Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-11-03
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To make compost manure Of muck,
let it be thrown out Of the ditch for
some time in order 10 looe its surplus
moisture, and receive IL aceiOn of the
frost. 1t is then lighter b carry and
lees compact, WHEN mnde up with fresh
manure for fesmoutation, and lee ma
nure is required for the purpose. than If
the preparation is made with muck Ia
ken recently from the ditch. After the
muck has lost its redundant moisture.
take it to dry spot convenient for con-
etructing dunghill to serve the field to
be MANFRED. Lay loads of the muck in
two rows and of the manure in . row
between them. The manure thus lies
nearly on the spot of the future compost
manure hills. The rows of muck
should be SO near each other that the
workmen, in making up the compost,
may be able TO throw them together with
the shovel. The men should begin at
one end of the rows OF muck. which
should extend farther than the row of
manure. They should lay a bottom Of
muck six inches deep and fifteen feet
wide, If the grounds admit of il, then
twelve inches more of the muck should
be thrown on the bottom, then four or
UNt Vi anu ifttH Fix more oil
muck, then four or five of manure. and
then six more of muck, then another
thin LAYER of manure: SO continue till
the heap is four or four and half fee,
high. The heap should not be more
than four and halt feet high, if il be il
is apt TO press too heavily on the under
parts aud check fermentation. The men
will proceed working backwards. and
a ftA, Al.
are furnished with the three rows ol
materials. Care should he taken not To
tread on the compost. that it NAV not
be rendered too compact.
Seven carloads OF common farm ma.
nure Is sufficient for tweniy-one cart
loads of muck. To every twenty eight
carts OF the compost when made up.
add q CARLOAD of ashes, either made
Of Stacked lime. The lime NAV bc con-
sidered as the main agent Of the process.
acting az a stimulus for bringing the
powers OF the heap into action. ltmav
be regarded as kind of Yeast. oper.
aung upon heap a. Yeast does upon
four or meal
II Is important that sufficient guam
uty of lime is given. otherwise the hear
a
little benefit will be derived from II a.
manure. The compost sooner or later
according TO the weather, gets into
general heat. in summer in ten DAYS
sometimes sooner: in winter severa
weeks, If the weather is severe. In
summer the heap should he clo-el,
watched, for j it approaches blood
heat it should be either waiered or turn
ed over. when advantage NAV be taken
TO mix with it a little fresh muck Tn,
heat after time subsidies. The com
post should then be untouched till with
IN three weeks of using. when i, should
he thoroughly turned over. and all
Jumps broken: then il comes into sec.
ond heat. but soon Cool>. and should b,
taken out for use. II the heap Toe turn
ed upside down and inside out. Ia,
whole will appear 81 black. free mass
and spreads like garden mould. Use il
weight Tor weight a. farm-yard manure
and il will he found fully Ia stand the
comparison, equal TO the best stable
manure, load for load. such a compost
j. an excellent dressing for almost any
crop and soil. When applied to clayey
soil, good results follow. a. il prevents
the soil from baking in the dry time, a.
well as furnishing food for the plant
applied 10 a sandy soil il furni,he. such
soil with the vegetable matter that i,
= usually deficient ia. aud supplies
moisture IN dry weather.