Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-08-13
The composition Of the urine or white
part Of the dung, according to Coindet, con-

100.
Speaking of Uric field, Dana says -
''lt is not like the Urea, changed by eX-
posure, into ammonia. Ii contains a large
portion Of nitrogen, which, under the in
flnence of growing plants, is let loose, and
may then form ammonia"
Now we hold it, tina, for all practical pur-
poses, the nitrogen, in the uric acid, may
be considered as equal TO so much ammo
MIA, which we arc taught TO believe is the
most enriching part of animal manures, aud
hence the great value of poultry dung.
We gave you in our May number, an ac-
count Of Mr.. Summer Of S. Carolina, having
in 5 months, saved 20 barrels Of hen
dung, and we are enabled now, through an
article in the April number of the Albany
lCuItvator, 10 stale, that Mr.. Chester Moses.
of Skaneateles, New York, who keeps a
large number of hens for their eggs-keep-
ing at times GOO, 700, and 900 hens, makes
as high as 500 BUSHELS IN SEASON! But
we will let Mr.. Moses speak for himself as
to the virtues Of this excellent manure
''Alr. Moses considers the manure Of his
fowls of much importance, and takes care
tina, it is all saved and applied to his crops.
Under the building IN which the fowls
roost, is cellar into which all the manure
is put. In spring, few weeks before
planting time, the manure is worked over
and mixed with plaSter-some,nes with
plaster and ashes in equal proportions
using enough of these articles to make
the manure so dry rs to pulverze tho
roughly"
"This domestic guano, of which Mr.. Nj
has sometimes the quantity of 300 bushels
i'll season, produces a profitable effect on
the growth of Indian Germ. His mode of
applying it is, to drop handful in each
hill, which is then covered half an inch or
more with earth, in order to prevent the
seed from coming in immedrte contact with
the manure, which, experience has shown,
would prevent its termination. Mr.. III.
stated that he had tried this compost in com
parison with good hog manure, by apply
ing each to corn in the same field and on
similar soil. On one part, half a shorel
full of hog manure was put in hill, and on
the other part, a handtuU Of the lien manure
compost. The crop was best where the lat
ter was used, and the succeeding crop which
was oats.) showed The same result in favor
of the hen manure.''
"On another occasion he manured ten
acres with the hen manure, which produced
sirty bushels Of corn to Me acre. On a
part Of this piece, he used the manure only
on alternate rows, leaving the Intermediate
rows with no application. The ears were
''mcre nuJbins." lie planted pumpkins on
low lIlat had no manure, and on another
row that had the proportion given 10 the
rest Of the field. The row which had no
manure, had no pumpkins Of any value
the other produced fifty -one fair sized good
pumpkins"
Can any farmer, or planter, after such
evidence we have here produced, longer
doubt as 10 the ProPrie,y of saving the dung
of his fowls-nay, as TO lis being his duty
10 do so? We think not.
The best way to keep this manure through
the season, would be to keep i. in barrels
or boxes in cool place, to collect it, say
twice or thrice week, place it in the bar
rel or box, over the hen dung pu. cover
ing OF mould, and over that a dusting of
plaster Kept thus, its volatile parts would
be fixed, and the manure kept throughout
the season without being impaired in its
ferlilzing properties. One barrel of hen
dung, thus kept, if mixed with l bushel of
plaster, and 5 bushels of ashes, would fer
tiIize an acre of land suf1icien. to grow 90
or 80 bushes of wheat. We say then, SAVE
YOUR Hen MANURE.
Ihreshing out Grain-So soon as you
get through with your more pressing work,
set 10 work acuh wiH and get your grain
threshed and cleaned ready for market
Watch the rise and fall of prices, and send
yours forward whenever the price will put
good heavy prof. in your pocket. Place
yourself early in a condition to take ad-
vantage of the market.
/ Stubble Fields.-Make q compost con-
sisting Of 2 bushels of salt, bushel of ashes
and l bushel Of plaster, and sow on each
acre Of your stubble fields. This mixture
will destroy insects, improve the herbsge,
and add TO the fertility of the land.
Pastures.-Make a compost for your
pastures, consisting Of bushel of plaster,
; 5 bushels of ashes, bushel Of salt, 10 bush
els Of mould, and l bushel Of bones le, i,
remain in pie week, shovel it over we'll
and SOW it broadcast and roll. This qunn-
.ily is for an acre. Just make the expert
mcni, aud the difference in its appearance
and that Of the adjoining land will astonslI
iyou.