Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-11-07

and the straw of corn, be used in the most
economical manner; and that some of
the live stock be either soiled or fattened
upon oilcake, which plan, if carefully
pursued on good soils, with capital suffi-
cient to secure an abundant working and
fattening stock of cattle, ought, under fair
mana cement, to furnish an adequate sup
ply of dung for any of the usual courses
of culture"
Having thus submitted to our readers
all that occurs to US Of importance on the
subject of farm-yard manure, we shall
here recapitulate summary of the chief
points which we deem particularly worthy
of their consideration
|. To bottom the farm-yard with furze,
fern, lin Yankee dialect, brake,) dry
haulm, (stubble, &C. or any other loose
refuse that takes the longest time to dis
solve and over that to bed it deep with
straw.
2. To occasionally remove the cribs of
store cattle to different parts of the straw
yard, in order that their dung may be
dropped, and their litter trodden, equally.
3. To spread the dung of other ami
mails, when thrown into the yards, in equal
layers over every part.
a. To remove the dung from the ward
at least once, or oftener, during the win
ter, to the mixen.
5. To turn and mix all dung-hills, un-
til the woody or fibrous texture of the
matter contained in them, and the roots
and seeds of weeds, be completely de-
composed, and until they emit foul pu-
trid smell, by which time they reach their
greatest degree of strength, and arrive at
the state of spit-dung
| 6. To keep the dung in an equal state
OF moisture, so as to prevent any portion
OF the heap from becoming fre-fanged.
Ii the fermentation be too rapid, heavy
watering will abate the heat; but it will
afterwards revive with increased force,
unless the heap be either trodden firmly
down or covered with mould to exclude
the air.
z. TO ferment the dung, if to be laid
upon arabic land during the autumn, in a
much less degree than that to be applied
before spring sowing.
8. To lay large quantity on cold and
wet lands than on those of lighter ma.
ture, because the former require to be
corrected by the warmth of the dung
while, on dry, sandy. and gravelly soils,
the application of too much dung is apt
to burn up the plants. Stiff land will al
so be loosened by the undecayed ibres Of
long dung. which although its putrefac.
ton will thus be retarded, and its fertile
ing power delayed, will yet ultimately af
ford nourishment.
! 9. To form composts with dung, or oth
er animal and vegetable substances, anc
earth, for application to light soils.
10. TO spread the manure upon the
land, when carried to the field, with tn,
! least possible delay; and, if laid upon ar
able, to turn it Immediately into the soil
| IL. To preserve the drainage from sta
bles and dung-hills in every possible way
and if not applied in liquid state, /,
throw it again upon the mixen.
IL. Totry experiments, during serie
of years, upon the same soils and crops
with equal quantities of dung, laid OF
, fresh, and afterwards rotted; in order t.
ascertain the result of their application t
. the land. The whole quantity to be frs
weighed or measured, and then divided.
, The fermentation of farm-yard manur
| is, in fact, subject of far greater impor
lance than is generally imagined, for o.
, a due estimation of its value mainly de
ponds the individual success, as well a
5 the national prosperity of our agriculture
:, | ho to vrhI ah
not therefore, fail to come home to the in
, terests of every man they may be mad
without expense, and without any othe
F.; trouble than the mere exercise of comlno
3 observation and intelligence. Leaving
: however, aside the discussion concerrin
S the disputed worth of fresh or fermente
}, of long or short dung-let the farme
2 sedulously bend his attention to the acct
# mutation of the utmost quantity that
It may be in his power to procure. Tn
: manner and the time of using it, in eithe
+ state, must however be governed by eli
# cumstances which may not always
it within his control; and every judiciou
: husbandman will rather accommodate
i himself to the exigency of the case tina
n adhere strictly to his own notions of VIII;
o he conceives to be the best practice.
d fine, whether favoring the one or the ott
d er side of the question, let him collect a
Il he can. apply it carefully to his crop
;. and then trusting to events, "Iet The Ian
J. and the muck settle it.'-London Farm
e er's Magazine, Aug. 1888.
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learn that the Societe d EneOurGg GENE,
:, have offered FIVE prizes for subjects col
. nscted with the manufacture of Beet 81
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: the beet root cd. 1000 francs 70: th
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