The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-04-24
sOIIING OF cATTLE-cOMPOsTING
MANURES.

MAalhES.
These two subjects are 80 intimately
connected. inyelsr interests so idenIi 81.
and 80 deeply cuncrrn lhr well hring 81
,he agricultural community, thst We shall
treat them under the same gen. raj head.
To attempt io cul iva1e lands, in any oI
,h- old selll j states, without manuring.
with the hop of resulting profits, would
be Go defy the experience Of centuries. and
turn deaf ear 90 ,hr injunclions Of that
philasnphy which is basrd mon reason
and common seases lar the observation Of
every Iarmer. WIN may be in the least in
trllis at, will have forced the conviction
upon his mind. that he who l"oks 10 the
ear hfur remuneraling returns, must make
IL the aim a( hi. system 10 resiare 20 4.
in the FIRM al manure, AN equivalent fer
the roducis which !, may yield. or ess
haastinn ~ its powers Of proiuciion will
necessarily fnllaw. rs u matter uf course.
These views We hold 10 he so in, ontro-
yertiM :, as to require no argument 10 rus
tain them, and We shall. ihereiore. NO.
tronblr The rca Ter with ona. Bni shall
prorerd 10 recommend To the sd"piion Of
iarGers. generally, she po'icy Of adopting
Oh. system of yarding and soIling of their
ca re of nigl I, as the best Of oil possible
plan. which they can devise, for accumn-
ialing manure. and placing themselves ia
a pasilion o. fsdi ize aud improve their
lands, and consequently to increase their
capacity CIR production,
We are aware thai we shall he met, IN
the very set. with that slere0tyI ed ub.
lection tha', in this country. l.bor is too
dear 10 contemplate feed cattle By soilirg;
but, in despite Of this objection. we sha' !
venture to urge. tliat soiling Of sIoak
should be engrafied upon the system al
every farmer owning sufficient number
Of cows aud oxen 81 make il an object,
lie, us suppose that farmer had TWEEN
Is head of Cattle, and that. WIN me view
of feeding them of a ! light with greer
meat, from May until the frosts OF fall, IL
order that he might make the greatest pos
sibIe quantity Of manu:r, all he W ult
haze 10 d.. would be, q provide himsel
with a six acre LOT. manure aud ash, O
lime il well, saw two acres 81 II IN i.u
.erne, Que IN clover. and diy'de the oih0
three acr brtweeI corn, sOwn broadcast
aid MiIIrt, say. two acres Ol the furme
aud me Of the latter. Such lot, thus Gu
ii a,ed, would afford an ample supply &
green feed. for the number Of cattle nam
s,l. from the early part of Nav I'LL H. i
the fall. The green meat hut one pros''
ed, the next Thing would be, 10 haul cart
into the cattle yard, spread it some six
eth, inches derpo er the entire surIac'
giving i, a dish-like form, in order III
The crutre may be 'wer than the sides,
tina none Of it. riches may be washt
away. The earth hring thus spread,
bushel or two az Plaster, and twenty
thirty bus els Of pulrerzed Charco'
should he sawn lie con, 81 as 10 GOV
every par, Of il, then let mould and leav
from the woods be earted in, so as tog
an additional layer of t"nr or five lncht
observing the dish like foim as bei"'
The yard being thus prepared, after wa
Inv few DAYS for the earth To settle,
cattle could be fed therein, each MY
will, provender cut in the nj Tnln!,
exposed 10 the sun 10 be wilied. A m
in half an hour each morning would
able, il lie put Tor his strength aud sk
10 cut era =. or con. or mille' enough
serve the twenty head Of cattle, aud e;
evening with a sing e Aorse cart he co
la Il in and dep sit il in mo'eabe rae
10 be provided. in an hour more; but
US saw, that the cutting, han ing, and
posi- ing of the glass. would take
hours lav. From the Is. OF May
the 18th Of DC. ,ber. would make
DAYS, which a, 2 hours per day wo
make, in the feeding season, " da
Say ,ha, the hauling and spreading
tho earth would take , months more
that The sowing of the cilarc 'al and p
would take two days, thus making
three months in all. of the services
man and horse and cart. With this
Ia lie, Use see how would stand the
count of cost:
Services of man 8 month at SIG per
moath, ~
Sc-yie Is of Horse and Cart 3 months at
$40 per month.
hhs. Plaster at sll,
30 bushels Of pulv,riz.d Charcoal at ~
cts.
Sill
Now then. man, horse, and cart
employed for three monhs, could II
,..., ,,o b,pa pniut,,,i nut make