Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-09-29
HOW TO MAKE MANURE:

The following statement is given by a
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, farmer,
in the report of the Agricultural Society OF
that County on the best method of making
highly tertlizing and cheap compost mu-
rufe:
Immediately after planting in the spring
and after 1 have used the manure want, |
commence my compost heap for the next
season: Into convenient place, which is 4
hollow in the angle Of the bank wall, on the
South end of my buildings, | deposit first a
load of horse manure. Over this usually
spread the scrapiugs OF my wood and cellar,
especially in May, and all other substances
that will make manure, that find about my
buildings, such as the raking of the yard,
old leaves, &c, making in all another small
ioaHy eiIen over the whole spread about a
bushel oi ashes For the next three or four
weeks this heap receives from the washroom,
all the soap suds and washing water, and
from the house, all the useless slops and
washing of the kitchen, sweepings, &C., be-
ing kept continually moist. In about four
weeks after the first deposit, add another
load of horse manere; more loanr aud sand
from the washing Of road drains spread over
the horse manure, and over al a layer Of
wood ashes occasionally adding more du-
ring the next four weeks. This heap, for
the succeeding four weeks, receives as be-
I; fore, all the fertilizing substances that accu-
n,ukste ar the washroom and kitchen. This
process is continued during the Summer and
Fall, until snow covers the ground, and then
call my heap finished, only it continues to
receive, during the Winter, washings, slops,
&C..
claim for this manure the following ad.
vantages: First, tbs cheap. Horse manure
alone is miserable fertilizer, and this ex-
cept the wood ashes, is the only substance
of any value that enters the composition.
CONFINED in the way stated, it helps to form
valuable manure. Again; as a matter Of
cleanliness and convenience, this compost
heap is Of great advantage. How often do
we see about farm yards, accumulatons of
substances rendering the premises filthy and
umsigtHiy. The compost heap receives all
these otherwise useless accumul;tions."
OLD PLASTER.
1t IS not perhaps generally known that old
plaster from the walls of old buildings. is
one of the best manures that can be srplied
to apple trees which have become decayed
from age and It's consequences, disease. If
the soil about the roots Of an old apple, be
removed to the depth Of a foot, and over
circle of eight or uino feet in diameter, and
old plaster filled in, say eight or ten bushels
to tree, and the whole covered up and kept
free from weeds and grass the tree so treat
cd will, in nine cases out Of ten revive, and
manifest almost as much vigor as in its youth
full days. And if furthermore to the benefits
resulting from this application, we add those
of pruning, and scraping the bark, and wash
ing down with a water made of ashes Tor
ley) the health will be fully restored, and
gratis in the trees will succeed as well as If
placed in the limbs Of the youngest and most
thrifty trees in the orchard. There is
principle in old lime, which renders it par
ticularly valuable for this use, and which
wherever its virtues are understood, will al
ways secure it from being thrown into the
ditch. 1t is also an excellent ingredient in
compost heaps, and for placing round young
fruit trees.
LICE on CATrLE.-Mr. Editor 1t is
not often that have it in my power to offer
anything to the public; but think it right
that each one of us should give to all the
benefit of his experience.
saw in some agricultural work, perhaps
your own, that the water in which Irish po-
tatoes had been boiled, if applied to COWS,
&C., would kill lice upon them. [ tried it
several times with signal success, and few
days ago, ordered my boy to try it upon my
cows, which, at this time of the year, gene
rally arc full of ticks; the result Of which
is, that they have all taken their departure.
Please publish this for the benefit of all the
commons going cows Of the vicinity OF our
city.-Southern Planter.