The National tribune., 1882-11-30
NOTES AND EXTRACTS.
A Digest Of Information Collected From Vsrisaa
aOurcas

The composition of farmysrd manure will
vary according to the character Of the snimala
contributing 10 il, the quality of their food, and
the nature and proportion of the litter. The
composition Of the manure will also depend
| much upon the method in which it has been
| prepared. In the case Of an adult animal,
neither gaining nor losing weight-a working
horse, FOR instance-the excrement will contain
the same quantity Of nitrogen and ash constit-
uents WAS present in the food consumed.
IT. however, the animal is increasing in size, is
producing young or furnishing milk or wool,
the nitrogen and ash constituents in the excre-
ments will be less than those contained in the
food, the difference appearing Us animal in
crease. The manure from animals of this class
will therefore be poorer than that obtained
from the former class, supposing the same food
given to each. Valuable manure must not be
expected from 3 COW in full milk or from a
rspidly growing pig.
ANrED0TE FOR VAST Oh BEE sTIrGs.
hr. Plant, Of Stonhsn Aspel, Suffolk, writes
to the Suffolk Chronicle: During my life
have heard of many persons having been stung
some oven to death--by wasps, &c. | have
shared IN the suffering to great extent. On
one occasion was dreadfully stung by q wasp
on my tongue and arms. / have invariably
found the earliest application of hot water to
instantly nullify the sting and prevent further
suffering. l am happy to say many others
who have tried this simple thing have found q
perfect cure"
SHELTER.
II any stock on the farm needs sheds In
which to seek refuge from severe winter
weather it is sheep. To compel them to stand
every change of wind and temperature with
out any protection whatever is 10 seriously in
terfere with their thrift. Sheep being fattened
for the shamoles will gain flesh much more
rapidly if shelter is accessible than they will
under other circumstances. Sheds should be
so located that they will be thoroughly drained,
preventing the necessity of the sheep crowding
together out OF the storms on low, wet land or
in tho mud.
CRANBRRRIEs.
novel machine for asserting cranberries
has been patented By Mr.. Laurin Leland, of
Holliston, Mass. This machine is provided
with IN endless carrier-bet under the hopper
and with an inclined carrer-belt which carries
the fat and imperfect berries upward, the
sound berries rolling down this inclined belt
upon an inclined platform, at the lower end Of
which step or jumping board is provided,
upon which the berries drop. The soft berries
drop into a receptacle below the jumping board,
and the hard berries jump over vertical strip
into another receptacle.
TENNESSEE.
So little is heard about the industries of Ten
nesseo nowadays that most people will be sur
priseG to learn that while two years ago hardly
a pound Of dried fruit was shipped from Chat
tanooga, the dealers in that city alone have
handled so far this year over 10000 pounds
Knoxville and Nashville are going into the
business extensively, and lesser places more
modestly.
PAINT FOR sHTNGLEs.
Stake stone lime, by putting it into tub to
keep in the steam. When slaked, pass through
a fine sieve, and to each six quarts of it add ono
quart of rock salt and one gallon water; boil
and skim. To each five gallons of this add
pulverized alum, one pound; copperas, one
half pound; potash, one-half pound; hard
wood ashes, sifted, four pounds Apply with
whitewash brush
Successful experiments are reported at Cham
paign, H. in making sugar from sorghum cane
by a new process discovered by the professor of
chemistry in the Illinois State University. At
the first run OF the machinery it yielded 1900
pounds Of excelont sugar.
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