The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-05-14
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LETTER FROM "UNCLE BEN, D."
Benefits Of How to Apply
Them --- Guano and Plaster --- a
Suggestion.
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PENN TOWNSHIP, May, 1867.
FRIEND BoARDMAN.-It seems that I
have an invitation to say something on
new subject namely, the quantity Of
manure most profitable to apply to an
acre, and the distance to which it may
be proftably hauled
Both of these questions, in my judy
ment, must be determined by circum-
stances. For instance, a farmer has a
field of ten acres that he wants to put
in with Wheat This is all the land
that It suits him to put in, and he has
Fifty loads Of manure In that case
would advise him to put the manure
ever the whole field as evenly as possi-
bic, and if he has a hundred loads and
no other suitable place to put it at that
time put it all on the ten acres; it will
dono harm.
The plan that I have generally seen
pursued whore there was but a limited
quantity Of manure-so little that II
could not conveniently be spread
over the whole of the field, in which
1t was to be puts to make it 60
as far as VIC can over the poore t
part Of the field, and whore there is q
surplus do not leave it about the barn
or stable doors, but haul it out. every
shovoI-full that can be scraped up.
even if it should lie thick. I have nev-
er yet seen ground injured by manure,
unless it was left in heaps so thick as to
smother vegetation, and even then the
injury is but temporary. The theory
Of manuring is a simple one, and may
be summed up in few words-thus:-
Put Il on, NIL you can get Of It.
In regard to the distance to which +
may be proGtably hauled, that, too
will depend on circumstances, but I an
very confident that our new friend "Se.
nez' need be under no concern but what
he will be fully paid for hauling it to tho
yar fezl"
Many farmers in the East, where land
is naturally thin, think they are doing
well, if they can get near enough to a
town or a city to haul in a load Of pro.
duce and load Of manure out in a dav
even if they have to paya dollar for q
5wo-horse load, which is the common
price for stable manure. have known
many farmers that have expended large
sums Of money for manuros of different
kinds, and a large amount Of labor in
hauling it, and I have never yet known
one fail on account Of spending too
much for that purpose; but on the other
hand l have known many to literally
starUe out because they were afraid tC
lay out little for manure. So don't be
afraid Of it, Friend "Senez," put it on
with liberal hand 1t will be Tk,
"6read cast upon the aoaters'-it will b,
found, aud that before rery many davs
Will not some of our Highland Coun
ty farmers venture a few dollars to ex
pertinent with some Of the foreign ma
nures, and communicate the result t,
the Public2 would like to see som,
Guano or Plaster Of Paris, (sulpbato Of
lime) separate or both together trie,
on some Of the poorer hills Of this coun
ty. The quantity Of Guano applied t.
an acre is from 100 lbs to 25O lbs, an,
Of Plaster about one bushel or lO
lbs, both sown broadcast.
I think the theory Of Friend "Se
ne1, D Of putting all his manure "on tn
field nearest the barn, win hardly an
swer a good purpose I fear he vii
have to haul on to it long time bcfor
fore he gets it to bring 200 bushels o
Corn to the acre; besides he will be los
ing the profits Of his other fields, fo
even if he leaves them lay in grass the
will soon cease to bring even a full GRO
Of that. I believe theonly true theoryt
pursue is a rotation Of crops and rot,
uon IN manurng, Yours, &c.,
UNCLE REM