Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-09-15
AGnrCuLTunAI.
Miscellaneous Articles.

To Destroy Weeds In walks.-An effic-
lent recipe for the destruction Of weeds,
and one not expensive, can be made BY
boiling four pounds OF arsenic and eight
pounds of soda In twelve gallons Of water.
To every gallon Of this boiling mixture
three gallons OF cold water should be ad-
ded, and the liquid carefully eprinkled over
the walks while Il IL yet warm. It is de-
sirable TO do this in fine weather and when
the walks are dry, so that the weeds and
weed seeds may have full beneflt Of the
application. Care must betaken not to
let any OF the liquid fall on the leaves or
reach the roots OF any plants 1t Is not des-
ired to kill. In twenty-four hours AFTER
the poison Is put on the walks every weed
will be killed; and II once thoroughly done
II Will keep the walks clean through the
whole season.-Canada Farmer.
To Keep Pure Water in Cisterns. Rain
water from the roots of houses carries
with 1t SCOT and dust, and all other impuri-
ties that may be deposited on the roofs.
In order to remedy this evil. filters of
various kinds have been invented. One
Of these Is this decribed by ]. Wilkinsons
Baltimore, an agricultural engineer, who
has built many a cistern lin rural dis
tricts, where the roofs are not liable to
necessary, as the water from a cistern In
such situations will be as pure as 1t can
be; wall of soft bricks across the cistern
of four inches or the width of brick, lay
ing up the flter-wall in cement mortar.
but without plastering on either side
Such filter will operate ehectualiy for ten
or fifteen years, and should never require
to be cleansed; all that is necessary is TO
change the suction pipe TO the receiving
side of the cistern and pump out the wa
ter rapidly, which will cause the-water TO
TOW back from the filtered side. and 1t
will carry with It all sediments in the
pores OF the bricks, and efectually cleanse
the filter, making Ii as good as new.
correspondent of the American A9ri-
csitGrist gives the following mode for pre-
venting gapes in chickens.-He says he
has treated his young chickings in this
way for several years with complete suc-
cess. When the chickens are in condition
to take from the nest, he puts them with
the hen In 4 coop with board bottom so
n keep the young ones from the cold
and damp ground. They are fed with
Indian meal, on which boiling water Is
poured from the ea-kettle. Well stirred,
and allow to cool. The whole secret j. To
keep chickens day and warm when quite
young and give them cooked food.
correspondent of thr Country Gentle
man says: II any of your readers are
troubled with lice on cattle tell them &c
try brine 1t is the easiest and suresr
remedy that | ever used Nv hogs
found covered with ticks this summer
something never heard OF before Sal,
water twice applied cleared them
correspondent of the Rural Netr Ior-
ktr says that he has saved the foliage Of
his current and gooseberries from the cat
erpillars Tor the last six years by throw.
ing air slaked lime freely upon them wher
the dew is on. The caterpillers being we,
with dew the lime adheres TO them and
kills them new brood generally makes
its appearance In about Is days but no, 50
numerous as the first: II must be trcaied
in similar manner.
NJ. Planchon, French savan, proposes
70 exterminate leaf-eating insects by the
use of a compound sulphur and lime in
equal parts. Into pint of water. put Il
parts Of sulphur. and ~ parts OF lime un.
Stacked. and let it evaporate until il is re.
duced 20 one pound. The liquor should
be corked up tightly, as the admission o.
the air will convert il into sulpha;e Of lime
by the absorption of oxygen. This liquor
when about 10 be sprinkled on the vines
etc, may be diluted with 30 times it, vol.
ume Of water.
Ii }. Selmors. veterinary surgeon gives
in the Western Rural. this recipe for cur.
ing foot-rot in cattle which he says viii
never iail AT first all loose horn-ir
general. everything that has been destroy
cd-should be. cut away then for a day oil
two. p"ultices Of faxseed powder should
be applied, and after that. when the sor,
is clean and Of a white appearance. one
part Of pure carbolic acid dissolved in one
part Of alcohol, and one part OF water. ap-
piled once or twice with little brush
will effect healing In few days
The editor of the horticultural says he
has known quite number OF instances in
which old orchards. APPARENTLY dying out
have been restored back 10 fruitfuness b,
the liberal use of wood ashes, also
stirring the soil. Potash is the most i'm.
portant element in all kinds of fruit trees
Sawdust mixed with sulphuric acid 1.
recommended as means of keeping sta
bles sweet and wholesome. The aciC
should be diluted with forty times its bull
Of water before it is applied to the Saw
dust.