The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-11-22

ID is one of the most valuable of all cevers for
grazing purposes. Then, again, we can hardly
conceive that the TRADE refers to the Melilot
Mesiiotass oeiaaiss although it is true that this
| legume viii grow four to six feet high in good
soils; bat it is not a particularly aggressive
plant, and not likely to grow to so formidable
| proportions as to obstruct travel It ia TO the
| flowers OF this plant that the famous Gruyera
cheese owes its flavor, and it is also considered
a capital bee plant This mixing up of plants
| = altogether objectionable in a paper having
| the pretensions of the Prairie Farmer
EARLY CARRIAGES.
correspondent of the American Errn-r
writes as follows; For early cabbage SOW in
hOt-bed about the 5th OF February and trans
plant as early as the ground can be gotten in
good order. Ii the plants are weII hardened
before setting out. hard freezing will do bus
little harm. provided the plants are set deeply,
allowing part of the stalk to be above
ground The preparation Of the ground for
early cabbage IS q very important part Il can
! hardly be made too rich, and liberal applica-
ton Of good ammoniated phosphates is a greas
help On good land cabbage may be raised
with commercial fertilizers alone: one thousand
pounds to the acre Is none too much A greas
essential is frequent workings with hoe and
enltivator. once week is none too often Early
Jersey Wakefield IS one Of the earliest and a
sure header. It is rather small however I
have had best luck with Heuderson's Early
Summer, and Newark Early Fiat Dutch; these
are but few days later and much larger
have never grown early cabbage by planting
cut in the fall and am convinced the custom
of starting in hOt-bed Is best FaIl- l-pIanted
cabbage are apt To seed or winter-kill and ara,
at best, but little earlier Of the twov
GRATING THE PE&CH ON THE PLUM
Most OF the peach trees grown in Europe arc
/ worked on plum stocks. IN that country. at
least IN the colder portions of it, peaches, when
I budded on peach roots, soon become unhealthy,
I the leaves grow narrow and yellow, and assume
an appearance very similar 20 the disease known
III this country as 'yellows." Particular kinds
of plumS are used, especially those of most rapid
/ growth. We have seen peaches budded on
/ plum stocks do remarkably well here, but
/ small orchard of peaches on plum stocks, which
/ came under our notice many wears ago. and
which gave fine crops of unusually fae fruits,
Suddenly came TO grief from a severe gale OF
wind The tops were all broken OF at the
/ junction of the graft.
/ REJECT OF SALT ON WHEAT
/ The effect Of salt on wheat Is to stitFen the
/ straw and brighten the grain; on some soils il
I also very much increases the yield An acre
/ OF wheat dressed with 500 pounds Of common
salt yielded shiFty-nine bushels Of grain. with
a propoFtionate amount Of good straw; while
/ an adjoining acre, left unsalted. produced only
/ twenty-nIne bushels. with the straw imper-
/ fectly developed IL is stated that sixteen
| bushels Of salt per acre VIII Kill most kinds Of
vegetation, and that from three TO SIX bushels
| viii, in the case Of most lands, except those on
seashores, benefit the quality and increase the
/ quantity of crops
! NorELETs.
! The United States census shows that diph-
liberia, enteric and maiariaI feveFs are all found
/ to De most prevalent il the small towns and
/ rural districts which have no general water
supply or system Of sewerage, and where the
people obtain their drinking water from springs
| and wells, and observe the usual custom OF
storing their filth IN eesspoOls and vauIts-
! causes which may easily be dispensed with.
( Shropshire sheep are the best mutton
| breed, and VIII probably hee0me q popular. IL
not the exclusive, mutton sheep. They are
also said TO be the heaviest shearers Of the
! mutton breeds
/ fences al winter viii lay but few eggs during
/ the next SIX months while if carefully fed
/ and warmly housed they will lay enough 90
pay for their board and lodging
/ Whatever may be the profits Of sugar from
sorghum, 1t IS now made clear that it cannot
be pFOhtabiy made a small scale. Factories
must be put up BY capitalists and the best
/ talent employed IN their management The
sugar chemist viii be IN demand There is no
reason. however, Why farmers should not erect
factories on the cooperative plan. Otherwise,
the farmer viii learn that the factories viii
plies the material at whatever figures may ba
youchsafed 70 him.
"A small portion Of dry sifte1 coal ashes, OF
where that IS not available, a portion Of dry
road dust, preserved for the purpose, should %
thrown daily into the PFivy vault This viii
deod0rizs the contents, and render II available
for fertiIizing purposes.
Wien common sense and true sentiments
supplant mere unreasOning prejudice, vegetable
oils and vegetable fats viii largely take the
place of those of animal origin ID every element
of cur dietary, and the inexhaustibIe supplies
of oil Obsainahle from the vegetable kingdom
will be available for kitchen uses and the now
popular product of hog factories viii be alto
gethes banished therefrom, and used only for
greasing eaFt-wheelS and similar machinery.
1t IS an indsputable fact thai those who
trim their trees severely at planting have the
best success 1t IS folly 20 suppose that alter
the roots Of tree have been muEilatea they
can support the same amount Of branches that
they could before.
"A visitor. reporting what he saw at but
ter show, said that All the butter was inc,
except two or three lots which were raiaed by
the use Of inferior salt. / am OF the opinion
that common rock or fish salt was used, after is
had been rolled fine BY a rolIing-pIn perhaps,
and this salt gave dshy favor which was
remarked upon by the judges. I know such
salt is very cheap, but it also makes cheap
butter"
"A naturalist SAYS: The Almighty created
birds 10 protect grain, vegetables, trees and
fruits against the ravages OF the insect tribe
For every bird that dies. millions Of Insects are
spared from death, aud millions OF insects mean
famine" The above is rather strongly put, for.
if We believe naturalists, there are, perhaps,
millions OF birds who are not insect eaters.
The main question is to learn what birds ara
most useful, and encourage their increase.
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