The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-09-12
The Farmer.
HINTS FOR MAKING A MANURE.

meeting of the Hollywood Agricultural Society. 1t
NAV be of advantage farmers and agricuurists gen
c,nIy, and therefore, we give it the benefit of our
circulation;
TO he President, &c. ofMe
HOInrood Agr,culturaL Society:
Geailemea,- Having observed in your Published
list of premiums for this year, which, by
fell into my hands, one offered by Mr. Marlin, for the
hes, essay on or description of, mnnure,o or nanures
which will make the best substitute for that usually
prepared on the farm yard, procured from towns,
though, would take chance FOR it, and resolved,
rs have many opportunities of seeing the crops grow
ina, and of conversing with those who grow them, to
ca,, nv ewes about, and seek for information on the
different manures by which they are produced. ] at
last fixed upon farmers field, where number Of
persons had their potato crops planted beside each
other A great difference in the lots was very per-
cCp,be and my first impression naturally was, the
farmer the of the field, had the largest manure
heap the produce of many cattle, no should have the
hest crop. On inquiry, however, found was mis-
taken, for lot, of person who kept only pig,
and another belonging to n cottaser, who kept no
pig, were both better than the general crop. Now,
said Ito myself have the secret to make good ma
-nurc (and, must confess, my mind turned more
strongly on the prcmium,) if can only prevail on
this coitaser, who keeps no pig, to tell me how he
makes his manure--which he carries on, small
scale, will conduct on large one. lie appeared
quite astonished at my making inquiry on so simple
matter, as he called it, MS cottagers manure heap,
and thought me very ignorant indeed. However, in
very few words, he told me that he collected all tho
,vnnls hp conld ,ba off all
the green edges and cleaned out the tcner tables op.
posie his own house, and much further as he
could and if his landlord would allow him, secured
out ditch, and picked up quantities of the red
ill., by times. All these he collected into n heap, and
he never allowed drop Of suds dirty water, house
buckets, any other liquid that could be collected,
10 be lost; but poured all the heap of rubbish he
had gathered, and, after time, turned il
fully, and mixed it properly. On inquiry, ! found
that he did not apply greater quantity Of this ma
TO produce his crops, than il usually done from
the farm yard; and he assured its good effects
manned in the soil and appeared the future crops.
Nsw can fancy the learned essayists, who may
compete for this premium, in classic order and in
modern style, dividing :her subject into different
heads, and explain the meaning ofterms, in which I
will most certainly fall short! o for the pen, or PEN
Gil ola franklin, a Cobbett Doyle, Blacker,
paint my subject in its proper coors, which, though
not so beautifully blended as those of the rainbow,
yet present to the eye Of the amateur agricuturst,
opleaung variety Of black and green, diversified with
orange and yellow! But you must all have heard that
wishing, of all occupations, is the worst. l must,
therefore, this is only intended for plain, humble,
declaration trust efyla describe
tho process, and how followed for two seuslns. You
must therefore, for the present, place yourselves in
imagination, beside large heap of 80 or 100 loads
Vi road scraplngs, water table scourngs weeds and
"'ey Kind Of refuse that could be scraped together,
with several puncheons of sads and all other sorts of
'quld manure which are produced about farm
muse Twin some more solid discharged into numer
ous communicating cuts, made over and through the
surface OF the above described heap, the liquid be-
'"s always Immediately covered over, to prevent e.
''Pofa'on' The cuts must be made in different
paris OF the surface Of the above described heap the
liquid beng always Immediately covered over to pre-
vent evaporation. The cuts must be made in differ
'n' parts OF the surface Of the heap, for each success
sVe puncheon of liquid till all is completely saturated
'nen an additional layer of earth and other material,
' -" !" - Ieauy ior a complete turning. Or,
suppose pit dug in convenient part of field, or
'h made near your house, both of which have tried
"'n layer of finely broken earth in the bottom, on
"n'ch puncheon of the material before described,
mas oeen discharged, the whole properly mixed to-
s'uer with a. shovel, the operator standing on the
','HN OF the pit or TANK and afterwards thin layer
VI eaf'h added, to prevent evaporation In another
'vS' or as often as possible add another layer Of
"uey broken earth, and another puncheon mixed and
eOoefed over as before directed till your pit or tank
q" 'u'' and ready to be cleared out to give room for
'"O'ner "making'' When the manure is thrown out
" "e pit will be necessary and properto cover it
eH''rey over with weeds, or some kind Of refuses but
,"e more vegetable matter the better. This matter,
O"o'Sr Is not one for suppositiOn; it has been
- INTO effect, and could not be kept secret; for
' process drew wondering Spectators from it's per-
'''s the air with that rich odor which would make
N'0"rng agricuturist look six months before him,
1"u say 10 hlmself-ths will come to something: if
Op' '0n' grow after the application of this manure