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-: 'A 1-1 tyu. J. PUBL1SHED WEEKLY, ..1 i 1 1 -f f 12 A : u m c f.MM.-rijaT 8888888S 8888 8 H ' OB f 88S88SSS 88888888 S88888884 at 88888888 a square. .Four squares estimated: as a quax-ter-column, eigMsquares as a half -column, and sixteen squares as a whole column; -rA- h -x j i - Jtari.'.TkB'TA TtHJTiB httm W large and grow loe i'Miafe ii tne jrarmer is only .fire cents per quarter, payable at the . ofSce where the paper is received. f, . j Pott OClce fioneT Orders mar be ODtainea m all the cities, aha in many of the largetowns.' sWe consider them perfectly safe, ana me oess means oi remitting nrcy aouars ; 49 Qeffistered Lettenr, under the new sastem, which went into effect June lst are a very safe means of sending small sums of xno ney.whereP,Q-JIoney Orders cannot be easily obtained,- Observe, the Registry fee, as well as - postage, must be paid in stomps at the office where the iett : is mailed," or it will be liable ' to be sent to the Dead Ietter Office. Buy and 1 ccffix the stamps both or postage and registryi pvA in the money and seal the letter An the presence of thejpoft-master and take his receipt for it. .Letters- - stem, in ixus way 10 us are ai our nsJt. : ; .CBllWaticn of the Castor Bean., , 1 Numerous corref poodents in the. South :I ern States are "making inquiries ;; concern : ;ing the ; cultiyatipnj of the Castor, Beao, ; and though thereafe several articles upon ? the subject in "te back vobimes, w;e sup- r. pose 'that to .iaany -these are pot ,readily r accessible, ; and we here .give a brief synopsis of the; matter. The plant, Ricinus communi8t is a native of India, is a peren tnial 30 or 40 feet high jb subtropical coun tries, but in cooler, latitudes.it is cultivated 4 as an annual." It will grow and even per Ifect a portion of its seed'.in" the latitude -of. New;' York and farther north, bui it can tvu iu buu warmer States;'; In Illinois it is stated ? that the yield for the: past two years 1 has averaged only '9 bushels to ' the s acrei ; though it bas been more than this in form er years,; while in Texas it is froni 50 to w wwuvo. ijauu ifXiekii jlo vajauia. ui prO- Iducing a good "crop of corn," is suited to ; the cultivation.of the Castor Bean ; it is thoroughly plowed and : harrowed, and : marked out with furrows at. 6" feet' ipart. At every tenth row-a 'space- is left, wide enough to allow of the passage of a "cart a collect the'erop. To" 6ecure"a: e-ood and, four seeds are planted at the inter- Mi I : . ' I " . - -i ' -!. ( ,..,.i ' ' it ' -. . - . -,- , I WlLiMLNUTOIS, JSr. .U, J?UJDA Y, sections of the vf arrows some scald ' the seeds; ; allowing them f to remain r in the; water -for ' twelve liburs before : planting, and then drop: two of ; the seeds with ' two that have-not been so treated; -V The scalds ed : anei germinate 1 B0oaest,? and should they .be tnt dovn;by vfrdstj'the others' will-: come up later and . th as save replanting; A bushel of 'seed'is suincientffbr 19 or 20 1 acres.- The planting should-nor bo done until frosta are. prblably over; When the plants afer:.wclL' establish ed all but the strongestrone in eich-biliuis tfemored.- ; The soil is to be kept mellow and clear 'of weeds by: use of the feherel plow, of bthdr implenienr arid ttbe ctusted. 'surface is' broken upafter.h eivyraiDS. :jrThecltfstersi or spikes ofr beanaTnpeaiimeveDlyvand they KaVe to'-be collected ereryt few 3 ays.8 i The pods,7 as they. ripen, burst; and thro.w the seeds outwitn:consijderable' fbre,-an(f to'ayoid iwaste,' the spikes must' be gathef- ed as soonaa they tunr a browns colorr x oey are cuiyjqrown into carried the acurins-tnase: yard. vAd out-buildiiig'inwhich the beans, may De fitted and a stave or a special put upt:foc the purposes was siTemin Mav. heat is used it should Jnot exceeds 20 An? openi shed rwitb a -ilooraiid boards around the sides, to prevent the beans from escaping; !8sJso'U8edv.nd the pods dried 'withoutf lartifieial heat' .Whatever place is used as a popping yard, it is nect essary . to prevent the. beans - from r coming in contact with the damp earth, as well as to keep rains fromr wetting the rspikes. -After the beans have all popped out, they are cleaned by being run through a fan-ning-milL f, The ? beans weigh ,46 lbs. to the busheL As the pressing of the oil ; ia in the hands of a' few persons who usually contract directly with the growers fori the crop, the price of the beans is not , quoted in the Market Reports.imoan AgrieuU turist." "' - Famera, Clubs. . " To make a Farmers Club a success, in a practical point of view, it should be com posed of gentlemen directly interested in the promotion of ; agricultural improve 1 ment. Every member should make it a point to attend the meetings and partici pate in the discussions.9 He -would thus be prepared to contribute his mite to the general stock.. Leading a '.retired life, many of them might feel embarrassment at first in communicating their ideas it presence of an assemblage, but ' this diffi culty would soon be overcome. . And even if It was otherwise,', a' 'maa of sense and experience is always . listened to with deference. It would be advisable at one meeting to select a subject of .general, in terest for discussion at the next ; and a member, to -whom,, the 'subject' may, be most familiar, t should be appointed to open the discussion ; arid ; every ' member, we thinkshould be required to state his views whether briefly or in detail.'? , In this way. every meeting might be made in teresting, and ; they would,; soon become very ajttractive and excite a spirit of emu lation. It was the. custonx : formerly to limit the number of members, that the club migbt take rounds during the course of a year. Such a practice leads to. dining days, which' we are persuadedj should be scrupulously avoided. Jollification, was appropriate enougb'in, by-gone times, but. it is , out of place . no w. and would k only act as a hindrance. . The meetings should ue meetings ui. uusmesa auu. uiui.uai ;iu structien, andnotof pleasure and feasting. If itf could be, conveniently arranged, it would be better to . hold . them all an one place centrally sitoated once a month, or twice a month, in the'aftemoon of the most leisure day of ;the week.:. . A, session of two of thiree hours would nbt seriously, interfere with i th e ; regular' routin e , of a farmer's life,, f-t'r . fWe, think every .club should,ihrough. a competent comnuttee, prescribe a .pro-. ramme of experiments wbich.it should e the duty of every member .to ..aid ... in carrying outrX In this day of commercial fertilizera.we want to know which is good and which worthless. ' Some perhaps may be better for one crop and spm e fojf arioth : er. I Jjet it he ascertained therefore which' is best adapted to tobacca,-? which .to-cott torii which t-tofwheat,TciItpTir.oul.clbe! advisable , ai so to oner prerrn urns, pr a w arcU of nient, fo'the member; whooutains the largest prpduct of any v of, these crops from a. sinele acre or? other area;,v,t .::tu-' K Nor are the mbra advantages qfiFarmers) J Clubs to be lightly appreciated.. The tenr, dencyis to make uatbtteatised wih oucalling; hard; apd4laboriovs as it often, ia--j,TJboUisioaftoPQtfQf'jtheii. sllsrand.extendsheJIniit.of jtheirtv,isT; ioiir jacembetienoy the .wisdom of " the . umted j.bodv. ; A,beti terknpwletfgeir gained of.jwatisgprng, onjiia theuWpricL fjcraghiisf i awakened anfti.nomatiW) AisfA 'plturaVt masters j ana,iuia reacts juxouj ywu auir ililfefepfctoatjkac andrf their 4 sonscmore.; closely-.to. ihe fioU.i andKty weaken he4esreV-Qf.ojangin 1 . ! J ; " ; i - it has been4 decided 0 hold' be 'tlrst grand fair of the Association pne Week7 earner man tue pvnuu origiuanj uicu up on: y It will open tojtheiublic bnJOeto L beT '?25tb and continue five days .The works f 'Jpreparatiomt is being, rapidly pushed forward.'. .The ; grounds will ; be fenced in by April 1st, and trees ; are? be-' ing planted where necessary. The o work of slaying out the ground bas been entrust ed to a competent; engineer, 1 and - both science andl&Jkill will be brought into J. re? quisition to ensure the most perfect plans for the purpose that he can devise. .The . list of premiums amounting to over $11,000 will soon be isued. ,: For the benefit of those who may desire to compete for pre miums on field crops, for which immedi ate? preperations might be necessary; ' we give a few; of the leading prizes to be contested for:'. f J . ' ' i For the best and largest crop of cotton produced on ten or more acres of, , upland, jwitn statement oi tue moae ... of cultivation the amount and kind : -of manure used, the period of plant- -ingthe'n'uraber of times plowed and ' . hoed, and the variety of cotton. The land to be measured and the cotton ' weighed in the presence of 3 reliable ', and , disinterested "witnesses, with their affidavit.' The original fertility; t , " of the soil to be taken into considera tion, one bale of not less than ' 450 - ; pounds to be exhibited as an average sample. : . . f-. .... : .;.-.$2po For the largest and best cropof. cotton ,$ l produced upon one .acre of upland, ; . with same requirements as above; $50 For the largest crop of corn growu - - j upon two acres of upland, not - less i than seventy-five bushelis per acre, ' j same requirements as for cotton; two f . j bushels to be exhibited as sample . ; . $100 For the largest crop of. corn grown S upon two acres of lowland; not less ! than one hundred bushels: per acre; . I same requirements" as ' for. upland .: corn. . .. . . . . : . ;f . . . : rr. . . :V.$10P. For the' largest crop' of sweet potatoes. .., raised per acre, one-eighth of an acre' "to be dug; certificate of yield to be t furnished by three disinterested per- . sons, with two bushels as' sample. . $25 for the largest crop of Irish potatoes, . j u " i same requirements as for sweet 'po-;,..i tatoes. , . . . . , . . .-.. 4 . ; .;$20 Forthe largest;crdp of Indian corn T grown by any white boy under ,16 s years of age, upon one acre of land ? j ' r the xules in relation to the field crop ..; , to be complied with-rrSilver Patent f i , ! Iever Watch, , wortHs. . .". ,$25 or the largest quantity of cotton prp- .v. .: t ; years of age.upon one acre of land - V -.j, requirements' as abovfcilyeraivVjT L ent Lever. Watch, worth, v r.. .-$25 For the best twenty bales common up- $100 ie t an, ana to laoanaon rural uie ana coDgregaieu T.- iy i I' ---v""-r - ; . v V , - orr poppiogi the tieVWknowkJQf .no agency .jo, well ffftft?.M5 BZMNmm fftnatotofcja fcurercalculd:todeT9lppafcjSpc jjuwaiog mayj oe- . hi-y.- !, r,' if'-ri i uJ !r ,oif:-,ji.-rft .-w.i44'.-..1A:v. l -Li ol. J. a tiAvplanifor one The Cotton States Mechaftlcsland AgriCuKU - w.; ... i- i ' - - r' .- - i f--- ' :is '"-vrnp iimniini fariiKii . t.iih leuor Tiprmrmpn i nua Toon i . tuiinii f r . onursr. nrai 1 1 t-iii-i. ,i YYDere urtiociai l,..., mi r.r&tntini w t.t Air JbtLL ro, 1870 or, the, Jbest teq bales .common; upland -. For the;best fiVe bales cbmhion' upland .' ' 'cotton.':i ;;ii-...li';,'t',Ui;,l.'.:v:25 For the best one bale common upland (ab ; ' : CQ.t top. ti I jFT frT ''';ftt',S10 For the" best one. bale upland cotton, v 'long' staplbr. V. I A .:. T:1.Q' 3Fof the.bes fiveibales"Sea Island cot : , ,ton.' ;; v J $20. For the best bale (400 lbs.) Sea IsUnd 3V ; or uiacts. seeu, coudq raiseu . on up J 'The'foilo lowins- is. an. extract trom tne rules for exhibitors: ::r3'3B-? I -M& article win & fectved lbV&mjetl . tion unless it is the bona Jide . production Thelabdr System at AgHciiltljraHToires'es:' keepaiodustlrioBS 'tiafiitapmf'tair to a certain extent amorce: pf iiristraction 1 to-the.studenvana f prevents thatwide dissevance from manual labor arid distaste fo? it whicnlssoiobseryable iriJthe gradtf-' atesYof 'our rold rcollegescl Besides," re 'think it is plainly , observable J;that .' a, few. hours oi lauor.eacn aay maKes tne student more quiet and strididus during the hours devbted to study; TThe time spent inlabor would in most cases be spent in idleVtalk and in various kinds of recreation, perhaps of dissipation. Tjabor is thefsafety valve" for the overflowing animal spirits.' ' There h as been observed -a reriiarkable wBliriigoess on the part of the, students to engage . in all the kinds of .work required to be doneJ? Maine Farmer: A - : ' ' -" ; Unferratnted Manure. : . S Many excellent - farmers have an idea" that manure to be most . efficient in rais ing crops should bewell rotted ; but this is a mistake.- Manure loses a very heavy percentage.' Fresh manure, dripping with animals urine, hauled :directly from the stable on the land and . plowed under, it worth nearly double that which has de composed to saponaceous . consistency. When it is convenient for farmers to haul manure on corn' ground: from the stable as fast . as it is made it- saves , handling it twice, and forwards the work in. busy spring time.' No fears need be entertained that the atmosphere will carry oft "the strength of the- manure if ..left", on the surface. -, The only danger to be appre hended by this method will be in the case of the ground being frozen and covered with snow and ice when the manure is applied ; , if upon sloping land, the .virtue of the manure might wash away ; but on level land ! there is no .' exception ' to this plan of, operation during the: entire Fall and Winter season. Qermantown-rTeltr graph- ; Cal4 'and U am Itsntia r ntiu kiauMi v, v ' .... . v , .: . 4i, I i f-t!.' '. i - ' ' . :' V 1 Will salt improve hen manure tj fer; tilizer for garden vegetables t f Ifsoj how should it be mired and how applied? Please answer through the 5 Western : Ru ral. v Kalamazoo., Mich. . The beneficial effect of salt' as a manure for vegetables depends von1 the Jand of plants to. which it.is applied, -some required ing a large proportion of salt - and others seeding scarcely any of it. Celery, lettuce, and cabbagecontain a large proportion of the constituents 4f common' .salt.- As paragus and sea-kale are maratime plants which "require salt in soil or manure, o Tur nips have scarcely a trace of it in the com position." r You can apply salt pore- even ly by spreading it over the ground than by Jnixmg it; with the manure but ; it will add to the fertilizing powers of the manure if jnixed with it. A peck of ,iit wilL be sufficient in 10, bushels of manure. Wet 1V CoUeffs . tar at lirono. .1 Pro&-4J)hnsnii mmHA7Ar, litrmV Wrt'V;fcli;h . ir ...i 1 Early, Layina Fowls. - th have? been.f xperimenting'for-years to get ..fresh , eggs .earlyin 5the & winder, rapdrl having, succeeded to: my .satisfaction, r opose' to give'tbrbngU the i?umrmy ex-4 Eerience, that others may lo likewise."' !. ads been inhg habit of keepinjgmyl fowls : until they were ihree .qir.fiuur, years.. old without1 a change,tof either sex. s Five orv edralSgd'l coiri'mene'ed Jeerimenlhi s byi.ch sfj gin itny h ns, tputtin gihe y earlingr' wg corn, then . buckwheat, then . bats arid- cooked meal, givingtaeni'occasionally a lit-, wuue tue uuyjs.wneat was very, neaune : than, anything : else-causing my, beanato V. 1 j elicit uuv- 'runuuaiijr liuiu, vuo 'liiBV ur . riiiddleiPfDecVmberd'keep it'Up-with-'ii but.intercupUoff.kU: l thecpldest jveatheA gavetbem a pluck cuoppeu nne once atweejt reguiariy, ana plenlr of pure water." Mjr fowls kept in-"- a warm coop,, with plenty qfual ashes to wallow' in,, which given, tijeni e,very. othe dayVf he hen manure Is removed, 5 oncelriCttwopr three ' weeks,' and' placed in'a barrels for use in my gardecu The mapure. j more than pays ..me ..for all tbe trouble. Mixed with coriipbst it rmakes Jthe best kind pf fertiUzer lbr .max .vinea,.trees. andahrubs. -s -, u -' I am still .continuing , myexperiments ; this winter, and find it pays well; my hens k. keep perfectly . healthy, and commenced' : ; laying; on the 23d of. November, and con i tintto 1 shell , out w regularly , daily AU the change made is to place ' in the -; hennery about half a peck'of lime.-T put . . my yearling pullets .with ? a two-year-old '1 cock six pullets to', each . cockv-jRwr " New Yorker. , , . . Clover an Economical Crop. " C-,t'V Bed- clover is recognized as ranking highly as a fertilizing crop. ; ProUYoelek- ? er, in a report of the' Royal Agricultural; Society of England, in 1868; saidin aub-: v stance, that -. experiments made showed -the largest crop of clover removed from the soil appeared ;to increase its , wheat-. v capabilities, f From this, as well as : from other deductions of the Professor, together " with his own experience in the same line,: a correspondent cf the MralTiNea,(TorTcer ' -; comes to the following conclusions : , . ttThe best result to jbe gained in the use : of clover as a fertilizer, comes by - letting ' ' the growth, remain as long as .possible Ca: i -ground, without even mo wing .or ; feeding. In this wav the roots attain their greatest ; development,' and the dense shade to 'the 4 top soil is favorable to the -deposition cf nitroarenous matter. , 1 would produce :as dense and luxuriant a growth as possible, ; let it remain untouched by scythe or hoof v until the last of summer, then plow ;and; sow. with wheat, -or. better ? stilly rwkT, thoroughly in the autumn, and next spring; sow with barley aad followlwith wheat " A- resident of Colaihbia,TEaVji is i;i said to have eaten at a single meal, a few , j days ago, in order to win a bet, an opos-r sum weighing fourteen pounds, ; and two j loaves of bread.he "accompaniments K were a bottle of catsup, six glasses"pt. gin,-- -five glasses of beer, and two cellars of salt.-; The same individual offers to bet that he can devour a twenty-pound roast at a sin- . gle meaL 4 .' :-. -';;: ; r!' "One of .our exchanges -says ? a ; thief in j. Chattanooga, the other day, stole an over-, j oat from a deaf ;mute, another : says h3 stole it from a dead mule," which must be" s a typographical error, as nobody, ever saw ' a dead mule. -. . . " "'V channrmcrtheir food evcrv weelc first feed.
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