Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-03-29
AGRICULTURAL.

ported. Two-thirds of the pepper
mint oil of this county is produced in
New York, and about one-third in
Michigan
The Maine Board of Agriculture
with wise conversation advises the
average farmer of that State 'to await
the results of experiments now in pro-
gress on the ensilage of corn and other
forage crops, before adopting the sys-
tenn on a scale involving any consider
able expense This is unquestionably
sound advice, for while the experiments
with ensilage are certainly promising,
they are not vet conclusive. 1t is not
well to leaye the old paths till the new
are shown to be better.
A Fargo, Dakota, paper says: To
the thousands of farmers who, from
year to year, have fattened stock on
timothy or hurd grass, it will perhaps
be interesting to know the origin of
its name A century or more ago a
wealthy gentlemen living near Albany,
n. Y, had imported the first seed Of
that grass ever brought to this country.
The gentleman's name was Timothy
Hurd, and his neighbors, after testing
the merits of the grass, gave 1t the
name of him to whom they were in
debted for its introduction into the
country.
The damage done to pastures and
meadows by the grub of the May-bug
is often very great, and the only ef-
fective protection the farmer has
against its depredations is thought the
agency of the despised and hated crow.
At least so thinks correspondent of
the american Agriculturist, who
makes an earnest plea on behalf of
these sable denizens of the air. The
crow, he says, has great skill in de-
tecting the presence of the destructive
grub, and if allowed to multiply would
soon exterminate the pests, or at least
reduce their numbers so much that
they would do no serious damage. A
few hills of corn in springtime is small
loss compared to the grass crop of
whole farm destroyed by grubs.
A correspondent of the Weekly Tr'i-
6une writes that experience has taught
him the following points about pota-
toes: Il. The Earlv Rose is the best
in quality and the most profitable. 2.
1t must be planted as soon as the
ground can be properly prepared. 3.
The ground must either be already
highly enriched, or else heavily manur-
ed with old. well-rotted manure. 4.
The Colorado beetle must be destroyed
as soon as the plants come up. The
ground must be kept clean, and must
be stirred each week until the plants
are full of bloom. A few days delay
in planting often means failure. A
difference of just ore week in planting
two different plants last spring, caused
almost failure in the one last planted.
Neglect to kill the Colorado beetle as
soon as the plants push through will
seriously injure the crcp. :. When the
plants begin to bloom, cease to stir the
soil deeply. but skin the surface until
they cover the ground
Mr.. John D. Cunningham, jr., drives
leisurely around his gigantic peach
orchard Of $4,000 bearing trees near
Griffin, Ga, observes with satisfaction
that the buds are not too pre-
cocious, and complacently remarks, Il
reckon this is my year He says that
his is the biggest peach orchard in the
world, but lest some jealous grower
should presume to dispute the assertion,
he intends to set 200 more acres next
fall. This is the only region in the
world, adds Mr Cunningham, where
perfect peach can de raised
In regard to Graham -four CORE
spondent Of the County Gentleman
writes: Graham -four is our hobby,
and every one who eats it at our table
admires the graham bread and gems.
| have one of Livingston's hand mills
and grind the wheat myself coarse for
mush and fine for bread These mills
are manufactured in Pittsburgh and
cost $l1. Ii Housekeeper will get one
and then take wheat, pick it over and
grind it, she will have no more trouble
about making good wholesome' bread.
Wheat is made up of the fourteen ele-
ments which constitute the human
system, and the matchmaking, the
heat-producing, and brain and nerve
feeding elements are in about the av-
erage proportions required, under or
dinary circumstances. with moderate
exercise of physical and mental facul-
ties
Housekeeper will see from this that
the only directions any one needs
about. making graham -four are to
have the whole wheat ground up with
out any boiling or sitting
1t is difficult to keep track of all
the smart schemes adopted to swindle
the unsuspecting man who does not
take the paper but we endeavor to
keep our readers posted on the subject
Here is one of the latest methods,
which has been worked extensively in
our neighboring counties, and we hear
of few cases in this county: A specu-
lator in country produce calls on a far
mer; purchases $40 or SIS worth of
eggs, butter or poultry, says that he
wants a receipt to show the firm he
represents that he paid the money,
breaks the point of his pencil before
the signature is reached, then takes
from his pocket fountain pen, and the
farmer uses it to sign his name. The
swindler then goes to town, sells the
produce, erases the body of the receipt,
writes instead a promissary note for
$50 or 500 and has it discounted at
the bank.
Col F. D. Curtis, of Kirby Home
stead, N. Y, had an old horse that, IN
spite of the best care and twelve quarts
of meal a day, persisted in keeping
thin. On consultation with veteran
horseman it was decided that the cause
of the trouble was ragged or sharp
teeth On filinr off the teeth with an