Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-07-06
From tho American Farmer.
THE MERICAN FARM ER---MA a.
KING AND SAVING MANUESE.

THE \ VI ERiCAN - M n.,-..,
KING AND SAVING MANuHE.
The fact stated by George G. Gilmer,
ESQ. of Va, in his communication pub
lished ina late number of the ''t"rmer,
will no doubt, have arrested the atten-
finn of many Of our readers, who have
not applied themselves to the task "t
availin,r of the facilities afforded ON al
most every farm in securing the means "f
increasing their manure hrdp--5uG we
arr. rraitied in the knowledge OF the tact
that many others have followed the same
conrs. pursued by Mr.. Gllmer, and with
o,,,,.I >t,cc.ss. AMI the benefits thus
conferred through the medium OF the
..Farmer." who can estimate am yet
th,usanIs and tens ut thousands oil Iarm-
.r. in lL,. r.iunS through whlch our
journal circu!a e$, are 50 penny wise a.
to discard or reject the sources ot lhlor-
nation in regard to their profession. and
it can be had for the trldIng cun>lder''-
tion Of One Dollar per aMntm. Every
imuroyemeul made IN Il farm adds not
only To its own value, but ais" to the IN
creased prosurrilv of the whole Neighbour
hood-and every holder of real estate
should feel his own interest at stake, IN
inducing his neighbours to become readers
of our work. We are truly grateful for
tn. continued regular increase of our sub
scr,p,inu list but we feel that II Is not
ypt .uuaI to whatit should be. and what
It MIGHT be made. ii those who are lnfe-
rested, with US. in the prosperity ot the
Ruricul. ure of the country, would iehN
LsIuiu.r hand; this has been done oE ma
nv. to whom we tender our thanks; OUT
sill. when we lind in some Oi the n"rth-
.ru und eastern States OF TINS Union
where. there are i'll each. several JoatnaIS
of =, similar character 10 our own, and
D,ost of them with lists trebllng or quad
r,,Iir,r nurs. we feel that we have ii
ritht 10 call upon our friends and readers
t1 make An effort to Induce their neigh
bor< to take the Farmer.
But this was not the object Tor which
We commenced this paragraph, but 10
call attention more emphaLlcally To the
remarks of Mr. GiImer, in which he
says:
The reading Of your paper has learn
ed me to raise and collect ten tunes the
manure formerly did. Una instead " 0"y-
inq. I am yeoriy seller 4t pork, 0e:J' m"t'
ton, lambs and hOrSeS. ana my tur"t F"Pt"ty
imDroviny my cabins, cor StefferS' StnofeS'
bo, 7e.s de-, oil IN a tar better c0''0Lt on,
and acelI attended to. From my hog pen
this fall | think made IL good four horse
load of excellent manure every day by
leaves. weeds, &c. l bring all the weeds,
briers, Sc., to my farm pen d"'inS tNe
summer, and pen my stock ON theh at
night, which makes lots oi the Otst ma
nures and have drained all my land.
w. B. Slaughter, Esq. OF Cu'PePper
Co. Va, having missed ii number ot TIE
Farmer. in writing for a copy, expresses
the deprivation he has experienced. anu
gives his experience al-o. ol the value "'
the information he has received, and very
Justly concludes with the proNcro that
:.wha. has been once done may be done
arain. We take the liberty 10 make an
extract from his letter:
IL informed you year since. was re-
vivifying the dead matter ot my exhaust
ed iarm. By taking them through the
process of il compost a Ia mode. and am
as much surprised myself. as my neigh
bors, AT the extent 10 which 1t may De
carried even ON small 'arm. am Sa-
tiShed can make compost enough out OF
the materials that are generally not used
each year. anil mine Is u farm OF only two
hundred acres. one hundred and sixty
cleared. and forty in wood. My first
crop of whsa was one hundred and
twenty bushels from twenty y-hve acres !;
my secnnd and last crop WAS six hundred
and fifty bushels from six V acreS-Irum
present appearances, l shall make. with
out some extraordinary casually, from
ten to twelve hundred bushels, from Sc
venty acres. My ground was ploushed
twelve inches deep. narrowed, rolled
guan"ed. narrowed and drilled; il is the
best looking wheat have seen this VIM
ter. My mex crop will be from a clover
lev. and then l shall expect two thousand
bushels-I work by one very simple rule.
to wit. "what has been done may be done
again"