Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-11
NOTES.

CultivaLing on q hot day is a grand
way to kill weeds. At the same time II
ia beneficial to plant growth.
The army-worm has put in an appear
anoe in several towns in the vicinity Of
Springfield, Mass, and farmers are
frightened.
Professor Koch has shown that solu-
lions Of one part OF corrosive sublimate to
1000 parts Of water will destroy all
bacteria, germs and spores.
To remove rust from tolls, frat soour
them with emery moistened with sui
phurio acid diluted with six volumes Of
water rinse dry and finish With oil and
emery flour.
a farmer with only three acres living
near Laokawsnna, N. Y, cleared $3.50
from his farm last year, this products
being onions, Strawberries, raspberries,
ourrAnts, seeds and herbs. Besides that
amount quite large number Of cans Of
fruit were put up for family use.
In Kentucky orchard are two apple
trees, thrifty and productive above their
companions. They were given to two
boy brothers, seven years ago, with the
fathers promise Of all the profits from
them. The young owners top dressed
literally, kept the surface soil cultivated,
watched for borers and leaf.eRting and
truit-devouring inseots-snd they may
likely enough become in due course Of
time known, honored and useful authors
ties in horticulture.
DR.. McEaohrau, inspector Of the Domin-
ion cattle qarantine, had an interview
Thursday with the minister Of sgrioul.
ture at Ottawa, TO urge that complete
system Of quarantine bs introduced and
enforced to prevent the importation Of
diseased cattle from the United States
into the Canadian northwest. He main,
tsins that nothing but an absolute EN-.
barge against American cattle will pre-
vent the introduction Of pleuro- pneumonia
into Canada. The minister promised
that the government would consider the
matter ct once.
There ia time after apples have bios
somed and the fruit has set to manure
trees, with decided benefit to the
crop. The manure should be spread on
the surface as fer as the roots extend,
preferably In bearing orchards midway
between the rows. Potash is very valu-
able for perfecting fruits, especially those
containing seed inclosed in stones. In a
rainy season this manure is more effsc.
tive, but however dry 1t may be the ma.
nure will keep the soil moister by acting
as mulch and preventing evaporation.
-CuttiUator.
The most useful man on dairy farm
is good mixer, says the Unitrd States
DGiryman, one who not only likes COWS
but whom the COWS like in return, and II
you ever get hold of such man do not
let 60 of him 80 long as he can within
reason be retained, Probably women
make the best mixers, but they are not
strong enough to perform this work
proftRbly In 8 dairy. We have always
found the little men from Switzerland
the best mixers, so far IS nationality Ia
guide. Americans, as a rule, are not
patient enough, while some nRtionalitiea
are patient to the borders Of laziness.
Gov. Hamilton OF Illinois, yesterday
week Issued q proclamation based on the
report Of the state veterinarian, in regard
to the pleuro pneumonia. The proolams,
tion forbidB the importation Of any cattle
into Illinois from the county OF Fairfield
in Connecticut; the counties OF Putnam
Wesohester, New York, Kings and
Queens, in New York; the counties d
Lehigh, Bucks, Berks, Montgomery
Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Ian
caster, York, Adams and Cumberland, il
Pennsylvania; all the counties in the
states Of New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland; the Dist lot Of Columbia and
the county OF Miami, in Ohio.