Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-01-16
Liquid Manuring.

Mode of dppLicGtion.-T manure
may be applied by means of watering
cart such as is used for sprinkling
streets, or it may be conducted to fields
at lower level than the yard by
wooden conducting pipe and distributed
by a system of irrigation; or an iron
pipe may be laid through the middle
of the field to be permanently manured
in this way, with faucets for the attach
ment of a hose, or of several lengths of
small iron pipe which can easily be
moved from one connecting point to
another by man and boy. The last
method, though requiring a heavier
outlay at first, would undoubtedly be
the cheapest in the end, as the manure
could in no other way be so effectually
put just where it is wanted. For apply
ing the manure on a small scale to
individual plants there is no better way
than to make a deep hole near the
plant with a crowbar or a stake, and
pour the manure into this hole; it is
thus kept from coming in contact with
the plant, and from drying up on the
surface of the soil.
Quantity to Gpply.-No very definite
rule can be given as to the quantity to
be applied of a manure of such variable
strength. On Italian rye grass from
10000 to $4,000 gallons of the undiluted
manure water may be used per annum;
if the weather is droughty and the
manure can be largely diluted with
water, it will be very advantageous to
do so; if the manure is strong it should
be somewhat diluted in any case. 1t is
best to make the application at evening;
the liquid will then soak into the ground
more effectually than if it is put on in
the morning Of a bright, hot day.
Most suitable soil. This is a question
of some Importance, since the use of
liquid manure has in some cases en-
tirely failed to yield any return,
especially on heavy soils. The best
results are generally obtained with
deep, sandy loans; but the manure
should not be used too freely on such a
soil, lest portion of its valuable con-
stituents be carried off in the drainage
waters; this danger will be greatly
diminished if the land is occupied by
vegetation at the time of the applica-
ton; such soil should therefore be irri-
gated with liquid manure only as top
dressing on a growing crop, and in
small quantities at frequent intervals
of two or three weeks. On heavy soils,
or soils rich in humus, the application
may be less frequent and in larger
quantities at time.
To WhGt cropS?-By far the best
results have been obtained with sue
culent fodder plants, and especially
with Italian rye grass; and one or two
years cropping with this plant under
/ liquid manuring is considered TO leave
the land in excellent condition for oats
and wheat, as the grass is cut before it
produces seed, and but little draft is
made on the grain-producing elements
of food in the soil or in the manure
used; oats are made to precede the
wheat, for If the latter is sown at once
it is liable to make a too luyuriant
growth. The grass thus produced, il
the manure was not too watery, may be
better in quality as we'll as always
much more abundant in quantity than
that prodused without irrigation.
Liquid manure may also be applied
with profit to many other crops, and
especially where IL is desirable that
] there should be for time large sup.