Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-03-18
North Kemnebec Farmers Clubs.

Eastern Division, some OF the nciShOor-
inc farmers, and few IRON the Club on
the Ridge. who. after an Interchange OF
greetings. proceeded 10 discuss the sub
iect OF Fertilizers.
The President, at the opening, read a
short paragraph from an agricultural
paper, stating that f,m,r, wiki Is head
of cattle and 5 horses, made about a
thousand dollars worth of manure in a
wear: and NJ Bur,ciEh raised the qne>-
tion-ifa farmer can 30 that. can he afford
to buy Peruvian guano at S6o per tori
OR in other words, can he afford To sell
his hay and buy his fertilizers, oris itbes,
to iccd - hay upon his own farm and
make hi- own dressing
In settling the price Of manure the
question was >arted-Wha, i, the worth
of atom of straw and the President passed
it round. Four dollars. said c.. Mar>'ou
Mr. d. T. Howard would pay - Tor j, At
any time. and NJ ! Z. Ellis said the
same Nj E,i,h Fish would rather Keep
i, than sell it a, that price Mi benjamin
Mitchell, who keeps long rack in his
ward, and lets his cattle aud sheep eat aii
they will OF il and tread the remainder
under foot, though, i, was worth - atom.
Nj. Archer, VINO keeps only three COWS,
f,l a good deal 81, straw and coarse hay,
and thought no one had 50, the price of
good straw too high.
What is manure WORTH was The next
question raised. Mr. Cha> Stuart thought
tina, would depend very much upon the
materials &C. which it was composed.
Uses "a good deal Of >awdu>, himself; the
mauurv j, not So valuable bat il j, a good
absorbent, and heu>s, itmainly for clean
illness about lis dairy COWS Keeps hi>
cattle in the barn at night, ,ummcr and
winter, tor he does not regard Yard ma
nuge a> being a'ua),c, IhjuA>a cord -
three OK cart loaG>-touh -
Mr. G. L. Stuart S,uer,Ay pU;S ca
eight yu,d, Of manure 60 au acre; raises
,hefr,tycay, So dollars worth Of potatoes,
with expenses paid; second year, -
dollars worth OF .-t,., with ,Np,u>c>
paid and loc several years thereafter SO
worth of hay per Year, with expense,
paid.
Mr. Howard auj several others agreed
with Mr. S,uat in his valuation OF ma
nure Mir Barleigh did loi suppose there
was much value la sa,yd,>j - "a fertilizer.
especially that made from >Olt wood
Nj >,uar, has tie same opinion and
does not value IL Tor lis lertiIiziug prop
critic, bu, he knows it is an excellent
absorbent, and thinks il, mechanical
etfcc, upon stiff clancy soil tightening
iluP and opening !, To light, heat and
moi>,ure-yery good. I; must also have
= favorable effect - a mulch.
Mr.. Mastou. who has had some ex-
Peiience with sawdust, thinks il OF small
value except Tor H. mechanical ctEec, and
as an absorbent. lie spoke Of The new
theories IN regard t. The treatment OF
manure, and Of the changes ia the opiu-
L." 81 ''",'"' -. I''''url>,>. lis rather
u''' 90 ''''~' ,','' as '''' &C. ...' ..''r II /"
'' ''' '' '''' Ian anu '''''' 'i'ey >'''d '"e
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q
'"' '''.' ''' was ~ sl'e''' u on '"e i''u -
'oP u'S'l'S = "nd not "o:d about the
escape OF the SASeS. IL used 10 be
'houSE' 'hat certain crops were very
eNN'">'HS 20 "'e sou, seriously I'M
Po'eFi>""g Ii IN single Year, even; but
no" .u, 4 .ha. the soil cauuo, bc
exhausted oil cert,.1 valuable properties
IN an age, b,'pP'ovghinS WAS formerly
The ""'ch"'Id' the deeper thc better but
Tie advice now i 10 p.ow oi(en, very
often. but not too deep pillow in the Fall
AL" p'o" ~ the spring. Frequent sir
rings OF the soil with light dressing,
was better than the Old way with double
The quantity OF mauurcS
Mr. Buileigh thought manure Of he
best kinds could be made than six
dollars "A cord. Lv bu,ing hay and corn
aud using straw tor ar absorbent or
muck, either of which he would prefer +,
sawduSt. And at this point. a. illustra.
ting the importance of a good absorbent.