The Arkansas advocate., 1832-08-15
AGRICULTURAL.
From the American Farmer. SALT USED AS MANURE.
Richmond, 1a. June l, 1892

R1chm0nd, O.. June l, leo2
 MR. SMITn--Havlng long consider
 ed salt as one of the cheapest and best manures we could apply 10 our lands, ano having smaii ioi of very fight sall- dy land, determined to apply it in con junction with clay and a small quantity of lime, which concluded to add only , because it was convenient to the S. ot to be manured. dug from pit two hundred bushels of good red clay, and to layer of twenty bushels lscattered not quite a peck of ground alum salt and one bushel of oyster shell lime un- slacked; going on until the whole of the clay was used. To the two hun- dred bushels of clay, there were ten of 5 lime and two of salt. The heap re- maned in that situation until late in April, when measured an acre Of land 2 carefully, which had been ploughed the preceding winter; onthis the mix ture was neatly and carefully scatter ed; on the adjoiaing acre scattered
 two hundred and twenty bushels of the clay, without the salt or lime; on the
 next l scattered ten bushels of lime; : and on the fourth sowed two bushels
 of ground alum salt. The land was then laid off in rows four feel a,,,, a,,,.,, wa, anu planted in corn which was thinned T., one stalk, and all received the same cultivation. InO October, the corn from the first acre was gathered, and mea- sured thirty-one bushels and one peck. On the second, there were fifteen bush els and half; about the quantity the land would have been capable of pro ducing without the addition of lime or other manure. On the third, twenty one bushels and half peck. And on the last, with salt alone, twenty four bushels and half peck, making large difference in favor of the mixture. II IL. result of this experiment is worth insertion in your useful paper. it per- haps may be of use to the owners of the sandy soils in the lower part of Vir- ginia. SANDY LAND.
 TO DESTROY FLIES, BUGS, Sc.
 To destroy the Black and Green Fly.- Take some strong yellow clay, such as is used for grating, put it into tub and fill the tub with water; then let a man work it with his hands till it be- comes like thin paint. Fill a pan, such as flower pots stand in, withit, and as only the points of young shoots are in- fested with the fly, dip them into the clay and water; in ten minutes it will dry on the leaves, and will completely destroy the flies or any other insects that may be upon them. The clay.will look dirty oii tic trees for q few days; but the first shower of rain washes it completely off, and the shoots will look more healthy than before it was laid on. There is no fear cf the return ef the insects that season. The scale on pines may be destroyed by the same mixture.
 To destroy the Bug [.4merican blight, aphis lanigera] upon fruit t,ees.-Take clay, as l directed tor the fly, and work it tillit becomes of the conscience of whitewash; mix with every six gal ions of 1t, two pounds Of cream of tar tar, one pound of soft soap, and hall peck of quick lime. When you think the weather is likely to continue dry for sope time, take a bucket full of this mixture, and with large brush wash over the bark of the trees, wherever you think that it is or has been infected with the bug. A man will do great number ot trees over in q few days with whitewash brush and this liquid Five years ago, had some young ap pie trees that were completely covered over with the bug; washed themwitI this liquid, aud l have never since seer the least sign of the bug upon them. have practised the same method repent edlv on other trees, with the samesuc cess. and find if nnlu nacnsaar. 4o h<