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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1870-05-27, Page 7• Iir 27, 1870.: I I It IN 91 Rell !al eg a I MI 11 II I I II I M III N 1 I W UMBERI hand at their Milk, the Village of Ain - Good DRY PINE different kinds; viz - L two inch, clear. A 11 and, a qnarter, and a dressed and under - common beards and Board -and strip be sold, at redueed first-class planning chinery, and intend all kinds constantly beindabre toprocure 'of Lumber at their ve-tised. the mill can have it e and lowest possible T. SMITH. 114.tf ERRANT, Ig KINDS• OP ry Produce. -RIES ) S LASS, 4.YS ON HAND, AS ANY IN WPM -Ma 53 -- -TON T T. CE FOR TEAS. ber makes this article intending purchasers Herds. to, at least try Itiquors and Fancy ;on hand; LAIDLAW. 99-tf. FreSh Stock of RUGS Combs, Hair, Tooth remit, English, can. ERY. UFFS. e bes quality . Medicines owder. -arefully and accur- LVMSDEN: TRADERS, eeived a Urge assort- , JOURNALS, Counting -House for 1870 .-.‘-rdin Books—and a tons books in splend- for Christnias and BooEs &e. per and En 4opes, :,aks, etc. um ents Ens, Violin Strings &cs ipes, and Fancy For Girls and Boys,. 7,-1s and BookStore. - 53-tf.. MAy 27, 1870. (Agriculturai. 7 THE -HUR.ON EXPOSITOR. are no lcnger fresh, •commence feeding with carrots—the time to commence on each kind of feed, as well as the amoinkt, to be regu- lated so as to keep up a good yield of milk and make good butter ;as without such feed • cows rapidly fall off in profit late in the fall; so they will not. only Make more and better . butter, but come -into winter quarters in xnuch better Condition if well fed. But it is when cows first come to le confined to dry feed,ibut may, still give considerable Milk at the beginning of winter, that car- rots are of the most benefit. Then. with good, bright, well -saved corn fodder, and plenty of carrots, good cows will still con - Giulio for some time to make good choice yellow butter. Of Course the corn fodder helpsthe quality, but the butter is also largely improved by the carrot. When cows come in early in the spring carrots are also a great deal of help, but March and April butter is not generally so good,as that made in. December, although the same or even a larger amount of carrots may be fed. Then the corn fodder, is all fed out, or if kept, is not .so good afier the commencement of the warm, drying weath- er in the spring, and cows never make so good. butter, after bellies confined so long on dry feed. Still much depends on the hay fed—the poorest being that made from late cut and badly, cured timothy, June and oth- er natural grasses. Such hay is not fit to feed to cows, either before or after 'they come in. No one wants to buy the white and almost tasteless butter _made ou such hay. • Plenty of car -rots and a little Indian meal will make considerable imp'rovement, but nothing can overcome the effect of the ripe, Woody stuff. If such grasses are cut early and properly cured, the hay will be Mitch better, but then is not equal to the clover hay. Summer gra,ss LS the best for making butter, and the nearer hay comes to dried grass with all the sweet nutritious juices of the plants retained and saved, the better it will be for making butter. But at the best, a large part ot the valuable juices are lost in the process of hay -making/ and the best available subs4tute for their neecesary constituents in the • winter, is l- enge carrots. They should be fed out. 11- berally„ commencing before .the cows come in, and continued until they are turned to grass. A good mess ones a day While the cows are dry will also be an advantage— the effect will not only be seen when they come in, but will be felt all summer; it is well known that cows well wintered are the most profitable the next summer.. :Cows are also healthy when well fed on sarrots. It has been asked in agricultural journals and farmers' clubs, if any cow that was well fed on carts was eve, t known to get sick or fail to do well when she came ; and I can not new recall a single in- stance where either the one or the other was the case. This tendency of carrots, to preserve and promote health and thrift, al- so makes them an excellent feedfor salves the first winter. With good hay, a very ittlse grain, and plenty of carrots, calves will grow finely all winter. • CARRoTs E0a. HoRsEs.—The value of car- rots for horses is thus stated in Youatt and Spooner's valuable work on the horse, and itnilar statements are made in, other horse WHAT I KNOW OF FARMING. ' BY HORACE GREELY ' GYPSUM. .. 'Paces varyteo widelY in different local- ities that no 'fertilizer can be pronounced every where cheaper or bet worth buying,' and yet, I. doubt that thole is a4pod of oar country's surface in fit condition 6 be ctil- i iivated t which.. Gypsum (Plaster of Paris) might no be applied with profit. Where it costs $10 or over per ton, I would apply it sparingly—say, one bushel per acre— while I judge three bushelsp er acre none „I -too much in regions where ' may be bought. =much cheaper. i Even. the oor man, who . has but one cow should buy a barrel of it, s and dust his sta,ble therewilt after clean- ing it each clay. Re who has a stock of cattle should. never he without- . it, and should freely use it, alike, in stable and yard, to keep dewn the noisome odors, and thus retain the volatile elemen ts of the man- ure. Every meadow, every pasture, -should be sown svith it at least triennially, where it is abundent and cheap, as in Central New York, I would apply it each year, un- less careful observation should satisfy me that it no longer answered a good pur- pose. As to the time of application, while I judge any season will do, my present opin- ion is that it -will do most good- if applied when the summer is hottest and the ground • dryest. If, for instance, you , close your baying in mid -summer, having been hurried by the rapid ripening, of the ,grass, and find your meadows baked and cracked by the intense heat, 1 reckon that you may pro- ceed to dust your meadows with Gypsum witlra moral certainty that none of it will be wasted. So if your corn and other, full crops are suffering from and likely to be Stunted by thought, I advise the applica- tion of Gypsum. broadcast, as evenly as may. be ,and. as bounteously as its price and your means will allow.. I do not believe it so well to apply it specially to the growing - stalks, a spoonful or so per hill; and I doubt that it is ever judicious to plant in the hill with the seed. The readiest and quickest mode of application is also, I be- lieve, the best. . Gypsum is a chemical corapound of sul- phate and lircie4-so much is agreed, and the theory of chemists has been that, as the . wind passes o'er a surface sown with it, the ammonia which has been enhalecl by a • thousand barnyards, bogs, etc., having a stronger affinity for Sulphate than Lime has, dissolves the Gfp-suna, combines with the Sulphate, forming a Sulphate of Am- monia, and leaves the Lime to get on as it Islay. I accept this theory having noreason to dsstrust it, and, knowing that Sulphate of Ammonia is a powerfnl-stimulent of veg- etable growth (as any one may be assured by buying a little of it from some druggist and making the necessary application), 1 can readily see how the desired result might • in this way be prochiced. For our pur- pose, however, let it suffice that it is pro- duced, of which almost any one may be con- 'wincedby sowing with G-ypsum, and pas- sing by- alternate strips of belts, of the same clover -field. I svspeot that not many fer- tilizers repay their cost out of the first -crop , but I a-.ccount Gypsurn one of them; and I submit that no farmer can afford not to try it, Tliat its good effect is diminished by many and frequent applications, is highly probable, but there is no hill or slope to which Gypsum has never yet been applied which ought not ta make its acquaintance this very year. I am confident that. there are pastures which might 'be made to in- crease their yield of grass one-third by a raoclerate dressing of it. I have hearcl Andrew B. Dickinson., late .of Stpubes County, a*d one of the best un- scientific, unlearned farmers ever produced by our State, maintain. that he cau not only enrich his own farm but impoverish his neighbors' by the free use ' of - Gypsum on his wootlless hills. The chemist's explan- ation of its effect is above indicated. The - plastered land attracts and absorbs riot •only its own fair proportion of breeze -borne Ammonia, but much that, if the equilihr urn had not been disturbed by such application,' would have been deposited on the djacant hills as Mr. D. makes not the smallest metensions to ssience; the- coincilence be - "ween his dictum --and the chemist's theory is noteworthy. VALUE OF CARRoTS.—The following val- uahle information is taken from. tbe Culti- vator, and is exceedingly applicable to Can- ada, where many farmers neglect to grow root crops for their cattle, and think.-- , they, have done well if their stock barely keep skin and bone together through our long winters: -- . Although most farmers who grow root - crops will ma' ', or_wholey raise some of the different k nds of beets or turnips, yet .for all those that like to have the best, I would suggest that a portion of =rots also be grown. For ordinary feeding to cattle ancl sheep other rootS, may arqwer evert)/ purpose, but there are some case S in whiCh• carrots are mach the best. CARROTS FOR Cows. ----For feeding cows when making butter in the winter, there is no itind of root equal to orange carrot— there is none so good for making good sweet yellow butter. When feed begins to fail or get frost-bitten in the fallandsown corn . 18 110 longer available, cow -s need some extra. - feed, not only to keep up the yield of milk but also to king them into winter quarter's „ in good condition. A very good way is to . feed pumpkins till November and then root: crops while they are good. -If good ripe' pumpkins are plenty,some of the best kept from freezing may be fed with the root crops. When the pumpkins are gone and the tops 1 books.. They say : "The virtues of this rootare not sufficient- ly known, whether as contributing to the strength and endurance of the sound horse, or the rapid recovery of the sick one. To the' healthy horse they should be given sliced in his chaff. .Half a bualiel will be a fair daily allowance.. There is little pro- vender of which the horse is fonder. The following account of the value of the carrot is not exaggerai,ecl : The root is heldin much esteem. There is none better nor perhaps so -good. When first given it is slightly diruetic and laxative but as the horse becottnes actiustorned to it, these ef- fects cease to be produced. They also im- prove the -state of the skin. They form a go.od substitute for grass, and an excellent alterative for horses eut of condition. To sick and idle horaes they, render grain un- necessary. They 'are beneficial in all chron- ic diseases connected with bi.eathing, and have a marked influence upon chronic cough and broken wind. They are service- able in diseases of the skin, and in combin- ation with oats they 1.•estore a worn horse much sooner than oats alone." As the writer of this cannot expect to add anything tothe weight alit]importance of the statements made by the high author- ities above quoted, it is only necessary to say that, after growing and feeding carrots many years, he has not the least doubt that it will pay every ,good farmer to provide a good supply for his horses while they are kept on dry feed. Not that it is necessary to al- ways feed half a bushel a day; for in many cases one or two bushels a week will answer a good purpose; but in tlie spring when we give them physic, n0. doubt half a bushel a day can be fed to good advantage. The great point is to have enough, so as to feed all that experience s,nd good judgement shows the horse needs to preserve and pro- mote health and keep in good condition. To SEE DOWN A WELL—The New Hamp- shire Journal of Agriculture suggests an ex- cellent plan for exploring the bottom of a Well : "It is not generally known- how easy a matter it is to examine the bottom of a well, cistern or pond of water by the use of a common mirror. When the sun is shining brightly hold/ mirror so that the reflected rays of light will fall into the wa- ter. A bright spot will be seen at the bot- tom, so light as to show the smallest object very plainly. By this means we have ex- amined the bottoms of wells fifty feet deep, , and half full or more of water. The small- est straw or other small object can be per- fectly seen from the surface. In the same .way one can examine the bottoms of ponds and rivers if the water be soxnewhat clear, and not agitated by winds or rapid motion. If it well or cistern be under cover, or shad- ed by buildings, so that the sunlight will not fall near the opening, it is only neces- sary to employ two mirrors,- using one to reflect the light to the opening, and anoth- er to send it down perpendicularly into the water. Light may be thrown fifty or a hundred yards -to, the precise spot desired, and then reflected downward. We have used the mirror with success to reflect the light around a field to a shade,d spot, and also to carry it from a south window thro' twe rooms and then into a cistern under a house. lialf a dozen reflections of the light may be made, though each mirror diminish. - es the brilliancy of the light. Let any one familar with this method try it, and he will find it -not only:useful; but a pleasing ex- periment. It will perhaps, reveal a mass of sediment at the bottom of a well that has been little thought of, but which may have been a fruitful source of disease, by its decay in the water." CisARDENING.FOR LADIES.—At this season we must work vigorously to keep up a sup- ply of "Bedding Out Plants." Those of our ieadeas who have Fortunatus' purse can easily supply all their wantal The florists offer great varietias and the prices are low. Cities and towns are filled with green- houses, cultivated upon the, most improved methods. The "special selections" which are offered to us are cheap -when the cost and trouble of raising them is taken into consideration, and every lover of flowers wil1find a fine display to select from. Every tree, shrub or plant that produces buds, can be propagated by cuttings; eaCh bud contains the germ of a new plant, and f taken from the parent stem and properly cultivated it can be made to produce roots. “If: a trunk of a tree is lopped, and all its existing buds destroyed, there will be pro- truded from between the wood and bark a sort of protubetant lip or ring, forraed from the proper juice, and from which there will spring a numbarof young shoots. The for- mation of the root in the case et the slip or cutting, is effected in the same manner— the moisture of the soil encouraging the pro-' trusiou of buds at or near the section, and the bud that would have been converted in- to a branch above the ground, is converted into a root below." . This explains the science of the thing, and teaches us that a bud insist be either bur- ie(1 in the ground, or kept in water, to pro- duce the desired result. Cuttings Will strike more quickly if taken) from the part of the plant which is in fall growth, but the 'lower extremity of it should not be too soft, else it will absorb too .much moisture, and it will decay. A junction of the old and new wood is the most desirable. They should also be cut off just below a, bud, as they only form roots from buds; and if a bud is not left close at the end, it will not be likely to flourish. The tender, herbaceous and wa- tery stemmed plants require mole carethan the hardy shrub and perennials. Verbenas hellotrOpedes, feverfewa, furchsirts, and most kind, of geraniums, will strike root readily in glass vials filled with soft water and hung up at the window by twine tied round the necks of the vials. If the sun shines very hot all day, the vial Must be looked at, and.their position changed, lest the water should become too much heated and burn them; but in May the sun is rare- ly hot enough to effect this. As soon as the roots are on inch long, transplant into pots. A certain degree of heat, shade, and moisture is requireable to enable cuttings to strike root. Shade is necessary for at leaa two days. A 'glass covering makes -them grow rapidly, it acts like a miniature hot bed, and retains all the moisture. - Bro- ken tumblers are greatly in demand when we plant our cuttings. All the leaves ex- cept four or five at the top should be care- fully cut off—if the cuttings are small, leave only two. We use common red pottery, and ±111 the pot two-thirds full with as iich earth as we can procure, having first baked it in the oven -to kill all vermin andJarvte. Press the 'soil firmly into the pot, and then Jill in one in.ch of pure sand—house scout- ing sand will do if no other is obtainable. Wet the sand thoroughly; insert the pre- pared cuttings as close to the edge of the pot as possible, and a little Mote than an inch apart—press the soil around each with thumb and finger—half the victory lies in this firm planting. Unless the soil is thus treated- many of your cuttings will fail. Press the glass over all, and set in. the dark for a day or two; then. place as close tothe window as possible, keep well watered, and give all the sun and air that can ; be had. If the day is warm let down the window at the top. Soen the cuttings will shed a leaf or more, that will show you that the bud is forming -into roots, and will soon develop leaves, then flo-wers. This process of rais- ing plants by cuttings is simple in the ex- treme, and we take great delight in plants thus procured. We associate them with the kindly giver who bestowed upon us the cutting; we rejoice in them as the result of care and culture. Try it, dear reader; raise a few plants from seeds or cuttings up to perfect fruition, and it will be impossible not to love them. They in their turn will bestow upon you a nbw and innocent -pleas- ure Which neither boundless wealth nor pleasure can procure, for "There's not a flower But. shows some,touch of freckle, streak or stain Of His unrivalled pencil. Heinspires Their balmy odors, and imparts their hues, And fills their cups with nectar." —Country Gentleman. VALUE OF WOOD ASHES AEOUND tRUIT TREES.—Mr. E. A. King, a fanner and pro- mologist on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake, N. Y., writes to the Cultivator, that, in many sections of the country, the iVhite .Dogenne or Virgaliau pear has been for the last eight or ten years a failure. About twelve or fifteen years ago it was supposed to be the very .best and mostroductive Of all the varieties of pears. Many set exten- sive orchards • The trees have grown thrifti- ly, being subject, however, to blight in many instances. The trees each .seasoil are .full of blossoms, set thickly with fruit, which fails to mature. And, when about half grown, it becomes shrivelled, blowed, often cracked, and. that- is the end of the crop.; This pear has, in fact, come in such disrepute, that nursery -men in this vicinity neither offer trees for sale nor pretend to propagate them. Solomon Rradt, of Genoa, and Mr. Townley, of Lapsing, have each a tree of Virgalieus which have invariably for the last ten years borne splendid crops of finely developed and luscious fruit. The tree of each stands near a leach, put up for leaching. wood ashes for the purpose of making soap for the 'household. Mr. Bradt has other trees of the variety, which fail to mature a single perfect specimen, whilethis one tree is noted for the large, splendid, fruit which it bears. should Italie stated that some years ago the leached ashes were thrown under the tree, making quite ahea.p which still remain, and of course get con- siderable leach from those in the leach each season. Now, without doubt. he owes his tine fruit to the ashes, and the query is, will it pay to apply ashes insufficient quan- tity to bring back this pear to its former fruitfullness. 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