The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-09-10
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during centuries. and he ral.Iyalog feas 9a-
ably expected lhiuy bushcls ol wheat aud
Gliy or more bushels 81 cea irem caEl
acre Ii Tho season we're a. 81. favorable
Besides the nulrimeul afforded by lsa Is
cayiug vegetable matter len DO the gro, l1,
is presence materially bgas autd lhe me.
rhanieal texture u the soil, readeHaE
light, friable, porous, and warm, giving
the prime condition for luxariant groaia
OIL al plants. Years Of cropping hate
worked great change on sach soils l.e.
peated blowing exposes fresh surfaces q
the air year BY year, decay Of vegetable
matter is greatly hasined, part Of i Il ia-
ken up by growing plants, The balance
passes off 70 miugle with tie air. and ihus
IN no very long period an uuled so'l he.
comes lean and unproducige.
Now pass 10 the muck bed and what
have we there The swmnps, lying in
the lowest levels, have from iime immc
mortal been receiving deposits 81 loose
vegetable matter washed down from ur-
rounding forests Much Of il las been
preserved from decay by being kept nHder
water, unlil there may often ba loaaauom
3 toto or more feet in depth Of the very
substances which have given such fertility
70 virgin soils. II Is not the plaiua 1ia-
tate OF common sense 10 remove THIS na
which now aourisbes only rank Ucel
and exIialcs malaria, % the hc.ds which
have lost their virgin powasy IN aiI.-
ton to the accamulations in swamps a.i
low lying spots which receive wash from
the neighboring region, viii contain more
or less muck. Every shower carries %
them a deposi. Of loose surface matter
sometimes from a large area. There are
thousands d acres Of what are terned
swales, scattered ia detached portions over
the farms OF this and adjoining States
which form plethora Of fertilizing matters
grow rank grasses and weeds, fil only p.
litter or the compost heap. The waste
plant-food they contain, ifletarnei % the
lands which have lost il, would greatly ia-
crease their fertility.
Muck Is needed on the fields not only
for the elements il contains, but rs All
economizer Of barn-yard manure. It's
safe to estimate that from one-thrd to one
half the manure produced by animals b
lost. The urine 81 horses and cattle is ai-
most universally wasted. Then, the e1-
ercments are too generally thrown out IN
10 the open yard to Do leacted BY every
rain, or they are hraped under tho stable
window, 10 ferment and fire fang, aud
send off their most valuable properties
with every passing breeze. Muck, coli
lected seasonahly, aud subjected 70 the ace
ton Of the weather, i Of loose porous
texture, exactly fitted to absorb aud hold
these liquid and gaseous elements. 4 lay
err Of muck in the stable saturated with
urine, is nearly as good as the best solid
excrement. A cord Of muck thoroughly
mixed with a cord OF animal excremcnt,
will make two cords Of manure worth NJ
most twice as much as the unmixed excre-
ment If left TO leach and ierment in the
usual manner.
Another very important use Of this sub
stance, Is TO aid in reducing manure io
a finely divided state. Manure scattered
upon the field IN Jumps and plowed in
win give surfcit to the roots that come
Immediately il contact with it and leaves
others less fortunate to siarye. Witness
the surface Of pasture whore cattle drop
pings have been left as they fall II pre-
senls blo,ches Of rank growth here and
there. BY composing or mixing with
muck, and frequently shoyeling over, ma
nure may be brought to coarse powder,
the particles Of which, scattered through
the soil, viii be readily accessible 10 plants,
and easily soluble, So they are quickly pre-
pared for absorption by the growing roots.
The interval between harvest and Fall
blowing affords an opportunity for CONE
mencing 10 practice what these facts call
for Tie swamps are many Of them dry
aud firm the swales haze been cut
aud other farm work Is not pressing. Tr5
the experiment iog once AZ least Draw