Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-12-01
The Farm, Garden, Kitchen & Shop.

Farmers Club, Nov. 18th. Reported for
the Standard by /. ID. X. Collins. Sub
ject-" Manures, their Preparation and
Application"
n. Scott | cut straw with a ma
chine and place it behind the cattle to
take up the liquids; then when | clean
out the stable mix this with the solid
manure thoroughly, and throw it in a
heap under the shed. 1t makes very
strong manure, equal | think to hog
manure. In applying the manure to
the land, | pillow my land in the fall
and spread the manure on the burrows
and harrow it in. What manure |
make in winter | apply in the same
way in the spring, and prefer this way
of applying it whether | stock the
ground Immediately to grass or plant
it to corn or potatoes.
Moses Root. The application of
manure should be as varied as the soil.
On heavy land the manure may be bet
ter applied to the surface; on dry
light land it should be put in deeply.
Manure does not leach down through
the soil, but on bright sandy land. if
near the surface the heat of the sun
dries and evaporates its strength into
the air.
". J. Hastings. Farmers do not
take enough pains to manufacture ma
nure. Muck well dried should be
used in the hog yard and behind cat
tie in the stalls to absorb the liquids,
or if muck cannot be had, turf from
the roadside may take its place. |
think farmers should make more ma
nure and not depend upon commercial
mauures. | have used some super
phosphate this season on a few crops,
but did not receive the benefit | did
from stable manure. On corn it was
much behind that MANFRED in the hill
from the hog yard. Too much clear
hog manure on corn will force too
large a growth of suckers, and the
corn will not be so good. prefer to
use muck in the hog yard, and think
it makes better corn.
Question by Chairman, N. p. Mel
son. Is it not still an undecided queS.
tion whether muck alone has much fer.
tilizing quality?
". J. Hastings. | think it is of
value alone, but it should be piled Ut
a year before it is used. prefer tc
compost it with manure, ashes, or lime
On heavy land | think manure should
be only covered with the harrow OF
cultivator. On wet land my practice
is to get the land smooth and then t.
keep it in grass. applying a light top
dressing once in two or three years
For this purpose the manure should
be fine. | sometimes put strawy ma
nure on green sward and pillow it un
der by having hand follow the pillow
with rake, and rake the manure the
width of the next furrOw into the fur
row already turned, and so on. Long
manure cannot be properly plowed un
der without some such process.
A. Scott. Where land is to be seed
ed to grass, the manure applied on tn
surface and narrowed III is a materia
help to getting a good catch Of grass
G. W. Seauer. Manure should nc
only be made, and saved, but it shout
be prepared for use. | use muck /
my cellar, that has been thrown on
of the muck bed year, then durin
the spring and summer | overhaul a
the manure two or three times, an
make it fine. 1t is then in the rigl
condition to apply to the land. 1t
essential that muck should be throw
out and exposed to the air a year {
so before using. My experience is TIL
even on our dry light land top dressir
is as profitable as any method of usir
manure. Within the last three or fol
years have top-dressed several acr'
of such land with the best results.
apply only from a third to half as mu
as would to plowed land, and it Civ
three or four heavy crops of grass.
have the past summer, by using niue
made with two horses and five hos
enough manure to supply three or 70
acres of corn in the hill. | have h;
but little experience with commerce
manures. The past season I US
some Of the St. Johnsbury superphc
phate; used some of it on ruta bag;
and some in the garden. Could S
no effect from it excepting on cabt
ges and cucumbers. With them it d
finely.
Geo. Nelson. | have used sup,
phosphate for several years, and
ways with good results, until this ye
it failed to produce any marked be
eft, doubtless owing to the seve
drouth. My stable manure did I
show as good results in the Gre