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OBAL NEW-YOMER. 
the dopth being regulated by the compact or 
10090 nature of the soil. If the muck bod ia un¬ 
derlaid with aaud and the Boil ia not too deep, 
pita may be dug at intervale, and tho clean, 
white aaud from beneath thrown up, or a eub- 
Boil plow used for tho same purpose. It in im¬ 
portant that the layer of sand should be of a 
uniform depth, and accordingly care should bo 
takonto make the surface level before its appli¬ 
cation. Tho plot should be surrounded with an 
embankment four feet high, and ditches enough 
should be dug to drain all parts of the meadow, 
at least, ono foot below the surface. 
Tho usual time of planting cranberries is tho i 
spring, from the first of April to tho first of j 
June ; although tho vine is so exceedingly hardy 
that it will bear transplanting considerably later 
on in tho summer. It is of first importance 
that tho plants shonkl bo obtained from fruitful 
bods, as well as those that produce the largest 
and host fruit. They Bhould bo set in rows, 
from oightoon inches, to Bay four feet apart, ac¬ 
cording to tiro quantity and quality of the plants 
obtained ; tho object being to cover the ground 
with the vines as soon as possible. Thero are 
sevoral methods of planting, such as sod plant¬ 
ing, hill planting, drill planting, planting by 
prossnroand sowing cuttings, for dotailB of which 
our space is too limited. 
Rut little labor is required in the cultivation of ! 
the beds, tho main object being to_keop down I 
tho weeds and grasses, and keep the meadows 
thoroughly drained. When the plants have be¬ 
come matted over tho whole surface, very little 
cultivation will bo afterwards required. 
Flooding the 
plants in winter, is, 
as a rule, not no- 1 
ceRsary until the ; 
third year after 
they have boon gEggf k ©Site- 
set out. The time aur “* /> 
for applying tho r 
water will vary in \ 
different locations, •§>'*' 
but it Is a Bsfo 
rule to lot it in as 
Boon as cold ehipu - V _• 
mence to assume 
a dull-red appear- 
ance. It should ~~pA. f 
bo kept all win- -S 
tor deep enough 
to prevent tho ' ~i ^ - 
plants from freez- t3" ^ 
lug, and not let off f= ^ 
until, say about 
the first of May. : ; 
visahlo to flood tho ' 
summer drought, 
but thon it ia only 
nocc • 
beneath, a boring or well sunk through tho clay, 
will tap such a sink and afford convenient drain 
ago, _ 
The Liquid Voidinos of Animals, are worth 
more—good authorities say one-sixth more- 
pound for pound, than the solid excrements, 
and are aavod with greater oaro by the l) 09 t 
European farmers and gardeners. All the 
leaks in the stable are not in tho roof, those 
often in tho floor are quite as objectionable, 
and are the causo of a groat deal of wastage. 
Make tho stable floor tight, with a gutter at tho 
heels of the Btock to carry off the urine to an 
adjacent tank, or into a heap of muck or other 
absorbent. 
Wheat culture ix olden time, as described 
by Fitzhf.rbkrt, in the reign of “ bluff King 
Hal,” wrb carried on much in the same way as 
at the present day. Neither were the farmers 
of those times ignorant of some of tho si,rowd 
practices of those of to-day, nor of tho reasons 
for them. For instance, under tho article *• To 
falowe,” FrrzaiutDEKT says : “ The greater tho 
clottofl (clods) the better whoate, for the clottos 
keep the wheat warmo all wyntcr; and at. March 
they will melto and breake and fal in many 
small pccos, the whiche iB a new dongynge and 
refreshyngo of tho corne.” 
Cahtixo Manure ix Wixteii is not without 
advantages ; tho roads are then hard and 
ed; tho fine composts made finer by winter frosts 
and distributed evenly over tho surface of tho 
fields j while if the land bo level so &b to avoid 
washing, thero in little danger of wastage or 
fertilizing properties when the manure is spread, 
as before it is started from the barnyard, tho 
ammonia generated in the process of fermen¬ 
tation is pretty safely lockod up in the muck or 
gypsum, which should cover every well-manag¬ 
ed dilug heap. 
Sheep ix oldex time wero highly prized, ac¬ 
cording to FrrzHKRBERT. author of the “ Bbok 
of Husbandry,” printed in 1681, the first as woll 
as by far tho host of our early works on agricul¬ 
ture. The veteran farmer and judge, after de¬ 
scribing wheat culturo, says: “A husbaudo 
cannot woll thryue by hia corno without ho 
lmvo other cattell, nor by hia cattoll without 
corno. And bycanso that Bhopo, in my no opyn- 
yon, is tho moosto profytabloBt cattell that any 
man can have, therefore I pourpose to apeako 
fyrst of ahopo.” And his remarks on tho sub¬ 
ject are so accurate that ono might easily imagine 
they camo from an intelligent sheep-ownor of tho 
present day. 
Diseases rrtoM Ammonia rx Stables are con¬ 
siderably more frequent than ia commonly be¬ 
lieved. This ia especially tho caao with regard 
to horsoa, probably hooauso their dung is richer 
and undergoes a moro rapid fermentation than 
that of cowa, throwing off ammonia in largo 
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smooth; the meadows aro not cut up by tho | quantities. This alkali, besides being vory in¬ 
hoofs of cattle or cart wheels ; the spring work 
is advancod; the farm hands profitably employ. 
jurious to tho eyes, is a powerful stimulant, the 
constant nee of which predisposes to affection of 
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BKIEFLETS. 
To Ventilate 
Fruit Barrels— a 
very necessary pre¬ 
caution to prevent 
early shriveling 
and decay — just 
boro inch augur 
holos in both heads 
of tho barrel, to 
allow the moisture 
to pass off freely. 
Fresh Cow-dunq 
on dairy pastures, 
when brought from 
the barnyard, pro¬ 
duces grasses dis¬ 
tasteful to dairy 
stock and claimed 
by some to be pro¬ 
ductive of abortion. 
In deciding where 
to use your manure 
heap, therefore, 
this fact should bo 
borne in mind. 
To Dry*a Hwamp 
so that muck can 
be dug even in 
winter: excavate 
in tho lowest part 
a place as deep as 
you can, for a per¬ 
manent pond, and 
dig ditches run¬ 
ning into it. If 
thero is a clay hot. 
tom to the swamp 
a nd gravel or sand 
oiiotnvi> PLAN OF Farm premises. 
the lungs. Of its strength, even when greatly 
diluted, wo can Judge from tho contents of a 
common hartshorn smelling bottlo, Yet in many 
h tables no provision is made oltlier for tho ab¬ 
sorption or oBoape of this subtle poison for ani¬ 
mals, but nutritious food for plants. 
Juli) (frops. 
CAN WE GROW CORN PROFITABLY 1 
W, 3 . FOWLER. 
Tho question which heads tins article is an 
interesting one to thousands of Eastern farmers, 
and iti far too many caeca, especially in New 
England, it has been answered in the negative. 
Not that L would lmvo farmers grow any crop 
merely for the namo of it. Profit is tho object 
sought in good farming, and if it conduces to 
profit to buy corn, wheat, butter or even milk, 
let each and all of these articles bo bought 
rather than grown. But it ia well to bo quite 
sttro of our ground before discarding any urticlo 
of produce and especially so important a crop as 
corn. Many centuries ago a wise Roman re¬ 
marked that selling not buying was (ho business 
of tho farmer. Wo hold to somethiug of this 
idea In tho everywhere prevalent belief that tho 
famior is moro independent than other classes 
of citizens—the theory of bis independence 
being, of course, that he can produce from his 
farm whatever he absolutely needs. This is not 
^ ___ true nowadays— 
'-gg jjg | | fUg partly because 
| lip meil ’s needs have 
I Hi grown space wit h 
if “Sn *'* 10 increase of civ- 
-j illzation. Most 
|| kS} families find koro- 
I | Woo oil a nccossi- 
l ty In our long win* 
sfgg tors ; hut if a far- 
Ill Ul m er 1ms ail oil- 
( well on his farm 
j I I) the chanocH are 
I EVfe that tho laud is 
| |fg! "rt good for 
| ^1= touch else. Even 
mmr, imp Ul o * o ^i n g mout, 
farmers’ families 
If | H§j§ would ho scantily 
IjlP dressed indeed, if 
I f| tll, 7 were obliged 
£ g j depend on tho 
I | das which they 
lint B,ow iUl, l Itfttohel- 
|ji§§ c 'l or tho wool 
fell tJmt Vlrj y Cai 'dod 
ai, d spun, clipped 
| fl0m 8,Jt 'op which 
YMa tlu, y had shorn. I 
I do not regret tho 
;§£■ old days wiion tho 
. i|S reverse of this 
was true. The di- 
% ^ vision of labor 
Z whioh absolves 
ggs ninety-nino hun- 
” IrP dretlis of farmers 
T (min the necea- 
j sity of growing 
|| ripg flax or woo), has 
jjisgg done much for hu¬ 
ll mau progress. It 
j|| -|y^j is entirely possible 
!|^ that in like man- 
nor, the mass of 
j j ^55 Eastern farmers 
IJ arc to be relieved 
jl 5^ from the necessity 
^Hf 0,1 K'nwing corn. 
*-• ** >~i jl jjpg Still 1 do not 
-— vj believe i t, and 
'| ^nnkl regard such 
—. —‘-j-t l i relief as a very 
• ——~-t .. doubtful advan- 
Z 1 '. v;t T K (age. Ooru is tiro 
- , — ■ _cgj groat American 
staple. Its iucreas- 
ing use in Europe 
: •••■V will make it more 
>uoro import. 
mg—. the wealth that it 
/»■* wdl bring to the 
=f: b--N_ 4 country. Corn has 
been profitably 
a— grown in Ea«tern 
. . States, and with 
. ..j n good management 
it is yet a fairly 
t paying crop. 
