<$Ite #pai[tsman 
harrow such meadows and pastures, and sow 
liberally with grass seeds—Timothy, red- 
top, orchard grass, and the red and white 
clovers. Then roll the land, and top-dress 
with plaster, ashes, and well-rotted manure, 
if you have it. Grass lauds, whether pas¬ 
ture or meadow, pay for care, cultivation, 
and feeding, as surely as any lands cropped 
in any manner you please. When such 
land becomes mossy, it is a sure sign the 
husbandman lias neglected it, and is likely 
to lose the interest on the money invested 
in it. It is wanton shiftlessness tiiat allows 
good grazing lands to grow up in moss. 
We should have said that a liberal top¬ 
dressing of lime is also excellent, or a mix- 
TACKLE FOR TROUT 
DAILY RURAL LIFE 
In answer to Charley’s inquiry as to 
what tackle to use to catch trout and horned 
dace, I state that, though not much of a 
sportsman, as a general thing I can catch 
trout and horned dace, where there are any 
to be caught. 1 use a pole about ten or twel ve 
feet long; a line live or six feet long; a 
book with an eye, and the barb turned to 
one side; a small lead sucker about six inch¬ 
es from the hook; for bait, use angleworms 
or grasshoppers. A hard linen 
line is best, for trout sometimes 
bite off the hook. Use the sumo 
tackle for horned dace. 
Preble, N. Y. G. O. it. 
FROM THE DIARY OF A GEHTLEMAH NEAR NEW YORK CITY, 
Planting Strawberries. — May 1.—To 
obtain tine, large strawberries, one needs to 
plant new beds almost every year. It is 
true that some varieties will yield well in old 
beds, but as a rule the improved larger sorts 
should not remain in the same beds for 
more than two or three years, and I am in¬ 
clined to think that it is the cheapest plan 
nated from species natives of very cold 
climates, and some of the earliest blooming 
sorts come from Siberia. Some of these are 
very beautiful, and bloom with the Hya¬ 
cinth, Snowdrop, Tulip, and other early 
spring-flowering bulbs. One of the pret¬ 
tiest of these Siberian peonias is the double 
fringe - leaved P. tciiutfolia plena. The 
flowers are deep crimson, aud 
only about two inches in diam- 
sk eter. It is an improved variety 
of the wild, single species, aud 
|BA only grows six to ten inches 
■Hft high. The foliage is us hand¬ 
some as the flowers, being finely 
cut, looking more like green 
hMl-A feathers t han leaves. There are 
also several other Siberian spo- 
cies, such as the P. Irltcnatar , 
or thrice-thrce-leallets, and the 
P. vesUilUt', or white Siberian, 
P. uniflora , or one-flowered, 
and many other beautiful spe¬ 
cies aud varieties. The rage for 
new plants has made people 
overlook these old and valuable 
plants, and has resulted in a 
great loss to our gardens. 
Orobus Vermis.— May 4.— 
This is another early spriug- 
‘ ' flowering plant belonging to 
the pea family. The name of 
the genus is derived from two 
words— ora, to excite, and hous, 
the ox. as many of the plants 
included in the genus furnish 
• nourishing food for cattle. 
|This little vernal, or spring- 
blooming, species has quite 
lar Kc, purple, pea-shaped ilow- 
crs * root is perennial, forming 
lftr * e clumps, from which a 
Wli^ kfeut number of flower-stalks 
%\w' shoot in early spring. My plants 
have been in bloom for the 
past two weeks, coming in 
with the earliest of spring llow- 
rs. Or ohm VcrnuH is another of the old 
lants seldom seen in cultivation in these 
ays of far-fetched and dear-bought novel- 
THE MODERN ST. HUBERT 
HOUND. 
This Royal French breed of 
hounds, according to Count Le 
Coutel'lx deCantelku, were 
in the eighth century known as 
Flemish hounds, and are de¬ 
scendants from the famous Bel¬ 
gian hounds mentioned by Si- 
lus Italicno. The author 
above named says:—“There is 
no doubt that the English 
bloodhound is a descendant of 
the St. Hubert hound. This 
hound is not existing in its 
Original purity in France, it 
does not change scent easily, 
has a fine nose, is deep-tougued, 
but is a little too heavy and 
throaty. These are the fea¬ 
tures preserved in the English 
bloodhound, while, in France, 
crosses have produced harrier¬ 
like dogs, well shaped, active, 
light, very fleet, full of love of 
sport, hunting the roebuck par¬ 
ticularly well.” The author J 
recommends, as a means of re¬ 
viving the ancient St. Hubert, 
breeding the stallion English 
bloodhound, to the female black 
hounds, to be found in Arden¬ 
nes or the Yoges —thus Intermixing the 
elements of both. Our illustration is of 
the Modern St. Hubert Hound. 
THE MODERN ST, 
ture of lime, ashes, and plaster. Salt is also 
often used in such a mixture with profit, 
in equal parts. 
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THE ALLIANCE SHOVEL PLOW. 
We need not argue the value of a shovel 
plow with any tillage farmer who has ever 
used one; bat, simple as a shovel plow looks, 
the proper adjustment of this implement is 
oue of the nicest, feats of mechanism. To 
be right, the shovel plow must, be set Just 
right. Here is the. figure of a double shovel 
plow, which I have watched from its inven¬ 
tion, a few years ago, by Mr. N ixon, of the 
Alliance Agricultural Works, to its present 
perfection of form and adjustment, and 
know it is just right; and, better than this, 
the farmers of Ohio have found out that it 
is just right, and the plows go off hot from 
the shop, like hot cakes. The Alliance 
gh'borintltural 
TO MAKE A FARM PAY IN ARKANSAS. 
O. Jones, Hempstead Co., Ark., writes: 
“ I wish to know how to make my farm pay 
a profit proportionate to investment. The 
‘cotton and corn’ system in vogue here 
don't pay. I have two hundred acres open 
land. The soil is stiff, black land. Sixty 
acres good bottom land, the rest- hilly and 
much worn, gullied, &c. 1 have a good mar¬ 
ket for hay, grain aud stock. 1 live 80 miles 
from navigation. 1 have a summer ‘ range ’ 
for cattle aud horses and a winter one for 
hogs. Labor is high and land cheap.” 
In response we can only suggest what our 
correspondent himself suggests in his note. 
The good bottom land will grow red top 
and Timothy grass, and the uplahd the clo-. 
vers, orchard grass, &c. Those worn andj 
gullied lands ought to be in grass. If there 
is a good market for hay, grain and stock, 
you should utilize your lands to supply that 
demand. Grass and stock raising involve 
little labor comparatively, which you say is 
high. Grain, with the implements of cul¬ 
ture and harvesting now in vogue — gang 
plows, drills, reapers and threshers—need Shovel Plow has a wrougbt-iron frame— 
not Involve much dependence upon labor, strong, light, and easily adjusted to run 
The more grass you produce and stock you deep or shallow, and is sold at about $7. 
keep, the more grain you can grow on a giv- Nixon & Co., Alliance, Ohio, are the mau- 
en quantity of laud, provided the manure ufacturers.—s. u. h. 
is properly saved aud used. If there is any 
market for milk, butter and cheese, so much 
the better. Get your lauds in grass, growing 
enough corn to feed your teams, and grain 
to supply your household. Plow under your 
clover to enrich your worn land until it is 
in a condition to provide permanent pasture 
or meadow. Judicious, economical conduct 
of your farm in this way wall every year 
add to its value and to your profits and re¬ 
sources. But one thing should be fixed 
upon as an unchangeable policy. Make ev¬ 
ery inch of land produce something. 
ARBORICULTURAL NOTES, 
Utilizing the Contents of Privy Vaults. 
—Thomas Darling is informed that the 
contents of privy vaults should never be 
wasted by agriculturists—they should al¬ 
ways be utilized. Night soil is one of the 
most valuable available manures; one least 
used by American farmers, and yet, one 
which should bo most economically saved. 
The best way we know of to prepare it for 
use, is to daily throw into the vault a small 
quantity of pulverized charcoal; or dried 
muck will do; or coal-ashes; or even clayey 
loam is bcUer than nothing. Thus, it. is de- 
Odorized, aud rendered portable, and may 
be applied as other manures are. We have 
never tried leaching it, and applying il, in 
liquid form, as you suggest, but it certainly 
may be so used; though we should prefer 
the above mode. 
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you please tell me at what time of the year 
1 should transplant “Norway Spruce?”— 
J. W. Avatjn. 
Just as soon as the ground is dry, and 
warm enough to work easily in Spring. 
When you begin to plant potatoes and gar¬ 
den vegetables, it is time to transplant 
evergreens of all kinds. 
Time to Cut Cioua.— Please inform me 
the best time to cut cions for grafting, to 
insure their growth. — D. P. Compton, 
Meadvlllc, Pa. 
It is too late to cut cions for grafting this 
season, unless from trees that have been 
transplanted and the buds are still dormant. 
The seasons best for this purpose are Fall, 
Winter, or early Spring. 
PLASTER ON MOSSY PASTURES, 
F. M. C. is informed that we would sow 
plaster this spring on upland pastui*es and 
meadows that are mossy. We have often 
done it with profit. It is not a bad plan to 
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