The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-01-02


ssu sl! heap Of xrth.in tho midst of bis field
n tie Top Of woich cart load OF refuse sal;
WAS thrown tho earth In tho heap itself, and
faiter It's removs) the earth under, for up
wards Of two feet deep TO the cloy, was render
cd perfec, barren, that tho most common
.weeos would no. vege,ate on il. This barren
earth, however, furnished the richest dress
log for the remainder of the 6e4d."
Sea sand, hom tic sslutDss and calrareous
matter il contains, when spread opon the
earth and incorporated with tbs soil, ioskes a
rich manure. This sand has been used for
manure, for q century past, IN the county oi
40. nwsil in England. DR.. Paris hfifms,
that the expense Of land carriage OF that sand
for msnute, in that single county, is az the
Ietst ihikfr hovsatd pouods se'iing annual
ly N6t tho farmers fod their interest
When solt bears high price, and Is to be
transported by land oarriage at great dis
tapce, and wbeIc farms are remote from the
eca, Dei,her salt nor sea sand can DC profiab'y
used for manure. But thern arc maify parts
Of our county where Both arc cheap and
Heat in svch phOes they may ari ought to
BIC used.
There arc other substances that may be
Used for manure, bht as ] have mentioned
those | consider most useful and rnty be OBJ
tanned With The less, expense, and as have
sisen3y exceeded tho limits 1 prescribed TO
myself, forbcar referring to them. ! can
not howevor ctOse this bTapcb Of the subject,
without making few remarks.
We may put zoo much manure on our land,
20 ~ " produce TOO much stock and leaf, and
iRju's both the quantity and quality OF our
corn, grain, &C.; bat thai is an error which
very few Of our farmers commit. We gene.
rally put so kttlc manure in our land AZ not TO
impar sufIicisni life and vigor to tho plants
we cullisase. The practice Of menuring
much land with little manure is one OF the
gresteet errors Of our county, We think
ten or twelve loads to the acre sufficient,
vhers we ough, to apply more than double
that quantity. Our principal error lies IN i'm
proving more land than iSo can either mannro
or cultivate. we canoot ra,ionslly expect to
be rewarded with GOOD crops unless We iibo-
rally supply the soil with manure and care.
fully Cnl,iva,o II.
The hauling manure into our fields and
suffering it " lay in heaps uncovered Tor a
considerable time before il is used, is prac-
,ice net moro general than wasteful. by this
means much OF he manu,e Is lost by the
washing of the rain, and its lie and virtue
carried OF by evaporation. No farmer ought
10 remove hrs manure in the spring till bc is
ready TO use il.
In relation to barn manure, farmers appear
moro inclinkd To increase .iheir stock OF old
than TO use their new manure. Ii is fact
TOO well established 10 DO questioned, that old
rotten dung viii produce the gren,cst crops
the 6rst year, but the new will have tho
greatest sdTect The second and third years
View dung being 10 q slee OF fermentation
sud puuebclion, is not only better for the
laud, but there is more Of j, three loads OF
such dung will no, make moso than two Of
tho old in dian,i,y, and il will by the process
lbse still MIRO its weight aud strength.
If farmJs we're more attentive 10 the
means Of utrcasirS their manure, and msrc
$adcious id the application Of tito the soil,
thsy would 10, only diminish their labOrs, but
receive a Acnrey hrq6e ftom lhem. Their
lsnds woull then every yoar yicld them
good crop lind they would soc no Necessity
10 leave ption Il it 10 rest. The Chinese
Nmic at ,helidea that land needs reef, rs il
like ANIMAL il had sense Of pain. Theis
soil, indecdEoes not rcGnire rest, because
they arc inddtripus IN using aud applying ev.
ety fcr,iiisioI subs.aecc that can contribute
to rcplacc wht they have by their crops
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