The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-21
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Management Of Manure for
Compost Heap %.

A. he c,hrc,,uu 81 usHufs - sdRiti.d on
II nd, 20 BE- he prime source q sg' ,culturai
Prosperity, ! submit tho following, on the
msnagemen, Of certain matters, With . view
TO Thar Object
The first thing to be attended TO 10, the &c.
lection Of a suitable spot FOR . msnu,e hee p
THIS should be on the top Of soms r,s,ng
ground or on = ground, a, least, 90 level tina,
there can be no ,un Of wafer to sud from It,
in Gaze Of violeo, rs'ns. Auus regard to econ
omy, - Ill also sUgges, thai 1t should bs placed
on soue fed for which benz e, ,,.is manly 10.
ter ded.
Having marked gu, the ground say 25 feet
b. l6, OF any other Dimensions sutnble To
, our m-sns, sink stakes three or fouf niche,
IN diameter, i~o test belo~ the surfsce OF the
ground, and risIng to an, convenient neigh
above, a. eaeh corner, and St. proper di-tsnce'
s"pg hi SIDE. snd ends. Nos co',ect fro 4
the woods. .ufiicient leaf n.ould or rich VI.
gin soil TO cover The Whole space lBclo.sd
n loot deep, i.,.ne old ts,l-. OF .ny q he,
msie''sl n hsId f tnr The purpose, slonr ne
ms de- al The s'ak =. as The mnu d ,,-e., TO cnn
6d- II silh,n It. plsce. Nex. lake from III.
sails OF Your sDiass, he ~sv II managing
winch, viii presently b. g,vsn,) as much man
ufe as vii cover this mould, al orc, equally
10 the depth Of me foot, excep, The sides snc
ends. which should in,s',sby be mould only
for al least six inches from the rails, by which
means II will be perceived that the rich and
entichiog material viii he so cssed up az te
prevent an escspe Of the gases. Then cove,
his Ia, er Of manure, as coon % may be in or
der to prsvtn, loss bv esspo, slion, with
mould from tho ~oods 10 the depth IL SIX inch
es md cover the hole 9th snv kind of straw
s wheat. "si. barley, rye, or buck heat, one
oei deep. The will do much to enrich the
surfsce, at he same time thar u prevents ,nIu
~ froa the sun an6 sind. Leave. will do
but straw Is much btre,. Lei It sand n
this state until vour stalls again ,fQulte clean.
mg. YOU ~lli then remove the straw, AID
spt.nd mother '.y@r Of manure, escepi ihe
slees and srds, 90 the depth Of one op,. and
over ,ha', a ne~ layer oi mono ss niche.
deep. 80 before, finally replacing the straw ~
IA the frs: instance. Go on repeating the
process i'iI you have 60, the heap to the TOO
Of the s'skes; then replace the straw end lel
the ~hole stand TIL required for u,e, coumen.
c'na . new hesp any whore else most conve
nient.
A. it msy be though, the layers of manure
you'd he too thick, ! will now give some d,
rections for the Management, Of The horse s,s
bic, cattle stalls, hog pens, &c., from ~h,ch i,
Is to be taken. Before entering upon this.
however, ! ~cuId pause one moment to ,em,nd
tho ,esde, Of that he hiss been again and q.
gain told in this valuable josrnsi, namely, Tbs,
al, sn'nai Tbs, !. sorh keeping at Al 70, IN
oil accounts sorih keeping veil Probably
there 10 nothing N which the farmer e,ss %
fatally to himself. - IN Tho svs'sn Of s,arva
ton 90 often pursued. With regard to his poor.
so6ssIng bru'es. QUE animal veil fed 70 Of
mnre profit IN The esd, thsn three half led ;
sGe Eos The ssgs rassocs, tia wsesss from