Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-01


.ilcic acid, ammonia, Or phosphoric acid.
The soil goes not give up TO the water one
particle of the food OF, plants which it con-
tains. The most continuous rain can not
remove from the field, except mechani-
cally, any of the essential constituents OF
lis fertility. The soil not only retains
firmly all the food Of plants which Is ac-
tually in it, but its power to preserve all
that may be useful to them also extends
to Withdrawing from rain or other water
all the ammonia, potash, phosphoric and
siicie acids held in solution.
The government of Chill has just Off
cially announced the recent discovery of
large deposits of nitrate OF soda and OIL
guano in the vast desert of Atacama,
which lies between the 23d and 9Th
parallels of latitude, and extends almost
from the coast line to the base of the
Andes. The nitrate of soda is described
as of great richness. and the deposits of
guano will bear comparison with those of
Peru, both in their quality and quantity.
In order to turn these sources of wealth to
practical account, the government has de-
termined to construct railroads communi-
eating with n shipping port on the coast.
These deposits will have AN important
bearing on the future of progressive agri-
culture.
HIVE GOSSIP not fail to watch well
now for every worm that is about the
hives. Each one destroyed now is great
gain. We do know from actual expert
ence that it is possible, yea, easy to be rid
of all millers or worms in any stage about
your hives if you use care in the spring
and are distant from any careless bee
keeper.
Look over your empty hives now and be
sure your have enough to increase your
bees rs much as you wish. Save every
empty comb, and to preserve them hang
them up in some spare room where there
is air, being careful that no comb touches
any other. If the air crcuates freely, any
eggs deposited in them by mllers will be
destroyed Keepers Magazine.
Invention has done wonders to alleviate
the toll of farmers, and farmers wives and
daughters, and we are glad to learn that
that legitimate child of necessity has at
last supplied that long, long felt necessity.
We are informed that the most luxuriant
sight on the modern dairy farm, is yonng
lady sitting on a cushioned milking stool,
with "sx buttoned gloves" on-a dime
novel in one hand, and a parasol in the
other,-and holding milk bucket be-
tween her kn-limbs, while the milking
machine deposits four streams ut once into
the bucket, and thus saves the muscle OF
the damsel for the more refined and more
useful performance on the piano forte
The inventors surely have little gallantry
Or they would have supplied a milking
machine long, long ago. Prairie Farmer
THE ESCAPE OF AMMoNIA.-Ammonia
is the most volatile but the best part of the
manures about the homestead, and is. in {
great measure, the cause of the strong odol
from stalls. barnyards, sinks and privies
In the stable bedding of dry muck, ;
couple of feet thick, will arrest and i'm
prison the fugitive, while slight covering
of leaves or straw will keep the animal
unsoiled on lying down at night. Thu
foulest stable will lose its pungent odor il
few minutes if overlaid with fine mucl
or pulverized peat. Dry, and especially
burnt, clay broken fine, common groun
plaster, and sawdust. are also excellen
dDSOTUcItS. TIC ChCl SuOulb DC lC
moved daily, and the litter, say once
fortnight, or so soon as it is saturated wit
urine. "Riches have wings" is an oil
saying applicable 10 manural wealth, an
from every barnyard many a dollar file
off into the air every year unnoticed say
by the nose, and unfortunately the uasG
warnings are seldom impressive enoug
to induce the farmer to take ordinar
precautions to detain the tieeting treasur,
/ Rural Nes0 Yorker.
CHEESE FROM SOUR MLK.-I kno'
from experience how the tired and ovel
burdened farmers wife often racks he
brain for something to fill out her meagl
: bill of fare, when time is precious an
every step counts. have been so BEN
: fitted myself by recipe or suggestio
; from some one more experienced, that
d add my mite, hoping it may be tried b
those who are in the habit of maxim
cheese from sour milk. Take n pan
; thick milk after it has been SKINNED
: place it over kettle of boiling water, a
ter cutting it into squares with knit
: Let it stand until thoroughly heated, the
= set aside until COOL pour into colandt
: or seive to drain. When the whey h;
: drained off, turn into n pan. pour on pler
y ty of cold water and let it soak two
l. three hours. Drain again, and then wit
II fork mash fine, season with salt to tast
{ and stir in few spoonfuls of thick, swe,
: cream. Beat we'll with the fork and tur
u = into dish for tho table. putting it on il
u or in very cool place before serving
Cor. Rural NeO Yorker.
e Professor Arnold states in the N. !
# Tribune that those who could not max
d good butter or cheese last year will hardl
q be able to do much better this. Unskillfl
n hands cannot be made skillful in a minut
e in month or in II year, though owe
f whelmed with good advice. To max
9 good butter and cheese, like good per
r manship and good music, requires Ions
!, continued, patient, intelligent and unremi
S ting observation, and practice.
o As religious hypocrites darken for I'll
o moment the pure luster of true religion
g so do humbug scientists throw discrcd
g upon true science. We do no believ
@ farmers despise scientific agriculture b.
n cause it has done no good but for the harl
j. that has been done in its name. No otht
n medium has equalled the agriculture
II press as a dissemination of worthless
o called scientific methods of agricutu
o and, 10 be candid, we do not wonder tn
d thousands of farmers over the country b.
1t lieve that if they permitted themselves
Il be guided by the teachings of agriculture
If PAPERS, it would end in their ruin; and .
x it would if their own experience did n
q enable them TO silt out the particles
n gold from the mass of dross,