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Farm and Garden Notes for April.
' Hl-:Ll).--Tlie tthea- Kir.d -:.'S.d - r. -x le tu;Jy fur -.-.wiiic; il-e .-a:!y j ? -.»! eat*, an.! t:jai which his v.r. been ! ! l ?; are I -!icu'd tu. |»lcugfe! wiii-u: j .W :y. .\pisl. M.,y. and June. -.r. Iji ?-:. 1 « :::i; t!-e mont!;r f -r sowin;. Pic . ?i..,.i jo-.,i-j 'irjp. p'.:tu'.cl in 5\-b- ! ? ni iy j::J Mat'.:, wi'l now b; re.iJy : for :t:t lir;L or »ccjiiJ l:i :.uo Uj-. . j Tic l-s: o'. tbt n)2Ue crcp wilt v.yx ih-. e been go: in. Vs'hcre ccum is
furo^T'. -he pods will now be open j inc. nrt'I adv.m'asc shouUI bo taken j -y. dry weahcr t-.' cet en w-'h the |tik:nc a-- quickTy as possible. Pivk' ; ir.c shouM no*, be ^e?.lln until the j nii;h; de» ha-1 eiapc-ated, nor du.in-.s ! rnin. Sorghutv. «ecd wilt be ripo. Te- i Kvcf. wiT al-o be ripcnini:, anl ei'h ; er *hc Ua\es or the whole pin: i hsr\e--c !. Lucerne may b- «ow:t. ? .:s -!i e^rowth of weeds h.i- nou -1a-.ked off. bu; the pound mu-t ; l:e ?horoi'k-hly prepared and d.-jne I. ; Sow r\T.s. bnr'ey. rye. wheat . maa ?zo\U, an.: Swe.le tumi;^ Plant ' cu. i aspn!um rorts. SeeJ wheat ; of wha'cver variety soever should h;- dippctt into a solution of s:ilphjtc , o{ ct«ppcr Vuestone^ in U\e pr.ipn. j 'Jon o? lib. of sulphate t-- 2t gal. tons oi wner. The seed m.iv als-i . be treated with ho: water by plun:; ! in^ i: in a b-.u into hot m'or at .' 1-rt decrees I'ahr. for a 'n iau c nr^tw-.j , ;.:id i!u'ii into wa'er heated to 13.) de» ? ^rve- 1'ihr. Allow i' ta renwin in 1 'hi* tor ten rrtinu'es. moving it about | :.ll the time Tien plunge the seed , itro cold water and spre.i.l out to i drv. 'Htis p!tm i- useful in many 'dispriit- where b'uesione in.iv not j be oh'ainahle. Another s.ifo^uird i M-'in'i bunt, smut. t-!nok and reA j ru-' is to treat the seed with form i lit; 'i fie ra:c of 1 Ib. of formalin ( lo I' sall.ins of water. Seherin/« lonualin eists about 2- UV1. (er'.b.. ? ;:-,cl i, sold in bo' ties. It is col ! cur'ess and poisontiis . and should he kepi where no children ». per ?on- irinorani of its nature cut hue i diancc of ob'aitiin^ it. T- Iri-it 'hi' seed. s;rca 1 it on a woihUmi lloor .mil sprinkle 'he -otution .-.v.-r it. ; uunin^ the s;r.-in over and over nnttl { : 'he wlio'e is thoroughly wetted, Thoi» ; sj-iead i otit lo dry. when it wi'l !)?? ready for vmint*. Inst.-ad --t ?|.rii!kliiii!. -lip|-inu'. miy be r.--oit\-| ?„ A bushel or so of 'seed is place.) ] in .. 1-arf an«l dipped in'o the s(iluti'ii i i)t»iiii'i IK'' minutes the ba^ is plims ! r.| iii anl on', and then the soM is, i.r^;' ! out in drv. Formalin is le-1* in iirimi-. :-- the i;raiii than b'ue-t'ii.-, l-:-. , wlu'e tin- lal'cr tan lie u-ed ov ?r :i:.d o\lt :ipiin, formalin becun . . i\|iau.'e-l. It therefore follow ?' i1 niily the amount required [or iii.;;M lia'c u -e lor spriiiklins 'houll ' !.r | ri ; iired. Do not sow wh.-nt ' ,.. t!.i.kl-. H.ilf a bushel lo thu : iv i suflieicut— more on p-ior latul .?i'l l--ss on ri'h soils. On light sin l\ oil the wheat should he rofll rl. Oa s'i ky 'and it.^houH rnlylit* r./!el ube'i the land i; .Ity, i;therwi .e r will rike. and must be hnrrow.-ir -mi ..rer rolling. When thowhcit i- i in. hitjh 1,0 over it wit'i li^tf !-. nniws. 1! the iintumn and win'er ?lioul.l iro\c mild and the wh^at !??-,! 1 |..d^e, i' shoul.l be kept in ? he.-k b\ feetliti' i' off with sln-p. Kill HKN liAHDKN-Hoi: c.m 'i:mi!l\ aniotn the cro|S to fteop ln-iii ili.in. and have beds well dug ; ml manured, as recommend last iiu.irb. f--r transplanting ihe various \e.'i able1; now comiu'; on. Thin mi1 all trip', which are overcrowd c I |;ivi-l-- and plant out po» h:rbs, ^i\,ri^ a Ii tie wafer if requi.fd till c- -LiisJiid Sow broad beans, pe-.tsj '?i!i'iis. radish, inusinrd, ami cre..ii» uid ail \e(jet;:bl«r H'els generally ex i ep' i it. umbers, marrows, and puniji* kii^. Karly -elery should be ear;h- j el u,i in i'rv wea'her, taking ca'* : t!..r. no s-,i! ce '- l.e'ween the le.ivt-. Tr in-j.l'in' catilillowfM ynd e.ibl;a^ ( - ind kef,! on ban'l a supply of to!- .iin- was'c i.referably in tho forii* -.f ;. « 'er. A rinu of this round fie. j !.in:- will tlf'j'.-tually keep -- I slu^- I l.f.»W 1.1'. t. U'.UKV — Th» o; t- 1 ? ; t-i-.-i- t!ii-» nion'h wi'l depend yatly ? -;:i -he weather. If we', bj'li j-I.itr ; in^ isl transp'.mtin^ nay b: don': . ??? t'i-: v:imc time. f!amu!li i*. '^r- I ?it-ni.iS. tie., may be remove 1 w-iili s -a!«''v. P!ant out all v»I'-vi.-od--d \ j lau-s -uch a-- verbena*. |j-r'.'iniis . ?K-ii-teiiion-, tU. Sow jiintidK j-, ; i\,n..i1ion-:, p-uisy. mignonette, dai.y. ?tiu-. .'r.i^oi!. dkin'hui. st^ckv cm Iv- ! u.':. ji!i!ox. sweet ptrj- e'e. Tlioic | ? slreiidy. u;: n.u--t b-; prkkvd out in'.i- 0 her bc*i- or int ? their p '.Titian- ' eiit [osi'ion-. (Growth iust now wil j no: b-' too luxuriant, and shrubs anl ! creeper's may te shortene I bjek. A!- I u r. s -ii^ :he i'ower be-l» rou^h at. | firs', t'sen 'Ji-Jily inanur.', di'^ i' in, j jf, ! u!er t';i~- jet the soil ir.'.y fine ? it'i I-un;i vu wi'.icli you wish '??- : rA-t really fine i'osvers ?hould have 1 lire.-iny of l-oiie''i)s-. Ii July 'urn I '. in. \Voj«1 ushes a'yj ft ria :»i ex(*'.l 1-iK ?Jre^iin^ !or the garden ioi! . i rune ou: ro----. The«e :nay b: 5.!otip.c-il '-ut r.'iw v.tth perfect suc ct-s- Tik-- u;- da,'i u ro*j's. ard [ brr buXs as n--ominead«l .'or \ Mjt.h. Ljyers th.'l h^\e it i-Ic i'jffi-ieir. ro-;t- -!iou!d n'.w bt- ^rji Uj'.Iy -,e-.*.Tc'l !'om '.he j.'Jllt- Jn 1 !e.': 'fit -- f'jrt.iii?r L-rf^re f--'tin.' ? '-- ri,.--n '-!;?; }o(in:j .'rj')'.-- '.