The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-01-22
farmsw' department.
APPLICATION OF GUANo.

G. NJ. Hovery, skilfrl cultivator
at Boston, who ''fnds vast difference
in favor of this manure over stabl" dung,
costing twice the amount ofthr guano,
has found much to depend on thr season
ofits application. Most of the failures in
our comparatively dry and hot climate.
are the results OF applying too late. He
spreads it on the ground very early in
the spring, so as to become thoroughly
dissolved by the rains. A wet time
should be chosen, and the surface Of the
earth disturbed, Thy raking or harrow
ing, SO as to bury and mix it.
FOUNDER IN HORSES.
A correspondent in Moore's .Ne'r
Yorker. gives the following remedy as
uniforml V proving successful Add hall
pint of vinegar to a gill of ground
black mustard and administer the mix
ture. Then pnt him in action for
hour or two or until he SWEETS thorough
ly. This semedy must b. applied with
In As hours of the laundering.
MINING Soils.
The benefits derived from the appli-
cation ofclay to very light, sandy soils
are most remarkable. Clays may a so
be much improved by the application OF
sand, and thos. whose "garden spots
chance to be IN need Of either amend
ment. will find winter the best time to
attend TO it.
BUTTER FROM Cows FED on Hay.
The price of butter is so high this Win
ter that our farmer, will make all they
possibly can for sale. 1t has been Gus
tomary in former years, 10 sell the
milk, to milkmen, after the cows We're
fed on hav. from the long time it took
to bring the butter and thu want Of a
rich color in the butter after il had turn
ed. We have often known III" patience
OF the WHOLE family exhausted by ch"rn-
ing fou or five hours, and when at last
the cream had turned TO butter, il was
about the color OF lard and as tastrl"SS
as it was colorless. All this difficulty
may be avoided, by scading the milk
as it comes from the COW. 1t should be
strained from the pail directly into a
boiler placed over the fire, and should
be brought nearly to boiling neat al
though not allowed to boil. Then put
it in the pans in the cellar as usual. and
no more difficulty will BE- experienced
in churning than would be in June. The
butter will come solid and yellow, and
would hardly be known from the best
butter of the season. This va have
from one who has tried it. W" would
recommend to all, VINO make butter at
this season to make trial and see if it
is not so.-.Hid3leSer Farmer.
EFFECTS OF LIME.
Professor Cry thus briefly sums up
some of offices performed by Ilmr:
/. 1t tends to convert the vegetable
matter into vegetable food, thus per-
forming the Offices of solvent, or con-
verter of nutritious matter into nutri-
ment.
.. 1t corrects the acidity OF soils. by
uniting with free acids, or decomposing
poisonous salts.
3. 1t forms part Of the vegetable
structure. and Is property inorganic
food. Like all other alkalies, it also
contributes to electrical effects, whish
may DO regarded as kind of stimulus to
the vital functions, 1t is found, as we
have seen, in vegetable productions
sometimes united with organic, and at
others, with inorganic acids.
To RESTORE FROZEN PLANTS.
Ten chances to one, ladies'. YOU will
be tempted some Of these fine DAYS, to
put out the flower pots in the sun; and
by the same token, You will be tempted
"out to tea" and of course to spend the
evening, trusting that some one will take
in the flower pots out of the freezing
evening air. Vain hope. You return
hcme to find doz N Of the choicest and
most tender, frozen to a crisp. Now
don't get in passion hot enough to
thaw them, if you do YOU will kill them
and that is not all that is killed by
passion either in many family. Or
der tub of water deep enough to i'm
merse the whole plant; bring the pots
out of the cold one at lime and put
them in the water about five mlnutpS.-
Take them out and dram off the water
and dry them in dark room and keep
the temperament at 80 or 90 degrees
tor few DAYS end YOUR silk patients will