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THE CULTIVATOR. 
tive, was trenched two feet deep by the use of subsoil 
and trench plows, and about two hundred loads per 
acre of muck were applied during its preparation—■ 
this muck was formed by the deposit of vegetable with 
probably a portion of animal matter, in a shallow cove 
of the lake, adjoining the vineyard. Besides this en¬ 
riching, thorough and complete cultivation is constant¬ 
ly given to the soil 
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Alum for the Hog Cholera. 
Er*s Co. <3 ent. — Last May my hogs were attacked 
with Hog Cholera, and upon mentioning it to a friend, 
he spoke of a suggestion published in a Cincinnati pa¬ 
per, advising the use of alarm I procured -some— 
made a strong solution—all the water would bear, and 
drenched all I found with the disease upon them, and 
gave to the lot (about 100 head) a pound of pulverized 
alum in some mill feed each day for two weeks, by 
which time all remaining seemed healthy. Out of 
twenty-two drenched with one pint of the solution to 
each—administered with the assistance of a rope be¬ 
hind the tusks, and a horn with small end sawed off— 
I lost five head, and with the exception of two, the re¬ 
maining seventeen appear to have entirely recovered 
to a healthy, thrifty condition. Some of those which 
have recovered, were in the last stage—vomiting, with 
the red blotches on the skin, and bleeding at the nose, 
which I have always considered the last stage of the 
disease. The above is but little cost, and if it is as 
successful as with me, is well worth the trial. J. T. 
Warder. JSpringjield, Ohio. 
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Farmers., Plant Apple Orchards 3 
If any farmer who has had for '20 years a good or¬ 
chard of grafted apple trees, properly selected for mar¬ 
ket, and in tolerably favorable portions of the country, 
has kept an account of the annual average product of 
his trees for that time., he will find they have netted, 
him fifty dollars per .acre a year. This remark, applies 
to sueh orchards as have had no care. Those- which 
have received good cultivation have done better. 
Why then cultivate whole farms, at hard labor, for 
a net proceed of five dollars per acre 7 Why not plant 
orchards 1 “ They won’t bear in an age.” That is be¬ 
cause. then, they receive no care, tg-ive them the 
same chance that a crop of potatoes receives, .(and which 
would not cost a tenth of the labor expended yearly on 
the potatoes,) a nd they will send out shoots two or three 
feet long—but if neglected and weed-grown, and grass- 
bound, they will grow only two or three inches—in one 
instance twelve times as fast as in the other. No won¬ 
der, then, while the thrifty onehardist with his thrifty 
orchard, has fine young trees with remunerating crops 
in five years, the slip-shod cultivator does not attain 
the same in fifty years, at the above estimated rates 
of growth. These rates are stated from the result of 
actual experiment, and not from hap hazard estimates. 
Plant orchards, then, of the best varieties. Occa¬ 
sionally, it is true, there may be destitute years, and 
sometimes the crop at large may overstock the com¬ 
mon market. But the above yearly average may be 
attained at least, in the courso of seasons; and the 
cultivator who is known by his skill to have none but 
the best fruits, and made better than that of his neigh¬ 
bors by superior cultivation, will be eagerly sought by 
fruit buyers, even In the most abundant seasons, and 
if he ships his own apples, he may often obtain triple 
prices for his handsome and excellent specimens. 
Indian Corn. 
How shall we ascertain the quantity grown per acre; 
This can be done by seasoning and shelling the corn. 
But cannot a sufficiently near approximation be made 
by weighing the ears, when dry ? This has been done 
in some counties to our knowledge, and with great con¬ 
fidence that they were right. At one time 75 lbs. 
weight of ears was established as a standard bushel; 
since then, we have learned that the standard has been 
altered to 85 lbs. It is clear that both these quantities 
cannot be correct. Perhaps the truth may lie between ; 
or perhaps variation may arise from different varieties 
of grain, or different degrees of seasoning. The ques¬ 
tion is one of interest; our purpose is to acquire in¬ 
formation. 
One of the oldest and most observing cultivators of 
this plant within our knowledge, informs us that he 
has proved by actual experiment, that seventy-Jive 
pounds weight of ears of the large kernelled white 
variety of corn usually grown in Plymouth Co , Mass., 
will, when shelled, make one bushel by measure. Can 
vou, or your readers, Messrs. Editors, give any reliable 
information in this matter 1 
The present aspect of our fields, and state of the 
thermometer, afford assurance of an abundant har¬ 
vest. P. Essex Co., Mass. 
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Apple Tree Worms. 
Last winter my brother, *0. S. Wood of Montreal, 
communicated to me the Canadian method of eradi¬ 
cating the caterpillar which infests apple trees in 
spring. Last spring I tried it in my own orchard with 
the best success. I communicate it for the benefit of 
your readers, though for aught 1 know, it may be 
known to them. 
Upon the end of a pole long enough to reach the 
highest nests, fasten a good swab of cloth; dip the 
swab into very strong soap-suds, thrust it through the 
nests, and wash the limbs as thoroughly as possible 
where nests are commenced. 
When applied within a week after the first appear¬ 
ance of the worms, a single application is often suffi¬ 
cient to arrest their progress for the season, but some¬ 
times, subsequent applications may be found neces¬ 
sary. 
Three applications of this method, if so many are 
necessary, will require no more time, standing upon 
the ground, thin a single application of any other 
method with which I am acquainted. I have tried it 
but one year, but with the utmost success. Try it. 
Otis E. Wood. Etna, Tompkins Co, N. Y. 
Flatulent Colic in the Horse. 
Messrs. Editors —The following formula I have 
found very efficient in fiatulent'colic in the horse ; eas¬ 
ing pain in a short time, and operating as a cathartic 
in a few hours, giving permanent relief.*—Linseed oil, 
one pint 5 castor oil, half a pint; tincture of opium, 
one ounce ; sulphuric ether, two ounces ; mix, and give 
at one dose. (Ieo. Hammond. G-ilsum, N. H. 
