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THE FARMERS CABINET. 



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irougli the aslies, probably destroys such 

 onus as may be in the root, wlieri placed 

 lere', or wlucli may afterwards come into 

 f'e. The fcrtilizhig qualities of the aohes, 

 lay also be as useful to increase the <,'rowth 

 ' this tree, as of other voj^'etable substances. 

 Yours, respectfully, P. 



( hrstcr CouhIij Pa., Ittli Mirck, ^8'^^. 



I"or the rniiuers' CaliiiieC. 



1 have heard complaints frequently made, 

 lat brick walls of buildin<,'s, were inferior to 

 'Ood, on account of dampness in the interior 

 fthe buildings, caused by the rains beating 

 o^ainst the walls. 



An excellent plan to jruard against this, is 

 ) build the walls principally hollow ; this is 

 ffcctcd by leaving a space between the outer 

 ml inner courses of about one incii, or other 

 jiivenient thickness, and strengthening the 

 ^all by extending a brick from one part to 

 le other, about every square yard, or other 

 onvenient space. An aperture, which can 

 closed at pleasure, may be made from each 

 parlment in a house, by which means the 

 jmperature of each apartment may be in- 

 reased or diminished by opening and closing 

 lese, and thereby benefit one, by the super- 

 uous heat of another, where it would other- 

 wise be lost. 



All the apartments in a house may also be 

 eated in this manner, from one fire in the 

 asement story or other convenient place. 

 Yours respectfully, Z. 



Chester co., Pa., March 'J.M, 1837. 



JVote. The ground (or cellar) floor of a building 

 tieiild be composed of ceiTieiit. C()nHjsiiii<; of lime aiui 

 ind, or other suitable siibstaiue, to guard against rals 

 nd mice ; and the upper (or {,'ariet; floor should also 

 e comp'ised of a suitable ceuunt, laid on lathes to 

 uard against tire, wbich may originate in tiie root, 

 ifhere that is composed ol woiid. Care should be ob- 

 erved to have the lathes narrow, and placi d so as to 

 erniit llie ceimtiit to inter b.-tucen them, othi r\\ ise it 

 vM be difficult to prevent the cement from leaving 

 hem. Interior boards, one inch thick, which are fre- 

 luently useless fur otlirr purposes, sawed into lathes 



iiswers for tliis purpose. 



[The following valuable article we cut 

 rom a New York paper, about a year since. 

 f we are not mistaken, it originally appeared 

 nthe American Farmer.] 



;%'^ork for April— on the Farm. 



OATS. 



This forms, as it rightly ought, a part of 

 :he husbandry of every good farmer; for not- 

 withstanding the hue-and-cry that is raised 

 igainst it on the score of its robbing the 

 jround, and being a great txliauster, we 

 Maintain that every man who would desire 

 X) keep his horses, and especially his riding 

 ind carriage horses in sound flesh-vvho desires 

 ;hat the capacity for quick travel and endur- 

 mce of fatigue should be imparted to them, 



should frequently feed them with oats, and 

 the siraw when cut and ini.xed with meal or 

 chopped-ryc, makes not only an acceptable 

 food Init one highly nutritious. In the pre- 

 paration of the ground, it should be generously 

 manured, ploughed well, and harrowed finely. 

 Sow three bushels to the acre, harrow in, 

 and as soon as the oats are two or three inches 

 high, sow a bushel of plaster to the acre. 

 Tlie sooner the oats are sown the better. If 

 you have not already sown your clover seed 

 you may do so with your oats. 



CORN. 



It is presumed that all your more stiff com 

 ground was ploughed up last fall or early in 

 the winter ; if so, it is superfluous to apprise 

 you that the time is at hand to break u up, 

 and it will only be necessary to tell you to 

 list it for planting; but such as may not have 

 been so fortunate as to be in that situation, 

 must break the ground forthwith, and prepare 

 the soil for the corn crop. If the soil be a 

 tenacious clay, deep and repeated ploughing 

 and harrowing will be requisite; barn-yard 

 or stable manure should be applied just before 

 the last ploughing, so as to be brought im- 

 mediately in contact with the roots of the 

 plants, and thus impart to them nourishment 

 at the earliest stacje of their vejretatinsf : the 

 furrows should be three feet apart, and listed 

 at the same distance, so as that the corn would 

 stand three feet asunder each way. Before 

 planting the corn, soak it in a strong solution 

 of saltpetre and sulphur, for 12 hours, then 

 drain and roll the grains in plaster of paris. 

 Some prefer to pa.ss them through a mixture 

 of tar and fish. oil before applying the plaster. 

 If tar be used we should prefer the gas tar, 

 which from its offensive aroma would, we are 

 sure, prove very repulsive to giub-vvorms, as 

 also to crows and blackbirds. If the common 

 tar be used we are certain that tSeneca oil 

 would be found much more noxious than fish 

 oil. Drop eight grains of corn into each list- 

 ing, throw a. pint of ashes over them, then 

 cover up; when the plants are up, put a 

 spoonful of plaster on each hill, soas to shove 

 them forward beyond the ravages of the cut- 

 worm, a thing aUvays desirable; but particu- 

 larly so if your ground was not thrown into 

 fallow the previous autumn or winter. 



If your proposed corn land is a clover-ley, 

 and wcs not ploughed up last fall, it would be 

 well to put a light covering of lime on it to 

 promote the decomposition of the tap and 

 lateral roots, if it be but five bushels to the 

 acre you will tind infinite advantage to result 

 from it. At all events your clover-ley should 

 be ploughed several days before planting, so 

 as to let the active fermentation which always 

 follows the turning in of large bodies of vege- 



