Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-10


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I. WHAT STATE OUGHT PHOSPHATE OF LIME TO BIZ
USED!
1t is plain that for quick growing plants, IKE ne
turnip food ought to be present in readily so'upe
conditions but We cannot lay down, rs geuerh rue'
that under ali circumstances phosphates, which We
apply in the shape OF artificial nanures, shouI' Or
always perfectly soluble. Suppose that the planter
finds his land 10 be of such porous chhr"'er ',a'
bone du. when used in finely divided SINE oe
comes sufficiently available 10 yield him good crop
then he would be wrong 10 20 TO the expense OF guy
ing super phosphate OF lime. What We can u-s IN
raw, unprepa.cd state, mu-', evidently, DC cHehpet
than what has undergone manufacturing proce-te-,
There ara some sus in which the MOST economical
way of using phosphate mnnures H. simply, When me
heap Is set up in the field, Ia put the oonedusi o"
tween the layers as il ID carried by nus mode OF er
mentaton, the phosphatss become sufficiently soluol-
in the soil 10 all the practical purposes Tor
which the manure used. There il necessity for
using phosphstes in any other state in very lighf
sandy soils. But, under other circumstances Inc
planter, for instance has to deal with heavy land W
which the decomposition OF phosphaes proceeds very
slowly, it is d; the utmost Importance 10 use Ph"s
phate ui lime in soluble form.
| THE IMPURITIES OF Coal GAS USED IS MANURE.
source OF manure has recrntiy ben avs
covered in the publication OF coal ga-, by rn~aas o
| clay, which Hbsorbs the Ammonia hitherto uh
arrested by the ordinary process. Carbonate ana
Sulphste OF Ammonia arc absorbed by tbs nlumlnous
earth, which becomes al excellent fertilizer. Tried
grass and root crops, s retults have been h'shy
satisfactory. In district OF country severely NJ
hicted with the potatoe rot three acre he'd wac
planted with potatoes, and two and hiatt acres were
| dressed with the gas clay. These were entirely
exempt from dseas-; on the remaining haii acre Ie
principal portion OF the crop WE Affected lhr
maady visible III the vines throughout, ana could
be traced down the stems into lhe earth IN The tubes
wherp il stopped, when ih-y were gas manfred and
TO which il extended in all other cases. TINS result II
ascribed not 10 the AmmonBca Salts in gas clay, hut
10 the sui phOcyADc acid aud other compounds ul
Sulphur which tina clay also absorbs. To THE csuse
ID also sscrlbed the remarkable eec: ut tho manure
on mustard, hops garlic, onions and other crops
which contain Sulphur oils. Further experiments
are in progress with view 10 solve the interesting
question, whether phur, which s deemed specific
IN certain cutaneOus affections Of animals, Ii equally
81 in fungOd vegetable d'senses
THE PuLPIso OR MINcISG OF ROOTS FOR CATTLE
Has recenlly been the subject of much discussion
in Englsnd, where iis Importance IL generally r-cos
| nizad. Half the quantity by measure OF cut straw
is always given with the puped rooI5 Th5 value oi
ninciug Is in the comparatively short time re-
quired 10 fatten animals, and bring them into Il
to the less demand made upon the fire. and second
somachs Of the OK for example. which stomachs
| technically termed rumen and retIcni,m may bs rs
garded compartments of natures pulping machine
| in which the food is prepared for digestion in the
| third stomach maRypius. Roots brought into I:
minute form, are swallowed more quickly, and the
animals have more lime Ia lie down-an important
mattrr--s. rrrt is favorable 10 the taking uI flesh
and lat Sometimes the pulp-d mass IL kept twenty
four hours before il is fed IL stock, and made 10
| darn farm fIn
matters wholly partially converted into sugar.
II is thereby rendered more palatable aud more ensy
dig-siible Hortee ss we'll ~ horned cattle are fond
of sugar. a case is recorded Of u pony, which, in
consequence of being out of health, had some mo
asses given with its food. and such the -agnui'y
of the animal, that il would never afterwards take lis
| food without moIasses.
In short, puping may be regarded ~ a machani
| cal means of assisting the animal 10 do a certain
thing in shorter time Than IL would Otherwise be
able to do it n and the incipi-nt formation is mere
| ~ certain amount oil digestion oulside the animal.
CATTLE PATHOLOGY.
| II has been determined that Scratua has of late
Years been considerably on ,he increase. among
what may be otherwise Designated the better breeds
Ut animals. caae of unique character was brought
to the Iutirnary OF tbs Veterinary College, London.
viz that of a heller with III affection Ot The baIe 0!
the brain. The attack had been sudden, gu much 20,
~ TO lead to the belief thpt che had sustain in
Jury OF the siull but this ~ss entirely dsprOved by
|
structure OF the bran WA fnnnt 10 depend upon n
scroulous dish.ss. and afforded matter for deep re-
Fiction and discussion TO how much of the disease
was due 20 hereditary cau.s'.
STEAM PLouGHISG IS ENGLAND,
| IL already an industrial pursuit. Mr. Joseph Fow.
Ter with his steam plough, which requires two men
and two boys 10 work il, contracts 70 plough acre
per hour at cost to The farmer OF 7s 2td. per
Land ,hus ploughed is reported to yield one quarter
per acre MORE than that poughed in the u.usl way
by horses.
The following notice Of another form of steam
Dloryh appears IN recent London paper
"Mr Williams aeam plough will continue at work
during the early part OF this week the farm Of MIR.
Owen, at Clapion where gentlemen may have an op
por.uni,y OF witnessing its performance. Mr.. w.
then proceeds 10 the neighboring lands Of MIR. Alex
snder who has fifty acres ready Tor him..
, A grand trial of steam poughs ia announced to be
held under the auspices Of the Royal Agricultural So
ci.,y of England commencing July lj.h, at Chester.
Highest premium - 5DO,Ouo
oUASo AND ORGANIZATIONS.
| Guano IA. been found to retard the termination Of
seeds This ia ascrbed to the large amount Of ammonia
il contains; and hence. especially in heavy soil. am
nopaca m8nurss should not be drilled in with the
seed Even the super phosphstes do not hasten ger.
minaon, but when The young plant ~ up then readily
available food in the soil is OF the highest utility
| Under no circumstances should tina Heed, OF root
| crops bs planted in contact with artificial maaure-
rather should have time duse iisell through the
soil-and to secure THE, it should be distributed
broadcast or applied come time before planting.
RoYDtLL's TRACTION EsGISE,
Which s itself, capable of pIoughig the land, thresh
ing the grain and transporting TO market has re-
Gently been exhibited in England, before several Rus
sian nobenen, land holders, who design introducing
the machine extensively into their country Inc en-
CINE is provided with an endless railway which il
Laws down before The driving wheels and takes up bs.
biud them. 1t is therefore. not only adapted to com.
mon roads. but can run where there are literally no
roads nj MI, and our swampy GROUND, where horse
| wonld sink The tender and train consisting OF q
four wheeled wagon and two carts, filled with nr-
nips, were attached, drawn up hoavy incline, turned
round within circle of 90 feet radiuT, passed to graz
land of very soft character where The wheels of the
train sunk 30 deep that horses could hardly have
drawn Them at all but Where the rails eoarce!y did
more than leave tho print of their nails on tho surface
Afterwards the steam horse and hs load were driven
10 The stable yard, amid the acclnmaons OF Tie com