Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-03-07
From the Americas AgricuhSn.i.
Tim Banker on the Value Of Muck.

asked B'n. Jon~., a. l carted along nv
twentieth Lad Of muck las; night.
"Gur.. not. wbyl' replied.
mighty deal OF hard work for n1,h'
ips. Ia js., ~ lcrv-- have - many load'
OF snow banks in a barn yard.
"It.All moynshnr abogi there's Sein'
sny ,ar,u In muck. Ia J.t as sOOn dang
. ssll with ieieles." ehimed in George
Washington Tucker, who sets bis ideas and
hi. drinks iron Jones.
Thcm's nv sentiments exactly" said
Jake Frink. a. be met Us IN the road With
load Of oats 10 bag. going down 10 Shad'
town 70 market. You sc | VAS over Per.
.ustUd one year, when the Squire bot the
hOss-poDI lot, 10 try some Of The mud that
soms out Of the side Of the road, where The
pond u.sd 10 be. saes. earted dOIen
load. aud ihousht -as going 10 -ee corn
stalk. as bg as your wrist, ,nt ear' as long
.. a hoe handle. And I ia declare never
could Gee biz difference where usei 1t. "
How much manurr did you Pa, on 10
,hs acre. inquired seth rsisSs, as be drew
. lusiicr AsrOss the top Of b. boot, and
lighted b.. inevitable pipe.
Wall made ~hsrpin sight that year,
and slaprcd bsr on ten Lad. to the acre
"Corn mus. ave bocn .kesrd at such
duin', guess" said Seth, With twinkle
10 b. eye that the cloud VI smoke could not
hide
"COru didn't come up we'll, did ASK
81 Sstb. p1r.aing hi. eatechi-'ng.
Wall. yes, it eOms up, ba, looked
mighty yallsr. and d'dn'' begin 10 grow
much till into June. aud then 1, "a. 'pind-
In, and great many stalks d'dn', have
any year, on 'em IL ". tha, cold frOs
mud that piIoned the .ils.''
How much corn du you git TO the acre,
take 1t by aud large, Mr.. Frink'" asked
Seth eiJilly.
- sue-. AbOu, ,wen,y bushels, on 40
average. and sometime. lec,ls mors-sat
sOas time les"
Ani bow much manure DO you 20; on
70 the acre." eottiuucd seth. determined to
xsi TO the bottom OF ,he matter.
"wall that d. -; as it happens. laller'
pot on a.! make. DO 1t more or less. p'rap-
fhy or sixty loads on to eight or nine acre.
Of plAnun. lie real dung. though, aud
none Of your bos nos, and s,ua."
And how Do you suppose Squire Bun
her g-ts eighty bu.hsl. Of corn to the acre.
Wall. hi. land aller, Vas better than
nine and then be ha- NOR, cattle to make
more manure, aud be buys lots Of guAunsr
.ni bone dust. and All the Ashe. iok. make
in the village. aud sct. every boy that's big
-noagh q run on tew less ~ pickin up
eonss. .nl buy. every dei hOss and rotten
,hesp. ard murdered cat, and shoemaker
pariu's. old tOoIs. dej hens. old rag., and
feather. sticks 'em into thu. muck, and
makes manure. II man has money 'nuf
~ tuy carrion. he eau make mAnur- ard
nAke crops, bot ys Sc ~ c1'.s more than
itc5n,. 10. And then, WOO vA5., to BE-
rannin an opposition lice 70 the crows
TIE squire Is grra, on det hoses. dspe,l
cot. The crow, haven'i bad tccen; meal
Of vit,le. the last Eve years, ths S4uire'.
been - sTry alter every dead erii,sr."
Jake g,nt touched up hi. nae and dis.
appeared rather .aiienly AFTER thi. display
Of hi. philosophy Of Big crops. There Wa.
Of course, some foundation in truth for hi.
rejection upon ny method. Of nakiug ma
ssrs. Bu, neighbor frins displayed b..
o-n priie, as well as my humiliation in h,
remarks. ODe would hardly thak It, Bai
JAKE Frink b. really above biz business, Sni
!, ashamed - 10 what ough, u be done, to
make the NOS, Of ihe materials within hi.
reach % enrich ais store, Of manure. You
ses ihi. digging muck u nasty business. ioa
aust s0d your boots, and your shirt sleeves.
sni a splash d mud upoa your shirt bOsoni
!. not uncommon. And the handling Of
dead hOF-e. and other diseased animals -
not particularly sav0Ty. Bat then, u a
nan'- gong % be a farmer, be nu.n }, faint
at the .ish; Of such things, " carry a smsl.
ling botus 70 keep down the sIenehe,
Muck make. dian eOrn. yellow as gold, and
tie s.esio.t Of meal. and all osAl .Hi put
r'i s-.h in the laboratory Of the -oil Is turn
si into luIeriani grls.. which masss nice
milk. chez. aai butter. and plsniy Of II
Beng farmer, abi &" nothing elss. " as ibs
boy. ssy. l go ~ for muck aud more Of 10
every year.
You srpileusn that edit agricultural
papers, attend the tAir. and see alno., NJ
body bot the bet farmers. who carry ou,
Jour teachings. think the world .. almo.,
converted 70 yoar faith. You have been
preaching about muck for dozen years or
more. AID you may think that everybody
understands 1t and e'sFybOiy uses IL. ADD =.
much as they ough; to. You never made a
greater mistake IN the world. | tell you
the nllleulun hAsn'i eous jet bv long
shot guess Que half the lar@ers ia ths-e
parts to-day, have ~, Jake Frink'. notion
aeous muck. and it rests upon ju.i this sOr,
Of trial. single experiment blseI on an aP-
pl'eat'ou Of ten loads Of halt made eonpo..
70 the acre. NJ wonder muck is eO1..dsrsd
Psor stuff
No" AN ready to give a reason Tor the
h''n that Is IN NE. On my old land can.