The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1851-04-19

cost. when the accumulation las become
too great for convenience. let it be taken
out and put upon the pile: as above direct
ed. Before the animals are again put in,
throw mould. as at FIRST. or atty material
fitted to absorb and retain the urine and
juices, to the depth Of one foot. From
this it will be seen that no manure goes
into the pile in state tending to waste.
When required for use. the pile is cot down
perpe endicuIarIy. as evenly as possible.
in order to pulverise it we'll, and make the
whole mixture equal.
The writer has now pursued the plan
to greater or less extent for several years.
Its advantages are. that it saves the ex-
vent the escape of fertilisins matter. 1t
is adapted to every mans capacity, and
every mans means. Nothing is ever seen
escaping from one of these piles-no ammo
MIA on damp or frosty morning ascend
ing like smoke from furnacc-a case so
common where the contents of stables are
thrown out without any aGmixture to alb
sorb 1t. The rain never falls in more
than sufficient quantiti tO afford the
necessary moisture, while the straw al
| ways to be kept on top. IS an eHecthal
protection from sun and wind. Its ten
dency to promote the health and thriftiness
| Ot the animals must be obvious. Their
stalls are always sweet and comfortable.
of course, this plan also saves the expense
of building manure houses. Its SUPER
iOrity to the mode Of managing these mat
ters commonly recommended, that is,
following out the barn yard into the form
of a ditch, and throwing the manure into
it to be'washed away aud wasted by rain,
wind, and sun. will readily appear. AMI
mails should not be permitted to run in
barn yard except in going to and from
their places of confinement; and to prevent
any loss from this, it should be kept con-
stantly covered with mould, leaves, straw,
&C., which, once Or twice a year, may be
scraped up to put on the heap between the
| layers of manure.
There are numerous other sources from
which materials may be drawn to augment
and enrich these heaps, such as weeds, the
scraping Of garden walks. the contents VI
privies. fowl and pigeon houses, rotten
chips. saw-dust-a capital thing to throw
into pigsties and COW stables-old rags,
hogs hair, coal ashes. soap suds, dish wa
ter, urine from the chambers, which may
be poured upon them daily. and last, tho
not least, corn cobs. These are sadly
wasted at the south. Give a really good
manager 10 acres Of land, and the corn
cobs that are burned, or thrown away mp
on some Of our large southern plantations,
and very believe, though as poor as pow
erty at the outset, he would in few years
become a very comfortable liver. By this
plan, these will Of course be preserved.
Where corn is fed to hogs and hor ,es in
the ear, the co5s will be mixed up with the
materials under foot where they are final
ly thrown; when shelled for family use, or
other purposes. they should be carefully
gathered up and thrown upon the barn
yard or into the hog pens
A person who has not tried this plan,
could hardly conceive how la,ge mass Of
rich fertilizing matter may thus be collect
ed in the course of year from a very few
animals, and how greatly. il we'll followed
up. it will add to the value Of landed pro-
pcrty. 1t is well known that the whole
mass by lying sufficient time, and at last
thoroughly mixed together, will become
nearly as valuable as SO much raw stable
manure. While place along side Of it
Of equal, perhaps far greater original value,
is going perceptihly and rapidly to ruin,
the one on which this, or some better sys-
tenn is pursued. will be quite as rapidly
improving in beauty, fertility. and the va
rious means of comfortable living. The
garden, which at first produced scarcely
anything eatable. begins to send forth
daily its stores Of the finest vegetables; the
fields, which produced only sedge grass.
and that with much ado, become loaded
with yearly increasing crops of grain; bare
unsightly patches are clothed in rich ver-
dure; the orchard, renewed and invigorat-
ed, teams with fruit sweet to the taste.
healthful to the body, and delightful to the
eye; everything looks cheerful, smiling,
and happy. The very ANIMALS participate
in the general blessing. Their glossy
hides. their sportive motions. their indol-
ence and their ease testify their comfort,
and the enjoyment they find in the ahund-
ance they have thus been instrumental in
creating around them.
r s. w. MOTT.
Belvoir, N. c., Feb. l8, 1851.
Although the above admirable article
was written for the latitude Of North Ca
roIina. it will suit, with slight modification,
that of every State in the Union. The
method Of managing manure and muck
heaps is one of the best we have ever seen;
and what most highly recommends it, is,
that it can be practised by the poorest, as
we'll as the richest, and equally suit the
man of a few acres or many. Those who
have not plenty Of straw or leaves from
the woods to mix with their compost heaps.
will do we'll to use plaster, charcoal dust,
or sawdust Plaster can always be had;
and peck of it to cubic yard Of COM
post. is quite sufficient to fix the ammonia