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by imlliiii; it up, mot aiul hraiicli, aiifl carrying it 

 from tin; fii'lil, ami |mttiiii; it wliere iin soil can 

 nurse it — wlicro its seeds cannot be Mown alxjiit 

 by tlie win<ls, even into the lire. ]t will be g'lv- 

 iliff fresb lain r for old pains, to pull it up and 

 throw it upon the soil, for its seeds will jfrow tliirs 

 disposed of. It will be a great job t> pidl it np, 

 granted ; it will be a jiooil one, no one will deny. 

 In some fields, we observe but tew of the pants ; 

 sp.ire them not now for ibe.r beauty ; they spread 

 like the contagion of vice ; they may be !iere poii- 

 qiiered with companitive ease. Out with tliom, 

 we say, spare theui not. Suffer fiiem not to en- 

 ter your biirrss with your bay, to be spread with 

 yo'ir inamire, over the whole of your grounds. — 

 The S(;ods ol' each flower are numerous — their 

 name is le:;ion. Burn, sink and destroy them 

 while you can without the labor of Hercules. 



We speak of the worse than uselessness of this 

 weed, on the aitbority of many fanners, who, in 

 piindiasing gras.s seeds, are careful to see that 

 there is no white weed among it. Still, i( they 

 are mistaken, and any farmer can show that there 

 i.s any value in it — that it makes good hay — that 

 it ought not to he abated .-is a nuisance — let them 

 come forward, if they please, and state wiiat they 

 know about it. — Portland Far. 



Pigs and WtEos. — Reader, have you a gar- 

 den ? Do you '• live pretty and keep a pig.'" If 

 BO, you can ki'ep that same pig pretty, and heal- 

 thy, and thrifty in a great measure, from that same 

 garden, by pulling up its weerls ami grass, and 

 giving them to him. Do thus, ai.d you will do 

 two things at once, you will " kill two birds with 

 one stone." 



Nothing is more certain than that most pigs 

 will grow and keep in prime order upon weeds 

 and grass; and that some will even fitten suffi- 

 ciently to make sjbstantial pork — we have seen 

 such. So we repeat the bint, pidl up all your 

 weeds as fast as they grow, often in the course of 

 a day, and throw them to your pig. If you give 

 more than he can eat, nothing is lost by it, for 

 what will not make pork will make manure, and 

 this is cash in liand. We know of but few gar- 

 den weeds that pigs will not eat. If you have a 

 grass spot, you will often find plaintains in it, of 

 which pigs are very fond, root and leaf. Give 

 also, an oci-asional bite of charcoal. — lb. 



baudagns, &c., with the bottom cut aw.ay suffi" 

 cienily (or the foot to enter and retain its natural 

 relative posilinn with the leg. The broken leg 

 was confined in this box and treated i i the usual 

 inannir that bones are when broken, and the bo.x 

 together with the leg from the knee to the foot 

 confimd in a J^iori/.ontal position or nearly so, by 

 straps of leather or other suitable sidistauces pas- 

 si(l over the horse's back, and the two ends con- 

 fimid to the box ; the horse was permitted to put 

 hi.'- other three feet upon the floor, suffK-iently to 

 preserve a healthy actio. i to the liiidis, hut not so 

 as to permit him to displace the broken lirid) in 

 the box and injure it. A cure wasefTetUed in the 

 course of a ti;w weeks. This was one of the an- 

 terior (or fore) legs. I see no difficulty in treat- 

 ing the himi leg, by partially suspemiing the ani- 

 mal in this manner, anil varying the other parts 

 according to the p.-irticular nature of the case. 



Chester Co. (Pa.) Jime 1S37. 



Far. Cab. 



Broken Limbs of A.mmals. — An idea prevails 

 with many persons, that broken limbs of horses 

 and other quadrupeds, cannot be cured, owing to 

 the difficidty of keeping the part sufficiently at 

 rest during the time necessary (or a broken bone 

 to heal, or acquire sufficieiit strength to support 

 its share of the animal's weight. 



1 heard of a case, some nu)nths since, which 

 was successfully treated in the following manner, 

 viz: 1 wo pieces (if scantling sufficiently strong 

 to support the horse, were placed over and jiaral- 

 lel with him in the stable ; a piece of stron;; lin- 

 en was then passed under him, and the two op- 

 posite ends confined to the scantling, so as to raise 

 him from the groimd or floor when required ; a 

 wooden box was provideil with a bottom, t«o 

 sides, ami one end, coujposed of boards nailed to- 

 gether, and of sufficient length, width and depth, 

 to contain the leg frotn the knee to the foot, in- 

 clusive, liesides a space of half an Incli or more. 

 on each side of the leg to admit the necessary 



We learn by a gentleman Irom Cund)PrIand 

 county, that the chintn bug have been commilling 

 ravages upon tlie whea: fiehls, and that the rust 

 has also produced mnc!i injury since the late rains 

 and hot weather set in. The value of the crop 

 is consequently nra^rially le.sseneil. The same 

 gentleman inlorms ns that the chintz is now at 

 work upon the cornfields in greater nund)ers than 

 have ever been known, and that the farmers are 

 resortiirg to tar and hot water to kill these vora- 

 cious itisei-ts. He suggests a pl.m by which the 

 evil may be remedied, if attended to in time — it 

 is one by which he invariably succeeded in rid- 

 ding his fields of tlie bugs. As soon as these in- 

 sects leave the wheat, they commence upon the 

 corn, destroying each stalk before they leave it. 

 The busbaiidman must take them at the onset. — 

 III order to prevent them from, lodging, let the in- 

 terstices of the blade and stalk be filled wiili sand, 

 flatten the earth at the root, and then shake the 

 insects oft'. By this means they will all fall on 

 the hill, where they can be covered with dirt. — 

 The hill must be cla|iped smooth with the hoe 

 each morning, and left in that way, so as the bet- 

 ter to get at the bugs the next morning. This 

 process should he followed up for a few morn- 

 ings, which will be sufficient to prevent them 

 Irom getting headw.iy in the field, and will des- 

 troy them for the season. — Richmond Enq. 



Worms on Fruit Trei;s. — We find the follow- 

 ing statement in the Lansinburgh Gaz.: 



Mr St(!phen Beach, who resides in Ferrisburg, 

 Addison co. Vt., tried the following experini<"nl 

 with couj|dete success : He took a slip of birch 

 bark, about the width of three fingers, this he put 

 around the trunk of the tree, 2 or 3 feet from the 

 ground, and fastened the ends together, by means 

 of a small nail driven into the tree. This bark be 

 besmeared with the skimmings of a pot v-bere 

 salt pork, &c. had been boiled. The worms as 

 it is well knovvn, spin down from the trees every 

 night, and when they attempt to ascend the tree, 

 they arc arrested by the bark or rather the grease 

 (Ui it. They approach this, and can pass no fur- 

 ther. They gather in large (juantities below this 

 strip of bark, and remain for a season, and then 

 disperse. Some who attempt to cross the bark, 

 would be foumi stretched out at full length, and 

 dead. It seems probable the grease and salt to 

 gether destroys them. By this simple contrivance 



this gentleman succeeded to rid h'S orchard of 

 every worm in a very short time. He infi)rmcil 

 me that one of his neiL'hbors applied grease, or 

 oil, oil the tie.; ilS(df; thi.s, he said, prevented tliF 

 worms frem ascending, but it well ui^'h deslroye.J 

 the trees. it is believed that when birch barh 

 cannot be olitaiiieil,tliat pasteboard would answer 

 the same purpose. — Bait. I^ar, 



Pismires or A.nts. — Now is the time for those 

 wh( have jiots of honey, or tubs of sugar and mo- 

 lasses, to be visited by these little insects ; and if 

 sufTered to make an undisturbed acquaintance, 

 their visits will be ma.le so tViqiiently, and by 

 such numbers, that serious loss and trouble will 

 ensile. To prevent their attacks, some have rcG- 

 ouimeiided a piece of camphor to be suspended 

 in the vessel containing the sweet, yit not to 

 touch it, and this, if done before they get a taste, 

 will probably keep them aivay. But if they have 

 once fiiund their way in, they will continue to 

 feed in spite of camphor. The best way where 

 these insects arc plentiful and voracious, :s to in- 

 sulate the ves.sels containing tlie sugar or honey. 

 '! his ma)' be done by making a plallbrm of H 

 plank with short legs, and placing these in shal- 

 lovv earthern or tin vessels, which are to be filled 

 with water, which is to be renewed as often as 

 necessary. Thi.s, however, is only u previiitive. 

 To ilesiroy them, next fall before the ground free- 

 zes, finally, and after they have assumed their 

 torpid state, go round to their hills, and with a 

 shovel or spade, cut out the centre below their 

 habitation, and scatter it on the surface. If in 

 that situation, they or their young can stand such 

 winters as we have had for two or three years 

 past, why theu they are tough fellows, that's all^ 

 Genesee Far. ' 



Sweet T^itPLES for Hogs. — It is generally sup- 

 posed that none but sweet apples are suitable 

 (bod for swine. This we believe to be erroneous. 

 The nutritious quality of the apple consists in the 

 weight ; the heaviest juice contains tlie toost nu- 

 tritious substance, and the sweet aiqile does not 

 always contain the heaviest juice, but the juice of 

 sour a|)ples is often as heavy as that of sweet ap- 

 ples. Besides, if hogs are fed exclusively upon 

 sweet apples, the stomach becomes clogged, and 

 the teeth cloyed. It is better tht.t they be mixed 

 — sweet and sour together. — ff'estern Ag. 



Emigrants Returning. — The New York Post 

 says: — The difficulty of obtaining employment, 

 and making suitable arrangement for their future 

 comfort, has induced nearly three hundred emi- 

 grants to return to their native lumie, within a 

 few days. From eight hundred to one thousand 

 are now ready to follow, and wi.l sail in a short 

 time. The niost of them have been here but two 

 or three weeks. 



Gentlemen who have passed throuirh this Stale, 

 Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois, all agree in say- 

 ing that the prospects of the crops are very fine. 

 Nothing is wanting butsunshine to ripen and cure 

 them. Great quantities of potatoes have been 

 planted, and look finely. Corn is small, but looks 

 green and healthy. — jV. Jersey Gaz. 



(J^A skilful ngricnltiirist will constitute one 

 of the mightiest bulwarks of which civil liberty 

 can boast. 



