The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-25

two bushels per acre with 400 pounds OF
good fertilizer. Good for the peas, bet
ter for the pigs and best for the orchard.
Use plenty of grass seed, in order to
make an allowance for that which will
be destroyed or eaten by birds and in
sects. A light narrowing will always
prove beneficial upon newly seeded grass
lands.
The hog that receives variety of food,
instead of being fed exclusively upon
grain, will not only grow faster but fat
ten more rapidly when being prepared
for the butcher, as we'll az yield better
quality of pork.
Thorough acquaintance with processes
of plant growth is necessary for judi.
cious manuring. Apply fertilizers with
in reach of plant rootlets, be it their
nature to run near the surface or down
deep into the ground.
The best time for ploughing under
green crops is when they are Towering,
as they then decay very rapidly. The
usual method is to attach heavy chain
to the beam of the plough, turning the
furrow over the green material, leaving
the field undisturbed until time for a
regular crop.
If the soil is not in proper condition
for the reception of seed failure to ger.
inmate will be the result. The most i'm.
portant matter is to render the seed-bed
fine, and any extra preparation in that
respect will be greatly to the advantage
of the young plants after they have
started.
Insects Oh fruit trees can be kept in
check more easily now than a few years
ago. Fluid poisons scattered by force
pump mounted on wagon do splendid
execution if used at the right time. 1t
is poor excuse to say that you don't
believe in poisons. Prejudice should
give way to common sense.
Poisonous gases are given off by both
growing and harvested fruits-such as
oranges, apricots and quinces-says a
French botanist, and death by poisoning
has resulted from sleeping in rooms ex'
posed to such emanations.
Some idea of the vast amour: of capi.
tai invested in farming tools in this
country may be gained from the fact,
shown by the last census, that the value
of agricultural implements manufactured
in the United States in single year was
s6S, S,64O,436.
Depend mainly on the barn for your
manure supply. Stable manures do
double or triple duty; they not only
supplant plant food, but have mechan-
ical or chemical action that brings out
the fertilizing qualities of the soil, a
very important item.
Manure for hot beds should be fresh
and we'll worked, as well as free from
coarse litter. Bleached muslin (oiled)
may be used in place of glass, if pre-.
ferred, and later in the season cold
frames, sheltered from the winds, will
answer for late cabbage plants.
Sir J. B. Lawes acknowledges thai
greater fertility is impaired to the land
by plougbing under green crops than tc
apply the same after they have been fec
10 stock, but thinks it more profitable te
adopt the latter method. Yet, where
there is but little demand for meat, il
will be found an advantage to plough
under the green crops.
The following recipe is excellent fol
the cure of roup or cankers: Put as
much chlorate of potash into drinking
water as will dissolve, with tincture o.
iron to color little; and a teaspoonfu
of cayenne pepper (powdered) to two
quarts Of water; and -four of sulphur
four tablespoonfuls to four quarts o.
meal; to be given in the morning.
We are told of party near Baltimore
SAYS Orchard and Garden, who had last
year thirteen acres of gooseberries in
full bearing, and received for his croE
81 900. AS the fruit was gathered by
stripping the bushes with rake.like
implement and cleaned by means of 8
tanning mill, the expenses were some
what moderate.
The liquid yielding of animals is worth
more than-good authorities say-one
sixth more pound for pound than the
solid excrements, and is saved with great
er care by the best European farmer:
and gardeners. All the leaks in the
stable are not in the roof those i'll the
floor are quite as Objectionable, and are
the cause of great deal of waste.
Gentle handling is great factor II
securing horses good will, and nothing
will enable man to get the best WORK
from his horse more than the animals
good will Who that has had anything
to do with horses needs to be reminded
of how much greater efforts will be pu
forth by good horse in response to hl'
beloved masters friendly voice than il
response to an angry tone or the cracs
of the whip?
When hot.beds are desired for only
few flowers and vegetables for home use
the frame may be made movable. Dig 9
bed feet wide, 2 feet or more deep, and
of any length desired. Level off the
bottom of this bed and drive down q
strong stake in each corner, to which
nail cheap boards. Make the frames l.
feet in length by S feet 10 inches in
width, so that sash feet by 6 may be
used.
A novelty will be presented to the
people of the Northwest, at the Exposl'
ton building in Chicago, during the lat
ter part of March, in the shape OF
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