The southerner., 1852-04-10

the first duty of tiller of the soil, is to
accumulate manure. Neither man nor
beast can effectively labor, unless he be
we'll fed, so is it with the soil-unless
the substances abstracted in the growing
of crops, be replaced re-supplied-
exhaustion, impoverishment, must be
the inevitable consequence. In this re-
placement, and re-supply, one need not
be so very choice in his selection, for all
animal-all vegetable bodies-may be
usefully and proftably, put in the COM
post heap, if you apply the proper leou-
en- to excite fermentation and decay.
One load of barn-yard or stable manure,
if it be good-if it shall have been pro-
perly taken care of-or 5 bushels of
ashes, will be sufficient to convert two
loads Of marsh, river or creek mud, or
wood 's-mould and leaves, or ditch Or
road-scrapings, or the earth from head
lands, or fence corners and sides, into
good manure. To every twenty loads
of such materials, one bushel of plaster,
or from 2 to 5 bushels of salt, whichever
be the most convenient or economical,
should be added. Over every layer of
the coarse material, plaster, salt, or
charcoal dust, should be spread, as the
compost heaps are being formed, to ar
rest and economise the volatile princi-
pies of the substances, as they may be
elaborated by the processes of the decay
Of the rough materials; for in all the
substances we have named, and all 9TH
ers ola kindred nature, there are large
percentages of heterogeneous matters
large percentages Of those elements
which, under the operation of decompo-
sition, generate ammonia, that sub
stance which gives to Guano so much of
it's active virtues-so much Of its agri-
cultural value We do not wish to be
understood as desiring to convey the
idea, that, in the production of ammo
MIA, the substances named by us, have
anything like the same quantities in
their composition, as are to be found in
Guano, for such is neither our belief,
nor our object; but, if applied in the
quantities named by us, they will an
swer fully as we'll, as do the ordinary
dressings Of Guano given to an acre Of
land.-We believe, that 20 double
horse-cart-loads of compost, prepared as
we have disected, would impart equal
present benefit, as would a dressing of
2, 8 or 400 lbs. Of guano; while its eff
fects, in the melioration Of the soil,
would be much longer continued. We
are aware, that the collecting of the ma
terials, and the formation of such COM
post heaps will occupy considerable
time. Be it even so; for time and mo-
ney cannot be better applied and ex-
pended. We know situations, where
one man and team could collect TWEEN.
ty loads in a day, which would, with
the additions we have named, manure
an acre of land so that its yield would
be double, and certainly, no one viii
question the proftablencss Of such re
suit
| While we are upon the subject O
materials for forming manure, we desire
to impress the value of one upon oul
readers, that almost every body ne
gleets,-and however distasteful it
name may sound upon the delicate ear
of some, we will name it; for, as no on
need be ashamed of telling the truth
so should no one, who feels an interes
in the welfare of the Agricultural com
munity, permit any false notions of de-
, icacy or taste, to deter him from pre-
l claiming great agricultural truth. W
1 allude then, to the Urine made abou
0 the homestead and quarters. Is it say
r ed? No! But it should be, and ma
o be, without much labor, and with br
d very little expense. Having spoken
4 Urine, it behooves us to state the ell
s ments of which it consists.
r According to Berzeltus, 1OOO lbs.
e human urine consists of the followin
t, substances, in the quantities named:-
= = Urea* 3O.1O lb
= = Tactic acid, lactate of ammo
~ MIA, extractive animal mat
> ter 17.14
- Uric acidAS 100
- Mucus O.32
. :, Sulphate Of Potash S7,Ol
u !. Sulphate of Soda 3.16
~ Phosphate of Soda 2.94
- Muriate of Soda 4.4o
u u Phosphate of Ammonia l.6o
ta Ia Phosphate of Magnesia and lime l.OO
~ ~ Muriate of Ammonia l.oO
" ne Cilicic Acid. O.O3
io Water 933.O0