The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-02-18

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From ;he Northern Farmer.
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1 the human body. The first object Of Tar
mer should he to obtain aud preserve IN the
/ best manner, all the animal, vegetable aud
compost manures. which can be made upon
his farm, or procured else where; bu, unless
properly preserved much Of his labor is
wasted and bis lands are less productive
1 FAIR experiments have clearly proved that
the manure Of cattle, preserved under cover
or 10 vaults under barns, possesses third
more value al least, Than the same kind
which has remained exposed TO rams and
the action d tie atmosphere. This will
10, be doubted by any one no has any cor
rect information upon the subject, or has
by experiment asccrialnpd The difference.
We cannot well explain the reason OF this
great difference, without adopting the style
and terms Of the chemist; bU, as our ob
icct 10 not To enlighien the learned, We
therefore rejec, technical terms, and use
language more familiar.
+ Vegetation IS caused not so much by The
epautily Of manure mixed 70 the soil, as
4 By lis Nutritious qualities. Should all tar.
usrs understand the fact, that none Of the
earthly or solid part Of manure enters In;o
plants, OF in other words, ga. Il IS on, The
liquid parts or tia, portion Of manure wateh
combines or untes with wafer, vhlch pro.
/ Guces vegetation or causes the corn to grow,
! they would then perceive the necessity OF
preserving Animal manure IN vaults, under
cover. The only value Which the earthly
/ part Of tie mature has, is to keep the soil
into which il is pioUghed, 10 a loose puI.
4 serizel state, SO Gs TO render u capable Of
retaining AFTER rains, greater quantity Of
moisture.
! Some farmers have expressed an opin
ion. that the urine Of cattle promotes vege.
lalion Us much az their manure. But 81 bat.
ever Uay 10 the differences in value, II Is
surely very imPoriaat tba, the urine should
be preserved ia vaults mixed 8,,h the ma
nure.
Ia the spring, when the manure is con
yoyed inio tie Geld, il should be plouehed
10 Immediately, and spread no fasler than
becomes necessary for pIouehng because
al this season the warmth Of the sun pro.
dHces a rapid fermentation, the most val
liable or liquid par, Of the manure escapes
10 tie form Of ges, as 1t % often expressed,
BY evaporation.
Should heap of manure al this season BE-
coyorud with earth two feet deep, N a short
period tie whole mass Of earth would be en-
riched by tho gas, arising from the fermau,
ed manure. Hence the utility If covering
fresh barn yard manure wisb earth, straw,
litter. weeds, street and door yard scfap.nes,
mud from swamps. and all kinds Of dacom
posed vegetable msGler. Skliul farmers
VII. always make as large q quantity nj com.
post manure as possible. Il Is q very Ger
tain say 10 enrich iarm aud ensure s5ln
dant crops. Ii these truths are conceded.
lbcn Il conclusiYUly follows that the genera
practice Of cur Farmers in respect to ma
uure IS laludicious. they let tie manure
lie in largo yards, or the opep Geld, exposed
to heavy rat1s and the action Of the afmos
phere. A large portion of the nuft.ye
qualities escapes 10 gas, or - washed away
by the hea"y rams. The greater the *
pnsare 10 the atmosphere. the greater The
loss. ILerc!nrr lAe practice of cadiag nut
the batn.ysTd manure IN the fsll ana spread
iBg l; IN small heaps G2ou The soil intended
Tor ploughing in The sprihg, Is sil more
ceasura5,o. b, tie AL mature - c..en
carried into lbe feld- and deposited 10 aua or
two large heaps, to rot, for the purpose ii
nGnuEng tho corn and potaf0c hills I'll the
spring AID strange Al i may seem many
old farmers vet believe that old rotted ma
nure promotes vegetation better lhan frp.h
or un.efmenled manure They appear 10
BE ignorant Of the fact, that thc longer ma
UuTs remains exposed to rot, lLr less ruth
ment, or food for tho plants 1t retains; and
the moro it becomes assiulleled TO mere
Garth.
To put either fresh or roi;ed manure in
The nil, IN the season Of planting po!n,ops
and corn, az general practice, is ialudi
cnus. Bu, bali The quantity Of fresh, I'M.
fernented mhunre, 10 the bill, woll mixed
in the soil, would afford probably more TN
rrmeni than doubIa tho quantity Of old rot
tod manure.
The tIols,urc. necessary 10 vegetation, is
conveyed to tho roots OF Young trees, or the
corn, or other plants, through the medium
Of earth fany hight or dry material Is in
contact with the roots, il tends to cut off the
regular and natural supply Of water, and the
plant must either extend its roots through
tho dry substance 10 draw la supply Of
moisture, or else become feeble, and perhaps
perish. Hence, in dry sensnn, more par.
iicuIarly, manuring in the hill, often proves
very injurious to the growth OF plants ifE
nanuring tue corn hill is ever judicloas, II /
is only on cold, mois, and sterile soil, or
swarded land deeply ploughed, w.!ero a far. |
NOR has not sufficient quantity Of manure
10 mix in the soil. The surost method 10 4
enrich the soil for future years, is 10 plough /
IN the manure. The rootso Of corn, extending
several feet around the hill, viii find what. (
over nourlehment the soil contains nod it
IS far better TO afford n sufficient supply /
when the corn is coming to maturity, than
merely to force The kernel to vegetate few
days earlier by means Of hot bed