The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-09-07
A Talk on Manure.

A correspondent OF the Country Gentleman
says II Is on right 70 recommend the keeping
would be all right but for tile fact that the
work Is often done in SO bunslingn way. The
manurc Is made, and then. In the great ma
.lority Of cases, 1t Is suffered to waste. The
liquids, the better part, containing more than
half the value of what Is made Is allowed to
be lost. even when 1t might readily be saved.
line material. The best absorbent is leaf.
mold, which can always be Obtained from the
woods. and large quantities gathered In Il
short time. us 1t Is light and easily scrhped to-
lcther. The labor 10 do this and apply it in
the stable IS more than twice paid for in the
benefit It has upon the soil, independent OF
the saving Of manure, bntthc manure acIS up
on The absorbent rs we'll as 1upcn the soil. and
both act upon the land, chemically and me-
chemically. especially upon clay and sandy
soil. 1t should not be used upon peat soil.
most equally to muck. with the difference
thai 1t has to be handler once oftencr by
throwing 1t up to dry. But the advantages
nrc much greater, rs 1t makes excellent tilla.
Bile land Of 4 waste andn nuisance. Ieafmold
has The advantage Of both saw.dust and muck
In that 1t will he dry enough in a day or two
after q rain, and the farther advantage that IL
may he gathered at any time during the sum-
mcr. Besides. the stables are kept clean, SO
that milk will not be tainted while drawn,
which Is not the case Wheo the air Is changed
with foul Odors, to say nothing of the effect OF
such fOulneSs upon the health and comfort OF
the stock aud the mixer. Well bcdded with
fine, soft material. the stable floor will afford II
comfortable, dry place for the animals To lie
and stand upon.
This is what is meant by keeping stock to
make manure for the farm. But more Is
meant: the manure Is not TO be thrown out
rarelessly and allowed to be washed out by
the rains and evap0rated by the neat, though
1t suffers less from the latter than the former.
charged, as 1t Is, with vegetable material. In
nll cases it should be applied on the land MS
last az made, or as snali after rs possible; 9TH
,.,,,t..1 rn.,. I . pIn nrtsn TNItp uI,,ttl hn
done foe early foil manurinS, when 1t will do
grass land The most COOL, Certifying II against
The winter, and ~favoring an early spring
start.
It is important to spread manure curly and
at once when drawn, SO that the entire surface
Of the field gets the benefit. If some rarts IRE
poorer apply more manure, but equally even.
Then the growth will all coTne ailk ana no
full crop can be grown without. Always ap-
ply a brush-drag or harrow to even It.. Care
should be taken to turn the manure lnder at
the earliest possible convenience, to prevent
washing away by rains and loss through the
atmosphere in the shape of grass. Deep
ptoughing may not be necessary, especially If
the land Is not to be cultivated soon-a mere
skim TO cover the manure may be all that the
case requires. or course IT will be understood
that this refers to cultivated lands only; when
manure is placed apo lands as II top.dresstng
no %pl0ughing will be done-in that case we
shall have to take the chances as to waste,
IKE lCIOf ElsECls-oH ldH1 NcuISSutJ
evening the Committee appointed for that
purpose elected Mr.. l.. r, Kennedy, to take
charge of the Preparatory Department, In ac-
corduncc with the Resolutions passed at O
late meeting Of the Board Of Trustees. Mr..
Kennedy Is O son of President Kennedy Of
The Female College, He graduated In the
clHss of 80 in Erskine College. During this
year he has been pursuing his studies in con-
nectIon with the Johns Hopkins University
Of Baltimore.
We have no doubt Mr.. Kennedy will devote
himself to the duties of his position and that
lie will make the department all that the
grade. The Board will watch the experiment
with q great deal OF interest," Associu.e Re
formed Presbyterian. r..
Some Day, Somewhere.
The evening falleth hushcd and fair,
A calm In all the NINE air,
4 D. opllecy Of rest somewhere,
Some day, somewhere, y heart oppressed,
Il matters not, thou wou:dst be blcSt
Only lie and be Mt rest,
Oh, ache of heart and ache of brain,
And struggles tina are all In vain,
And loss that ovcrreachcs gain!
My eyes are lifted YEARLY,
And through the hush there m to me:
"Somc day, somewhere, Is rest for thee
Not here but where l do not know,
My path is stretching on, and so
Again / take my load and so.
And yet, methlnks, sometime that they
II toll with me will pause and say:
somewhere he isat rest to-day.