Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-27
6LEANINGS.

The two kinds OF grass which dc
best in the shade of orchards, are
orchard grass and Kentucky blue
grass, both Of which, when es-
tablishrd. will retain their hold for
years. White clover, red-tOp and
meadow fescu might be added in
moderate quantity. The amount
Of manure will depend on the pres
ent richness of the soil; il the
trees do not make an annual growth
of ten or twel, inches, the ground
may be top dressed broadcast even
" with manure, often enough TO
maintain about this amount of
growth. A top.dTessing of fine
manure, either old or flesh, brush
ed With a fine harrow, will aid the
termination and growth of the
grasses and do the orchard good.
If potatoes are expected by the
middle of July, and are not to be
started under glass, they should
he planted on a warm soil in a
sheltered location as soon as the
land is dry enough to work well.
lie liberal in seeding, aud If whole
potatoes be planted the crop will
come forward a week or ten days
earlier than if cut potatoes be
planted ; this is a tact that has
been demonstrated by hundreds of
trials. In planting always select
good seed, and be careful not to
break the sprouts of in handling.
1t is better to keep potatoes where
they will not sprout before Plant
ing time.
At the recent hearing before the
Senate Committee on agriculture,
Prof Wiley, chemist of the de-
paFtment, said pure lard was often
made from very unsavory material ;
that food products generally are
very often adulterated, and that
syrup could be- made by pouring
sulphurIc acid on old rags. He
said this would be Just as good as
any other, as to scientific minds
disgusting associations are dis.
associated from any products, that
lard made from dead hogs rendered
whole with entrails, hair and head
would be as innOcuOus as that made
in a more appetizing manner.
When help is hired it is neces-
sary to remember that the service
is all that is paid for. More is
needed, regard and respect. This
will come only as the help feel
themselves "belp" and not "slaves."
when they see that their religious
opinions are respected, their mental
cravings satisfied by food from
hooks, papers. and conversation,
their human weakness remembered
and their share of the work made
consistent with their strength and
ability, they will prove themselves
real help. A man may be known
after a time by the help he keeps.
a writer in the Gardner's Month
ly says that most of the lilies abhOr
manure, and will rot az the touch
of it; and that the speciOsums es-
pecially detest it. They need one
Of two things-either good gar
den soil or mixture of rich soil
with sand and swamp earth. Our
native lilies prefer a moist swamp
sell. The white lily does best in
loose clay we'll worked, with no
manure. The rule of this writer is,
to feed his roses well, but to let the
lilies diet on Natures provisions.
The remedy for the asparagus
beetle is dry csustIc lime scattered
over the plants in the morning
when wet with dew. The larvs Of
the asparagus beetle is a small,
soft, naked, thin-skinned grub, and
the least particle of lime coming
in contact with this causes almost
instant death. If the grubs are
killed there will be no beetles. So
says the American AgricultMrist.
Remember that milk for young
pigs and calves should he fed