The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-02-16


waste, il carries OF much Of The sal,s %
the straw becomes weaker for Manu- cnd
eating than before. a'sI
Save nol only all the urine, bp, a..
privy soil. This is worth five ,;,n ,'O 10
weight of cattle dung You will sa"I IL
10 save it IN my next. II is CONVENE, ~"
carry TO heaps Of weeds, straw, Sc ~ %
tant fields, Us one load oil human mn, !" ~
and urine will work five or six lo,I wv
weeds, &C., and make excelen, mann W
Straw, stalks, and vegetable matters :.
tam the salts and humus, but not ,bs wv
noa,acal liIp0r, which comes chieav r' So
animal matter, especially urine. IVA
Cabbage stump and other hard stall
difficult 10 lermeni, may be FIRST uo,p ''
with lime, or lime and salt, and lbrosa =
the heap when rotten, as lime and ne,
&C., kali each other. Blu, qulcklips n.y.
never be mixed With dung as il driyF, y
The ammoniacal vapour, and 50 do NV
ashes when fresh.
And here the farmer should l,..
mind IL At vegetable matters fermep, -.
aud are OF little use alone wh,ls, aa..
matters, especially urine, produce ann
10 fermentation, which is fixed by ,ho -,
etsble acid, correcting i, in return and y,
denng i, (eftiliziug. Lime will also -.
rect the acid and make II lerlizpo 4,
ammonia IS slill necessary 10 excite ,e.s,,
ton.
TO INCREASE THE QUALITY
The land is enriched By humus, Of yer.
table mould IT is this which make. !,
den soil superior TO that Of ields.
Therefore, do not burn weeds and oIs,
vegetable matters more than is needG ,o
make them pay their footing. Cut YOU
weeds and hedges ides before seed,n, I,
much Us possible; but # you have suou,s
them seeds or roots, which will grow, fgI
them with lime and salt. gals. salt 100
to 40 Ib.) and 5 gals. lime, viii geaersl,
serve for two loads OF weeds. When tss
lime and weeds are quite killed, a Ind,
privy soil or urine may be mixed IN, II 10
iar to draw 10 The dung pit
Big turf, such as is used for iael, i,sas
ural store OF humus; sour aud uselts, q
even injurious alone (; bU, cured ard rsnd,,
ed useful by Iime or dung, and espca.r
urine. TNo OF three loads OF this IN
partly dried, 10 one Of dung, ~ silsina
layers or four or five ,uri TO one Or t..,
where The urine aud night soil are ss ~
ed. makes good pr, manure. VIII gus
100 loads tort to $50 gals. cows, or o,sy|
utne, works rapidly, so as TO hiss lat Il
ready to spread in ten days, Il hot ssalics
Way soil or any kind Of earth las tS.r
eui as possible from thai Of the SIX.
should be laid under aud upon the heia
where carried out, TO absorb dfanaE ID |
yepour.
Where hog turf IS not a, hand, ssyH
refuse bark may be used. II will oo sd
80 quickly because II Is roushef, TAI I
always short. aud needs not 10 he sal,s
( too much, 10 fact oil SORTS u stgsaA
matters, ferns, rushes, dead lssts, xI
stalks, sods &c. ro,ted with linr &c! d,
as shove stated. or With dung ard slas :. |
81, If free from seeds or l,to roofs, SD sp
The dung pit.
By these means the m1nure vi II
greatly increased 10 humus from tie rsa
seeds or other vegetable matters, al u
salts 80 amuouiaral sar our FROM lie s1a
ard priyy sol. Bufning is stdra e
sary, except on stiff clays, aud IA tfs'hf.
up heaps anI snur OF poaty lands. h IA
force the lifst CROP. but consumes The .
MRS and eShausis the soil. Every sel|
should pay lis footing by rotlins CT! eel
version into corn or other produce
Tho ashes Of hedge and d,lrs s'li ri
useful Tor drying night soil, to dIli " al
iutnip seed but for this purpogr "a
should be only chaficd black uol ts'aa
red. except On heavy soils,
For your mex, hope TO send de'a.'.a'|
situcttons "a The management Of iie 81
pr, upon ;he principles here stated,
80 September, ls42. }. PelpTra.