The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-11-14

Llnseed Cake... BOG Turnips. ..... l 81
Malt ........... 1850 Carrots....... 1.39
Oats ........... ll.OU
The most remarkable fact in this ta-
BILE is, that the cotton-seed is worth
more for manure, after having servedi its
end as nutritious food, than its first
cost. This is due to its unusual rich
ness in potash, phosphoric acid and nj
trogen, which are removed by digestion
in small part only, it's more valuable
nutritious portion, the fatty ingredients,
having little commercial value as plant
food. Indian corn, our most prominent
grain food. also gives a high value to
the resulting manure. But in selling
any of these for food, we only obtain a
price corresponding to the amount of
digestible material that the animals ab-
stract from them, nothing being allowed
for the increased value of the manure
heap which is derived from their con-
sumption.
Now with every cargo of corn, oats, or
barley, shipped ab1oad, we send out of
amount of fertility equaling nearly half
the entire proceeds of tbe grain, for
which we get no return and in oil cake,
more fertility than it's selling price
would purchase. Where does this fer
tility go to? The grain and oil cake go
to Europe, to make beef and mutton for
the great English and other markets,
and the manure resulting from feeding
it enriches foreign soil. Indeed, it is
largely to the feeding of cattle and sheep
for beef and mutton, that English farm
ers owe the great fertility of their high
ly productive lands.
in the light OF these facts, is it not
better for Southern farmers to convert
their refuse cotton seed into beef and
mutton, and in selling the latter get as
much or more, than they now obtain for
the former? while still preserving to
their lands the great amount of fertility
which is removed in the seed of the cot
ton, and which they now give away !!
for the present and increasing demand
In American. meat abroad, it is well for
our farmers, East. West, and South, to
consider the feeding of grain for beef
and mutton, as means of ready profit
in the sale of meat, and for retaining the
fertility which they are now sending
over the sea in almost numberless car
goes. Farmers who cannot afford to
or cannot conveniently raise grain for
stock food, should consider that in every
ton of grain purchased and fed, a large
percentage of it's cost is retained in the
manure heap, perhaps saving the ex.
pcnditure of just so much money fol
commercial fertilizers. With prope,
selection of animals, and with proper
feeding and care, the beef, mutton an6
pork produced, ought at least to pay the
cost OF food and labor, leaving the re-
sulting manure as so much clear profit
on the investment in stock, buildings,
etc.-American Agriculturist. ..s
Household Hints.
To CLEAN PAINTED WALLs.-Use OK.
gall fluid. ........... .....
To KEEP Doom HINGES FROM CREAK
ING.-Rub them with soap.
To KEEP MILK SWEET. in {
spoonful of grated horseradish.
RANCID BUTTER.-Rancid butter may
be sweetened by being washed in lime
water. t
To PREVENT MOLD ON BLACK INK. -
Gloves in black ink will prevent molG
from collecting on it. ....
GREASY SILK RIBBoN.-Rub magnesis
or French chalk on greasy silk ribbon
hold near fire, and brush off grease.
STAINS IN LIGHT GooDs. Chloroform
is very useful in removing great stains
from light silk and poplin. French
chalk is also very good.
To CLEAN BLACK CASHMERE. Wash
in hot suds with little borax in the
water rinse in bluing water-very blue
and iron while damp. 1t will looB
equal to new. ..
To RESTORE CoLoRs, ETC.-Hartshorr
will restore the color of wooden garments
without injury. TuIpentine removes
grease or paint from cloth-apply till
paint can be scraped off
To CLEAN BLACK LAoE.-Saueezt
softly and often in skinned milk; wher
it seems clean put it in clean skinned
milk, squeeze again, lay it on sheets O
stiff paper, draw out scollops and edge
with finger, cover with stiff paper and
heavy weight.
PEELING PoTAToEs. ALI the starch il
potatoes is found very near the surface
the heart contains but little nutriment
Ignorance of this fact may form plaus
ible excuse for those who cut off thicl
parings, but none to those who know
better. Circulate the injunction, spar,
thin the potato skin." ss5s
To REMOVE INK. - The following
methods are said to be infallible "Tt
extract ink from cotton, silk and woolei
goods, saturate the spots with spirits o
turpentine, and let it remain severa
hours then rub it between the hands
1t will crumble away without injury t.
the color or the texture of the article
To extract ink from linen, dip the stain
ed part in hot tallow; when cool, Yasl
the garment in soapsuds, and the inl
| will disoppaar -