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MAY 4. ISSfi. 



little nround them at the same time. Before | 

 the vini'slicgiii to run, the first niiiniiig liiul should 

 be i:nine<l olV, vvliii-h will promote a stocky jxrowth, 

 aixl cause tliciii to put Ibrlli lateral shoots at the 

 first ami second joints, to form fruilful runners; 

 niid from these, others of the same nature will he 

 produced. The vines siiould he kcjit free from 

 weeds, and if the weather prove rlry, a gentle 

 waterius now aiul then, given. in the evening, will 

 prove of cousiderahle service." In aildition to 

 the ahove, 1 wool.! olisi;rvc, that experience lia.s 

 provi;d that two or three times the quantity of 

 n)auun! named ahove, may b^ used to advantage; 

 with a few quarts of pickle from, an old hcef 

 harre', and a liucket full of urine poured over the 

 hill the day hefore planting the seed, wiil be found 

 very u.seful, aud cucumbers wiil be produced four 

 or five days earlier for if. 



Sqcashks. — " The e:!rly bush squashes are 

 "^ best for garden culture, and their rroduce are 

 allowed to be equal in quality to the running 

 kinds. The vegetable marrow squash is also 

 well deserving of cultivation." 'J he Oauaria is 

 certainly the best for winter use, but our seasons 

 areseldiMii long enough to ripen them. Squashes, 

 and all other vines of al kinds, may be cultivated 

 ns directed for cucuiTibers. 



Radishf.s — Should be sov.'n as early as the 

 ground can be |'reparcd, and in sudi a manner as 

 to grow as quick as possible, otherwise they wid 

 he tough and stringy. The American Gardener 

 s;,ys : — '-This root, being liable to l;e eaten by 

 worms, tiie following method is recommended for 

 raising them : Take equal quantities of luick- 

 wheut bran and horse dung, and mix them well 

 in the gronUil by digging. Suddenly after this, a 

 grout fermentation wid take place, and numerous 

 toad stools wi 1 st.-u-t up in fortyeight hours. • Dig 

 the groimd over again, and sow the seed, atul the 

 radishes will grow with great rapidity, and he free 

 from the atlacks of insects." It is also recom- 

 niencied to mi.t horse dung, sand, and garden 

 loam, equal parts, to raise them in. 



LETTUCf:. — All the sorts grow freely in any 

 rich, mellow soil, where the subsoil is dry. Sow 

 either broadcast or in dri.ls, about a foot apart. 

 It is said that the straight-leafed kind is best cul- 

 tivateil at broadcast, and does not require trans- 

 panting ; but the curled and head-lettuce will not 

 succeed without it. 



Beans. — [n Fesseudeu's American Gardener, 

 the early cream-co;ored, speckled anil white dwarfs 

 are recoinnieuded ss the best for early crops, and 

 to these I will add the early six weeks, lie says : 

 " Having selected a warm, dry and favorable spot, 

 and having dug and inamu'ed it properly, draw 

 drills an inch deep, and two feet or thirty inches 

 asunder; drop the heans therein, two inches apart, 

 and draw the earth eiiually over them ; do not 

 cover them more than an inch deep." lienns 

 should never be hoed in wet weather, or when the 

 dew is 9n ; particles of dirt wrill adhere to them 

 and cause them to rust. For late crop, the fol- 

 lowing, I think, will he found preferable: Dutch 

 case knife, red cranberry, speckled cranberry, or 

 horticultural. 'J hese kiiuls should be planted in 

 hills from two to three feet apart, each way. — « 

 Thr(!0 or four in a lilll is sufficient. As soon as 

 tliey are up they should be furnished with poles 

 10 or 12 feet long, In run uiion. The maruire 

 which is said to suit this crop be.«t, is hog dung. 



mixed with ashes. As to the field cidture of They are hoed sufficiently to kee|) down the 



heans, the white dwarf kinds are generally weed.s, and require no other care except waterin;^ 



approved of, in this part of the country ; but care in dry weather. 



should be taken to procure those of the earliest The soil should be ratlicr |iOor, 



kind, and to plant them as soon aa the season will of fresh horse manure, containing 



peril, it otherwise, as our seasons are so shoit, | litter, should be dtig in, so 



they will be overtaken by the early frosts, and 

 many a crop has been totally lost by delaying the 

 planting a week. Judge Buel recommeuds the 

 China beans, with red eyes, and gives an account 

 of an acre he planted as follows : — " On an acre 

 of ground, where the clover had been frozen out 

 the preceding wiiitc^r, 1 spread eight loads of long 

 manure, and immediately plougiied and harrowed 

 the ground. Dril's or furrows were then made 

 with a light plough, at the distance of two and a 

 half feet, and the beans thrown along the ftirrous 

 with the hand, at the rate of at least a bushel to 

 the acre. I tiien giiaged a double mould-board 

 plough,' which was pas.sed once between the rows, 

 and was followed by a light one horse roller, 

 which flatted the ridges. l he crop was twice 

 cleared of weeds, but not earthed. The product 

 was more than fortyeight bushels, by actual iriea- 

 sureiuent. — Bamror Mechanic. 



A good coal 

 good deal o( 

 to he buried alout 

 five inches under the surface, t'nfermented niHiiure, 

 with a mixture of straw, tlius buried, appears to 

 yield the best supp'y of food in the latter part of 

 the season, when the jilauts most recpiire it." — ' 

 Ballimore Farmer. 



Thu American Horse. — In the extensive ter- 

 ritory and varied climate of the United States, 

 several breeds of horses are found. 



The Canadian is found princi, ally in Canada, 

 and the northern states. He is supposed to be of 

 French descent, and many of the celebrated 

 American trotters are of this breed. 



The Conestos;a horse is found in Pennsylvania 

 and the middle States ; long in the leg and light 

 in the carcass; sometimes rising seventeen hands, 

 used principally for the carriage; but when not 

 too high, and with sufficient substance, useful for 

 hunting and the saddle. 



'1 he Ens;lish horse, with a good deal of blood, 

 prevai's in Virginia and Kentucky; and is found, 

 to a greater or less degree, in all the states. 'J he 

 Americans have, at different times, imported some 

 of the best English blood. It has been most dili- 

 gently and purely preserved in the southern states. 

 The celebrated Shark, the best horse of his day, 

 anil equalled by few at any time, was the sire of 

 the best Virginia horses; and 'J'ally-ho, a son of 

 Highflyer, peopled the Jerseys. 



In the back-settlements, and in the south-west- 

 ern states, is a horse, resembling the wild horse of 

 the Pampas, and evidently of the same origin. 



The Flemish and Dutch Horse. — The Flemish 

 and Duti-li horses are largf-, and strongly and 

 beaulifufy formed. VVe are indebted to them for 

 sumo of the best blood of our draught horses, and 

 we still have frequent recourse to them for keep- 

 ing up and improving, the breed. — Library of 

 Useful Knowledge. 



PoTATOFS FOR Bp.EAKF.tsT. — In the first p'aee,l< 

 when you boil potatoes for dinner, pare eiSniigh' 

 for dinner and breakfast, and. throw a little sajt 

 into the water in which they are boiled. VVIieii,' 

 done, pour out the water carefully, and let the^ 

 potatoes stand a few minutes. You will find your> 

 dinner much better than if they were boiled in the 

 common way without paring. Take w hat' are, 

 left, mash them with a little cream and .salt, while 

 warm, and put them in a hake-pan. In the morn- 

 ing you have only to set your dish in the stovi', 

 or before a brisk fire for a few minutes. You 

 will find it excellent. Some use butter instead of 

 cream, hut the genuine article is prepared only, 

 with the latter. Ask the Grahamilts. — rVermoiit; 

 Chronicle. 



WiNTER-KiLLEii WuEAT. — \\ hcat, tlirowu out 

 of the ground by the mechanical action of the 

 frost, or as it is generally termed, winter-killed, 

 may be restored by passing a heavy ro.ler over 

 the grounil, thus pressing the roots again into the 

 soil. The time for )ierfiirmiug this operation 

 siiould be when the earih is sufficiently moist to 

 pack closely r.iund the roots, hut not so wet as to 

 work to a mortar. If deferred until the ground 

 becomes dry, it will be of little beiiefil, as the de- 

 sired effect is not then produced, even if the plants- 

 had not already become dried up and ilead for the 

 want of a su|)ply of nourishment through theroots.. 

 Genesee Farmer. 



Strawberries. — The following method of cul- 

 tivating this delicious fruit, is practised with great 

 success by Mr Noyes Darling, of New Haven, Ct. 

 Its simplicity will recommend -it to all common 

 sense horticulturists. 



" 'i he mode of cultivating which I have found 

 most successful, is to transplant early In the spring, 

 (every spring) [larliiig the bunches into as small 

 portions as practicable, leaving a small root upon 

 each portion. A bunch will furnish about twenty 

 roots. These are set, if in a border for edging, 

 six inches a|.art ; if in a bed, ten inches apart. 



To preserve Bi'.EF FOR A TEAR. — For 100 lbs. 

 prepare the folowing : Four quarts coarse salt, 

 made fine; four lbs. brown sugar; four oz. salt- 

 petre. Mix the articles well together, then rub 

 your meat with it, and pack it closely in the bar- 

 rel ; sufficient pickle wi.l soon be made in the 

 barrel by this process. By no means use any 

 water, as it will spoil the meat when the weather 

 becomes warm. If, at any time, a scum rise on 

 the barrel, skim it off and sprinkle into it a little 

 fine salt, which will [ueserve the pickle. Never 

 take the pickle out to boil it. Ihis will h.irdeii 

 the beef and change its flavor. — Yankee Farmer. 



Cure for Cramp. — A bar of iron, placed across 

 the" bed on which the ])eison sleep.s, under the 

 mattrass, about as high from the foot as the calf of 

 ihe leg, is said to bt: an efiectual preventive, 'llie 

 bar may be an inch square. In defect of a bar, a 

 poker or other iron will answer temporarily. If 

 there be two mattrasscs, it may be placed between 

 them. This remedy was strongly recommended 

 by I)r Chretienne, of Montpelier, and has proved 

 availing in a vast numiier of cases. — Sillimati^s 

 Journal. 



A standing tree is measured by squaring o 

 fourth of the girth, and multiplying it by the heij; 

 oi the trunk. 



