2233. Wild Onion may be destroyed by cultivating corn, plowing and leaving the field in its plowed state all winter.
2234. Remember.—The great rule in relation to animals holds perfect in its application to vegetables; breed only from the best animals; defects and imperfections have always a tendency to propagate themselves, and are always, in a greater or less degree, transmitted.
2235. Wheat shoots strongest when there is an interval between the time of plowing and sowing, but barley is most vegetative when sown immediately after the plow.
2236. Grease Wheels.—Fifty parts, by weight, of pulverized black lead, 50 of lard, 50 of soap, and 5 of quicksilver. Rub the lard and mercury first together, then the lead and soap. If well mixed, it is invaluable.
2237. Plants, when drooping, are revived by a few grains of camphor.