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iV}OOR£’S  RURAL  WEW-YORKER 
®I)t  gorsrmaii. 
“OLD  JOHN  LAWRENCE.” 
One  of  the  earliest,  if  not  tlje  earliest  book, 
written  on  the  trotting  horse,  was  by  John 
Lawrence  of  England,  in  1800.  It  is  interesting 
to  note  bow  accurate  liis  observations  were: 
“  If  a  young  trotter  be  obtained,  it  will  be  per¬ 
ceived  in  an  instant  whether  he  has  a  natural 
great  bent  of  speed.  But  if  not,  granting  that 
he  be  thorough  shaped,  and  can  trot  a  inile  in 
foiu-  minutes  handsomely,  ho  may  improve  and 
become  onpltal  for  a  long  distance.  In  ti'aining 
a  young  trotter,  take  a  long  time ;  keep  him  al¬ 
most  always  within  himself ;  never  trot  him  with 
a  slack  rein,  nor  suffer  him  to  hitcli,  lead  with 
one  leg.  or  get  into  a  confused  run  between  trot 
and  gallop,  but  accustom  him  to  pull  well  and 
steadily  at  you.  Always  oblige  him  to  finish  bis 
trot  in  a  walk,  never  in  eitlier  canter  or  gallop  ; 
in  which  latter  case  cause  him  to  turn  round,  as 
is  the  custom  in  trotting  race*  No  hack  is  fit  to 
trot  any  considerable  distance  until  rising  six 
years  old  ;  but  it  is  rumarkable  that  trotters,  uii- 
hke  gallopers,  do  not  lose  their  speed  from  old 
ago,  many  having  been  known  to  trot  as  fast  at 
twenty,  and  even  near  thirty  years  of  age  as 
they  did  in  their  prime— a  solid  recompense, 
surely,  for  the  extraordiniary  care  which  these 
horses  demand.  .  As  it  is  obvious  tliit  the  damage 
which  trottcr-s  receive  in  their  .feet,  joints,  and 
sinews,  arises  from  their  violent  and  incessant 
thumping  the  bard  road,  common  sense  will 
natm'ally  prestTibe  moderate  and  sparing  exercise 
and  soft  ways.  Aird  whenever  you  see  a  fellow 
wantonly  rattling  Ids  horse  over  a  jravement,  you 
may  fairly  pircsumo  a  natm'al  affinity  between 
the  skull  of  the  jockey  and  the  materials  with 
which  his  coui’se  is  strewed ;  and,  even  if  you  go 
so  far  as  to  wish  a  hapjry  contact  between  them, 
humanity  herself  will  forgive  you.” — Spirit  of 
Vie  Times. 
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SCRATCHES  IN  HORSES. 
A  coBEESPONDENT  wiites : — My  horses  ar  e  all 
taking  the  scratches,  or  at  least  their  legs  are 
getting  rough.  What  is  the  best  tiring  I  can  do 
for  them  to  keep  the  hair  fi'oin  coming  off  ? — A 
YotTNO  EAHaUiR. 
Want  of  proper  care  of  the  hor,se8’  legs  is 
probably  the  origin  of  the  trouble  which  may 
result  in  the  disease  called  ‘‘  Grease,”  or  more 
generally  “scratches.”  If  perspiration  is  ob¬ 
structed,  it  results  in  horses  as  in  men  in  tnoldug 
the  blood  foul,  which  oapses  blotches  on  the 
body.  In  the  horse  perspiration  is  most  active 
in  the  cavity  just  above  the  heel.  In  winter  this 
is  often  closed  up— someUmes  by  filth— us  well  in 
driving  as  from  standitig  in  filthy  stables;  but 
more  fi'equeutly  by  catching  cold  after  hard 
diiving  and  the  horse  ia  left  to  stand  in  the  cold 
with  his  legs  unprotected.  Any  of  these  causes 
are  hable  to  originate  tlie  disease.  It  is  seldom 
found  in  summer  and  never  originates  among 
horses  in  pasture.  In  the  early  stages  the  fol¬ 
lowing  remedy  ia  roeommended : 
Slippery  elm,  piowdered,  r^und ;  line  salt,  2 
ounces.  Mix  witli  hot  water  and  when  cool 
apply  cn  a  cotton  cloth.  If  tins  does  not  afford 
relief  the  disease  has  probably  affected  the 
general  health  of  the  horse  and  a  cui'e  will  be 
more  difficult  and  require  more  time.  Drawing 
poultices  in  advanced  stages  arc  out  of  order,  as 
they  tend  to  increase  the  secretion  of  matter 
which,  owing  to  the  bad  state  of  Uie  blood  has 
been  too  profuse.  The  cavities  above  the  heels 
should  be  cai-efuUy  kept  open.  After  this  is 
done  the  legs  should  be  poulticed  with  some 
astringent  substance  as  baybeiry  bark  or  burnt 
alum  with  slipper}'  elm. 
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NOTES  FOR  HORSEMEN. 
Whale  Oil  for  Lots.— Die  Popular  Science 
Monthly  says  whale  oil  was  poured  on  a  piece  of 
a  "horse's  stomach  that  was  covered  with  bot- 
worms,  and  it  made  them  let  go  iheii'  hold  and 
die  immediately. 
Poll  Evil. — As  soon  as  the  sore  is  opened  wash 
with  castile  soap,  clean ;  then  take  lunar  caustic, 
and  be  sure  to  get  into  the  bottom  of  the  sore ; 
leave  it  in  six  hours.  Then  make  a  wash  of 
white  vitriol  and  rain-water,  not  very  sti’ong, 
stirring  it  thoroughly  with  the  castile  soap,  and 
wash  the  sore  with  it  every  morning.  This  has 
cured  many  valuable  horses  for  me. 
Staggers.— -la  this  disease  much  depends  on 
the  treatment  and  on  the  management  of  the 
animal  after  an  uttuck.  In  the  first  place,  bleed 
freely  from  tbe  neck— from  six  to  ton  quarts. 
Give  immediately  an  active  pwge,  throw  up  in¬ 
jections,  and  keep  the  animal’s  head  wet  with 
ice-water.  In  most  new  cases  this  treatment 
wijl  effect  a  cure.  Be  careful  to  keep  the  bowels 
relaxed  by  giving  two  or  three  bran  mashes 
weekly. 
Lam  pass,  or  the  Groom's  Fancy. — ^W’hen  an 
animal  does  not  take  his  accustomed  amount  of 
feed,  whether  it  be  a  colt  just  getting  his  molar 
teeth,  or  a  veiy  old  horse  whose  molars  have  be¬ 
come  defective,  the  cnicl  operatiou  is  too  often 
perfonnod  of  burning  the  milarged  palate  with  a 
red-liot  iron.  1  f  a  colt  is  off  Ida  feed,  treat  bini 
as  a  baby;  lie  is  then  getting  new  tectli,  and 
should  have  a  soft  diet— mashes,  etc.— but  do 
not  allow  the  bL-rnksmith  to  perform  the  un¬ 
necessary,  injurious,  and  cruel  operation  of 
burning  the  larupass. 
itloiirullttral. 
SALVIAS. 
Salvias,  now  that  we  have  blue  (S.  patens), 
purple  (R  Jloj'minum),  red  (8.  splendens), 
white  (a  variety  of  splendens),  and  red  and  white 
flowers,  as  well  as  variogatedtfoliage,  —  are 
among  the  showiest  of  om'  bedding  plants,  and 
—owing  to  their  rank  growth  and  spreading 
habit  -they  arc  better  in  the  garden  than  in  the 
conservatory. 
For  those,  however,  who  seek  their  gay  colors 
for  printer  (lowering,  we  have  selected  S.  Bolivi- 
ana  'Ctrticillntn  as  one  of  the  best — the  little 
sketch  representing,  as  well  as  so  small  a  sketch 
can,  the  flower  and  leaf.  Mi‘.  E.  G.  Hendeeson 
of  London  says  that  it  forms  a  neat,  robust 
plant,  two  oi'  three  feet  in  bight,  producing  ter¬ 
minal  and  axillary  wpilies  eight  to  ten  inches 
long.  The  flowers  are  arranged  in  close  whorls, 
each,  in  the  chief  spikes,  containing  thirty  to 
fifty  blossoms,  and  each  sjnke  having  seven  to 
ten  flower  clusters.  The  scarlet  flowers,  about 
one  and  a  half  inches  long,  are  produced  in  suc¬ 
cession  for  a  conHidci  ahle  period. 
A  writer  in  tlK.*  Loudon  Garden  speaks  of  it  as 
one  of  fhe  best  foi'  winter  flowering,  and  that, 
as  with  Primula  Japonica,  it  continually  tlu’ows 
out  flowers  from  the  whorls,  as  well  as  from  the 
laterals. 
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LAYING  OUT  GROUNDS. 
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We  hope  that  tliose  of  our  readers  who  own 
homes,  however  small,  with  naked  yards,  front 
or  rear,  will  manage  to  procure  a  few  shrubs  this 
spring.  Procure  one  if  you  can  do  no  better, 
and  tvuat  to  it  that,  with  kindly  care,  it  will  so 
please  as  to  create  the  “will"  that  provides  the 
“way”  to  others.  Lot  those  wl»o  have  line 
houses  and  unijlanted  grounds  plant  at  onoe. 
No  other  outlay  will  secure  a  bettor  return — no 
other  featmo  of  the  home  ■will  more  endear  it  to 
its  occupants. 
Vohmies  have  been  wiittoii  upon  Landscape 
Gardening- hut  wo  sometiraes  thiul;  that  such 
works  are  of  benefit  chiefly  to  those  who  need 
them  the  least— and  that  no  rules,  liowever  ex¬ 
plicit,  can  guide  a  person,  in  laying  out  and 
planting  grounds,  who  lias  not  a  natural  love  of 
plants  and  a  natural  taste  to  assist  in  their  sdt'C- 
tion  and  arrangCMuent. 
Tlie  shortest  distance  between  two  points— a 
straight  line  —  is  Uie  very  best  du-ection  for 
streets  or  the  limits  of  property ;  but  it  ought 
ncvei-  to  describ'j!  the  boundaries  of  sylvan  wallcs 
—of  flower-heds  or  of  Die  lawn.  Nature  abhors 
sD’aight  hues.  How  beautiful  soever  may  bo  the 
trees,  shrubs  and  flowers,  and  how  skillful  soever 
their  display  —  straight  inarginal  linos  give  a 
labored,  an  iirDflcial  look  that  it  Is  the  first  aim 
of  the  good  gardener  to  conceal.  Not  to  Btumlde 
over  the  post  while  we  avoid  the  pillar — lines 
Diat  art-  too  curved  are  also  objectionable.  ,  The 
wallc  or  carriago-fh'ive  leading  to  the  public  road 
should,  of  all  patlis,  be  the  most  direct;  and  in 
these,  any  carve  sufllcieutly  decided  to  load  one 
l>erceplibly  out  of  his  way  and  suggest  the  wish 
to  “  cut  across "  should  be  a  voided.  In  hy-palhs 
leading  to  sluidy  nooks,  rock-works,  rustic  arbors 
— the  curves,  if  only  concealed  by  foliage  so  that 
their  enth'C  outline  does  not  present  itself  to 
view,  may  crook  without  hmit.  The  impression 
that  w  e  do  not  know  whither  we  are  going  or  to 
what  beautiful  surprises  we  arc  being  led  by 
these  obscure  paths — if  ever  so  faintly  ]jroduced, 
is  one  of  tlie  bust  proofs  of  taste  and  skill. 
An’augiiig  flower  -  beds,  walks,  gi'ass  -  jdots, 
trees,  6hrul»»,  mounds,  vases  and  the  like  in 
pairs  is  another  senstlos*  proceeding- as  if  every 
object  were  so  unfltuslied  in  itself  that  it  must 
have  a  counterpart  similarly  jdacod  to  iierfcct  it. 
But  if  we  adopt  the  cunl linear  style  of  garden¬ 
ing — as  there  arc  no  rcctaugies  tfiat  J  cquirc  sen¬ 
tinels  stationed  in  eveiy  comer— the  family  of 
twins  wilW  be  likely  to  receive  at  the  outset 
“  marked  coldness." 
In  distributing  plants,  let  us  avoid  dotting  Die 
giound  at  regular  distances  as  if  it  were  laid  out 
in  sqmu-es  and  each  square  were  allotted  one 
tree  or  shrub  for  its  center  and  only  ornament. 
Tlie  effect  is  meaningless,  and  far  more  distaste¬ 
fully  BO  in  the  curvilinear  tlian  in  the  rectilinear 
plan,  since  in  the  latter  It  is  in  accord  with  every¬ 
thing  else.  GroujiB  of  trees  and  shrubs  o!  v.arj'- 
ing  sizes  Qalw'ays  proportionate  to  Die  extent  of 
the  grounds)  may  be  ifi.aced  bore  luid  there,  in¬ 
clining  on  the  whols,  however,  not  to  obstruct 
the  view  from  those  parts  of  the  dwelling  most 
frequented,  and  yet  so  jilaced  as  lo  iionooal,  ex¬ 
cept  by  glimpses^  as  far  as  possililc  Die  public 
rood  and  all  boundary  lines,  so  that  the  actual 
termination  of  the  grounds  in  all  directions  is 
obsem-ed,  and  one  may  revel  in  fancied  Heclnsiou. 
These  groups  must  not,  however,  be  jilantcd  as 
if  they  were  one  huge  tree,  but  in  some  instauces 
connect  with  other  grnnps  —  wluic  occasionally 
they  may  bo  relieved  by  lower-growing  specnmen» 
in  the  iinmodiato  vicinity.  But  of  all  violations 
of  susceptibility  to  all  that  is  beautif  ul  to  deli¬ 
cacy  ot  I'eoling  and  good  jiiJgnj<-aii,  Die  inb'o- 
duction  of  statuary  to  the  grounds  idiont  one’s 
home,  is  the  most  absurd.  Bronzed  animals, 
such  as  deer,  dogs — ijr  even  lions  and  panthers 
—may,  if  placed  in  thickets  or  half  exposed,  bo 
admitted ;  but  wliite,  nude  statues  of  gods, 
goddesses  or  myDiical  heroes,  flaunted  out  in  the 
broiling  sun,  or  left  to  freeze  and  thaw  during 
Winter’s  snows,  are  painfully  imippropriato. 
Who  ever  did  select  his  favorite  spot  neai’  one  of 
them  ?  But  in  the  moonlight— bless  our  stars ! 
We  are  not  suporstltious— but  their  general  as¬ 
pect  is  not  reposeful— and  W'c  sliould  select  oxir 
nook  so  that  many  trees  and  shruVi.s  might  inter¬ 
vene  to  exclude  these  iinhajipy,  friendless  things 
from  riew  ere  we  gave  ourselves  over  to  balmy, 
jxirfnmed  air  —  the  deep  eliadows  and  the  —  the 
other  enchantments  of  summer  nights  and  orna¬ 
mental  grounds. 
In  seleoDng  jilauts,  onr  fli-st  thoughts  sliould 
be  iiboiit  their  hardim/ss,  especially  if  a  profes¬ 
sional  gardener  bo  not  i.nnployed  and  the  iiropri- 
etor  ia  unable  or  unwilling  to  give  or  is  incapa¬ 
ble  ot  giving  discriniinating  attention  liimself. 
Trees  not  perfectly  Inirdy  for  Die  locality  may 
tlu-ivc  lor  a  season  or  so  -but  they  will  lie  scMiner 
or  later  killed  or  so  injured  as  to  destroy  their 
Ixauty.  If  your  catalogue  does  not  give  this  in¬ 
formation  oxpliciDy,  Die  editor  of  your  liort,icul- 
tiu-al  paper  will.  Now  and  alluring  evergreens 
whoso  hiirdinoss  for  a  given  section  has  not  heen 
thoroughly  tested,  ai'c  oltort  causes  of  liitter  dis- 
ajipointinent.s.  Wo  oiieo  procured  a  Lawson  a 
GyprcHs  {Oupresms  jAiwsoniana).  It  lived 
tlirougli  two  winters— grew  with  tho  great  rai> 
idity  and  luxuriance  for  which  it  is  noted,  and 
we  prized  it  as  the  finest  species  of  evergreen 
we  had  ever  seen.  The  Ihhd  winter  killed  it 
root  and  branch. 
We  cannot  afford  to  ascm'tnin  in  the  home 
grounds  by  experiment  whether  trees  are  hardy 
or  not.  It  takes  too  long  for  them  to  grow— or 
l•al:her,  too  long  for  others  to  grow  to  till  their 
gap.  Koliablo  information  is  too  easily  obtained, 
and  the  ti'itluig  tiouble  will  be  repaid  many  fold. 
Ai’rangc  flower-beds  in  a  S.  or  8.  E.  exposure. 
Do  not  attempt  compheatod  designs,  or  even  an- 
guloi’  figures,  of  any  dcseriptiou.  lloserve  all 
study  upon  this  subject  for  the  selection  of  car- 
jicts  and  oil-elotlis  —  wall-iiapcr  and  frescoing. 
Have  Die  beds  conform  to  the  iiaths,  leaving 
grassy  margins  between,  always  wider  than  tho 
la\vn-mower.  If  flower-beds  are  cut  out  of  the 
sod,  it  is  quite  easy  to  change  them  from  one 
shape  to  another  —  to  malic  them  larger  or 
smaller,  or  to  re-sod  and  consflmct  new  ones  in 
different  places.  Unless  the  ground  is  naturally 
rich,  we  arc  well  rewarded  by  removing  eighteen 
inches  of  earth  and  replacing  it  with  leaf-mold 
or  sod— old  manure  and  sand,  in  the  proportion.s 
needed.  All  should  be  thoroOgbly  intermixed 
and  leveled  smootli.  ready  to  receive  the  plants. 
Box  and  other  edgings  ai'o  very  pretty  if  m‘U 
kept— hat,  to  our  taste,  there  is  nothing  to  com¬ 
pare  with  a  clean,  velvety  sod  for  margins. 
The  best  floral  effects  are  only  obtainable  when 
the  flower-beds  are  contiguous.  To  soften  the 
effect  of  too  much  color,  make  the  tropical  bed 
ceuti'al,  and  here  display  by  the  use  of  such 
plants  as  the  Wigandia,  Rheum,  Draciena,  Aiqji- 
distra,  Palm,  Hibiscus,  Dwarf  Catalpa,  Agave, 
Yucca,  Araha,  SoUnum,  Musa  (ensetc),  ileus, 
colors  and  foliage  that  'will  lend  dignity  and 
character  to  all.  An  occasional  low -growing 
tree,  such  as  the  Crataegus,  Pa-via,  Chiouauthus, 
Rhus,  Oleditschia  (sinensia  inermis),  Oonras, 
Cercis,  Alnus  (laciuiatus  Imperiahs),  JIagnolia, 
Sali.sl)uria— or  shapely  shrubs,  as  Spinea  (pru- 
nifolla).  Rhododendron,  .Azalea,  Calycanthns, 
Cydonia,  Hydrangea,  Maiionia,  would  be  in  keep¬ 
ing.  But  whatever  subjects  be  selected  —  what¬ 
ever  plan  decided  upon  for  the  flower-beds — let 
us  not  forget  that  “  everywhere  Nature  sets  her 
flowers  in  clouds  of  refreshing  green.” 
E.  8.  Carman. 
River  Edge,  Bergen  Co.,  N.  .1. 
DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  ARMY  WORM. 
The  army  wonu,  which  has  attracted  much 
attention  in  certain  portions  of  Die  United  States, 
New  Brunswick  and  Novia  Hcotia,  Is  so  little 
known  outside  tho  ranks  of  tho  nutumlists  that  a 
descriiition  of  it  will  be  acceptable  to  all  who 
Ira. VI!  refui  the  accounts  of  its  late  ra  vages. 
It  Ixilongs  to  the  order  Nociua,  genus 
ia,  and  is  known  in  Great  Britain,  where  fifteen 
species  of  tho  moth  have  heen  foimd.  It  figures 
in  Newuiau’s  “  British  MoDis,”  and  Haworth 
names  it  L.  unipuncta,  from  the  single  white 
spot  whicli  appears  on  each  of  its  npi>er  wings. 
It  is  familiarly  known  as  tho  American  Wainscot 
Moth.  I 
The  ])erfecl  insect  will  soon  be  found  in  abun¬ 
dance  in  those  localities  i^cently  subjected  to 
the  unwelcome  visitation  of  tho  crawiing  and 
devouring  armies,  and  it  may  ho  reaihly  recog¬ 
nized  by  reference  to  Die  following  description 
from  Die  Anieric.m  Entomologist: 
“Tlie  eggs  hatdi  during  the  early  part  of  May 
in  the.  laDtudo  of  HonDi  Illinoi.s  and 
Missouri,  and  the  young  worms  may  feed  by 
millions  in  a  meadow  wiDiout  attracting  atten¬ 
tion;  but  when  they  have  bcoome  nearly  full 
grown  and  have  stripiK'd  bare  Du;  fields  in  which 
they  were  born,  they  are  forced  from  neccesity 
to  travel  in  search  of  fresh  fields,  and  it  is  at 
Bucli  times  they  first  attra<ct  general  attention.  A 
curious  instinct  leads  them  to  travel  in  vast 
aiinies,  and  as  tliey  are  now  exexscdingly  vora- 
oiou.s,  devoiu-iiig  more  during  Die  last  three  or 
four  days  of  their  worm  lifethaji  they  had  done 
during  Uio  wlmlc  of*  then'  previous  existence, 
they  are  apt  to  strip  the  leavos  fmm  the  blailes 
of  grass  or  grain  on  tlmir  way.  On  the  other 
hand,  they  are  attuclied  by  at  least  live  diffeient 
panisities,  and  when  wo  understand  liow  persist¬ 
ent  these  last  are  in  tlieh’  nttneks,  and  how 
thoroughly  Diey  iwcomplish  their.  miirdi!rnus 
Avork,  Avc  coast!  to  wxmder  at  Die  ainoist  total 
aiihilalioii  of  the  amy  worm  the  yeaa-  folloAving 
its  iipjiearanco  in  sivJi  hosts.  Fintherraore, 
Uiere  may  be  influenccH  at  work,  other  than  para¬ 
sitic,  Avbiob  cauBi*  an  iiiereaso  or  decrease  the 
numlxr  of  (his  pest,  it  is  u  siguiliciant  fact  that 
almost  all  groat  army  worm  years  have  been  un¬ 
usually  di'Af,  as  Dr.  Fitch  has  jirovcd  by  record, 
“The  army  worm,  like  other  insects,  hatches 
from  an  egg,  and  Dus  egg  is  i*videutly  depositwl 
by  Dig  jiarcnl  inotli  at  Die  Imse  of  perennial  grass 
stalks.  The  Avorm  varies  but  little  from  tho 
time  it  hatches  to  tho  time  when  it  is  full  grown, 
Some  specimens  aro  a  shade  darker  than  others, 
l)iit  on  many  thou!?iuids  of  specimens  cxaiuincd 
wo  liave  found  the  markings  very  uniform. 
Wlion  full  fed,  wliich  is  generally  about  lour 
AVOoUs.  from  luitcldug,  it  descends  uito  the 
ground,  alioro  it  foriiis  an  oval  chamber,  and 
charige.s  to  a  shiny,  malicgauy-colorod  chrysalis. 
Souiotimos  it  scai'coly  jicnotratos  beneath  the 
siul'aco,  but  forms  a  rude  cocoon  under  Avhat 
dry  herbage  there  happens  to  be  on  the  ground. 
Thus  tho  worms  vanisli  I'rom  sight  very  sudden¬ 
ly,  and  tliis  sudden  disappearance  is  as  mysteri¬ 
ous  to  thoso  Avho  have  no  knoAvlodgo  ol  natural 
history  as  Avax  their  abrujM.  advent. 
“Al'tor  remaining  in  tho  clir.A'saliB  state  about 
a  Avook  Die  perfect  moth  ajipt!^^.  The  general 
color  of  the  moth  is  light  reddish  brown  or  faAvu 
coloiv  and  it  is  principally  characterized  by,  and 
rocoives  its  iianio  from,  a  white  sjiot  near  the 
center  of  tho  fore  wings,  thej-e  being  also  a  dusky 
obhque  lino  running  inwaitily  from  the  tips.” 
PROTECTION  AGAINST  THE  WIRE-WORM. 
I  GIVE  you  my  experience  AA'ith  the  AAii'e-AV'omi. 
BejJig  ti’oublcd  Avitb  the  little  one  year,  I 
was  adATsed  to  soak  my  seed  corn  in  a  solution  of 
copjxras  and  saltpeter,  using  one-foiu'Di  of  a 
pound  each  to  a  busliel  of  ears  of  coiumon  eight- 
rovvod  corn.  The  result  was  L'uiit  my  seed  all 
grew,  and  I  lost  none  by  the  w  iro-worms,  and  I 
'  never  saw  eowt  have  so  dark  and  ATgorous.  a  color 
before.  8mco  then  I  always  soak  iny  seed  twelve 
liotirs  after  being  sbolled.  I  do  not  know  as  it 
Avould  affect  the  cub-Avorm,  but  I  have  never 
been  troubled  Avith  them  sii*o  I  ustxi  tho  splu- 
tiou  of  eoiiperas  and  saltpeter.  Neither  Avas  I 
'  ever  troubled  with  tliein  Avbuu  1  plowed  my  corn 
'  in  tho  fall,  wliich  1  AvouJd  invariably  do  on  old 
sixl.  Home  farmers exp.-rininato  tboui  Ij}-  hunting 
them  out  in  the  hill  aud  killing  Diem  by  hand, 
but  this  is  slow  and  tedious  Avork,  and  is  liablo  to 
bo  slighted  by  hired  help.  An  ounce  of  preveu- 
tiou  is  worth  a  pomid  of  cure  is  a  proverb  time  iu 
this  case. — J.JB.,  in  Cowntry  Genlmnan. 
