Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-11-03

VARIOUS experiments appear 10 cStdu-
fish the following points In favor of
its use = -ii-'s Si'-'la
LIST. That in small quantity, it pro-
notes decomposition and dissolution
of vegetable and animal remains in
cultivated soils, and distributes and
renders assimilable the mineral ele-
ments of plants. --- 81 /
I'd. That it destroys insects and
weeds and thus fertilizes the soil, and
is excellent, therefore, to apply to the
manure heap, destroying grubs, cater
pillars, slugs, &c, one of which killed
will prevent a host of its kind the
coming season. 1t has been recon-
mended also to apply salt to wheat,
when storing, at the rate of one-half
pound to the bushel, preventing, it is
said, the ravages of weevil, which are
sometimes very destructive From
twenty to forty bushels per acre will
kill all segetation, and thus it is often
used to kill all noxious weeds.
Sd. That it attracts moisture from
the atmosphere and thus protects
against drouth. This point has been
illustrated, with US, the present OK
tremely dry season, upon plum trees,
to each of which six quarts oil salt
were applied in April, spread evenly
over radius six feet from the tree.
These trees showed a lively green and
vigorous appearance in the most try
ing part OF the season, bearing abund-
antly, while pear and other trees IN
the same orchard, not salted, were Sc
riously affected and dropped much OF
their fruit half grown. The Ameri-
can Farmer gave an experiment, some
years since, where two bushels OF salt
sown broadcast on corn, after plant
ing, in very dry season, caused the
corn to remain green and healthy till
ripe, while that unsalted dried up and
yielded much less.
4th. 1t is direct constituent of the
food of most plants, and when applied
to the soil the vegetables grown after
wards contain a larger proportion of
salt; besides cattle show decided
preference for grass or hay grown on
sailed land, eating it more greedily.
5th. Salt acts on vegetables as a
stimuIant, as has been shown by plac-
ing sprigs of mint and other vegeta-
bles in pure water and in water con,
tanning a small proportion of salt, Zone
two, hundredth part the plants living
much longer in the salt solution; and
a solution of chlorine and water will
make seeds vegetate which would 9th
erwise rot in the earth. (Priestly.)
9th. 1t has been found to preserve
vegetables from sudden changes in
temperature, that is, sailed soils do
not freeze so easily as those not salt
ed. Many instances have been given
where turnips, cabbages and other
vegetables have been preserved from
injury by frost on sailed land, while
those unsalted portions of the fielO
were much damaged.
7th. 1t has been found an absorb
ent and preserver of nitrogen. NJ
Barral tried experiments of mixiEg
guano with half It's weight of salt to
prevent the escape of ammonia. He
found that pure guanO exposed fifteen
days to the open cir lost 11.6 per
cent of its nitrogen, while that mixed
with salt lost only per cent. The
chlorine unites with the ammonia anC
forms muriate of ammonia. This il
another reason for adding small quan
titles of salt to the manure heap. Ref
! use salt from our meat packing estab
! lishments may be had for half thu
price of new salt, and is, probably
> quite as valuable for agricultural pur
: poses.-E. W. S. IN Rural Neao York
er.
d CLEANING TNwARE.-Acids SHOULD
p never be employed to clean tinware
i because they attack the metal an
remove it from the iron of which
l. forms a thin coat. We refer to art
3, cles made of tin plate, which consist
t. of iron covered with tin. Rub the al
IS ticle first with rotten stone and swee
% oil, the same as recommended 70
s. brass, then finish with whitening an
W a piece of soft leather. Articles who
e ly of tin should be cleaned in the sam
o manner. In a dry atmosphere plaI
r. ished tinware will remain bright fo
IS a long period, but they soon becom
l. furnished in moist air.
! USES OF BARKs.-Elm bark is yer
" generally used in Norway for maxim
- leather, and it is said the fine No
= way gloves are prepared from the ell
- bark, and that the softness and beal
= ty are attributable to this bark. Th
- white willow is used in Denmark fc
g the leather used in the manufactur
of gloves. Russia also uses this bar
:, in the manufacture of fancy leathe
\ the finished leather being impregnate
~ with the oil of birch bark, which give
h it a peculiar agreeable smell. 1t is
noteworthy fact that the Norway tai
r ners use birch and willow instead Q
= oak bark.
re STOCK BREEDING IN VERMONT
of Hon. George Wilkins of Stowe, in b
3, address before the Black River Va
'h ley Agricultural Society, confined biz
e, self principally to the discussion of Il
h. Importance of increased attention
er the breeding of domestic animals. {
at estimated the aggregate value of pr
g. duce fed to animals in Vermont f
nj tla ,1o,t ,-ooo - e1O nO0 900 al -