THE GENESEE FAEMEE. 





it not pay you to grow it for the fiax, -which is 

 transported to the eastern cities for so small a 

 per centage of its value ? 



SowTNO Clover and Timotht, &c. — A subscriber wishes 

 to have a few hints on gardening, during the present year. 

 Also, to know the best time for sov/ing clover and gnoss 

 seed— how much, &c. He also wishes to inquire respecting 

 worms boring in apple trees— how to prevent, &c. A. Mak- 

 Tur, P. 'iA.—Nankm, Mich. 



We will endeavor to comply with the request 

 respecting "hints on gardening," in our next 

 number. Should be glad to have a few " hints" 

 ourselves, on this or any kindred rural subject, 

 from our many esteemed correspondents. 



Clover should invariably be sown in the spring, 

 8 to 12 lbs. clean seed per acre. Timothy is 

 sometimes sown in the fall, and does well ; but 

 in ordinary cases, the spring is in our opinion 

 the best time. A better crop of timothy hay is 

 obtained the first year by sowing in the fall, but 

 we have known instances in which timothy sown 

 in the fall has seriously injured the wheat crop 

 with which it was sown. Eight pounds of clover 

 and eight quarts of timothy seed is the usual 

 quantity sown in this neighborhood. If timothy 

 alone is sown, from half a bushel to a bushel of 

 seed per acre is necessary, according to the qual- 

 ity of the land. Cl.iys require more seed than 

 rich mellow loams. 



Peas and Buckwheat on new Land. — "Will pens do 

 well on new land, and what is a good yield ? 



Also, does buckwheat succeed well on new land, and will 

 it give hogs the itch, or kill them, if turned into the crop? 

 Wm. CU.VHBEE8. — Kenton, Ohio. 



We can see no reason wliy peas, or buckwheat, 

 fihould not do first rate on newly cleared land, if 

 well ])iit in. The great difficulty of pea culture, 

 is the pea bug ; but as the bug docs little damage 

 till late in the fall, if the peas are fed out early 

 to hogs, they are the most profitable crop a far- 

 mer can raise, taking into account the little injury 

 they do the land. Twenty bushels per acre is a 

 fair crop. 



Buckwheat will certainly not kill the hogs. 

 Its heating nature produces great irritation of the 

 skin, so that the hogs will rub all the hair off 

 them and exhibit other symptoms of itch. Wheth- 

 er they actually have the disease or not, in moet 

 caies, we do not know. Will some of our expe- 

 rienced readers give us their views on this matter. 



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Work on Horses. — Wlilch is the best book published 

 treating on the rearing and management of horses? Where 

 can it be had and at what price, sent to a distance ? 



Why should colts not bo curried tiil they are upwards of 

 two years old ? A Subbcp.ibek. 



"YouATT on the Horse," is perhaps the best 

 book published on this subject We can send it 



you, anywhere in the United States, for §1.25, 

 postage paid. 



There is no positive reason Avhy colts should 

 not be curried or cleaned. The only reason w« 

 ever heard offered is a negative one — they do as 

 well without as with the cleaning. In the Jmir- 

 nal of tlic United States Agricultural Society there 

 is an admirable essay on the "Mismanagement of 

 Horses," which we commend to your notice. 

 $2 a year makes you a member of the Society, and 

 entitles you to the quarterly journal, seeds, &c. 



GiTANO.— I should be very thankful to get information 

 how those who have tried guano on fruit trees have applied 

 it. I have a mind to try it on ground intended for 15,000 

 appl^ gcafts, this spring, and I should like to apply it in the 

 best wafc if I knew how. I have asked you how to apply 

 it to corn and oat ground, and am delaying plowing the 

 oat ground until I get an answer. Felix Sengee.— x«c«j/ 

 Springs, Va. 



Sift all the lumps from the guano and break 



them. For oats, sow broadcast, about 200 lbs. 



per acre, after the land is plowed, and drag it in 



immediately. You need not mix plaster with it, 



unless you wish to sow plaster ; and in this case, 



we should prefer to sow them separately. If you 



plant your corn three feet apart each way, 300 



lbs. per acre would be about one ounce to a hill. 



Let this be spread where you intend the hill to 



be ; cover it with a little soil and plant the corn 



above it Be careful not to let the guano touch 



the seed, as it will injure or kill it. 



-Should oyster shells, for manure, be 

 H. H. Blakely. — £ast Aurora, N. Y. 



Otstek SmjLLS.- 

 gronnd or burned. 



If we employ oyster shells for the nitrogen they 

 contain, they should, of course, be ground, as the 

 burning process would drive off all the organic 

 matter. Estimated by the nitrogen theory, 125 

 lbs. of oyster shells are equal to 100 lbs. of barn- 

 yard manure. But the principle value of oyster 

 shells, in our opinion, is the great amount of lime 

 they contain in the form of a carbonate. By 

 burning, we convert this carbonate of lime into 

 caustic or quick lime, in which state it acts on 

 the organic matter of the soil, and is most valua- 

 ble in other respects. Burning is much the most 

 economic way of pulverizing them. 



Stalls for Cattle. — In anwer to Levi Pad- 

 dock's inquiry, I would say that I am opposed to 

 the common way of confining cattle, either by 

 stancheons, chains, or ropes, because cattle are 

 frequently put up by careless or awkward hands, 

 I often hear of cattle getting loose and injuring 

 each other in their stalls, and the best may some- 

 times miss their intentions. Therefore, I should 

 recommend a stable to be divided into stalls, said 

 stalls to be about four feet deep from the manger. 

 At the edge of each division there should be a 

 gate to swing to a post or stud in the rear ; then 



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