The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-22
FAR RM AND GARDEN.

portant element In plant food, II any
one element can be termed most i'm
portant where all are essential. 1t Is a
very costly part OF our fertilizers, for
so small part OF what Is applied
seems to be available. The Amcrtcan
| Ag1culturist for July, In reviewing Il
| letter from the noted j. Is. Lawes of
| England OH this subject, says: We are
paying, and usually with profit, fifteen
to thirty cents per pound for nitrogen
in our standard fertilizers, and yet the
| very soil on which 1t is used with pro-
fit contains thousands of pounds in
| every acre, within reach Of the plants,
but in inert forms so that the plants
cannot use 1t. Mr.. Lawes has been
experimenting largely for thirty years,
and has given much attention to the
subject Of applying nitrogen SO rs to
make the most of it. lie observed that
crops did not appropriate anything
like the amount of nitrogen applied.
Where he had used fourteen tons Of
dung per acre every year for barley,
the crop had at its disposal more than
| four times Us much nitrogen aT it used.
What becomes of the restI There arc
several ways to account for it. Muct
stays md acCumulates in the ground.
Grass land manurcd in this way for
| eight years in succession had stored up
enough nitrogen, and Otheringrcdicnts
of plant rood, to keep up the full yield
for five years longer, and now, after
fifteen years cropping since any man
urc has been applied, the effect Of the
old supply still remains. On another
field where fourteen tons Of dung was
applied every year to barley, analysis
implies that the nitrogen accumulated
| in the soil at the rate of about one hum
drcd pounds per acre annually. 1t is
different wi Ii nitrogen in commercial
| Fertilizers. The nitrogen In sulphatc
| of ammonia and nitrate of soda Is rca-
| dy to act at once, and one fourth as
much as is supplied in stable manure
| will bring rs good crops. The nitrogen
in these fertilizers does not accumulate
in the soil like that OF dung. Part goes
| into tho crops and the rest is lost by
being converted into inert forms, cs-
Gaping to the air, or teaching. A choice
of the right kind Of crops, and the use
Of lime and ashes, proper tillagc, etc,
are means that will cconomizc The nj
trogcn in the soil.
~ BRACE FOR KICKING HoRsE.-
Those so unfortunate rs to own Il kick
ing horse know something of the pa
ticnce it requires to get along with it,
and will welcome anything which will
| prevent the kicking and finally effect Il
cure. The writer knew Il horse which
| was so bad a kicker that after various
trials, and after passing through many
hands, and getting worse all The time,
| to bo perfectly cured In the course OF
three months by the use Of the device
| here given. This is simple brace,
which acts upon the fact that if the
head be kept up, the horse cannot kick,
a kicking horse is like Il balance, whc..
one end goes up the other must 90 down.
The brace consists OF II half inch iron
rod, which may be straight, or, for tho
| look, bent into Il grcCclul curve. 1t is
Of the upper end arc fastened to the
Two rings of the bis, while the lower
end fits upon the lower portion Of the
collar names. Tho upper ends can
best be fastened to the bit by winding
with wire, which should be done
smoothly, SO as not to wear upon the
mouth. The lower ends is secured by
means of Il strap fastened to the upper
loop and passing around the collar is
bucklcd through The hole in the lower
part Of the end through the hole in tho
lower part of the end OF the brace.
The brace need not be taken from tho
bit In embarrassing. Any blacksmith
can make such IL brace, taking care to
|
particular horse. Keep its head at
about the height us when "clcckcd up,"
and the horss will soon be cured.
MAKING TIMBER DURABLE.-An easy
and simple method of rendering tim
Der unusually durable, If not practl.
cally indestructable, is Of the greatest
value to tho agricultural community.
Fence posts, sills OF buildings and 9TH
| n N Inf h; ;,,I
cause rapid decay, last but Il few years
under ordinary circumstances. 1t has
lcng been known that lime is an ctlec-
tive prescrvativc, acting IN this way by
congulating tho albumen in the cellular
tissue Of the timber. An easy method
of preparing tho timber has been ap-
piled practically by French mining
engineer. a lit was made in which
the timber was placed; quick lime was
scattered over 1t, and then slakcd with
water. After being exposed few
days to the action Of the lime, the TIM
bcr was removed and used as Supports
for the roof CT Il mine. Where unpre-
pared timber lasted hut two years, that
prepared in this way has been in use
Tor several years without the least ap-
pcaranCe Of decay. This method Of pre-.
scryation commcnds itself for its SIM
plicity and cheapncss for farm use.
|
| DON I KNOW HALF 1uEiK vALUE,n
Ihey cured MT OF .Asur, Biliuusncss
anu Kidney Complaintas recommended.
l had i half bottle left which | used for
my two little girls, who the doctors and
ncighbors said could not bo cured. |
would have iost both of them one night
II L had not given them Hop Bitters.
Ihey did them SO much good l con-
tinucd their use until they were cured.
That is why say you do not know
half the value Of Hop Bittcrs, and do
not recommend them high enough. -
b., Dorchester, N. Y. See other column.
|
! All about Homo.
'THE CoMrLErH HOME" is tho titlo Of Mrs.
Julia MoNair Wrgbta new Book, which j. G.
| McCurdy & Co., of Philadelphia, have just
publiehod AS its tito Indicates, this Is a coal-
| frohen, ,ivo manual OF household affalrs. In
1t oycry woman, young or old, married or tiu-
| glc rich or poor, can find much OF interest
and valuo Tho city lady will find it useful
and pleasant companion, viii o tho wife Of tho
farmer and mechanic will socuro n safe and
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