Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-12-31
Mr. Jordans $ Statement.
KrNNEnrNk. Oct. ~. II

KrNmUNE. Oct. -, 1858.
ExrrEmrNrs o~ M,NrErs. Ihavc for the
last eirh, years made from three TO four
hundred Load. Of eompo., manure annually,
and find by experience that there is no dan.
r-r of making ton much. as il will make
grass grow Il applied in large or small guam
,i,ir-. and with god results, whether Il b.
s,ron. or weak. bat with bet,gr results Of
cour.. with the hrst compost.
Twill state TO YOU the manner IN which !
manage nv manure heap, and how make
compost for nv farm. which i OF loamy
nature. and the results Tor the las; four years
Of nv experience.
In thc month of October haul some two
hundred load. Of sandy loan, taking ii'ome
,hrcs frci deep. soil. .uhsoll and and, into
INV yarl. which covers il some two fec, deep.
then turn my hog. on to the same, as their
pens pin the harnyarl; some twenty in
number heretofore, bu, not 50 many a,rrcs.
eni. bot more neat stock 70 make mp the
deficiency in hogs.
In addition 20 the above. bel daily from
twelve to twenty head OF cattle and hor-es
TIE season through. when 1t can b. hai At
the rate of Of one OK bad Ter day, with the
sane material which is thrown into tho
yard daily. and during the winter, bed with
sAlt hay Or the orts Of other cheap hay, AZ
ter being euIleI over by dry cows aud young
.to,k.
In the month Of June take the manure
from the harm. hauling and spreading even.
" over the yard. and then digging it over
together, mixing thoroughly; continue bvi.
ding the c1ws some twelve or fifteen, through
th, summer. and throwing the same TO the
hog. ia the sane yarl until the 6rst OF sep
,embcr. at which time e1mmcnec digging
over again and applying to the eras' with
wonderful effects, dressing some eigh, or ten
acre. annually.
have at presen, some ten or twelve acres
Of grass on the swari, having becn Plowed
in the flI. -owri in March to grIss seed
alone or narrowed aud sowcd to barley aud
grass later. and manure app'yed IN Srp,cm.
Der after. a, the rate Ut sixty OK loads 70 the
acre. more ~ l. :. according to the eonii.
ton Of the s1,l, --.ling again lightly %
grass scci the next March, sowing mostly
clover aud ryd or blue,op. and never failed
OF a gool catch on the second sowing, and |
wall guarantees that the above named mum
Der OF acrcs Of grass cannot be matched in
this County BY the same number Of aercs in
any one piccc or field that has been plowei,
pul,crilrd and dressed, one, two or three
year,, aud then laid 10 grass.
TO show the rc,ults OF my compost, will
just state tha, | now cut 50 ton. Of hay On
scycn-clshtb. Of, the land moved eish, year.
since. producing 10 tons, and have brought
one old pasture Of 10 acrcs, plowcd, dressed
and sold, that D. now producing some ten
or twelve tons annually, alter four and Eve
years moving.
The cost Of the above will dcpenl some
what up1n the distance OF the material
hauled
can haul with a man and two yoke Of
oxen - loads Of thrcc lee, each per day int
nv yard, and heap Of 100 loads will not
cost me over $500, prepared Tor grass,
which j., in my estimation, worth more,
load ilr load. than green manure spread on,
and will produce more grass.
will Just state that the number OF ton'
ca, is not guess work, as is the case usual
w., a. sold in lsji.55 10 tons Of lay an,
nually having some ~ or Is tons leii ior
home consumption.
have no witness % this statement on
composing. as the pamphlet does not re-
quirc it. bat can gc, them from all parts oI
the County OF York IL required, as my field
has been visited by hundreds TO see the
grass and specially on the twelve acres in
The sward, dressed with the above named
eompos, aud nothing more.
IIENRY JoED,N.
Union and Journal.