Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-08-21
FrOa The AI.sFso-a Asr,eshara.,
Digging Muck or Peat.

49, - NaA@
With all that has been sAid upon the val
ne Of this substance for u,anurs. ths last ten
YEAR,. u Is no; hall appreciated. The ma
joriiy % or farmers have never used H..
and fee Of them Who use "a. coodoct their
operations 30 carefully a. 20 know how
much Il Is worth. am writing in sisht OF
a clover field DRESSED With muck. Which
blossoms all ovrr IN praise % the article
Lubin never sent cut such perfume A. comes
up from this muck-plastcrrd mcado~
The general conviction Is. that muck !.
good on hungry. gravsily soils. and loose
sands Ia -. for have found "a thus and
seen the results. Il nav not be kno~n
that It - also good ON muck lands That
meadow nov 50 luNuriAnt With clover. good
Tor three tons 10 the ACRE. - q reclaimed
swamp. and the manure vas simply dried
muck and hsh Pomace AZ tho rate Of not ov-
er Eve dollars TO the scre We have re-
Peatedly tired stable manurc composted
With muck. upon the sane meadow With
similar results. The popular faith ,ha, Il
i bet for grsvelly soils. Is undoubte,l,
CORRECT. bot Is Abou; good enough. When
conPOsted. for eveR reclairncd mack
swanPs. And this fact = no; without IT,
aAslogies- IL j. well known. that SOILS
H'ade up IN part frOu lime rock. arr mach
benefited BY applications % lime And
granite SOUS ~hich are supposed % ~ rich
m potash from the deconposcd fcll.par.
show al once The effects OF wood ashes.
The muck l. amelioraied bv the manure
or ashes with which ~ have uaixel IL. and
II shows its good Effects upon tbc grass ia
Powerful manner. After using muck for
ten wears and more. Nc should hardly kno~
ho~ 10 farm on old soil. without "a. T,.
present Is the bcs; season In the -ho'c wear
10 dig a. Tie swamp, ar now. many of
them. without water enough o. ic trouble
some. and the water T. 80 warm. thai ON.
can stand ia IL barrfoo;cd al dav without
danger q taking cold. Then the warn
season - much the bcst for c,lrin- the
muck When thrown sut upon ia, bank Of
a ditch. u is drained % It, supcrfuoas ~
ter "a Oncc. an4 Is dried IN tbe sun. II.
outside q The zap very soon becomes q.
dr, ~ powder and much amer than common
SOIL Ia tAis dry condition IL j. benefited
by the AL rams and winter frosts. ifit Lac.
ca the bank. and still more benefited n r.
- earned q the yards and siall,s. Il l.
one u the best dc0dorzers for .ink drains.
privy vaults. AM barn cellars. aud a far
Wer shosid always keep good supply on
hand. AMI. n possible. have 10 shsl,erea
ready for Use. Therv - q great diHrrrncc
in The value Of ma a.. owing O. the trs-cs and
shrubs from The decay 81 which Il - CON
posed. Bat the Immediate effects 81 q uf.-
ON crops - sui more determined o. tLe
condition in Which it :. applied % land
has summer cuTia- Lcforr it goes O. the
compost heap. or the stables. NC r-gard a.
very important. Without attempting 20
account for The PHILOSOPHY q the fat. IL
does undergo = very rapid change IN bit
weather. and becomes much more available
Tor plant food IN the compost heap. Il q
D 20 be IN the compost heap six uBoaths or
year before using. The SUMNER ,.Nposgr,
D. 81 Ass imPortAnce. Muck digging ought
60 have regular place ia the yearly roa.
tine ~ labor. ga the whole Ne has. new
er found any farm opersiiou 20 paw quite
- vel CuNNDCTIcUr.