314 Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [10 May, 1918. 



Victorian Rainfall — continued. 



N.B. — 100 points = 1 inch. 



HOW TO MAKE WASHINGTON LMEWASH. 



Slake a busliel of quicklime in a barrel, covering with a bag while 

 the lime is working; melt 1 lb. common glue to a thin size; make 

 1^ lb. ground rice into a thin .paste with boiling water; mix up 1 lb. 

 of whiting as you would mustard. When the lime is quite slaked, add 

 the glue, whiting, and rice paste, and a half-peck of common salt. Mix 

 well, and let stand for 48 hours, keeping covered. Thin down to con- 

 sistency of ordinary whitewash, and apply hot. 



Anothek Method. 

 Slack half-a-bushel of lime in boiling water, cover during the pro- 

 cess, to keep in steam. Strain this through a fine sieve or strainer, and 

 add to it a peck of common salt, previously dis.solved in warm water, 

 and 3 lbs. of ground rice, boiled to a thin paste, and stirred in while 

 hot. Add also ^ lb. of Spanish whiting and 1 lb. of glue, previously 

 dissolved by soaking in cold water, and then melted in a glue pot. Add 

 5 gallons of hot water to the mixture, and stir well. Let it stand a few 

 days, protected from dirt, and apply hot. 



