The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-11-25
ESSAY.

w usT dcchHtututtOH,s 1-fcDgFUttOh ana
application Of ahc Stock Yard and Sta-
DE Manure, Dsiipered before TIE " C.
Agricultural Society oa l'.dusdag
Oct l4th lSTL
The FIRST thing 70 be considered Is, gsod
shelter from weather aud rack for feeding.
Manure made under slselter, by actual cx-
pertinent, is worth more than double that
out of doors. Cattle will require less fytsi
and keep In better order, and the better
the condition Of the animal the richer the
manure. By cutting and stacking in Sept
and Oct, all corn to be followed by small
grain. the stalks restacked when the corn
ii pulled of, tlIey may sc hauled 10 the
cattle pen as needed, furnishing fond for
the cattle as well ~ an abundance litter
for manure. They will eat muci, OF il.
being cut aud eureh with the juices in il.
the residue making fine litter. ToIst Jan.
feed shucks. wheatstraw, &c; in racks;
much of the straw they wont eat; thst use
FOR bedding or litter. After Isl Jan. throw
What stalks yon may not have needed for
litter, in the cut yard, with all briars cut
In clearing fields for crop. with leaves
and such other material as may be had; 10
be run over tramped BY wagon rattle &c.
for litter the coming Spring aud Summer.
For rest assured when crop time arrives,
you viii find no time 10 accumulate litter.
lst April you may commence hauling out
your shed manure for earn. You will
have large quantity of coarse. halfro;ten,
unfermented manure. For hoed crops IL
should be used in - fresh condition as
possible and all the gasses which are ser
free in fermentation, are combined and
firmly Ecld in the soil.
would open Tic cprn beds with atwo
horse plow, using the coarse manure 10
drill, putting Zoe full ofdirt overi where
the corn is obe dropped; il secures lis
coming up; the whole 10 be thoroughly
covered; this mature will furnish food for
the plant through the season; In the fall.
cut and stack corn as before: run a two
horse pillow bar eacil side Of tile corn roots,
then under corn row throwing out the
whole mass. Of roots, and well r0tted mas
nure; plow across the beds. then harrow,
and you have your land prepared FOR seed
Ing, and your manure about equally dis
trihuted.
As soon a. your pens are cleared out i'm
April, commence littering fuot too much
AZ time with the half ro,ie,l material
in the yard; have al stock texcept sheep
pcnned under shelter al night through.
Summer, run them around the pen at day
light, again 81 sunriSe, before turning out;
and son viii BE- amazed AT tile quantity of
manure dropped BY them managed in this
way. za.
In the absence Of sufficient vegetable
matter for litter, use dry earth, there j.
nothing better. using leaves, pine straw ar
some such material for bedding. shoul0
your pens become two fun ror comfort.
throw the manure out, being careful to
mix sufficient Earth N absorb all gases.
BY Sept, il Is WE'LL ot.ei, nnd ready for
using broad cast for grain or grass. % com.
posting with earth ior top dressing grass
through the winter. All animal manure
should Be carefully protected against sun
andr AMI never applied 10 tie surface.
unless first mixed with earth and thor
sugbly decompo-s,l. Af:er applying raw
manure y should Re plowod under A.
speedily A. poSiblcto prevent aIolatIon.
make yearly. beIwrrn two aud three
hundred her-c loads Of manure b. TIL,
management.
Jas. NoEwOop.