Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-02-26

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Th8 Ohio Farmer says: In
Uplifting large or tough oak and
hickory logs with . maui and
. great amount Of mnaclo
haste A4 brought into use. and a
good deal 81 strength Is expended
to0llshIy. BY the blasting pro-
cess . dimes worth OF powder will,
many times, rave 4 half days Ia
boz, besides Tie wear Of the beetle.
The harsfing Of logs with powder
- simple process, and Is quickly
done. Bore with an inch and a half
apgura hole ii ne top OF the log,
about midway from end 70 end, and
- deep Is possible without striking
the seams or heart checks this can
BE- determined BY examining the
ends then put In about one.fOurth
ora pound Of coarse cannon pow
der, Il large log, less for smaller,
then set In 81 one side Of the augur
hole 4 wheat straw, flied with rifle
powder, 90 that the latter connects
with tie former. The straw should
b long snough TO project out ofthe
1oloo ne Inch Orm0re. Now partly
iii ths hole with hue sand that Is
perfectly dry, and tramp Il down
UOur0uehly with stick and mallet
repeating Two or three times until
entirely llled. then lay 4 few shaw
inga Or other light combustible
matter around The fuse, set FIRE 70
1t and withdraw % q safe distance,
leaving the log from the end, and
keeping that line, as this will avert
danger IL ease Of . sudden oxplO-
sion.
AninFenbge genius has devised
3 WedT to b. used IN opening logs
Snsthe blasting UTder. II Is do
scribed b. the Manufacturer and
Builder as q sharp cast Iron wedge
wiihan open slot q few inches above
the small end or edge, go that when
driven n : cavity Il left open to
the wo0d nbfess Through the body
Of The wedge y q minute perfoFa-
ton extending 70 the cavity. After
the instrument IL driven home,
powder l. turned through the per-
f0rntion til tho cavity IL filed,
snddf wedge primed. A fuse
d attached, fred, aBd In q moment
the log Is thrown open, and the
wedge lies there 10 be used again.
The AGlant Wedge Isl Il Is called,
is said to have been very successful
80 far.
sITmay be set down as q well es-
tablished fact that lime Is q necessi-
~ IN agriculture. II any soil is
destitute Of Il, L must be supplied
IN some form or other. II It does
not Of itself give fertility, II aids In
the dee0mpoal ION Of vegetable or
organic mattefin the soil, destroys
acidity, pulveFizes granite soils,
llghlens stiff and heavy elays, and
In other ways contributes 70 the
producliveness Of the farm.
SeGenefally speaking, the heavier
The coil the larger supply Of lime
will Il take, aud If the soil is acid,
peaty, Il VIII require q liberal APP
plIcatlon, but on the kind Of soil
you mention, DE application OF
ten or 81 most fifteen bushels per
acre eneein three or i've years,
is AZ much as Il weuld be judi
cious to give II. Such soils need
large supplies Of organic manures,
and "a alternate plOughing
in the green crops will benefit
them.
aLime may b applied by Itself or
mixed with plaster and ashes as
you Indicate Keep Il near the
surface. Lime should always be
kept 90 near The surface as prac-
ticable, alsa not ploughed under.
IL viii work down into the soil
quite fast enough.
@LiVelpopi salt or any other salt
Ia Of Considerable value 8 a top
drcsslng on most grass land, but
we should prefer % compost Il be-
fore GOWNS with much lime,
aeheas nlaster Of ONE other diVisor.
Ifi8A 9eFy capital plan 70 dissolve
tho wafnf makingit as strong
e. possible. and then 10 slack the
Lime with Gals brine, and mix in
the compost while it's fresh. That
ii much better than 20 dry
M lie fine when Il becomes
rD6naIed aud slow I'm lts &C.
4on Hl0ughman.
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