Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-16
The Chcapes, Manure.

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and uniform system Of renovation if already
rich keep them SO by the same uniform
course.
The question occurs. what is the best way
10 increase fertility? And what is the cheap
est manure2 A book might be written on
/ the subject: we shall only sketch an outline
/ in few brief hints
Away from towns and cities. and under or
binary circumstances. the cheapest manure is
/ Che red clover plant. The most economical
cxpendihire is not for puapo. nor for super-
pbospbate. but for clover seed. In passinr
/ through the newer. as well as the less improve
ed States. any observing farmer will perceive
that the Great deficiency is the want of clover.
/ One oood cron turned undcr * eouoI 10 one
heavy manurinc. The cost of seed for an
acre need NOT exceed three dollars. the labor
and exnonso in sowinc and roisinr in "A rood
rotation. and with other crops is comparative
Nv smoll--far less than cartino. SPREADING and
nronerlv an,lvino a heavy coafin', Of manpre.
with It's nrirc added Manure sbopld indeed
he carefully saved and nrouerlv annlied for
tbe farmer needs every helm of the kind
! But to enrich five hundred aores with only
enough manure for t,yontv is inpossiblc
There is a limit to the amount of manure.
but no limit to the mode of enrichinp bv
MOVING in clover. A hundred or two hum.
4 drod ar tbroe bundred a,ros nov he sovp II
necessary ploster il after harvest. or in an.
mnn and aeain the next sprinc If manure
is the sole object turn uuder n heavy cron
the first voor If MS nearlv always bonpenl
hav or posture are desirable. plow the second
wear In one respect no difficulty occurs.
nor sneciol skin IS reopired INIT whenever n
heavy cron of the clover ooes under the soil
connot fail IN he cnr;cbed
Next in importance TO clover is ward ma
nure Good MANAGEMENT will produce double.
trinle. mr. oundrunle the amonnt obtained nm.
der negleet Sec that none is wasted Let
/ il ali he absorbed Inv a sufficient ubifor,n and
reonlor annlicot;on Of straw l;ttcr If straw
is obundont annlv il moro freelv but mot If.
re,,nl,rlv--so tbat il NAV he evenly d;f,sod
with ,bc mamma Throw il mn in La,ns and
exnos,rc IN tho weather viii more snecdilv
rot il down If this is dons in snring trim
off the strnwy outsides with a bav.kHife by
mid.snmmcr and throw the TRIMMINGS nm in.
10 the middle These beons will do to annlv
as ton.dressing in autumn to wheatdeIds
lnner niowing and b.eoro sowip,, ar to Glove,
or other grass land intended for nlowinc thr
succeeding spring for corn-thebest and ebeo.
nest yav to obtain LARGE crons The Garlic,
{ the mannre il annlied To the orass in ,ntum,
the better. and il is worth double or triple tn,
] value obtained from it. if left 10 be applie,
/ TO corn ground in spring. If litter can onl,
1 be obtained in small onantitios. if sbonld N
carefully kent in heaps under shelter, to prc
r vent Washing away by rains In addition I,
{ ward manure the careful farmer will say
+ many other substances to Gust into the manur
e heap, which will be usesul auxiliares, bu
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