The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-03-09
AGRICULTURAL.
MANURE.

MANURE.
To tho Editor Of the Southern Planter:
Dear Sir: Manure has bcen very just
" stvlei the ">heet Anchor OF I e Far
mer'-as such, esteem It. Every DIR c.
ted eff,rt, therefore, t. improve the gum
,ity and guilty sIloul:i be regarded with
intercs, by intelligent and enterpr'sng tar
mers. Shall attempt. in as plain man
ner as can, to throw out nne hints ny
which both quantity and quality OF ma
nure may be greatly improved. Farmers
should make their stable floors where hor-
ses or other animals are kept perfectly
tight 80 that none of the urine would pass
through them, and they should elevate the
hoor little, next to the manger, SO that
ihe urine may f,w out: fix underneath
the lowest point of the h,or, gutter or
conductor to receive h"urin", soconstruc-
ted as to convey it to a 'eSeruoir, prepar-
ed to receive it, winch must be we'll shell
tered, and protected from the weather.
The reservoir may be made of timber or
Of bricks. 1t of the latter, it should be
well plastcred on the inside with hydraulic;
cement, to make it tight. Let the old
solid excrements, with the ordinary clean
ings Of the stables. be thrown into this re-
sorvoir, with the liquid; put also. fE eve
ry layer Of the solid excrcments of a t"ot
in thickness. thin layer Of plaster of Pa
ris. Twill briefly state my reasons for re-
commencing this plan The liquid excre-
n,ents are of ST. much greater value than
the solid; a. stable hoors are generally
constructed whole Of the liquid is lost. ex-
cept what is absnrbe by the the solid ex-
crenentS and the litter.
1t is the liquid excrements alone. which
enables the solid excrpmants to emit am
monia, which being thr 'wn out in the ulsr-
al way, unprotected from the weather, the
NON mt putrefactlon takes place, he am
mona escapes into the sphere, in the
state of carbonate of AMIN mia and is LOST;
the other soluble salts are washed out by
the rain; the remainder is of but little com.
parative value. The plan proposed has
this advantage, first, saving Of all the
urine, (anv one who may practice this
plan efectua'ly, will soon be astoniShed
at the quantity Of urine lost;) secondly.
protection from weather; and thirdly, all
the ammonia will he retained. Plaster of
Pars being the srllphate If lime, will con-,
vert all the carbonate of ammonia (Which
is very volatility into the snlphate of am.
monia, which has no volatility; thus the
whole value of the manure is retained for
the use of the crop. Having been for the
last six mo,,ths, engaged in manufacturing
chemical manures from human excre-
ments, have been compelled to turn my
attention to the study nfagr:culfnra' chem.
islry. ! can, therefore, with confidence re-.
commend the abwe plan to your numer,,
GUS readers. Manure. made in this man.
ner, will be vastly superior, perhaps ten
times as valuable as that made in the uSua
way. am making an interesting exrerl.
ment upon wheat with urate, and IN the
spring ] shall make an experiment W.T.!
poudette and bone dust nn corn. The
results WILL make knrwn in du: 'lmf
TO my brother farmers tiroug, you or
nal. GEoRa. WooDFfN.
Mr.. W;mdfn. from the official stati ~
wl c!l h. fills. mas m ,st excellent opppr
suhy of experimenting upon urate and
p 'udrette, which are exciting $, much at
tentlon in the agricultural word. This np
pnr,l nifty, We are pleased to hear. he has
improved in a mau1er as c,edItabe I
himself as beneficial to the commlity.-
We are very happy +, a Id his nam to the
list of our correspondents, ami will look
with much terest for his promised COM
munications.