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NEW NEGLAND FARMER. 



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been discovered that, after fifteen or twenty 

 years, these particles adhere to the ceiling of the 

 rooms, and the farmer will contract to put up 

 up a new ceiling if they are allowed to take down 

 the old one, so valuable has it been found for 

 manure. — Scientijic American. 



ZINC PAINTS. 



We are glad to find this now article coming in- 

 to very general use wherever it can be obtained. 

 Some of its principal merits are thus summed up 

 in one of the Circulars of the company engaged 

 in manufacturing it : 



The following facts, which are the result of 

 accui-ato exjxn-iment, show that zinc paints are 

 much cheaper to the consumer than lead : 



100 lljs. white zinc paint will cover, when ap- 

 plied in three coats, on new work, as much sur- 

 face as 1(J()| lbs. pure white load ; but, estimating 

 that it Avill cover but fifty per cent, more surface, 

 and that it sold at the same price per pound as 

 pure white lead, then the cost would be just two- 

 thirds the cost of lead ; to say nothing of the du- 

 rability and beauty of zinc paints. 



This argument (their relative cheapness) alone 

 should decide the question in favor of the use of 

 zinc paints ; but their other merits are of more im- 

 portance, 



"White zinc, even when exposed to coal, gas, 

 bilge water and sulphurous vapors, retains its orig- 

 inal In-illiancy and whiteness ; white lead quickly 

 turns yellow. 



Apartments ^W5/ pointed, may be slept in with 

 impunity ; whereas, according to the best au- 

 thority, rooms should not be used for sleeping 

 apartments for two or three months after being 

 painted with lead. 



The agents of the company have is.sued the fol- 

 lowing directions for using it : — 



Tlie paints manufactured by the N. J. Zinc Co., 

 and ground in oil, are to be used precisely like 

 white lead, thinning it for outside work with 

 light colored linseed oil, and for inside use with 

 spirits of turpentine or oil, having enough sicative 

 mixed with the paint in the keg to make it dry 

 for twenty-four hours. In winter a small quan- 

 tity of zinc dryer, or any of the ordinary dryers, 

 may Ije added. 



FoH Porcelain Finish. — Tliin the zinc, ground 

 in varnish, with enough Damar varnish to make 

 it work free, and apply it only on a pure white 

 ground, recently painted \vith zinc and thorough- 

 ly dried. If the first coat docs not produce a 

 sufficient gloss, apply a second. 



On new outside work, it is recommended to ap- 

 ply a coat of gum shellac, to prevent the sap or 

 pitcli of the wood from staining the paint, made 

 as fijllows : To 1 gallon alcohol, add about 2 lbs. 

 gum shellac ; dissolve by a gentle heat, then add 

 about 2 ll)s. dry white zinc, and strain ))efore us- 

 ing. It will dry in five minutes, and will pay the 

 cost of its application, bj' the saving of paint in 

 finishing the work. 



White Zinc P.^ints should be kept in a dry 

 place, never be covered with water in the keg, as 

 it will cause the paint to harden. 



Fifty pounds of zinc will cover as much sur- 

 face as 70 to 90 lbs. of lead, according to tlie na- 

 ture of the surface and style of work. 



The paints ground in oil, are put up in kegs of 

 25, 50, 100, 200 lbs. and upwards. 



Ground in varnish, in cans of 10 to 25 lbs. 

 each. 



Dry white zinc in barrels of 200 lbs. each. 



PRICES. 



No. 1, or Snow White, ground in Oil, ^ lb 9 cents. 



No. 2, or Silver White ground in Oil S cents. 



Brown Stone Color, ground in Oil 6 cents. 



IJrown Zinc, ground in Oil 5 cents. 



AVhite, ground in Viirnish, for Porcelain finish 15 cents. 



No. 1, or Snow White, in bhls. of 200 11)3 61 cts. 



Zinc Dryer, ^ gallon '$1.50 



Damar Varnish, (White Varnish) ^ gallon 1.75 



TRANSACTIONS OF WORCESTER AG- 

 RICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



We acknowledge the receipt of a copy of these 

 Transactions, from the attentive Secretary of the 

 Society, William S. Lincoln. We have not yet 

 had opportunity to look over its pages. The fol- 

 lowing remarks are from one of our most observ- 

 ing correspondents in Essex County. 



"As in the beginning, so now, the name of Lin- 

 coln is conspicuous upon its pages. It is grati- 

 fying to witness the efforts of distinguished gen- 

 tlemen to instruct their fellow-citizens. This re- 

 mark is elicited by the perusal of the Report on 

 Milch Cows. In these days of fancy estimates, it 

 is salutary to return to sober instruction. Few 

 men have had better experience in thLs matter, 

 than the author of this paper. He says, *we 

 wish only to suggest, that what has been done 

 elsewhere, may be done again, and here, — and that 

 with judgment in the selection of stocks, and care 

 in the rearing, as fine animals, of any race, may 

 be found on our farms, and seen at our shows, as 

 ever graced the Cattle Fairs of England.' 



Numerous other papers, in this neatly arranged 

 publication, will be perused witli instruction. In 

 some of them attempts at ivit are apparent. This 

 is a dangerous article to meddle with. Unless 

 carefully spiced, it soon becomes stale. In the 

 hands of a Lincoln and Poole, wit is acceptable ; 

 but when forced in, it nauseates. We perused 

 the learned and eloquent address, before this So- 

 ciety, and while we were instructed by the au- 

 thor's remark on titles to estates and the princi- 

 ples of free trade, we could not but think it bet- 

 ter fitted to some other arena, than a C\ttle 

 Fair." 



DON'T PULL OFF THE SUCKERS ! 



Messrs. Editors : — In the Country Gentleman 

 of week before last, I noticed an inquiry with re- 

 gard to the propriety of pulling off from the Indi- 

 an corn, the scions commonly called suckers. In 

 my opinion, neither do the advocates for pulling 

 off nor those for allowing them to remain, give 

 correct reasons for their pmctice. Indeed, I have 

 never known a farmer intelligent on this subject 

 nor have I any confidence that experiments con- 

 ducted as proposed in the article referred to, will 

 lead to any practic;il results. A little observa- 

 tion, science will give us more useful information 

 on tins subject, tlian years of experiment without 

 it. That the 8uck(>rs have an important office to 

 perform in the production of the corn crop, and 

 therefore, should bo allowed to remain, will I 

 think, appear from the following consideration. 



