Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-11-09
SATURDAY, Nov. ,,

and the meeting Adjournol.
S,rrRp,r, Nov. ,.
The Vice Prcsilcn; in the chair.
DEH,rE CONTINUED. Mr.. Moses Ham
mond thought tha, spreading the manure
was better Tor the soil than manuring in
bill. His plan, with corn. wa, to spread
the green manure, and pat old manure in
the bill. Considers muck chiefly valuable
as an absorbent. Afier laying in his hos.
yard one year hc thinks il equal TO clear
hog manure. The bcs, manure be ever used
on potatoes was a compost consisting OF
3 bu.hsl. muck, bushel quick lime,
bu.hel plaster, - bushels hen manure.
and bushels ashes. In awcck 4, fcrment.
ed and became thoroughly mixed. Applied
IN hill.
las, year no raised some good potatoes
on ircsh horse manure. In the hin. This
season has been - dry that the strength Of
the manure wa. no, extracted, aud his po-
taiocs did not grow 80 we'll as last year.
The President stated that the muck in
Massaehusc,i. seemed to BE- Of better quail
~ than that dug here H. thought It might
b, due to the lac, that their water current.
are not - rapid and deposit les gravel in
the beds. lie had always noticed that wa.
ter lowing through a muck bed was disSol-
orcd. but did no, know whether thi. color.
ins matter possessed any f'riiliiins prop.
critics. lIo had never seen any evidence Of
it.
Mr.. Moses Hammond said il did not,
Mr. Twi,ehcll piled eight loads Of muck.
obtained in IN, wooilo,, on a dry knoll.
where there wa, but little grass. The wa.
ter that washed down in rain storms, from
the heap, brought on heavy growth Of
grass. That from bis swamp, be had used
green. with no benefit. lie uses !, when
dry, as an absorbent, in every place whore
there is liquid manure 10 be saved. Ills
lranto j. l. feet wide, with double plank
ljor to within two feet Of wall. The space
bac.: Of the cattle be keeps foil Of muck, or
IN It's absence, horso manure. II absorbs
al the urine. keeps bis stable dry, and in
crease. his manure heap. Thinks the leaf
mold obtained in his wood lot, equal to barn
yard manure.
Mr. Chipman cited the experience Of a
gentleman who " cooked hi. muck with
lime. and applied /, with good effect, with.
on, addition Of any other substance.
The President. Since our last meeting !
have learned the result Of an experiment, in
Bridscwater. Mass. An acre was tricd
with a series Of crops. On one.half the
manure was plowcd in, the other narrowed
in. The crops, throughout, were better
when it wa, narrowed in; AMI the grass
crop was better alter seeding down.
Mr.. Partridge was always successful with
potatoes. In the spring, after his other
planting was done, and the grass so, a COOL
start. he put coat of manure on green
swarl and turned 1t under. Put no ma
nuro on surface. One year part Of his
feli was plowed in fall. In the spring ho
put Goa, Of manure on whole field. turning
under that where the ground remained uh.
plowed, and narrowed in the remaind,r.
Saw no difference in the crops.
The President cited an instance OF suc-
cessfal crop Of potatoes by riisins. In
Massachusetts,. saw an Irishman plant po-
tatoes In a muck meadow. IIo marked ou.
beds. Sowed potatoes IN rows, eight inches
apart. aud covered with the earth from
trenches dug around the beds He had an
extra crop.
Mr.. J. X. Hammond raised the largest
crop Of corn ever produced in this vicinity,
by plowing under heavy coat OF green
dung, and dungins in hill, with green hog
manure. Has seen good crop, when
muck from hog yard was used in hill.
Approves Of deep plOWlng, with good
coat Of manure. Shoal plOwins, with lish;
manuring, will give good crops, but leaves
the land IN poor condition.
Mr. Chase, for corn, plows IN 90 loads to
acre, with i2 IN hill,-the latter hog ma
nurc, when he has enough. Ilasgood corn.
Has never had muck but used chip ma.
nure as a substitute in hog yard. oney year
put comPos, Of lime. plaster, ashes and
salt in hill, with good result The second
year il did no good.
Used old manure for potatoes. Hog ma
nure was good for nothing for them. For
wheat. green manure Is bcst. Should al.
ways plaster potatoes planted on green
sward.