Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-08
AGsSlCILI'SINAL.
rARNga's Bup6ar.

PLAsrrR.-Vlaster, or gypsum, is conn
posed of IL parts of sulphurc acid, IS parts
lime, and II parts Of water, and furnished
a medium by which ammonia is conveyed
| to plants. 1t is extensively distributed ov.I
the earth's snrface, and is thought by geol-
| ogists to owe ito existence TO the decompo,
siticn Of she sulphurst Of iron in contac,
With limestone, or the agency OF sulphurous
vsror upon the rocks. The precise action
Of gypsum has not been detcrmin ed, but it
doubtless unites In close affinity, the atmos>
phcrc and vegetable kingdom, taking up
the nitrogen and ammonia and other SUBJ
stances from the air, and tho variety OF
salts and acids hell in solution by the rain
and snow. Ii doubtless, also, draws largely
from electricity aud decayiug vegetable and
animal matter. Many question tho action
Of plaster, from the fact that, while wheat,
rye and oats require the largest amount Of
nltrogcnous manures, gypsum has the least
effect upon these cereals, while its results
have been far more appreciablc, and its ap.
plication moro frequent on crops requiring
less heterogeneous matter. They forget that
the above mentioned cereals draw from and
flourish upon vegetable moulds 10 such an
extent as to need but little Of the ecnstit-
usnts Of gypsum. IL is . we'll established
fact that on oil soils whore carbonate Of
lime abounds, the further application Of
gypsum Is without perceptiblc advantage
to tho growth Of crops. Many scientists
hold that the principal stimulant afforded
to plants by gypsum is contained in its
sulphur that undoubtedly furnishes one
Of the elements essential to animal and veg.
ctable growth. This element Is not con,
vevcd TO plants through the atmosphere.
but they derive il from the soil, and ami.
mails d rive it from plants on which they
Iced. A soil which contains sulphur in ex>
cess would not be benefited by gypsum,
while the application OF lime would increase
the fertiiisy.-fThs Farm and riresids.
CoLic IN lioRsss. - We arc in>
formed by gentleman who has given much
attention to the diseases 10 which
horses are liable, that the following
remedy is safe and effective one. Its
certainly simple, and, if administered with
proper prudence, we are not aware that il
would &c any harm 10 the animal, if it did
not effect cure. We give il the more
readily because it is always e. hand, name
ly:
Dissolve as much salt In quart Of pure
water 40 may be required thoroughly 10
saturats the liquid, and drench the patient
with one half fit. re symptoms Of relief
are not mentioned in fifteen minutes or half
On honr give the remainder. He sta.es that
this remedy has proved entirely successful
in very severe cases where other more com.
pl,cated medicines had failed.
Thors are two kinds of oelic. Hstuleot
c'sic aud spasmodic collie. In the firs.. il il
occssoned BY the enlargement Of the intes.
tines BY the food passing through the nro>
cess OF fermentation, instead Of digestion.
essses are largely generated, and hence
the distentiou and pain-Farm and Fire.
side.
fAcrs IN FRuir CuLruRE.-Dr Trimbls.
Of New Jersey, who has paid great atten>
ton 20 fruit culture. gives the following -
his v'ews-lbe result Of many years exper.
fence:
]. That the most successful way to con.
quer the curculio is to gather the fruit a. il
iahs: and feed to stock or destroy it, as it is
oy this fallen fruit that the curculio propa-
gates its specie.
2. Thst the fruit Of the applc tree can be
protected from the apple tree moth by
wrapping around each tsec two or three
times . rope Of straw. The moths will hsp>
Dor in this rope, and can then b dsstroy>
ID.
3. The snly way 70 kill The peach tsss
bessr q to cut him out with . kuife, 20,