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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



JUNB 



Tescheinachery most be done liefore the plants 

 form their full-sized flowering buds, otherwise they 

 ■will begin ta make new shoots, th© buds will be 

 left behind, and the flowers will open with dimin- 

 ished beaut)/. Be very careful not to let the Gua- 

 no touch the stems or leaves of your plants, other- 

 wise it will be certain to kill them. 



A bouquet of flowei's may be preserved a long 

 time in water, by adding a very small quantity of 

 Guano to it as often asi-enewed. A quarter of an 

 ounce to a quart of water would be sufficient. It 

 might l» well abo to add a talkie spoonful of pul- 

 verized charcoal at the game time. 



CAUTION IN APPLICATION. 



Be very careful to place the Guano so that it 

 will not touch the embryo, or young roots, or 

 stalks of corn, potatoes, cabbages, tobacco, sugar- 

 cane, cotton, or any plant that has but one stem 

 from its root; for it is of such a burning nature, 

 that if a portion no larger than a small pea comes 

 in contact with the plant, before being watered or 

 rained on, or undergoing partial decomposition, it 

 instantly kills it. (d.) With grass and small 

 grains tiiis caution is not important, aa other shoots 

 from the roots will immediately supply the place 

 of those killed. 



CESTRUCTIVE TO INSECTS. 



That Guano is destructive to insects may be 

 proved by any one disposed to make the experi- 

 ment. Take insects and put them in a saucer or' 

 bottle, and sprinkle a little Guano on them ; or 

 mix up a tablespoonfol of Guano in a gill of wa- 

 ter, and pour this liquid upon the insects. It will 

 be found to kill the smaller ones almost instanta- 

 neously, and the larger in one to two hours time 



ANALYSES OF VARIOUS GUANOS BY EMINENT CHEMISTS 

 IN EUROPE. 



ANALYSES OF VARIOUS GUANOS BY DR. CHILTON, OF 

 NEW YORK. 



Peruvian. 

 Phosphate of lime, 28.^2 



Ammoniacal sails, 46. 4i 



Oxalate of lime, 5.44 



Phosph. of ma;jnesia, ammonia, 2 00 

 Carbonate of litne, 

 Chloride of so'lium, 

 Sul|ihate of potassa, 

 Sul|ihale of soda, 

 Silica, i 



Alumina, &c., 5 

 Undetermined organic matter \ 

 containing niirogen, '_ 



Water and loss, 



.51 



125 



5.4.5 

 12.10 



Cliilian. 

 52.65 

 3.16 



,^.36 ? 



4.41 

 16.22 



3 88 

 5.20 



African. 

 38.00 

 22.94 



15.26 

 19.05 



100.00 



Remarks. — {o.) We should prefer mixing the 

 guano and applying it immediately. Though 

 mixed with five or six parts of loam, more than its 

 own bulk, it is still in quite a concentrated form, 

 and would give off considerable ammonia. But if 

 mixed and immediately applied to the soil, what- 

 ever is given off will be arrested by the soil of the 



field into which it has been intimately incorpo- 

 rated. 



{h.) Muek that has h^Qn dug for a year and 

 left lying in a heap will form one of th& 1>est ma- 

 terials for an absorbent as well as a distributor- 

 It is not 90 moist as to be tenacious, or sticky, but 

 sufficiently |p to receive the escaping ammonia. 



(c.) Guano ghould always be used in a moist 

 state. For flowers, a few Ixjds of vegetables, or a 

 few favorite trees or shrubs, or for a small garden, 

 borders, &c., it is better to dissolve it. Put a 

 quart into a barrel of spring, rive? or rain water, 

 stir it well and water at evening through a water- 

 pot. 



{d.) This is an important caution. There have 

 been instances where corn has been dropped on the 

 guano and came up well ~, but this must have been 

 owing to fortunate circumstances. Where a co- 

 pious rain immediately succeeds the planting, the 

 guano would be likely to get leashed, and thus 

 prevent injury to the corn. To be safe, tlie guano 

 should be mixed with the soil on which it is dropt. 

 This may be readily done with the foot before 

 dropping the eorn. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 DURATION OF POSTS. 



The result of forty years experience and obser- 

 vation, with me, is that common fence posts 

 set in the ground ^rcen, and butt end downwards, 

 will last, in a sandy loiim, about 10 or 12 years. 

 The same set in a like situation, inverted, will last 

 15 or 18 years. The same timber, (and soil the 

 the same,) well seasoned before setting, -will last 

 8 or 10 years longer. I speak of good white chest- 

 nut or white oak. 



Timber cut in the old of the moon in February, 

 will not be eaten by worms, will not snap in burn- 

 ing, and will last much longer made into posts 

 than when cut at any other time. I have chest- 

 nut and white oak posts standing well that were 

 set 28 years since. * Otis BrIgham. 



Westboro', April 4, 1853. 



FEEDING TEAMS. 



All cattle should be fed regularly, and about the 

 same quantity given at each feed. If from a 

 change of weather or any other cause the appe- 

 tite becomes a little dull, take away from before 

 them what is left, and leave the place clean and 

 sweet. If oxen or horses ai-e to Ije put to work 

 at 7 o'clock in the morning, they should begin to 

 feed as early as five, and will require an hour or 

 i»ore to eat. If extra feed is to be gi vea, as 0. O . 

 proposes, such as carrots, it would be better to 

 give it at night, after the animal has enjoyed an 

 hour or two of rest. C. 0. will observe thait it is 

 the nutritive properties of the food assimilated and 

 sent through the System that gives the animal 

 strength, and nob the undigested mass in the 

 stomach. A little rest after a hearty meal is al- 

 ways conducive to comfort and health. 



