, 1877-01-26
Out Of MAnurn.

Manure Is tn, startin point Of all go,,
and profitable farming and fruit Rrov;n..
and a farmer might as well bo uithos,
funds as witllSut manure. He can -
mere afford 10 be without a supDIv !,
manure at all times than he can afosast
let his pork barrel get empty. IT,
are hundreds Of farmers in this eoBr..e
who own their farms. free from J.t!
who are abusing the soil which yielS,
them the means tOexist. They ane NJ,
Of the time in the condition of a f,rr-.
IN Mahoning county, Ohio. who In ~
most NitleSs way inquiries Of the \. Y
LionHe what he shall do with a ALI
which, by needless depletive system -
culture, has been rendered unnroJro
tive he wants to know what temnoroS.
expediezt he can resort 10 10 mako M,
held yield him bread enough to keen hin
moving year longer. His case il re-
ierred to Professor Caldwell. of CorneII
out We fear the poor field will not Gain
much from this source. This man is moi
OF much consequence, nor his field and
the answer of Professor Caldwell il ~
less Importance still. Mr.. Crandall. Of
the Tribune, would have told him some.
thlDg that he might have profted bv.
But we allude to it to call attention io
the system of culture which, in so sbort
time as that in which the State of Ohio
has been settled, has made farms barren
Such farming has history which. if 4
could be told, would afford some usefnI
lessons. One prominent fact is certain
to be met with in such cases-the wards
are always empty of manure, and no com.
post heap was ever seen in the fields
Here is the beginning of the troubIa
Did any one ever hear that Mr.. Mech
OF England, was puzzled to know what
to do to make his fields produce? or
John johnson or George Geddes in this
country? Is it not a strange truth that
farmer exists at this bright day WHO'S
such dolt as to go on pursuing a sys-
TEN OF culture which makes his soil
poorer and poorer, his means less and
less, till his manliness and mental cali
Der are SO far gone that in fit of pitia-
bic childishness and decrepitude he asks
an editor what he shall do with his
starved fields to make them produce
wheat? There are others besides this
Ohio man who are equally devoid Of
good business habits, equally culpable
and negligent in farm management, and
always, like him, out of manure. No
cattle, no manure, no crops, no cash.
Every year some emergency occurs in
farming which requires that field or
plat of ground should be manured i'm
mediately with some fertilizer which
will produce an effect at once for we
imagine that all systems of rotation and
of crop growing, are liable to be changed
somewhat by temporary and Unforeseen
circumstances, no matter how carefully 3,
planned. Then a farmer needs well
decomposed compost, of which the foun-
dation is stable manure. This will act
quickly, and that is what is needed. In
irregular rotation, green manuring comes
in very well as an adjunct, or aid, to the
more costly barnyard manuring, butthe
latter is the only reliable means of per
manently improving the soil. In truth
there is no other means that the farmer
can safely rely upon and trust in all
cases. To be out of manure, therefore,
is evidence of lack of thorough bust
ness management. Every field should
have its pile of compost. We are quite
well aware that many of our readers viii
say this is an impracticable thing to do
in this country where labor is SO dear.
This very thing is done, however, by
some farmers, and we believe it could
be done by nearly all. The cost of max
ing these composts is small comparable
the advantage of having the enriching
material on hand when wanted. The
capitalist who has some spare funds by
him is prepared to invest when favor
able opportunity presents itself. Equally
serviceable to the farmer is the compost
heap. 1t is often and very aptly com
pared with bank of deposit, from which
the capitalist draws to meet his needs.
We are quite sure the importance Of
this matter is not over-rated. The only
great and successful farmers that ever
lived, and that are now doing business,
have based all their operations on sup.
plying the soil with rich fertilizers; and
to this end they have kept as many ami.
mails as it was possible TO keep, itit.
became necessary to buy food largely.
Detroit Tribune.