The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-11-28
Increase and Strengthen the Manure.

A prize essay Of the Illinois Agricul-
tural Society for 1870, by r. Gliding,
details the cheapest aud most practical
plan OF increasing the farm.manure pill
aud saving its elements from waste, aud
shich should be adopted by every farmer.
His plan is simply to to save every
partic of the animal excrements, liquic
and solid, with all its fertilizing elements
intact, free from waste BY washing, eva.
poration, or 6re-fang. To do this, b,
fills stall, or large bin, in his stable,
during dry weather with pulverized clay,
road scrapings or common soil. With
this he coyers the floor Of snch stall three
inches deep, and then places the litter for
the animals bedding on it ; by this means,
all the urine will be absorbed, and ii.
wealth of nitrogen saved and such IL the
absorbing power Of dried earth, that one
three.inch flooring will not be so thorough
~ saturated in a long time as to require
replacing. lie says his experiment re-
quired but one large bin OF pulverized
earth to absorb the urine Of ten or twelve
cattle during the stable season and thai
TWO men with team filled the bin in OIL
lag. Dried clay was applied also TO tn
pig.pen aud heuroost, with the same am
rnuna.saving esulIs; aud if applied tt
he privy or earth closet, which is no"
being adopted, great lnsnurial IA wei
is sanitary result would follow The III.
lucemenis for the use Of dry earth ure !:
1st-That it requires no apparatus Of
cash outlay.
2d--That the liquid manure of cattle
il worth more than the solid, and is usual.
~ lost but, under this practice all ID re-.
tanned.
3i--The dry earth retsins within il all
the value OF which u-uslly one.ihird 0,
onc-half 10 lost by fermentation, teaching,
or evaporation.
4Ih-It g'es much larger bulk Of
manure. each load OF which il of duubl.
the value ofordiuary iarm.yard manure.
5th-That one ton of saturated earth
is OF more value than the same weight OF
, even iresh saved dung,
6th--That the aggregate amount o.
+ plant food thus saved from the stalls IL
0 fully double and in much better condition
{, for use.
:. His next experiment was the cheap
manipulation OF bones. To make his ow Il
4 bone material he got from a foundry al
I the cost OF sl.60, a 32.pound cssr.iroi
A., sledge, by which, with the aid Of spring
r pole and an upright log set in the gruuno
i he reduced bopes to small pieces ,hei
/. sitting out the finest. he crushed tn,
!. coarsest pieces over again; these fn,
u pieces he compost 10 layers with frerl
\ horse.dung After three weeks be forke,
over the pile und covered it with soil ,ant
n this was afterwards iorked over until tn
u bones were rotten and thoroughly nike
d with the horse-dung aud soil.
in To save farm-y ard manure from waste
Il and above all from fir, fang, Mr.. Gliding
III uses 10th earth and water. He says "
g. covering Of half an inch Of soil will absor
10 every particle Of escaping ammonia, bu
al thicker coating is desirable" A watcl
5 box on one.horse cart is also used o,
in casionally to stop too active ferment'
ay ton OF the pile. There are other Absorb
no euts, rich in themselves, of plant foo,
M which not only save but add both bul
%, aud richness to the pile-muck, sawdu.
ed coal ashes. &c. Go into your hen.hou
.. on warm morning and you will be o
-. pressed with the efiuvia arising from the
ho dfoppiugs spread over them a bod
coal ashes, or basket Of saw.dust, al
no the air is sweetened as il by magic al
a it will keep the hens in good health, b
Ia. sides increasing tho manure, il follow
.. up every few days.-N \ Sun.