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Show ANOTHER AM AT EUR EDITORIAL. FARMER. 0. W. Fay, of the Trenton (N. J.) Sentinel, is after Greeley's agricultural agricultu-ral laurels. Here is a sample of what he knows about it: The proper time to pull hemp is any Friday that a good judge may select. se-lect. Castor oil beans succeed best in the bowels of the earth. They will soon work their way out. The best preparation for hops is a toad or two in each hill. They will make the vines fairly jun p. The usual time to put in rye is early in the morning. Some husbandmen, especially those in the city, continue to run it in at intervals of half an hour until bedtime. The practice is only allowable in case of a dry season. In reaping wheat, never take it by the beard. It is found to go against the grain. Buckwheat is not healthy food. It is apt to cake upon the stomach. Corn in the ear is apt to affect the bearing. If eaten green it will make the voice husky. When dealt out as army rations the kernel should always be served first, and then the men privately. Never plant your potatoes early. It is the early potato that gets the worm. It is up-hdl work with them after that. To be certain of the kind of squashes, compare them with your head. In adopting this rule I first mistook pumpkins for squashes, but by continued, contin-ued, careful comparison, 1 soon learned to detect the difference. But for some new beginners it requires great caution. cau-tion. In making cider out of apples I found it a pretty tight squeeze, notwithstanding not-withstanding my long connection with the press. Never drink eider made from crab-apples. It is pretty certain to "go back on you." If you would lay in a supply of old wine, be sure to make it of elder-berries. |