The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-05-25
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,,ls,,cr F.. Phinney, Esq. to A Hun
EN'"" .,hIi,hed in the Transactions of the
\ Sas"' ,,,iruIunl Society," lSao; ,o,o
Esel NS"' Lexington, Dec. 1S40.
,.,or, ESQ Dear Sir-The question
a. "I 1,1 How can farming be made proh'a-
HUI @ a..s.r bv liberal menuring, deep and thor
M e ,snghng, and clean culture iw,'' venture
s;hont fear of contradiction, that no IN
NJ ~ ho cited. where a farmer who has ma
'D W, grounds highly, made judic'ous use Of
.'tn,h, and cultivated with care' has failed to
# r, ~ ot,oie enumeration for the full amount
NJ nav more; that has not received a great
y ,.,,o uoon his outlay than the average profit
a ,.,noa, any other business. One great diff
I'd -, ,ho most farmers seem not TO be aware ct
u ,Sa that The greater the outlay, 10 reasonn-
\ .,snt when skilfuly applied, the greater
n ,ubo The profit; they therefore manure sparlnGly
,lOw SHALLOW, and the consequence is get poor
.;J far their labor. This has raised preJu-
a T., md ,iven dsrelsh to the business Of farm
A =, especialy among those who are in the habit
4 ! ,o lesrous ofreallzing something more from
n ii, ocDuDaion than a naked return ofthe amount
4 expended. .......
s The farmer who is so sparing of his manure that
h nm get but 80 bushels Of corn from an acre,
J s,bssy enough to pay him for the expense of
E ndyadm and in addition to this, by the ordina-
uns,Od Ofploughing, his field at each success
\ m ryniuu is deterioa,ing, his crops becoming
lbs and ina few years he finds he must abandon
Asgl,s,ed and worn out fields, to seek subsist
ln,s mhimself and family in some other business
zrnSns other region, where the hand of man
|ks been las wastelul Of the honntes of nature.
Inasdhan, of his scanty manuring OF ten cart,
adsb lie acre, which will give but thirty bush'
|torcOm, let him apply thirty loads. This addi-
nnal twenty loads, at the usual price Of manure
ts par, fine country, will cost him thirty dol
|sms. Ru, he now instead ofthrty bushels OF corn
kcs sky bnshels and the increased qcanii
yofslorer will more than pay for the excess of la
Nrnquired in cultivat:ng and harvesting the large
Z kuAat of the small one He has then added
rhshes Of corn to his crop by means of the
NheOE loads Of manure, which at the usual price
In' dollar per bushel, pays him in the first crop
r@@lra outlay His acre of land is laid to
pslNer taking OFF the corn, and the effect of his
knfyoads of additiona, manurng will be to give
lat the lowest estimate, three additional tons
y by 10 the first three years of moving it, worth
adollars ton Standing in the field. Now
9k1the result His thirty dollars for extra ma.
iNs was paid for by the first years crop, and at
AeNd ofthree years more he will have received
n! ive dollars profit on his outlay of thirty dol
z@- And in
! EDITION 10 this, his land is improved, and in g
fnch better condition for second rotation. There
10 dslusOn in this. 1t is,a practical rcsuIt, o
1 he reality Of which any farmer may satisfy him
3e'f who will take the trouble TO make the expert
ment.
4 From no item of outlays can the farmer deriv'
ample, or so certain profit as from expenditures
manure TO certain extent. This has beer
@Mslngly verified by some of our West Cam
eSamers. At is not uncommon among some
UA'mers in that town, 10 put on their grounds
@ @Ndred dollars worth of manure to the acre
"u""'e instances than one, the gross sales o
'p'NH'e from ten acres under the plough, have 1
~. 10 live thousand dollars in one season
f|'. Is me result of high mapuring and judiciou
,,NN'O" 0' asoil, too, which is exceedingly poo