Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-03-21

once available ID valuable either 10 the
growing crops in summer, or upon the
surface of the garden or moving land in
winter. 1t is surprising what an invi8or-
ating effect results from throwing the
slops Of the wash-tub upon plants in tho
summer season. An ordinary flower gar
den may be kept in the most thrifty COR
dition by this means alone and 80 too
may the products of the vegetable garden
be made to flourish by a weekly watering
from the wash-tub.
A farmer, who grows quantity OF
onions every year, has patch Of ground
near his house which he dcvotcs to onion
raising, and it is almost entirely fertilized
by the throwing upon it during the win
ter season the slops and urine from the
chambers Instances Of this kind serve
mn important purpose in showing the
value Of products OF the house that they
are pretty generally thrown away as Of no
value and SO useless But let farmers try
an experiment and they will he satisfied
Of the value hidden there.
Seeding Down TO Grass.
tFrom the New England lIomesicad.l
Years ago ! seeded down my land in the
fall, but fer some years past l have sown
my grass seed in the spring, having had
the best success in obtaining good catch
of the grass and the largest crops Of hay.
by sowing in the spring tho danger of
the grass being winter killed is avoided,
and there is ample time for the crop to
mature. My grass grown in the spring
is ripe enough to cut in 10 to II weeks
from the time it is sown.-- 1 C. T. Alvord,
Wilmington, vt.
What kind of grass could that be which
would mature in 10 or IL weeks from SOW
ing? The practice around here is to seed
timothy with wheat in the spring, but We
couldn't get crop of hay before the next
spring. Please state also about what you
think would be the proper quantity to
SOW of timothy to the acre. / intend to
sow about II acres in the spring. The
odore A Huff, Elizabeth, MINI.
At the time the above article Of mine
was written 1 was using mixture OF
timothy, red top and seed clover to seed
down my land with. The quantity of
seed then used for one acre Of land,
was eight quarts of timothy seed, eight
quarts Of red top and five quarts of red
clover. For two years past I have been
seeding some Of my land with orchard
grass mainly, with small quantity Of
other grass seeds mixed with it. The
quantity of seeds used for one acre
of land is, of orchard grass, two bushels,
red clover, four quarts, red top, four
: quarts, and timothy two quarts. The Or
= chardsgrass natures little sooner than
the timothy aud clover, but as it does not
head out the first year, it will not deprs-
ciate in value by standing till the timo-
: thy and clover are ready to cut. AS l have
i had no experience in seeding down land
l with clear timothy seed. l should be un-
able to give any reliable information as
t to how much would be proper quantity
} to seed down his land with. | suppose it
will be understood that in seeding down
| my land, no grain is soWn on the land
e with the grass seed.
| frequently receive inquiries in rela-
tion to the amount OF seed, and the kinds
to be used in seeding down land to grass.
To such | can only say, thas no specific
directions can he given that would apply
to different localities and Soils by one un-
s acquainted with those differences. The
e method of treating my land, and culti-
waiting my grass crops, which has been
successful with me, il adopted in other
4 places might prove unsuccessful, if not q
S failure. The wants and capabilities OF
2 our soils should be ascertalned rs far as
may be, by careful experiments, and then
such Il course OF treatment should Do
: adopted as seems to be necessary to Sc
t cure the best results c. I, Alyord,
I Wilmington, Vt.
, Notes
/ Keep the small potatoes for feeding 80
e cattle They are unreliable rs seed, and
o it is poor economy to keep them for this
1 purpose.
The latest remedy for the cabbage pest
is smart weed pepper weed, which Is
thoroughly dried, ground to powder and
sprinkled over the plants.
. California farmers raise sixty-two bush
els Of suntlower seed to the acre, and af-