The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-01-26

as possible that there may be little or n.
waste by soaking into The earth. Arrange
your stables. hog pen, Nc, 10 such order
as TO throw all the liter and manure into
the yard.
,. Sak o vat or reservoir at the lower
side Of Tue yard, Of sufficient capacity to
contain the Iuce Of tie yard. The most
common form Of tbc vat is six fee, width
BY three feet depth, and twelve feet or
more ID length, il viii be best 10 divide il
by partitions INTO two or three parts, go that
lt at any lime you want TO use only part Of
the liquor, you can do so wllhou, auy neon
venleuce. Il will b. farther desirable 10
have the val go connected with The yard, that,
when once lul, aud you have commenced
your manu- ac;ule, i additional rams come
before sou boye completed your heap, you
can prevent he LIQUID so formed from run
n'ns into your vat, either By keeping il
back n The ya.J. o. Ly .uTuldg il 10 aaolh.
CT direction.
3. Ia This vat miX lie folloaiu. ingrcd
ents as nearly as you can. without actual
measurement OF weight 70 every barrel Of
liquid add lbs. Of siooe llme iuai Stacked,
I lbs. wood ashes, of good quality aud dry,
or 40 equivalent OF leached ashes, or ID
u potash ID. Of salt, o. is equivalent Of
uld brine; . ozs. Of saltpetre 20 lbs. plas
Ter Of Pans OF mud. Or muck; 10 lbs. Of
cxcTenouts from tie privy, OF 20 LIS. OF
horse manure. Mix these ingredients no
roughly with the liquid 10 the vat and II the
vat contains one hundred barrels increase
the above Ingredients d bundled fold. /,
will DO well to mix these ingredients a
few days before you 10y Up our heap, and
STIR them every day but this ., not essen.
Iial.
! Ga the upper side Il be vat lay the
foundation Tor the heap, ty placing po'cs or
rails, With one end TO The vat, and The 9th
er extending from IT, about two fee! apar,
"a these iay other poles cfosswise, Gre
clsey as We DO tito foundation tcI q stack Of
hay or gram. to keep the straw from the
ground, and that tic liquid may flow free
" beneath.
5. Having everything prepared, CON
meuco laying up tho heap, by placing
layer Of straw, weeds, stalks, OF whatever
you have a, hand, on the foundation of tho
poles, 10 tho thickness Of q foot loo viii
lind grea, advantage from throwing mate
rails as you collect them, into lhe yard,
and letting Tic cattle tread on them, un,!
they are thoroughly broken aud vet
When lbe layer IS foo, thick. star up the
ingredients 10 The vat, and with pail or
other vessel, thoroughly vet the layer on
the poles. Place another layer on the frs,
Of the same thickness, vet as before, and
thus continue until you have raised the
/! Oh IS high as you wsh--say from SIX 10
ten feet. Be careful 81 every voting to
stir up tie ingredients from tAe bottom OF
tho vat, Wien finished, cover the heap
with the settings n tho bottom 81 the vat,
or with any thing else at haud--common
earth viii answer.
q. Il tho heap coHs,s, Of straw, weeds,
and Ito hla ita.s. = -N4.fstra ,sloit--rs #.--s
fourth DAY. III Won have used much peat,
muck, o earth, w!h the straw, water once
a week. To water the heap, make holes
wish an iron bar o. other instrument IN
The op at u, from eight to twelve inches
apart aud extending downward about to tho
middle, ilcu Sir 'be liquid 10 the sat, snI
pour i into the holes ualil the whole
mass is saturated finally, close the holes.
At every watering make new holes.
GIVE the heap three Satcrtnas when
made ofs;raw, aud II wall be tt, for 10 &C.
teen days from the time Of laying Il up,
when much mut OF muck has been added,
thirty days.
When it is desired to manufacture this
kind OF manure IN places where bara yard
liquid canuo, be readily obtained, rsor,
sTrpg OF pond water will answer the same
purpose tar voting the heaps as the barn
yard liquid, By increasing in small pro.
portion the ingredients for the mixture, as
gwen in section 3, aud adding them to it,"