New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-07

mode by dipping coulnhh paper IN strong suipbAC
acid, diluted with hall fs bak OF water, bc,nS
frat allowed 20 cool. The paper is then Instantly
washed ir,e OF its acid, fst in plenty Of water and
tlen in a weak solution Of ammonia. A band of cous
men paper that viii break with weight OF or
eight pounds will sustain hundred pounds after b.
ing thus prepared and allowed Ia dry.
Tba rationale Of this is that the acid changes the
fbsr of the paper material into grla,ine, some What
ii, lar N the substance Of skin parchment. This
conversion is not any more remarsabf han the COM
version of Gotten into substance IN solution WIN
ether that forms tough skin IKE hinnan cu'hi~,
when IL is sprad out in the open AR Inc paper
which gives an sccosnt ~ the parchment, paper thn1s
he discovery viii lead 10 many useful purPoss.
Another paper read by the Secretary treated Largely
of the value OF various sea plants LOT UVu, ana 80
for fertilizers. he sea - in OF uhoe'e"pe~ e''S
OF wealth. - -.
was sdop,ed :or disc ussiOn az former meeting IL ~
one OF the mos npor,sn that has been talked over,
be waste Of feed ia almost or quite equal TO rs
cor II ,rStiou-takin- the whole country through.
The most economical kind ct food Tor socs as Wen ss
the mo ludicous preparaCn OF FOR different ess-es
Of domestic animals, just what every farmer shoufu
absolutely know-not guess.
The few thoughts elected here to-day at this Club
should be counted as seed planted for them TO cut.
vste
Or. W.ryRruRY-I have some doubts about thv
economy IL cutting food for cattle 70 the extent that
j; is done by in this country. have seen lately
an account Of urdgcsed cut corn-ssk, In the renne
l once lost fine heifer, which showed upon diseece
ton cut straw in the small intestnes.
Dr. w then proceeded &c Illustrate upon the black.
hoard the form and connection of the different recep.
intestine. and how Il may be carried through un-
e.st,d a. il naturally will be when the proportion OF
mere woody fber is TOO grea; for the nutrcous mar.
ter. Although cutting or chatting woody more may
enable animals 10 eat H. does not make nutrcious.
and however necessary small amount may De 70
mix with food il NAV be given in too large quantities.
Ire thought some Of the physiological studies ccn-
ucccd sith this subject very curious, a. well az
useful.
He illustrated ease of q sulock that had swsll-
owed a ablefolk the tines which came out through
| the side aud remained fast, the handle having bee
come eucased with bony substance where 10
was fixed in the ribs This was item of proof that
cattle will swallow substances that have no value Toe
food for instance, the dry butts Of eornstaks ana
coIu-cobe.
| SoIoy RoBlysoS-I only wish 10 enter my protest
oro;n.t A expenditure Of money fsr mills Ia grind
tobs ana all time TO convert them into meal, wors
than useless. The only value Of cobs - ior fuel.
They are not good for manure until bsrnt ana
for food are no better than saw-du-t, or any other
| woody Gter ground fine. Ii is well enough whera
straw on hay cannot be- had Ia feed with tbs corn In
| giird cobs; but es a general rule u wonSpa Dc
cause they NJ; nutritious, and only serve 70 as
| tend the stomach, and u crowded upon " ps tho
anxiety Of the beast to get the little meal ut the gram
with which the cobs mixed, too much OF the 'o's
portion may be eaten, and the health OF the an'ums
| Prot N,sH-Iw DR.. Waterbury would explain
what he considers woody fiber and ts effects upon Tho
anma and of what value is the woody fiber OF straws
and whether he would prefer TO separate De useless
| from the valuable portion.
| pocy 10 exclude all woody fiber. In the butts OF
stalks and in cobs there is too much ana an
animals will reject them unless tempted ny the s"d-
ton nj noa think the insict OF the amman tshs Va
what is nutritious and what il not. few years ago
the French thought they had made grcat discover
| Inv making horse SCUM With Prpins Dgestsr. But 10
| little Willie il found that II was not suitable
C,r I, lid mot all the rpduisfpa.
Prof NA.E-It IL mantle 4 that mature Intended thss
beasts should eat woody fiber, and that " necessary
to a certain extent Hence straw is valuable. so
| corn cobs may be. But it depends upon the ethee
portions of the feed whether il will b. prohtabss
| WV. LAwTos-I quote some statements OF Judge
Peters. He was of opinion that ID ID Of cut hay vas
eqral 10 % ID uncut 1t should always be fsd sys-
tematcaly in regular quantities. He thought peck
| of salt to tun was enough. The economy Of cutting
feed is undoubted with me. cut my hay three ipehes
| long. A bushel weighs s. ID, if heaped and hgAtiy
/ pressed. TO each horse COW, Judge Peters fed
| three bushels day, at three feeds, in troughs &C
| boxes. Over-salting feed dininishcs nutrition. :.
Pref EAsH-I grew up farmer, and never shall
out, row il; and contend that farmers are possessed
Of bette common sense than mere THEORISTS. judge
Peters in things in error. Icontend mat well-
| made June hay, uncut if j 1c'otnly fed to cattle,
will be consumed ard dgested, ait OF Il, or as near -
in cut hsy Still approve OF chatting al coarse hay
and straw II al farmers should feed oh their cattia
food 20 as TO save al the nutriment, Il would nearly
| dou' e the vsus of their products.
N. BERGEN, Long Island farmer, SAID that De was
satisfed that cob-meal not valuable, because no
animal will eat cobs in their natural state. ~ JusS
| 70 with the woody fber Of butts Of cSrn stalks.
| Pr I. NASH Because the horse win not eat eobs,
does IL prove that they not valuable. Oats IRE
the fayorte food of iJrses. Yet horse would not
probably eat tie huls Of oa's If separated from the
meat.
Mr. ByRGrs-In this latitude horses prefer oats, and
will always leave for oats IL rs perhaps becsost3
they are mere used 10 oats.
Dr. WATBRBuRY--I don't believe that woody fber
will sustain any animal Nothing but insects can get
nutrment out OF mere wood.
eoLos RsBInsos--It is allowing to what food h0seS
ar. accustomed to- as what they will prefer, At the
South where horses almost wholly unaoqualnfe9
with the sight u eats assure you that horsc WV
leave oats for quito a. readily as he vii do thd
revere Of that here In large districts the ento
food If horses IL I'D in the ear and leaves,
called blades. Another very important question was
now called up by r. w. Field, who read q very in.
terestiug and useful dissertation upon II. We eau
only give a slight sketcho what he said.
Hinter Management Of Manare.- II. w. FIELD
The term manure is Often mlsapphed. What We cay
manure IL never food for plants until It " reduces
10 gases or solutions With thsn view farmer can
iudge whether his manure is wasting. The abuDdaue
sstraton does not nI 70 the manure unless the water
ans off and until Representation takes Place 10 as ~
brow of cases. does not waste. The hrst action OF
solid manure or urine upon plants IL injurious. hs-
nures 10 produce their best effect must BE- Inade pull.
verieI and thoroughly mixed with the soil Il "a In"
tended to fetilize. Manure acts upon the SOIL wnn
creative faculty, and in lis action Is someweat IKE
Yeast "a -four. A little sets al around at work, ana
thus whle it may kill rsme plants in competitor with
the fefInenting mas, u produces food or others.
Muck when used fresh from the swamp, sometimes
kills oil that the farmer intended TO improve; but this
dOes not prove that il had been properly treated and
applied it would not be valuable Fertilizer.
The whole subject Of manures may be stated in this
propositions
solved lese eondtionsHa b. ene''ea " "yns 's"
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