Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-12-31
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Making and Saving Manure.

tinguished individuals, appended below, and
upon which you then made some valuable
observations. AS the subject is one OF vital
Importance to the iarmer, aud one upon
which there should be Zine upon line"
shall make Il few observations, the result oil
my own individual experience
AuTnUR YouNe said, many years ago,
he who is within scent OF dung-hill,
smells that which MS crop would nave eaten
II he would have permitted H."
SIR HUMPHREY DAvY demonstrated tins.
He says, II placed quantity OF fermenling
manure in retort, aud ascertained that It
gave on hqnlu containing large proper
ton ol salts OF ammonia. Seeing this result,
introduced the beak OF another retOrt, hill
ed with similar manure, under the roots OF
some grass IN the garden, and IN less than
fortnight very distinct effect was pro.
duced on the grass upon the spot exposed
TO the Influence OF the matter d's1ngaged III
fermentation gre" WIN Wuen more lux,
urianee IMAM tue grass III any o'her part OF
the garden
Ihcre are many substances on every farm,
which, WINE m themselves enr'chIhg, may
DC proh,ably mixeu WIN the manure 10 aD'
sorO and retain these volatile portions winch
arise from the process al Fermentation
The hrst material shall name. Is swamp
muck. IL may he truly sa'd, thai the larhi-
er VINO owns muck mole OF good qnaliy'
and KNOWS now 10 use u, Is possessed ol
mine OF weal.n "n'Sh WIZ surrey 'ehuer MS
iarm prodnc'ise ana prohtane- SPEAK adj
''sed'y upon inns su"Jeci' having "sed Tue
e'"c'e '"' se'e'"' years :" every variety OF
io'm' say "nho"' 'ear o' argument OF
contradiction, tnat compost properly
maue' o' TWO 'oa"s OF muck 10 one 81 good,
"eS" manure equal W us en'c's OH
graFe''yo' sa"uy so"s' 'oau 'o' 'odu, 10 green
manure
i" "'ue, W manage MUGS u Tue oes' au
vantage 'he farmer Snou'u 80 enn'f'Ne mat
'e'S As 10 get year a"eao VII" n's manure
so as no, 70 We oo''ged 10 use II uniii MS
c""'P"s' Is 'uhy ''Peneu' III NY op'h'oh'
iot'leu rom repeated ,r'als. the h"Sious
ac'us must ne iuIIy expelled from the muck
oy age ana Fermentation to reap lnlI bene-
nj from It's Application I" The soil.
August and September are generally the
most favorable months Tor digging MUCK
First, then, the swamps should he thorough
y drmned-iliere SHOULD he no half way
from Il viii iully warrant the undertaking.
even u considerable expense rs necessity
"hen drained commence caring the muck
10 suitable aud dIy spot on the held where
u IS 10 DE used. Lay the carr loads OF II IN
Two rows, as long as he heap Is Ia he when
nn'shed, WIN space say oi SIX nr eight ieei
bet"een. FIRST spread down Of muck
Oh each side, INTO the space between, lay
e. Yen or 'weiVe hches mex, aud then
maui on tue manure rom the window, driv-
ing up TO the ENDS oil this bed, aud throwing
w i'""' inc carl mn 10 II layer, say eight
inches 'mck, OF manure the workmen
sh"u'd mol urWe on 10 the bed aud up up
'he cart 10 save labor, Tor reasons pr.sen ly
10 oe g"en-aho'her layer "l muck, sbov.
eiled on from each sldc. and then manure,
using TWO loads OF muck 10 one oil manure,
anu SO on "h'i Tue heap reaches ho"n' hVe
'ee' w heiRm' 'ne ,as' covering oeihg OF
MUCK care sn"u'a ne 'aken 10 Jay 'he
co'nPos' up as Iemy as possible, W "roer
10 secure perfect 'erneh'"''"l' he Team
shouin not ne nrlVeh up on 10 H. az we nave
seen farmers d"' nor should even the work
men 'read on H. ror me same reason the
heap shouId not ne onit Too hlgh, as The
pressure upon Tue oo'o"i courses VII he so
great as 10 prevent 'heir routing down thor
oughly.
ihe compost gets INTO n general heat
sooner or Ia'er' alter II Is made up, accord
ing TO the weather or season oil the year
1t IS proper mere l" remark mat the summer
months are most iavoraule Tor making up
'he heaps. aiihongn they may ne made up
as late as November In tins case, hOwev-