New-York tribune., 1874-04-13
ROO 10 sao After such treatment for several hours


tho material, aiehough soinewh1i swollen, 70 p'd pp"d
fectly dry and pulyerizabe without trouble h'it ~
without loss OF ntrogenous hht.oI, W ''cs Nv So
is crushed by rollers. and passed through sl"'e ~
accurate is the preparation ol mixtures ron - ~
product that the manufacturer gualaniees 'ie H"
tty OF nitrogen and phospnates'
REroRT OF THE BussEY INsrrTUuoN.-A va'ua'
BILE contribution to scientific agriculture mas pcc"
furnished in the initial number OF Ihe BEHe'" oi we
BusSev Institution school of agriculture ana nor
ticnlture near Boston, connected Win HaIN"'"
niversitv unler trusts created by the VIII 0l pen
iam,u Bpsscv of Roxbury, IN lsj3 When taken pos
session of in 1851 the property placed IN tie ha'
of the Trustees of Harvard University had VaIu",
tion of Sn329O 60, exclusive OF the WOODLAND ii'i
It.. and IN 1870 the actual productive income
boa recn to e31 Ooo exclusive of certain annuitieS
chareeable 10 the property In this year the scnoo
was organized by the appointment OF an instructor
IN Farming and a Professor Of Agricultural Chem
istry: in subsequent years Professor OF horlI'ul
ture n Professor of Applied Zoology. an Instructor
in Entomology Director of the Arnold ArDoretuin'
and n Librarian and Curator OF Collections were
added.
The Arnold Arboretnm Il established In connec-
tion with the Bnssey Institution on GIT OF SloV""
from the late James Arnold OF New-Bedlord' anu II
intended TO incnde as far practicable all the trees
or exotic. which can be raised in the open air at
West ROxbury.
Tn T,e BuIleGn of this hiehly useful Institution
there are several papers of much value, the first
beinoa Report of Results obtained on examining
so,oe Commercial Fertilizers, by Prof. +. II. storer,
who holds the chair Of Agricultural Chemistry.
| These consis, of sundfy superphosphates, bone
meal bone blacks and nitrogcnIzed manures Ia TINS
article Prof Storer calls attention to the fact that
artificial manures are less likely than the natural 10
contain eggs or larye of injurious insects; referring
| 20 a case where some dung from hen-roost had
been found filled with the maggots OF the onion n.y.
! so destructive III many parts OF the country.
| The second paper contains RECORD OF results op
| toIned nm analyLing several Samples OF american
| "ShortSn and "Middlngs,' with remarks on thc
average Composition OF Bran; also by froi; storer,
| i'm which he comes TO the CONCLUSION that inc use ol
| these substances, consisting IN great part OF tie
refuse skin Of the wheat OF gram, may Dc gIeaiN
! evtcuded 10 the benefit of the farmer 1t Is,
! however recommended to begin with n sina,
ouantI,y and to feed up gradually. The special a1-
vantages of these brans Is their fitness Tor supplying
| thp phnsphates needed for mllch cows ana growing
| animals and the fact that the manures IRON theIn
will probably be rich III phOJphates. Indeed, Pfoi
| Storer thinks that when bran - judiclgnsly used
there will be no need of feeding bone-meaI To cattle
| as is so often done in New-Engand.
| prof d. D. SIade. NJ. d. of the Department oi
| Appled ZOOLOGY contributes paper on The Hu-
name Destruction of Animals, IN which, by series
| of figures hc shows the proper mode Of killing
horses sheep cattle dogs cats. fish etc. No refer
ence is made by him, however, 10 the very import
! ant apparatus recently introduced in France with
I the hest results consisting of heavily weighted
! nick constructed something like punch for cut
/ tiny pun-waGs which, with very slight effort, cuts
ont clear plate of bone in the forehead, and peue-
! trotes INFO the brain, of course producing mstan-
! taneous death, without the necessity OF repeated
/ blows ,
I'm a fourth paper. also by Prof storer. on the
Agricultural Value of the Ashes OF Anthracite the
question whether the ashes of hard coal have any
1,rlzinr power is discussed with the result of the
| assurance that no general answer can he made IN
the question whether they possess any more fertIz
inc mower than glacial rand forming the beds found
i'm the interior Of the country, this consisting a. II
! does of crushed rock and mineral matters not
| thoroughly washed ont. Frequent experiments
showed this sand to possess unexpected iertlliZne
| qualities whereas nothing Of this quality has been
! detected in the sands OF the seashore, from which
! all fortillzing elements would naturally he washed
out III time.