The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-09-04

THE VALUE OF MANURE.

THE VALUE OF MANURE.
When lle new lands are cleared, the
snil should never be run 30 hard with
grain as 20 make il poor. and unfit for
rrass. This seed should be sown with
The FIRST grain. and then something may
be- expected that Is worth fencing in.
Bul we must keep stock. and be care
ful 10 save all lhe excremenls. coupled
with all The herbage that is not eaten. TO
restore 10 the soil what has been taken
from IL. This is the principal resource
Of the farmer who lives in The interior.
and from whom we expect portion Of
the grain that is consumed IN cities and
towns where men and business congre-l
gate. ifigm A 18th
The manure from neat stock Is more
abundant than from o,her animals in this
part Of The country. and this manure is
less likely 10 be injured by heating than
thai which is dropped by horses and
sheep. But the manure from neat stock
is much injured by freezing before il has
been mixed with other matter. Afier Il
has frozen and again lhawed TWO or three
times. ia 10 found 10 have no scent or e.
fuvia. ndimay be handled as freely as
lump OF clay. q lr aa' eea
When the cattle are suffered 10 20 a
distance Cor wafer in The winter. they may
drop manure in their path through the
feId or pasture. The ground was cover
ed with snow. and no trace would appear
in summer Of the winier psiilol the cat.
lie, save the Jumps Of excremenl thai we're
leit on The way. Now you might suppose
that here The grasses, &c. would grow
rank, aud exhibit evidence Of the manure
dropped in winier. But you will be dis
appointed; the manure here was 90 fro
zen while in an unfermented state that il
is nearly lotto the owners Of tlle soil.
On examination, your numerous read-
ers will end ihis 10 be the case. lie,
them 90 and see in May and June next,
whether the grass is any better where SO
mucl, manure was dropped than in any
other part of,he field. sHis 1ean aab
Its highly important, then, 10 prevent
The freezing of the unfemenled manure.
And the ffst slep towards il is 10 keep
the calllc shut up in The barn or yard
through the winter season. and ill The
month OF May. What they drop in their
cow-ysrd is iroj on and mixed with other
matter, which served 10 retain q. least a
part Of the essence of the article. Oxen
and cows tied up in the barn expose their
excremenis still less. aud cellars may be
so conirived as 10 prevent all injurious
freezing through the winter. This is a
very important point, and all farmers
should iurn their attention 10 il. The
prevention from frost will alone repay The
cos. Of cellar in few years, TO say no.
thing Of The advantage Of securing The
liquid. which is too often entirely vast
cd. i'ss &.
Horse stable manure is never injured
by heat. When il is thrown ou, Of the
stable into heap. il soon begins TO burn
in pretty cold weather. In moderate
weather il heats so much as to turn white
and loose three fnur,hs of It's weight
Horse manure has therefore been lesl
highly priced than il should be. But whes
rightly managed there is no manure lla
operates better, or remains longer upol
The soil. Some kinds of manure worl
sooner. but they are sooner spent. Hoi
manure, for instance, is active very earl,
in the season, and il makes very goo'
corn; bul we see very little Of its virtu
the succeeding year. Horse manure ,ha
has been well kept. and that has absorbe,
all the horse urine, is the most las,in
Kind OF manure that we obtain from ami
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