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THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



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tliesciiiiiial k<'1''i) of tlit' luiiUi liiixl. How, or 

 to what I'Xtciit an of;i; would lie daiiiaffcd by 

 the pri'Si'iicf of this f^criii, as a ciiic lor ■"ily.s- 

 pip.sia, " we havo not hcen iiiforuifil ; hut that 

 matter is of vorv littlo account, coiiiiiarcil 

 witli the disease intended to \x: cured, and 

 therefore any one too lazy to (•/<((»«' ins ckuw 

 Ix'l'orc he swallows them, don't deserve to Ik- 

 cured. 



We pnhli.sh tlie ahove because, somewhat to 

 our surprise, weliave fre<iueiitly heard tanners 

 complain that they weri' troubled with lii/.s/ji/j- 

 xia, and because the remedy is so simple and 

 so accessible. — Kd. 



For The LANnAHTKn FAHMKn. 

 TIMELY GARDEN HINTS. 



By the lime tlie .Tnue nuiMber of TiiK 

 Faumki! Rets to the readers, it will be time 

 to transplant all late cabbai;es, leeks, eni;- 

 plants, peinwrs and tomatoes, if not already 

 .Set out. They should all be transplanted in 

 .June, and the earlier the blotter. I'lant sec-ds 

 of cucumliers, niusknielons, Sfjuaslu^s, pump- 

 kins, Indian corn and hush beans, for succes- 

 sion croi)s. Summer radishes may yet be 

 sown. Late ])otatoes may yet be ))lanted. 

 Early in July sow seeds of lluta IJaija turnips ; 

 and even late beets may be sown for fall and 

 winter use. Transplant early in .Inly all the 

 celery cro]!, endiiie and fall broccoli ; also, 

 sweet ami pot herlis. Those who have not all 

 the kinds of plants that need Iransplantini^ 

 can purchase them from seedsmen and nur- 

 serymen, by tlu^ half dozen or hundred. 



In the (lower S'"'"'*'", 'iH kiniis of beddii.n; 

 plants may now be set out, and all the spi'cies 

 of annual llowers that need transplantini; 

 should he transplanted now, and the same 

 with biennials. Amoni; such annuals are 

 German (iJuiUed Aster.s, Camellia Balsams, 

 Browallia, Globe Amaranthus, (railardia, and 

 the large species of Amaranthus, such as 

 Princess Feather, Love-hies-Bleedin;;, Bi- 

 color, with ornamental leaves of lirouzy brown 

 and scarlet ; Tricolor (.loscph's Coat), leaves 

 brown, yellow and scarlet ; Salicifolid (Foun- 

 tain ])lant), le.aves brown, crimson and lemon. 

 Tlu^se three species are very showy for three 

 months. Cockscomb, Zennia, Sic, should 

 also be transplanted now. All transplanting 

 should be done immediately before or after 

 rain, or on cloudy days, or after mid-after- 

 noons on clear, dry days. Some may need 

 watering just after being transplanted. — Wal- 

 ter Elder, PlUladclplda. 



For The Lancaster Farmer. 

 DOTTINGS FROM LEOLINE. 



Dear EdWjrtif IVic Furincr : You wish to 

 know what has become of me, in your May 

 number, and whether you have in any wise 

 given offence. By no means ; you have not 

 oiTended, and there is nothing on your part to 

 excuse. I would write a great deal more, and 

 much oftener than I do, if my health permitted 

 me to do so. Sometimes after writing two or 

 theee pages my arm becomes almost entirely 

 useless. I am sull'ering from that terrible dis- 

 ease —rheumatism — and it is mostly in the 

 right side. 



Elder Bushes. 



I have just been reading in The F.\kmeii 

 Benjamin Mifflin's experiences with the elder, 

 and its uses as an insecticiile. This much I 

 know, that it is a great breeder of cati-rpillars, 

 and it stands to reason that the butterllies and 

 moths must alight upon it and dei>osit their 

 eggs there previous to the advent of the cater- 

 pillars, so it cannot be very obnoxious to them. 

 Cut^thcm down, say I. 



Old Blankets. 



I will give you a new use for old worn out 

 blankets. Cut them up into pieces about the 

 size of a nickel-penny, and make chair cushions, 

 sofa pillows, and .so forth out of them. They 

 are almost as good as feathers for that purpose. 

 Useful Hints. 



Your " hints to Centennial visitors" in the 

 May number of TiiK F.vumer, have been en- 

 couraging to a great many people iu this coun- 



ty. Tliey give them some idea of how to pro- 

 ceed, anil what amount of money they will 

 need, for any spcx'ilicd time they wish to spend 

 there. 



Egg Custard. 



Take oneipiart of sweet milk (no cream) ami 

 iHiil it live minuti^s; let it stand "till cold ; 

 heat live eggs to a froth ; now put three heap- 

 in^r tablespoonfuls of sugar in your cold milk. 

 Stir it well and pour in the beaten eggs, beat- 

 ing it \intil all is in. Flavor with lemon drops; 

 pour into dishes and bake. Y'ou can put pa.sle 

 in your dishes or not, just as you choosi'. I 

 I>refer paste in sliallow dishes; but for imme- 

 diate use none, using deep dishes. 

 Fried Potatoes. 



Ifyou have .some colli potatoes left c)ver night, 

 cut them up into small pieces ; put them in a 

 l)an with a lum|) of lard proiiorlioned to the 

 quantity of potatoes ; (not too much) let them 

 fry to a nice brown, .lust before seniling them 

 to the table, Ixsit up two or threi' eggs and 

 pour them over the jiotatoes ; let tlie.ni fry a 

 very little, stirring them all the time to pre- 

 vent burning. Tliey have much the taste of 

 mushrooms. Lkoli.nk. 



Jiiiz'ibHhtown, Maij 20. 1S7G. 



P. S. — Inclosed please tiud one dollar for the 

 current volume of The FaivMER, asking your 

 kind indulgence for neglecting to sen<l it earlier, 

 and hopiusr it may be none the less welcome. 



L. 



We sincerely sympathize with our corres- 

 pondent in her alliietious, and assure her that 

 for some months we have been a fellow-suffer- 

 er, although, hai)pily. we have been exempt 

 from rhuaiialism. Our e.xperienee is in har- 

 mony with hers, in regard to the virtues of the 

 American elder. If there is anything in the 

 remedy, the European sjieeies must be very 

 dilferent from ours. We bcHfrc in her "egg 

 custards" and "fried i)otatoes," es|)ecially the 

 latter, for we have had them served thiis by 

 experts in cnokery, during our Tucquan ex- 

 cursions, and found them very palatable. — Ed. 



For The Lancaster Farmer. 

 MY EXPERIENCE WITH ITALIANS. 



Now that '' tbelittle busy bee im|)roves each 

 shining hour," I would like to be "busy too," 

 by making a few B notes. 



Almost every jjaper furnishes reports of 

 beekeepers' meetings and conventions. Some 

 writers are lauding "to the skies on tlowery 

 beds of ease " the superior iiualities of the 

 Italians, .so much so that I have grave sus- 

 ])icions that they have a big axe, hatchet, 

 ero.ss-cut and butcher-knife to grind, and are 

 baiting for some novice to take hold of the 

 handle and give a good round turn, or, in 

 other words, that they have Italians or 

 t^ueens for sale. 



Mure than ten years ago I was seized with a 

 little Shanghai fever, and imrchased .some 

 pure Italians, at fancy prices, from honorable 

 parties ; also i)aid three, four, live and six 

 dollars each to have black colonies Italian- 

 ized. Here I had a good turn, and great were 

 my expectations. I anticipated that honey — 

 pure virgin white— would now soon be a drug 

 in the market, and middle men to disi)ose of 

 it nuist be looked for in time. But disap- 

 pointments come to all, and I was no excep- 

 tion. I watched, and I looked, and I peeped ; 

 I put on one honey-box after another, and re- 

 moved them as einpty as I put them on ; and 

 the first two years I did not get even a widow's 

 mite to exhibit to my ailmiring neighbors, (u- 

 a teaspoonful to glide over the lively papilla 

 of my tongue, and was happy when once 

 satisfied that they had gathired enough for 

 their winter stores, while the common blacks 

 yielded from twenty-five to thirty-five pounds 

 of surplus. 



The hybrid (that is, a mixture of the black 

 and Italian.) has proved itself a better worker 

 than either blacks or Italians pure. Of these 

 I have some colonies that last sea.sou yielded 

 fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, and one over one 

 hundred pounds of .surplus, and ha<l a^ plenti- 

 ful supply left for winter. I am now sijeaking 

 of bees "in their uatm'al state, without any 



feeding, save a few quarts of rye meal in 

 early Spring. Almost any colony iu goml 

 conilit ion will make from seventy-tive to one 

 hundml pounds of honey, if you furnish 

 lilcuty of sn.'ar. The experience ofKcveral of 

 my neighlxirs who represent alxnit one Inm- 

 dred hives, is about the sann; as mine. 



WiNTKliiNd. — For the six years jia.st my 

 Itees were wintererl on their summer stand — 

 without a single lo.ss— which is all aroimd the 

 yard and orchard, and consists of two sticks 

 of Wood as thick sis a man's arm, or four 

 bricks for each. Upon these Ihi! hive Is pUiced 

 and all is complete. Snow must Ik; brushed 

 from entrance. These, shaded hy trees, hiul 

 no other protection in sinnmer or winter. But 

 when exposed to the sun, in warm weather, 

 the hive should Im' shaded with loose l>oar<ls, 

 or there will be danger of melting the comlw 

 of all young colonies. I us(! the comni m mov- 

 able frame hive ; glitss sides and back, box 

 (iu sections) covering, and prefer these to all 

 patent hive.s. Enough. In mv next I will 

 give an incorrect bee story. — Z., Wick llill, 

 Ji[ny'-S\, 187G. 



For TiiK Lawcastkr Farmkr. 

 TURNIPS FOR MILCH COWS AND 

 SHEEP. 



If there can be a friendly advice given to 

 farmers now, it is to urge them to make im- 

 mediate prei)aratious for the sowing of Huta 

 Baga Turnips early iu .July —yes. m.uiy acresof 

 them— for dairy cattle and sheep. Our hus- 

 bandry (^.aniiot be really good without plenty of 

 turnips for winter ine ; and the fim- breed.s of 

 cows and sheep cannot f>e kept up unle.ss the 

 juiciness of their systems are kept up by plenty 

 of esculent vegetable roots, a.s they contain 

 the very essence which their systems need. 

 Just coiisider, that coi".s' give, nmch milk nine 

 months in the year, and bear young ones every 

 year. Slict:ii bear young ones every year (two 

 at a timir) and suckle them until they can eat. 

 Some juicy food should be given them to keep 

 their systems in full repair l^or the loss of milk 

 they part with. Nature h;is furnished the 

 esculent roots ju.st for the purpose, and farmers 

 have the lands to grow them n|)on. Annual 

 reproduction is very weakening, and the part- 

 ing of milk dries up their systems. Grains, 

 straw and hay are all of a drying nature, hut 

 they iTni>art strength ; so the juicy roots, and 

 them all fed, just combine to give strength, 

 and maintain the natural juiciness needed to 

 keep milch cows and sheep in thrift. Then 

 they are profitable, well looking and free of 

 ailings. 



David Latidreth & Sons, seedsmen, of Fhlla- 

 delphia. hive i)ublished a small pamphlet, 

 giving full details of how to grow turnips and 

 their great value as food to milch cows and 

 sheep. Whoever purchases a pound of tuniip 

 seed gets the i>amiihlet free. Kvery farmer 

 should get and read it, and practice its tejxch- 

 ings. White tl'-shed tm-uips are sown the first 

 week in August : tln-y may cither lie .sown in 

 drills or broadcast ; they are used first in 

 winter. We advise every farmer to grow 

 plenty of turnii)s. — An, Old Husbandman. 



F.T The T.av.-abt«b FABMcn. 

 ABOUT GRASSES. 



A .short time ago (luite a discu.ssion wxshad 

 over specimens presented of the "Hungarian 

 Gra.as," at a meeting of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety of this city, and various opinions were 

 expres.seil— some ajiproving ; otliers seemed 

 rather doubtful of its miod <iualitie.H. 



1, unacquainted with the name or quality 

 of" Hungarian tii-ws."' took a specimen home 

 with me to analyze, and fouml it to l)e the 

 " Fox-tail (ii-ass"''— iHitanically a Silari<i, so 

 named from its bristle or .«/a. There are two 

 kinds, or rather simple varieties of the same : 

 The .S. italica is known as millet ; the S. ger- 

 manica is cultivated in Himgary as food for 

 liorses. for which it is preferred Ix-fore all 

 other gra.sses— according to I/omlon. The 

 seed may, like the other, Iw useil as millet. 

 Sjiarrows are remarkably fond of the seeds 

 (especially of S. viridis). " I found eleven spc- 



