Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-02-07
Farm AND houstbolo
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/: is the profit upon this. TIE raw ma
ieriAl. that advances farming. What
ever manure, therefore, Il wasted !
loss. Now the waste in this respect i
enormous, owing chiefly to carele,-uess;
al.o to ignorance. How many farmers
know the elements Of manure and their
cotnparAiiye value How many know /
how 10 app. manure: Thi- las, = much .
more important than j. usually s1PPos-
ed. Bat 10 prevent waste = the In0-i
important of sll, g. Il embraces the 9th
ers. Aud what j. wore, the wasted j.
tie best part, usually The soluble port
ion, which Is carried of BY tie ra.n-,
and the fluid and volatile f2rt-. io-t IT,
tie stable. TIL. l4st ]. OF prime impor-
lance, a. il touches the SOURCE Of supply
when tie measure = full i ]. only I
necessary 70 keep this measure, 70 r.
tain All iAai i made. And tbs car be
done with scarcely Any apPreclAb e l3ss. B
No, only that, bat other advantage
that are necessary can Dc secured, il
the one oPcFsuOB-the simple aPp.lcA-
ton OF al absorbent reduce- 10 uueuc--. .
the material TO be dry 80 a. to take up
tie finds. It's. We IRE sswGl.t,
muck, chafied straw OF other char. aud.
"a one Of the Test, road dus;. Tar
Last = more he&yy 70 handle, 0u; - il
also contains manure, horse dFoppia-.,
especially in much travelled road I. J.
worth - much tie more, and !. one ~.
tie beet 2bsorbeu;s aud retsiuers %!
fertility. Experience win me earth
closet fally demonstrates this, and Tie
stable Is bat tie eaTh cl0-et extended.
Il i true there j. not the Immediate
suppression OF the odor IL lie one =.
in the other b. covering up Ba. !; !
les necessary il tie stable. = She
Gbrous uudiges;ei material o. ,a- drgf-
pings Is guard il measure against
the escape Of volatile fertility, being l.
self 81 absorbent furnished b. Tie AMI
~. Il i the urine that !. 10 be proyid
Cd for, aud, happily, THE finds IT, way
., ot.o. into tia b~A % material IrsPsr-
ID for il. reception.
LIST there lie plenty oft, 20 as moi
only to retain the moist dI.charge-, bat
form soft bed Tor the auimsl, when
the moi.t part j, removed. Ia renew
ing, the absorbent get ME with tie
u-ine aud droppiugs, and the latter b.
the time it finds is place on the land
j. sufficiently fined sud mixed tor the
parpose Of equal distribution and close
contact with the soil. The fret rain
will wash out tie soluble parts, and
thus drench with liquid manure the
surface OF the land, leaving stil coat
for protection. Here the full effect Of
the manure j. realized al the parts
including the most valuable portion
being saved and doing their work IN
The best possible way; immediate in is
effect upon the grs-s and upon tie
grains, after plowings or after sowiDgs,
in al Of which it ha- full efect-ln
this way the amount OF manure ia large
Is increased, simply because 50 much
the more (what was usually lOst) i
..ved. TIE gain j. mostly in the nj .
tro.en, which il 50 difficult to bold.
The objection to al this j the labor II
occasions. Now the prosperity Of farm
ing is dependent upon labor 50 he
Qe-tion arises, how can labor be made
the most profitable! A. that which re-
cures manure il necessity and the
controlling element IN farming. II needs
only 10 be .hox how ,Or 10 what extent
labor in the management Of manure l.
10 be applied so as TO realize the great
est profit, as also other advantages,
such a. making labor pleasant, or less
uncomfortable, point that applies forci-
bly, to manure; making vast differ
ence whether dry clean article Is TO be
handled, or wet, nasty aud heavy
mass. to say nothing Of the filth and
foul air Of the stables, affecting the milk
and the health OF the animals, with
miro without in the spring that almost
excludes approach 10 the barn. A. TO
the expense Of OBJ aiming absor6eBts, it
will pay only when the material is easy
OF access. In such ease mnek can be
secured ri 8 cost Of about fifty cents the
load, all work included from the time il
leaves its bed till il is spread. with the
manure il contains. on the field. Prev
iousiy drain the swamp and in dry
time draw at once TO the barn without
exposing it to dry first, as is usually
done. Put under cover where it will
soon be ready for Use. Apply in the
proportion of two parts OF muck 10 one
of manure and the three loads will be
worth a. much each h the one load OF
manure without the much, making the
muck worth dollar a load. II will
cost more to collect road dust, but the
horse dung in it will make it fully as
cheap to gather. Besides, fit is CON-
posed largely Of clay, this will be a
further advantage where it is applied on
sandy or low muck land. OF less bene-
fit, but still Of great use, is sawdust OF
ohaf, or almost any fine, dry material.
Clean stables, clean barnyards and
clean handling Of manure have 80 much
to recommend them that there is no
excuse to do without them, and there lie
. disgrace attending their neglect
Country Gentleman.