MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
DEEP PLOWING.—DROUGHT, 
IN FOUR NUMBERS- 
UFON WHAT DOES MAN SUBSIST I ers have done much, and foremost among 
^ sumb 7 ps _ k0 m them 1S the Frenc ^ agricultural chemist. ^he advantages of deep plowing have 
__ Boussingault, whose valuable investiga- been re p ea . te dly urged in our columns,— 
In consequence of the fact that artificial ifons, experiments and analyses have and Qne among them,—that crops on sub 
beverages, possessing in many respects sim- been published, translated and republished, sub-soiled and deeply worked land nevei 
SAVING MANURE. 
THE POTATO, 
The advantages of deep plowing have How shall I make the manure? We are indebted to South America for 
, ' ° , . . nmna Do look at your barnyard. Your ten this article, where it grows wild, and where 
been repeatedly urgei m our , cowg are a u owe( ] to scatter their manure it was cultivated long before it was known 
and one among them,—that crops on sub- a q around the yard at night, the fowls come in Europe. Clusius is the first European j 
sub-soiled and deeply worked land never hi nex t day, and spread it quite evenly over writer who mentions it, about the year 1588, 
<fec,, are anti-vital, that is to say, injurious culturist might be enabled to avail himself to the Farm Journal, and will be read with a'ten-'tlned fork, which is a great deal bet- 1730. Almost everywhere its introduction 
to the healthful action of the bodily func- 0 f every physical advantage to aid him in j n t eres t: ter, and clean up the yard every morning? met with a great deal of opposition. The 
tions. These experiments have not, how- applying his labor expended upon the soil. j n lbo sprblg of 1844, I broke up a stiff Then you might throw some fresh loam on treach especially, were excessively pieju 
ever, fully satisfied all, that it is best to In order t0 know upon what a plant of sod for corn, with' a heavy plow, (Prouty’s to the pile to coyer it from the sun. In diced on the subject, and Jj 
c j • i • • i kjl \ drawn hv two voke of oxen to the this wav vou miffht set nuite b. pile of good time of scarcity, duiin^ the lcvolutn n, hud 
leave off the use of tea and o o . any given species subsists it will be neces- gO ‘ ^ j tben fol . manur( f by September, which would come fallen upon them, that its culture became 
Oudry found in tea, it is said, a substance sary to ascertain, if possible, what it is com lov JT ed imme diately behind with a sub-soil quite handy about the fall-seeding. general. The potato has probably added 
crystalizing in delicate white needles.— p0 sed of. If this can be done, then, by j ()W> which stirred' up the sub-soil to the What do I think about tying up cows at millions to the population of Europe, and 
This substance he called Theine, whose knowing the soil and the dressing used, the depth of six or seven inches more. After night? for a long succession of years rendere un- 
quantity amounted to about one-half per farmer knows whether he has any good thi plowi, g and harrowing were finished. The best plan in the wor d to save labor known those distress,ng fant.nes winch had 
quantity amount 1 1 - „ a stick could be pushed down in nearly ev- and manure. The cows will go at once to previously been so frequent, 
cent. It is very similar to caffeine. » reason to expect a crop or no i om< g <■ art Q f tbe {jejd, to the depth of fif- their stanchions, and may be fastened in a In addition to the usual culinary uses of 
analysis, according to Jobst, is—hydrogen soil. Chemists have given and are giving inches of loose earth. It was well very short time. The milker can sit down po tatoes, bread may be made by mixing 
5.22; carbon, 49.00; oxygen, 10.27, and almost daily, the analyses of the different p i owe( i an d the experiment was a fair one. and do his work without being obliged to with them nearly an equal portion of wheat 
nitrogen 28.91. vegetable productions cultivated for man’s YVe may remember that that summer was get up and travel the yard over, through flour; and also a kind of cheese, by redu- 
Runge another chemist, detected in subsistence, as well as for that of other an- a very dry one. Not only were our pas- the pond hole and over the dung heap, a cing them to the consistence of paste, add- 
a , .i. * . mi • ture fields burnt up and bare, but the sum- score of times. It makes a hired man W an equal quantity ol curd, with a little 
coffee a substance, m fine crystals, that he lraa ls. So, also, of sods. This subject will *»«- „ Cattle were good . n atured, don’t it, to chase a restless sa f t , and some other ingredients, mixing the 
named caffeine. It scarcely amounted to be resumed again in a future number oi f oc j ( j ere< j f or sorne time. cow? Haven’t you seen the stool fly many whole together and forming it into moulds, 
one-third per cent. Most of the other veg- the Rural. w - I went to England in the spring of that a time, only making a bad matter worse? Alcohol is very extensively distilled from 
your cows, why 
PLASTER ON SUMMER FALLOW. 
etable productions named in a former article, --——-- year and did not return until the crop was Now, were all the cows tied, no such ex- the potato in some parts of Europe. Starch 
and used as tea is used, contain theine or PLASTER ON SUMM ER FALLOW. harvested in the fall. It proved a full av- ercise would be necessary, when the milker may be made by the simple process of 
. . ,• i • • t-,, , •. r f eraire and I was told it had been a com- often times is weary. Cows may* be milk- scraping them into water and well washing 
theo-bromme which is \eiy similar to theine, Friend Moore 1 lease admit a short ; emark of the neighbors and passers- ed in about half the time in the barn.— the pulp, when the starch settles to the 
and is found in chocolate and cocoa, these acc0 unt of my experience m sowing gypsum by> bovv green an d luxuriant it continued Heifers are more easily managed. They bottom in a heavy dense sediment.- 
plants all contain an extraordinary amount or plaster on summer fallow before plowing, throughout the season, compared with oth- come to their winter places; they see oth- This starch is not only used for the same 
of nitrogen. Theine, it is said, produces no j had a field of eight acres which I sow- ers around it This was an instance of the er cows milked and seldom make any op- purp0 ses as that prepared from wheat, but 
very striking effects upon the animal body. ed t0 wheat last fall,—before breaking it in benefit of deep plowing in a dry season, and position. Now look at the first summer, a]s0 a size, which does not putrify like that 
__ : . . j . .• _ r T , , , , f.. r 1 hold it would have been equally percep- with a heifer m the yard, and is no„ there pro duced from animal substance, and has 
Notwithstanding the demonstrations of June, I concluded to try an experiment for one . Tim depth of the work and vexation in milking her? L disagreeable smell. Yeast may also be 
chemistry, and the moral appeal added to my own satisfaction. 1 sowed on one hall ^ wQu]d have a | lowed tbe tbe superabun- You save much labor in stabling your prepared from the potato, and even the 
it, these nitrogenous beverages continue and 0 f the field, one bushel of plaster per acre, dant moisture to pass off, and thus relieve oows, bu t you save more in the manure, seed vessels may be made into a pickle, 
will continue to be used by all who have an d the other half I left to plaster after the lbe root s of the growing crops. In wet or [ bope you have a barn-cellar; if not, begin ^s f ood for the cattle of the farm—hor- 
acquired the habit of using them, (and few wheat was up the next spring. I sowed on dr y seasons, in rich or poor land, 1 contend to dig to-morrow; get some screws, and raise ses> cows , pigs, and likewise for poultry— 
have not,) with here and there an cxcep- the plaster as before stated in June, I broke for deep plowing. To be sure in an ex- up the barn a few feet—build what wall potat oes are almost invaluable. Every 
' /. . a 1 --noc.nlnwpfi it in the* old hausted soil, or 111 a naturally deficient one, y0 u can, and then dig out under your sta- crea ture seems to relish them, particularly 
^ lor1, . uptiepicc P very deep p fowing is not to be at once b ] es . You need not cart out half the earth w hen they are steamed or carefully boiled. 
The articles which' man needs for nutn- usual way, (plowed it three times, to lull a(Joptedj but the system i s correct, each at first) fo r no matter what it is, you can _ _ _ 
tion are substances rich in albumen, caseine, the Canada thistles,) and on the first of year g0 a little deeper. mix it with the strong manure. Having _ * /p 
dry seasons, in rich or poor land, I contend to dig to-morrow; get some screws, and raise ges> cows, pigs, and likewise for poultry— 
for deep plowing. To be sure, in an ex- up tlie barn a few feet—build what wall potatoes are almost invaluable. Every 
WEED3, VORACIOUS FEEDERS. 
Constant and unceasing warfare against 
Camonm 
INDIAN BREAD. 
Tiie following is the recipe for making 
tion are substances rich in albumen, caseine, the Canada thistles,) and on the first of year g0 a ] dt i e deeper. mix it with the strong manure. Having * xp. 
febrine and nitrogen. These are contained September 1 sowed on tbe wheat,—two —-• prepared an ample space for the solid ex- 4 I tt'WLtft'iXC 
in animal and vegetable fibre. Animal fat bushels to the acre. In April I sowed on WEED 3, VO RACIOU S FEEDERS. crements, see that your stable floors have ^ ‘ _ ' 
is promotive of respiration. the same quantity of plaster on the other Constant and unceasing warfare against ^e^X'^gdrand^nof stand upon INDIAN BREAD. 
Nations of hunters usually subsist on a half of the field. every species of noxious weeds, is one of th e p l an ks to waste by evaporation. Now, ' - 
very different diet, from that of a nation of The result, in the appearance of the tbe pr j m e duties of the thorough farmer neighbor, just throw in soil with this mass, The following is the recipe for making 
farmers. The former require a much larger wheat growing, and upon harvesting, was Ho one, who has not given careful thought and you will have, by September, a heap the celebrated St. Charles Indum Bread, as 
area to subsist upon than does a nation of obviously in favor of the part plastered be- to the subject, can imagine how much the worth four times what you would have it ^ 1 lC L 
vegetable and animal producers and con- fore plowing. After the wheat got up to a produc tiveness of even the best tilled farms p/ov^wXmy mv/eyes. Beat two eggs very light, mix alternately 
sumers. The farmer obtains his meat in a good size, and began to head out, one cculd - s abr i dged by their presence. A writer in JJow shall I manage my horse stable? with them one pint of sour milk, or butter- 
very different way from the hunter. The very readily perceive the difference; that lbe Germantown Telegraph speaking of this Why, with greater care. The ammonia milk, and one pint of fine Indian meal, moll 
farmer fattens and uses the flesh of domes- which was plastered in June was of a sub j ec t remarks: is freely generated. The manure should one tablespoonful of butter and add to the 
tic animals whose muscle and fibre differ brighter and better color, of a better growth AH plants which come legitimately under be mixed with the soil under the stable mixture, dissolve one tablespoontu o sofa 
essentially from that of the undomesticated and thicker on the ground ;-while that this name arc gross feeders; they require^ everjr two three oays.^ ^k^dd to'the mixmre L last thing, 
animals. Thus the reader will infer that which was sowed with plaster m April pre- very much larger amount of pabulum to decompose tbe straw. beat very hard and bake in a pan in a quick 
the skillful agriculturist lives much better sented a yellowish color-not so thick on perfect “Z may S the stable sweet by hav- 0V e„. 5 
than the hunter, for the reason that he com- the ground, and in every way inferior to than u.e^ultiveted plants of equal ing a keg of plaster of Paris, and after The above recipe, Mr Edltoiy was sent 
bines in better proportion the essentials of the former. weight and size, and are consequently vast- cleaning out, sprinkling a handfu over the by a lady friend in South Carol na, to l e 
nutrition. There remains one more point to notice, , * ore emasculating to the soil. A single floor. The rankest smell may thus be at lady o a neighbor of m me m the up nr 
. . , . . , -> . ... U 3 , . t rh, nnre abated Where does this pungent end of our countv. 1 have eaten ot uie 
Vegetable eaters are compelled to eat that the clover was much larger and thick- “pigweed will abstract from the sod m once-b ^ ^ , A1] J bso “ b ed bread, and unhesitatingly pronounce it the 
much larger quantities of food in order to er on the ground on that part of the field -"If r^ lrSn to four by the plaster, and held there for hungry very «e plus ultra of Indian Bread.- On- 
-_1Tirifl-» nr»nricV»mprjf u* U .ipfororl Y\n(r\m nlnwirirr in .Tnnp. ^ ^ l' __ . * a* innnm r Fol phy nr\h 
Why, with greater care. The ammonia milk, and one pintoi tine Indian meat, men 
is freely generated. The manure should one tablespoonful of butter and add to the < 
be mixed with the soil under the stable mixture, dissolve one tablespoonful of soda 
every two or three days. It should never and saleratus, &c., in a small portion of the > 
be allowed to burn nor to heat more than milk and add to the mixture the last thing, 
enough to decompose tbe straw. beat very hard and bake in a pan in a quick 
You may keep the stable sweet by hav- oven, 
inf' a keo- of plaster of Paris, and after The above recipe, Mr. Editor, was sent 
much larger quantities of food in order to e r on the ground on that part of the field to four g y the plaster, and held the: 
supply the body with that nourishment which was plastered before plowing m June. g „/ prod „ciive wheat. Many other vegetation. 
which it must have, or perish. Compare This experience conclusively proves the arf 4nuallv voracious in their habits, Save, save your manure 
which it must have, or perish. Compare This experience conclusively proves the are ^ equa ll y voracious in their habits, Save, : 
for example, tlie quantity of food consumed propriety of sowing plaster on summer fal- and w here numerous and unrestricted, ab- compost 1 
by a sheep, and that eaten by a large dog. lows before plowing. stract from the soil to an extent almost too Enrich ye 
The sheep feeds naturally on vegetables, J should prefer to plow my fallow but great to be believed. All weeds, therefore )' ou - 1 ^ 
exclusively and the dog on animal flesh. once t0 the depth of ten inches, (after the should S IMPEOVEI 
The habits of the two animals are as unlike plater had been sowed,) and thus you in , r that wd i not ma ke some valuable return 
as their mode of subsistence. The one would get the whole strength ot the plaster for the food and nourishment it consumes. p HA 
fierce and savage—the other mild and gen- which would serve as a manure with the This is the true policy for the farmer. ^ a jj u j ( 
tie. In the Polar regions man subsists al- other vegetable matter turned under, there- BE(J0Hp()smM or Amis BY FEBMEN- roots, and 
most exclusively upon animal fat and mus- by producing a stronger soil, and a more w * TATION. quality c 
cle. He could not subsist there upon veg- rapid growth; leaving the plaster and sur- - _ plan is th 
etable diet, could he readily obtain it. In f aC e matter, to decay beneath the sod, evi- If fresh bones are thrown into compact a s the ca: 
the torrid zone, man lives mainly upon veg- denlly enriching the soil, at the same time win dual | beco i e bea ted and then 
etabie productions of an extensive variety, serving as a powerful fertilizer for the pro- and decomposed. The result will be ma- the cent: 
while in the temperate he subsists on a motion of the crop. c. w. h. terially hastened, by occasionally sprinkling develops 
mixed diet, consisting of due proportions of Yatewiiie, August, lssi._ with urine, and especially by mixing with a bout dc 
the various productions of both the animal gUANo7or“ WHEAt 7~ horsemanure. If the bones have(been de- much big 
as is required to give perfection to four by the plaster, and held there for hungry very »ie plus ultra of Indian Bread.-(Per¬ 
spires of productive wheat. Many other vegetation. man.own e egrap t._ _ 
weeds are equally voracious in their habits, Save > save y our manure - k ' vc , y Oihckfss _As this is 
and where J^J^S^wat^Lad 
great to be believed. All weeds, therefore yom- We, W JW- _ the 
S^Stoten^rr^^h- o™-, beets AND 
mg that w. l not make some valuable return - sta nt,v disembowel them-wash them 
for the food and nourishment it consume . Perhaps our readers are not aware that tboro (, (T h]y with h.ot (not cold) water, and 
This is the true policy for the farmer. by a jj tt j e attention to the seeds of these drQp tbem bll o a pan of boiling hot, nice 
DECOMPOSITION OF BONES B^FERMEN- roots, and to good cultivation, their size and sweet lard . Let them fry until nicely 
TATION. quality can be greatly improved. Out browned> then serve them with rich cream 
plan is this; as soon as the umbels or spikes Having once tried this plan, those 
If fresh bones are thrown into compact as the case may be, begin to form lor the wbo gfory in fried chicken will never try 
heaps and mixed with moist sandy loam and seed, we carefully prune out the laterals an ^, olber p is the ne plus u ] tra mode. 
ashes, they will gradually become heated and thereby throw all the circulation into " ----- 
and decomposed. Tlie result will be ma- the central stalks. The result will be a rpo p RY p OTATO es.—T he usual practice 
terially hastened, by occasionally sprinkling development of the remaining seeds to- 0 f f ry i ng po tatoes until they are brown and 
with urine, and especially by mixing with a bout double their usual size, and m a j s an abominable one. Fried potatoes 
horsemanure. If the bones have been de- much higher degree ot maturity and per- lo be 0 f lbe r i g ht sort, should be boiled, 
prived of their animal matter they will not fection. _ . aIK l when get cold, cut in slices, sprinkled 
horse manure. If the bones have been de- much higher degree ot maturity and per- 
prived of their animal matter they will not fection. 
ferment. The presence of nitrogen is es- A little extra attention to manuring the 
and vegetable kin • American Wicultur- ferment. The presence of nitrogen is es- A little extra attention to manuring the w j t h salt and pepper, and thrown into a pan 
It will be readily admitted that not only _ Lbx editor ot tne American Agncuiiur gentiai induce and carry forward fermen . ground; de ep tillage and careful cultivation C(miaini au abund ance of hot fat. They 
man, but the entire animal world subsist ist states that the experiments ior the last tat j on and t j ds j s on ] y found in the animal- of the beds, in which these seeds are sown sbou ] d be j e f t fo tbe lard only a sufficient 
, rT . , , . , .1 annoyance tomeoiiaciories. inisoujeuuun, ior uie uuuui 
States in tlie anion, have demonstrated the how / Ter> may> , good de g ree , be reme- the products, 
following facts: i- .1 hv anv^rimy the hean with rich decay- will do well t 
j said, subsists mediately upon the vegetable States m the Union, have demonstrated the bowever> raay> fo a g 0od degree, be reme- the products. Seed raisers and gardeners How to Destroy Flies.— Pour a little 
| world. following facts: died, by covering the heap with rich decay- will do well to notice this.— Fam. Visitor. s j rap | e oxyme l^ (an article sold by druggists) 
\ But the end is not yet. If animals live The most economical application of guano ed turf, peat, plaster, charcoal, or any other - 2 ^ mto a common t umbler glass, and place in 
) Vf.o-Ptablp food directlv or indirectly is at the rate of 200 pounds per acre, sown absorbent?. Wool Growing at the West.— leep lbe g ] ass a p i ece 0 f cap paper, made into 
(I ^ ,, ’ broadcast upon very poor land prepared for The value of bones for agriculture may raising in Wisconsin is represen e o c shape of the upper part of a funnel, 
< then, the question very naturally suggests wbeat , and p i owed no mnt t er } iOW deep, be inferred from the fact that nearly 33,000 realizing the most sanguine^ expectations of ^ a bo j e at tbe bottom to admit the flies. 
^ itself to the thinking person, upon what upon which sow the wheat and harrow or tons were imported in England in 1848.— the farmers, the climate being remai ’at) y Attracted, by the smell, they readily enter 
! do plants subsist? The answer to this in- p fow in without disturbing the guano. In The value of bones used for agricultural favorable and the country furnishing abun- ^ trap in swarms, and by the thousands 
quiry involves a discussion which, to the no case, fail to sow clover upon the wheat, purposes in that country, annually, is esti- dance of feed. The expense ot rearing t le soQn co u ec t ed pr0 ve that they have not the 
agriculturist, is of the highest importance the time for which varies from November mated at about $4,400, oUO. In the United animal is said to be a ? 1 wit or the disposition to return. 
J* , , , 1 rrri to May, in the opinion of different persons, States they are fast becoming appreciated, the natural increase of the flock is at tin --- 
oi v» len e ms earn w er “ £ or tbe bene fl(; derived from the guano to and it will not be long before every bone in rate ot fifty per cent per y^' ar - f ie sarn< Cure for Whooping Cough.— We find 
species of plants which he wishes to culti- tbe c [ over and through that to the land, is this country will be carefully husbanded, facts, we learn, are applicable with equal ^ fo q ow j ng j n tbe newspapers—said to 
vate, subsist upon, then he knows how, not 0 f more value than the wheat, and the av- and applied to the augmentation of our truth to Iowa. _ be wood. Remember it: 
into a common tumbler glass, and place in 
i he glass a piece of cap paper, made into 
the shape of the upper part of a funnel, 
v ith a hole at the bottom to admit the flies. > 
Attracted by the smell, they readily enter > 
the trap in swarms, and by the thousands > 
soon collected prove that they have not the , 
wit or the disposition to return. 
Cure for Whooping Cough.— We find > 
only to select the soil, but also liow to pre- erage increase of that is at least five bush- crops .—American Agriculturist. 
pare it by tilling, and manuring, if it need els to the 100 pounds ot guano used. I he 
the iattfir. No one. perhaps. 1,ax done more great fertilising principles of guano are 
Horseradish root is good for cattle. 
Colic in Horses is readily cured by ty- It creates an appetite, and js good for va- 
J y y r. 1 * _ rviurn if f r\ OflU »1 nl m t\ 1 
questions to the tiller oi me sou, tnan tne action of ram and sun upon the sur- tobacco is dissolved in the saliva, we nave w.in wic neat, x ^ 
great German chemist of our own day, Dr. face of the ground, unless mixed with plas- seen horses cured in this way when swelled voluntarily, cut it up uean mixuwi lpo 
Liebig. We do not deny that many oth- ter, or some other absorbing substance. up badly and in great agony. tatoes or mea ..—Am. e . 
“ Take 4 ounces flax seed, 3 ozs. honey, , 
I oz. liquorice, 4 ounces lemons, boiled to- ; 
gather in half a gallon of water. Strain 1 
veil, bottle tightly and keep in a cool place. 
Dose, a tablespoonful six times a day, to be < 
..iven always after the cough ceases. It \ 
will break the disease in three days use.” < 
