Litchfield enquirer., 1865-12-21

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 10 wAsns all ton. should De addressed
 PIE = =. >,-e = --.-- -. ! SAVING AND APPLYING MANURE. yay f8 sssssio rvs-n-ifsE q .bsssa sHol
 If Az 2 manure at n some parts ef the country. is the great motive pewssr sia the production of
 renunerating crops. the more light we can throw on the best manner Of managing fsrtiliz- ing matter. ths better t will be forthose lwho rsly chiefly on the manure applied for profta- Dis crops. glia t4a5 sti sedt ss5i aazsaat si h the4dropping ef horses which snbsist for the most part on grain, there is, a large per
 centage Of ofnitrogenous matter, which is very
 valuable fertlizing manure for all kinds of ce-
 real grain, vegetabIesand grass When horses
 are fed on hay and grass alone the manure of
 their,atables is vastly inferior to the kini pre-
 viously mentioned. And why Because it is 70 destitute of sthose valuable elements of fer. tility which make the soil produce large crop -ofgrains while the man6re made with no feed
 but hay and grass may produce a crop of straw fully equal to the kind last mentioned. All good farmers know that fl they manure their land with straw manure. the product will be 9 heavy crop of stray and q comparatively light erop, of grain. And if the animals have eaten liberal supply of grain their manure will abound with nitrogenous matter and ammonia
 the latter of which is exceedingly volatile. while the former i. easily decompesed and dissipated, unless special care be exercised to retain it by some absorbents which will hold it for the ben eft ofplants and yield it up to the roots when they require it. .t......s ,-
 When we go into close horse stable and perceive -pungent odor that sometimes causes our eyes to smart, we may think that the pro prietor of that stable is losing the most valua. ble portion of his manure. much faster than we are won't to suptose. We frequently see manure steaming hot. and transparent vapor rising from the heap. The most valuable DOT tions are escaping rapidly ;and unless the heat ing process is arrested. the manure will be worth but little .... St.r-. si ,,.s.,., ;. | When rich barn yard manure is hauled to the field and spread, we often smell a strong odor arising from it, which is the very essence of plant food. The heat and dry wind carry away this volatile, fertilising manure, so that the crops of the proprietor are benefited no more by t than the plants of bis nsighbor. 1 These considerations suggest to us the im- portancs of instituting such system of man. sgement with barn-yard manure. as will pre- vent the escape of these volatile portions. and hold them where growing plants may avail
 themselves oftheir benefit, during the growing
 season .4gBs, hai!d zefyts gaisS ssf taHas
 Barn yard manure abould be. protected from
 heavy rains, which carry away the most valua-
 bls portions first. Then, no manure should be
 allowed to remain in large heaps, until it heats,
 The droppiuga from horse stables should be
 tpread around the yard, and mingled with the
 manure of neat cattle and sheep. ...- s,-e J If farmer has old manure on hand in au-
 tumn, it will be better to spread it evenly on grass land, or where the ground is to be plowed next spring, than te keep it untilspring, unless it can be plowed undes immediately afterit has been spread. Meadows top-dressed iu late au- tumn will yield heavy crop, of grass, when if the same manure is kept until warm weather, and the growing season of the next year com.
 mences, the grass will be but . little heavier than if no mannre had been applied. 's' seg g