Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-11-13
From the Temperance Advocate.
MANURES. - i :. -

Mr.. Ediior,-As i ihinkaeyery one.
should contribute his mite. towards aiyan-s
cling The he;improvementofAs Agriculture, 4 am
induced to send you afew remarks, which
you may publish, if you think.ihem @or-
thy of insertion ~, Z; 3: i,
Z Ii is all almost needless for me 10 say
any thing here, Of the necessity Of oegreaters
attention being given TO ,manufjng our
lands (Iike myself are in; possession Of.
exhausted lands, well know. Butif can
suggest any means by which the produce
ton of this trulyipyalpables source OF I'M
provemenf may beaincreased, + shall lhave
done something towards the prosperity os
individuals, and ofihe STATE. =.
Z It is a serious fact, Mr. iEditor;, that
many valuable means by which our nan
ure heap nigh, be enlarged, are neglected
aud the malerials wasied.-BDi few ret--
sons are aware. of the yegetablesp1atte
might be fermented. and made apaiIble as.
food of7plants. blythe additionfof a5liilie
animal marer, and hence so few make!
more than one halflhe quaGtity yiheyimight
obtain, by greater care 10 supplying; the;
litter lotheir stock aud leaving no animal
offal, That can possibly be ottained unap-
piled. My Objects to savesevery thing
of The kind. and TO this end / adopt means
which l think are nottvery general among
our Farmeis and Planters. Inathe first
place, I would say with the.late Mr.. Her
bemont, "altef you have thoroughly lii
tered your stable and cattle yard, with
leaves and straw, which ~e can easily
obtain, lhen go and litter them all oyer
again." 4: 1t51 80
My cowpen is attached to the stable,-
and is made. concavein the centre:e In
the Spring, these are cleaned out, and the.
manure hauled when the concave parts,
filled up with oornslalks and leaves, and
a few loBds Of mud or earth iaken from
low ground thrown thereon. { The mar
gins are left bare Cor the comfort oflhe
cattle, which are penned al, night through
the summer, and sailed, which is great.
inducemeni for them TO cometup, they
are kept up altogether in winter.) These
margins are scraped every week or ten
days, and the droPpings throwninps on the
litieri In the centre, on which also thestable
manure is spread. aItistEiy prac.iceilb ilbno's
OUT. the year 10 throw leaves and ,lashes
iulo the privy, and under the roosts'
of the poultry house: lnow have these
thoroughly cleaned OUT, and the contents
added to the manure heaps will: /; the
sweepings of The yard. wood pile, and
SUCH ashes as maybe on hand, from the
lye hopper, &C.! ,,og bt4 gt3ts.s
There is always pile Of leayesi weeds
from the garden, Sc, in. a corner Of the
yard, upon which all the slops, soap-sudss
aud wash ofthe house, are emptied, and
the application of ashes TO this pile, and TO
the poultry house and privy, go far towards
rendering their contents inodorous, aud add
much TO the value Of the manure. These
last may appear TO many q small 20 after:
but sir, tie ocean is made Gp-of drops and,
from the pile in The yard alone, i e. leaves;
and sweepings, l have Tho pas, year made
nine two horse loads of welliro,ied man
lre, the soap-suds, urine, ashes, &c. being
very eEficacious in ro,iing the leaves and
weeds, thus converting TO an excellent
purpose substances, which are otherwise,
lost If they are not allowed to become;
,puisanees abon, Us. Throughout, the
whole; year, as oflen as opportunity offers
The stable is cleaned ont, and fresh leaves
given TO the borsessgiving
them good beds. adding TO their comfort.
and to the. manure lheap.taG 81 7ga''2 g.
If ths above remarks may induce any.
farmer to adopt means he has heretofore
neglected. they will, have answered their
purpose-but.if you think. they gre all now
universally attended toai you can destroy
this. .papersand not at, all offend. .sas2a tf;f
3. .llsssst'i4 ba,sss5 You've FARMER. 81
& RGreenville Districts IS. c. Aug. 1914
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