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THE CULTIVATOR, 
BIay. 
Answers to Inquiries. 
Quantity of Manure from Grain. — I am well sat¬ 
is fied if we wish to keep up the fertility of our farms, 
we must not only feed our hay, straw and corn fodder, 
but our grain also; and that grain must pass through 
the body of animals. And now, will you be so good as 
to tell me, if fifty bushels of corn will be of equal value 
if fed to a horse, hog, or to neat cattle, for manure; if 
not, which should have the preference. Respectfully, 
Norman Little. Columbia, Conn., March, 1853. 
We do not at present recollect any decisive experi¬ 
ment on this subject. It is one of rather complex solu¬ 
tion, so far as it is applicable to the general economy of 
farming. For, in the first place, the value of the ma¬ 
nure is to be taken into account; secondly, the value in 
nourishment imparted to the animal; and thirdly, 
whether other.and cheaper food is consumed by the ani- 
* mal to any considerable amount, in connection with the 
grain. For example, a landpike may retain, assimilate 
and convert to flesh, one-half of the elements of corn; 
a Berkshire three-fourths; the landpike will of course 
yield the most manure from the fifty bushels of corn, 
yet be by far the most unprofitable animal on account 
of the little pork he manufactures. A cow or a horse 
may assimilate and convert to flesh, a smaller portion of 
the corn than the hog, and yet afford more profit by 
consuming a much larger portion of such cheap food as 
hay, straw, or corn-stalks, furnishing the same ele¬ 
ments, both of flesh and manure, at less price than the 
hog that eats corn alone. Still another consideration is 
the fineness of pulverization to which the fodder and 
grain is reduced in the manufacture of manure, which 
would of course render it more available and valuable to 
growing plants, than if left coarse or unbroken. All 
these circumstances are to be taken into account in a 
series of experiments performed to settle this complex 
question. —- 
Superphosphate of Lime. —Has the experience of 
1852, demonstrated the valuable qualities of Super¬ 
phosphate of Lime, either from bones, or from that ob¬ 
tained at Crown Point ? If so, can you refer me to 
it, or if not, can you give me the particulars, so that an 
estimate of its value and for what crops, can be formed 
understandingly. 
Another thing, can you inform me which of the sorts 
I had better buy, if at all. That of Professor Mapes, or 
that advertised by Mr. DeBurgh ? The truth of it iS, 
Ido not like either of the sources very much. The 
first, has lent himself to a humbug in that c< Stowell 
Evergreen Corn, 5 ’ and I am bound, in conscience, to 
say, that the reading of the other's advertisement has 
filled me with doubts, rather than inspired confidence, 
by its quackish tone. 
If you can relieve this, by abetter knowledge of them, 
or refer me to a source to which they would not attach 
and worthy of confidence, you will greatly oblige me. 
C. D. P. Waterville, N.' Y. 
We are sorry to have to say, that we cannot afford our 
correspondent any satisfaction on the points about which 
he inquires. That great quantities of the Superphos¬ 
phate of Lime, manufactured by “ Professor 55 Mapes, 
and by Mr. DeBurgh, were sold last year, we have been 
told, and have no reason to doubt the fact. But of its 
efficacy—the crops for which it was used, &c., we know 
nothing. Will not some one of those who have used it, 
furnish us with the particulars and the results? 
The analyses published in the 9th No. of this paper, 
show that the samples, both of Mapes and DeBurgh, 
compare well with those manufactured in England; and 
Mr. Deburgh assures us that his shall, hereafter, fully 
equal the best made; but what we need to know is, 
whether the superphosphates have proved as beneficial 
in this country as in England; and if so, the best method 
of using them, and the crops for which they have proved 
most beneficial. - 
Abortion in Cows.— A. B. See article in the 7th 
No. of the Country Gentleman, or in the March No. 
of the Cultivator, in answer to a similar inquiry. 
The disease, if such it may be called, was very preva¬ 
lent in various parts of the country, some eight or ten 
years since. It passed through a large herd of high 
bred cows, owned by a friend of ours in this vicinity; 
and he had to separate them, by sending them to diffe¬ 
rent parts of the country, before the difficulty was re¬ 
moved. -■ — 
Cranberry Plants. —Will you please furnish the 
address of some person to whom I can apply for cran¬ 
berry plants, as I am disposed to try the experiment of 
cultivating them upon upland. G. H. 
They can be had of F. Trowbridge, New-Haven, 
Connecticut. --— 
Spring Wheat and Carrots. — 1 wish to put in 
some spring wheat upon a hill, that I cannot get ma¬ 
nure to. What is the cheapest and best stimulus for 
me to apply to it? The land is quite strong, and very 
good for wheat. I also wish to plant a piece of land, 
which is somewhat bushy, and of a coarse loamy gravel 
soil, to carrots. What is the best sthnulous for them? 
J. F. H. Catharine, N. Y. 
If, as we infer, our correspondent cannot manure his 
hill on account of its being inaccessible for teams, then 
he may carry up bags of guano on horseback, and ap¬ 
ply it as directed in former numbers of this journal. 
A coarse gravel is often termed a hungry soil, because 
it requires more manure for rendering it fertile than 
other soils. This is owing to two causes—the want of a 
sufficiency of clay or loam to absorb and retain the fer¬ 
tilizing portions of the manure, and the rapidity with 
which water passes downwards through its porqus sub¬ 
stance, carrying away quickly the soluble portions. 
The best remedy for this evil, is to apply the manure in 
the form of compost, made by mixing yard manure with 
double its bulk or more of loam, turf, and fence-corner 
cleanings. This, if it has lain some months, and been 
worked over, (which is most easily effected by the plow 
and harrow attached to oxen,) will become thoroughly 
impregnated with the manure, and will retain in the 
soil the fertility imparted. 
Hydraulic Ram. —Through your valuable paper, 
will you inform me, what will be the eost of a Hydrau- 
lick Ram, with pipe 3-4 inch bore, to carry water one 
hundred feet, and elevate it twenty feet; with the same 
kind of pipe to carry it three or four hundred feet, and 
elevate the water one or two hundred feet. Also where 
they can be obtained. A Subscriber. Fayette Co., 
Pa., March 4th, 1853. 
Your fall is not given, nor quantity of waiter in foun¬ 
tain or required for use. With a fall of four to eight 
feet, you should have a Ram worth $18, and have a 
drive-pipe 5-8 inch bore. The drive-pipe should weigh 
four pounds per foot, and leading pipe one and a half 
pounds per foot. Price or pipe 6 1 -4 to 7 cents per pound. 
This will supply 100 head of cattle,with twenty feet ele¬ 
vation, if you can supply the one and a half inch pipe 
with water. The machines and pipe can be had at 
nearly all agricultural warehouses. 
Rosendale Cement. —G. R. Gates,-asks, What is 
Rosendale Cement?” It is u hydraulic lime, a species 
of lime which, when formed into mortal’, hardens in 
water; used for cementing under water. 5 '—[Journal 
of Science.] 
It is proper for making hard floors for cellars, or point¬ 
ing up cellar walls. It is the cheapest and best article 
for such purposes. It is to be prepared for use by mix¬ 
ing two parts cement with three parts sharp, clean sand, 
adding water to make it mortar. The surface or bottom 
of the cellar must be levelled and smoothed, and four 
inches of pounded stone laid on the bottom. Then a 
grout should be made of one part cement and two parts 
sand, as above; water to be added until it is just thick 
enough to run and fill all the crevices; let it stand to 
set; then take mortar made as directed above, and plas¬ 
ter over the grout and stone smooth, until it becomes 
hard and solid, and you will have a floor to stand w r ater 
as long as time. As to the expense per square yard, I 
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