The National tribune., 1882-02-25

distance of six feet apart all over the ground
and by pruning and culture can be made tine
straight trees of fourteen inches diameter in ten
years provided the soil is suitable. A gravelly
clay or loan seems best suitable to them here.
Grown at the distance mentioned, 1,2O0 trees can
be planted on an acre; at ten years they Will
make two railroad ties each.
"Ths wood is extremely hard when seasoned.
! know of locust fence-pOsts which have lasted
three times longer than the best oak under the
same conditions. These are facts which have come
under my observation. This tree can be readily
grown bent in the shape of ship knees and tim
bers, and seems to grow nearly as fast bent as
straight 1t is used for treenails in ship building
and is exported from Norfolk to Liverpool for
that purpose. In burning, this wood leaves
larger quantity Of ash than most other kinds
which is very white and strong; the wood when
freshly cut burns nearly as well as seasoned
wood 1t seems to have some element of COM
bustion which chemical analysis may bring to
light as useful matter.
This section seems adapted to the growth Of
locust and wild cherry; the black walnut does
well in black soils and damp localities. The
swamp willow makes a heavy and quick growth
here in places that are nearly all of the year
covered with water, where nothing else will
grow, and when seasoned is excellent for fuel
HOMEMADE FERTILIzER.-Take one barrel
of pure, raw, finely ground bones, and one bar
rel of the best wood-ashes: mix them on floor,
and add gradually three pailfuls of water, mix
thoroughly with the hoe. Use in small quanti-
ties in about the same manner as the superphOs-
pilates. If the ashes cannot be procured, dis
solve twelve pounds of potash in ten gallons of
hot water, and with this solution saturate the
bone-four thoroughly; barrel of dry peat, or
good loan without stones, may be added The
mixture should not be sticky, neither two moist
nor two dry. In applying it avoid direct con-
tact with the seed for instance, when applied
in the HILL scatter a little earth over it before
dropping the seed. very early visible effect
should not be anticipated but the good results
will manifest themselves as the season advances.
Journal Of Chemistry,
Notwithstanding much has been
said and written on the subject, the possible
value of the amber cane industry seems not to be
generally understood by either farmers CAPT.
talists. brief statement of facts established at
the Faribault refinery is appended, as follows
One acre of land planted to amber cane, and
fairly cultivated will yield twelve to fifteen tons
of cane, according to soil and season.
One ton of cane will yield twelve to fourteen
gallons of string proof syrup.
One gallon of string-proof syrup will yield
five to seven pounds Of sugar-the remainder,
after the sugar is extracted, being a frst-class
syrup.
The cane can be raised, laid down at the mill
with not more than two miles of hauling and
worked into string proof syrup, at an average
cost not exceeding twenty cents per gallon
At twelve tons of cane per acre and fourteen
gallons OF syrup per ton we may average the
product at 158 gallons of syrup per acre. At
five pounds of sugar to the gallon the product
would be $40 pounds leaving a residue, OF
eighty-tive gallons of syrup. The sugar, at eight
cents per pound, would amount to 1920, and the
syrup, at so cents per gallon, would amount to
S51. The 15S gallons of syrup, at 20 cents per
gallon, will have cost $780, but add so per
cent to cover possible contingencies, and say the
extreme cost is 5000. Deducting this from the
value of the sugar and syrup S11S20, and we
have left $3.50 for transportation of syrup to
refinery, refinery expenses, and profits.-Minne-
sofa Farmer
A UTAH SNAKE STORY.
Il hate man who lies about snakes" said an
old fellow who had been listening for nearly an
hour to snake stories around the stove at the
Overland House.
Perhaps you mean that we are all liars said
one of the most loquacious of the yarn-spinners.
ooh, no; 1 haven't heard anything from you
fellows that astonishes me-" continued the
stanger.
perhaps you know few snake stories your
SELF" said one of the group.
well, do recollect curious circumstance
connected with snakes. Up at Malad last sum-
mer I saw rattlesnake going along the road
with thirty-six young snakes in tow"
Must have been polyg.," remarked a by
stander.
''Oh that wasn't anything; but when the big
snake saw me coming it just swallowed those
thirty-sx young snakes one after the other"
"Oh he's a good one himself" said one OF the
crowd.
II don't see anything surprising in that" con-
tinued the Malad man. But what struck ME
as curious was that when 1 came to kill that
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