Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-02-09
NO
Waste Of Liquid Manures.


The proper construction and location of
barn-yatds is subject entitled to most re-
specttul consideration. If The question,
| ''Are liquids flowing from manure heaps
valuable p were seriously admitted to the
farmers Of this county, it would provoke
a sn,le Of d,rision that any one of common
sense would PROFOUND simple query.
Aud vet notwithstanding this Pc. feet
Knowledge Of the fact that this liquid is
composed Of large portion of the most
valuable iertiliz:ng ingredients o. the ma
nure heap from which it flows, how very
few farmers appear to consider it worth
their while to save ii from utter waste
We have been led to these remarks
from having had very frequent opporuni-
ties dutng the past two months of observ-
ing the reckless indifference manifested
by many farmers in the construction of
their barn.yards. Indeed, it appeared to
Us that, had it been he fixed design OF
the owners TO afford the most complete
escape for all liquids from their barn-yards.
they could not have accomplished il more
tfrctuaIiy. IL is almost impossible to
conceive of more complete disregard of
tue economy.
The Indifferent farmer who, year after
year, witnessed the streams OF rich liquid
manure flowing from his barn yard to the
nearest rlvulet to be lost to him forever:
OF running along the road side, rendering
II unpleasing to the eyes and ollaciories,
has poor right to complain ii his crops
ate less abundant than his neighbours
Nor should it BE a matter of surprise to
himit, alter having apphed the same quan-
tty oil manure. plowed as deeply pulver-
ized as thoroughly, and ID every other re-
sPect give the crop the same attention, the
yield should fall short of his who does not
permit inc washing rains to exhaust the
ii"st valuable portion of his manure heap.
II should De cardinal principle with
every larmer TO economist his matters.--
Upon ii depends his success, and without
ii bis labers must 10 very great extent be
without profit, ii not attended without abb
salute loss Il it is found necessary 10
have the barr-yard ON a hill side, it is
equally necessary to have the lower side
ro,tcted BY a wall, or some other ar
tapgemeni by which the escape Of liauid
manure may be pre:euted. Il IS almost
equally important TO have a spout TO corr
vey the rain-wattr from The roof of the
barn III some Other direction than direct.
" through the batn-vard. II is bad en-
oash that the manure heap should be ex-
posed 10 the rains W hich fall dire .tly upon
II, without adding TO it the droppinqs
Hom the Ioof OF the BAN II such i'm.
rfovideht farmer were 10 behold the ae-
taal value OF the ieftlizIbg material thus
lost, Ioiihg from their purses in the shape
OF dollars and cents, how theoretically
would they labor 10 prevent the waste.
The loss Of Il single little gold dollar
would stir them up TO greater activity
than The direct waste of hundred times
the value oil that little gold dollar. ID The
form OF liquid manure. Year after year.
silently bat steadily the golden streams are
ilo~ing from their purses. Tell them of
their error and they acknowledge it. but
rarely does 1t happen. that being remind.
ed OF IL IN friendly manner, they make
single effort TO correct il. How many are
there who, after lifetime of STEADY. nm
femii.ing toll tiud themselves no richer in
lands or money than when they begans-
They cannot explain the reason. Other
causes may have led to such diseouranino
results, but if the drain of liquid manurrs
from their barn-yords had been checked
when they began farming, very many Of
these unsuccessful ones would have heep
Ias prosperous as their more proyident
heIshbofs. -Pfogressire Farmer.