The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-17
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+ From the Germantown Ielegrdph'J
was much interested in the perusal OF
an article which appeared the TELEGRAPH"
several months since, beari ng the above
title. The views of the writer are excel
lent and he adopts good method for saw
ing barnyard manure.
For the benefit of the writer and others
7 will give a description of my arrange
ments for saving and making manure from
the house, henpery, sc. And first allow
me to say that my land is light sandy
loan and when bought it was consiaereo
so Door as to be nearly worthless and peo-
pie laughed at me for buying the old sand
bank" thinking would never be able TO
make anything out of it. Today my
growing crops are the wonder and surprise
Of all and not day passes but numerous
visitors view my ground and acknowledge
that my garden, comprising two and three-
ouarter acres, is not equaled IN this part
of the country.
The ground on which my building
stands is nearly level, inclining q little to-
wards the road. Directly back of where
wished to build was depression, SO the
water from all directions ran into this mol
low Around this l erected fence OF
Stats one inch wide and three quarter lhch
thick. placing them two inches apart
The fence being eight feet high and the
ward forty feet square, it makes a gooo
secure place for the hens to run ana NeepS
the dogs out.
Tn the centre of this yard have a vault
covered with three-inch plank, with GOV,
er;ne over the plank of six inches thlck
ness of loan. Into this vault Is cong o
ed all the waste offals and slops K font
house and outbuildings. The 10, n,anl $
forty-four and ene-half feet 70 tight-
: inches square, made Of small nine
$ planned and painted ans ,;nt ;s six feet
h The fall from whers Alonc the route
en. .sa r ~ .e0 % the wash-room, bath
: to the place vi Z in the back kitchen, as
y 1t recelvesjosits from two privies. e
~ ing s. :. in quantity of dry loan from z
=, Zine and the vault and most of the r
:. pipe being under ground, there is
:. offensive odor from either, except when
he vault is opened to remove its contents,
nd that is quickly remedied by the use OF
ry earth. The small pipes all enter the !
arge in cellar made for the purpose un- ,
Ter the L, and are accessible at any season
# the year. 1t is surprising how much
aluable fertilizing matter can be saved by
UGH an arrangement. The ground being
DOSE around the vault the surplus water
oaks away into it, slowly leaving the fer
liking properties in the loan with which
he vault is filled. I also buy waste meat
rom the markets at one cent per pound. d
This l boil in large kettle and taking
,ut the bones throw the meat on the
round over the vault for the hens to eat. I
Whatever is left by them is covered with
Dam and whenever the vault is cleaned
mixed with it's contents. The bones l
,oil again with ashes, and after laying a
While in mass they will crumble and
.rind under the hoe, and mixed with salt 9
md gypsum make one of the best phos- Il
,hates ever used. Perhaps it would not
york we'll on heavy land, but on mine it is t
Icing wonders. The manure from the r
,ault and that from the bones work well !
ogether if care is taken not to apply too
RELY. I lost some cabbage this season
rom this cause, but where too much was
lot used they are doing finely.
/ save all the water the meat and bones
re boiled in and put it around fruit-trees.
Before 1 put in the vault there would
ometimes be little water standing in the o
follow after rain. Now it runs into the e e
ault and no fertilizing matter is washed I
way by the spring and fall rains. C
G. c. FULLER.