Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-08
Making Compost.

Making Compost.
Every one should compost every
available bit OF manure. Build q rail
pen in the garden, and into this throw
all the ashes and trash about the place
that will rot and become fertilizer.
Pour the wash water into 1t, for 1t has
some value. The pile will be ready to
scatter over the garden in the spring.
Use Found For Ashes.
The utilization of the treasures looked
up in coal has thus far usually stopped
at the ashes says Schatze der Kohle
und hire Verwertung. All the other
products, such as gas. coke. tar. sui
phate Of ammonia, benzol, etc, have for
a long time formed most important ma
terials in our industries. In view OF
the enormous quantities Of coal con-
sumed annually, a recently announced
discovery, according to which there can
be produced from ashes at WILL sub
stances resembling marble or rubber.
claims lively interest. From ashes. the
type of the dead, the passed away, new
life is to be created. The highly excel
lent substances obtained, as stated,
possesses at once the properties OF
marble and rubber. Neither moisture.
heat or acids can attack 1t, at the same
time 1t is nonconducting. so that Its
use for electric conduits also comes un-
der consideration. The cost Of produc-
ing the new substance. which is also
adapted for wall and floor coverings,
for table slabs, etc, amounts to about
to marks (45.s to ia cents) per
square meter. The process OF manu-
facture consists in that the ashes, pre-
ferably briquet ashes or dust ashes, are
first sifted, then treated with cold soda
water and copal varnish and finally
subjected to a kneading and drying
process According to whether an imi-
tation of marble or rubber rs desired.
the proper coloring substance is added.
The material will be marketed under
the name Of "Cinerite."
Wilson's Agricultural Comment.
The fifteenth annual report OF the
secretary of agriculture, which was
made public today. begins with series
Of brief comments which are Of great
national Importance. These comments
will be found of interest to every
farmer Of Iowa and are given below:
When the cattle-fever tick Is de-
stroyed in the southern states the
country will get much more meat from
that section, and the producing OF II
will build UP the farms there.
The hog cholera serum developed In
this department is successful where
it Is properly made and applied.
Would it be asking too much OF our
universities to have them educate more
plant Psychologists and road engineers.
Every country in the world that mas
diseased plants that can not be SOLO
at home can ship them to US. TINS re-
suits in great loss. The chestnut dfs-
ease here is an Illustration.
After years Of experimentation we
find we can grow Egyptian cotton IN
southern California and bulbs In the
state OF Washington.
The finest dates from the Sahara
desert eucceed in our southwest.
No seed Is sent out from TINS oe-
partment without being tested ior
termination condition.
The schools want more OF our publ
cations than we have to give them.
Seven hundred and fifty million dol
lars is the best estimate for poultry
products this year.
The day is not far distant when we
will cease to import potash.
serious pest in the south is the
crayAsn; carbon bisulphid is sure
remedy.
We are sending explorers to the ends
OF the earth for new plants-and get
ting them.
The phcephates are abundant in our
country for all possible uses. Florida
Kentucky, Tennessee. and Idaho may
be mentioned as repositories.
II good roads from the producer 10
the consumer were general. the Dement'S
to both would be considerable.
When a foreign insect invades. our
scientists seek its enemy where it came
from. The natural enemy OF the boil
weevil was an ant that could not en-
dure our winters, but the native ant
is getting busy.
The experiment stations OF the sew
era1 states are doing better work each
succeeding year. the scientists are
maturing and the people are appreciat-
ing. -
The object lesson in agriculture M
the best teacher; we had 10000 OF them
at work last year.
Six hundred thousand short tons OF
beet sugar were made last year in
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