Daily Republican., 1885-08-17
AG RICUL U R A L.
FHkTILtZEkS OF HONE MAIUFAO-
TURF.

TURF.
There is . continually growing ten
dency ON the part of farmers who are
compelled to 20 beyond the resources
OF the farm for fertilizing material to
procure the crude material and do their
own compromising, finding is to pro-
duce fully as satisfactory results, at q
much less cost. Even with all the aafe-
guards that experiment stations and
State analysis are supposed to throw
around the farmer, the use of many
Of the commercial fertilizers offered for
sale are not entirely satisfactory. In
conversation with a gentleman who
had used large quantities, he remarked
that he had used tons of fertilizers
and yet did not believe he was one cent
better off for their nse."
One fact is certain, that all who have
manufactured their own phosphate
claim to be much better satisfied with
cost OF only about one half Or, If far
mer, prefer, they can purchase those
crude materials which contain the ele-
ments of plant food and mix in such
quantities az the crops to which they
are to be applied demand. Bone pbos-
phate can be procured for $l.55 per
hundred sulphate of ammonia TO,
~ so per hundred muriate OF potash
tor 81. % and from these can be OBJ
tained the principal element of PLAN
nutrition. Prof. 8. W. johnson statel
that In Connecticut, super -phosphatel
were sold at an advance OF 42.9 PEI
cent. of the wholesale price of the raw
materials. These suggestions are mad
for the purpose of informing the farme
upon matters upon which he might b
In ignorance.
A NEW REMEDY FOR THE CABBAG,
! WORM.
Charles II. Erwin, of Painted Post
in. Y, writes to Prof. G. V. Riley re
gardiDg a simple remedy for the cat
bage worm which he accidentally hi
upon. L. is, TO sum up an extende
experience which he relates, simply ic
cold water, or water but a few degree
warmer than ice water, sprinkled upo
the worms during the heat of the day
Mr.. Erwin CHANGED to find that such a
duplication Ia the hot sun caused thei
to quickly let go their hold upon th
leaves, curl up, roll to the ground an
die while the cabbages looked all th
fresher for the application. If thi
should prove as successful with othel
as with Mr.. Erwin, we have remed
J which for oheapness and simplicity
! far superior to Py,e,hrum, the most eff
cient remedy known at present. Th
remedy should BIZ remembered by a
and given thorough trial.
II AN ACRE OF GROUND.
If a man is poor and has only an acl
OF ground, or even less, writes Chas.
} Green to The Tribune, it is wonderfl
+ how much he can raise on that sma
surface. And 1t Is wonderful also, v
may add, how vast an area of tillab
land IL allowed TO lie waste in the vicir
ty of large towns, or within their limi,
I while garden vegetables and fruits a
brought from a distance to supply q
local markets. There are rural tow
within ten or fifteen miles of New Yo
h whose inhabitants are largely supple
with green vegetables and small frui
, from Washington and Fulton Marke
4 with untitled land enough within tht
borders to provide for half a doz
towns Of their size, If properly GUILTY.
, ted.
r CURE FOR LICE ON STOCK.
I Gary Smith, in the Ohio Homestea
says that after trying nearly all t
" sure cures" for lice on stock he b
q gone back to the tobacco medicin,
/. Tobacco can be bought cheap, Al
stems can DO got from the cigar make
for nothing. Steep until you have
Istrong decoction, and apply to eve
y part. Apply the second or third tin
To exterminate, one must not only k
the lice on the stock, but burn all I
,, , bedding, fumigate or whitewash 8
3 stables and sheds, being careful to ha
the whitewash penetrate every era
Ior corner. If once rid of them, {
: lamine every new animal brought
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