Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-12-19
THE HERALD.
FARM TOPICS.
Manuros and HOW to Apply Them.

In an interesting discussion upon
the above subject before the Bed
ford IN. H. Farmers Club, Mr.. Jo-
siah Clark, Of Hooksett, claimed to
have discovered a new process OF
chemicalizing manure. by the appli-
cation of which large crops can be
raised upon a small quantity of man
ure. He said he had been expert
menting for the past seventeen years
on different soils, and had satisfied
himself from actual results that, at
an expense of three dollars per acre,
he can introduce chemicals into five
cords of manure that will produce
larger crops than can be obtained
from ten cords of crude manure, and
last longer for future crops, saving
at least so per cent. in labor and ap-
plcation. DR.. Wilkins thought that
if five or six tons of hay could be
produced, as promised by Mr.. G. by
chemical results,it would nave ten
dency to injure the soil, and illustra-
tod his views By referring to the
vineyards on the Rhine, which,
when MANFRED heavily, will, for one
or two years, produce extraordinary
crops of grapes, and then become
fruitless, requiring more than twelve
years TO restore the soil so as to pro
duce grapes again.
The chairman Of the club said, in
reference to the application Of ma"
nure, that latter trying several ways,
he prefers breaking up the sod early
in the fall, ploughing not less than
seven inches deep; in the spring
drawing out the manure from the
barn cellar after it had been forked
over, placing it in heaps; making
five heaps from art-body full, FIVE
PAGES apart each way, spreading it,
and narrowing IL under the depth of
three inches. If to be planted in
corn and potatoes, chain it both ways
and drop the seeds on the square,
Or, if to be sown for fodder, harrow
in four bushels Of oats to the acre
aud cut in the milk, which makes a
superior feed for mich cows, nearly
equal to herd's-grass. After the oat
crop is harvested, plough the stubs
BILE under, acrofs tho burrows The
next spring harrow, haul from the
barn cellar the same quantity Of man.
ure as applied TO the frat crop, about
twenty i've loads to an acre, spread
a. before, and harrow or cultivate in
to the depth Of three inches, sow on
three bushels Of barley, eight pounds
Of clover and twelve quarts OF grass.
seed, harrow with a light harrow
and roll you will then get good
crop Of barley, good catch OF grass,
and moving field that will give
you good crops, but do not faIl-feed
unless you want to spoil your now
ing fields and bo obliged to take
them up in three years"
Mr., p. Il. Campbell suggested the
addition Of wo bushels of salt and
three bushels Of plaster per acre, i'm
mediately after the manure is spread,
TO be narrowed in at the same time,
to keep the ammonia from escaping
and to chemicalize the manurcs SUI,
fciently for successful crop.
Messrs. French, Manning, and
Rollins thought leached ashes the
best manure that can be applied to
the soil, especially for fruit. The
last named gentleman had doubled
his crop Of grass by the application
OF one hundred bushels per acre.
At the close Of the discussion the
club voted twenty to one that man
uro should be applied 20 the sod af.
ter ii had been turned over, and as
near the surface as it is possible to
cover it, not over three inches in
depth.