Nevada County picayune., 1889-07-17
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

--Lawn-grasS seed shouto oe ih the ground If deferred the growth of the grass will be delayed by the dry days of summer.
 Always incorporate the manure thoroughly with the soil in applying round the roots of trees. It IS injurious to the roots to apply manure of any kind directly to them.
 1.-the space between rows Of grape vines Is occupied by strawberry plants, currant bushes or weeds, do not won der that the grapes do not ripen oarly. The suns rays must reach the earth and keep it warm if early ripening is desired.
 Fertilizers can not be u-cd in place of manure for indofuith periods, ns soils mood humus to keep them in good condition Rye or sOmo other leaiy crop should be grown occasionally and plowed in to keep the ground light Rural New Yorker.
 Pole beans entail more labor than do the bush kind, but they give more crOppings It is better to plant the wax varieties in succession. The old wcll-known refugee variety is one oi the best early bush varieties to plant.
 A Maine farmer found storing vegetables with dry leaves in barrels as etfectual ss packing with sand. while easier and more cleanly. Bcete thus protected in the fall, and kept in 1 cellar. came out the following August "as crisp and fresh as when taken from 1 the ground.
 Narrowing should be repeated, il | the humps are not reduced. after each rain Out not when the ground Is too l weN, in order to get the soil fine liar rowing Is work that pays in the end. l The finer the soil and the better its ] condition for receiving seed. the more advantages of growth are secured. Western New York is doubtless the best frult-growing district of the i United States Fruit-growing associa- l tions exist in most of the counties, and fruit-growing is made q specially by most of the farmers 1t has been thus since the settlement of the Holland Purchase. Many persons have grown wealthy in the business.
 If taken in time, black knot in cherry trees eau be cured by an ap- plication of coal oil, taking pains to see that none of the oil is allowed to get on the unaffected spots Of the tree, When it be done, cutting off the diseased limbs will answer But if either of these can not cure as rule, the quicker the tree is cut down the better
 The custom of roughly preparing the land for corn is being discarded. Experiments show that it pays to re- ducc the soil for corn to as fine con- dition as for garden crops. The land can not be worked over too thorough ly before putting in the seed. II the soil is well prepared the work of after cultivation will be easier and the corn will better endure drought
 A noted Pennsylvania authority, Josiah Hoopes, thinks that if farmers were aware of the value of the cutting back process on their newly y-set fruit trees, we should hear of fewer failures and see better shaped specimens. Peach trees year from the bud should have the side branches headed out to short spurs and the leader severely shorteued; there would then be fine growth of young wood, and also a good root development
 Seed potatoes are benefited by a few days exposure to the sun before cutting them to plant If the field Is rich enough or manure enough Is used to grow a good crop, there can be a larger yield obtained from planting in the drill than from hill-planting. If the seed is cut to two or three eyes may be put about one foot apart in the drill. If pieces containing half dozen eyes are put in they should be ! ,rivan errpotpr 1i distance