The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-24
GARDEN MANURES.
Some OF the Best Approved. aad How 10
Apply Them.

Some kinds of mianIireslr mOre feYtil-
izing than others most or nem are ca
palIe of increasing the productive powers
OF the various substances with which |
they are suitably mixed. The virtues of
some are slowly extracted and assimi
lated by the soil preparatory to becoming |
plant food; others form Temporary slim
ulants, and are utilized at once. The !
udiciOus application of artificial ma |
nures to benefit all kinds of vegetation |
requires great care and much cOnsidera- |
ton. With many it is quite as easy TO !
do harm as good. l have not much faith |
In many Of the mixed and prepared ma
nures which are frequently recommended
for horticultural purposes. The following
few are most favorable to the production
OF hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and other
elements highly prOpitiOus to the devel-
Opment of Vegetation.
GuanO is one of the very fine stimu-
/ lants which can be used for sOft-wOOded
free growing plants of all sorts. For
/ plants in pots it should be reduced to
| and given in a liquid state. The pro-
/ portion in which it is applied should be
/ regulated by the strength of the plant,
and more especially by the quantity and
! age of the roots; it has a tendency to
/ burn the points of young and tender
roots. From half to one ounce to every
gallon of water is a safe solution in most
cases; it is better to give it weak and
often than strong and eldOm. III apply
ing it here it should be sprinkled over
the surface of the ground above the roots
when 1t IS raining, when it gets washed
down without burning the leaves; wa
tering to wash it down is not so effectual
Before the vegetables are half grown is
the best time to use it. The influences
of guanO are not lasting; what is of great
| advantage this season is of very little
next. Some kinds of guanO are very
inferior to others; the true article is of
a ight-brown color, and, when unadUl-
terated, the whole melts away like soap
when put into water.
Bones are of great value for mixing
into any substantial compost. They last
longer when mixed with the soil than
any other kind of manure They do not
lose much of their power the first year
they are in the soil. Decomposition
takes place to a considerable extent the
second season; but this depends a good
deal on their surroundings. In poor
sandy soil they are eaten up much
, quicker than in heavy loan. Peaches,
apples, pears, plums, and all such fruits,
may all be improved by bone manure.
!. When a quantity is placed well down
among the roots, the annual forking in
OF dung which disturbs the roots, is not
necessary. Halfinch bones are the best
and most suitable size for using where
5 they are put into a large body of soil.
Some bones are boiled to extract their
2 organic matter before being broken; but
those crushed without being boiled are
decidedly the best and most powerful.
| have q great aversion to bones which
HOY WOO l.,
= pecially vitriOl, the effects of which in
= many instances have been very injurious.
SCOT contains a great deal of ammonia,
and is a very wholesome manure, and is
not so much used as it should be. Five
? or six bushels of it is as powerful as two
tons of ordinary dung. 1t may be spread
on the surface of the ground and dug
2 down, or it may be sOwn over and among
the vegetables when they are growing.
$ Like guanO, it has a tendency to burn
S the leaves; therefore, it should be put on
e while it rains. Onions, tUrnips, and car
S rOts are particularly benefited by it in
e more ways than one. The grubs and
I flies, which do such havoc among these
t vegetables in many places, do not ap-
' proach where the SCOT is. Where these
= crops are grown, it should not only be
/ dug in, but also scattered over them, i'm
S may be mixed with the soil for pOtting
all kinds of plants, as few worms will
t enter or work where it is. When dis
:, solved in water, and given in a liquid
e form, it has a very excellent effect.
|. Cow dung is so much used that little
y need be said about it. 1t is the principal
: manure in most kitchen gardens. II
a stiff damp soil it is somewhat cold, un
5. less mixed up with lighter material, sucl
e as short straw or horse drOppings. FO
|, light sandy soil, the heavier it can b,
g used the better. This is the kind of ma
l. nure generally used for top or surfac,
If dressing, fruit trees, etc. 1t may also b.
e used in mixing with the soil in which
II these and similar subjects are planted
lie Wherever there is poor soil requiring t
be fattened, or starving plants to be fed
W it cannot be wrongly used. When dis
5, solved in water, it forms a very excellen
lie stimulant.
E. Horse dung is as good a manure as tn
4. former for many things, and in certain
d soils. In low lying cold soils or retentiv
70 CLAWS it may be used extensively. /
e, should not be quite fresh, at the sam
r time it must not be too much decayeC
It While rOtting it in heaps it heats, and
e very liable to become burned unless fire
lg quently turned and exposed to the actiO
p of the air. 1t is generally plentiful anon
id litter for mUlching, and its value fo
S forming mushroom beds is well known
Amongst various other manures No
RS so much used as the preceding, night sol
as is more powerful than either COW or hOrs
p dung. 1t is seldom or never used else
is where than in the kitchen garden. It
N quite amazing how celery, kale, an
IS plants of the brassica tribe thrive on il
is The smell is offensive, but when mike
r: with dry soil and dug into the groun
N Immediately it is placed on it, there
m very little disagreeableness about il
Autumn is the best time to dig it il
pr when the ground in which it is mixed
TO in capital order in spring. Leaf soil is
light manure, but very favorable to tn
IN production of roots. 1t does not las
At long under heavy crops; but taking a
III its qualities into consideration, it is on
4 of the most useful materials that can b
m used about a garden. Pigs dung make
10, a grand manure when well decayed an
Q mixed up with leaves, etc, in a fres
state One of the very best plans of r,
y ducing long stable litter into short an
y excellent manure is to keep a number
ot pigs constantly upon it. Fowls dung
useful in a moderate way, but there
as more danger of burning with it than an
q other kind of muck; it should be we
in incorporated with the soil before plan
he ing. In a liquid state it has to be use
IS cautiously. Sheep dung may be used
as a liquid for promoting growth and brin
ing out the high color in flowers. 1t
a favorite manure for fuchsias. Salt an
lime are two of the best inorganic m
IN nures which are used in gardens. Salt
81 principally used for asparagus, and man
" other vegetables are nothing the worse
] Job al 10i
as and kills some of the vermin which il
st i11re the roots of varetahles- Cnr Pm