The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-05-04
RET:FE EEO.EU. NN.
VALUE OF URINE As A MANURE.
rxpERIMENrs or G. ALEXANDER.

ENPERIMEATs OF &, ALEXANDER.
The following extract transferred from
the Farmers Magazinc TO TINT spirited and
valuable agricultural work, louug's lie,
tiers Of Agrlcola, IS 80 inpoHan, and 10
slruciye that suLjnlnil;
THIS intelligent farmer, Charles Alex
lndcr, near PEBBLES. Scotland, had long
been Impressed with the gtea, Importance
Of the urine OF cattle as a manure and he
set abaut to discover, By long aud well
conducted srfIes Of experiments, the hest
method Of collecting and applyin It. He
began BY digging Il phi contiguous 10 the,
feeding stall, Tut distinct altogether iron
that which vas appropriated for the fccep
tloa OF the dung. The dimensions Of lh,s
PIT, according 10 his own account, we're 80
Get square, and ! feet deep, surrounded on
al sides by vail; ard the slid contents
were l92 yards. Having selected the
nearest spot where lie could find loany
earth, ard TINS he hlaaSs took from tnr
surlace Of some Esd under cuttyaiiou, 30
proceeded to oil II and fund that, aiIh
three m0n and tao horses, be could easi.y
accomplish g cube yards per day aud
be whole expense q transporting the earth
Did no, exceed al l64 When tho work
was complete, he iesclled the surface Of The
heap, 20 line with the mouth Of the sew.
er, which conducted the ufinc from the IN
terror OF the buildtng. % purpose ths, /,
might 5e distributed 9Th regula niy, and
might saturate the whole from top 10 bot
ton. The quantity conveyed to IL, be
estimates al abou, 500 gallJng bu, as THIS
calculation was founded partly on conl~c
iurs, for he measured not he liquor, II Will
be better aud more instructive TO furnish
the DATA, that are certain aud inconIroyrr
ub!e. The urine VAS supplied by / cat
tie, weighing about u stone each, and
kept there FOR Eve months 90 fodder nnd
iurnips. The contents u the ID, produced
rs ioads, allowing cubic yards 10 10
taken out IL three carts end he spread 40
o. these on each acre, 80 that tbs urire IA
Eve months, and from fourteen cattle pro
d1ccd 4 compost sufficient iar tie frrtiliga
ton 81 seven acres of land. he states
'utther, that be lad tied tbs experiment,
for ten years. aud had ,ud scrminaicly ".
ed IN the .amc field either the rol'cd COW
dung, or The sataafed earth and m oil the
stages Of the c,ep. he had never been able
10 scovet any percepibio difference. -
But uhal Is stall more wonderful. he found
.hIt thu, compost lasted 10 lis effects a. ma
~ years rs hts best rq're.ccut manure
md b. therefore boldly AYERS, that a load
i each i 81 equivalent taluc,
Conclusions u vast importance mr. DE-
luctblc ifoG this statement lbd | cannot
esst he feeling, If placing them 10 a strong
nd advantageous l,aht rney speak q
'olume II instruction md II We are Wiling
o learn, they m9st l"sd 10 q very material
Iteration 10 the construction Of our barns.
appears, then, that IN five months, each
on discharges urine vLtch. whcn absorbed
y loan, furnishes manure Of the richest
1alt'y, and most durable effects, Tor hall
y acre OF ground. The d1ne-pt, which ,
onilhned oil the excremnnilllous matter OF j.
be cattle, as ~cli ~ the il.rrr empoyed 4
, bedding them, nnd which was KEEP, sepa
ate iar the purpose Of experiment, nnly :
Ifnlshcd during tho same periods 2iO y
'ad4, ard ibrsr, a, the Same rate, could d
MY manpfo SIX acres. The aggregate va :
Ie ri the urine therefore, when compared :
i'h that of tn dung, was 10 thr ratio of
wen 20 SIX; - tuat ae pre borne out hy
'ese premises 10 this province, nnd under
le management u uur farmers. that III. uune I
asicd aud anuihtiatej ~ Ear as regards any 2,
7elni purpose. Is ln'ru-lca'ly worth more N
an the duag, as an eihcaclaus and perGm in
'n' dressing a"d i Nc take into consider,
ION, t,at tbis latter manure IL not treated
Nh any skill and Iidgneui, II viii no, seem &C
uprising, that the culture Of white crops
- never been carried here to any extent, -
nee we have despsed add neglected the 4
lN nIeHns OF fte1l,t.r u n.r y