The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-15
IN enasfion for Faxners.l

A Question FOR Farmers.
sIhe lass meetiDg Of The uckahcs- 81. |
c,,l,nral cub was, held ~ she rssidencenf
M THoa AZ BaaEcas cf ttls city where tsiel
club WAS most bosp itabty tar.sined. y 81 agl
interesting theme discussed by sheS;in w ge9
me value oispatreseeas stsaS,nres. Avery
pro,ainens frginia farnsr Expressed the
o ei that, estimating the cost OF itstri.
bsiti1g pntresceut n1aaures over the farm,
it would e-~.casespe lsossI
nhates and the g.rsnos co.'s the Eac cs Q
isisnds.. Another very intelligent farmer
srorsssed s.hc1 Spinion shas the cost
Of the transportation Of the piitTescenitt
manures Vas enhanced BY the large anoant
81 water ceatstaed By that fnanurs. saosnt-
INC 10 one ham siuNeight, and that We = nm.
pslre wss;of ssie yalae when put Upon On fhe J.
land. z - 80 81. =.
A speaker present took ground gsinst The
y,egsatgaHced, and assumed that the tdea OF
asaNudon,us tha use OF pu.rescent n,ahares 10
fsrsaine was at war with all neat ssld we'll.
ordered hiusbsndry. a cardinal principle Of
reod faming was that there should bean 90.
cumulatson oil. all offal;a of ali abrous, re-
sscted material that numbered the farm
aud that It should be distributed over
xbe surface ofsasthe titled, SELL TINS
process improved the streugth and Kind.
nessi Of tho land, and maintained neattnreesas
and order upon the farm. Furthermore
that i. was q sanitary measure OF great Sslne'
DyesY farmer ,shonldo clear away all sun-
lstences shst,in the course of deeomposltion
would BE wasted and irnpregnatees the aar, ana
81, spread ding them over his land deprive
ItseumI OF their injurious efectssbys Fastening
decomposition, and setting free thelr 'eompo.
Inert parts to De absorbed BY tie land. i 60 |
| Itwas commended that ii the cost Of, carting
lxt,ne, home made manure Ito theft feds was SO
great ,that it would be nnsViseseto use chem,
fit wo usd only suggest The question how iaf
these; nanGres could lie with advantage CAR
Ified5 from the, barn-yaTd.a II they conlapf|
b carried q i mile, they might possibly oe
hauled bali or quarter. fhg farmer might
have ills pet lots nearhis house. On " which l ne
might bestow the homemade inannres, But
the speaker contended that if such an expe-
dent were adopted those pet lots would be-
come heagarden.spots of the premises, far
exeelling ia fertility and luxuriance any land
upon witch tte concentrated queen! manures were
employed, .fsuB 3faai!J 50 a7'!'.t -.
Ia answer to the statement that the pu-
trescent manures }contalned SO much water,
| it was contended that great Improvement
| was seeded In farming with regard to the
subject OF manures.i /, Every farm ought to
have its manure.shed. ALI manure ought to
be under SHELTER, Every morning the ma.
nure should be gathered up and placed upon
| the bile under 1sheltes.riThe labor required
each morning to do this would not be felt,
and 10 spring, when the manure was IS hauled
Isout, instead OF Its being ,leached and. half
water, it would be a land valuable fertili-
Yer, mot overcharged with water. II was con.
tended that when the farmer resorted to this
plan be woutt save large amount OF excel
Rent manure and Keep bis lots and stables
clean, and have. mis-: asiaals protected from
| the discomfort and INJURY of twadiBg in the
| usuck and mire OF the abeminade farm.pen
where the manare was destroyed by ex'
paasnu1re, aud the farmer eseans Of improving
| Ills own lands go impaired that they were
almost useless
| 1t was claimed that the, earning cemmH-
nifty By proper enanage ment dn keeping the6
sheds, and stables, and eEryands clean, and
ltheir nanures dry and aby gathering al
water that ran throughi their barn,yards int
pits,ythat they would All be ;asto nisied at sht
EIarge amount OF really washable rnanurs
they5 could make at dome, and 'hew much
ItheIrdndependenee'of phosphates, ete., wonlt
be pnomoted., ~; e., @.,5.,,a-y,. 4.
IT was also commended that. gaod hnsbandry
and neat farming could be maintained
where dhe cffat of theferm was rsjeesed be-
|cause the saving Of it and the ~spreaGipg il
upon the earth was attended w5th labar AND
expense. What could .be done with.it, ex
cept 70 scatter it on the dsnd? .Aud If it be
! so scattered, what, an Immense advantage
! there would beIn scattering good, wel&>pre'
served manure, instead ,ef that (which had
been exposed to winters SHOWS and rains.
and thus become ruined1
The subject is highly Interesting. We
think it of sufficient importance to devote
this article ts,it. We are satisfied that pro-
per care 10 tie saving Of the homemade
mauures would save our farmers a;vast dea!
OF expense and greatly improve their lands.