Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-11-22
AGRTC VI T U & E,
MAKING AND KEEPING MANURE.

However much may have been said on this
sublecfs u does not seem TO have had the desir.
ed effect, when we see 30 many OF those who
are considered 80 our best farmers neglecting
who, instead OF devisins means for increas-
ing lie amount, even suffer large par. OF that
already Obtained to be wasted. Now believe
that most Of those who permit this are entirely
ignorant Of the great Injury they are doing |
themselves, and there may be few wao. though |
they have had their attention called to 1t, yet |
fail TO adopt any means for rsnsdying 50 great
an evil. r-.
will sndeavor TO point out 9 few of the
most prominent sources of waste, and the
means BY which they may be obviased.
| To begin with the most iupo rtant OF all ma
nures, which 10 that Obtained from our stables
and cow-housss, and which is usually thrown
ont iato the baro-yar 70 remain there without
| any protection from the weather, until after IL
has been soaked by rain after rain, II 10 carried
out into the Aslds to restore the waste occasion
cd BY the removal of preceding crops.
Now, II this water, after soaking through the
MANURE, and extracting from It . large amount
of its ussfulusss, WAS carefully saved BY being
caught 10 tanks, the less would not be 40 much
felt; but even this 10 not done, aud NJ barns are
generally built on the side Of . hill when possi.
BILE, the water which falls into their yards runs
Of almost Immediately; and when not so stu
. atsd, drains are usually cut frou them to per-
NIT It to escape, and thus qnautity OF the
most fertile part of the manure 10 lost.
Now, this loss could easily be prevented, and
! With slight expense, by the erection OF . shed
i under which the manure could be slowed, or
what would be better still, II . covered pit oan
= be prepared, In which II might DO Deposited
a and any expense incurred 10 this way would
A be repaid.
Ammonia 10 also constantly escaping from
!, the manure 10 the form OF gas, and as 1t is q
substance which contains q large amount OF
= nitrogen, which Is especially beneficial to crops
1t would be well II It were also saved Now this
1, can be accomplished by the application Of sew
"a sral substances 10 the manure, among the
a, cheapest and best of which 10 the sulphate Of
n Inns or plaster of Paris, and it does IL in thii
=. wsy:--The aulphuric acid in the sulphate O
al lime has q greater affinity for the Ammonia
"A than 1t has for the lime, and 1t therefore leave
=. the lime, and attaches itself to the ammonia
y forming the sulphats OF ammonia, which 10
70 fixed salt.
M Hence, the frequent application to the ma
a. nure, particularly that just carried from tn
I'M stable, OF little OF the plaster, would greatly
\. tend TO prevent the esc.pe OF tn gas.
There 10 yet another point to which wsul
call attention, and that 10 the way BY which "
"a can inc reass our stock of manure; aud thong
they are many I will only speak OF two OF sh
A. most prominent: first 10 by means Of tn
aft compost heap, and the second by the pig per
he II you will only give yeur pigs the material, tn
lar quantity Of manure they will make will be i'm
nh mepss. Old straw and hay can be given
Cd them with advantage, but still better tina
n. these are dead leaves; you may fll the pc
ot halt full Of them, and they will soon be col
,iv verified into the best manure.-l German,ow
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