Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-08-12
a9ritultural.
For the Amerjcen.
Management of Manure md
Stock.


Mr.. EDitoR AN practical farmers
know that every crop Of grain. roots. or
grass grown upon and removed from the
field, carries with it certain portions Of
the fertility Of the soil. We know that
if the annual cropping and removal Of
the crops be carried on for a series of
years, the land will become sterile and
frost broken. unless there are returns
made to the coil in manure Of some kind
that Will testote to il good portion Of
the ingredients removed in the crops
TO guard against the impoverishmen. Of
The soil, should be the principal object
Of aA farmers. In this part of The State
I believe as general thing, this branch
Of husbandry is too much neglected. We
are not careful enough with the manure
derived from our farm stock. The IN
terests of all farmers require that they
should make Tire most Of their means in
this matter. The farmer who makes to
provision to save tho liquid portion Of
the excrements of his cattle, horses, &c.,
is certainly losing very large portion Of
his manural resources. If he throws
the solid portion of the excrements out
at the barn windows or doors, exposed to
the washings of rains and melting SHOWS
for months together, in this case he suf-
fers more than he is aware in tho leach.
ing Of the soluble portions Of the ma
nurs. Again, If the manure Of iarm
stock is left in position to ferment or
heat badly, it is natural that there is a
great loss occasioned by the generations
and scope Of valuable gases. To guard
as much as possible against the losses
above named, should be an especial OBJ
ject with every man who is striving to
gain livelihood by .illibg the soil. But
as The uline of stock cannot convenient
ly be used in the liquid form, and as It
is point Of great Importance to save it.
for it is conceded that it is as soluble
and more so 70. manurial purposes. as
solid e1crements, perhaps it would be
we'll enough to enquire how this may DO
easily saved? The fcrtilizing elements
of the urinc may be retained by the use
of sa w-dust, leaf mold or dry muck used
as bedding, and also to absorb the IL
auid. This bedding, when removed.
should be mixed with the manure under
cover, where it should remain till carted
to the field. When spread upon the
land, the very frs, rain washes the SOL
uble portions Of the manure into the soil;
it is then in an available form as food
for the early rootlcts of the young plants.
Thus we see what vast difference there
&c hntween rood and bad MANAGEMENT.
even with regard to manure.
There are a thousand and one things
for the farmer to think Of. and in order
to get ahead on the farm, he must see to
it that every thing belonging to the farm
is cared for and in its place. His horses.
cows, oxen, sheep, or poultry should be
carefully and tcnderly used. They
should have warm and dry stall, with
enough to eat and drink. They should
never be allowed to remain III tie cold
air a moment. if it can be helped. A
we'll. either in the barn or barn yard is
desirable, from the fact that it Is both
dangerous and d:sagrecable, to drive un-
shod amin ais over ice or through snow.
Let these facts be needed ere another
Winter visits our cline. G. Z. G.
Gou!dsboro, July 2oth 1859.