Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-15
AGRICULTURAL.
From the American Farmer.
Work for the Month.

APRIL.-CULTUR Of COhN.
Here then, in the above analysis OF
Urine. we have all the elements which
enter into the composition Of the wheat
plant, or, indeed, Of any other of those
plants which are cultivated by man, and
SO happily blended together, as TO be-io
Use trite phrase-already cut and dried,
ready to be taken up by the plants. Why
then, should it be wastedl And who,
pray, thinks of saving III Very few III
deed And why noll Is it because 1t is
too unmportant matter IN agricultural
economy, to be worthy ofconsideration!-
If that be your opinion, you labor under
most egregious error, as we shall present
" attempt TO shew you. The theory Is,
that each pint of urine has in it the consti-
tuent elements necessary to make pound
of wheat: well then, as every healthy
grown up human being, is presumed to
excrete 3 lbs. Of Urine daily, if such liquid
weddings be saved, and appropriated to
that purpose. it is competent to grow with
this kind of the product Of one man, per
wear, 1895 lbs, which is equal to Isl
bushels Of wheat. So. if we rely on theo
~ as being corrcct-and we doubt it not,
it NAV be assumed, that the liquid eva
CITATIONS of one individual, are sufficient TO
afford the necessary manure for an acre
of land to be cultivated in heat,-and,
indeed, in almost any other crop. But
suppose VIC 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 adult member Of our tamil es-and
do it well--pesides deriving large addi-
,ional supply of the enriching material,
from the junior members of our house
holds. Let US carry out this calculation 10
the entire population Of the country, and
what is the RESULT Theory gives the ca
pacity to pound Of urine. Of producing
pound of wheat, or that the quantity void
cd by one individual in year, is suffi-
cient to produce ls3 bushels of wheat
then, as we have population OF % mil
lions of human beings, if we assume, TAX
ing the old and the yoang together. that,
in the aggregate, one-half the quantity of
urine is annually produced, then there is
enough made, to manure l millions OF a
ores, or to produce 25,35O,O0O bushels of
wheat per year. and yet, all this lone
made guam, is scasted, as a thing utterly
worthless, while every one. who can COM
mand the money. is investing 1t In the for-
cign article, which is not, intrinsically,
whit better.
Having spoken thus strongly 70 the
value Of Urine, we viii state how We
would manage to save 1t from deterlora-
tion--to preserve its animal parts from loss,
by the evaporation of its volatile elements.
Daily. as nude, we would sprinkle plaster
over it. stir it well, and then pour it on
collection Of earthly matter, which we
would have collected and placed in a con-
venicnt place for receiving daily additions
orurine. Say, that 100 loads of marsh
mud, woods mould. or kindred matters,
were hauled into the barn-yard, and made
up into cone like form. and that different
parts of it were opened each day, TO re-
ccive these deposits; in the course of a
few months, the whole mass would be
completely charged with the riches of the
Urine, and be converted into a body of the
most active iertilizing manarc, as the am
monacal elements Of the Urine, would be
seized upon and fxed by the Sulphuric
acid Of the plaster, form the sulphate of
ammonia, and thereby, to very great cx.
tent, be preserved from loss frcm escape
in gaseous form. The same conserva-
tive effect may be produced by dissolving
EPSON Salts. or Copp ras in the Urine, or
by mixing finely pulv verified charcoal, or
common salt with it. Either of which sub
stances are excellent manures, when pro-
perly applied, and would prevent all often
sive smell arising from the urine. 1t would
be well TO have the apex of the mould-pile
covered by few boards, if not under COW
er, to turn the rain aud protect it from hav-
ing its salts washed away.
In connection with Urine, we would
have the soapsuds, made in the laundry,
also poured upon the earth pile; for Of a
truth it is most excellent and active ma
nure. We say this, without regard to the
ory-which establishes its value-from a
practical experience in their use.
We purpose now to return to the sub
ject of complaining, and all matters akin
to its cultivation. As basis TO rear our
superstructure upon, we will give analyses
ofthe inorganic parts Of the grain, cob,
and entire plant, as also, of what quantities
Of matters are supposed to be distracted
from an acre of land by fair crop of
corn. BY these lights we will be able to
determine what manures we ought to use,
and in what quantities, to grow an acre of
corn. and how to keep the soil from deteri-
Grating.
Analyses Of the inorganic parts of the
Grain, Cob and Stalks of Corn when
ripe.
Of the whole
Plant, grain,
Gram. Cob. stalks, cob