Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-06-28
MODEL FARM OFNEw JERSEY.

As the farm Of Professor Mapes is
regarded as pattern, the following ac-
count of it, which he has given the
Newark Daily Advertiser, will be read
with interes, and profit. 1t shows the
advantage of producing large amount
of manure, which may be accomplished
by almost every farmer, and mostly
with the resources of his own farm:
| would state that my success may
be mainly attributed to the use Of the
sub-soil plow and proper system of
manuring.
The land is clayey loan, underlaid
by clay ten inches thick, on a sub
stratum Of decomposed sand stone, and,
until the clay was cut through by the
subsoil plow, the surface was too we,
to be productive;
1t may not be uninteresting to your
correspondent to know the different
methods adopted for the manufac-
ture of this manure. The chloride
of lime and carbonate of soda is
made by shaking three bushels Of
shell lime, hot from the kiln, with one
bushel Of common salt dissolved in wa.
ter.-Common salt being composed of
chlorine and soda, the lime combines
with the chlorine, forming chlorine of
lime, which, in turn, receives carbonic
acid from the atmosphere, and becomes
carbonate Of soda. This mass should
be turned over every other day for ten
days, at the end of which time il is rea-
dy for use. Four bushels of this mix.
,ure, thoroughly diffused through one
cord of muck, will decompose it per-
fectly in ninety days in winter, and in
proporlionably less time in summer.
When this muck cannot readily be
procured, any other organic matter
will answer the same purpose: pond
scrapings, river mud, decayed leaves, or
even head lands, with one.twentie,h Of
its bulk of stable manure, or weeds
will answer well.
My stables are arranged thus: Under
/, the Oxen, cows, &c. the earth is re.
t moved TO the depth Of Is incher. max
= ing space capable of holding hal
cord of muck for each animal. Thi,
+ muck is covered at night with soft hay
: for bedding, and the liquid manure vol
q ded by the cattle is absorbed by TIT
!. muck, and rapidly decomposes it. Thi
d decomposition is assisted by the warmth
o Of the animal while sleeping upon tn
, bedding. The solid manure is remove,
from the bedding each morning, and
g after being mixed with twenty time
its bulk of muck, is placed under cover
/ The muck, containing the fluid porto
Of the manure, is removed every fou
days, and is also placed under cover
After ten days the manure heap is turr
ed over, and wetted with weak soll
ton of nitrate of soda, after which
is permitted to remain until sufficien
y decomposed for use-thirty days.
All the weeds Of the farm are dali
thrown into the hog.pen. and the no!
are induced to roo, among them
=, obtain which they keep the weeds
ne, continuous motion until decompose
Fy. About once in ten days the pen is EN-
IN tied; and, after sailing the weeds to pr
for ven, the possibility of their again &c
IN minaling, they are mixed with TWEEN
na- times their bulk Of muck, and four bus
MS els TO the cord of the salt and lime mi
turc, and placed under cover whe
. the mass readily heats, and, after TIVE
- ty days, is reaky for use.
80 These manures with the occasion
ocrs use of special manures, for special Gre
me selected with reference to their cher
9Th cal componen,s as compared with
'19, requirements Of the plant desired to
On raised, constitute the manures used.
$40 The amount of manure. am able
~ make by the above methods, and the
the sistance of six oxen, three cows, tn
ure1 horses, and twenty hogs. is about Fl
II. half cords per week.
The subsol plow is no less import
,st. than sutIiciency of manure, and W
ware out its assistance no great results
"oJs be obtained.
com. The capacity of soil 10 perfect We