The Forrest City times., 1890-07-26

to the importance Of careful observ. ance of the principles.
 The great dairy county of Chashire, in England has Dairy Institute, the sessions of which are held on farms en- gagged for the purpose. But two in structors are needed during the season. the manager. q gentleman. who teaches cheese-making and the butter teacher who is lady. With the view of bringing the advantages of tho h. stitute within the reach of all, the terms are S2;50 per week.
 scab in tho Potato.
 Some very interesting experiments have been conducted by Prof. J. c. Arthur of the New York experimental station at Geneva. on tho cause of the trouble known as the scab in tho pota- to. This hns been believed 10 be due to fungus action, or to minute insects. the believers in neither being able. as Prot Arthur suggests. to give any req son for the faith that is in them. The author reminds us that potato may lie for days exposed to the full sun, and yet not shrink in the slightest de- gree. It will resist the most exsiccat- ing efforts to induce evaporation. He finds this to result from the impervious character of the thin skin covering the tuoer. It is in n delicate layer Of cork. The cells composing 1t arc flat, in seven or more layers, fitting togeth- CT so closely Us to leave no space be- tween, and without trace of tho starchy matter so abundant in tho great mass of the potato tuber Itis the destruction of these cells that causes the scab. No trace of fungus growth appears through any of the destructive stages. nor Is there any trace of insect depreciation. Just what does bring about the destruction of tho cells Prof. Arthur was not able 10 discover; but it is certainly neither of the in tuences that have been attributed to 1t So far Rs his observations went, he found moro scab In potatoes where stable manure had been employed as fertilizer than olse where This leads him to suppose that 1t is some chem tcai element combating the water proof character Of the cutlcle that causes the trouble. Just as la other derrnlc wounds. the potato has tue power of hetling these by forming new skin under that which has been destroyed. by transforming the starch bearing cells to these flat. oorky ones. This can readily be shown by macerat- ing n potato in water when the scao Ia pushed on, and the clear, smooth skin exposed beneath.
 Enemies of the Cabbage
 Tho caterpillars Of the cabbage moth do great mischief by eating the hearts of the cabbages and cauliilow- CTS. rendering them totally unfit for use. Manipulating and dustiug the plants with newly slaclsed lime are the best means by which these destructive insects can be kept in check. Another insect injurious to the leaves. and es- pecially so to cabbage ana broccoli, Is a minute fly. It is very abundant from midsummer to the end of autumn. and from going through all of its changes In less than a month. It's numbers iu- crease with alarming rapidity. Cut ting of and burning the infected leaves Is the only way of arrest ing its progress. There are several other kinds of caterpillars besides the above which attack the cabbag 6 trihe. all of which may be kept in check by judicious hand-picking. Snails and slugs attack all the varie- ties of cabbage. and frequently prove very destructive. Tho best mode of destroying them consists in dusting the plants and ground about them with newly slalSed limo or fresh sawdust. The formation of protuberances on the roots, usually termed clubbing. is the most destructive disease to which the cabbage tribe is subject IL is ascribcd to one or more species Of insects, mag gots baing generally found in the tubercles. Lime. wood ashes, soot. nitrate of soda and common salt are considered to be useful applications to tho soil in which caobagos. etc, arc to be known, and marl unquestionably is so.
 Mang~.
 This disease may attack many of our domestic animals. It is contagious and Is caused by a minute insect burrowing under the skin. Live stock closely confined in winter quarters are more liable to spread the disease. Animals thus affected should be separ- ated and treated porsistently till cured. The affected parts should be thorough ly cleansed with soap and water. dried, and have we'll rubbed in an ointment made of lard half pound. flowers of sulphur four ounces. and crude carbolio acid two drachms. This applied daily. after perfect cleansing. on the hairy parts Of animals. Washing Is not a momentary work. but requires tho free use of 'elbow-grease.n Tho iu- scot must be reached to be destroyed. and nothing but a thorough scrubbing can expose the little tormentor to tho destructive application of tho remedy.
 House Plants in summer
 Whether greenhouse and window plants in general should be kept in their pots or turned into the open grounds for the summer depends upon what Is desired of them. Probably most plants can be trained into better form In pots than in the open ground, and fl one does not care for the labor. but seeks the best results in the form of his plants, continuous pot culture is the bcst But to lesson labor most gardeners now turn their greenhouse plants out of pots and Into the open border for summer. and rcpot about the first oi September As fuis,