The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-07-05
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ihtIe IL probably no country on the
lace oil the earth where SO great a propor-
uon OF the elements of fertility in the ma
nure are destroyed by careless handling
as IN the West. The inherent richness Of
the virgin soil, the ease with which il nav
be cultivated, the scarcity and the high
price OF farm labor, the large areas cult
waited by Individual farmers, and the COM
parauVely low price Of the principal crops
on the farm, have ali tended to this
nevertheless, we have constantly reiterat-
ed that 1t Will pay to save manure in the
v est, and the time is not far distant when
mantre will become an absolute necessity.
The following by correspondent of the
American Farmer, of Baltimore, Md, ,
although written from an Eastern stand
point, where manure is absolutely the life
Of the soil, Will nevertheless commend
itself to every thinking farmer of the West:
IL the farmer wishes to make q good
crop OF hay, he must manure his land
thoroughly. Two or three tons of timothy
hay per acre is good crop If the farm
or wishes to have good crop of corn.
ne must manure his land well. Good land.
well cultivated, III good seasons, ought to
make from forty to one hundred ard thirty
bushels OF corn to the acre 1t the farmer
WISHES 70 make twenty, thirty, forty bush
els OF wheat to the acre, he must have mis-
land IN good condition. Large crops of
wheat are not grown on poor, badly cult
waited land. If the farmer wishes to make
large crops OF potatoes. sweet or Irish, or
hne cabbage or turnips, he must make his
land rich
The first most pressing, most indispen-
Slole want OIL the farmer is manure. If
the farmer can make or buy plenty OF
manure, he can have fine crops of wheat
corn, potatoes, etc. Farming without ma,
nure is dlScouraging, proftless ayoca-
ton.
10 make manure, then, is the LEADING
idea OF Z tarmerss life. All farm stock.
horses, beef cattle, hogs, sheep, should be
stabbed or enclosed Certainly at night in
Yards well Uttered with straw or weeds
every animal, all poultry, should con.
tribute Its quota to The manure bank. All
weeds, loose litter, should be placed on
the manure bank.
W ct straw, wet cornstalks. etc are NOT
manure. Manure is compost-is yege-
sable matter anInalized by well fed ami
mails. The barn ought to be on a sloping
hillside, SO that the stalls for cattle and
horses might be in the foundation the
nay, gram, etc, be secured above. In this
way gram and hay may be secured in the
Darn ana made into manure In the barn
yard. Every horse and cow ought TO
manufacture manure. Hen manure is
probably the richest of all manure, con-
tanning 81 per cent. of ammonia.
II one iarmer was to make five or six
iour horse loads of manure In one vear
for every horse, COW, and hog on his farm.
his farm would improve rapidly. This ne
may DO by using straw litter, etc, freely
IN stables.
But IN addition TO the manure from the
oarn-yard and hog pen, and poultry
mouse, the farmer should SOW clover free
iy, let 1t attain Its full growth an see that
one crop at least is lett on the soil The
good farmer improves his land from cloy
e: The poor and thoughtiess farmer NAV
SOW clover and impoverlsh his sell by in.
ludlclous grazing. Some farmers use lime.
others buy ground bones, the various al.
kalles, etc. Ill are good, if properly
made ana properly used. But if the far.
mer wants good crops, his land must be
manured-rich.
The barn-yard should be Uttered the stalls
cleaned out regularly and the contents
distributed evenly over the yard Plaster
should be scattered over the yard every
week or two. All stock should be induced
70 remain IN the yard when not stabbed
A little hay or fodder Will make them
tond OF the yard. The yard ought to be
securely enclosed, and a cistern at the end
OF the barn, OF suitable size, will furnish a
large quantity ofwater for stock.