The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-12-23
agricultural Department.
coNpucrIp 81 ALBtRI CHAPLAIN,
Making Manure.


manure Of the farm The making and
saving Of manure Ia an art that many
farmers do not possess. Germans, as
class, are good farmers aud save large
quantities of good manure. l find their
success Is mainly due 10 their close at
tentIon 10 small matters. In order to
make the work efficient. they VIII use
every means to make effective work as
they 60 along. They generally spend
much time at the stables and manure
heaIe, % that nothing may be lost.
They max o and use manure In fined
state. The Scotch are also excellent
farmers, and, Ms a rule. make and use
the best manure. generally working 1t
over until anc. Epglishmen who
claim ~ be good farmers are also pat
terms in this respect, aud many lesson,
have learned from them while pass
lug their phases Everything available
IL added IL the manure heap and
worked over. Like the mlsSr's gold,
tbeir manuie Is handled often, and
@heD applied judiuiously, always tells
gu the crops. Nearly three. fourtbs OF
tie yard manure used about here is hot
worth the name. Many times have l
heard farmers LDast Of the number OF
large losds OF manure they applied TO Il
certain Geld, and of the heavy crops
expected In return, bat their hopes
were not realized. Tbs great loads OF
coarse material they applied to five
s,oyss would, when reduced to good
nanure, have manfred one acre we'll,
sna brought good yield o. the bes,
oaAilsy.
The question: under consideration IL,
how to make the most and best ma.
aute under ordinary circumstances.
The labor OF making fine manure can
he greatly icssened by commencing
right For years the writer was an
noyed BY the coarse litter, straw, corn
stalks, &C., mixed with the manure.
A few years ago purchased = feed cut.
Ter and cut the stalks for feeding. This
wsa the arst step in the right direction,
and ! now run all the cornstalks
through the cutter, also all straw and
a7-,-ds Used for bedding, and the finer
:, 10 cut, the better. now cut II three
.i.I,s lbs Of an inch long, and intend to
ca, still Hner hereafter. When corn
stalks cut In this way are thrown to
the animals, they eat ell but tue heavy,
coarse butts, which are thrown out for
bedding, with line cut straw, etc.,
which IL handled In baskets. A good
basketful will bed horse or COW.
This sbsosbs all liquids, and will keep
Its place under the animal better than
coarse material. The stables are easily
cleaned the bedding mixes immedl.
stely with the manure, and the manure
10 not 80 liable to heat or fre-fang. 1t
Is still better to mix some muck or dry
soil Of any kind with 1t, as soil Is a
good absorbent, and assists In decom-
posing the conreer parts without heat
Ing. Manure made In this way can be
used at once, II necessary, and will mix
easily with the soil when applied and
the benefit will be realized immediate.
ly. Another point Ia that this fine cut
bedding givss more ease and comfort
to the animals, and value the ease
and comfort and thrift OF the animals
81 moro than an offhet for the extra
work In preparing the bedding,
Any one visiting the farm of which
have charge, would fiud many things
to be improved upon, but am trying
to remedy these defects az coon as time
aud expense will admit. have just
htted up new COW stables for butter
dairy, and am well pleased with them.
Ny objects were to give the animals
comfort; to care feed; to save labor.
and. above all, to make large quaint
ties OF the beSt manure, and save 1t all,
have accomplished all these with the
great advantage that my children can
do much Of the work. / am using CHI.
ford's swinging stanchions. and think
well OF them. Ny children can put
10 the COWS, and let them out. the stan.
chions being self.clsaing. The floor of
my COW stalls ore feet inches from
base Ct ssanchion to the drop behind
the animal. This Is suf1ioient for a
large animal for small animals 9 feet
or less will do, My stalls for milch
COWS are u feet wide, which gives
room foT milking and carding the
COWS.
The drop for manure Ii simply q
plank trough Is inches wide IA or Is
inches will do) and inches deep. On
the edge of this trough Is spiked q Wide
plank extending into the stall 80 the
animate hind feet are upon 1t, and all
the droppinga. both liquid and solid.
ftli ON this plank OF into the drop. In
the bottom Of this trough 1 put once q
day littio dry muck or soil of any
hind, aud little cut straw, stalks,
chat or ea~duot This absorbs all The
liquid. and eau be shoveled out rapidly
!" cleaning. I bed my cows with cut
s4aw. stalks, chaff or sawdust a little
OF each Is best. AS the bedding wears
out, II goes into the drop and Ia all util-
ICED. This manure Is ready to apply
ct any time and will not lose by keep.
Ing, II not exposed to drenching rains.
In bedding horses or cattle with long
straw or litter, the animals will get il
worked In punches, and roll It away
from under them; they then lie down
IN nth and II causes much labor to
clean them. Ny cows are kept clean,
and carded once day at least. BY
this manner of bedding and absorbing
ell liquids, the stables are pleasant
place. and the most fastidlous can sit
down and milk with pleasure. 1 can
make nne manure ready for use In a