Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-08-25
&arm aaS 5oase5o!S.


Here IL 4 question Tor "Aglsala" 1, -,lle. II
the Inc ah~orbs moisture t. feed tulcr. wlIii
not al" absorb The poison from Pari- Grcen. IAcrc
by carrying the poison T. thr oon>um,rs
Ale" sc Wouii IKE for HIM e. give hls views rs
10 The corresponding value OF l-,ue la sd. Mil.
mu,>ei bed tre--Iug, alsr whore o., iau, mel
can be Obtained, and The pr.oy per ton LEN
TO solve" the FIR, question. j; = required
to know how plants grow, and how Par,
Green acts. Iha; plant, eNhale. rather than
absorb moisture, ! well established in farm
science. The quantity Of water drawn from
the soil by the roots Of plant, and pnny,d
~ into thu stalks, and b, the leaves cNAaIed
into the air. i very great. 4 corn stalk
during is period OF growth. exhales 30
times il weight of water Every square
inch Of leaf lift. 5000 Of al ounce every
- hours, equal to 500 barrel, To All acre Of
grass or grain. Moisture does not enter
the top and 90 down: but enters the root
and goes up. Admitting that moisture.
pure, or poisoned, Is absorbed by the stalk.
II cannot convey the vIru. of PARIS Green
10 the tuber, because il is iusoluble IN water
moisture does not dissolve H. Paris Green
Poisons bugs, because II Is on, not ia the
stalk. Washing rains only carry il within
reach Of the tubers. Repeated tests made
with extreme care, show tina, the soil cali
hold large quantity Of the Green" or
Purple, without affecting the potato. Not
until more than 200 pounds per acre have
been applied to the soil, is there danger Of
carrying poison TO the consumer
London Purple is soluble in water
moisture viii dissolve it. Yet the nice labor
atory tests of the chemists cannot find q
trace Of is virus in the potato
That Paris green is virulent poison, too
dangerous for Tom, Dick, and Harry 70
handle, no one can have the temerity TO
deny. We bslieye there is law in New
York State which forbids farmers 10 use it,
We believe that chemistry can. and ere
long will, introduce an extermiuator, simple.
cheap, and harmless, such as Smith Bros.
liquid compound is, or claims to be.
We suggest tbs use Of air-slacked lime
sprinkled on the tops when the dow is on
The application may need to be several
times repeated it NAV not kill the bugs
but it Is a graham diet which does not
tickle the palate bugs thus treated. either
enter the "penumbra Of depressed spirits"
or display marked solicitude to take
themselves of.
BoNE AND BED.-The corresponding
value Of bone meal to muscle bed is much
Ike that Of chalk to cheese Muscle bed.
as good fertilizer as it is for sea-girt clan
farms, on account Of its great weight t6 tons
per eord,) will not pay for long transportation
Even on the coast" it Is accessible to but
few, to whom il is a magazine Of manurial
wealth.
1t is remarkable how it will reyiyify an
old, wom-eut clay soil, for ii shows its effects
chiefly and signally on clay land or loans
under laid by clay. Why it is so serviceable
TO such land, is shown BY nalysis. About
one-third Of muscle mud. is carbonate Of
lime it is not plant-foDd, yet it is fer
tilizer. The office of carbonate of lime, is
to decompOse clay, free its potash, let loose
It's soda and magnesia and thus facilitate the
formation Of carbonate of soda, a plant
feeding substance of high value
Another third of muscle mud. is known
as siieates: it supplies soluble silica (dis-
solved sand) which, to satisfy the logic of
science, must be rated as am element of
direct plant food. The slime, Ooze and
animal matter contain from 2 to 4 per cent
of ammonia.
Muscle bed is a forcing fertilizer: its
effects are immediate. What are its after
effects? The action of muscle bed is like
that Of alcoholic stimalaHts upon the human
system. 1t stimulates an unnatural growth,
which can only be done at the expense of
the phosphate of lime in the soil. and with
its consequent exhaustion.
Muscle bed, like every other manure, has
q cost, and crop value. Its cost, or COM
.sercial value per acre, is put at $50.