Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-02-26

it, ] preserved apples in perfect condition for one
year in it. If spread over compost heaps. barn
yards, stabe-ioors, in privies, it absorbs the am
mona, prevents offensive smells, fixes the volatile
gases, and thus makes valuable compost
Ashes applied to sandy soils are valuable; and
OH some soils eached are as good as unleached.
have known land too poor to grow 8 bushels of
corn to the acre, made to produce as bushels by
ashes alone ; ana they are more valuable on a SAN
dy soil than any other manure except marty clay
They enable the sandy soil to retain is moisture a
great point. They used to great advantage on
Long Island and in New Jersey. They stimulate
growth as does plaster. Sown broad cast on grass,
,ne effect Is perceptble at great distance. The
yeld the hrst year sandy soils in grass will pay
Ine expense OF applying forty bushels to the acre.
Ihey give TO the soil siIicate of potash, which s
needed to form stems.
Ashes have two actions soils, viz, chemically
! by alkall they neutrallze acids and mechanically
! by rendering sandy soils more tenacious Nuck ia
made valuable by them, when mixed in compost:
the acid of the muck is destroyed by the alka and
| fermentation follows.
Lime has been used by me to great advantage.
| prefer oyster shell lime, as it contains no map9e-
STA, which most stone lime does. ] think oyster
shell lime has tendency to lessen in growth the
stem and leaves and increase the fruit and Seeds
| | put on barren or worn out land 300 bushels ovs-
ter shell lime and it grew wheat to a weight of GA
lbs per bushel; with the wheat | sowed one bush
cl OF cloverseed and half bushel of timothy seed
second year 3 tons of hay per acre. | have found
it Of great advantage in potato culture the pota-
toes do not rot in the ground, while neighborng
unmed ones all do They are mealy and fine and
do not rot after gathering, and have been free of
rot in dry, wet and average seasons think it de-
stroys the fungus or insect, if either be the
of rot.
Bone dust have used and find it most valuable,
and advise its use, especially on soils long cultlva-
ted, destitute of phosphate of lime; it is the most
etlicacious manure that can be used an exhaust
ed SOIL but will do better on dry calcareous soil
than on such as contain alumina. 1t should be
mixed with earth to ferment before spreadng.-
There should be used from II to 90 bushels to the
acre. 1t seems best on turnips, In compost, it is
valuable as it yields phosphates largely. 1t is said
that in England where on lands it had been appli
ed 20 years BEFORE its effect could be to yard
| trust the expectation of bones from our country
will soon cease.
| have used guano successfully and unsuccess-
fully. Mixed with earth and applied to plants in
close contact it was iniurious applied in weak So
luton TO grass land and green house plants its eff
feet was wonderful My experience shows that
posts have found it very effective.
Night soils is one of the most valuable manures.
In this country, as well as in England great preu-
dice prevails against its use in agriculture or gar
dening. For ages it has been used in Asia and
> particularly in China In France, in Belgium b.
d hemia, SaXony, all the German confederacy, and
= Sweden its destruction waste is prohibited by
e law. In England and America it is thrown into the
l. rivers to befou them, and the fish which devour it
l. are eaten instead of vegetables grown by it AS
e manure, loads of it have been found to produce
t. $50 bushels per acre ofpotatoes while, on the same
'r ground, I20 loads of horse manure yielded only
r 4S0 bushels.
re In conclusion, have TO remark that the main
re stay of the farmer is his barnyard manure. Yet
e, this varies in quality, according to the material OF
OF which it is made, and the of making. Thus
the droppngs of cattle fed and turnps
J. far less valuable than those of cattle fed hay
+ and oil cake and it is economy to feed hay and
i oil cake rather than straw and turnips. So in ma
p nuring that which is leached by rains and voatil
lied by the sun is less valuable than the unleached
RS and unsunned But this is too extensive a subject
is to take up, and is so well understood by good far
IN mers, that it is unnecessary to say more on this
oil subject