The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-02-20
agricultural.

raj things 60 Nhlch the hFiheF hApuIu
give his attention in the care Of the ma
nure heap. Putreinction or rather de
composition, needs 20 be promoted such
absorbents as viii prevent the dlsaipn-
ton Of ammonia into the atmosphere
ought 10 be employed and the robbie
~, by leaching, Of whatever sun and
all have seen iit % leave, prevented.
10 accomplish the first Of these objects
comparative dryuess Of situation Is re-
auircd Dampncss is a necessary Gle
ement Of decay, but We think all Ihnt IL
absolutely wanting for this purpose 10
il the weddings Of cattle Anoth-
er requirement Is the couipactnesa OF
.he heap Heat IL sooner generated
ghere the manure Is somewhat solid
he moisture IL better preserved, aud
fre-hnging," or burning, is not 80
iueh 10 be feared. The following mode,
racticed by Mr. Mech, Of Iriptrcehall,
England is considered by eminent En-
dish agriculturists o. the most perfect
a use. The whole Of his cattle sheep
and pigs are kept under cover, on spar
ed wooden flooring, which permits their
lroppings to fail through the openings
nto cellars or chambers beneath To
ecomplish the end sought more cllectu-
lily, the straw Is all cut up into short
sngths, satured with liquid oil cake, or
insoed, and mixed with ground corn,
nd in this way his entire amount of
traw Is used solely as food, no bedding
eing required
This system, When first brought into
ogue, was assailed by many Of the wri-
ers on agricultural subjects, aud con-
'emned in no measured terms, "us pre-
,osterous, expensive, unsatisfactory m
Is results, aud contrary TO the nature
nf animals 20 fed" The Cyciopcdid
If ERgliSh agriculture, in reply 10
the assertions, says g. These points
must be decided not by theory, but by
prolonged experience With regard TO
The point which lies in the way Of this
article the value of manure made by
nr, Mechi's plan it appears soli-oy-
dent proposition that the manure 80 OBJ
aimed must, from the absence Of any
thing like active fermentation, be supc-
rior 10 all other kinds derived from the
ordinary modes pursued, just in proper
ton 10 the loss sustained from fermcnt-
alton by one or the other of these The
great gain in the value OF manure thus
made, is claimed upon the assumption
that nmmonia-thc very base Of entich-
ing substances almost wholly retain
ed that the mode most cfcctually pre-
vents the escape Of this element Of fer
tility.
In Belgium, according 10 Schwcrtz,
manure is accumulated in the stables.
The cattle are placed upon kind Of
platform raised above the pavement of
the stable, and the droppings being
withdrawn from under them, are tr0d-
den down and allowed to accumulate
upon the floor.
In Switzerland, Boussingault says,
the urine that is passed by cattle flows
along gutter which communicates with
large reservoir containing water, in
which not only are the solid cXcrcmcuts
diffuscd, but in which the litter is
washed, this being changed only twice
a week. TIE reservoir is constructed
under the floor of the cow-housc itself
in order 20 be projected from the frost
The fermentation Of mass so diluted
is scarcely perceptiblc, and, save from
leakage, there is no loss of decomposing
animal matter. The liquid manure Is
raised by means Of II pump, and carried
TO the meadow in tubs placed upon
carts.-RWdi Ne'c lprhcr,
BUTTER Many u good woman is
blamed for making poor butter, The
fault is not wholly hers, Feed cows on
leeks, and ergot, and sour wild grass,
and to ask a woman to make good but
ter and cheese from the milk is worse
than the requirement Of Il tale Of brick,
without furnishing straw or-clay either,
With such material no woman can make
good butter.
The garlic is no worse than the
others, except that the flavor is more
perceptiblc. The poison in the others
is worse, because unseen and therefore
not guarded against. Sweet butter can
not be made from milk impreguatcd
with garlic, poisoned with crgot, sourcd
by wild grass, or heated with fcvcrish
COW. Show us a farmer, that by good
cultivation has drained his swalcs,
destroyed the poison in the soil that
causes ergot and sour grass, whose cows
crop only the sweet grasses, and flowers
that give fragrance to the meadow, and
We will show you, in his kitchen,
woman that makes good butter.
a Coon Cow.--IIon +. p, Buflin-
ton Of Fall River, Mass owns COW
that has given during the past year,
4T64 quarts of milk, which il an
average Of - 1866 quarts per day
for the entire year. This milk was
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