The southerner., 1852-04-10

uiloU, Aoduy " pe taken up Dy the
plants. Why then, should it be wasted?
And who, pray, thinks of saving it?
Very few, indeed. And why not? Is it
because it is too unimportant matter
in agricultural economy, to be worthy
OF consideration? If that be your opin-
ion, you labor under most egregious
error, as we shall presently attempt to
show you. The theory is that each
pint of urine has in it the constituent
clements necessary to make pound of
wheat: we'll then, as every healthy
grown up human being, is presumed to
excrete 3 lbs. of Urine daily, if SUCH L.
quid weddings be saved, and appropriated
to that purpose, it is competent to grow
with this kind of the product of one
man, per year, 1905 lbs, which is equal
to Isl bushels of wheat. So, if we re-
ly on theory as being correct-and VIC
doubt it MOTT may be assumed, that
the liquid evacuations of one individual,
is sufficient to afford the necessary ma
nure for an acre of land to be cultivated
in wheat,-and, indeed, in almost any
other crop. But suppose we reduce
this estimated value, one-half, to make
allowance for wastage, in various ways,
and we will then still be able, by this
means, and from this source, to manure
half an acre of land for every healthy a
dult member of our families-and do it
well-besidcs deriving a large addition
'al supply of the enriching material,
from the Junior members of our house
holds. Let us carry out this calculation
to the entire population of our country,
and what is the result? Theory gives
the capacity to a pound of urine, Of pro-
ducinga a pound of wheat, Or that the
quantity voided by one individual in a
year, is sufficient to produce 49, bush
els of wheat, then, as we have pop
ulation of % millions of human beings,
if we assume, taking the old and the
young together, that, in the aggregate,
one-half Of the quantity Of urine is an
nually produced, then there is enough
made, to manure l millions Of acres, or
to produce 25, $50, 900 bushels of wheat
per year, and yet all this homemade qua
no, is ocasted, as thing utterly worth
less, while every one, who can command
the money, is investing it in the foreign
,aI4 al, q
whit better.
: Having spoken thus strongly Of the
value of Urine, we will state how we
would manage to save it from deteriora
tion-to preserve its animal parts from
loss, by the evaporation of its volatile
elements. Daily, as made, we would
sprinkle plaster over it, stir it well, ane
then pour it ON collection Of earthly
matter, which we would have collected
and placed in convenient place for re
ceiving daily additions of urine. Say
that 100 loads of marsh mud, wood S
mould, or kindred matters, were hauled
into the barn-yard, and made up into ;
, cone-like form, and that different part
of it were opened each day, to receive
these deposits: in the course of a few
, months, the whole mass would be com
J pletely charged with the riches of tn
, Urine, and be converted into a body O
the most active fertilizing manure, a
/ the ammoniacal elements of the Urine
: would be seized upon and fixed by th'
Sulphuric acid of the plaster, form tn
: sulphate of ammonia, and thereby, to
G very great extent, be preserved from
t loss from escape in a gaseous form. Th
: same conservative effect may be produe
Y ed, by dissolving EPSON Salts, or Coz
t peras in the Urine, or by mixing finel
# pulverized charcoal, Or common sal
= with it. Either of which substances al
excellent manures, when properly al
# Piled, and would prevent all ofensi,
o. smell arising from the urine. It woul
be we'll to have the apex of the moul'
pile covered by few boards, if not Ill
s. der cover, to turn the rain and protect
from having its salts washed away.
In connection with Urine, we wou'
have the soapsuds, made in the lau
dry, also poured upon the earth pil
for of truth it is most excellent al
active manure. We say this, witho
regard to theory-which establishes
value-from a practical experience
their use.
We purpose now to return to the su
ject of complaining, and all matters
kin to its cultivation.-As basis
rear our superstructure upon, we W
give analysis Of the inorganic parts
the grain, cob, and entire plant, as ak
of what quantities of matters are sup
of led to be abstracted from an acre of la
ch by a fair crop ofcorn. By these liggl
,.t ,ra u,;,l he able ta determine what II