The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-11-03
From the Country Gentleman
Preservation of MaUv


Several articles have been published !.
per during the current year in rela,ion ~ nanh
servation of manure from the was,inr I'm he N
wind and rain and sun by meansyol seo0 sa1cs
covering or shelter. The N. B. Apric~I'. tlad
been lately urging the importance n ~,
mode OF management. Among other ,c.. "s 'a$
farmers should bestow more care than ,bs,
do upon the production and preserya,.' uaa5
substances capable OF being employed as w 4
some especial stress is laid upon the fac, L'aa
than usual difficulties are now being felt IN
ing guanos and other portable manures in s.s SS
guam .itles, and at reasonable rates, and eS
add, in condition sufficiently free from II. y
bilty and proba bny of being Fraudulent %
rlorated or aduIterated. As regards the pyoI. ~
of manures, every vegetable or animal D,o:
calculated to swell The manure bean Ssl
products are, from their containing lsros.
centage OF nitrogen, more valuable than yeo, I
products. Hence v lille no vegetable matters
be allowed TO run 10 waste, all animal mao,
nected with the farm, and all that can be Oh.
obtained should be carefully collected and ~
to the manure heap, Carcases Of anm,h
die, blood, slaughter house cleanihgs, reC.
fisheries, ard anything of like nature, shooiI
added as there may be opportunity. Where ~
animal matters can be obtain d, some dry n.
matter from bitches, or saw dust, or sand, or.r
should be mixed up with il TO absorb The rnE
and also to retain the ammonia which e,g,
from it,.
But neglect in the preservation Of farmos
manure is more common, or at least more D,l,
BILE, than neglect in collecting substances 10 ~,
large manure heap. The yards arc genenr
so arranged as 10 permit, not only rains, but a.
the drippings from the roofs of adjacent buitr,
TO fall upon the manure and wash out Of il ns
that is valuable. Who SO very fortunate as n,,
have seen, either in his own barn yard or in b,
of lis nrighburs, brown streams issuing trl
carrying with them the gold Of the farmer, o..
in way son:rwh hal d fl rent from the usual for,
Where this cannot be prevented by making 4
barn. yard concaYc, or deepening it in the CEN,
ii may be done by laying down dry peat earth
dry mould To absorb it, II should never be 4
OF animals is he most valuable part Of their
crete, and where not absorbed by the lin
should, in some way, be prevented from esca
and waste.
But fertilizing mailer escapes in other wNys1
in the liquid form. Loss also accrues if@&
escape of matter in a gaseous form" ANNA
one of The most valuable, as well as one Of
most volatile Of elements entering into the con,
sition of Gertilizlng matters, readily passes FL
| the exposed manure in the farm. ard. "Nb
| fermentation rises 10 CO riaiR height, this ees
! is constant. t" keep Gcrmentation in CHECK 4
| 10 fix the ammonia for retention, should lie
! study of the farmer. Here dry peat becOma
valuable auxiliary, and also, dry mould Su
have advocated the adding nf gy psum; il is Eu
| ever, found in practice rot to answer he c1w
| tatons which we're oil one time formed Of it,
better substance hes yet been recommended" 81
the ". B. Agriculturst. than dry peat or dry uas
| Sawdust, W here it can be obtaiDed in suhGr
quantities, makes an excelsnt addition or co,err
for the manure heap. As a rae, all hrmw
manure should be applied 10, and mixed wlib
soil as speedily as possible; hut during SUNNI
at least, this becomes all but impracicablr u
! der such circumstances lhnre n1uat b. bra
waste, leaking way Of what might be coEVrrt
into golden treasure, if tho manure dors moi q
some kind Of covering, and be mixed viii SOM
matters which will absorb the liquids and lhG
halari ons.