New-York tribune., 1869-03-31
AGRICULTURE.

NJ YOungoye of HammOndspOrt Io ""o o0'" Wv
inquiry of the farmer with weak lungs anu 1SS'"0
him that in the water climate OF the grape-ianuS VI
Western New York ho may find mildness OF air and
a length of which many cohsuinP'Nes nave
found remarkably salutary
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REMEDY-Horace T. Hitch
cock Of Hnlsdale, Michigan, says he keeps the cur
cnlio from spelling his choice fruit by busting the
trees when damp from dew with plaster OF Paris.
CIV "Mieb'ZI wish to ask the American Institute
Farmers Club if il will do to SOW clover about the
middle of Jane with buckwheat, and get good
catch. l have field wish TO seed; the iandls 700
wet TO GET in proper condition early enough iOr oats
Wonld IL do any better with Hungarian grass j,
: H. Todd: Somehow all the farmers have got the
idea fast in their heads that there is no sowing
grass OF clover seed without they sow 1t with some
Kind of grain. | thought so once, but after good
mauy years found out my mistake Grass does
better sowed by itself. But the ground should be
well prepared, plowed, erOss-plOwed, narrowed ana
bushed TIL it IS smooth as garden bed. Inc tlme
of sowing is not important the mode OF pTepar-
ing seed bed. Perhaps the hest time to get clover
into wheat or rye and especially wheat, is early In
the Spring when the surface Is soft with the coming
w S. Carpenter have sowed clover as late as the
1st of June with good results.
Coal AsHEs-WHAT ARE THEY WORTH Nv. A.
Young Cumberland County, Penn: VIII the Club
please answer the following questions I'M lHE
TRIBUNFl: l wish to plant potatoes piece of new
land it is stif bluegrass sod o@d very heavy soil
0imestOne)-would coal ashes be of any benefit to
tighten itf how many onehorse loads to the acre
plaster make good tOp-dIessing for corn About
what proportion of plaster shonld be usedf have
been greatly benefited by reading the reports OF the
Club. and wOuld consider 1t special favor IL my
questions answered.
s. f. Todd / would recommend that he apply of
coal ashes 1 600 one-hOrse loads to the acre. ..
Stranger: Would not that cost him even for q
hauling if his ashes were given to him. three times
S. +. Todd What Intend to say is that coal ashes
have so little value as manure that it would take
1000 loads to do an acre any good.
A. S. FulleT.-I can't agree TO that, i have found
coal ashes mean anthracite coal ashes worth 50 OF
81 tun. like their effect on sandy soil, AS Tor
their chemical value a4i care whaG tneS otssb say
no carbonate of lme no phosphate OF lime, nor any
other bi-chemcal they have some good effect on my
soil, not great deal, admit, yet enough 10 give
r. Ouinn-I use coal ashes at the rate Of 30 loads
to the never buy any, but apply all that are
whether they are ashes of anthracite bituminOus
coal As for the loOsing up of heavy clay. would
rather do ii by Fall plowing than with coal ashes
But would say word to Brother Fuller's shy at
chemistry. We know that when the ammonia and
the phosgh9rc 99ld C are REMOVED removed tGm gI9nC
fair that manures containing ammonia and
phosphorus are q great deal stronger as manures
than such as do not contain them. His proposed
compost for corn in the hill hen droppings with
plaster is excellent. But suggest the addition OF
muck or dry garden loan. Hen manure thrown near
the seed is stimulating and its effect will be extended
if earth is well mixed with ii. don't think he will
gain anything worth while by mixing coal ashes
with IL. Muck Is much better.
Mr.. Bruen-I have used the compost nine years on
the same land and always get good corn; better,
think the last year than the first Cool ashes have
mechanical effect, II nothing else; they open and
tighten the soil admitting air and sunlight.
j. B. LYMAN experimented some with coal ashes
last year, and my conclusions were not fattering
They give lush growth of top, but n5 body TO a
root, and grain. tried them on onions beets and
tomatoes. In May and June they Grew bFavely but
as Summer heat came on that part of the gar
den showed no heart The OnSns did not become
bigger than butternuts and tne beets were pulledup
and eaten as green's Tor tRe roots ceased 10 grow.
Tomato vines grew rank but fruited badly. My
conclusion Is that coal ashesI talking of anthra
cite1may give sPrng start to grass, but they are
worth nothing at The last of the season. when roots
get their size ard grain is developed in corn.
not know how much kindling-woOd NAV have Oeen |
burned with the COAL the wood gives all Or nearly
all the potash that coal ash contains.
Dr. Eeuchtwanger-There is much silica in coal |
ash 9nd it is in fine state easily soluble in water
Ihls accounts for its effect in Spring But though
Inc form outline Of plants may be built up from
silica, their value for food must come from potassa
phosphorus, and lime Sillclc acid Is not properly |
speaking. an element in true manure, because most
soils contain abundance oft;
BONES AS A FBRTIIZER-J. NJ. Paul. North Adams, !
Mass, would like TO know whether it is advisable |
where bones can be easily obtained. to attempt |
home manufactory of them into fertilizersi If So |
dissolve them successfully. and how long will it |
takef What is the best method of using the whole
of sheep, other animals that die, into fer
tilizeS Having read in agricultural paper that
good quality of phosphate of lime can be made by
mixing one bushel of salt with one barrel of lime
and three of muck. would like to know If any mem
Der OF the Club has tried itf How rid my trees
of the bOrerl
James A. Whitney-ye have talked bones so often |
that it seems like idle repetition. But will say in
brief, that bone unbrOken does about much good
on soils as stone, and not much more. The best |
way to get them into the proper state for plant food
is either 10 grind them fine, or to melt |
them in an acid or strong alkali. Dig |
a shallow, pit bank il around with |
clay, break the bones with bgh hammer in as little
pieces as may be- the finer the better. pile them in |
the pat and pour over them diluted sulphuric acid.
Cover them IN with dry muck or garden loan. They |
will soon dissolve. If the weather is warm they will
dissolve faster. Crushed bones in hOgshead with
strong wood ashes. kept warm and mOistened with
soapsuds will soften into mass like jelly, that is
soluble in water.
Dr. Parmelee-For my part don't see why the
addition of sulphurc acid does not change the bone
into suphate OF lime, and in this way the bone be-
comes very dear manure. recommend getting
the bones into -four and letting the earth dissolve
them or sell the bones outright for $50 SO tun
and use the money to buy guano.
James A. Whitney-f chemistry has done any
thing for the farmer it IS in treating bones The ad-
dtion of sulphurie acid does not turn bones into |
plaster bat into superphosphate Of lime; thus two
great points ganed-the phosphorus IS increased,
and the whole IS converted from slow, torpid, III
FRUIT-TREE BORER.-Dr. lrlmble-lhiS man also |
asks about the borer. recommend killing bin by |
running wire into his hole till he Is stabbed to |
r.. III. Winiams-A friend of mine has rid his trees |
of the borer by driving nails into them The oxide |
of gets into the sap. and the borer don't fancy
DR. Trhnbie-Tbis cannot be. There is no science
at all in this statement
tiOn of thorough trial Those trees in large Or
chard that had nails in them were free of borers
those not thus treated all had bOrers in the trunk
Mr. Carpenter-Another good way to prevent the
ravages of the borer is to lash piece Of strong paper
or cloth Smeared with grating wax around the trunk
REPORT ON THE POULTRY EXHIBITION.
Your Committee found at the Empire Rink on ex-