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forked oVcr twice every season, so tliat all portions c in vicinity of Baltimore, effects a saving of
will become equally decomposed. '-from one third to onehalf of his corn, by soaking
' Some of our readers, particularly those on the it thoroughly before feeding. Uis method u this:"
fertile soils of the west, will think this is taking a -i-two empty vessels, hogsheads, or something "
must remember that with many it is xo makcue. t ; 4 4 .. , , ...... , .
xo ciior. -Not long since we saw on Long Island; danger from frost, and filled to the chimo with cars
leached ashe3, brought from Western New Yorfy of com.' Ho then pours in water, till the recepta
to be used as manure on the light lands of that "clcs are filled ; when well soaked, the corn is fed
Island.- These ashes were transported four hun- ;to torsC3j and wlicn the contents ofono cask :
dred males, and 'the cost Of carriage only could ; , ' . . , , , . , ,
not have; been much less than twenty-five per consumed, it is again filled, and the animals fed
cents , per bushel. When ashes are made uso of rom the other. '
at such a cost, and millions are annually paid for ! 'r.-"i,;:-T'-."! ; "
guano, a few hints on making and preserving ma ,T . A . BEARTIFUk THOUGHT,
nure, wo think, will not be unprofitable. . . A littlo Swedish girl while walking with her
- ".'nTiTnnTvr mTrr, omT father on a starry night, absorbed in tho contem -
m " , , - plation of tho skies, being asked of what she was
Tno following remarks- by a correspondent Of . .. . ' Ai.
ii n ' ry . c i thinking, replied "I was thinking if the wrong
the Penesee Farmer, are worthy of .especial attcn 5 1 . . . A ,
tion at the present season of the year . . n ' '
'ru i ' v i right side of it bo? ' . .
,. I nave known' instances where a narrow strip , -
has been left unbroken in a sunimerfallow during A western editof says that the ladies wear cor-
ft'dr summer, andafler haryest it was well c natural
"sed-' plowed lpgciBer,::l The :unbrokert':';8tr1p': would . love of' bein squeezed. '" '
appear almost ; destitute of moisture, while that ii- ; ,t
whiefi was plowed and frequently stirred with tho 4 MULCIIIITG. -
harrow or cultivator," exhibited quite a contrast. There IS no Operation more impor
Viiktnc,yommoh:5experience of farmers, that tant ill tllO 8Umtner treatment of trees
wheat sown hii dry fall upon the fallow-ground is and plants than miilching. Newly
much more liable to come up well than when sown planted trees will make more than dou
on stnbBlei ; ule the growth when mulched than f
,Ag;ai4m hoing com in very hot weather, when when the surface of the ground around
you cduid fairly sce the corn grow, upon leaving them is exposed through the Slimmer
the field at night I have measured some hills that to the scorching , ray S of the SU11, and '
wcro hoed and some that were notj and the next tho drying winds. Many trees that dio
niglit compared tlieir growth during the twentyVtlic first season after they are planted
four- hours. . The result , was that the hoed had might he saved by this simple treatment
made about twice the growth of the unhoed. ith a covering of from two or four
Two years ago last summer I planed rather inches of old Straw, hay, sawdust Or tan
late in the season a snmll piece of cucumbers for I '.V'Va uniform linoisturC; 18 kept up in
pickles. The soil-was dr sandy loam, with a thci soil- during summer,' however drjr
warm; southern aspect. I determined to relj en thO; Weather ' may he. 7 The growth of
tirely upon frequent hoing to resist the e fleets of the, tree too, is much mofd healthy and!
that unusuallv severe drought. The niece vielded hotter able to withstand, tllO SCVCrO
a fine lot of pickles, the vines remaining green and changes of winter than , when it isprc
beaVin;well until destroyed by t he, frost while matu
tines in the neighborhood, treated in the ordinary mer by drouth and ready for a now and):
waere dried up and barren.: 'So much for facts vigorous fallgrOWth as SOOn as rain SCt3 n
Now hovr are the results to be accounted for? : m, juaviug uiu bluui uuu muuvup m ,
Youf agricultural readers have probably,noticed the foil lilledwith UUelaboratcd sap .
ibaj-fresh plowed ' ground is frequently covered If this has not already been attended (
with dewand some times with fVosVwhcn the. ad to it should no longer be delayed. Tho -Annd
a A ground around tho trdes should be well
SOAKED CORN FOR HORSES. old straw or other litter at once appltl,
OnC'Of the most successful and judicious farm. C(l. " - . ,