The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-02-18

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/ Mnnurcs act upon the soil IL 'ithree
ways. They eitliar supply plant TODD
directly TO the soigoro ihdi9eetlylur-
.nishit BY making.gvailable thhpwhich
may exist in the FAl; or theyr change
the cha 'acter Of the soil SO that barren
ground becomes fertileMnot ~ the
addition of plant food, butr0f,is6me-
thing which makes soil ct iforulhe
roots IF plants, Most mappresi act in
all tbete ways, but by far the most
common artion is the first rnenfiohcd,
namely. supplying food directly TO
the growing plant.l' The mhhme from
stables, cow, yards, and 1hog,psns,
when applied to the soil ip its, fresh
state, must undergo fermentation, Ind
even decompose quite Thoroughly Before
i is, available as plant food, /, During
/ The. progress Of this fermentation the
plants derive some benefit in several
ways. but The cffe6ts'are much better,
IN most cases, wlcp thc9mahure isap-
piled after it is,welI potted,, y That, is,
when fermentation, and in tact, decay,
has Progressed 80 FAR that the mass :id-
rhits Of Being worked over 10 mi
form cOnsistences ~ 'nEC "-1si
! Manure, consisting of solidAndiliq-
uld agreements of domestic, animals
With litter if thrown into heap, soon
heats, and this heat is sometimes in
tense Spontaneous combustion even
.Iias taken place, which could beFac-
counted for in no her wayynThe
great heat Of common hot bed is well
known. In this condition the valuable
qualities Of the manure will waste rap
idly .~'H Iua1 De- .riIp.ii.
rlft the same manure be eompaetly
piled up, or in any way subjected TO
great pressure, all fermentation ceas-
cs, provided only the usual amount Of
mo!stnrc be present. This may be
seen wherever u cattlepath crossesthe
manure heap. or where cattle areial-
lowed 10 stand on their manure. as is
sometimes practised. The conditions
necessary 70 decay or fermentation
are lst air: I'd. moisture; I'd. Some
warmth. Practically. there is always
warmth enough whAn the manure is
bot actually frozen. There is also an
abundance Of air fthe mas isnot sub.
jccted to q great pressure.
The great desideiatum ia, SOTO reg
uIatethc supply Of moisture and press
ure, that a uniform fermentation, will
proceed, and not 90 too far, The fer
mentive' hctionproduccs moisture from
substapccs which before were dry
breaking up the fermenting mass, and
again packing it, checks the ferment-
alton. and considerable time is requir-
ed before it starts well again, and this
is enc Of the best ways of making the
manure rot uniformly. When the
heap is bui!t up with perpendicular
sides. and 50 that water may he leach
cd through it. m excellent quality Of
manure may be produced by having a
pump rigged to throw the liquids. of
the stable over the entire mass, saturat-
ing all parts The stable liquids, with
the teachings Of the heap, is best col
loctod ina a hogshcad or tank sunk in
thcrglpuHd ncar hy, The liquid thus
flowing over the heap, vets all parts,
/ is absorbed TO considerable extent,
imparts renewed activity to the fer
mentation ofiiir strawy parts, checks
the too violent fermentation tof the
richer portion by washing out-the
more soluble matter. and at the same
tiiic IL reldels the whole mass more
uniform m character. .'''i' 'A'
Almost all fermentation ceases when
manure is submerged in. water, or is
very wet. The addition tostable ma
nure, of inert vegetable substances in
large quantities. like muck, checks
frrmeutation somewhat, but after q
while it. starts again, and the increase
in the bulk OF the manure will also, be
found TO be very great addition to
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