Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-05-27

Prof. Cook, Of the Michigan Agrf.
cultural College, says: 1t is my prac-
| tice to harrow my corn ground before
the corn is up, and until it gets five OF
six inches high. l use very broad
fine tooth harrow, with the teeth slant
ing back. This does no damage to the
corn even when the latter is well up.
There i. something peculiar in the
small tract Of land in Holland on
which are raised the celebrated Dutch
bulbs. There is only 14S acres of IT,
and there is annually shipped to Eng
land, France, Germany and the United
States over $500, 900 worth of bulbs
from this less than a quarter section of
land.
The production of wool in India,
Central Asia and China is estimated at
800, 900, 900 pounds, Australia and New
Zealand possess 75,0Oo,000 sheep,
producing 200, ,O00, 900 pounds of wool
worth sl14, ,16O, 900. La Plata posses
ses 100, 900, 900 sheep, producing 5O,-
600 tons of wool, worth 4,S40, 900,
Europe possesses 200,000,0O0 sheep,
yielding 400, 900, 900 pounds of wool.
There is no root that is better for
mich cows than the parsnip. 1t is
largely grown in the islands of Jersey,
and feeding with it for successive gen.
erations has probably had much to do
with developing the butter-making
Qualities of the Jersey breed of cows.
The parsnip is less difficult to keep
clear of weeds than the carrot, and is
fully as good, if not better, cropper on
deep, rich soil.
The population of the United States
| is only one-fifteenth of that of the
globe; yet our agriculture amounts in
volume to one-sixth of the worlds to-
tai. We are becoming more and more
nation of manufacturers, and miners
and producers in various lines, and yet
our agricultural supremacy is 30 far
maintained that there is no question
that 1t can be held against any change
that may take place in any other part
of the world.
OF late years, mainly by large impor-
tations from South America, nitrate of
soda and nitrate of potash are much
cheaper than they used TO be. Still
they are too costly TO be used in large
amounts. A little concentrated nitrate
goes long way as fertilizer. AS
they are very soluble they should only
be sown in the spring, that crops may
at once use them. If sown In fall
most Of their valuo will be washed
away and wasted.
Take three pounds each of flowers
of sulphur and quick-lime. Slack the
lime and boil with the sulphur in six
gallons of water until reduced to two
gallons. Allow this to settle, then
pour off the clear liquid and bottle it
for use. An old iron pot viii answer
to boil it in. A gill of this liquid,
mixed with five gallons of water, is an
excellent prevention and cure for mill
dew upon plants-showered upon
them as soon as the mildew appears.
AS soon as the buds open, a little
caterpillar will be found to have drawn
the leave. together by its nest, thus
protecting it from liquid applications.
Hand-picking is the most effective
remedy. When the grape is in flower
the rose-bug sometimes attacks the
flowers in great numbers. This insect
passes for an "iron clad" so far rs in
secticides are concerned. They readily
let go their hold if the vine is Jared or
shaken. They may thus be caught in
= vessel containing little water and
then destroyed,