Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-02-11
agricultural.
From the Albany CahiUator.
Making, Saving and Application Of
Manure.

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marks published in the November hummer
Of the Culiivaior, upon the subject OF max
ing and saving manure. lney may APP
near somewhat rdey, but yet, fancy, they
will be found TO have practical bearing
upon this important matter.
In the November number, | remarked
that my breaking up Of sward land is done
in November. will be more particular in
stating my reasons Besides other reasons
that might be named, the frosts of winter so
pulverise the surface oflhe inverted burrows,
that can the more earlier bury the dressing
Of compost that is applied in the spring TO a
suitable depth without disturbing the sod.
The harrow is put on first, after spreading
The manure, which distributes it more
equally over all the land, and finally divides
the loose earth above the sod, 50 that when
the pillow is put in, the roller on the beam
being gagged to the right depth, the manure
can be buried three TO four inches, which
is, in my opinion, about the right depth for
compost.
BY this mode Of practice, my corn crops
are always heavy. Five years since broke
up field Of ten acres in November, nine
inches deep, and in the spring applied lorty-
two horse loads per acre, Of compost OF
two loads of muck 10 one Of stable manure,
and planted il to corn. This field averaged
eighiy-fve two bushel baskets Of ears to the
acre. The crop of oats following was very
heavy, as have also been those of grass.
have moved this field three years, aud one
raking on q side with hand rake, makes as
large winrow as can be managed. The
year previous field of FIVE acres, managed
in the same way, averaged over ninety BUSH
els of corn per acre.
In speaking Of the hog.pen, might have
added, that where practicable, II should be
located so as to receive the manure from
the horse stable. My hog.pen is situated
under the horse stable windows, and the
manure of two horses is thrown into it
Horse manure, if left in heaps by itself, be-
comes almost worthless by overheating but
if thrown into a hog yard there is no danger
of over fermentation, for the hogs keep ii
continually moving, and they also mix it up
thoroughly with the other materials in the
yard.
Among other materials that may profita.
bly, be gathered for manure, mentioned in
my November article, that The accumulation
of leaves and vegetable mould, in The hol-
lows and at the foot Of hills in Woodlands
are good In the month of November,
dig from those places, with stout hoes made
for the purpose, quantity Of this material,
and with wheel.barrows put il into a large
heap or heaps, so that can get at il with d
sled in the winter-being exceedingly light,
it will not freeze more than two or three
If n Iaaf a.,
heap II will not freeze at ALL This is sled
ed home, few loads at time, aud put in.
to empty stalls, or in one corner of the shed,
and used for bedding the cattle. In the
morning, after the stables are cleaned out
bushel basket or so Of this matter Is pu,
under each animal, aud little straw sprlnk
led over it. The next morning the leaves
and black mould will be quite wet will
urine, and this, with the solid excrements
is thrown out OF the window ir tho ,,,i"
u0ws have southern exposure, snow
storm Of foot in depth will not lay OH thes,
heaps twenty -four hours, owing 10 the pow
erful fermentation produced upon this yege
table matter by the urine with which il !,
saturated. find this To he the very hes
manure make, and although attended will
some extra labor, it comes at season of Tho
year when il can generally be done abou
as well as not. In travelling the country
how many valuable deposits of this kind yol
will see, Messrs. Editors, where sion,
wall or Virginia nee borders a lot
and that perhaps side hill, where the nc
cumulation has been going on foI years un
needed by the owner
In my former communication, remark
ed, that lime or ashes make an cxcelen
compost with muck. and gave an exampl,
of the value of lime and muck car
speak in equally as high terms Of ashes ant
muck, a compost which have repeatedly
used. A few years since, tried wha
announced TO an exact experiment with ihi
compost without originally designing it,
A friend sent me few ears Of new varie
~ OF corn, and as it did not come to han,
until after my land was all planted, tool
II 10 distant lot where then at work, an,
loaded up half cord of manure from tn
bottom Of a stable window heap, thinkin!
that this would give each hill large shoy
elful. II only answered Cor about half IN
corn, however, and as | had heap of muc
and ashes near by, that had been recent
laid up, directed an equal quantity of thi
compost to be used in the remaining hills
in order TO mark the result. Until July th
corn treated with manure was manifest
the best, but after that the scale began t,
turn, and in the fall the corn dressed witt
the muck and ashes was much the heaves
so much 50 that the difference was per
ceptible at quite distance.
have now done with this subject, Mes
srs. Editors. for the present; but hope i
will be followed up by other correspondent
of the Cultivator.
The subject of making manure is an ole
one, upon which much has been writer
during the last few years; but this does no
hinder that il should be necessary AM
profitable TO us all 10 be reminded of il
importance over and over again. Indeed i
may truly be said to be the practical snbjee
Of all Others, connected with farming.
think am warranted in saying, that a
large portion, of the farms, in New England
at least, are still annually decreasing in
fertility from the want of proper attention
10 this very business of making and saving
manure.
You have acquitted yourselves nobly in
this matter, in your volume for IS47. The