The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-06-02

asis Of their soil, they should i6nd II 10
contain potash. soda. lime, magnesia,
pho<phoric acid, soluble silicstes, ehIo-
rices aud azotized matters. there they
may raise any or an Of the crops before
named. by only adding 50 much manure
as will supply the carbonaceous sub
stances required; or If the soil be we'll
titled this carbon will be supplied from
the earbonic acid Of the atmosphere.
But should any Of these ingredients
be missing from the soil and not be
contained in the manure used, the crop
for which il is required cannot possibly
succeed, however rich the soil may be
in other ingredients.
After ascertaining in what the soil is
deficient. the farmer can r.adiIy sup
ply it in the compost. and generally
from cheap materials thus potash from
ashes. soap-suds. &C.; soda chlorine
from dirty salt or the salt ley (soapers
waste) Of the soap boilers; sulphuric
acid and lime from plaster Of Paris !;
phosphoric arid from bones, and small
portion is contained in she'll lime, night
soil, and indeed most animal matters
win supply both phosphoric acid and
azotized matter. Soapers' waste is rich
in the soluble silicates. or If the compost
contain excess Of alkaii of any kind.
the silex Of the earth will be combined
with il. and thus be rendered available
for the use ofplants. Working Farmer.
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Farmers-Here is Bone for Tou 10
Pick.--Save your bones, or take care
Of your heads: for we intend to throw
them into your teeth every month un-
til you do. You shall not only pick
the meat or your bones, but pick your
bones to pieces, and turn them into
meat again. M
"Like makes like" is an old and
true proverb. Give bones to your land
aud your land viii give bones and mus.
Gle to you and bone and muscle will
give power. and vigor. intellect. wealth;
all Of which you waste by wasting
bones. - sfrsiss flsaai
There are many farms where the
bones wasted every year would increase
the products an hundred dollars If pro-
perly applied. That's it." says neigh.
Dor Doolittle. properly applied
should like to know how common far.
mers are to apply them; they never rot
| tried that ten years ago, and they are
a. sound as ever. Then l tried pow
dering them, and | am sure they cos,
more than they we're worth. You need
mot tell me about bones. Bone manure
indeed !" . m,sen ~
But we will tell neighbor d. and ,
great many others of the same nam,
and nature, that bones can be reduced
to manure for five cents a busheI.--
Where wood ashes are plenty, bell then
in strong ley. in which put a quantity
Of plaster, till they are reduced to Z
pulp, and then mix ashes. lime, plas
. ter, or loan, till dry enough to SOW
broad cast, or else mix the mass will
compost. IL you have not ashes. buy ,
few pounds Of sulphate Of potash, an,
make a ley, or else dissolve them il
weak sulphuric acid. as directed il
our last number. Another very goo,
way to reduce bones, particularly fresl
ones, is to put them into cask or vat
with alternate layers Of wood ashes
and then wet the pile with stale urine
and cover up with plaster, peat, 0
loan, for two or three months. Mucl
valuable, yea, indispensable manure
may thus be saved. Never throw 4
way bone, or suffer one TO remain up
on the surface, when you can so easil,
appropriate them to profitable use.
The Po,c.