Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-24
cen collected with unfalng industry into ingredient.

been collected with unfailing industry into Ingredient.
Of The most valuable kind and he returns at night
laden with The fruits of his labor ready 10 den0sI,c
| them wheresoeyer required. How beautifully i here
diapIayed The economy of all WISE Providence in
making the irrational portion of has creatures nstfn-
mental in furnishing MEANS If properly used, for re
storing that vitality TO the SOIL which hos been 'arii-
| ally exhaused in their support; thus preserving that
order and symmetry in the natural world, which just
appre Of his attributes, would Iced 10 believe
was designed. Now, what par, does man, the lord
of CREATION act in this interesting busness' Dnea he
Cooperate with the humble brute, who hath fulfilled
his destiny with faithful accuracy? He sits down III
criminal apathy, and instead OF using these means, as
reason should direct him, he permits these valuable
supplies 10 be carried away by rains into the Neighbour
ing streams sink into the earth, be evapofated
aud lost-yanly complaining of the poverty of the
SAIL and perhaps the poor animals waste away and pc
IRISH the succeeding Winter Tor want o! food.
To AVOID this reproach, | would recommend, that
the winter pens broken up spot be selected
Tor the summer pen, contiguous TO The land you pro-
pose to m9nure combining the advantage ct being Ia
vorabe TO retaining all the moisture it receives Upon
the principles az those mentioned IN the manage
ment of the stables before the cattle put in, have
litter enough TO absorb all the fund receV we'd from them
When this first bed is well rodden TO pieces, and so
much decomp posed TO begin to lose by evaporation,
cover IT with the best surface earth You can conve.
nently get, or inches deep. Tbs layer of earth
will arrest the gasses ammonia in its evaporation
Chemils say, that gypsum, or plaster OF Pars as IS
commonly called, has powerful effect IN fixing or ar
resting the escape of ammonia. These layers of earth
saturated with the descending fluids and absorbing
the ascending vapor, become good manure as the
decomposed vegetable matter. After putting in the
layer of earth possible, haul IN another sup
ply of leaves continuing this through the summer ana
fall, and will warrant an amount OF manure aston
shng in quality we'll quantity. The sheep should
be penned with the cows; and although have not
done it, do not know that there is any good reason
nv the hogs should mol be also ftuned out very early
the morning. pennng is not injurious to sheep, and
by the presence of the CATTLE they secured from
molestaon during the night by dogs. The plan OF
moving pens and lttering each, Pracsed by some,
but if there is any truth in the doctrine oil evap'
Grafton, that system must be wrong. l regard the
moving the pens at fixed periods, during the busy
season of cultivation, fully equivalent to NOV
ing the manure, which | always carry out Tor wheat,
after | have finished my other sowing, and which,
need say makes better wheat than any, except To-
hacco land although the manure is put on very poor
land.
! will conclude this paper, by stating, that for Sc
veral years past, have manfred twenty acres on the
plan described, upon The farm where reside. nave
had there force, not exceeding twelve hands, and IN
GLIDING assistance from other sources, am sure,
the labor expended, was not more indeed think was
less, than that of two hands through the year. lie
garding cattle useful indeed necessary agents IN
this business ! keep many as can on Standing
pasture, gfszng my arabic land, only when unc wheTe
think il may be done without much injury.
have said nothing about the application OF manure,
regarding The making it the great object, ana oe-
lie wing that no great errors will be committed, IN the
mode Of using. Thinking, do, that it is liable TO loss
from evaporation, would advise that it should not be
kept on hand but applied after being made as
convenient-hat which is pretty well rotted 10 some oil
hoe crops and the rougher kinds as top dressing
TO clover, or some other kind of grass.
I'm ponds hold there may be too mne
especlalIy