The National tribune., 1883-03-01

| In these are found not only the alkalies of
! soda and potash, but also much nitrogenous
matter in the shape of grease. All these assist
| in enriching our heap. No farm yard is with
out the richest guano. 1t is true the guano of
| the shops is from sea-birds, whose food is fish,
| hut the guano of the chicken-house is exceed
! ingly valuable and well worth saving. Mixing
| it with soil or ashes and sowing over q garden
| plat rather thinly-for it is very rich
! effects are seen TO the row. However, the
! dung of fowls, and especially of pigeons, is
! best applied in the form of solution. 1t is not
apt TO burn up the plant in this manner. One
| part of manure to ten parts of water viii make
a hpe wash for vines or for fruit trees; it is
unexcelled. Another addition to the heap is
skins, carriOn, either of animals or fowls scales
of fishes hair, hoofs, in fact every kind of ami
NAL substance that may come within reach
! that is worthless.
LESSON FROM CARRIAGES.
Almost every one knows that cabbages will
not grow fast or head out well unless they are
hoed very often. Many have also learned this
crop does the best if hOed very early in the
morning while the dew is on the ground.
IIoeing later in the day when the dew has
evaporated, will not have the same effect
The reasons appear to be these: The dew. being
covered with soil, is retained and helps keep
the earth moist 1t contains large amount of
oxygen, which it took from the air. These
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growth of the plants. 1t also absorbS a large
quantity of ammonia, which is directly taken
up by the plants. Now the same causes ought
TO produce the same effect on Other plants, and
it has been found by Observing farmers that
they do. Market gardeners prefer 10 have pO-
tatoes hoed either when the soil is wet with
dew or after a slight rain. Observations made
by one of the best farmers III Wisconsin, eX-
tending through many years, convinced him
that there was great advantage in plOughing
land while it was wet with dew. Especially
was this the case when clover or grass was
ploughed under. 1t was found that the clover
and grass rOtted much sooner, and that the
su oceeding crops were larger and of better
quality.-ChicdgO Times.
THE WOOD PILE.
Wood cut during the three months that pre-
cede the first of the year is much more valuable
than if cut during the three months that sue
ceed that time. During the latter part of
autumn and the first of winter there is little
action in the sap, and therefore the wood is not
filled with it. Those who neglect to cut their
wood until February or March should never
leave it in four-feet lengths where it is cut but
should at once haul it home and saw it into
proper lengths for fire wood, not neglecting to
pile it up so it can he rapidly dried by the
March and April winds. Ii cut in autumn,
there is not the necessity for being so partic-
ular but it may be sawed and split any time
during the spring and housed At once, if the
wood-house is where the air can pass freely
through it. White birch cut in the latter part
of winter becomes almost wothlcSs if left in the
woods until August. Pine cut in winter or in
the early spring not only makes poor wood,
but also poor lumber; being filled with sap, it
invites class of destructive worms or boreTs
which not only eat away the inner bark, but
eat large numbers of holes in the solid wood
thus destroying it for lumber, and greatly in
juring it for fire wood. Pine wood should
never be left in the woods to dry, but should
be piled on high, dry land, and split fine,
so it Will dry through before the first of June.
This will also prevent the wood from turning
black.-MdsS. HOngh1aan
PEAR CULTURE.
DR.. n. P Allen, of Smiths Grove, Kentucky,
says: THE cultivation of the pear has been
neglected to that extent that we have but little
OF this delicious fruit, either for family use or
for market. Much Of the soil of Kentucky is
well suited for pear culture, and had we planted
it as we have apples and peaches, we might now
have not only home supply, but surplus TO
ship to other markets. The valuable varieties
OF pears are increasing, and the time of rippn-
ing is being lengthcned until now we have
pears from June till December. | am satisfied
from observation and examination of the old
varieties grown in the State that pear culture
can be made very profitable, and that it might
be made TO rank in value with that of the
apple and peach crop of the State What we
need is list of the most valuable pears for
farmers to plant and to bring before them the
Importance of their cultivation. / would rec
ommond the following varieties Tyson, Bart
lett, Seckle, Beurre d Anjou, and Lawrence
While apples and peaches are shOrt-liyed. the
pear Will live and bear fruit for centuries
This society can do much for our State by
bringing the Importance Of pear culture for
family use and for market prominently before
the people"
TO MAKE SAUsAGES
To so pounds Of meat, ready cut and assorted
for grinding, put Il ounces of sited salt
tablcspoOnfuls Of pepper and of sage, rubbed
through a SITTER When some Of the meat is
ground, fry and try it, If more sage or peppcr
is needed, add some, but add no more salt.
After all is ground knead it over well; then
make out into cakes Of suitable size for the
table, fry little brown and pack down close in
small tin or other vessels, pouring over them
the grease that fries out, adding sufficient lard
10 cover the whole, to exclude the air. Keep
III COOL dry cellar and it will be just rs fresh
and nice when opened at next harvest as when
it was made. Old tin fruit-cans, with the tops
cut OF close around the edge with q sharp
chisel, make very nice cans to pack in.
BEET ROOT SUGAR.
According to the Journal DIES Fd5ricalfs de
SHcre the production Of beet-root sugar in Eu-
rope this year amounts to 1,520U0J tons an
increase Of 1850 tons over last year. Ger
many Is still the greatest producer heading
the list with G15,GO9 tons: Austrian-IIungarv
ranks next with 10000 tons: France third /
with ilG,0J0 tons; Polish Russia fourth 30 /
600 tons.
TIE CORN CROP.
This is, next to grass, the great crop Of the /
county, grown everywhere except on the high /
es, elevations, aad producing AN aggregate in !
comparison with which all the maize grown in .
the remainder Of the world Is quite insiguif- .
cant. Kansas produces more than Roumania,
ONO more iLau hungary. Pennsylvania more
than Franco. and Michigan more than Italy
Illinois in l~l9 produced nearly as much as the
average crop ola'I Europe The United States
Wl,l. 1H. present season, quJdruplc the Euro
pecan hayc-t-. The area, IN maize has nearly
doubted size. 1870. The census reported the
crop Of l-9 ar IG1gitJi3 Bushels The c-ti-
l.@l .d annual average for SIX years from l-1I I
10 i-.1- .IriU.IFa Slightly exceeds I,InVlgUgg 7.
bushels: iol the a#, six years il falls bat little
short OF I.-n##tHUsU bushels The AVERAGE
CONSUMPTION laH fW,lye years is about IIlu- 4
untUgy bushels. The present reuuirIurnt is
about l.ia#1#3t, and Ioao.agDJ exceeds
lac hi-.o-l figures ,i cEgorlal.y9. But tnpr,
is -. ..Hr.. ca.I-g uaI,rial available ;i- -uh-ti-
ia..r .n feeding, tlat the absolutely necessary
consumption Is olIcIit To is. The yl,ld per
a...lal tN,i.r years Aa- o.rl - bushels. rarely
A"a-h t.. average for the last year uas bat