The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-25
Farm and Garden.

Burned Leares or Mari as Manure. -
/ Manuring with burned leaves or mari, as
| general rule, produces the best results
when covered on during the fall preced-
ing the cultivation Of the crops, which
feed largely upon lime; for the special
wants of lime and magnesia are, in con-
sequence Of a favorable distribution, more
/ effectively furnished. The latent re
sources Of the soil are rendered available
/ sooner, in consequence Of an increased
disintegration of various organic and in
| organic soil constituents during the win
ter season, and finally the lime becomes
| thoroughly incorporated into the soil,
which prevents its powerful reaction in
the ammoniacal compounds in guano and
similar fertilizers, causing ammonia to
escape into the air.
Value Of Stable ILrnaue.-Like our
common fertilizers, our stable manure
may be valued at what it actually con
/ tains DIR. Henderson gives the following
rs the result Of the manure from one COW
for a year: Potash, $50 pounds; am
monia, 1888 pounds; phosphoric acid,
/ $40 pounds. A the market price Of
these ingredients the manure is worth
S2425 per year; if this Is correct the
manure of a dairy Of ten COWS Is worth
not far from $3.50 per year. That from
the same number of grain fed cattle will
/ be worth more, while that from stock fed
/ upon straw or corn fodder without any
/ grain, would be dear at one-hait this
amount. The value of the manure de
ponds upon the kind and amount of food
/ as well as to the kind Of stock to which it
| is fed.
FalI Ploacing tor KILLING Grasshopper
/ Eqgs.-trost. ii Is said, has no injurious
effect ON the eggs; its influence is benef
cial, rather in weakening the outer shell.
Alternate freezing and thawing Is far less
| injurious to them than has been hitherto
supposed, and tends to their destruction,
if at all indirectly by exposing them to
the free air. The breaking open of the
/ egg masses and exposure of the eggs to
the atmosphere Is the most etfeetual way
of destroying them. Hence the import
ance of narrowing in the fall. Moisture
has altogether less effect on the vitality
Of the egg than has heretofore been sup
posed. and it will be of little use as Il de-
structive agent except where land can be
overfiowed fer two or three days at the
time when the bulk OF the young are
Matching.
4 Neio Horse Epidemjc.--A strange
epidemic disease among horses has made
its appearance among the horses in some
portions of Scotland 1t IS stated that
there are at present about five hundred
sufferers from its effects III Edinburg
alone. The disease commences with great
weakness and swelling of the eyes and
limbs, the left eve in a majority of cases
being affected more than the right. There
is also frequent intestine disorder, and
spots appear on the tongue, as though
from blood poisoning. The attack lasts
on an average from FIVE TO twelve days.
Opinions, as usual, differ as to whether
it is infectious or not; meanwhile, it is
spreading rapidly, attacking horses indis-
criminately in all classes of stables. The
dampness of the atmosphere which had I
prevailed for several weeks is supposed to
have originated the epidemic.
Caps IN Chickens-We have learned
to lest at gapes by making free use of
camphor. We give TO CHICKEN in
very bad case a pill of the size of a small
garden pea. As soon as We see symptoms
of gapes we give the birds water to drink,
which is strongly impregnated with cam
phor, thus giving to the chiekon that
which was q favorite medicine with our