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ADVANTAGES OF SCIENTIFIC ARRANGEMENT. 
from which they are taken. The bones of all 
young animals consist of a much larger propor¬ 
tion of albuminous or nitrogenised matter, and 
consequently a less amount of phosphate of 
lime, having more the consistency of gristle, 
which, in advancing age, gives place to a larger 
quantity of phosphate of lime; thus rendering 
it brittle, and peculiarly liable to fracture. We 
often hear of a broken limb from the slightest 
fall of a person in advanced years, while a 
child often drops harmlessly from the eaves of 
a three-story house. The great disproportion 
of elastic, sinewy, albuminous matter, there¬ 
fore, constitutes the real difference between the 
two. 
The bone of the ox has been analysed by 
Berzelius and many other reliable chemists. 
The bones lost 38 per cent, by calcination, all 
of which is animal matter. Before calcination, 
they contained of 
Phosphate of lime, 55.36 
Fluate of lime, (Derbyshire spar,) 3.00 
Carbonate of lime, 3.85 
Phosphate of magnesia, 2.05 
Soda, with some common salt, 2.45 
Cartilage, 33.30 
100.00 
Fourcroy and Vauquelin found some ox bones 
contained of 
Gelatine and oil, 51.0 
Phosphate of lime, 37.7 
Carbonate of lime, 10.0 
Phosphate of magnesia, 1.3 
100.0 
The relative proportions of the constituents 
of bones are continually varying according to 
the age, variety, and even the condition of the 
same animal. But however they may differ, we 
have the assurance that any particles of matter 
entering into them will be of the highest utility 
as a fertiliser for maturing future crops. 
In the following estimates of phosphoric acid, 
it must be borne in mind, that the proportions, 
like those constituting bones, vary materially 
with the different specimens analysed, with the 
age of the specimen, the circumstances under 
which it has been grown, and to some extent, 
with the variety subjected to analysis. These 
estimates were made by Messrs. Way and 
Ogston, and are entitled to our highest confi¬ 
dence. 
The proportion of phosphoric acid varied in 
the ash of the seed of oats from 18.3 to 29.16 
per cent. 
Straw and chaff, 
2.86 to 
7.02 per cent. 
Seed of barley, 
25.32 “ 
38.26 
<6 
Straw, 
3.24 “ 
7.20 
« 
Seed of maize, or Indian 
Corn, 
-- “ 
53.69 
U 
Stalks and leaves, 
_ u 
8.09 
c; 
Pith of cob, 
_ Cl 
4.37 
« 
Seed of wheat, 
40 “ 
49 
Roots of the red carrot, 
_ Cl 
12.31 
u 
Leaves, 
_ u 
6.21 
IQ 
Leaves and head of cow 
cabbage, 
_ cc 
12.53 
CC 
Stalk, 
_ u 
19.57 
u 
Flowers of hops, 
__ u 
17.33 
a 
Leaves, 
_ u 
9.33 
cc 
Seed of white mustard, 
- u 
44.97 
<( 
Seed of turnip, 
_ cc 
40.17 
a 
Straw of flax, 
7.53 “ 
8.48 
u 
Seed, 
35.99 “ 
41.09 
u 
Potato tubers, 
15.10 “ 
17.68 
u 
Potato haulm, 
2.27 “ 
6.62 
u 
Various grasses, 
6.25 “ 
12.07 
u 
In the absence of a 
full SUj 
pply of 
other 
manures, if any of our farmers omit using bone 
dust on their crops, when it can be procured at 
a fair price, after fully understanding its value, 
we say they ought to be independent in their in¬ 
come, irrespective of profit on their crops. 
Advantages of Systematic Arrangement.— 
Jt is well known, that in domestic economy, 
good housekeepers do actually derive this inci¬ 
dental advantage from a day of rest through the 
week : One day is devoted to washing; one to 
ironing; one to cleaning house; one to mend¬ 
ing; one to baking; so that by Saturday night, 
everything is brought to a comely state. None 
of these things are left for the approaching 
week. Everything is arranged and in order, as 
if she did not expect to live another week. Men 
should do the same on their farms. If they did, 
they would thrive and prosper— Blake's Farm¬ 
ers' Every-Day Book. 
Who Cultivates Sainfoin in the United 
States l — We should be glad to hear of some 
one who raises this valuable crop—almost inval¬ 
uable on strong calcareous soil—and the result 
of their trials. An English farmer says he has 
often stopped the scours in his young stock by 
turning them on a field of sainfoin aftermath 
(second crop) ; and that this has often effec¬ 
tually checked the disease when nothing elso 
would. 
