Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-03-31
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TVRSIPs. For early use. the tur
nip must be sown rs early as possible.
60 as 60 have the benefit of spring
showers. The strap leaved varieties
and the Early Fla, Dutch are the best
for this purpose. For the main crop
Cor tall and winter. SOW during July
and August, and just before rain, or
during a shewery time, if possible. =
Ruta bagas should be sown about the
krst Of June. The soil should be
rich and mellow. and kept free from
weeds. Sow in drills from twelve to
eighteen inches apart and half an
inch deep. Thin out the plants for
FIVE or six inches apart in the drills.
Ruta bagas should be ten inches apart.
Two pound of seed are sufficient for
an acre.
WASHING BUTTEa. - 4 correspoh
dent Of the Country Gentleman says !:
Our best Butter makers herea-
bouts DO not agree with the idea ad
vanced by one of your prominent
correspondents. viz: that butter
sho1ld never be washed IN WATER
On the contrary. they contend that it
should be washed in p ire cold wa,t..
ard every particle of buttermilk
washed out, if such thing is posi-
bio. They say that buttermilI1 GAN
not be worked out without water, but
the butter will be injured in texture,
~ be left soft and flabby. Cold wa
ter is indispensable in very warm
weather, where the cream is apt to be
a little above fifty-five degrees. We
believe in water yet"
PETROLEUM IL Dry Ror.-Accor-
ding to Herbst, petroleum may be APP
piled with excellent advantage in the
exterpatiOn of the dry rot, it being
only necessary to paint the surface OF
wood thus affected with the petro
leum. A solution of carbolic acid,
however, answers the Same purpose
and involves much less danger from
fire.
HARD CEMENT.-A cement which
becomes excessively hard in time
may be prepared by mixing 2 parts
OF silica, one part Silicate of alumina,
and OF 10 parts CT carbonate Of
lime, all in powder, and then roast
irg in a pudding furnace. The re-
maing mass is then to be ground and
again roasted with 2 or 8 parts of car
Donate of baryta. In practice. very
pure sand will answer for the silica
and chalk for the carbonate of lime,
the remaining Ingredient being sup
piled by mineral witherite or natural
carbonate Of baryta.
PoTATo FLoU2.-Few persons in
the United States are aware of the
demand for farina, or potato -four,
and of the almost unlimited extent
of the market that can be found for
this product. which is simply the dry,
evaporated pulp of the ordinary pO-
tato he winter and more free from
black specks the better. 1t is used
for sizing ard other manufacturing
purposes, and with the aid of pre-
cipitation and acid is converted into
starch. In Europe it meets a large
aud increasing demand, in its print
tive state. as potato -four; and in
Lancashire alone 30, 900 tons are an
nually sold. and as many more would
be taken if put into the market
When calcined it is used largely for
silk-dressing and other purposes.
At this time the quotation for po-
tato farina in Liverpool is a little
over cents pound, while wheat
-four is about 81 cents a pound; SO
that the potato -four is woth nearly
double that Of the wheat at the pres
snt rate. Consignments to Liverpool
are solicited by the brokers there,
who promise to take all that can be
furnished.
REMOVAL OF WALNUT STAINS
FROM THE HANDs.-ThOse of our
young friends who Rave occasion to
gather walnuts may be interested to
have hint as TO the best method f
removing the stains produced in hull
ing them. This may be accomplish
ed simply by rubbing with slices of
apple or pear; the cleansing power be-
ing due. it is supposed. to the pres
snce of the acid, which, therefore,
may perhaps be anvantageousIy re
placed by citric acid or lemon juice.
If. however. the stains be at once
thoroughly washed in fresh water.
without using soap, they may be made
to disappear almost entirely; but
soap is unadvisable, since its alkali
acts as mo7dant and fixes the color.
PROTECTION AGAINST THE CAB
BNGE-woRM. The European cabbage
worm, pisris rucs, recently introduc-
ed by way of Canada, which has
proved SO voracious and prolific, has
become the terror of northern cab
bage growers, and threatens to ira
verse the country, unless checked BIZ
natural or other causes. Wherever
the pest has reached. so far as heard
from. very few il any remedies have
.availed to give relief to the gardener.
The most noted suocess is that Of
p. L. Quinn, the market Tarden re-
porter of the New York Tribune.
He sends to us the following state
ment: On his return from California, !
last summe-. he found his cabbages
infested with worms. and threatened
with total destruction. He went to
work with his accustomed energy,
experimenting, trying every thing new
and old promising radiance of the
plague, all to no purpose. until l.
hit upon the following: 20 parts of
superphosphate mace of Slush acid, |
of carbolic pow!er. and three of uu-
Stacked line. mixed we'll together
and dusted thoroughly into each head |