Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-16
Manuring.

We believe 1t is true that fields
covered with vegetation, will retain
their strength if that vegetation is
lett to decay upon the ground. An
annual growth of vegetation buried
in the soil will rapidly increase its
power of production. Or the a
mount in a decayed or changed
state returned again to the soil, con-
times its strength. Hence a sys-
tenn of msnuring becomes of inter-
est to the farmer. The litter from
the out houses and yards, if all is
carefully preserved from waste, and
judiciously returned to the soil,
would probably continue to the farm
its power of production. But this
can hardly be done. Much of the
produce of the farm is necessarily
carried to market, and from this
there CON DC no diroot return Of
manures. No system of preserving
manures can prevent a portion of it
from being lost, by waste from
washing or evaporation. IRe re-
tanning the power of production for
the farm must then depend upon the
procuring, preserving and applying
manures suited to the object.
Procuring Manwes. Science
iias, no doubt, accomplished much
and may yet be able to accomplish
very much more, for every depart.
ment of labor and life. In the light
she spreads in the path of the agri
culturist, discovery is made of tho
necessities of particular soils, anC
the means of their supply. Still
we think it will be found necessary
TO place our principal dependence
for enriching our farms, on tn,
means our farms produce. A SINAI
number may apply guano, and l
few are located near TO cities o
large villages and can procure lite
from livery stables or by othe
means. But the supply for the grea
and altogether the greatest humble
of farms, must be procured from tn
farms themselves. 1t is the hush
anding of the resources of the farm
for this end, that demands particu
lar attention.
/. The barn yard is the first ant
most important source of fertilizinI
matter for the farm. In the arrange
ments of the buildings, barns an,
sheds, and the preparing the yard
reference should be had to this oh
jeci, the preparing and preserving
manures. The centre of the yarC
should be the lowest, and so hol
lowed out as in natural, or prepar
ed clay or tight bottoms TO hold ;
number of cords or loads of manure
proportioned to the size of the farm
yard, and stock. All sides of the
yard should be higher han,-anc
the ground descend to,cards, thi.
centre that every particle leached
from the manure over the yard, may
be saved in the central pile in
stead of being carried off in the
streets or streams. With the out.
sides of the yard raised, let the shed
be built upon the sides of the yarc
not occupied by the barn or barns
If It's walls be no higher than I
common yard fence with a narrow
roof sloping from the yard, no mat
ter Fed in racks, and litter witt
avery little straw most of the stock
if not the whole of it, will do bet
ter under such shelter than shut uT
in a close barn, except in severe
weather. With the roofs thus ar
ranged, the water which falls upon
them may all be carried from the
yard, and if needed, into large els,
terms for the stock. Ii not needed
II may run to waste, only not in thu
yard Constantly supply the cen
trail manure pit with a sufficient a
mount of muck, peat, leaves from
the forest or turf from the street.
or other proper material for absorb
ing all the liquid that may be sup
Piled from the yard. We think il
would be quite as convenient a way
To keep the stables cleaned to throw
The manure in light wheeIbanow,
and Zip it upon the central heap each
80 as i is c'enred from the stable