The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-06-04
Agricultural.


Practical D~gnsssssss Absst mssssss
Msnnros, their preparation and april
cation. vas the comprehensive subject 70
discns<iou - meeting Of the MsssA
chusests fiorsienltprxl socisty. and III
remarks elected SIRE incorporated 10
report u tho transactions 81 the society
recentiy iecsrd from ia Secretary. Rober
Manning
Bebj T.. Ware. who Introduced The sub
ject. GATED attention 10 the losses SUE
tsined from waste. especially the liquie
,xcremsut irom barns and stables. III
has so arranged bis barns. which accom-
modste tseoty 10 thirty horses aud Tear
" rs many cons. that tho liquid manure
is sii received IN large tank. In regard
to It's application. Mr.. Ware explained
tina. hs LAs Al absorbaat bed near ihs
tank and dips the liquid into II. Some
bed their cattle with dry meadow mud
sswdust OF sand. which absorbs the liquid
and then il goes out with the solid part
Applied by means Of water cart, II may
be As valuable. bnt il Is : more costly way
Of using il.
Seashore drift aud all vegetable matter
from the sea form valuable manures, u
does also the refuse Of tanners, curriers'
and glue makers The last is difficult Ia
handle. but is especially valuable on
moist grass lands and orchards. and, when
ploug he'd into such, the effect is visible 4 !
years. Spent tan and the refuse after
making the extract Of logwood are burned
under steam boilers, but the ashes are Of
little value; the extract seems to take out
Ill the valuable quality. Wood ashes are
obtainsbls from Canada. hut. in Mr..
Wares opinion. cost about all they are
worth. Lsachsd ashes are. be thinks. we'll
worth oil they cost. though not so vAlua-
bic since the new process for extracting
potash WAS introduced ~. before.
Mr.. Ware ventured to mention salt a.
manure, having seen valuable results from
its use. II not plant food it is certainly
taken up by plants, as is shown by their
salty taste. He has fonnd it valuable in
connection with other manures for man.
gels, carrots and cabbages, and has seen
large crops Of grass when salt has been ap-
piled. He uses from ten to twenty bush
els per acre Of refuse salt.
There is value Is manure in meadow
mud. Mr.. Wares plan is to expose it to
the frost for two years, during which time
it will become rich in nitrogen. 1t is 0
good divisor and gives admirable results
with sea manure. Nightsoil is valuable,
but should be used in connection with
other manures.
In regard to the application Of manures.
Mr.. Ware said that farmers may spread
manure at any season without fear Of evap-
oration. Green manure narrowed in the
TALL will make plants good in the spring.
Fresh manure ought to be compostei 10
produce seed and fruit, but il foliage il
wanted it may be applied green. Six
cords Of manure spread by good manure
'preader is equal, in Mr.. Wares opinion,
% eight cords spread by hand.
Edmund Horsey said that the varying
character OF soils is an important element,
md every man must study his own soil,
or no other man can tell him how to best
iples from others. and must then 60
ZONE and test these on our own farms. |
The comparatively barren soils need sta
lie manure, while soil filed with barn
ard manure in various stages OF de.
imposition is more 10 need Of CONNER
ial fertilizers.
John Flllebrown, who had used all |
inds OF manure, had come to the con.
fusion that be could raise better crops
nth nightsoil than with any other ma
lure. He had ised tide.wster for water.
ng tomatoes In dry summer 30 freely
hat the ground was whitened. It would
ave killed the plants early in the ses.
on and would I'LL MELONS at any time,
tut is good for cabbages, celery or horse
adish.
Samuel Hartvel considered COW man
ire better than lorse manure. w. W.
lawson thought lprse manure was worth
IS much AS COW nAnure il, in as tine con.
lition. A humble Of the members allu.
led to the value ollueadow mud ia asso-
latiou With uiheruaLures.