The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-03-23
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS,

such as is used by the plasterers in
white coating, one peck OF leached
wood ashes. two pecks OF COW manure,
one quart of soft soap, and one large
tablespoonful Of Paris green. l wet the
mixture thoroughly TO make it like paste,
beating it thoroughly until it became
tough. l added twelve quarts Of water,
or enough TO give the trees thorough
coating. ] find on the trees so washed,
that the old bark is dropping of and
leaving the now bark perfectly smooth.
On all the trees have washed | sec a
perfect improvement.
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. Professor
Scott, who has recently been appointed
10 the chnir OF Agriculture mt Clreuces-
ter College, England, remarked at the
opening Of the session that 1t was a sad
blot on the intelligence oi the age that
probably nlnetY-nIne per cent Of our
farmers came into their profession in lilo
without having ever received the slight
est training, either srIcntlicur technical,
with special reference to their needs and
requirement.. The old Roman agicul.
turist, CuIumala, said something Of tho
same sort more than eight hundred ycnrs
ago, and still Wc have 10 complain Of
the neglect oi the proper training Of
TOuug men To- enable them 10 become
ucccs3ful farmers. 1t is not quite 50
bad now rs in the day, Of ancient Rome,
but SO have still ia. too many agricul-
turist5 who think more Of watching tho
different phases Of tho moon than Of
studliug the chemistry Of the soil
LoG Cholera REMEDIES. --Eycrybod
knows that it is the easiest thing in the
world to get certificates to the virtues Of
patent medicine. When the hog chOl-
era attacks II herd on Il ncighbOrhOod,
there always comes a time when the dis
case has run It's course and subsidies. IT,
Just at this point any remedy has been
used, 1t gets the credit Of doing the bust
ness, when, IN fact, 1t was natures own
work. la another case man escapes
the disease on his farm, while his neigh.
hors have all suffered from its attacks.
Ii he has been using anything as II pre-
vcutiyc during tins period, he Is quite
willing 10 give that thing the credit for
his immunity, wlnlc rs matter Of fact,
similar cases are reported every day
where no remedy whatever IL used
Very much depends upon proper atten-
ton 10 sanitary regulations, and when
these are promptly rcsorted 10 the raw
ages Of the disease may usually be
checked without the aid Of medicine.
CARBoS ~ WHEAT The carbon IN
wheat and other plants is derived not
from the soil but from CNrbonic acid
III the atmosphere, the supply OF which
- kept up by combustion, decay, the
respiration OF men and animals, etc.
The amount Of carbon in the atmosphere
Is only one pnlt IN ten thousand Of mir,
and yot this supply is ample for the pur-
poses Of vegetation. In IN English
field, which has now grown wheat for
thirty seven years IN succession, There
are some plots to which not m ounce of
carbon has been returned during the
whole Of that period Yot with purely
mineral manure, an average Of about
ZOO pounds Of carbon arc annually re-
moved from the land, and where II given
amount of heterogeneous manure IL en-
pluycd with the mineral manure, IN nv
crHBo Of about 200 pounds per nCrG per
annum more Is obtained, III all, an aver
ngc Of about :, 800 pounds Of carbon an
nuully assimilutcd over mn aero OF land
without any return Of carbonaCeous
manure 10 It,
lNFLAMED BAG Warm poultices
phouId bo applied 10 the cows bag by
mcaus Of broad linen bandago tied over
the loins. 1t should have holes in it
through which the teats should be al
lowe to protrude. Apply tho bandago
first, and then fill i'll an ample poutlCo
Of equal parts Of ground ilaxseed md
bran. Tho uddcr should be kept FREQ
from milk, both by allowing the calf to
suck mud by frequent stripping by the
hand. Stimulnnts should next be mp
piled, with smart friction, by the palm Of
tho hand, such rs soap linimcnt or tur-
pentino linimcnt. AT the samc time tho
bag must DO constantly supported 10y
means Of n sheet tied over the loins, and
having holes in It, through which tho
tcats can protrude. Feed moderately on
sloppy food, md administer n pound OF
Glnuber salts dissolved in quart of
warm water, and 10 which Md an ounce
Of ground ginger. If, in spite Of these
efforts for relief, Assesses should form,
they should be freely opened with Ian
Get aud the matter evacuated Tho re-
sailing wounds may be dressed with M
ointment OF one part Of Venice turpcu-
iino ind two purts oil hogs lard
NEW AND Stale BREAD. Tho nature
Of the difference between new and stale
hrond is far from being known. 1t IN
only lntely that tho celebrated French
chemist. Boussingout, instituted mn in
Quiry into it, from which it results that
the difference 10 not the consequence II
dcssicatiou, but solely Of the cooling Of
tho bread. If We take fresh bread into
the cellar, or in my place where 1t can
not dry, the inner part of the loaf, it is
true, il found to be- crumbly but tho
crust il no longer brittle. II stale bred
IL takcn into the oven again, il again as
sumcs all the qualities OF fresh bnkcd
bread, although in the hot oven it must
uudoubtc lly have lost part of ito mois-
tUrc. NJ Boussngnult has made fresh
loaf Of bread the subject Of minute IN
vcstigntion, and the results are anything
but unntercsting. New broad, in its
smallest parts, is SO soft, clammy, AeHibla
aud glrtionous in consequence of tho
starch during the process Of fcrmenting
aud baking being changed into mucingi-
nous dextrinc), that by mastication it is
y, it'll greater difficulty separated and re-
, uced to smaller parts, and in less under
Inc influence of the saliva aud digestive
hard balls by careless and hasty masti-
cation and deSluttion, becomes coated
over by saliva and slime, and in this
state enters the stomach The gastric
jpi'e being unable topeuetrate such hard
and being scarcely able even to
act upon the surface Of them, they fire.
quen,ly remain in the stomach nm
ch.ugr1 and like fureign bodies irritats