The Baltimore County union., 1883-06-02
oarden work for June.-rh. Mr.,

dening work for June, which Wo rcpubiish for the
benefit of our readers;
Cab5age-Set out plants aud II not already
done, SOW seeds Of the late varieties At once,
rich border. for winter cabbagcs. American Ia-
proved Drum head Savoy and Flat Dutch are
best. The GFst is equal 20 canliaOWer.
BeaHs-Sow Few rows at intervals Of the wax
snap beans.
Early Ssgar Corn--For succession plant earl;
Minnesota, Crosby's carly, Hydcs Egyptian and
mammoth sugar. These will DO amply suiFieieht
In variety and successive times Of maturity, -
named, even " all are planted at same time,
although Il would be better TO plant rs NAMED
about hvo days apart. II only one Of the ear
liest sorts are used. plan, fourteen days apart.
Aartynia-A curious looking vegetable for
sweet pickles. Plant and cultivate a. cucnmbers.
Gather the fruit when tender and half grown.
Burr -CacHH'ber-A beautiful little burr like
cucumber, and makes elegant, Arm pickles, much
liked. Plant the last Of the month and treat as
cucumbers.
Eyy PiaRf--If not set out before, put out the
plants three ieet by two, on q slight hill, over
rich lump of manure, or In very rich. mellow soil.
II l. delightful vegetable aud growing yearly
In popularity. Il 10 n nice breakfast dish when
well cooked, a. broiled like . steak, or fried In
batter, or egg and bread crumbs.
Psa'-Sow At intervals some rows Of champion
of England peas.
AP"raga. Beds-KesP clean Of weeds aud
grass.
Lssks asd E.chaIo'.- May now he planted out
In rich. we'll prepared beds.
Brocsh aHd CdHfifoWsr--Set out plants after q
rain or when the earth IL moist. No use 20 try
aud grow either Of these delicious vegetables ex-
cept upon n very rich soil, spadcd or ploWed deep
and well pulyeriEed. Never let them suffer for
water. Fifty or one hundred plants Of each will
be an abundance for an ordinary family. Set
plants three by two feet.
Csiery-Bc sure aud have plenty of celery
plants. Boston market or lIendcrson's red are the
beet. Set cut next month. Some bc sct now
for early use. This is growing To be an import
ant necessity for the health of rheumatic people
and dyspcptics, the doctors say. As u luxury.
no ons Who owns a garden should be without Il.
OHioa Ssed--Not too late 10 sow onion seed for
small pickling onions aud tetts for another year.
MHsfavd oHd Cress Sow, at short Interest,"
seeds Of mustard uhite-and eress. for salading.
The two used together Is very nice. Sow thick,
cover half an inch deep--watcr daily. and cut IL
when Young aud tender. IL is very wholesome
at meals.
SEED. During the month several garden veg
ctablss will perfect their seed. No seed ought to
be saved except from the best specimens ot the
respective plants. A. the seed bearing heads de-
velop. pfuns Oh the inferior pods or seed bags,
and the weaker branches. a. also the tips. except
the top ones. Many disappointnents arise FROM
sowing or planting seeds that are too old 20 ger
inmate. When seeds arc gathered. after good
drying ia the shade. they ought to be put in
dated.
when properly saved and kept dry, cucumber
secds will retain vitality for years melon, G
squash. o. beets. ! tomato, 3 turnip. cab
bagc. I ; let:ucc.3 Taddish,3; bcans,2; carrot.
>; sweet corn. . Peas. ?; onion, ! Parsnips, !.
u Is true nost Of these seeds will vcgctate after
longer time. but IL l. safest not 10 plant or SOW
either Of them after the periods above named for
each.
Ok,a- Plan, a. once, ii not already done,
okra. in drills three feet apart aud twelve to
twenty inches ia the drill. Cultivate as you
would early corn.
Pspgers-Set out pepper plants on rich, well
prepared ground. Water freely until well rooted.
set the plants eighteen by twelve inches apart.
Keep the different varieties we'll away from each
other they will quickly hy bridizc aud by inter
mixture be neither one or the other variety In
proved, bit deteriofated.
Bssfs--Suw some seeds Of the long blood red
beet, for winter use.
Lsnace--Set out some plants and SOW seeds 4
the cross sorts for summer succession.
Nasiariiaans-Plant at once some nastuTtium
seed. two inches deep in poor. light soil. Tie
blossoms make u nice breakfast relish-good ap
peiiEcrs. Pick the seeds as soon as fully devsl.
opsd or even formed, drop in vinegar with strip.
Of horse. radish and blade or so Of mace, aud
they will be found equal 10 capers, with mutton.
or as pickle alone they are nice.
S@"H Saidding ef all kiHds-sow every week
.
For Benefit OF Housekeepers.-Ast this
is the season for house. cleaning. We publish the
following for the information Of housekecpers
For ordinary woodwork, use whiting to rub the
dirt of. and ammonia. Copperas mixed with the
wtitewash upon the cellar walls will keep verinin
away. Ceilings iha, have been smoked with a
kerosene lamp should be washed OF with soda
water. Coed Ores should be kept up during house.
cleaning time, even though the doors aud wind
oWs be kept open. Drain pipes and all places
iha, are sour and impure may be cleansed with
lime water, eopperas water or earbolie acid. Sal,
liberally sprinklcd over carpet before sweeping
will absorb the dust and dirt, and bring out TIN
cOlors as fresh as new. Paper and plaster ara
active absorbents, and when they become thor.
oughly saturated with various efluvia nothing
but entire renewal will cleanse them. If the wall
about the stove has been smoked by the stove.
cover the black patches with gem shellae and
they will not strike through either paint or eaei.
mine.
/ Stockholders Meeting The stakeholder.
/ OF the Baltimore Hanover Railroad Company
held their annual meeting for the election Of oil.
GERS for the ensuing year, aud the transaction Il
4 other bussiness. at Hampstead, Carroll county
Nd. on Thursday of last week. The Board oi
Directors chosen are the same as last year. via
W. Eicheberger. stephen kcefcr. l.. = Meishei.
/ mer. ". II. Niekery Vim. l.. Hoffman, y. W
Slaglc, & G. Wooden. Immediately after the
! election. the Board organized aud elected Capt. A.
! W. Eichclherger, President =. u. vickery, Vice
President; l.. =. Meisheimer, Secretary, and Robt
NJ. Vert, Treasurer. The annual report Sf the
Presiden; vas read showing the total earning.
/ of the road for the year ending March 3ist, Iss3
to he s5o,953 Ct; the expenses including opcr
aiing the road. repairs. improvements. etc. $sG,.
1884 aud the net earnings S2i,ll 95.
The Pulse OF Animals. In hortes the pulse
at rect beats forty times. In an OK from fifty 70
hfty five. and in sheep and pigs about seventy tc
eighty beats per minute. IL may be felt wherese'
large artery crosses n bone. for instance. Il
is generally examined in the horse, on the cord
which crosses over the bone Of the lower jaw In
front of its curved position. or in the bony ridg,
above tho eye; and In cattle, over the middle Oi
the first rib. and in sheep by placing the hand
on tho left side. where the beating of the hear,
may bo felt. Any material variation Of the puls,
from the figures given above may be considered
sign of discase. II rapid. hard and full, Il I.
an indication of high fever or Inflammation; Il
rapid. small aud weak, low fever, loss of blood
or weakness. II slow. the probabilities point a
brain diseaSe. and " Irregular, TO heart troubles
This Is one of the principal and sure tests of th,
health Of an animal.
onicors OF tho Maryland Jockey Club
Al the annual meeting Of the Maryland Jockcy
Club. held in baltimore on Friday night Of las,
week. Hon. Oien Bowie was reelected pre.i
dent, Hons. Washington Booth aud Edward
Lloyd, vice presidents. and J. ID. Ferguson. secre
tary. The old executive committee was re elect
ed. a. follows; Oiho. u. Williams, Frank Brown
w. u. Decourcy. Skipwi,h Gordon. ". \. Hin,
Jas. Carroll. y. NJ. Hall, I'd. Patterson. Jr.. Ed
Law Rodgers, J. Alex. Preston. Mr.. Enoch Pratt
occupied the chair during the meeting. aud at Il,
close said he had been q member of all the jockey
clubs in Baltimore since 1889. This IL the only
one that has proved successful. and he hoped I
would he continued as formerly and no ehang.
made In iis policy. Ex.Gov. Bowie thanked tbs
club for the honor done him In rc.eiecting him
president
To Fruit Growers. Here is hint for thos,
who ship fruits, berries. etc., 20 the city markets
"Retaii dealers aud consumers usually Judge oI