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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11
Grape Fertilizers.
Prairie Farmer

The grape vine requires % the same time
nitrogen, phOs Dhate of lime and potash; the
first Two seem TO give the plant a powerful
vege a'ion,' ana the third appears to favor
the production of sugar in the fruit. ALI
fertilizers containing these three elements in
suitable proportions and sufficiently essjmi
lated may therefore be advaaIagsoasly APP
piled.
Stable manure contains from four to five
tenlhs per cent. of nitrogen, from seven to
eighth-tentbs phosphOric acid, aud about
four or tive-tenths potash. In France, &C.
coTdiDg 10 Professor Faex, OF the Agricul-
tural School at Montpelier. from twelve to
twenty-three tons are applied TO the hectare
two acres, one rood. thirty-live perches)
every four years, in rather fresh state in
impeimesble. clayey land. and more or less
decompOsed in soil that is light or Of average
consistency, and especially where calcareons
Sleeps manure contains - per cent. Of
nitrogen, 1 81 per cent. of Dhosphoric acid.
AS far as known il is richer than stable
manure. Its effect on vegetation also is more
apparent and shorter of duration. dose
OF twelve tons is used every three years.
Feeds, seaweed, chips, ETC.. may be applied
in heavy soil, after having been cosrsely
chopped, or IN lighter soil after being previ-
cusly decomposed. These divers fertilizers
contain nitrogen in the following quantities:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11
The Difference in Breeds.
Farmers Mayazine.lt

The difference in the original cost OF q
sixteen pound butter COW and the common
grade is very great. but so is the difference
in yield. About $500 is asksd for a first
class Jersey or Guernsey. This sum seems
large TO an observer of figures when applied
to the cost of q cow, but when it is consid-
cred that Jerseys, and even grade Jerseys,
return an Income, clear of all expenses, of
500 annually, the price may be said to be
low. Not only is the yield OF butter much
greater, but the market price of such known
as "gilt-edged' is higher. In the face of this
fact does il not become the duty of farmers
to invest in the direction of fine breeds?
If farming or dairying is to be successful
il must be conducted in q manner that
brings into use only the best material.
A COW is a machine. She converts GER
tain kinds of food into milk, and
according to her nature and adaptation, she
prominently changes the character of the
milk. A Jersey appropriates the greater por-
ton of the carriOn, which is changed in the
system into fat, stearine or cream. But the
tendency on her part is strongly In favor of
the latter, and in that respect she fulfils her
purposes. The Ayrshire, on the contrary, ap-
propristes more heterogeneous element from
the food, and her natural characteristic is in
yielding quahty of milk containing cascine,
which we find in cheese. AS animals are thus
adapted for certain purposes, being bred to
such perfection by the genius of man, is it
not essential tn at the farmer, in order to be
successful, should take advantage of the
privileges before him for improvement?
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11
Hot water for sickly Plants.

A correspondent calls our attention to the
following from the Garden and inquiries
whether there is anything in IL: The Florist
asks has anyone tried hot water as e restOra-
tive for sickly plants and then proceeds to
say that NJ. Willermoz sometime since re
lated that plants in pots may be restored TO
health by means of hot water. III health, he
maintains, ensues from acid substances in
the soil, which, being absorbed by the roots
act as poison. The small roots wither and
cease 10 act, and the upper and younger
shoots consequently turn yellow or become
spotted, indicative of their morbid state. In
such cases the usual remedy is to transplant
into fresh soil. in clean pots, with good drain
age, and this often with the best results. But
bis experience OF several years has proved
the IN failing efficacy ofthe simpler treatment.
which consistsin wsteTin ing abundantlywithh hot
water st a temperature OF about li5 degrees
Fahrenheit, having previously stirred the
soil # the pots far as may be done with
out Injury to the roots. Water is then given
until it runs freely from the pots. In mis-
experiments the water at first came out clear,
afteITaTd il was sensibly tnged with brown,
and gave an apprecisble acid reaction. Al
ter this thorough washing the pots were kept
warm, and the plants very soon made new
roots, Immediately followed by vigorous
growth" To our mind there is great deal
in it. We know to q certainty that sicicly
peach trees are often restored to vigorous
health by the Old-fashiOned German farmers
of Pennsylvania by pouring boiling water
on the ground about the pelch tree. Is
coOls. Of course, somewhat before reaching
many of the roots. Here, however. it is be-
lieved to be beneficial by destroying para
site insects and parasitic fungi. rather than
chemically as suggested by the extract Il IT
let the reasoning be what it may, we are
willing to indorse it es good practice.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11
Too Much Fencing.

Fence Maker is quite radical in his no.
lions relative to fences. His cOmmunica-
ton to Ohio Farmer is worth reading. Hear
him:
Fences are something that. we have too
much Of. It is not oftea that we get too
much of anything good bat of the fence We
have plenty and to spare. Why do our
farmers maintain so many rods OF fence?
Is il because they really can not
do without them? would say
no. Is il because our timber is
plenty Again comes the answer no. Then
why is it? Simply because we are used to
this way of having our farms arranged. Do
adv of The Farmer readers ever stop to think
of the value or cost of fences on a farm OF one
hundred and sixty acres? Suppose he has
twenty eight-scre fields, and lane the whole
length Of the farm, besides yard and other
lot fences would it surprise any of the farm
ers if some one would tell them that 1t would
cest. at one dollar for every rod, about two
thousand dollars. Now don't any of you
lump clear Gus of your boots and tear your
hat 10 pieces, but sit down ana cast your
eve over your farm and then count up and
make an estimate. When we consider the
time that il takes TO keep up these fences and
the cost of material. it is time that we begin
to think of some other method OF farming
that would be practical. Orr fences not only
cast money, but they occupy good part OF
each farm. They make q very nice harbor
for briers and alders which we can easily do
without in fields. III we would practice the
soiling system, which We will do sooner or
later, we could do away with all this costly
labor and have money TO invest IN good
barns, etc. do not mean to condemn all
of these fences. We need some, but We can
use portable fences when We want to pasture
a piece OF ground. aud for such that we want
for permanent pasture we can have station
aIy fences. If We would take out middle
fences and repair others, and thereby enlarge
our fields, We would gradually come to the
conclusion that we have no need OF so much
fence. How much nicer il is to have no gates
or bars to open and shut, no fence corners To
grub and keep clean, no horses or cows to
bring in in the morning when the grasJ il
wet, and we would always know where our
stock was to be found when wanted, IL we
had no fences, FENCE MAKER.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11
Growing Cabbage.

Late cabbage is a more important crop than
that which is early, al it is not required to
market them at once, which enables the
grower to obtain prices for the crop during
the winter season, when most vegetables are
scarce. Nor does the late crop require hot
bed for forcing, nor come in competition
with the Southern product The preparation
of a field for cabbage should be very
thorough, deep blowing and frequent har-
rowing being necessary to get the soil in
proper condition. As the cabbage plant is
& oss feeder, any quantity of manure may
be used without danger, and it should be
well worked in and incorporated with the
soil. They should be set in rows of sufficient
width TO allow horse and cultivator to
pass through with ease, as it is upon che cul-
tivation of the crop that the grower must de-
pend for success. Too much cultivation can
not be given cabbsge, for the ottener the soil
is stirred the better and ESPECIALLY in a dry
season. No other plant should be allowed to
grow in the field, as nothing succumbs quick.
er 10 weeds than cabbage.
The best manure for cabbage, if size with
out quality is desired, is that from the hog
pen; but if good, crisp cabbsge, of fair size, is
preferred, manure from the stable, that has
become fine and well rotted, is sure to give
good results OF fertilizers a mixture of
superphosphste, plaster and guano will be
found excellent, and it is better to apply
the fertilizer at intervals during the growth
Of the crop than at one operation.
The obstacle in the way of growing cab
bages at present is the cabbage-wJ rm. So
tenacious of life is this pest that no remedy
is known that may be considered entirely
effectual. The free use of saltpetre, dissolved
in water and sprinkled we'll over the plants,
is recommended by some aud, ii II does not
prevent the rsvsges of the worm, is an excel
lent substitute for the guano fertiliz At.
Paris green, London purple and hellebore
should not be used on such plants, as ii is
dangerous. Professor Sturtevsnt, in detail
ing the results OF his experiments, found
that hot water applied to the cabbage de-
strOyed portion of the worms, but caused
the leaves to turn yellow. Themost sltisfsc
tory remedy, though not entirely effectual in
all cases, consisted Of half q pound each OF
hard soap and kerosene oil in three gallons
of water; but as the growing cabbage pre-
seGtS 81 ch a mass OF leaves, within which
TIE worm may be concealed, ihe application
should be repeated occasionally. Tne ~orm
will be killed il the solution can only be
EGde to reach it.
In saving seed select. late in the fall, the
best heads, sud cat off the stalks close to
them; then place the heads on the ground
(which should be slightly elevatsd) aud c)yer
well with earth 10 protecl during winter.
AS soon as spring opens remove the covering
cut the cabbage crossWays with share knife
and il will soon sprout to seed, single cab
bsge yielding quite a large quantity. Il is
necessary to give some kind of support 10
the seed-stalks, however, and the pods should
be picked of, carried to the barn and the
seed beaten cut on a clean place.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11
Summer Lettuces.
london Garden.

Everyone who has had anything to d. with
the raising and growing OF lettuces, knows
how difficult II Is 10 get them good during
fhe summer, especially when treated IN The
ordinary way, that is by sowing them IN seed
beds and transplauting, a method of treating
them that is far from the best. The system
have always pursued. and IL il one can
strongly recommend, T. sowing the seed 10
drill rows There the plants are to stand. by
doing which much time and labor are saved
end the young lettuces are left with Their
tap roots intact. These drive straight dO1o
into ire earth. and as the plants receive no
check they grow very fas. and attain a large
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11
A Song From the suds.


Queen Of my tuo, HleET!ly sing
While the white foam rises high;
And stuTdily WASH, ana rinse aud mig,
Ana fssteu the clothes to dry;
Then out in the free fresh air they swing,
Under the summer sky.
wish We could wash from our hearts and souls
The stains of the week away:
And let water and air by their magic make
Ourselves as pure as they:
Then on the earth there would be, indeed,
A glorious washing day.
Along the path Of a useful life
Will heartseaEe ever bloom
The busy mind has no time 20 think
OF sorrow, or care, or gloom,
And anxious thoughts may be swept away,
As we busily WELD broom.
am glad the task 10 me is given
To labor day by day;
For il brings me health, and strength. and hope,
And cheerfully learn TO say,
HBead, you may think. Heart you may feel,
But Hand, you shall work away"
Miss A,eott.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11
Feeding sheep.
Earning WorId.l

You must not collect large flock Of sheep
before you get something for them to eat,
and that something must be their natural
food. That food is grass-grass that is sod
ded and perennial. The stomach OF a sheep
is small, and be eats but little at a time. aud
wants that little very often, and every two Or
three hours; hence he should be where he
can gather his own food. The tendency Of
all kinds OF grain and dry provsnder IS to
make sheep unhealthy. A little grain be.
fore sending to the shambles is useful to help
fatten, bDt fat itself is q disease, and should
be avoided as far as possible in all breeding
animals. Likewise should the other
extreme, namely, poverty, be avoided. 1 have
seen sheep degenerate from poverty more in
ore generation than they could be improved
in two or three. l have seen much 10 the
papers about sheep loving bitter weeds,
bTisrs, sassafras and the like. and they are
good scavepgers for fowl fern. My sheep
love the cultivated grasses best. remember
once to have killed some sassafras with sheep,
but also killed some of my sheep. 1t was
done by combining them too long to the ssme
territory, as well as TO the same food. Sheep
need to have their pasture changed az least
once a month. And this new pasture is as
much 10 force them to sleep in a new place
IS il is 10 give a variety Of food. No sheep
can be healthy long that sleeps on the sarle
place and over his own excTement every
night
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11
When To Ont underprush.

In answer to q Vermont inquirer, Farm
and Fireside says: During the earlier part
of the growing season the tree or shrub
pumps large quantities of water from the
soil and carries it through the stem TO the
leaves, where it comes in contact with the
atmosphere and is partly evaporated, leaving
behind, however, a portion OF the mineral
elements it had held IN solution These,
combined with carbon derived from the at
mosphere by the leaves, are now distributed
throughout tie plant, including the roots.
AS this distribution is slowly made, the roots
receive their share late in the season; hence,
if the plant be cut in August, the roots,
weakened by the summers growth, and de-
frsuded Of their share of it, will not have
strength to renew the growth, or 'sprout the
next season."
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11
II ONE Items.
All your own fault
III you remain sick when yOu can
Get Hop Bit.ers that neVer-Fail.

III you TS1lAli kltk NDtH you Sdl
Get Hop Bit:ers that never-Fsil.
TIE weakest woman, smallest child and
sickest invalid can use hop bitters with safe
ty and great good.
Old men lettering around from rheums-
tism, kidney trouble or any weakness Will be
almost new by using hop hittsrs
My wife and daughter were made healthy
by the use Of hon bit'ers. and [ recommend
them 10 my people.-Methodiss Clergyman.
Ask any good doctor il hop
Bitters Lot the best family medicine
On earth.
Malarial fever, agne aud biiiousness will
leave every neigh borhood as soon as hop Bit
tiers arrive.
MY mother drove the paralysis and neu.
rsleia eli out of her system with hop bitters.
I'D. GswegO Sun.
Keep the kidneys healthy with hop bitters
and you need not fear sickness.
Ice water is rendered harmless and more
refreshing and IeviyiDg with hop bitters in
esch dIaught.
The vigor of youth for the aged aud infirm
in hop hitiers.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11

A MARYLAND farmer advises the readers of
ing baskets: "Pnt plant OF German or En-
glish ivy, or some other fine-leaved vine, at
each wire or chain; place a lobelia or moss
pink, henilworth ivy or oxalis between
each ivy. In the center put coleus, 3 fancy
leaved geranium or a centaures, better known
as dusty miller with an artillery plant and
a saxafrsga Ibeefsteak or strawberry gera-
nium), either the plain green variety or the
variegated white, green and light pink one.
on each side of The center plant; then put in
two or three cuttings of rsdesca1tla OF
which there are row several yarieties-green,
green ard bronze, green and white and t.
multicolor, the latest prettily variegatel
green. white and pink. The last, though
very handsome, is not so strong a grower as
the others, and has a tendency to run back to
the older varieties"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11

Box, LII per cent; seaweed, from 40 to AS
per cent
SCOT contains LIS per cent OF nitrogen
and q rather large proportion of phosphate
of lime and salts of potash. Therefore, it
produces very remarkable effects on the
vine, especially in calcareous soil. Two or
three tons are used to the hetare. Its action
is annual or nearly so.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11

The following, copied from the Lowell
Daily Courier, spesks well of an article made
in their city: Hoods Sarsaparlla is fast
growing into use, and doing much good.
This is 10 patent medicine but a prepare
ton Of standard article for specific diseases,
ard its effect is said TO be very marked.
The testimonials which they give are bona
fde from parties who have used the prep
srafion. and cheeIfullv give their testimony
MS to It's worth. These afflicted with Scrof-
ulB, Biliousness or General Debility, should
try this remedy. Hood & Co. are careful and
fxpeTiercsd pharmacists, and their prepara-
lions can be relied on"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11

the remedy now known as Warmers Safe
Cure"
"And this caused you to manufacture it?"
mo. IL caused me TO investigate. / went
to the principal citiee, saw physicians pre-
scIibing and using it, and therefore deter
mined, as q duty owed humanity and the
suffering, to bring il within their reach; and
now il is known in every part OF America, is
sold in every drug store, and has become q
household necessity"
The reporter left Mr.. Warner, much i'm
pressed with the earnestness and sincerity of
his statements, and next paid visit to DR..
S. A. baltimore, at his residence on Prince
street. DR.. baltimore, although busily en-
gagged upon some matters connected with the
State Board of Health, of which be is one of
the analysts, courteeusly answered the ques-
tons that were propounded him:
ibid you make chemical analysis Of the
case of Mr.. II. III. Warner, some three years
ago. Doctor?"
"Yes, SIR"
"What did this analysis show you@'
THE presence of albumen and tube casts
in great abundance"
"And what did the symptoms indicator
"a serious disease of the kidneys"
ibid you think Mr.. Warner could re-
Govern"
mo, sir. did not think it possible. 1t was
seldom, indeed, that sc pronounced a case
had, up TO that time, ever been cured"
do you know anything about the remedy
which cured him?'
Yes. l have chemically analysed it, and
upon critical examination find il entirely
free from any poisonous Or deleterious sub
stances"
We publish the foregoing statements in
view Of the commotion which the publicity
of DR.. Henion's article has caused, AMI to
meetthe protestatlons which have been made.
The standing of DR.. Henion, Mr.. Warner and
DR.. baltimore in the community is beyond
question, and the statements they make can
not for q moment be doubted. They con-
clusively show that Brights disease of the
kidneys is one of the most deceptive and
dangerous of all diseases, that it is exceed
iDgly common, slarmingly increasing, and
that it can be cured
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11
Farm Nefas-

A lady in New jersey found that from one
ounce of sillkworm eggs which she purchased
for s., sufficient employment would be given
two persons to keep them busy until the CD
coons are all spun. Osags orange leaves were
used entirely for feeding, and the worms
kept healthy and gave satisfaction. She
thinks that an experiment one season. with a
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11

Hot Water for siekiy Plsnts-DiTerenee In
BTeeds-Feedfng sheep-Household
Hints-Farm Notes.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11

Browns IRON BITTERS
has been thoroughly tested
for dyspepsia, indigestion,
biliousness, weakness, debil-
ity, overwork, rheumatism,
neuralgia, consumption,
liver complaints, kidney
troubles, &c, and it never
fails to render speedy and
permanent relief.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11

Malaria positively cured with Emory's
Standard Cure Pills; Deverfailing remedy
purely vegetable; contain 10 quinine, sugar
coated % cents.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11
OUR Farm BUDGET.
Too Much Pencing-GrOwing Cabbage
Grape Fertilizers.

When to Cut Upderbrush-Old
Meadows-Summer Lettuce.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11

DAVIS County, Kansas, has centensriaD-Mrs.
Pratt lO4 years old. She has sen living with her
eighty four years old.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11
No Mhi;skey!

Browns IRON BITTERs
is one of the very few tonic
medicines that are not COM
posed mostly of alcohol or
whiskey, thus becoming a
fruitful source of intemper-
ance by promoting a desire
for rum.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11

Now is the time to LOOK to the currant
bushes. The worm is ready to commence
work with the first warm weather. A little
powdered hellebore is an effective and harm
less remedy. 1t may be dissolved, or ap-
piled in powder, while the currant leaves
are wet with dew or rain.
A noted Russian experimenter describes
his method of dissolving bones as follows:
ITO 1900 pounds of bones take 1000 pounds
of unlesched wood ashes, 600 pounds OF
fresh burned lime and 4 500 pounds of water.
First slack the lime to powder, mix it with
ashes, and, placing layer of bones in a
suitable receptacle pit in the ground,
lined with boards or stones-cover them
with the mixture; lay down more bones and
cover and repeat this until half the bones
are interstrat'fied with ashes and lime, then
pour water and let il stand. From time
TO time add water to keep the mass moist.
As soon as the bones have soitened the mass
can be shoveled over and used to cover more
hard bones just as the lime and ashes were
at first"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11

Rev. CIV. RICE, editor of
the american Christian Re
7pe7O, says of Browns Iron
Bitters:
Gin, O., Nov. 10, 1881.
Gents The foolish vast
ing OF vital force in business,
pleasure, and vicious indul-
gence of our people, makes
your preparation a necessity;
and if applied, will save hun
dreds who resort to saloons
for temporary recuperaton.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-11

Browns IRON BITTERS
is guaranteed to be a non
Intoxicating stimulant, and
it will, in nearly every case,
take the place of all liquor,
and at the same time abso-
lutely kill the desire for
whiskey and other intoxi-
eating beverages.