Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-12-15
The Farm, Garden, Kitchen & Shop.

L. II. IL. C0ttlnS.-ThiS is a very |
important subject 1t lies at the foun-
dation Of all good farming. If we
can answer the question, how shall we !
to the best advantage make, save, pre-
pare and apply manures we at once
solve the problem, how we can not |
only increase our crops annually. but
also constantly improve the condition
of the soil. Iagree fully with all that
was said the other evening in favor
OF using muck or loan In the stables
or barn cellars to absorb and save the
liquid manure. Not having much &C
cessible on my farm, | have followed
the practice recommended by Mr..
Scott, that is, cut straw and use be-
hind my cattle for that purpose. |
believe the time is soon coming when
the man who is building barn will be
as sure to plan for convenient place
to store dry muck, loan or leaves, ca
silly accessible to the cattle stable
as he will to plan for a place to
store his hay or grain. This place
should be so arranged that as large
quantity of dry muck may be stored
as can be used to advantage behind
the cattle during the time they are sta
blcd. 1t can then be wheeled in each
day and the trench behind the cattle
filled, to absorb all the liquids, and
will make manure equal to solid cat
tie manure. Manure should be kept
under cover, AID the best way | be-
iieve to save all the liquid and house
the manure, is to have a cellar under
the stable. | usually summer over
most Of my manure that is under CO
yer, aud draw out in the spring only
that which is exposed to the weather.
have usually plowed my manure in,
but am not sure that it is the best way.
YhIr. years ago this fall | MANFRED
an acre and a half Of ground on the
burrows aud narrowed it in. The
piece was partly wet ground and part
dry. The next spring it was quite
late before il was dry enough to work.
I should say that about the last week
in MAY ! seeded it with clover, herds
grass and red top, without sowing
grain with it. The first of September
l cut very nice crop of hay from it,
and it ha, done very well since, cut
ting the present season at least two
tons tC the acre. Last spring | ma
nured piece Of ground for wheat by
spreading on green manure and har-
rowing it in. | got an extremely hea-
w growth of wheat straw, but it lodged
badly, 50 that it was not as well filed
as it otherwise might have BEEN
Think would prefer to put the ma
nure OH in the fall and harrow it in.
My experience with superphOsphates
has been different from that of most
OF those who have given their expert
ence here. | have used from one TO
two barrels year for some half doz
en- years past, and uniformly with good
results. | use it mainly upon my ru
tabagas, corn fodder and garden. L
seems to be a specific manure for tur
nips, cabbages, &c, with me- | hav,
always left a row or so through tn
piece without the phosphate, to ties
its merits. and it has never failed t,
show a large difference in favor of tn
phosphates. The present season
used some of three different brands
viz: Paddock, Dean & Co.'S, E.
Goes and VIM. L. Bradley's. Coul
see no difference in the Paddock
Dean and Bradley's in the growth O.
the turnips; thought the other nc
quite as good. left a row throug
the middle of the piece without an
phosphate, and the result was that
did not produce over one sixth a
much as the rows on either side. Th
piece contained one half acre and pre-
duced a crop of oats last season, wa
manured last fall and plOwed an
again plowed twice in the spring.
produced three hundred bushels 0
rataDagas, aud if we could have ha
ralns the first OF September, | think
would have produced at least fou
hundred. AT least two hundred busl
ei, of those turnips were the resu
OF the application Of one hundred an
nifty pounds of superphosphates, at
cost Of less than six dollars. or tire
cents per bushel. | would not advis
farmers to relax one iota Of their {
forts to make and save all the manu-
they possibly can, with the intentiC
OF depending upon commercial N
nures, but when the whole duty h;
been done, in the former direcuo
then perhaps they can possibly inve
a few dollars in superpho5phate to a
ply to special crops, such as the ga
den and field wet crops.
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