366 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



" The wisdom and benificence of the Deity, in thus making the excre- 

 mentitious parts of our system the elements for re-producing food, is 

 wonderful ; indeed, it seems a part of Nature's plan, as the rule prevails 

 throughout animal life. Thus guano is the offal of birds ; the contents of 

 the barn-yard the dung of cattle, while the accumulation in privies is the 

 excrement of man ; and so the process goes on, from food to faces, and 

 from faces to food again. Such an universal law teaches us that the earth 

 is capable of sustaining a much larger population than has ever entered 

 into our computations." 



APPLICATrON OF STRAW. 



Among other things for which a premium of $50 is offered, in England, 

 is the proper application of straw to land. It is a question well worthy of 

 consideration in this country. 



TRANSPLANTING TREES. 



It is recommended to dig a large hole and fill it with water, and then 

 sift soil into the water and set in the trees and shake them so as to bring 

 every root fully in contact with the soil. 



Mouldy hay never should be fed to horses ; it is poisonous. 



PEARS IN MISSISSIPPI. 



There is a pear orchard in Mississippi, of 15,000 trees. 



TEA IN THE UNITED STATES. 



This country consumes more tea than any other country, and it is earnestly 

 recommended to grow tea in this country. The whole crop in China, is 

 1,500 millions of pounds, and it grows only in about four degrees of 

 latitude. 



COMPOSITION FOR TREES. 



Mr. Burgess, and old English gardener, communicates the following 

 recipe, as valuable for all gardeners and fruit-growers, as a fertilizer and 

 preventive of destructive insects. Mr. Burgess says : 



" I have used it, with great benefit to trees and vines, for the last thirty 

 years, in England and America. I never gave it to any one except my 

 sons. What I wish in return, is, for every one that uses it, to report to 

 the Institution what they think of it : 



"1 peck quick lime; ^ peck wood ashes, sifted fine; -| peck sut, from 

 wood, is best ; ^ peck sheep's, or deer's dung, or cow's — first two are best ; 

 ^ peck dog's dung, or night soil — the first is best ; 7 lbs. of soft soap ; 7 

 lbs. silver sand ; 2 lbs. sulphur ; 7 lbs. burnt bones ; 3 lbs. salt. 



•' Place them all on a board floor, with human urine ; mix them as thick 

 mortar, make a cone of it, and let it lay two days ; then braid it well, a 

 little at a time, with the back of a spade, and put it in a barrel for use. 

 It will keep good two years, if the air is excluded. 



" For use, mis it with urine as thick as paint; apply it with a brush 

 made with horse-hair — a large one for big parts, and a small one for twigs. 

 Keep it stirred Avith a flat stick as it is used. Prune all the trees in 



