The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-10-14

From shs Aes5Iesn As'ifsaosis.l
How % Ilsass ths nsnurs Pile. !,
Theesil |nm anured, viii often pro :
duce 40 hope 'lor q year, or two, Or
mores - I6en d Iemands rest in o.
der te'1pcc repofo. and gain soluble,
ash. irS,.disulp cnoc7 - fcr sno'her Sc
r;es .st go This periodsof rest i
vas e4!l, HID might BE- much short
ened bv frequently stirfing the SOFT 10y
the plox.au,Ihsrrow; and moreover.
il becomes. Known that the addition q
certain .snbetsnces 10 tic soil such as
therIuue,ol snimals. theashes ~ trees
and plants. etc, not only operated ~
the same way, Int entirely did away
With ths Recsssity OF ialloHipg Thus,
long mAaatance n the philosophy
wlN3bS<ke7 ns~ afeecgnin as account
;ngf5f thess'facts, farmers knew what
wonkfessoSs iof ferhilty. and what
cosf,s - trsa trnent would keep up
their land. Man. indeed. does norm
inc Iahout some kind Of reason, An A
90 in Old tune the Farmers had \ PM
losophy Wish ankwered as well Tor
them as ours does for MS, SO long as u
did not conflict with known facts
Ncw.a.days we have 80 many facts.
and they are SO well syStematized, that
orr philosophy most be very nearly
ris0t in the main, though still there
are many points upou which the Doc
tvr a1isagres. ty .a .
hsnures 50 pply 10 the soil what the
plsu,s require as food, and that which
other crops may have removed. I.xs
also cause chemical action to take
place.. 10y means OF which plant-tcod
in NE soil bnt not available 70 ih'
plant. becomes soluble, or otherwise
available. Besides. tiiey produce othe
deNfable effects, such as making th'
soil more friable, porous, absorbent 2
moisture, and more tenacious, or lee
90. etc. Good tillage without mapur
NAV produce several Of these effects
especially in CONJUNCTION with tue &C
tios cT4lss air. .rains, sunshine, frosts
ETC., and IL always greatly ssslsts tn
action of manure.
In al civiiized countries in whlc
the soil as been long enough undo
cultivation to show q decline in iertil
manure is valued ior all the roa
soes iust enumerated. The question
ofA.inquirer, Fof Hrrysburg, "a
wkse,-'lelter ,ws quote, are r. 10
pom. = He sayGs
liam. anxious to know IN wh'
way 10 increase my manure heap
have only some 10 acres Of land, an
arn working every foot Of i Ot straw
have not even g ougi to bed III
stock with keep five horses, tw
COWS. and generally feed two oxe
through the winter. Ny manure hea
issnearly always smoking. being
hot, and turns gray, or looks mould
inside. How shall proceed to pr
vent X. and what shall lido for mat
rialslf Spent ran bark can get thr'
mixes OF; sawdust none abohf here;
can get bnt very small quantity
leaves. AMI for these have to n
very high; muck have meme on y
la,sl.s and have nothing indeed, 2
graveIlv soils Will some one plea
give ms. &C vice as to what lsIn g 90
hiisfuow aornmn. and our iriei
will not do well to collect much,
any, vegssslaymatteF which can GO
tain.Eeed, seeds in apy cvnsldera'
quuutity- Still il IS probable that
good deal oksnch things, ,Rotato foI
swampgrxss, Fusl,es. reeds. bugs, *
may be obtained. His soils gray
"; were it not for this, we would
commend him 70 use good lcamy,
even sandy coil, tor bedding tort
stock. Nothing is better - bed Gait
or horses upon, than about barro
ful.of colt loan, Tree rom Stones 4
sticks. covered with = very slip
spreading o. straw o. other litter. 1
litter may be renewed daily and raA
of, with the dung and the soil as
ten asit becomes saturated with uril
Or otlieswise defiled Or wasted--s
once week for cows, aud twice Tor
male animals. This will not only
CHASE the bulk OF the manure he'
and cheek tho fire-ianglng, but II y