The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-04-08
RUR.FL ECONOMY:
Erom The Yankee Earmer.
ON TIE APPLICATION OF MANURE
TO THE SOIL.

TO TIE SOlL.
Mr.. Editor: In q communication pub
llshed 10 your paper las, year, endeavor.
cd TO throw some light on making and sac.
ing MANURE. will now, as far as know
By experience, give some directions how
manure should be applied. The making,
soring and applying manures, is subject
Of great importance, aud is too much ne
elected BY many farmers. Manure is most
effective when applied IN a green or infer
meuied state, 10 all hoed crops, and in all
cases, when so applied, to be completely
covered with the plough; IN this way the
fermentation goes on III the soil, and the
crop receives the strength Of the manure
when most needed. | have learned that
manure should not be moved from the heap,
previous to lis removal 10 the Geld intended
for It's reception; and when moved ,hlther,
i, should be immediately ploughed IL, or
pu, into the hill, as the case may be.
Some, who have the appelation of good
farmers, haul out their manure ia the fall,
place Il in large piles. 10 be put into bids,
or leave it in small heaps, 10 be spread and
plougbed in, in the spring. Nov, | think
this 10 DC bad husbandry. Manure thus
managed, IS exposed 10 the taips aud
frosis and by beng washed away, be
comes alnos, worthless, 10 comparison with
Shat' it might be. If leil in dePosiie tlI
wanted for immediate use IN the spring,
/ A farmer m,gal have his farm yard con
s,rueted with two apartments 10 one yard,
lie can deposit his unfermenied manure ;
and IN the other, he can have a compost. -
By having the ,uo kinds separate, he can
plough the uDtetmemed manure 10, end
manure IN The hill with The compost. On
land from which corn crop IS expect
ed, untermeuied manure should be spread
broad cost, and turned undor deep. The
question nay be asked, how deep | an
swor, as deep as can be conveniently
puughed with d common seed plous h.
( probably FIVE, six, or seven Inches,l and
mauured With Gne manure 10 the hit
There is no crop" saws Henry Colman,
that will better reward the most liberal
cutlyallon." With regard TO manuriug Of
wheat, II is best to apply the manure 10
the land the rreceding year FOR a hood
crop. If the crop IS well hood two or
three times, the land will be clear from
weeds, IN q grea, degree, and will be IN iino
order for crop Of ahea,.
As regards the quantity OF manure to be
applied TO an acre Of lillagc, many circum
stances are to be taken into consideration
such as the strength Il the soil, the kind 81
crop TO be produced, Indian corn requiring
the largest quantity, J and the quality and
quantity of the manure. The farmer, IN
F, making hi9 calculations on this point,
should mol apport,on his manure 10 bis land,
but should apportioa his land to bis man.
ure. +" We TIL too much land" is an ex
prgssio0 IN very common use. Suppose a
farmer has manure al his command, 10 en-
rich we'll, two acres, and 20 more: would
j, m; be better 10 apply all bis manure 10
two acres, than four Certainty i. would
the expense Of t,ling too acres would be
saved, besides the satisfaction he would
take IN viewing his Iuxurant crops, under
4 iUdlcinus cultivation. | vii! close this sub
ject by extracting a few wise reuarks,
i;om one who reasons from what he know
/" 10, every farmer examine his farm, to
see il thorc be not some mine Of wealth, in
lie shape OF morl bed or, at laasi, u
there be not an accumulation, solueH here,
of doeeyed vegetables. or some irgredi.
cuts Of soil, "a which lis cultivated fields
are deficient. / is believed there are few
farms that have not some advantages of
this kind-sorne quigmiro, perhaps, which
may prove the making Of the farm. Veg
citation draws her stores from the vega:a
be, animal, and mineral kingdoms, and
there are no dsfnable limits 10 her ln
( pfovemenis, Oar soil, instead Of becnm
ing less aud less fruitful, as is the mistaken
opinion OF some, may, by a proper culliva
ton, be made more, and yet more prolific.
Our earth contains the materials necessary
10 rake her surface garden. All that Is
wanting, is the diHgeGt hand aud tie in
( hAigeRt head, TO make nor plans, and val
+ leys, her bills and dales, green with thick
/ bcrbage, and wave With the golden grain.
I hope, Mr. Editor, the subject Of max
iag sauiag and applying manure, will re.
ceIye a more careful investigation from
those who are better qualified, aud who
have had more experience Than The writer
Of this On this subject, all good husbau
dry ia based; without good understand
ing Of this, DOR labors are almost futile. -
| would advise farmers 10 inform them
selves With regard to this subject what
they cannot find out by their osu expert.
ence, they should learn from other sour.
ces,-take the Yankee Farmer, or some
other well conducted agricultural paper, -
: thcreia you will End the combined experi
ence ef the bes, practical ogrIcuiuraIlst in
the country, on this, as we'll as MI o;her
subjects, connected with agriculture.
/ J. A.
] Rumford, February, l54l.
( NUTRITIYE QUALITIES or CHAR.
COAL.
though tho Importance Of mixing char
coal with tho food Of animals, particularly
that Of swine, has been generally acknosl