Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-05-17

onoer 'his heW organism style OF
grasses peculiar to marshes takes eos.
session of its surface. These grasses
are continually adding the carbon which
they receive from the atmosphere in
the form Of carbonic acid gas to the
muck as the principal result of their
decay, and thus the muck 10 found 10
contain large amounts of carbonace.
Gus matters. When muck is exposed
to in,er.frosts, the Ultimate fibres of
the decomPosed roots i, contains are
torn asunder, and the mass is thus rem.
dered pulvurent. In this state il is f,
for easy decomposition. The quality
Of The grasses is much better on mead .
ows which have been ditched for the
purpose of supplying muck, and thus
part Of the cost of procurement is
paid by the improved mowings.
Muck may be decomposed in vari.
Gus ways; and will always produce
beneficial results when nsed after de.
composition as manure. When mix.
ed intimately with wood. ashes, either
leached or unleached, il forms one Of
the bes, manures for fruil.trees; and
while the quantity of common salt i,
contains is insufficient TO injure the
peach, it is sufficient to prove highly
ser'iceable to the plum; while its large
proportion Of carbonaceous matter rem.
ders i. coPabe of receiving and re.
tanning the ammonia of the atmosphere
until required for the use of the roots
Muck is not a protection against the
Peach-worm. butl,rees, the trunks of
which are surrounded by il, are less H.
able TO their attacks. Muck, when
mixed with ashes. readily receive, mois.
lure, and. if water be in great excess,
the muck will for 4 long time proven,
the land srom souring or the water
from becoming fetid.
When urine Of animals is mixed with
swamp-muck. it readily undergoes de-
composition, and the resulting gases are
retained. One.,cn,h part of stable
manure, well mixed with muck, will
be found sufficient to cause the mass to
heat readily and become as clear man.
ure for farm use. If muck be placed
ender oxen, cows, horses &C., and COW
cred by the bedding, SO that their urine
will pass through the bedding, and
combine with the muck while i, con-
contains tho animal warmth, then the
muck will be decomposed, and the
warmth Of the body of tho animal
while sleeping will materially assist
the decomposition. The solid manures
remaining atop of the bedding should
he removed each morning and mixed
with new portions Of muck in the pre-
paralion before stated for mutual de.
composition. If the liquid manures
from stables be led by cutters to cis-
terms and, when cold, pumped upon
muck, it will not decompose one.hali
the quantity as when applied while
containing the animal warmth. Each
OK, horse or COW, will supply the means
of converting one cord of muck per
week into manure equal TO ordinary
barn-yard manure; while tbs readily
pulverulent character of the mass rem.
ders such compost much more easily
divisible during tillage. Large guam.
li,ies Of muck may be ,hrowd with ad-
vantage into the hog.Pen, and new
quantities should be added as often as
any odor can be per ceived arising from
the surface Of the pen. ! have used
large quantities of muck in these ma,
nures, aud have found it advantageous
TO remove and renew the muck of the
stables and hog'pen every ten days, al.
ways placing it under sheds &c
prevent lis exposure TO useless current,
Of air. for evaporation, and TO assis
The mass in maintaining an equable TEN
perature, to assist its decomposition
When larger quantities of msnures are
required than can be formed from these
means, then new quantities of muck
may be decomposed by the process Civ
en- in The Working Farmer page l.
under the head Of Lime as a Manure.
BY the use of the Lime and salt mix
ture as there described, any amount Of
manure may readily be formed from
muck.
Either fresh or salt! muck makes ,
GOOD diyisor for night. soil. absorbin,