Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-27
EXCERlHFS FR0sf AGRICULTURAL
FeEgsTAHS

WHERE FAT MD FLFSH CONE FRON.-They come
from the earth and the atmosphere collected hy yegr
tation Grass contains flesh: so does grain The ami
NAL system puts it on from these Vegetation then is
the medium through which the animal world EXISTS.
it can exist in no other way When gr,ys or rain Is
eaten, the flesh constituents are retained in hr svs
TEN; also the fatty substance that is the starch
and sugar, from which fat is made. Some grains
have flesh than others: so Of the qualities tha
make fat. In u hundred parts of wheat. accorling
to Picsse are ten pounds of flesh; in hundred paris
of oatmeal, nearly double that amount Hence oats
are better for horses on account Of their flesh form
ing principle rather than fat rs muscle il Jvho+ n
horse wants. For fattcning purposes however corn
and other grains arc hettrr -
When flesh itseifi eaten thc svstar, h,t o,,nro,i
atcS what is already formed Lrit world rs reoiliI,
take ii from vcrr+3hlrs as from HoTr TIo Gos2
making princinle-or tbS Hnsh ;tsnjg IN it no,,stit
ents-gOc< 10 form cheese in thn l,ir,.. tb, tnr,b
Ec butter Hence If is that some HroTl1 1sSorf tb"i
cream has little influence in choa.c hTfGcr tL,,, f
enrich it for cheese and huttar rn cntirai, ditit
The same kind of fno3 i cnn.II, ,r,,1 -, ti,
ton of either This is point Of Considerable intercst
and is not yet fully cXpiaincd-iudpcI i yrf in ts
infancy. And plant in its different stages Of rnrtb
has different effect. The fat Of the plant is held in
reserve for the seed: nothing is wasted in Ir,yns
wood, Ne; the precious seed IDrst h9vr II fi,rr6
when this takes place the stalk is comuarati,rl. 4.
worthless to what il is ,rirr IN tLg i.,l5, a.! ~
fat cannot be appropriated so well in the sraI rs
when it is ditfuscd through the stalk Tender hcr-
age, therefore, is the best and when secured before
the direction Of the oil takes place SO much the better
VIII be the hty.-t"iH1H's Rgr1l Horib.
PEiNUT CULTUEEIN NORTH C,R0LINA-Forln many
years paS the Ground pea has been most important
clement OF commerce in the Cane Fear couutry-thc
annual expectation to the Northern States and Cana
da considerably exceeding 100000 bushels A siugIe
planter in one of our eastern counties 0btained from
it yearly income of $1,000 lie raised from fifty 10
seyenty-ivc bushels to the acre and cultivated five
To the hand which NJ Il q bushe-thc or,Iinarv
price, though 81 - was frcGucnty rcaIizcd-vjodrd
income of from $3.50 TO $500 to the hand Ia s1rh
taincd with ,aulcs on similar snils ur cnttn, lar
tors coutented themselves with crop ycldin. from
Sl2 to SO per acre, anil il WAS the summing lli uu :;
large surface that gave living result The cultiv,-
ton Of no crop is so easy and only the simplest in-
pleneut> are required-irst the blow to break th,
land and then simply the sweep ard weciins hoe
The average crop rs we have stated Is from fifty to
y-lVe buSheis TO me acre beSIeS winch there
VII De lclt IN ne ground enough To- iHttcn one hun
dred pounds OF pork The vine, when the pea i re
moved HaKtT an e%celeht forage !3r cattle sad to
pe cIul 70 llt bes' AoItAefn nay FROM the nut Is
eHprGssgt most NaIuaoc on. D9r!ns the war JuSt
coseN NllS on was unlNefsaily used III our machine
shops and Its lubr!catory properties are pronounced
ny competent authority, 70 De superior 10 those DI
HnaiG o. i"r IHe reason inaI II COO ol gum AT a!i.
yhe OF tnc IuaIieS OF on ! extensively employed IN
burning purposes; and possesses the virtue Of not
smoking; Whie thlrd makes really excellent salad
conduncnt Such. and 80 varied and important, are
ne uSgs To- WhIyh my simple product can be devoted;
uses Wllch me uhlhL"flhcu VINO nave perhaps rcgar
eH II omly IN e o3 ,,su q G m - pun would
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WEATHER SIGNs.-A multitude Of signs have been
gwen from iIlnc uneOlai on the future condition
ot me weather ana IL Is surprising that more aten
lioA mas hot 'ceh gwen 10 eoilect ihe iacts ana ~j
OUT the errors pertaining 70 the prognostlc art Sea
tarlng men are noted l9 their skill IN lOrctehug the
ctateo tht Wed'le'. " met an oII sea captain a
few days ince VINO assured Us mat 1t would ram the
next day, because the cars which were mile dis
taht' s2uhQcH very near; EHfthcim9e, the swallows
were seated in rows on the fences which was 70 him
Il good sign ol ram. surely enough, II did rain
SmartE the next day and we were compelled u a'-
knowledge hS Signs of the weather rs correct in that
case at least We have long thought that if the OBJ
scrHatl0nS OF Seatarng men were carefully recorded,
II wo44 De OF serVceto others VIII" do not follow ae
sea lhere at' certain relations between cause ana
enec heriannS 70 t3e weather that need only 70 be
carefully investigated 10 render them available TO
practical use--lHaae F"IDior.
BARN YuD.-A full harn-yari IS the step prcpara-
tory to full barn. Rough fodder the scrapings of
bitches marsh mud leaves from tIa wnotls and
woods mould-all these should be collected at every
available opportunity, and hauled into the yard aud
spread over IL, surface until thcv are foot or two in
depth when closely packed down Keen the centre
Of the yard dish-shapcd, add The droppinss OF the
morse ant COW stables, and scatter Irn tLnc to time
eyer lhe entire sGrdGe good Slrhhmg oi plaster or
%dl ahcGs' maui %UI!,i1"hI SgriHc~ 81 c"nposun9
Ihaicllals from every plcc auaceht WhcIe may n
norn ,% "' Ir a. ptiosS WIN e. ra an" staof
spring opens, tnefe wv ne u" Lack o! manure TO
spread over lhe corn hes "AeA the PERIOD iof maui
ihg OUT arr, c.
TCFNIPS AMnNy tORN.-lt j. rarely the ease that
me corn ci2P NIoIy .seeS ihe "l ihc worm,
shH very "LirH VrtG Sra'gs lG ieit without single
- w. -''''u '" .'" ' IL '''' ''7- a. a ',li' '"e
t1V 'ly N"r'n' si". s""S!u ot occupied ny sHihc
hcfcncN ~ Tie corn crop and Tor thus purpose there
are probably fey productions more valuable Than The
tniiApi, Lnssl ulLip. -".inihalt~ reli'i} ana
Us Et'" LONG aiJei ihv corn Is nary "
II i:f aErit uhe i' make good erGD before the
c2Hihs oi Iiyr. or .G.efe e"u "saiher PcruliaftS
"ulsl FeAatIS Is Gui1Vlgn in cpAAnGti"n %ith the
and yha5 II rcTlir ii i,, !,, .,
large stock Of animals I, feel. The seej may be
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