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24, 1858.] 
in mea the trials were made. On those containing eas acid, managed Paya I am as certain as I can be of say fact of which I 
a cerns __, | the pri B ven doing so in t yea ak habitual experience, that the daily use of ~ 
(aan the merveding influence of season, by which j powder on the stal E Took in quantities so pt 
i may be double as much one year as That with pse ‘aal grown continuously on ei same | pes the expense v ery triflin ng will not only ‘prevent 
e gel with one aad the same = of conditions land (as was the case w ith W Vheat), nitrogenous manures | the evolution of ammonia but t 
- gothe! by the farmer, and by which, when unfav l mation in the manure. Its action is eminently ie 
ye most highly manured suffer most, it “That s by the annual supply of nitrogenous manures ventive and pre servative ; and this is perhaps the 
pie, the cro the am ammoniacal salts), lar rger g prais 
a that te ia nly half botl tl It is a well known fact that oak liquid manure 
kas” It resulted, too, tl higher the | b the annual use ne ith | contains so little others ia that its presence may be 
anuring, if beyond a somev wha l and certainìy more A saa aida either disregarded. It contains, however, not only urea but 
the less was the proportional et of | the nitrate or amoniac was ompiegen by its side.” | nitri ogenised siege which by d int 
n quantity of manure. “ That within certain limits, even on this compara- | carbonate of a a. One of the pre purposes of 
the effects of the different manures, tively exhaust ted = (and it would probably be more | this pow ales ts te teat decomposition, and this it does 
rdinary condition for the cro P) by its car pone acid in the manner as creosote in 
mies taken “coms sik on the only mineral-manured plots, nitrate of soda, ammoniacal salts, and Rape-cake, ood-smoke cures meat. Dr. Vocleker derides the idea 
od garule oo up ip eal time of cutting. T produce of Barley, approximately in 7 TO- of its kodais 7 manure heaps more valuable. It is 
manure alto about 50 lbs. of ammonia parion to the amounts of nitrogen they respectively | quite true that it does not increase the quantity of 
sire an “Gupplied y 200 Ibs. of salts | supplied. Their comparatie effects will, ho owever, vary | nitrogen otiginally. i n the manure, but it is 
* or 275 Ibs. nitrate of canary were gene- | somewhat according to season, the nitrate being gene- true tha at i it prev ents its loss by retaining iti ina form 
or less laid ; as also were those grown ly pare pid in its ac tion.” latil 
ard manure. ‘Those a a is “Tha o obtain a maximum amount of i increase in| I ne the “liberty of Bet Sos the attention of my 
nitrogen m e manure, or the nitrogen given in manure, the B arl ey analyses of preserved and un: 
y 400 ze ammoniacal salts,* 550 Ibs. of crop will, on th a y are R. A. Smith, FRS. :— 
of soda,t or in 2000 Een eae FA > Si t of it tl equi 1 by the Wheat Mr, Murray's Stable Manns: Analysis, Taye 1856 (where 
laid, ad in most uc crop unde M'Dougall’s Powder is daily use mn 
ri produce with ‘this ate yeas of “That the aa of a given amount of nitrogen, if RS not hii mane aa sh. ae 
in ow ide bent? to beur moderate | not excessive, will be considerably increased by the ai nsoluble in n acid en 
= = rain about or the time of pected. Of | addition of certain mineral manw = es, especially foe Organic ms matter., HRR Magnes 4 768 
manures used, the “mixed alkalies,” which contame phosphates. The action of the mineral Lim Tl Treg 
of a mixture of the sulphates of potash, soda, nures is very much increased under such circum- | z 99.98 Sulphate oflime  .. 1350 
ia, whether alone or in admixture with ETE ces; that is, their api aoa gives very much mare am cay a * om 
manures, invariably tended to retard the | increase when t ere is pre a liberal supply o 100. Potash } ott ras 
cro graph acme of lime on ative available nitrogen within ‘ey soil than when fe Containing nitrogen .. 1.102 --— 
to early ripening. The per- | is not.” eer eine aan hay 10.788 
so always gave a n: Rei of| “In other words, a soil brought by previous cropping ing nitrogen S gE 3.308 es Beiter 
vas used alone, in pth re with ae a condition tor equire 2 manure of s some kind before Equal to ammo oni -017 
es, or with nitrogenous manures. “ Analysis of pi edin Samples of Ordinary Horse Played 
res, however, a the pro- | year r year with Barle ey, ll crops when Comparison. 
gree than any of the purely | a liberal amoun: A of n ikg is ei ta o the oil is Dry. Wet. 
2 li RA dasaht arbon .. +. 388.7 ie «+ 9.56. 
mineral com! Mineral manures, especia yay: es, considerably Hydrogen 51 126 
In the following. Tables s given a summary of the | increase the action of the nitrogen so suppli ed; but the Oxygen .. 37.7 9.31 
‘numerical resul <a omg tained, sng the average annua effect of such mineral manures on the increase of crop Nitrogen 2.2 v0.54 
, by | will be extremely limited, without there be a liberal > alla a bad į ‘eur 
seach characte yed. amount of available nitrogen within the soil itself.” et ccigth AEA ig Kl 
‘From a review a the whole e the oi seh 100 100 
es se growth by MDOUGALL’S DISINFECTANT. Co oor pop nitrogen.. 0.54 
ki land agricultural sense somewbat| D1scusston has been raised on rig merits of this Ban PEBER E aiia 
-exhausted for Ee onih, the following PESTRES article, and it is of some ig ahr that the public Enis nitrogen .. 2.2 
ate arrived at :— ithe r by pretensions which may Equal to ammonia 2.8 
Nit NAGS one aad nor by improper; The sample of preserv eà manure containing nearly 
wa A o oo H | Nos, deprecation on hs bike Let me enter upon the | double the amount of nitrogen found in the sample of 
Se c EREua : See inquiry as to its merits Shoat pifo. and rely | th 
2SSe5 Sarei 3 with confidence upon conclusions drawn "from fa ote Acknowledging the ability and h 
epereegss ge ki alone. i of the analyst, I wou uld ask whet sion cae 
HaT S [To begin with, it t „Të does are mot eo he powder in pre, 
Èz FERRA FEG 5 not merely cloak a sel vot destroys i er d not | serving 
i TEREE E i only a pre of decomposi- | It is true that “these i ses minate 
ESS g ELES § asi 3 tion. In this respect it surpasses “n nate substances Vodder s results that farmyard manure w a erm to 
BS 9SSEE ATAT ŝ = g with which we are acquainted. [See Dr. Voelcker’s itself experiences bu pre trifling loss, but this ae 
A FESO see. y z S comments below. of Dr. a2 elcker is almost exclusively his own ani 
Bo PEON Z] 5 Let us try it as a household remedy. Used daily in | opposed to the GAIT testimony of -both sci entific 
SE BSE Ase #8 i g mall quantities in “the closet to the extent of abo i and ‘practical farmers. x. indeed I could agree wit nen 
Boop ECR OB: 5 tablespoonful mtirely prevents all offensive ema Dr. Voel ker that o loss es from the escape of am: 
aeH° Bos 2 8 adiespoontu: e YP i tn cap 
J 3 zi £22 = 5 ams In the scullery the drains may be kept Arer A aen I gree with him that it is peri 
iy ZER. FEEN 4 hx eet, and b; + he empl opani occasionally of some of | to employ any means to prevent it, and commend this 
ceo. > ERS 2 me the solution As ed by mixing it with water) in | powder as he does on the grounds alone of its utility as 
B Ede. Bag.: is =e ashing th es and area on the kitchen floor, a |a yt tet agent ; but with such facts and experience 
3 BEB BE on g #9 peculiar, fres nes Rane coolness perv: vades „the air „for before us we cannot | resist the conclusion of its being a 
B plese E: uve sever: "ae tbins, often | valuable preserver ; 
BERS: 4 is 5 idee a great offence, may be ke ept Free from emell by dustin My Aa experience as to the use of the powder in 
Anse En =! ies the power be the ashes stables is to this cffect. The air is greatly sw 
zS 238: iets 5 Da In ick-r it is invaluable: ee what has owing to its a ae eats ve Cattle pb beso 
g BE 33 > aE just Sei Waled, it will be unders' is to be better health in and amply repay 
LESIE. ER- nci f EA employed, without entering into he Sufice it to | expense of the edn “The. rerni Peka 
RSS ES agis 2 15 say, its solution has been tried in "aba ha pitals both in the manure keeps the s stable cooler than where this 
B55 8. EE jere for the prevention of the smell arising 
rR So ee: eee Se oe other wounds, as a gargle, as a general s sweetener of rather upon the sulphite than the organic matter. 
BS E B.E =a asa cur e for the odours from foul linen, and linge the dung heaps appear vastly improved. The 
qi: 4:38: . Ee | always HA, su coed constituents are all retain ed, the free > Time 
F BE Š Se = 2 It is also of se) value in stables. The testimony to of the powder into 
HE te eo Be this effect i is most abundant, and we believe has never | car bonate, v which, as is well known, red ‘wt Rave ‘out 
: a been questioned except by Dr. Voelcker in his paper on | ammoni: freedom from smell removes the 
2 Eg farm-yard r he of Mr. | objection to the presence of a heap of stable 
S| © ZE aerognae he powder as a disinfi ant, Dr. Voelcker gives | n ir! aH in towns, a. 
a £ ïg the following testimony :—“ I am bound tostate at once to do with the absence 
AATE that this powder possesses indeed excellent disinfectant | which +50 priti distinguishes “those hl Tave beon 
Exess S17/3/88 es, and had the inventor confined his 
a A B 2 m to the sanitary question involved in the use of the | I know purpose for which a disinfectant 
; Ajoj R powder, no room would have been left to call in required, n en 9 this cedar WER admirably s 
= Sir] $ question its utility as a disinfectant.” I appreciate | answ E 
4g 4 g . Voe ar testimony, the more because he is so| [We cond not publish the above in adye 
sE fe Big aa inclined to condemn the powder for agricultural disinfectant ae t a a Dr. Voeleker’s or 
es] £, = + -i purposes, bu also think I shall be able to show n the Jou oci 
E “3 EB). & that when properly used it does answer 
E 5 F of nitrogen le e. 
SE b soupa] os S) # ow, I accede at on to Dr. odere Paak the patent artic 
g2 g fa E =| 3 that the powder as ly a kept perfect y wei 
p Litt ere aaa 3 
$8 8 gees] 822 |e E e number of experiments to prove this, when it is | degree much so, ; 
co Wasa FA ; * 
8s & SSBS Reg 2 p a that the sae usually contains a seat Ža Manchester fabulous prices ‘been paid for farm- 
es ascot ; ntage of free li it should be remembered that yard manure, preparation of 
fe 4 g83 3 | = tl powder has been used. 
Scag Já Be E| 7 the consequences “of ports When it is known that this powder 
oe eT re ig a a 5 
m i for the urpose by the addition remark: > 
Ten a and especially it is ‘prepared specially 1; 4 pose y, ie ie piee would have e in 
e and muriate ofammonia | >. its carbonate, and the usual constituents of the question ' its utility as a. disinfectant, But as he 
talnitrate of soda, J t I t production of i in addition o its disinfecting properties, 
