Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-01-03
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While tb5 policy and aim 81 The Joarnai
shall be honestly and persisleally to adqoc
the use OF concentrated or commercial ma
uures, aud to urge upon farmers Tie uecess
tyof adopting hem as a means q euhanc
Jog the produetv veaess Of theiriands, i haii
just az honestly and faabfalig urge Pc uiiii'
cation Of all d.stnefigely @sn SOURCES, %
that end
There can be no doubt t!ia. gseat ipoiter-
ence to this subject exists even IN cur mere
advanced agricultural aecSi6I& we mean
where the evident ealtare aud sseFiasiaation
OF the people should have .aaghs bem bet.
ser things. a dsive through tfe best yu.h.
vated aud enlightened caaneia tie MIDDLE
States wiltrevea the laat fbat ps4petIs en-
s5ructed farm yards, ard syssea,a,u plsgs q
makiag and saeipg tie unaUriai resources 81
the farm, form Ge exceptions raher taan
The general r0ie. a an old aad r1iaed
agricultural iorrua aaw unh g, ab-
lorbed by one of tke less solid latter ay
pubhcaiipps, we year age c.iFpea SOLE
lowing pointed renagks oaea tha ahierf
above inro3aead, It hos laia ia gug lrasr
long while, amoug olher sirafaf agtI5.ss 81
practical merit, and we are sare Vill bear re-
producing here:
81 If the question, ave liquids flowing from
manure heaps valuable 2 were seriously sub,
mitted to the farmers this county, it won'd
provoke a smile of derision, that any one
possessed Of comuru sense would propose Sc
simple a query And yet. notwithstanding
this perfect knowledge Of ibe fact that thi,
liquid IS composed ofa large PoFtion of toe
most valuable Ingredients of the manure hear
from which 1t flows hos very few farmers ap-
pear 10 consider it worth their while 10 save
it from utter waste. We have been led tu
these remarks from having bad frequent or
rortunirjes duFiug the PAST two months OF aa-
serving the reckless iadife enee NANTES d
by many farmers ia the construction and
cation Of their barn yards Indeed IL appear
ed 80 U.S. that bad it been the fixed design
the owners TO afford tha most complete as.
cape f9rall the liquids from ,heir barn yards
they could not have accom- pi5shed Il more
e5ectually. It's almost impossible to coucei
ota more eomH!sta disregard Of true ecouor
The farmer who year after year witnesses
streams Of rich liquid maaure flowing from
his barn yard to the nearest rivulet. to be los,
to him forever, OF running elonc the roadside
rendering itunpleasant 10 he eyes and pi3ae
tories, has q poor right to complain if
crops are less abundant than h.s ueighbos
Nor should It be o matter Of surprise to Lim.
after having supplied the same quantity ot
manure, plowed as deeply pulgerized as
thoroughly, and in every other respect given
IS crop the same attention. the yield should
all short Of bis who does NOT permit ,ae
washing rains to exhaust the most valuable
portion Of bis manure heap.
It should be a cardinal principle with ag-
cry farmer 10 economic bis manure. Upon
it depends his success, and without it. his la-
bors must to very great extent, be wi.hoa.
profit, # net attended virh absolute loss. If
il is found necessary to have The barn yard ou
Hill side. tits equally necessary TO have aa
lower side Of protected by a wall, or some
other arrange ent by which the escape Of
liquid manure may beprevented. Itisalmost
equally importaug TO have a spout 20 convey
rain water from the roof Of the barn in some
other direction than immediately through tbe
barn yard It IS bad enough th2t the manure
heap should ce exposed to the rains which
fall directly upon it. without adding to II the
droppings from the rcof Of the barn IF such
improyident farmers were 10 behold the ac
tual value of sha ferlilizing materials Thus Ios,
rolling from their parses IN the shape Of dol
lars and cents, how euergeucallY would they
labor TO prevent the waste. The loss Of a
single little dollar would stir ,ben up to
greater activity than tie direct waste Of a
hundred times tbat littla gold dollars value
in the form Of liquid -manure.-Yeor after
year, silently bat steadily, tbe goIlea stream.
sre flowing from their purses Tell them OF
their error, and they acknowledge #, but
rarely does It happen that being reminded ol
itin friendly manner, they make . ziag
effort to correct Il. How many a5e .bee
who after life time Of steady aureaiiJtiaa
tell, 6ad themselves 10 richer il lands 3.
money han when they began. They eaupoN
explain the reason. Other causes uay have
led to such discouraging results, bat iftu,
drain Of liquid manures from lleir bara yard.
had been checked when they bcaou fa7mia-
very many of these unsuccessful ones wo
have been IS prosperous as heir more paav
dent neighbors