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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-23
SAVING THE NITROGEN.

Nitrogen is the most costly elo
ment in manure, yet there is a great
er loss of nitrogen on farms than %
any other substance. It is composed
of nothing but itself, but it enters
into the composition Of all kinds of
vegetable matter. Familiar as wa
are with ammonia, and valuable aS
it is known to be, yet there is opIv
one part, in volume, Of nitrogen IN
ammonia to three parts of hydrogen
Now, nitrogen is a very plentiful
substance, and so is hydrogen. but
man is unable to combine them. ev
cept at great expense. But nature
combines them easily, as they unito
at the moment of liberation from
any decaying substance, whether
vegetable or animal. When thew
unite the product is ammonia, which,
being very volatile, is easily carried
off. But the gaseous ammonia NAV
be converted into a solid and re-.
tanned. That is, we can unite it with
some other substance that will hold
it. This is done with any Of the
powerful acids, such as sulphuric
nitric, or muriatic. .t:.....
Having explained that it can be
saved, the first consideration is to
know from what source it is to be
obtained. Of course the manure bean
contains ammonia, but the great nj
trogen material on the farm is the
urine, both from the pools at the
barn and the receptacles for the
refuse of the house. If any one de-
sires to observe the effects of the ac-
ton of an acid on urine let him take
a clear glass and fill it with urine.
Now slowly pour a tablespoonful of
muriatic acid into the glass from the
neck Of a bottle. A white powder
will form and fall to the bottom of
the glass. This powder is chloride of
ammonia, and carries with it all the
ammonia of the urine in the glass,
as we'll as liberating the phosphoric
acid should phosphates be in the
urine. Precisely the same thing oc-
ours when acids are diluted with
water and freely sprinkled in the
manure, Or when the acid is added
to the urine. An excellent method
is to save urine, add a quart of sui
phuric acid to each barrel of urine,
and absorb it with dry earth. 1t may
be absorbed with a mixture of kainit
and plaster without using the acid,
if preferred, which will give youa
compound rich in nitrogen, lime and
potash. Il ...tg. .u-a..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-23
BURNT CORN-COBS FOR SWINE.

A correspondent Of the Indiana
Farmer has great faith in corn-cobs
as a health promoter when fed to
pigs. He gives several instances
where they have apparently proved
eficacious. We quote from him:
In October last I had a lot of June
pigs that began to show symptoms
of disease, and a careful examination
showed that they yer being eaten
up by worms. l carried out about
ten bushels Of cobs, set them on fire,
kept them burning equally until
they were done blazing, and then
took oLe-half gallon of salt and scat
tered it over the Goals regularly, then
took one bushel shelled corn (any
kind is good) and threw that on.
Before the grain had time to burn
up [ drowned all out with water,
and as the pigs were all around me
[ had hard work to keep them from
burning themselves, so eager We're.
they to get at it. These pigs, thirty
one head, ate the entire lot and a;
considerable quantity of dirt or
earth on which it was burned. The
next day theirdischarges were black
and full Of string films, pieces of pin
worms, ect. The pigs regained their
appetites, their hair (Which before
looked dead and staring) became
smooth and glossy, and all have
been in fine fix ever since. I'll.
LIST. Charcoal is one of the very
best absorbents Of foul gases that
we have. -..,. -5H# .f.a}r.. ssv. 49,,
I'd. Burned cobs are hard and
sharp, and the salt and water makes
them much harder, SO that when
eaten by the pigs, and passing
through the intestines they cut the
worms to pieces, thus destroying
them,I so that they soon pass off:
Sd. The foul, sickening stencil
where the pigs before is now.
gone, and instead all are lovely, pigs
playing, fat and sleek. / should like
others, who have unhealthy herds Of
hogs, would try this simple, mex
pensive treatment, prepared as above.
described. 1t will surprise any man
to see how eager they will be to get
at it; one bushel of cobs before burn
ing is enough for four pigs, I feed
them about once every three OF four
weeks. / have had no disease in my
herd since | adopted this course -,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-23
HOW BOGUS BUTTER is MADE.

The Patent Office at Washington
is fruitful Of formula for making inn
itation buffers. Mr.. Crane has been
looking into these and gives the fol
lowing: "It would be we'll for the
people before engaging in the sale or
consumption Of bogus butter, as it is
now made, to know Of what it is
composed. There are sixty different
articles named by seventeen patent
ees in their several patents. Among
them are sugar of lead, bisulphate
of lime, borax, salicylic acid, ben
zoic acid, orris root, cottonseed oil,
bicarbonate Of soda, glycerine, cap
sylic acid, alum, rcapsic acid, sulphite
OF soda, cows udders, sulphuric acid,
pepsin, tallow, lard, salt, corn starch,
butyric ether, caustic potash, castor
oil, chalk, slippery elm bark, caul,
oil of sesame, oil of sunfower seeds,
olive oil, turnip seed oil, broma
chloralum, chlorate Of potash, oil Of
sweet almonds, oil Of peanuts, perox-
ide of manganese, stomach of pigs,
sheep or calf, nitrate Of soda, mus
tardseed oil, nitric acid, dry blood
albumen, sugar, butyric acid, bicar-
Donate Of potash and %caustic soda.
But these articles are innocent com
pared with some things that are
used. It is notorious that what is
called butterine now is generally
made in soap factories. It is only a
few days since that the writer had
sent to him from a large soap fac
tory at the West a sample of soap
and a sample of butterine. The two
60 hand in hand together. Why is
b%utterine made in soap factories?
The reason is evident. It is because
it a be made cheaper there. If the
"ham-fat man" bringsin more grease
than is wanted for soap the surplus
can be made into butterine. If he
brings in more than is wanted for
b%utterine, the surplus can be turned
into soap. In this way the two play
into each others hands. The pro
cess Of bleaching and d%eodorizing is
said to be about the same in each.
the same poisonous alkalis being
used in each"
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-23

One of the questions now most
actively discussed in the dairy, says
a correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Press, IS, How shall butter be sailed?
First admitting that the amount
should be about one ounce to the
pound, for that is what the open
market demands, how can it be got
ten into the butter with the least in
jury to the grain? The old style
vas to first work all the buttermilk
out, and then spread the butter out
and sprinkle salt ~overit, work gently,
and then set away to dissolve, then
rework a little to take the notified
appearance out, and pack for mar
ket. Some Of the best butter ever
made was manipulated in this way.
The new style is to stop the churn
when the butter first comes, draw
off the buttermilk, and then pour in
cold water to harden the granules,
then wash with strong brine until
the butter is clear of buttermilk. All
the working that is done is by stir
ring the granules In the brine. VIII
this make the butter salt enough to
meet the demands Of the market?
1t would seem not, for Mr.. Hoard
approved a new plan, which is to
allow the granular butter to drain
after being washed in brine, and
then stir in some dry salt, and after
STANDING awhile work the hutter
gently and pack it. This looks Ikea
perfect plan for securing salt enough
to suit the taste of the market. This
matter is not fully and definitely
settled, as some dogmatic writers
seem to think. If the above is the
very best plan, everybody should
know it; and if not, why not? who
can suggest an Improvement? The
object is to get enough salt in with
out injuring the grain or leaving the
butter notified.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-23
WHEN TO CUT AND HOW TO
..ir, CURE PEA VINES. = ..5ia

E.- T. sos r.f.
In reply to an inquiry as to the
proper time to cut and the method
Of curing pea vines, the Southern
Live Stock Journal replies:
We think the best time to now
pea vines is when you see a few ripe
pods, or at least just before there is
danger of the leaves dropping off.
In about an hour or so after NOW
ing, you can put them in small mar
row cocks. Let them remain here
a, day or SO, and then put several
small cocks into one large one. Let
them remain here a day or SO and
then haul to the barn and store
away. #t
Pea vines must undergo the heat
ing process sometimes, when cured
in the shade, without the reliance of
the sun, and we believe just as soon
as this heating process takes place in
the cock, that the pea vines can be
housed safely in the barn, although
they may apparently green.
This is, however, theory, and may
not always hold out well in practice.
Ii pea vines ire cured in the sun
the leaves drop off and onlythe stems
remain.
There are other methods Of curing.
differing somewhat in detail from
the plan we give above. Some use
stakes driven in the ground and the
vines wrapped around them and ar
ranged SO as to shed water tolerably
we'll from the top. Some cure in rail
pens-a floor of rails, then a layer of
peas, another floor above this, and
another layer of peas, and So on. !,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-23

City weigher, weighed 21,864 lbs. |
put away 61O pounds in a dry loft to
cure, so that I could learn by exper-
iment how much weight is lost IN
curing J shall weigh it at the end
of thirty days and then in sixty.
The balance of the hay | sold for 80
cents per hundred, or $74.38.
What did this yield cost per acre?
/ kept a careful account Of the cost
of the seed, manure and preparation,
and it foots up $40 per acre: To-day,
June 9Th, the ground is entirely COW
cred with clover about six inches
high. II top-dressed it TUNE 1st with
200 pounds plaster.
do you-e estimate that the
next cutting will yield? l.". :.
- Well, we will see. l will weigh
that also, and then there will be
no guessing at it. AS / said, the
land did a good turn by me, and
resolved to repay it, What | have
done, any other farmer, who will use
the same amount Of care and dill
gence, can do.-Ihe Bulletin. at
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-23

still, and the loss of time, to say
nothing Of loss Of milk, will make a
waste Of one to three cents at every
milking. This, at a owlcalculation,
would make Sc a year. Allowing
ten years as the usual time for milk
ing a good COW, it would give $50 as
the difference in value between two
equally good cows, n an easy milk
er and one not. This wipes out most
of the value of average native COWS,
or, in other words, a difficult mixer
is worth absolutely nothing as a cow,
in the comparison, and can only be
made profitable by turning her off
f,r beef as quickly as possible.
STRENGTHENING CROOKED STREAMS.
On many farms open drains, either
natural or artificial, follow the tor
tuous courses first devised for them.
If this is in a pasture land these
crooks in the stream may not mat
ter SO much; but where the adioin-
ing land can be cultivated it makes
a waste that cannot we'll be afforded.
Wherever the old bed of the stream
or ditch is left, an underdrain should
be put in before the ditch is filed
up This underdrain will greatly
lessen the amount of grading to- be
done, besides avoiding the danger Of
washing out where the bed in which
the stream formerly5ran is filled with
made soil If there is an Iunderdrain
at the bottom the surplus water will
soak through the soil to it and be
carried off without damage, while if
water runs over the surface, many
tons Of rich soil will be washed
away. '-'.1" .".5'.. ~. '.'-"
~ DAT MEAL FOR cows '' #.
Corn meal is more generally used
for feeding cows than oats, partly
because corn is abundant, while it is
generally thought that our oats are
all required for horses. But last
season we had an enormous oat crop,
aud farmers are beginning to learn
that this grain makes superior feed
for cows as we'll as horses. 1t is not
so tattening as corn, and where cows
already give a large mess Of rather
poor milk corr meal may be better
than oats to improve it's quality.
But to make more milk oats are
even better than corn, and are proba-
bly, worth the increased price per
pound that they generally command.
The albuminoids which are needed to.
give strength to horses, and in which
corn is deficient, are equally required
in the composition of milk. AS we
shall probably have another large
crop of oats this year a market may
be made for part of our surplus by
feeding to mich COWS. -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-23
CURLEw BUGS.

!. Mr.. Joseph Peed, of Beaufort
county, says that if the farmer VIII
cut the corn stalks and rice stubbles
with a hoe, close to or even with the
ground, as soon after the crop IS
gathered as possible, he will not be
troubled with the curlew bug. This
IS a very valuable item of informa-
ton, and it should be carefully at
tended oby all who are liable to the
ravages of this pest. ..
attit9f sdj Ri GEO. ALLEN & Co. "
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-08
FROM ALL SOURCES.

aires '''" ''''iioh-
A piece of land was sold in the citv of Ion
don the other day at the rate of $40 Goa 00o
per acre.
a company has invested $l5O,OOO to omen n
gold mine at Abingdon, Mass. where traces
OF the valuable metal have been discovered
Two Years ago the entire cranberry crop NJ
Wisconsin was $500 barrels. Last wear tha
rels. ''''o0 oer-
maggie Green, little girl of Sodus. Mich
mas arranged ON cardboard 2,125 specimens ~
iour-leayed clover which she has picked her.
self P''Aeu her-
Womens milk is sold ON the streets I'm soma
Ohihese cities for the sustenance of infants
ana old people, it being believed peculiorlv
nourishing to aged people.
The story comes from Boston Of n drda
VINO, having been asked to saw grace at n
FORMAL spread at which he took a leading
part bowed his head slightly, languidly low
ereu ms eyellds and murmured: 30 Lord
Enthusiastically" ''
A Kingston IN. " newsnaper taIs % =
Marlborough colored man who, having earned
sl4O, invested ninety cents of II in throa
dozen bananas, ate them all ON the spot and
then adjourned to a saloon to moisten then,
with dozen glasses of beer
An Indiana tramp was seen hiding n nocl,
age IN a hedge before he entered Chatham on
a begging tour. The package contained s7o
In nickels, S4OO in greenbacks and n certin,
cate Of deposit for $500 All this weaItb
was handed over to the tramp and he was
told TO move ON. '' "'''
Agnes Aurora Enghain, little girl of =
was recently sent by her father i'm Boston ~
una her aunt in San Francisco She made
the Journey safely all alone, reached san
francisco all right, but could not find her
aunt. The Society for the Prevention Of
charge SUI !"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-08
Resolutions of Coincidence.

AT special meeting of the Philolo-
gian Society held Sept. 20, 1886 the
following resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted
WHEREAS 1t has pleased God in
his infinite wisdow and power to re-
move from our midst our beloved
friend and member, Arthur A. Wilson.
be it
Resolved, That while we receive
this affliction with feelings of deepest
sorrow, we recognize it as coming
from the hand of "Him that doeth all
things WELL"
Resolved, That we readily bear wit
ness to the Christian and gentlemauly
qualities of one highly esteemed by all
who knew him.
Resoloed, That we extend our deep
est sympathies to the relatives and
friends of the deceased in this afflcation.
Resolved, That the Philologian Hall
be and remain draped for thirty
days.
'Resolved, That these resolutions be
inserted in the Bloomsbury papers and
copy sent to the bereaved family.
WILL G. JOHNSTON,
PAUL TUsTIN,
ANNIE HAGENBUcH, Com.
MAY CoNNoR,
FLORENCE S. RICHARDS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-08
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Aesthetic Concert.

The Aesthetic Concert at Berwick
given under the auspices of the Y. M.
G. A. on Friday evening Sept. oath
was received by full house.
The Association orchestra opened the
entertainment with a nicely rendered
selection "The Grenadiers,' following
which the curtains were thrown back
revealing n neat little cottage surround
by a beautiful garden of flowers at
tended by an aesthetic gardener, the
whole scene overlooked by full moon
shining through the branches of the
trees.
The gardener Mr.. J. Frank Smith
introduced his flowers with nice little
solo, to which there came chorus of
response from the faces peeriDg out
from the hearts of the flowers. The
Solos, "The Flower Girl" and "Last
Rose of Summer rendered by 1.-THE
Rose,' Miss Jennie jackson, showed a
most excellent voice, under good com
mand
The solo by "Daffodl,'. Miss Nora
Smith, was most elegantly rendered
with her deep contralto voice.
"The Hollyhock" solo by Mr.. Frank
Distlehirst was finely rendered.
Part second OF the Concert was very
nicely opened by Mr.. Arch Dickson
"The Man in the Moon calling out
who killed Cock Robin ? to which sew
eral of the flowers responded followed
by the full chorus, in the beautiful
minor strain closing each verse.
The Concert was gotten up by
the. Misses Jackson and Jemmison,
assisted by several of the young people
of the association, the choruses showed
by their arrangement and presentation,
most excellent music taste, and the
whole entertainment reflected the great
est credit on the projectors of the Con-
cert.
The young men Of the Association
orchestra are to be commended for the
requirements they have gained, many
of their selections were rendered in a
way that would do credit to the mast
ers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-08

"Did you ever go to the circus, Tommyr
asked ono small boy of another. "No," said
Tommy; "my father won't let mo. But they
took me out TO hear Sam Jones preach."-
Cambridge Chronicle.
Little Tommy, an interesting boy, but
timid when left alone In dark room, was
overheard recently by his mother to say in
his loneliness; 40 Lord, don't let any one
hurt me- and I'll go to church next Sunday
and give you some money. ."-Catskill Noun
tain News
Johnny Fizzletops mother put him in the
corner because he would not say "Pleasen
After he had been there while she wanted to
make him useful in running an errand. "You
may come out now, Johnny" she said in a
1utelike voice "Not till you say please,
mother" was the reply of the little boy
Texas Siftings.
A St. Albans 3-year-old, who is one of
three children and lively and mischievous
specimen of the nonpareil edition of human
ity, was making considerable noise about the
house the other day, when his mother said TO
him: "Dear me, George, it does seem as
though you would drive me crazy The lit
tie chap stopped his noise, came over to where
his mother sat, folded his hands in her lap,
and with all the sincerity imaginable asked
"Say, mamma, what'd you want to have so
many young ones for, anywayr-St. Albans
Messenger.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-08
QUEER FREAKS.

An Andover hen has lately laid an egg In
which were four perfect softshell eggs.
Hiram Southwark of Fairfax, VT, has a
curiosity in chicken with twelve toes.
jefferson johnson, OF Grass Lake Mich.
has squash vino ON which are eighty-fiye
squashes in all degrees of development.
Benjamin Ros', of Boston, and John Stew
art, of Baltimore, caught the biggest halibut
Off the "Appledoro" coast of Maine which has
been heard of in twenty-five years. 1t was
feet inches long and weighed l9S pounds
A curiosity in the shape of cow is seen
going TO and coming from the swamps every
day. Tho cows feet have the appearance of
having melted and llattened out. The hoofs
are nearly foot long, and while Walking the
Tapping noise is similar TO that made by
man walking in pair of shoes several sizes
tso large. Macon Telegraph.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-10-08
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