Delaware weekly Republican., 1884-07-31
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caIerv IA now somewhntof a luxury.
IL Wi soon be considered ss necessary
Az any other vegetable. And we ahah
soon nave thousands Of acres Of our
muckg, Bwamp lands occupied Win tne
crop. and Il will be boxed up and seat
all over the world.
~ NV own plan Of growiugi Il Involves
very little labor. 1t IN planted on lNhn
NO low and 40 wet, early IN the seasoh,
that Il cannot be plowed before the
middle Of June Il is light sand and
muck. NOT naturally rich, az any rate 1t
uroiucas only moderate crop OF grass
or hay. We plow the land as soon as u
will work properly, and harrow and
roll. Then within common corn-maker'
we mafk on fows Eve feet apart ano
scatter along these rows mixture OF
half auperphospbate and hair nittaes ol
soda, say good handful TO each yaru OF
tsyp pareS Of tho row, We do not SOW
Il broadcast. bnt drop 1t along the row.
We then take horse-hoe OF cultivator,
l-swnve all but three teeth, and set The
cnltivator as narrow Ms pnssible-say a
fifteen To eighteen inches wide, and 10
the horse walk along the mark, and Sc
The cilltivator TO run as deep as we car
not 1t 10 work properly. We sometime
81 kSice In the row. The object is =
make the soil as loose and deep an
,nefF6w MS possible, and to mix th
snperphosphate and nitrate with ca
soil. Set out the plants In the row
eight or nine inches apart. You Will I
asionished At the good effect OF IN
cultiyator. II makes the Soil 80 loos
that the plants can be set out WILD Z.
greatest ease. OF course, IT wonld
lust as we'll 10 cultivate the whole
- t...t tI.fa nlo1 Vaq time. An
the land between the rows will
A. thorouehly cultivated afterwards
order 10 keep down the weeds.
eft the land is rich enough, Il Is n
necessary to use the superphosphate al
nitrate bat on my farm hnd great
vantage from It's use on celery stra
berries and asparagus
1How late will Il do to set out
celery plants?" asked the Deacon.
this section Western New York; tn
can be set out as late as the first we
In August, and later as you go Soutf
Ciean UP the PouItry House.
The time has about arrlvee~shen
= srcc- fri,lasa there Is some prevent
ised, win prey on the poultry p th
GREAT ANNOYANCE and harm. ThtA lii
red mites that may be seen by Nh
..s zautls on the roosts and in she crir'
and formers about the roosts are
ones who do the most mischief. !
way 10 head them off Is to coal oil
the inside surfssces of the poultry no
including roosts, nest boxes, hoors
all cracks aud corners. Coal oil
obean. Use geoi white wash bri
to apply the oil thoroughly, smndg'
into cracks and corners. The next
give the whole interior good Goa
white-wash, into which little sulp
ia mixed. This is not very sweet su
ing etuif, but it will be death to
lice and won t hurt the fowls q parti
The coon occupied by you ng br
must be treated in the same Y
Many neglect to look after the G
until they sometimes become so Il
that the brOods refuse to go into
at all, and seek the fences or tree
roost in. There are only two ob1ec'
TO this Dogs or other enemies
attack them on the fences, anl
they get in the way of roosting
they are apt to be persistent in IL,
thus give trouble, 1t is best to
the roosts and coops clean and
Portable, aud make the fowls
broods use them at night where
can be shut up and protected ag
skunks, minks, dogs, etc.
sal Bones and Acid.
The Dirigo Rural tells of an g,
mentinE farmer who purchased
pounds of ground bone, placed The
half hogshead tub and applied
pounds Of sulphurio acid, adding
az desired. In five days tim
whole mass was reduced to a co
eney of thick jelly. Water was
added, and 800 pounds of plaster
as dryer, the whole being work.
shOveled over until it could be 7
handled. Thephosphate so mad'
applied TO one acre of potatoes,
being manured sufficiently,
small quantity was left, which "
piled to his wheat field and a
grass ground, just to see what 1t
do, The result of this manure
TWO latter instances was most IN
while the corn was heavy the
being dark colored and stout a
POTATOES good. The entire cost
phosphate was $3.50, and he TIL
the best expenditure In the way
chnsal tnanureR he ever made