Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-04-11
Ahnnt Manure Sheds.

About Manure Sheds.
when W., ,sr o reasonable scheme in sue
cr,,lll operation We rc,l moro tits iorce-
{, .,tr, %, morc-,hnn anything wcmny ON
" hear or Il. So thought certain farmer
or at l,,., 80 ac,ol hc-wheu he wen, To
work n, other day to build n mgsurr dni.
H. had often heard b, remarked that ma.
nurc kept under shelter was worth double
tina, lort exposed in the yarl-h, had often
noticed ro diTrcucs in il. smell. texture
and appearance on hi, own premises, bat be-
bad never triel the two, side hy side, on o.
fair experiment, until the rr.s,ntysar. Vow
Do ar che diTruc' in value, o, believed
what be lad h,-l told, anl be vcnttowork
90 build a manure ,hcl, 50 a, 90 reap moro
or The benefit, now s., evident.
Itt,uot % b, supposed that the story OF
li. experiments will convince an who rad
o.: 0, hal rral just as good, long before be-
really l..lu ., show li, hitl"-in the
only ,rnc way NJ showing it-"ly NJ,
work" Gnt i' {, rool enough 70 irll,
rr 40 t'rt, anil W., hupr, viii not b, with.
ont its influence. H. la. two r,ol-.ig.l
open .lcl, atnrnrl 90 hi' hrn.wrl, which
NJ, COWS occupy Dr shelter at illinstormy
weather. H. keeps hi, oxen and hor.'. in
gl.v stable. anl th.s,. o. wr'l as the .hcis
arr lrp, wei li,trrcl through the winter
The manur, from the s,a'lr, &, thrown into
thr ward that made arlcr the shed, r..
mains there. both have a sufficient mixture
or.inv {, prevent too acii,, fermentation.
And both, were they in The same situation
in regard 20 shelter, would b. of equal value
Last spring. melted thereto hy remark
In thr Rural, be- determined q, test the diiIcr.
cncc as clu.r'y a. hr could, without going
into any minut, figuring or preparations,
for that was small lu.inrs, in hi, eyes, fr
one with ,, much work to attrulto. Soonu
his corn ami harley ground, be took pains
&, draw the manure from the yard and from
~, ,hcl. in equal quani'.rs-thuugh he
slil D., dil no, ,liuk it was hardly fair, lor
IN thr ward mauurch ice haI 90 cart otr "a lar.
quantity Of water, makins-ir there were
no other dir.rcncc-a sheltered load worth
o7c.thirl NOR, than an un'lcl,or,l one.
(Thl' wa. the Gr., idea that really i,i him
on the .uhrct H. law that be- could ave
the cost ola simple she'd, jos, in th'oyp'nsr
or caracc.) Both Kind. were treated iuthc
same manner, the crops were s1wri aud
cultivated the same; hut he dill not wait
I'm harvest u decide that he would shelter
hi' inanurr, hereafter.
Where the sheltered manure was applied,
the corn anil harley came up lrs; aud they
kept ahead al the season. Tho cut-worn
worked lr., in the com. and the hTloy
seemed 90 escape all injury from insects,
though that part to which the yard manure
was applied suffered from the IIcssiln ily To
a small extent. The difference in the two
was very plainly marked, and at harvest, It
was estimated the shcd manfred land gave
crop one third greatest.
Now our friend has erected two manure
sheds. One covers the duns-hcap from his
horse stable, the other /. intended to contain
that from hrs cattle stalls, and the major
part Of the yarl dropping,, gathered from
day to day Some time, we doubt not, he
will 60 into manure ccllaTs,an stables FOR all
his stock; but this move is a crclitahlc one,
and in the right direction. He will also
learn the benefit Of muck as a material Tor
chcaply Increasing his stock Of manure, and
then wc shall see a shed for hai, to b, used
as an ab,,rb,nt Of the liquii-now, some
thing stronger than raiu-wa,ar, and worth
saving and cartasc.
lis sheds are simple and cheap Affairs.
Crotchcl posts are set for the front, the back
is the blrnyarl trnce--ono shed is covered
with bpards---thc other with poles AMI
straw. We expect to hear more of taerr'nc.
ccss or failure hereafter. That other i'm.
proycments will follow is very sure; for
good example, especially If man sets it
himself, is certain to influence those who see
1t. Rural Ncw-YorkCr.