New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-21
NEW WORK. DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY SEPTEMBER FL 1863

IN ,m. compact piles "a feet apart. which easily
snresd evenly all over the surface by manure forfs
and then IL should DO Immediately worked mo tne SOL
important question for farmers to discuss how TO make
manure; how TO store II and keep IL without deteriora
On ard bow to Hp IT, dsns Wv, Eli n1 epye the
necessity Of caIt.Bg al the manure In Spring u We
cousler that there ar average rainfall 81 80 incnes
rear in this STATE and that manureymd 10 by 80 eet
ould receive IA tuns Of water year we must believe
that much of tie soluble parts OF tie manure VIII Do
washed away. IL slowed under shed 1t ewes TINS
drenchinc Dut is then Liable ~ reiang. unless care
faIly watched and va'ered
tir walker fsid that he wond manure on tic eled In
winter because he could do il then much cheaper than
NJ onv other time. In fitting Il for spreading ne wOuln
~, nut tie heaps moro than IL feet apart lie inds all
lis oargc fodder in stalls ard throws ont tho manure
in piles and does not think that it loses much from
exposure. =, ., A..
manrre at once snow 10 snow. II upon dry frozen
ground and TIE manure dries does 1t lose anything by
M 4 II. conccr: IT wonld DO safe on perfectly
lvould he washed away and wasted. Whenever nanufe
comes in contact with tho earth tLat n1cs te nhmO~
snow contains nitric acid. and that mites win ammo
MA and snow water does not innie manure except by
n running away and carry ing OH the best ofits ierts
Mr. Geddcs inquired. suppose the earth frozen. but
DIV. wha. then would be the result
Mr. Conger replied that tho manure Wouid iose tone
of IT'S value by evaporation u,
Jo,aph Harris editor GcHes0 Tfracr) WAS earnestly
solicited 10 say q word upon this question. Ito SAID
that no entirely greed with Mr Geddes in bis we've OF
treatment Of land in the wheat districts that 49, to de-
pond upoI clover Gnd sheep TO maintain fertility IN
the Recommendation to manure grass ifnd IN AUTUMN
upon grass sod the question Is asked. How Ia preserve
tho manure over tie Sumner or how much loss IL "ou
susian by koering overt There arc two sources Of
waste; fermentation which forms nrnonir, ard water
that falls upon open yard ns that has an AinnIy Tor
ammonis, and may carry of portion q IT,
Won 1hfer, By tho most Minute aud care'ui eXpef
mcnts could not detect trio escape Of ammonia nom
barn wards that Ind q coucaye bottom and Abundance
Of steam mixed with THO COW Groppirgs,
IL Is al, snisgcous " nix OIL lirds Of innnnro 10
rethor thai 10 tie dIopp!n.'s 81 horses. COWS. hogs
sheep etc Where manure teaches. there H. u course
great !o.s but doubt whether there is much danger
loss from ogerhow Of cOncaye yard, by the natural
rain f Il the roofs not properly 6lOnted 70 cairy
OILY the rain II added 10 that failing upon the Nrface
would 90 injury. IT. some seasons there might be too
much rain ard The yard 10 overflow. ans excess
should be saved in tank and pumped back IN q Or!
tine and that would save everything
Gyp.lm in solution vii tx ammonia, but II vii not
IN dry state. In properly constructed yards % sheds
p, pumping back liquid. manure can be easily Kept
over sumner 40 be- used AS suggested ln Autumn.
Tits question wss further discussed iy several Nom
bers without arriving ~ aiy satisfactory conclunon.
and 10 therefore agreed 81 prlpI" IT, cola.drra
ioa until next yclr. and recommend frmeTs = make
experiments and come 20 The L,Nt hlr ~ pared to give
Otitss tie benefits y. tAclr experience