New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-22

land produces al the n l. crops; but potatoes and In
dian N wheat and rodtop grass seem to be ilVofl'es
Potash is good specnl manure, pa ser dots not piv
bone needed Would The lub suggest my other pecia
artiCotc IN Of mica Orange County h
divided IN north and south direction by hssure oT
road and Neruses about JOJ feet deep On oae sue o
this stock have bOncai thcOihe there Is no com
plaiu though but three miles away but on the flwor
the crnss and hay are destitute Of phosphate We know
the remedy But # the Cllb could reach the poor cows
through tLc owners there would be ioug bat hc
tie cow died Or Probably not OF yon ever saw the
poor bovine mother that has given herself away through
heI udde has been eaten alive, aud in tao Autumn, the
Ororu and enaCatcd thing, untfaCed, all 10 pieces, SKIN,
Int not bones shri Is before the ID ccmber winds, but
every rough hair utc's a complaint and eensuro Sheep
Prof TnINAS.Chomicaly mica is composed of silica,
alunna, potash ard oxyd OF iron its principal conp
IL Is Of the constituents OF granite IL As
generally supposed add fertility TO the soil, On account
Of the potash it contains; and some suppose on account
OF It's luster, 1t increases the warmth # the earth
SOLoN RoBBsoS-Iimo Is generally found Denchclal
upon all soils containing mica in excess Tic great want
OF the soil described is phosphate Il lme III would pay
richly to spread 100 ID Of dour Of bone UPON every wei
cultivated acre Of land in that county
Confusion CoaJusod.-Dr L. Ii. ELLIOTT, Hariiand,
" Y, points what he cells isprint OF an
article about preserving buitcr. If We mistake not the
article about purifying rancid lard and recommended
"mcltng and stirring N three q Cor1cc II soda
" printed il exactly as written, without rejecting "hht
il might mean. Indeed. OF that s ignomnt and
still more so since Dr. Elliott tells that instead chloride
of soda IL should have been printed chloride of sodium.
Now If that is not common salt We should ike TO Know
Nutl IL we shoulu w hhOh VIM 10 Sh'siNN
Of sodai
Mapf Sugar Clarifcr.-T. d. HALL recommends the
of slippery elm bark clarlhcr If maple sugar. lie
considers ii better than milk eggs Cut tho inside
bark into small pieces, soak night In water or sap
enough it, rour the muclage and bark into tho
cold erup and sr in thoroughly Half put VIII be
sufficient for or llons Of rup but greater quantity
will do no harm. Skim just before boiling.
Water Pspcs.-C. STRONG. Meredith, Delaware Co." N
Y: What the cheapest and best material for pipes to
bring water roin spring 10 rode distanti hslhen
lead uiD. will cost 81 90 rod
Then that probably would be the cheapest as II would
require smaller ditch than any other material and could
bo crooked around stumps and stones Tho next cheapest
is wood bored upon the s. o and II buried five feet deep
IN xed upon the spot and Laid down IL tho ditch. We can
not give the fcirs Of cost.
Snirlur for L,cc on ,Stock--JERTnAH GIPYoRD BrsH,
CAautauqua Coz n y: deny that sulphur viii Kill Ice
upon cattle. used near 40 H. one Winter without bene,
AT. prefer sf dry ashes upon the animals backs, and
card them in three or fur times during Winter.
4 ProAf0Iic Cow.--E. A. RUSSELL, Hermitage. Nyo-
ming Coz n. V: Receipts Of four months, tom Nov
-, 1868 20 March 90, 1906
Batter sod f7 5 zoe tls ~
Caf raised Gle muk qave been ohercd) 20 W
Better used IN family Ofsix pcrsOus, - n week. TO - ~
TwO4uaIts mix per day. 6c-.-..--.-....... II -
slis %
Cost Of keeping u tuns hay. ss..-...-.-..--s l2 20
twenty bush. roots. 5Or " "a
hundred !, bran Sl......-.--...--..-.-.. . 20
One hundred u curnmea 81 5O........... " ~ ~
Total surplus 30
Ploring.-NIcnoIAs SHELTON, Odessa. Schuyler Co,