Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-10-11
NEW METHOD OF MiFlNG
MA\l.itES

The subject n' 'ncrcas'ng Their S'ore oi
mauurcs. ls wIsc occupying mach nf ihc
,,,,.:.::cr ,,f ,hr 'arrc"-s .nr lr-N Iisd dih.m
Indispensable ~ an improved -y-'eni a.
agriculture. The greater ;i!r GsrAn;it,
therefore. that can b. made an! juiiorru,
is Il, Piled upon rhe.r land, The mUrr Ger
tam their success in "hrainin:; good crops.
ami adding To the pr''tit, Of their business.
The fulluwing extract is taken from the
Farmers Min. of Wealth, or Manure aud
I'illase; "a very valuable work by Mr.
liecrImuncc. just published hy Suslon and
Miles. II gives a somewhat novel mr'hoi
ol making manure; aud by strictly follow.
lug It. The farmer wil .inl that he cuu
greatly increase his resources. aud worh
up into lrr'ilIzing matter hat has hitherto
beeu considered mere rubbish, aud greatly
in his way. For tull particulars. aud The
benefits OF This process, we nus' refer 10
the work i,seIf.-Am. Agricuitnns!.
|. Form your barn-yarj with gradual
descent on urc s.da. 81 thai the liquid
formed by lhs rains will iinw gc"lly i"
lhal side. Make the hoi,nn as ll2rd aud
smooth as pnss.ul:, itIat There niAJ bei!iIlr
or no waste 10y soaking inlo the rGGih--
ArfaGgc Jour stables. h"s. pen, &c.. II
such order. as tn throw oil The hlier aud
manure iulu The yard.
Z. Sink va: ur rc,rrvnir n the lrwcr
side OF the yard, of sufficient capacity Ia
contain the juice "i rhr yard. The most
cuniuun lor,u al twelve feet "r aiurc IN
length, according 10 Il,c sac al The yard.
ana HE amount u! liquor G"winG from II.
" hen the val is u,orc i!ianIwrlycln III lcng'h
/, will be bc.i 10 divide il by par'iti"rs
into two or ,Irec paris, sn that It NJ any
lime YOU want To use only part of HE Ii.
qunr, you eau do 80 without any incon.
yeuirncc. IL will he farther desirable to
have the vat so connected with the ya;d.
,ha, when once full, aud you have com
nrnccd your manufacture. II aidll'"aai
ruins come before you snail have com
plc;rli YOUR heup, - which we shall s"on
spcak. you can prevent The liquid 80 form
ed from running into your vat, either by
keeping it 'ack in the yurJ, or by turning
il in anulher drcctiuu.
3. In this vat mix The following iugre-
dients us ueurl AS you can. without nc
rual measurement or weight: To every
barrel of liquid, add lbs. of stone lime
iust slacked. / lbs. wood ashes Of good
uua,ily aud dry. or al cquivalen, %! leach
ed ashes. or a 1 ID. Of potash; 1 10. Of
salt, or its equivalent "ld hrine; = nzs. nI
,allpelre; ~ lbs. plaster Of Paris. Or mud
or muck 10 l!,s. Of excremen,s from the
privy, or % lbs. Of nurse manure. Nix
ihrse ingredients thoroughly with the Ii
Quid in the vat. nnd if the val contains que
hundred barrels, increase the above Ingrc.
dicnts hundred fold. l, will he well To
mix these ingredients "A few days before
you lay up your heap. and sir them every
day. buI this is not essential.
4 On The upper side Of the va, lay the
foundation for the heap, by placing poles
or rails. with Que end To the vat md The
other extending from it. about Two feet
apart; on these lay other poles crnsswise
! iprcc,seIy as we do the foundation for n
stack ul hay or grain TO keep tho straw
| from the ground aud that the liquid may
flow freely beneath.