74 



(S:i)C farmer's iilontblB^isitor. 



aslMslir (l,e vvliolo well t„snllicr, nn.l vvhe.i jt 

 hLW.lle.l, |)0.a- off tl,e liq-.i-l, "'kI umx o..e ^a - 

 l„ „f ,l,i. li,|,ml will. on. fz.llon ot wale ..m 

 pour il ii.tu holes made in tl.e manner alicady 

 described. — lb. 



To PRESERVE Eggs for a lo.no time.— As 

 Boon as l.ens l.egin to lay in 'I''; fl".'"^''. X!- 

 • eadiefii; will, a thick coatms of lanl, or oihe 

 sort .neas., and then lay then, with the small 

 end downwai-.l.sin .-.•gnlar pile., on the cellar 

 Zr onu.cU.hem in earthen jar. filled wnh 

 melted fat, not hut; this keeps out the an O, 

 lee . then/in jars, and ponr lin.e water on then,, 

 Ivhi'eh Ueeps'.he air out, and <loes not injure 

 them, for everyhody knows that eggs are com- 

 posed of lime.— i6. 



frT^ A dry, cool, and airv room, free from all 

 at.^spherio changes, is the <ndy place where 

 fruits can be preserved for any length ot time. 



Cut Worms.— a correspondent of the Boston 

 Cnllivator says:-"To the remark tl';U cut- 

 wor.ns n,av he deslroyed l.y conlmned lUage, 

 an.l a naked and oi>en soil,' 1 heg to say, the cut- 

 worm would not he found in corn, were it not 

 planted in sward or sod land., They are the pro- 

 Leny of a species of heelle, or other msect,whiel 

 could never proi.agale its kind without the aid ol 

 dung, which is 'found in grass-fields, that have 

 l.een fed l.y horses or cattle, and in this they en- 

 close their egg, or eggs, and sink them a given 

 distance below the surface; hence, an antnmnal 

 or winter ploughing "f such land destroys them, 

 bv exno-^iue lo the rains and frosts ot that inclem- 

 ent season-a doctrine whicli at last has met 

 with the ooncurreiiee of every practical man 

 among lis." 



(r?= We have seen the fiillowing very simple 

 plan of stump clearing, adopted with gooil suc- 

 re^^.—Take a strong, stiff, hard -wood suek ot 

 timber, say fifieen or twenty feet long, and six 

 inches in diameter; ent around the slump, and 

 take otr some of the roots ; then place the limber 

 upri-dit against the slump, :md chain them to- 

 jrether strong ; from the up.perend, which is now 

 in the air, let the cliains pass to the axletree ot a 

 pail- of cart wheels, to the tongue ot uliici a 

 pair of strong oxen are attached; when all is 

 I-ea<ly, start the oxen along, and the stump ''keels 

 over" as easy as yon capsize a cabbage lu a gar- 

 den.— Jlfcnie Farmer. 



REMEDY for the BoTS.— A correspondent of 

 the Albaiiv Cnllivator savs :— " 1 laving seen many 

 horses die wiili the hots, ami many remedies 

 i/iven without etfect, I was induced, by a nier- 

 clianiin Cambridge, to try the following tor a 

 horse of my own, alter I had tried most o the 

 remedies in comniou use wiihoiit »frect,aiRl hail 

 given him up li.r lost :— Half pint vinegar, halt 

 pint soft soa|., half pint gin, and hall pint rno- 

 liisses, well shaken to|rether, and poured down 

 while foaming. To my great surprise, the horse 

 was, in five minulcs, wholly free li-om pain, autl 

 ate freely; the next morning 1 was on iny jour- 

 ney 1 iiave since recommended and given the 

 sanie in perhaps tifiy case.s, with the same good 

 effect ; not in one instance has it laileil to cttect a 

 perlecl cure." 



Pimple akd Effectual Remedy for IIovk 

 ly Cattle.— Try the remedy of an egtisliell lull 

 of lar, rather than ailempt tin; barbarous practice 

 (if Slicking. If Ivvn men hoi. I the animal's head 

 slrainht, a'lbinl iis Kuigue to ihe right si.le, li<: 

 can easily |.ut down ils throat an eggshidl lull ol 

 lur, anil 'ill ten mimiles reli.d' will usually lake 

 place, lint a second i\<i^i- has never faileil with my 

 caltle, which an; always ki^pt at a brisk walking 

 p;,.-.i through ihe yard nnlil relieved.— />»Wi'» 

 Farmer's Guzdlc. 



Remedy for Cnoi.ic in Horses.- Pissolve a 

 i)iere of opium, about Iwo-lhirils the si/.e of a 

 hazelnut, (siy about twrnly grains.) ami hall a 

 pint of bramiy, and pour it .hiwn by the usual 

 liielhod of a liollle, or horn. 



Mercer, or Neshanock, is becoming leebe , 

 would be belter to intro-hice in the Wes , kni.U 

 which are as goo.l. G. Keep the grouml clean 

 from the start ; don't work when the ground is at 

 all wet or n.iuhlv, or after the blossoms appear, 

 as cutting the roots is very injurious. 



TuRMP Raising in Stiff Soils.-A few 

 weeks before sowins, si.read over a tew inches 

 of ol. I straw; burn it just before sowing lime; 

 Ibis destroys all insects, and the fly too. 



The Locust.— The yellow ami black arc easi- 

 ly cultivated IVoin seed; they grow rapi.Hy, and 

 are very valuable for poslsand limh.!r; the poi s 

 are easily gathered when ripe, an.l the seeds 

 planted in ll.e sa...c fitll or spring; tt. make them 

 veoetate soon, pour hot water on them just as 



CCr- Several trials made with the Ariicl.oke, 

 in.licate that it is one of the n.ost valuable f^^.r 

 stock which .-an be cultivale.l. A few years ago 

 Dr. Martin raised a coubi.lerable number, and 

 probably does still, in some rich ground, rather 

 low ami not much suited for other purposes. 

 The produce was very large, and at 'he iMc ot 

 about one ihousan.l bushels per acre. I bey are 

 principally harvested by hogs, which are turue.l 

 in and allovve.l to root them up as their appetile 

 promple.l. They do well as long as '.''ese ast 

 A great a.lvaun.ge in this root is, that it will lie 

 in the gromul all winter. The tops can be used 

 IVir fodder. — Ih. 



CTT' Mr, Ellsworth states that he could hardly 

 sumfo^e that such vast qnautilies of Strawberries 

 are sold in the markets of Ci.icinuali, as one hun- 



veoetate soon, pour hot water on mem jum a» are sol.l in the maiKeis oi,...e .,„.., ...■^.- 

 i!ey are planle.l. The honey locust can be pr..- .,,,,i ,„„,,els daily,as wel as «'«''''«,. ':^^.', 

 ' ^ , ':.. .1... <.„..,„„„.,■ Knt i« not of much .■.,;.,,. „ri!.j«nl,KtTies.aud then Blackberries whK-l 



jiaf/rtteil in the same way ; but 

 use either for limber or hedges. 



Stringhalt, sometimes called Springhalt. 

 —This is an afieclion of the nerves, which com- 

 municates motion to the muscles ol the horses 

 le.'s The precise nature of this delect has not 

 bireii ascertained, nor has any cure tor it been 

 discovered. 



Spent Tan and Saw Dost.— Usefid for ma- 

 nure, particularly for trees and shrubbery. 



A Load of Manure.— Commonly about thirty 

 bushels. 



Pork for I815.-lt seems iirobable, from 

 present prospects, that pork will comman.i at 

 least remunerating piices ihe coming tall, an.l 

 those farmers who had the fbresight to see ins, 

 an.l have wisely provi.led thcmsehes wil i a 

 sufiicieut stock of a good l.ree.l of hogs,_will be 

 likely to reap their reward. — 'llbawj CuUwalor. 



Osage Orange.— This -rows wild in Missouri, 

 Arkansas, &c., where it is found twenty to 

 twenty-five fi^el high. It Ims lately become a 

 favorite for liedi;es,an.l has succeeded well every- 

 where in the Middle ami Ei;slpni States. It is 

 easily raise.] fi-mn the seed. )t is very branch- 

 in" ; each branch being armed wilb numemus 

 sharp ihorns. The wood is tough and solid. Ihe 

 male an.l female flowers are on separate trees; 

 the lemale bears IVnil in a very lew years. I he 

 halls contain IVoin one hundre.l to two hundred 

 an.l fifty see.ls. It will bear trimming and .dip- 

 pin" well, and the heilge can be made very Un.;k 

 •in.f close at the bottom. It is very beaulilul in 

 appearance. — lb. 



Pumpkins and Cimlins in Corn-Fields.— il 



titles of Raspberries, and then Blackberries whu^h 

 follow in succession. This will give out neigh- 

 bors in the East some idea of our |.rospects m 

 this way for fruit. For qiiaiility, quality and size, 

 all comliiued, we think we shall soon surpass the 

 world beside. — lb. 



Potatoes.— Rules \n avoiil the late disease in 

 the East, or any .Jther. I. Plant on hxiiny soils, 

 of meilinm ilrvn.'ss. 'Z If slabli; mamir.- is iise.l, 

 mix it well wilb loam, and not (especially it 

 fr.'sh,) in too gr.Nit .p.anlily in the hill. 'i. I'laiit 

 jjood sized, sound potato.'S, .•i.lfuig onlylh"' larg- 

 est ones. 4. Plant as early as lb.' grouml is in a 

 proper slate. 5. Plant only the hardy kinds; the I eraiin 

 ./ 



corn will jiretty much smother all.— W. 



Sheep's Tails.— There seems to be no advan- 

 ti,"e ill culling them otT; on the contrary, it the 

 taUs are shorn before the sheep are turned to 

 .tra^s (here will be no more duty ones than il 

 Uiey lia.l no tails, and the w.)ol of course will pay 

 more than Ibur-lbld for shearing.— i6. 



Scratches in Horses.— The sprinkling of 

 plasler of Paris on stable fioor.s, is not only an 

 exe.dleiit plan lor arresting the fertilizing gas ol 

 ammonia lor manure, but it prevents horses hav- 

 ing the scratches, or sore heels.— ii. 



Soap Suds.- Apply them lo melons, s.inashcs, 

 and cucuinb.'rs, or to any plants mtesle.t with 

 tin; plaiil-lousc. 



(TT^The lion. H. L. Ellsworth, in his most 

 vahmble Report of Patents, most jnslly observes 

 "that the science of Agricultun; has now, at 

 lem'lh, become a geiiei;al stu.ly, anil much givaler 

 iii.provemenl may be expect.'.l. Worn out laiuls, 

 that have been, as it were, abanihme.l, are now 

 beiii" r.-cl,Vuiied iiiuler s.;ieiililie treatineiil. 

 Gu.'s.^-vvork,and here.lilarv noli. ms, are yi.d.lmg 

 to analysis, ami the appliciiliim ..f chemical prin- 

 cipl.-s.' 'i'he wriliims of leaiue.l agrn-ulturists m 

 Mui-.ip.' are liauslale.l iiilo ih.' I'.nglish language, 

 thus pomiiiga b.i.lv of new light up.ui the palli 

 of the hiisbaii.liiian." In a.l.liti.m lo this, we 

 may r.iuark that, what is the most important 

 eon.si.leralion <.f all, is, that the most imlnstrions 

 and careful alleiilion is being pai.l by agriciiUur- 

 ists 10 every mailer that is Iraspirmg in Ihe iiii- 

 me.liale iie"ighborhoo.l of all cullivalois, loa.lapl 

 every produce and practice lo Ihe particular soil, 

 climate, an.l ciiciimslanci;siii which tli.'y are op- 

 H'csleiti Farmer. 



(fr- Clover is a profitable crop raised for see.l 

 at foiirdollarsa bushel ; more profitable, in tact, 

 than any kind of grain.— /6. 



lyf Till clay soils when neither too wet nor 

 too dry; fibrous roote.l plants are best on clay, as 

 wheat; beans, oats, clover, cabbage, grass, &.c. 

 Anything which will produ.-e permanent ti lalili- 

 tv in cl.ay soils, such as sand, lime, burnt clay 

 loose liM.t ye"eiable matter, or long unlermeiile.l 

 manure, will alter its texture and improve lis 

 qualiiy.— ii. 



cry Our fathers have left us a noble ii;''«j''- 

 tai^, and it is our duty to improve "• ^J I';'' 

 surer basis can we have for national wea h, tha 

 a learne.l and euier,.risingagricnU.ue ? llou can 

 we moieeffectiiallv sti-ngtheu the lies ot mlei- 

 P»t thai bind the exlremiiies ol our country in 

 hi.lissoluble union, than by auguieuting |l"= "'""- 

 her and the value of their useful pro.lnclions.'' 

 How can the intelligence of a people be moru 

 liivorablv developed, than by an art wliici. gives 

 so wi.le" a scope lo comparative sagacity, ami 

 which brings its conclusions to the test olini- 

 „iediateex|.erience? Who are more like y to 

 l,e devoted to their country, than those who ha^e 

 atlacbp.l the hopes of their children to us soil. 

 There is, besi.les, in the professi.m ol agriculture, 

 someihin^' so congenial to republican manners 

 ,1(1 nalurally expect to see the freest 

 ■ '■ I the 



contesi of sor.lhl passions, ami snrroumle.l by 

 „ll thai is necessary to his ''"l'im;'^^'f.'l'« '"'=;• 

 bandmaii has no imhicemenl to cal.-nlale the ..- 

 terest upon political cnrruplion. A laborious l.le, 

 s,,ent in the open air, in the majeslic \"-^^"^l^ 

 Nainre, len.ls a correspoudiug simpli..ii> and 



elevati.m to his character. In pul station, a 



,„i,iotis.>ften driven from his pnrpo.so by ihe 

 ealoiis o,,posiiioii of his rivals; or by the inyiii- 

 'lible pr. -p ,lie,-s of his age, he inu.st at hjast sac- 

 ifi.'e his free.l..m to .he duiles ol Ins ollu:e ; but 

 m a life .levole.l to agricnllnral improvement, the 

 purest sources of rational eiij..yinent arc umled. 

 Ihe first want ..fa g.Mterous spirit is that ot being 

 „.w„.rul to mankin.i, the second is thai of libeil).- 

 .Michaiix. ^ . 



Pumpkins AND CiMLiNS in p^'-^-l' ''^^"'"--^ '''" " ^l e best cullivaled. IJemole IVom the 



the land is rich, and the -■rop of corn very hue it c.n ^ .'•;;,.'^;., ("^ ,,,ions. ami snrroumle.l by 

 is folly to plant these things among It; for the I. -nntesiot sm.ii.i l>a . . . , 



Clean Culture. 



It is n fiict.tliat m-ound, whicli is kept fr.nn 

 vegetation of anv kin.l, will not dry up so mn.-h 

 as that on which a crop is grown. ' ";;;^ '';; 

 many who .h.ubl this, but il tlK;ywo.ild n.ak., u 

 proper examination, their .lonb.s will be remove 

 Mai e an experiment-take a piece c.l grouii 

 he gar.leii, ami Ime il over every day, or ot en 

 ,.u..ngli to keep all kin.lsot veg.;lalion roiu stait- 

 „,.'. Sow another piece a.lj.mimg wHb grass, . 



,Tne kin.l of grain. ^<^r '"^'"'?'^'\ C:\Z 

 three weeks, examine bolh pie.;.;s by digging mo 



them with a spade or shovel. 'Ihe carl, ot bo 

 !!as :Vgrain'ph..willbelouiid.lry,l'-;^-« 

 ■u,ihed.Tthofafo..l.ninor... '"'",'' .'w ,'' 

 ,,„ ,i,i..d in only two orlh.ee "":l-^^7-l»-^; ^ , ' j 

 il will be foun.l moist. ENaimue the gimi i.l i 

 uoiId.aid,ina.liyiinie:ilwillhei.mndd.y^ 

 „ „,,„ .,,.p,l,. If there is a tree in you. .on- 

 |i.M,seeiflhegr.Hiu.lisnotninch.ryerne.M^j. 

 ,l,.m.m similar !:roiind away Iroin the reach ol 

 ilsiUts. Tl.e Vac. i«, 'be roots of vegetation 



