The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-08-02

the clearlngS OF MS Stables anu al
lows his cattle to run in the yard,
their droppings and the stable ma
nure being washed away by the rams,
and all the liquid portions wasted
except such as mey be accidentally
absorbed by the straw and and litter.
Others, more careful, secure the
liquid manure by means Of cutters
in tie stable floors, or by the use Of
enough litter and absorbents to pre-
vent it's waste. If much straw is
employed the manure heaps are left
exposed to rains if there is but lit
tie litter the heaps are sheltered to
prevent washing. These various
modes of treatment are mostly con-
fined to the accumulations during
winter; but to obtain the largest
amount, the required care should be
continued through the whole year.
Too often waste Of materials is
permitted in summer. The amount
of manure might be greatly increased
by saving all that may he had the
year round. Compost heaps may be
formed for securing liquid as well as
solid matters that are often permit
ted to become lost. Housekeepers
are sometimes puzzled to know what
to do with the various refuse sub
stances at house cleaning, and straw
beds have been actually emptied into
the public streets. Weeds from the
garden share the same destination.
The tops of early potatoes are left
scattered over the ground to the an
noyance of the future pillow man. in
stead of devoting them to the manure
heap. To these may be added the
scrapings Of cutters and bitches,
door-yard leaves. waste from the
kitchen, bones and fish, the daily
cleanings of the pig-p>n, pea vines,
vault-cleanings which have been
mixed by daily additions of coal
ashes or road,dust and droppings
from the hen-house and then throw.
ing over this compost medley suf-
ficient amount of Stops and other
liquids to promote some fermenta-
ton and in few months the heap
may be worked over after some de-
composition has taken place.
The farmer and gardener who
takes the pains to secure these fer
tiiizing materials accomplishes two
objects in one. He clears away Of
fensive matter, and he adds to his
yearly supply Of manure. BY care
fully preventing any waste at his
barnes. besides adding all these re-
sources, the amount of home made
fertilizers may be at least tripled, as
compared with the amount obtained
by the careless farmer.
Quite coarse and apparently un.
promising materials may be convert.
ed into finely pulverized fertilizers
by means of some fermentation. and
working over after rotting together
for some months. In this connection,
and for illustration, the mode by
which fine manure is sometimes made
for the nicer gardening operations,
may be alluded to. The various
coarse and fibrous matters, or COM
mon manure, Is aluernated in layers
with road-dust. turf, leaves, ETC., and
made into square heap like the an
nexed figure. A depression is made
in the top in the form of shallow
, kettle, to receive Stops or liquid ma
nure. The heap should be kept mois,
? by the supply in this reservoir, but
: not so wet that the air can not pene
trate it to promote fermentation. Ii
4 the course Of few months the hear
| will be ready to work over. In larg,
, quantities, this manure will be /.
}. capital thing for top-dressing tn
/ ground when sowing winter wheat
, on small scale and finely pulver
r ize0 with q due amount of sand, i
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4 ing.-C0untry Gentleman.