The Question Box. 135 



pounds nitrate of soda, 100 pounds muriate of. potash, and 200 

 pounds dissolved South Carolina rock per acre, is substituted. 



Question. — Is the phosphoric acid in hone more valuable than 

 in South Carolina rock? 



Mr. Chapman. — The chemist, or plant, finds no difference. It 

 is cheaper when bought in South Carolina rock. 



Question. — Would you plow under manure for corn ? 



Mr. Witter. — My practice is to apply manure to the ground in 

 winter, and plow it under in the spring before planting corn. 

 Decaying vegetable matter in the soil will raise its temperature 

 and help the corn to grow. 



Question. — When lime is used to correct acidity in the soil, 

 will it answer just as well to scatter it in the gutters behind the 

 cows and so first use it as an absorbent, as to apply it directly to 

 the land ? 



Mr. Smith. — Most assuredly not. Lime would not only re- 

 lease all the nitrogen in the manure, but would burn up the humus. 

 Do not use either ashes or lime in the stables or the poultry-house. 

 Either use land plaster or dissolved South Carolina or Florida 

 rock. 



SOME VETERINARY INQUIRIES. 



Question.— What is the cause of winter fouls in cows ? 



Mr. Stevens.- — ■ The trouble referred to must be in the nature 

 of the foot rot. It is a contagious disease, and great care should 

 be taken to avoid infection. Burning it out with oil of vitriol is 

 sometimes practiced as a remedy. 



Prof. Hall. — Dr. Smead recommends cleaning it out and ap- 

 plying butter of antimony. 



Question. — What can you do for garget in cows ? 



Mr. Stevens.— This is a trouble which comes from various 

 causes. It may be hereditary, or it may be caused by accident, 

 but, in either case, the trouble is in the blood and must be doc- 

 tored accordingly. I use for this purpose doses of about one-half 

 ounce of saltpetre in the feed, and give a little linseed oil. Bathe 

 the affected parts with water as hot as you can bear to the back 

 of the hand and follow with fomentation or poultice of hot wheat 

 bran. Give good care and be careful in milking not to injure the 

 affected part. 



Question.— Can you give a remedy for the ox-warble or larvaa 

 of the ox-bot fly '{ 



