the fields. II il can
not be brought out, tether the COWS and
let them eat it. IL takes fat To stand cold
weather, and If the stock are in fne order
when winter comes, they will go through
better on less food.
PEAT AND MUcK.-The dry summer
weather is the time to get it out. Very
often il is To be- carried but a short dis
tance, and mixed with other good fertiIi
zers after fermenting ar rotting, will al-
ways prove beneficial To crops. The com