Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-09

lnuustrlhl NOTES.
A whitcwash that will not rub of is
made by Slaklng one-half bushol limo
with boiling water, keeping 1t covered
during the process. Strain il and add
peck of salt dissolved in warm wat.
cr three pounds of ground rice put in
boiling water, and boiled to thin
paste; one half pound powdered Span
iSh whiting, and pound of clear gluo
dissolved in warm water. Mix these
well together and let the mixture
stand for several days. Keep the
wash thus prepared in kettle, and
when used put it on as hot as possible
with painters or whltewasherS brush
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The latest improvements in raising
lima beans is to use brush about eight
feet high, stuck like pea brush in
stead of poles as commonly practiced.
Plant IN hills about three feet apart in
the direction of the rows, two or three
plants to the hill, and the rows six or
eight feet from each other. Cut of
the tops of the plants when they get
above the brush, and stop all the side
Thc yinns ,rc mich hotter evnos,J Io
tho am onJ oir in tbis manner and
far larger crops are said to be ma
turcd than by polling.
In some tests made with small
suunrrs of varinus woods buriod ana
inch in the ground the following re.
suits were noted: Birch and ASPEN
deraycd in three wears: willow and
horse chestnut in four wears. maple
and red brcrh in five wears. aim. ash
hornbcam. and LumhnrLv poplar in
seven wears. oak. Scotch fir. Wey-
month nine. and silver fir dccnyed TO
n dcpth of half an inch in seven Years.
lorrh. iunipcr. and nrborvitr we're nm
injured at the expiration of seven
wears.
The sales of land made bv the land
dcpartmcnt of thc Northern Pacific
Railroad for thr month of Nav were
III 3Ou ocrrs for S153 ~. Of tbeso
sales E. OiG acres were in Minnesota.
273Ig acres wcro in Dakota. i, 63S
acres were in Montana, and 1882
ocrcs were in WASHINGTON. The total
sales were greater than those of the
corresponding month of 1884 by 10, I'll
acres. The sales of the month were
almost entirely to actual settlers.
| I. l. r,ssibIo oc,orIi,r ,o Eropot
orthnrity IN forn,oiI III, wo,thor
"mmr,im,os ton NJ twnrtv Lours IN aJ,
,w"., rnncn Nv NV nhsorrinn "nJ com cnmrnrinn m "
,hc sounds emitted nv th, trlrnhonS
connected nv lcods with two iron bars
stuck into the ground a few Yards
apart. In case Of thunder storm.
csprcially. a noise like that of shrivel.
| inr leaves. increases until n flash oi
hThtniur occurs. when the sound re.
sGmbles that of rain or hail falling on
GRASS.
4 Port Jarvis man has concluded
that if there can he a scarccrow there
can also he n scarcbur. So he stuck
a little stake in the middle of his cu.
cumbcr hills on which he has attached
A small white rae. He saws that tn,
little hugs which were DESTROYING hi,
cucumber plants are scared by tn,
lloppinr of the rags, and vacate tn,
premises.
Thcbirts of Louisiana, papers of thai
state saw. will soon be extcrminated
Thc coiorcI nconIc there not onl,
mako birds nm article of food. bu,
hnvo bccun to uso their ecps for tn,
same purpose. The eggs of cartridges
robins, wrcns, mocking birds, and al
others that they can get their hands
on are eaten.
Several farmers in SChncctady coun
ty. New York. have been very sue
crssful in raising peanuts. They are
of larger size than those grown in tn,
south, and some claim that they are oI
superior quality. Probably peanut
will be raised IN most of the northern
states before many years.
The Tennessee peanut crop, 1t is be
licycd. will be cut short this year
owinr to the rottinr of seed in tn,
GROUND. The peanut area is spread
ing. Heretofore its cultivation II
Tennessee has been confined NOR
chiefly to the counties of Humphreys
| ltTTN, IllChllluU, uuu blChSOHs
Two new type.wri tcrs have recentl
been brouchi out in England. Eacl
is ohnut eirht inches suiare. an,
weighs hot to exceed six pounds
They can be carried in sachel, and ar
afforded at so low n price as to b
within the reach of almost any person
Tho hos, stock votor is ,hot of Iivin,
,,r;mos nmo o ,ho novt ,bat of runn;n,
Streams. Fully equal to these, saw
IN tho excoption of hardness. is th
wafer of wells, free from surfac
droinope The worst water is that n
sIoct streams. and especially stapnan
nonds.
Arrangements have been made fol
erecting a landing stage at Aberdeen
Scotland. TOR the reception of foreigl
cattle. 1t is expected that this will
lead to direct trade in feeding an,
stock cattle with Canada, Denmark
and Iceland.
Seven hundred thousand quilts ar