The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-08-01
From the Washington Dispatch.
MANAGEMENT OF MANURE.

MANAGEMENT OF MANURE.
Although barn-yard and stable manures
are admitted by all farmers. without. be.
ie,e. any single exception. to be immensely
important in the improvement of land, and
20 afford immediate advantage to the crops
where il has been applied; and although
most Of our farmers depend in fact upon this
alone. as a means of increasing the growth
Of their grain and other crops yet il is
strange 10 ser how little pains are taken to
obtain information - 10 the means best CAL
culated TO increase the quantity or add to
the quality OF this substance. A strange in-
fatuation, or a deleieri0ns apathy, indeed.
seems 10 have seized upon the minds Of our
farmers with but few, very few, honorable
exceptions. Nine.tenths OF the farmers of
this county. and many Of those too calling
themselves and called by others good farmers,
suffer the manure made in their barn. yards
during winter, together with what may be
thrown from their stables from time 70 time,
either TO have its whole essence drained of
and pass into some stream or useless low
ground from the careless or ignorant struc-
/ ture of their yards; or what is equally bad,
10 eysporate and pass into the air as fast as
\ the mass arcumulatcs, for want Of being
/ properly collected together. and secured by
covering. Although BY such management
TIE bulk Of manure. or what 10 termed ma.
nure. may not be lrssened. vet, BY the time
4 the farmer is ready 10 remove il TO his field !,
I there remains little else but a useless, lifeless
residuum ol vegetable matter. The best and
most advisable plan 10 dispose 81 TO the most
advantage, barn-yard and stable manure, is
to collect and NIX il with green vegetable
matter, woods mould and muck putting IN
the compost heap one fourth stable or yard
manure, and three-fourths Of the other ele.
ments. think that where live stock. hDrses,
cattle, hogs. &C., are led sufficient TO make
one hundred loads in one wear by the ordin.
ary method Of exposure in the barn yard il
une hand and that boy with one horse and
cart, kept constantly from the month Of Nav
to November, collecting green vegetable
matter and mould and muck, and mixing
with this one hundred loads in beds Of COM
pust. five hundred loads might be made of
quality far superior. u. however, this plan
cannot or will not be adopted, the best sub.
stitute would be. 70 construct barn yard Of
size proporlionabIe 10 the amount Of stock
kept. having in its centre a reservoir. and
giving to the whole yard a gradual slope
4 from its edges 10 its centre. Here the ma.
/ nure OF tie winter might be kept. at least
/ from running oil in liquid form and com.
meneing in the spring and continuing through.
out the mild weather, 10 add green vegetable
matter, useless straw, damaged fodder, woods
mould. muck sud rich earth from the fence
jams. and IN the tall the Mhple might be re.
moved and carefully covered in some conSe.
nient place ready inr the next wears crop
Commencing again with clean yard the
same course as before.
A very little additional labor indeed 20 the
i iarmer would give hun all the advantages OF
4 the plan. II he cid not think proper 10 keep
an extra hand to conduct this work, he could
do il 10 4 considerable extent with his otdin.
I ary larburers at leisure times through the
season. Such times frequently occur when
farming is conducted with any thing like the
force II hands and stock, which ought 20 be
in use by properly eeonomising time and
/ besiowing strict attention on this subject.
\ every farmer ought TO be enabled for every
I load oi half made manure abIch he has bS
\ his prcsen. careless modc now for use, TO
have five leads. each one 81 which would be
worth two of the farmer. III. then. NV opin.
4 ION. are eurreci,-and that they are think
experience will fully icstity--a farmer WIN
nov. by the sloyrnly aud careless method
generally in practice. makes aud scattefs
promiscucusly over the poorest spots oi =
I liliy acre field. one hundred cart loads nf
bad manure. might, with certainty aud ease
To himself. increase his quantity 10 FIVE hum
dtcd loads. aud - improve the quality as To
render the quantity equal to twice the same
amount ut ordinary manare. or, 10 elect.
giving him ten times rs much real manure a.
nc was 10 che habit of using before. ". be.
.ides. our farmers could be prevailed upon
to lessen the size Of his fields. putting large
quantity Of manure upon a small amount ui
land. thereby diminishing the quantity Of
labor and increasing the product.
And, finally, ! think from what know oi
I the present system of culture, feel warrant.
ed IN saving. that from the situation Of our
Land in this county at this time. that when
cultivated by the owner, according 60 the
pre,ailos mode. IL net. him clear of taxes,
repairs and labor. nothing and is not im
proving in quality Or ialfIy advancing IN
price. Though some may at'iirst think Il
strange, vet must contend that large pro-
! portion 81 the prevailing wretChedness. dis.
ease aud distress, as well as the unhappy
degeneracy Of morals in society. may be
traced 10 the poverty Of our land as their
source. To sap the luundsiinn d these 81.
: gantic evils in our country, and 70 prevent
Il thsnn Iroin staitInv sbra.d in ungu day. III