The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-16
AGRICULTURAL.

TIMELY HSTs.-As winter approaches there
are many things which claim the attention Of
the husbandman, especially in the arrangement
OF his domestic concerns We shall be pardon
ed perphaps for indicating few Of the most inn
portant duties incumbent nPOn him at this sea-
son, and when nothing that can contribute 10
his comfort, and enhance the enjoyment Of
his dependents should be neglected or over
looked.
In the FIRST place let him study economy in sll
things, but be particularly cautious never TO let
this sterling virtue degenerate into meanness--
In the management Of his affairs, he should en-
deaver to circumstances his expenditures within
the prudential limits Of actual necessity. Not
dollar should be expended uselessly, or for the
qualification Of any within or eaprise, or 10 in
dulge a useless pride In those who naturally look
to him for protection and support A farmer,
above all men, should be a man Of principle,
and this will always insure on his part, a ready
conformity 10 such practices as will ultimately
lead him to affiuence, and respectable and
honorable station in society Of which he Is
part
Wood k0uses.-Wood houses, provided the
business has not yet been accomplished, should
now be filed. Ii is good plan to have a mix
ture of green and dry fuel for winter use, a. by
burning tina. which is seasoned, greater con
sumption Is necessary than when part Is green
or partially dry. Recent experiments in heating
rooms with fuel in different states Of dryness,
have established the fact that wood recently
cut when ignited by QuanfIsn s!Heif, Of a
thoroughly seasoned article, produces more du-
rable and steady, as well a. more intense heat
II is wrong to suppose dat all the huid m~fses~
contained In wood. srs Lest by evaporation, IN
burning. Theap Of The Sugar ussPle, for In
stance dssprovss thss shecry.
Barns and oaf-buildisgs-Ses that these are
made close and comfortable. Animate do much
better when sheltered from the cold
LgAcHKD AsHEs.-In the process Of teaching
ashes, IL the operation be nicely performed, all
the potash is extracted from them, and hence
some have concluded, that, in consequences, theJ
are imperative. Upon the first blush this con-
clusion would seem TO be legitmately drawn
i but vet we find such ashes acting with powerful
effect, acting so as to satisfy the reasoning mind
that the principle Of potash was still existent in
them. A suggestion, however, of one Of the
most eminent chemists Of France, would seem
IN account for the phenomena Professor Gil
hen saws that Potash again forms spontaneously
in drawn ashes--AmeT. Farmer.
RxxARxs-Mr. Dana, in his muck manual,
saws .that a bushel Of good ashes contains about
81 lbs. of real potash" In teaching ashes for
soap boiling, and potash making, from the inn
n perfect manner Of leaching, there 10 usual y
about one pound Of potash len In each bushsl
of ashes, as portion Of the alkali 10 In combi-
nation with silex-this. by exposure to the air
imbibes from IL, csrbonic acid, which renders II
soluble, and then potash can be extrastsd by
r water. "a theory quiss a. rational = hat Of
Prof. GIlhen-) But in addition 10 the potash o.
spent ashes, there IL In cord q Hngbed ashes
> according to DR.. D., over 100 psnnh Of Phss
phoric acid, besides lime, nngnsfas ox,de o
iron, manganese, Sc, substancsHfeii rssfai u
, the growth Of plants
al The value Of ashes for sgricdtssal perpose
= is daily becoming bsstsr andsrs<osd ~ farmsr
generally, and the most economical vsysf na'l
ashes for manure, either lssehse or nniescnsc
, il to compost them some length o. Time bar
Is applying them to the land. II sshes are esn
posted with manure and swamp mscs, pat
aecaysd vegetable matter, there vhh os ~.
d the insolubis pssnnn, and render 10 .v.ai.ose-
d and Tat, In tarn will serve to neufrnliss N
scid Of the pa. mack. &e.-B'sssa Csassss