The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-06-24
From the South carOlInIaa.
REPORT on MANUREs.

LII ~ 49, ss&*A&s
The committee on manares arc sensi-
bic Of The great. and daily increasing int
por.ance OF the subject subH,iIled 10 them.
and regret their inability 10 10 il the JUS
ire Us importance demands. From their
limited knowledge and experience in ~.
ricullural pursuits, they can only oiIer. IN
stead Of report, some hints founded on
the experience and opinions Of Others.
without being able 10 give results. which
in such matters. are always so desirable.
That something must be done 10 i'm
prose our exhausted fields and increase
their production. needs no Argument: IN
this, all agree all seem 10 agree, too, in the
often expressed opinion. that 10 accom-.
plish this. we mus. plant less and ma.
nure mole and strange as il may seem.
all agree in practice directly contrary ta
this rational opinion. Time, perhaps. viii
cure this evil and The lessons that reason
and experience Gail 10 teach u, will be ell
forced by the iniexible mandate OF ne
cessiiy, from whose stern hehes!s there
is no appeal. ~*. 94*. .@.-.@. $685.
II may moi be necessary, that farmer
or planter should understand the analysis
Of soils and plants, so as 10 determine,
with precision. the proportion Of their con-
slltuenl principles; but no just reason can
he assigned, why he, more Than another,
should remain ignorant Of them; or why
he should not avail himself OF all the know
ledge thar pertains To bis calling. l. Ger.
iainly is necessary, that he should under
stand something Of The nature Of the soil
he cullisa,es, otherwise he labors IN the
dark. BY lilile aitenlion 10 The rocks on
the surface. che Intelligent planter may 90.
ssin 4 knowledge Of the soil, sailielsnsly
accurate Cor any practical purposes con.
nec,ed with his planting operations.
Ours is substantially granite soil, with
comparatively bur few exceptions; ana
we may safely apply any and all the sub-
stances named in the catalogue Of manures.
Lime, from lis known durability, is. where
available, the most superior; II accelersaes
the decomposition Of vegetable matter, aud
acts rs solvent TO the mineral ingredients
contained in the soil, thereby assimilasing
and fitting them Cor the food OF plants.
How Ear The planter would be justified M
Transporting lime, for the purposes oil ma
nurine. seems no, tobc yetwell understood
but the committee hope 10 see The expert
ment made By some judicious manager
who will communicate tho results.
A great number Of substances have beer
recommended as manures, which ills no
necessary 10 enumerate here. as they ar'
entirely beyond our reach, except a, enor
nous prices such as guano. pondres. an.
bone dust; bu, If any arc curious IN sucl
matters and are desir,us TO test their quail
tiles, they can apply To their own low
houses aud poultry yards for the hrst' =
their privies for the second. and bones u
any quantity may be found bleaching
the old fields. h a~8w e4.@4 a@3
The committee are of opinion, howes
er, that the members of this society nee
no, look beyond their own boundary line
for any thing as manure, that VIII ava
them much !. lime in small quantities 10
the purpose Of making compost, alone eS
cepted. We have an abundant supply
the materials necessary for making u, /;
our own doors, in our fields, and on on
lands; we have ashes, straw, leaves, an
weeds in abundance; and more, we nav
cotton seed. We have fowl houses, CO.
pens, hog pens, stables, and barn yards
these are the means within our reaeh' an
il but requires attention and industry
make them valuable. 5@4~@<@s !,
Every planter should adopt certain run
and regulations on his plantation, WIN
gard to its improvement, and see sha' 'hs
are, strictly obeyed by every one uh"
his charge; he should suffer nothing
be wanted that would increase his mea
of improving his lands: Almost eve
one has some old man, who is not able
do much !. he can roll a wheel-barIow'
drive cart and if he can do neither'
can direct children, and see that they G.
lect and carry to the manure pile, VIII
ever NAV he found wasting in the Ian
fence corners, and other places; this,
committee. suggest, would be the very D
employment, for such feeble anu ne'hc''
hands. vi. l.a.fse.a sas ! go
For a cheap and economical plan oil n
king manure, the committee would reeo
mend one published in New ! ork. y,
Mr., Ilernanc., and re,pu5lished ~
Carolinian OF The 2 It'll Oct., 1916, In
think Il preferable to any they have
served. because il is easy and cheap, q
the materials whiting the reach OF eve
one. 'Ihe plan recommended is here"