The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-24
coMPOsT1NG.

This is process with which many Of our farmers are
wholly unacadaned And they acquainted with the
process generally neglected through careessness or
ignorance of its value Composing IS simply method OF
securing all the vegetable matter about the farm and mix
ing everything Of manural value IN such way that the
vegetable matter will be decomposed and the panfood that is
icd mn in il rendered available The more perfectly this
decomposition be effected with the least possible loss OF fer
lizng elements the satisfactory is the composing
We suppose that farmer has stable manure, chip manure
eafmoud mari land plaster seed cotton seed meal
wood ashes and various other ferng materials He will be
surprised quantity of this kind of matter he can collect
We think that preference using conal compost heap
usually recommended better long ridge The adj
vantage this arrangement that ne can keep adding to one
end Of it the cheating when begins will be rapidly
transmitted through the heap than when several separate cones
are built -.
dry foundation of the heap should be scouped out that
all liquids will flow from the edges towards the center through
which drain should pass from end to the other Let the
foundation be about feet and long the quantity OF
materials may require.
Over the foundation he can scatter layer of eafoud three
inches thick upon this about inches of stable mixed
with about 100 pounds of land plaster the In place of
land plaster may mari fresh earth muck. Then
his vegetable matter about inches thick mixed with his
ashes or lime Then stable manure say inches. upon
which the materials order of succession BEFORE
until the whole reached the desired height Cover the whole
about deep with eafmoud fresh EARTH scatter land
plaster it. and allow to heat If during the heang
be detected in the vapo fresh earth land plaster
should be added After the heating has ceased the heap should
be turned and rebuilt adding plaster necessary 1t
will again heat The trouble with the most OF the composing
that they do not give 1t time to become complete If consider
able vegetable matter present take than
a year to become completely decomposed.
desired incorporate into this acid phosphate kane
or fertilizers it can be readily done by mixing these
with various ingredients they introduced into the
post heap When the heap begins heat considerable liquid
will usually drain from it This be poured back upon the
top the heap. If compost heapis hauled before it has
had for the completion of the operation the farmer will be
disappointed and feel that he has had returns for his time
and labor By keeping of the materials that he intro
heap he tell what quantity per
The process presents difficulties that the ordinary farmer
readily simple that whether the directions here
outlined followed whether he adopts another method he
is pretty likely be successful if he will enough of those
substances which will the ammonia from escaping and
allow the heap remain long enough be completely decom
posed
In determining value of fertilizers by their composition
understood that that they will always be
much the farmer We that the prices which
certain standard fertilizers guano kane and acid phosphate
command the fertilizers worth the prices indicated They
are relative values The cheapest fertilizer tie command of
farmer seed meal Let be fed to stock
the stock sold for while the kept upon the
farm Where there sufficient stock upon the farm the
cheapest material in the market for composing.
Farmers often heard say only had clover i'll this
country could do much better than do That
possible Clover be grown Mississippi and will do well;
but farmers of the South have another of improving
land which, they would only avail themselves of it. would
be just effective and in the South certain than clover
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