The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-21

a better way of saving the liquid manure
l have used the liquid without the alb
sorbent, but with poor results. Do you
think it as valuable in liquid form
G. w. s., Montpelier, vt.
REPLY BY Mr.. JAMEsoN.-In regard to
liquid manure, or the urine of COWS, in
most cases long pit or cistern can be
made in the ground under the stable,
and more can be saved and saved easier,
than in amy other way. / have just
drawn out the contents of my cistern and
there were nine loads of thirty pals each,
or about one hundred gallons to load.
My cistern was very cheaply made, as it
was cemented only one coat, and directly
upon the earth. G. w. S. says he has
used the liquid without absorbents with
poor results" 1t would have added to
our available knowledge if he had stated
how he applied it, to what crops, and
what were the definite results. Mr.. L.
Smead OF South Albany, H. Story of
Irasburgh, aud myself have applied it to
grass with excellent results ; but how to
apply it to other crops proftably must be
determined by further experiments. This
year have applied it to plowed ground,
where I shall plant various garden crops,
and in the fall shall know more of its
value applied in liquid form. 1t is reas.
enable to suppose that, if it is poured
upon the soil, it will make some of the
soil just as rich as it would the same soil
drawn to the stable and saturated, then
drawn out again. If it is applied to
growing garden crops, or to grain, think
it had best be applied after heavy rain,
80 that it will follow the rain.water and
be diffused more evenly, and to greater
extent, than it would be applied to dry,
thirsty soil, and as nourishment and
moisture to growing plants. l have had
squash and melons killed by the applica-
ton when used in its full strength to
water plants, when they needed moisture.
have an impression that the empty
stomach of a human being cannot receive
the strongest stimulants or the most con-
centrated food safely. 1t must be diluted,
or its bulk increased. This may be true
of the use of urine as a fertilizer to grow
ing plapts-use it after abundant rain.
G. w. S. must distinguish between what
know and what guess at. l know 1
save it easily and cheaply, know can
apply it to land near the barn easily. 1
know that in 1888 (May 29th) 1 got out
six loads, and very soon the six strips
MANFRED were conspicuous for the greater
growth of grass and its darker color.
July 18th l took yard stick and my
steelyards and sack, and trimmed out
five square yards that must have been
nearly similar if no manure had been
applied, and the result was, in one and
one-half months, one yard unwstered
grass weighed one and fve.sixteenths
pounds; one yard unwatered weighed
two pounds, and the three square yards,
dressed with urine, gave grass, three and
one.half pounds, four pounds and four
and one-half pounds. The crop was
mostly herdsgrass. Now the critic will
be dissatisfied with these variations. This
grass was cut on two square rods, so il
ought naturally to be salike. The two
pound square yard of unwatered grass
was the best square yard outside of the
fertilized strips. The four and one-hali
pounds square yard seemed the best spot
in the fertilized strips. Now, May 10th.
1884, the early grass shows difference
This year my watered land is ten rods
long and three rods wide, inverted sod
used for garden, with no other manure
: The application of urine would aver
age ten pailsful to the square rod, OIL
thirty gallons. shall probably use more
upon the growing crops. l expect small
-. crops, yet person who tries experiments
should try to be perfectly indifferent as
to the result, only from the experience to
learn lesson. One word more; When
Mr.. Mason made the cistern, now owned
by L. Smead, twenty years ago, it was
an original idea with him; when Genera
, w. w. Grout made cistern, or pit