and  allow  ea£;h  section  to  elect  its  own  highway 
oflicers,  subject  only  to  a  general  road  law  of  the 
State. 
2.  Levy  a  tax  upon  property  as  now.  poll  tax 
included,  and  make  it  paj'ablo  in  cash  only. 
3.  Require  the  projicr  ofBcers  to  hire  as  many 
men  and  teams  as  the  money  raised  will  pay  for, 
and  keep  them  on  the  roads  the  season  through 
4.  Make  the  employes  responsible  for  accidents 
and  damages  caused  by  the  neglect  of  duty. 
Two  good,  industrious,  intelligent  men,  with 
one  team  and  luovided  with  suitable  tools,  would 
accomplish  more  in  tliis  way  for  the  l.)eneflt  of 
the  roads  thou  150  men,  whose  principal  work 
usually  is,  when  employed  on  the  road,  telling 
yams  and  drinldng  cider. 
I  think  this  jdan  wrill  work  if  we  choose  men 
with  regard  to  their  fitness  for  the  place,  ignoring 
their  o|)inion8  about  the  tariff,  hard  or  soft 
money,  etc.  Nelson  Rittek. 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  April  17. 
others,  together  witli  actual  tests  made  on  Presi¬ 
dent  Campbell’s  grotmd  \sith  various  grasses,  as 
to  their  time  of  ripening,  structure,  attitude,  and 
especially  liardtnesa,  have  led  to  the  wuclusion 
that  llie  following  are  the  best  adapted  to  our 
climute,  with  timothy  and  clover,  always  taking 
care  that  timothy  and  clover  predominate.  My 
list  woulil  then  ho : 
A  otfrta  JlaneitceHR  ;  or  yellow  oat  grass. 
Avi^na  eUitqr ;  or  tall  oat  grass. 
Aymstlit  mihfnria ;  or  red  top  grass. 
J-'eslum  jmUenais ;  or  meadow  fescue. 
FvMnca  eUtior  ;  or  tall  fosoue. 
I’oa  tricinlia  ;  or  rough  stalk  meadow  grass. 
/’on  Dunnoralia  ;  or  wood  meadow  grass.  I 
LoUiini  italicwn  ;  or  Itivliiui  rye  grass. 
AutUarantlMm  miimitwn;  or  sweet  vernal 
grass. 
If  the  meadow  is  moist  then  tlie  fujroatia 
stoltiifera  or  creejung  l>ent,  also  iu  very  wet 
soils  fescue  grass,  fowl  meadow  grass  and 
alsikomay  ho  advanlagefuisJy  grown.  Orchard 
grass,  when  grown  fur  hay,  is  better  grown 
alone  or  with  medium  clover  only,  as  it 
ripens  too  oaidy  for  u  ii>P4vdow  mixture.  The 
question  wo  discuss  does  not  embrace  pasture 
grasses ;  yet  I  take  the  liberty  to  say  that  there 
is  not  a  Ijcttcr  pasture  in  the  world  than  om  own 
itMligenous  poci  jtrakniaia  or  June  grass,  and 
when  mixed  witli  the  I’esnue  and  orcliwd  grass, 
we  have  good  early  and  late  feed.  June  grass 
ofjnslitnteH  more  than  two-tlurds  of  the  pasUirc 
grasses  of  Central  Now  York. 
Mr.  Racheloi'  exhibited  important  t^olorcd 
])IatoB  illustrating  Uio  grasses  alluded  to  iu  the 
liapor.  The  rewHug  of  the  paper  was  followed 
by  a  geucral  discussion. 
Morgan  Ihitler- 1  have  tried  one  experimeul 
which  resulted  in  signal  success.  I  obtained  n 
mixture  of  eight  or  ten  varieties  Of  seed  to  bo 
sown  on  one  acre.  The  seed  was  sown  after  a 
heavy  crop  of  barley,  and  the  lirst  Iseason,  also 
being  dry,  yielded  but  a  sniull  croji.  A  eupious 
yield,  however,  was  iiroducrul  the  two  Buccoeding 
years.  The  cost  of  tlie  simd  was  tC.  The  soil 
was  gravelly.  1  have  devoted  the  same  laud  to 
meadow  for  fourteen  years  ;  and  there  is  still  a 
good  stand  of  timothy. 
J.  W.  Jij’on  I  have  found  that  a  heavy  jiro- 
ductiou  is  produced  liy  sowing  little  clover,  and 
11  greater  variety  of  seed. 
T,.  L.  Wight— An  essential  point  iu  the  prescr- 
vatiou  of  timothy  in  meadow.s  is  to  refrain  from 
feeding  too  closely  in  Um  fall.  Tt  will  not  do  to 
leave  all  the  aftermath  nor  tu  graze  it  tint 
ly.  Fornioistlaudtlichesl  grllssisrcd  fop.  It 
yields  a  thrifty  crop.  It  will  remain  green  and 
juicy  late  in  the  soason.  It  is  also  one  of  the 
choicest  grassos  for  hay  to  he  fed  to  milch  cows, 
willi  which  I  am  acquainted.  I  ihd  not  entirely 
succeed  with  mixed  grasses. 
peter  is  hotter  to  give  the  yoimg  plant  a  vigorous 
start.  The  copperas  in  the  water  will  save  the 
seed  from  wire-worms  until  the  plant  gets  beyond 
their  jxiwor  to  mattirially  injure.  The  corres¬ 
pondent  doscrilres  his  method  as  follows : 
I  took  about  a  pint  of  tar— from  the  pine — 
and  iwjurcd  to  it  alsmt  a  quart  or  two  of  Isjiling 
water,  and  stirnsl  well  to  dissolve.  In  tho  mean 
time,  hod  one  or  two  Imshels  of  seed  corn  put  iu 
a  barrel,  and  axlded  hot  water  to  cover  about 
tlu-eo  indies,  jioured  iu  tar  water  and  stirred 
well.  I  used  saltjveter,  say  one  pound  lo  the 
bushel  of  corn.  I  do  uot  know  what  stre.ugUi  it 
would  require  (o  injure  tho  vitality,  hut  doubt  if 
two  pounds  to  th<!  bushel  would.  Let  the  corn 
remain  for  tweuty-four  or  forty-eight  hours  to 
soak  and  swell.  I  have  had  it  sprout,  and  when 
ready  to  jilant,  take  out  and  let  drain,  then  add 
land  plaster  to  fully  cover  sotsl  and  admit  of 
handling.  This  plan  is  bettor  than  mere  smear¬ 
ing  with  tar,  as  the  whole  grain  is  saturated. 
The  gentleman  I  alluded  to,  ustsl  tar,  and  squir¬ 
rels  would  get  up  the  grain  and  gnaw  off  tho  tar 
and  Jiusk,  and  eat  the  germ.  When  com  soaks 
for  one  or  two  days,  even  the  blade  wheu  two  or 
three  inches  high  is  distasteful  to  birds.  Corn 
soaked  in  saltpeter  as  above  may  be  strewn  on 
the  earth  and  hut  little  taken  by  birds.  I  know 
it  serves  as  a  stimulaut,  as  the  deep  green  blades 
and  thrift  proves  it. 
ered  with  flowers,  and  is  quite  a  jiicturo. — 
don  Gnrdenera'  Chronich.  [After  all,  take  them 
all-in-all,  there  are  few  hotter  shrubs  than  tho 
ornamental  Quinces.) 
Procure  Fi’rna. — You  who  have  shady  places 
and  Buitahlo  soils — go  now  to  tlio  woods  and  pro¬ 
cure  loads  of  Ferns.  Few  plants  are  prettier  for 
semi-wild  plots  or  for  the  shady  sides  of  rock- 
Erythmuium  Amcricann,  the  first  of  tho  ver¬ 
nal  lilies,  is  now  hloouiing  in  many  a  uicadiiw 
and  wtKxls.  It  is  worth  going  after  for  bomiuets 
-it  is  wortli  a  place  in  the  wild  garden  or  among 
spring  bulbs. 
A  rorrrajKnutcn/  asks  tho  Gardeners’  Chi’oni- 
cle  if  tho  nude  plant  of  Avenhn  hoars  red  berries 
— and  gets  th<;  reply,  *'  The  male  plant  cei'taiuly 
does  not  bear  red  Ijerries.  Wo  should  as  soon 
exiiect  to  see  oocks  lay  eggs.” 
Yucra  hacenta.  -Hooves  Huothek  and  Tho¬ 
mas  offer  this  plant.  A  rare  native  species  found 
in  Utah,  G-ilorado,  and  recently  iutr<Khiced  into 
cultivation.  J.eaves  very  thiek,  long,  narrow, 
concave — flowers  showy,  hell-shajK'd,  wliito  and 
exceedingly  fragrant,  succeeded  by  agreeable, 
sweet,  edible  fruit. 
Mr.  J.  IF.  Maple  of  Oregon,  Mo.,  writes  ns 
midor  date  of  April  20  that  his  grounds  are  sweet 
with  Hyacinths  and  spring  flowers — that  the  fruit 
trees  lu-e  in  full  bloom  and  the  prosijoids  of  a 
largo  crop  are  flattering.  He  says ;  ”  Herewith 
I  send  you  a  leaf  of  a  plaut  received  last  fall  as 
Sweet  Fern,  the  fragranoo  of  wliich  is  very  pleas¬ 
ant  iiideod.  No  doubt  you  aio  familiar  with  the 
plaut,  and  1  would  be  pleased  to  know  its  name.” 
Hweet  Fern  is  not  a  Fern,  but  Cooijttouia  «s- 
plcnifulia  under  Myricueoae--a  shrub  with  sweet- 
scented,  fcm-liko  loaves.  We  know  nothing  of 
tho  “  Cinnamon  Vine,”  unless  it  is  what  is  known 
about  New  York  as  Miguouotte  vino  or  Madeira 
vine.  _ _ 
IMPROVING  ROADS 
Whatever  other  betterments  are  needed  in 
the  rmal  districts  of  our  country,  it  is  certain 
that  good  roads  are  a  luxury  uot  enjoyed  by  a 
largo  part  of  our  rural  iKqmlatiou  for  a  great 
portion  of  tlie  year.  I  can  sisnik  knowingly  and 
feelingly  of  one  mile  of  road,  within  the  bounds 
of  u  thriving,  iucorisirated  village  of  about  two 
thousand  iuhahiUuts,  wliioh  has  not  been  in  a 
tolerable  eoiulitiou  for  ten  days  iu  tho  last  five 
luontlis;  when  not  frozen  and  rough,  it  is  deep 
with  heavy  cla^-.mud,  and  iu  either  ca.se  two 
horses  could  not  do  tho  work  of  one  on  a  good 
road.  W«‘ro  this  a  solitary  case,  it  would  not  be 
worth  while  to  write  about  it ;  but  iu  our  coun¬ 
try  poor  roads  are  the  rule,  and  uo  better  outer- 
prise  can  be  inaugurated  during  this  ContenniaJ 
year  than  that  of  eonvortiiig  our  miiKoablo  roads 
into  hard,  smootli,  periuauent  thoroughfares. 
Iu  some  sections  the  character  of  tho  soil  is 
such  that  the  roads  lun  naturally  good  during 
tho  entire  year.  Several  times  1  have  driven 
from  Koliobario  Court-House  to  Oneonta,  N.  Y., 
when  tlio  lirst  half  of  tho  road  was  almost  iui- 
passable  on  account  of  tlio  deop  mud,  and  tho 
last  half  smooth  and  hard,  dchghtful  to  travel 
over.  For  some  years  I  Uved  on  the  “  Ridge 
Road”— a  natural,  gravelly  road-bed,  ruuuing 
piuallel  to  the  southern  shore  of  Lake  Ontario. 
Mud  was  almost  unknown.  Half  an  horn*  after 
a  long  rail!  one  could  walk  in  the  middle  of  the 
road  without  soiling  Im  shoes.  For  a  long  time 
after  removing  to  a  village  where  muddy  roads 
were  the  rule,  I  was  hoiue.sicU  for  tho  Itidgo 
Road. 
Now,  if  wo  oousidor  the  great  saving  in  horse¬ 
power,  vohioles,  harness,  time  and  patience, 
would  it  not  be  good  economj'  to  make  artificial 
road-lx'ds  in  all  thickly-settJed  sections  where 
good  natural  ones  tie  not  exist  ?  Is  it  not  lime 
to  abandon  the  pioneer  mode  of  ai>pr)iuting  uu- 
skilled  pathiuosters  U‘  see  that  Die  iiiliabitunts 
of  their  beats  devote  a  certam  number  of  hours 
annually  to  hap-hazord  work,  and  to  give  to 
skillful  road  ongiuoers  the  means  for  building 
IwriniMuint  and  good  roads  ? 
(Centennial  ruad.-dde  tree-jilantiug  ha.s  been 
ably  advocated.  RoaJ-makiiig  is  projK^rly  next 
in  order.  Cannot  tho  pubUshers  of  the  Rural 
Bociu'e  the  borvicea  of  an  experienced  road- 
builder  to  prejiare  an  article  or  series  of  articles 
to  awolien  ami  instruct  tho  people  upon  this  im¬ 
portant  subject  ?  Knowledge  is  needed.  Many 
woU-meaut  and  ex|>ensivt'  attempts  fail  through 
want  of  it.  A  few  years  since  the  luaiu  street 
of  our  village  was  covered  several  iucho.s  deep 
with  small  stones,  whicli  have  tlissulved  into  mud 
as  good  08  .the  original  clay.  WiUi  what  mate¬ 
rials,  what  maoliiuerj',  and  iu  what  form  can 
good,  lasting  roads  ho  built  at  minimum  cost  ? 
Warsaw,  N,  Y.  c.  ii.  n. 
IMPROVEMENT  IN  CORN 
A  WRITER  in  the  Routhorn  Cultivator  relates 
his  experience  as  follows 'I’he  seed  corn  is  a 
variety  1  have  been  imiiroviug  for  four  year’s 
past.  When  I  commcucod  propagating  tln^coru, 
tho  ears  had,  as  is  usual,  14  to  18  rows,  and 
w’onkl  requu’o  from  90  to  126  ears  to  shell  a 
bushel.  The  second  year,  under  my  system  of 
propagation,  tho  eora  had  18  to  20  rows  to  the 
ear,  aud  80  to  90  ears  would  sheila  bushel.  The 
third  year  tho  corn  increasod  to  20  to  22  rows 
per  ear,  aud  70  ears  made  a  bushel.  The  fourth 
year— the  piesent — my  corn  has  22  to  24  rows  to 
tho  ear,  and  60  oars,  taken  just  us  they  come, 
shell  out  a  bushel.  By  picking  the  ears  40  to  CO 
will  make  a  husheL  I  have  a  few  flue  ears  that 
have  .12  rows  to  tho  ear,  which  1  expect  to  plant, 
aud  I  confidently  anticipate  a  yield  of  seed  corn 
therefrom  that  will  oidy  require  60  esrH  to  tho 
Inishel,  taken  us  they  grow  iu  tho  flcld.  with  any¬ 
thing  like  good  laud  and  average  seasons.  I 
will  udd  that  it  has  been  a  specialty  with  mo  for 
foul-  hi  six  yeai-H  to  examine  minutely  the  finest 
speeimeus  of  corn  iu  various  corn-growing 
Stales,  and  I  have  never  yet  seen  auy  corn  te 
equal  mine. 
MIXED  MEADOW  GRASSES, 
This  tjucHliou  18  0U8U‘r  a-Bkcn  Ihuu  aiisworciu, 
for  climate,  with  us,  has  as  much,  or  more,  to 
do  with  lUi  answer  th.au  soil,  however  important 
to  good  grass  culture  good  land  may  he.  The 
question  then  is.  what  grasses  aro^  best  for  us 
licre  iu  our  meadow  mixtiu'es  ?  Not  what  are 
the  liost  f<a-  tho  valley  of  the  Connecticut,  or 
for  the  still  milder  climate  of  New  Jersey.  Al¬ 
most  all  writers  on  the  grasses  iu  this  country, 
conclude  their  essays  or  liooks  with  one  formula 
of  meadow  grasses  for  tho  whole  United  States 
and  Cauada,  regardless  of  cUiuate.  These  lists 
are  appai-eutly  made  iq)  from  Sinclau-  and  other 
Eugl^h  autlioril  ioa. 
llio  piwt  cud  jiassing  season,  with  its  frequent 
alternations  of  Duiw  aud  frost,  lias  been  a  severe 
one  on  grass  and  gi  aiu  in  this  country'.  Many 
meadows,  oapecially  where  tho  soil  Is  Ught,  aud 
nothing  but  timothy  and  clover  iu  tho  sward, 
are  badly  lifted,  or  “  hove,”  as  it  is  termed.  The 
ouDook  for  such  meadows  is  not  encouraging. 
I  have  taken  osiiccial  pains  to  inquire  of  farni- 
ers  who  liavo  used  mixed  grasses  m  their  laud, 
how  it  is  with  their  meadows,  and  the  universal 
answers  arc  th.at  these  look  well,  and  tho  swuid 
is  uot  lifted.  This  good  luck  is  attvLhufod  to  tl.o 
simple  fact  that  tho  fitolonifcrous  grasses  ssud 
their  roots  thiclvly  Dirough  the  .sod,  and  therely 
hold  the  semi-bulbous  roots  of  the  timothy 
down  iuto  the  ground.  Timothy  so  often  fat'a 
of  late,  and  meadows  requu  e  such  freqnontseed 
ing  that  the  expeuso,  as  I  have  already  hinted, 
becomes  a  hvrgo  item  in  farm  accounts.  It  is 
next  to  impossible  to  establish  a  poi'niancLt 
meadow  where  timothy  aud  clover  are  the  only 
grassos  grown;  yet  many  think  that  those  me 
the  only  grasses  that  sliould  be  «ovm.  notwith 
standing  the  fact  that  htit  tew  meadows  thus 
treated  will  produce  more  than  one  mowing 
without  reseeding.  Iu  fact,  a  close  mowing, 
followed  by  dry,  hot  weather,  will  often  destroy 
the  bullious  roots  of  tiio  timothy  cntuely,  thus 
causing  the  grass  to  disappear,  leaving  uo  after¬ 
math  at  alh  Timothy  is  one  of  tho  best  and 
most  nutritive  of  grasses,  yet  under  tho  usual 
condiUous  it  stexfls  huthttle,  aud  the  aftergrowth 
from  the  young  bulbs  is  always  thin,  showing 
plainly  that  to  keep  this  gmss  well  in  Die  ground, 
especially  where  it  is  Uable  to  lift  with  tho  frost, 
it  ought  to  be  grown  with  such  oDier  grasses  as 
will  come  on  with  it  to  the  hay  ban  est.  If  it  is 
so  desirable  to  have  mixed  grasse.s  in  our  mead¬ 
ows,  the  question  that  wo  discuss  is  very  impor¬ 
tant.  What  then  are  the  best  mixtures  ?  That 
is,  what  are  the  best  to  ripen  here  with  timothy 
and  clover  for  hay  ? 
THE  BEST  MIXTURE. 
Ohservatious  of  my  own  and  the  experience  of 
THE  ROAD  PROBLEM 
It  is  to  be  hoped  that  tho  “  agitation  ”  of  tho 
Road  question  will  conlinuo  until  sometliing 
feasible  comes  of  it.  That  reform  i*  this  direc¬ 
tion  is  greatly  needed  is  apparent  to  every  one, 
but  just  tbe  wisest  course  to  pm  sue  is  not  quite 
so  clour.  A«  the  customs  are  now,  aud  as  the 
law  stands,  there  is  httle  hope  of  improvomout 
in  our  [mhlic  roads. 
A  corresiiondont,  on  page  248,  says : — “  Have 
tt  law  jmssed  requiring  every  laud-owner  to  build 
tbe  road  across  his  premises.”  It  appears  to  me 
that  this  plan  is  open  to  very  serious  objcctious. 
An  energetic,  successful  man  would  be  likely  to 
have  good  roads  in  front  of  his  promises,  while 
his  shiftless  neighbor  would  let  tho  public  wal¬ 
low  in  the  mire. 
No  law  can  he  passed  that  will  ti'ansform  a  dull 
man  into  an  intelligent  one,  neither  can  you 
cause  the  public  to  w'oi'k  wisely  by  statute. 
Tliis  plnu  would  also  be  very  unjust.  One  far¬ 
mer  may  have  two,  three,  or  even  ten  times  the 
length  of  road  running  through  his  land  that  his 
noighlior  has,  whose  land  is  equally  valuable.  We 
often  liud  tlgit  Hit'  wottlthiest  man  in  a  road  dis¬ 
trict  owns  only  a  few  rods  of  road,  while  another 
worth  much  less  may  have  roods  ci'ossmg  his 
laud  at  right  angles. 
Again,  persona  who  own  no  land  have  a  use 
for  liighways,  luid  should  help  to  build  them ; 
therefore,  a  reasoriable  poll  tax  is  not  at  all  un¬ 
just.  I  am  of  the  opinion  that  the  tax  to  main- 
tarn  roads  needs  no  change,  except  it  be  to  in¬ 
crease  the  amount  and  make  it  all  payable  in 
OAsii.  It  is  in  spending  the  road  tax  that  aU  tlio 
abuses  arise. 
Road  Commissloiicra  are  often  chosen  more  on 
accoimt  of  their  ability  to  control  jobs  than  for 
any  fitness  for  tbe  offioe.  Pathmasters  are 
sometimes  appointed  who  know  little  about 
roads,  aud  who  spend  the  whole  tax  without  auy 
benefit ;  nay,  more,  they  oftentimes  do  positivo 
damage  by  their  blundei-ing  management. 
Now,  I  propose  a  plan  which  may  appear  no 
more  feasible  to  others  than  does  tliat  of  others 
to  me: 
1.  Divide  the  highways  into  suitable  sections, 
POTATOES  AT  15  CENTS  A  BUSHEL, 
Since  the  award  made  by  Bliss  &  Sons  for  tho 
heat  yield  of  potatoes  li  om  a  pound  of  sewl,  I 
liave  obtained  some  additional  facte  in  regard  to 
a  piu-t  of  these  crops,  which  will  pcrlmiis  give  a 
new  iutorcst  to  tho  rcsulte  already  inihlislmd. 
Ill  rosiiotiso  to  anollicr  premium  offer'  based 
on  the  cost  of  production,  I  have  re>'.cived  state¬ 
ments  in  regai-d  to  said  ciops,  from  which  it 
apiicara  that — 
1.  The  yield  of  Alfred  Rose  was  at  the  rate  of 
749  bushels  jier  acre,  and  tho  cost  a  httle  less 
than  15c.  per  bushel. 
2  The  yield  of  J.  L.  PerkhiH  was  at  the  rate 
of  475  buiiliels  per  aero,  and  the  cost  also  nearly 
15c.  jier  bushel. 
3.  Til®  yield  of  J.  I.  Salter,  wliich  w.'ih 
bushels  from  1  lb.  of  seed,  is  not  so  reported  as 
to  indicate  the  rate  per  aero,  hut  shows  the  cost 
per  bushel  to  ho  20’ ■^0. 
4  and  6.  In  the  case  of  H.  V.  Rose  and  of  M. 
M.  Rose  the  cost  was  slightly  above  the  figure  of 
Alfred  Rose. 
Fhially,  it  appears  tliat  tho  cost  iier  bushel  is 
a  lie  between  J.  L.  Perkius  of  Iowa  and  Alfred 
Rose  of  Now  York.  Tho  premium  is,  therefore, 
dividwil  hetwecu  tlie  two. 
There  are  several  curious  and  interesting 
questions  grovviug  out  of  tliis  ti'ial  which  it  will, 
perhaps,  bo  worth  -w’hilc  to  consider  hereafter  in 
connection  with  a  further  statement  of  tho  pro¬ 
cesses  and  treatment  of  these  crops. 
CoNRAU  Wilson. 
VARIABLE  EFFECTS  OF  PLASTER 
Ricuark  Peters,  in  writing,  in  1796,  to  the 
“  Philadelphia  Bocioty  for  Promoting  Agricul¬ 
ture,”  said: — “  I  continue,  after  long  and  varied 
exi>eriouco,  iu  tho  free  and  oxten.sivo  use  of 
plaatei'.  I  have  often  been  disappointed  in  ex¬ 
pected  results  of  my  numerous  apphoations  of 
this  geuerally  pow'erful,  sometimes  fugacious, 
and  frequently  ungovernable  stimulant.  But  I 
have  been  successful  in  the  far  greater  proiior- 
tion  of  my  practice  and  experiments.” 
We  think  the  above  may  be  taken  as  a  fair 
representation  of  the  exiierienco  of  those  who 
use  plaster  at  the  present  day.  Washington 
expei-imented  quite  eiteiisively  with  plaster  on 
tho  cold,  clay  soil  of  Mount  Vernon,  hut  reported 
that  he  saw  no  beneficial  results ;  while  some  of 
his  neighbors,  who  had  light,  diy  soils,  were  eu- 
thusiastically  in  favor  of  this — at  that  time — 
recently-introduced  fertilizer. 
TO  SAVE  NEWLY-PLANTED  CORN 
Fertilizers. — Mr.  Meehan  says  that  clippings 
of  barbers’  shops  are  found  to  be  very  inde¬ 
structible,  unless  treated  tu'st  to  a  dose  of  sul¬ 
phuric  acid.  Wo  should  suppose  it  would  be  an 
excellent  feitilizer,  so  ti'eated. 
A  writer  in  the  Mass.  Ploughman  relates  his 
method  of  soaking  corn  in  tar  water  in  order  to 
save  it  from  crows.  We  know  this  plan  to  he 
good  having  tried  it  frequently,  using  copperas 
instead  of  saltpeter,  though  probably  the  salt¬ 
