Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-12-24
A DIV EK TlSE NJ f N L S.
TENHE FARMERS MANUAL. op
Il HANDBOOK OF MANURES.
BIT D. ". PRESCOTT, Is. D.

This little work has b zen gotten up to fill va
cant space long felt by every Agriculturist-a
plain, simple directory for the preparation of
nanures.
1t is fact patent to every observing man, that
the natural production of manure is far below
the most Imperative demand. The lands of the
Older portions of our country, and more espeei-
ally the Southern portion thereof, call loudly for
fertizlng agents. Farmers! you behold your
fields fast becoming exhausted, and the question
comes home to. every one of YOU with terrible
force -"Whefe and how can obtain this covet-
ed supply ~ You resort to the Islands of the
Pacific and the Gulf Of Mexico for this supply
but they are so dearly purchased that this burd den
OF taxation is too grievous To be borne. You re-
sort to the artificial ferlliZers-the supe--pfos-
pilates and the ammoniated super phosphates, the
manipulated Guanos, &c. But here the same OBJ
lection exists; the price is too high-far above
the real value of the article, and many of them
are almost vaueless. Millions of dollars are be-
ing expended annually by the farmers Of the
South IN the purchase of these flanures while
The Improvement Of the soil is but temporary;
and, II great care and good manag cement in thu
after treatment of your land is not observed they
VIII be found to be positively injurious, forcing
the production for Il season, but leaving the land
exhausted, and finally past redemption.
he OBJECT OF this work is to teach farmers how
to manufacture ARTIFICIAL MANCRES at
comparatively little expense.
1t teaches how to make Compost Maaures out
OF straw amt plants, green or dry, -sds grass
corn stalks, leaves and rakings OF TIe WOODS,
peat, muck or swamp mud, saw dust, old tan
bark, apple pomacc, sugar-canc, potato and pea
vines, mud from ponds and creeks rich earth from
fence rows coal beds &C.
1t teaches what is to be added and what is u be
omitted in making up the COMPOST heap, which
information Is OF thu gredtst value to the farmer
1t teaches the use and abuse of lime up0n
what soils in what quantities and in hat manner
1t should be applied It's effects &c
1t teaches how to COZ vert almost everything Of
a vegetable character into tich manure in abopt
three or four weeks time. at a very small ex
rensp.
lttcaches how to manufacture the supcr-phos
rha;e OF LIME
ltteachcs how to manufacture the Ammon:atad
supel-phos phates.
1t teaches how to manufacture some ton or
twelve OF the popular Fertilizers of the day at
less than one-h half the price now paid for them
1t teaches the advantages and disadvantages OF
deep P!oWing draining and trcnching.
1t t3@cncs the advantage Of green inanuriug or
thF blowing IN OF green crops, and the manner
In which it 81 Guild be done
II teaches how to use Guano, what NAV and
what may not be- used with it,
1t teaches the prope. use OF Plaster as ma
nure.
1t teaches til" use of common Salt as a manure.
1t points cut the most popular errors in making
compost !nanurcS.
These directions can be carried out by any one
Of ordinary intelligence.